Her laughter was very soft, very soft, filled with despair, yet also with bursts of madness.
She slowly stood up.
Looking at the three people standing together, it was finally realized that Shen Hechuan was nowhere near the image of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.
He couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
"Hahahaha, you guys..."
"You all planned this together. How did you know everything? So, you deliberately tricked me into this?"
As she spoke, her gaze fell on Gu Jingchun again.
"Gu Jingchun, you have such a treacherous heart. Making you the Empress of our Great Cheng is a disaster for us."
"Yeah?"
Gu Jingchun nodded.
"That's a pity, you probably won't live to see what our future disasters will look like."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mingwan finally understood her predicament. So, disregarding everything else, she immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, I beg you to spare my life!"
Your Majesty is so fond of me, but the Empress has always monopolized him, not allowing any other woman to get close to him.
I had no choice but to come up with this solution; I beg Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager's forgiveness!
But the Empress Dowager didn't want to hear another word and directly ordered, "Guards, drag away this woman who drugged His Majesty and attempted to harm him. Summon Jiang Chongfan to the palace. I want to ask him what the Jiang family is trying to do."
Upon hearing the words "Jiang family," Jiang Mingwan trembled and began to struggle violently.
"His Majesty……"
"Please, save me, please..."
"Cousin, it's me, Mingwan. Back then, you used to play with Mingwan and even gave her a piece of candy. Have you forgotten all of that?"
"Your Majesty, I beg you, please spare Wan'er. If the late Empress were still alive, she would surely treat Wan'er well and would never harm her."
Upon hearing the words "former empress," Shen Hechuan finally spoke: "former empress?"
"If Mother knew that the Jiang family had done such a thing, the first thing she would do would surely be to put righteousness before family!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mingwan knew that begging was useless, so she stopped struggling and had her dragged away.
She slowly closed her eyes, and a tear rolled down her cheek.
But she remembered what her grandfather had told her before she entered the palace.
Last night, in the study.
The candlelight flickered.
Jiang Chongfan stood in front of Jiang Mingwan, scrutinizing her carefully, a hint of reluctance in his eyes.
"Wan'er, are you sure you really want to do this?"
Jiang Mingwan nodded firmly.
“Grandfather, Wan’er has thought it through and will absolutely not give up this opportunity.”
Jiang Chongfan sighed.
"Wan'er, but you must understand that according to the Jiang family's family rules, our Jiang family will absolutely not allow a woman to lose her reputation."
Therefore, this matter can only succeed; it cannot fail!
"If you fail, it means you'll never be able to return to the Jiang family?"
Jiang Mingwan slowly raised her head and looked at Jiang Chongfan expectantly.
What does it mean that we can't go back to the Jiang family?
"Are we just going to let Wan'er fend for herself?"
Jiang Chongfan sighed slowly, then shook his head gently.
Jiang Mingwan slowly closed her eyes, having already understood Jiang Chongfan's meaning.
I cannot return to the Jiang family.
Then there's only one way out: death.
That's why Jiang Mingwan was so willing to go all out.
However, she failed.
Tears streamed down her face as she glanced at Shen Hechuan one last time.
The man standing in the light and shadow was the man she could never catch up to in her entire life.
Even with all her efforts, she still couldn't get him to look at her twice.
pity……
What a waste of all the books I've read over the years...
One hour later.
Jiang Chongfan entered the palace shakily.
Having just received the summons from Shen Hechuan, he guessed that Jiang Mingwan had already failed.
He sighed deeply, his eyes filled with reluctance.
"Give the order to have our men take action."
The butler beside him immediately nodded in agreement.
However, Jiang Chongfan hesitated at the moment the butler left.
"stop."
He called the person to a stop, and after some struggle, finally spoke.
"Find a way to get them out of the palace and send them away."
The butler paused for a moment upon hearing this.
"But……"
Jiang Chongfan glared at him.
"What? Is there a problem?"
The butler immediately bowed his head.
"No...no, I'll take care of it right away."
After the butler left, Jiang Chongfan smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes before bowing and leaving.
At this moment, he knelt in the main hall and bowed respectfully.
"I wonder what brings Your Majesty to summon this old minister here?"
He continued, "As for the Guiyuan Sect, this old minister has already made some progress and there will be results soon."
Shen Hechuan nodded.
"Good, Minister Shen has done well."
"However, I've come here today for another matter."
"It's because of Jiang Mingwan!"
Jiang Chongfan looked up in surprise upon hearing this.
"Wan'er?"
"Wan'er has been living in the back courtyard for a long time. I wonder what has happened that has alarmed His Majesty?"
Shen Hechuan chuckled and slammed the memorial onto the table.
"Judging from what you're saying, Minister Shen, you have absolutely no idea what your granddaughter has done?"
Jiang Chongfan looked up abruptly, his eyes filled with surprise.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that? Has Wan'er done something wrong?"
As he spoke, he quickly tried to make amends.
"Your Majesty, Wan'er is a well-behaved child who usually stays in the backyard and rarely goes out. If she has done anything wrong, please forgive her and be lenient with her."
Shen Hechuan snorted coldly.
That old fellow is truly cunning and eloquent. He managed to clear his name with just a few words. Without his help, how could Jiang Mingwan have entered the palace so smoothly?
"Minister Jiang, you should first see what your granddaughter has done!"
As Shen Hechuan spoke, he told Jiang Chongfan everything about how Jiang Mingwan, under the guise of the Empress Dowager, had infiltrated Wanhe Palace and attempted to harm him.
Jiang Chongfan still feigned surprise, his face full of disbelief.
"Your Majesty, Wan'er has always been well-behaved, how could she do such a thing? Is there some misunderstanding here?"
Shen Hechuan snorted coldly.
"So you mean to say that the Empress Dowager and I are wrongly accusing Jiang Mingwan?"
Jiang Chongfan immediately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I dare not, I truly cannot believe it, that is why..."
As Jiang Chongfan spoke, tears streamed down his face.
"Your Majesty, it is my fault for failing to properly educate my daughter, which is why this happened. Please forgive me!"
"However, Mingwan is, after all, a young woman. I beg Your Majesty to show leniency and keep this matter a secret. Only in this way can Wan'er's reputation be preserved..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan suddenly smiled.
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