"I made it very clear that I was trying to save Miss's life. I even sent a message to Miss to tell her not to worry."
"Even if you gave me eight hundred lives, I wouldn't dare spread rumors!"
Jiang Chongfan stopped upon hearing this.
"You said you specifically sent a message to Wan'er?"
The butler nodded.
"Yes, sir, everything I said is true!"
Now, Jiang Chongfan understood everything.
He let out a slow sigh.
"Could it be... Wan'er herself..."
The thought of this possibility made Jiang Chongfan feel a sharp pain in his heart.
"Wan'er...she's afraid of implicating our Jiang family."
At this moment, Jiang Qingshan limped over.
"Wan'er..."
"Wan'er..."
"Father, what's wrong with Wan'er?"
Jiang Chongfan looked at his son, not knowing how to explain, and could only turn his head to the other side as if to escape.
Soon, another sharp voice rang out.
"Wan'er, my Wan'er!"
"How did you end up like this?!"
Madam Shen was heartbroken to see her perfectly healthy daughter suddenly turn into this state.
After she had cried herself out, she finally looked at Jiang Chongfan.
"Father, please tell me, what exactly happened to Wan'er? Why did she suddenly become like this?"
Jiang Chongfan turned his head to look elsewhere, his voice losing its previous confidence.
"This matter... was Wan'er's own choice, so you... shouldn't concern yourself with it. Just bury Wan'er as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang suddenly went mad.
What does "voluntary" mean?
"Wan'er told me yesterday that she wanted to go to burn incense with me. Such a good person, suddenly she lost her life. How could this be voluntary?"
"I see it was you who killed Wan'er!"
Jiang Chongfan was the head of the family, so how could he allow Madam Shen to speak to him like that? He immediately became angry and glared at her menacingly.
"How dare you!"
Do you know what you're saying?
"Don't forget, you are members of the Jiang family!"
"Since you are a member of the Jiang family and have benefited from the family's prosperity, you must make sacrifices for the Jiang family!"
"Wan'er did something wrong, and she committed suicide because she was afraid of implicating our Jiang family. But you, as Wan'er's parents, don't understand any of this!"
"You are truly unworthy of being parents!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingshan felt a wave of shame.
But Madam Jiang suddenly looked up and burst into laughter.
"Pah!"
"What do you mean, 'for the Jiang family'!"
"All these years, everything we've done has been for the Jiang family, but look at what we've gotten in return?"
"Having spent most of her life hiding in Jiangnan, what kind of life did Wan'er lead every day for your so-called family honor?"
Now that I'm finally back, and after only a few days of good times, I've lost my life!
"In my opinion, we don't need to worry about family honor; living a good life is the most important thing!"
“What glory is there in your Jiang family mansion? It’s clearly a den of monsters that devours people.”
"Smack!"
"Shut up!"
Jiang Qingshan slapped Madam Jiang across the face, silencing her abruptly.
She covered her face, looking at Jiang Qingshan in disbelief.
"You hit me?"
"How dare you hit me?"
"You actually hit me for that?"
"All these years, don't you know how your daughter, your son, and you've managed to get by?"
Are you still not awake?
"He actually hit me!"
As she spoke, Madam Jiang covered her face and ran away.
Jiang Chongfan clutched his chest, his body trembling slightly with anger.
"This..."
He pointed in the direction Madam Jiang had left.
"This is the woman you married against your family's wishes!"
“I told you long ago. This woman from a humble family is shallow and short-sighted, and is simply not a suitable match for you!”
"But you wouldn't listen, you even went on a hunger strike and left home just to marry her, do you regret it now?"
"Look at what she's saying!"
"And what are you doing now?"
"If our Jiang family is handed over to you in the future, with her by your side, how could I... how could I possibly feel at ease?"
Seeing that Jiang Chongfan was swaying precariously, Jiang Qingshan quickly stepped forward to support him.
"Father, she just couldn't accept Wan'er's sudden death, which is why she went crazy. Father, please don't take it to heart. I will talk to her properly."
"Although she comes from a humble background, she is a reasonable person. As long as you explain things to her in detail, she will understand."
Jiang Chongfan was helped to sit down by Jiang Qingshan, and after drinking a cup of tea, he felt much better.
"Do you intend to explain every single thing to her from now on?"
"Qingshan, you will be the head of the family in the future. You should be focusing on important matters and the big picture, not on the little things like personal feelings and trivial matters in front of you."
Her presence will only hinder you, lower your standards, impair your judgment, and might even jeopardize your career.
"Now, His Majesty has yet to grant you an official position. Originally, I was thinking of sending Wan'er to the palace to try and influence His Majesty, but now... Wan'er has already..."
If you want to stand out, you have to find a new path, do you understand?
Jiang Qingshan nodded, lowered his head, and took the teacup from Jiang Chongfan's hand and put it down.
“My son understands.”
However, seeing his actions, Jiang Chongfan couldn't suppress the anger surging in his chest.
"you understand?"
"What do you understand?"
"If you understood, why would you only be staring at the teacup in my hand?"
Is that all you think about every day?
"Can't you think about what method you should use?"
Jiang Qingshan's hands clenched into fists, his fingertips trembling slightly.
"Your son is dull-witted; please enlighten me, Father!"
"Stupid, stupid, stupid! Seek clarification, seek clarification, seek clarification!"
"Do you expect me to answer your questions after I die?"
"I'm asking you to think, understand?"
Is it difficult?
Jiang Qingshan's hands trembled even more violently.
"Son, I'm just afraid I won't do well and will be punished by my father."
Jiang Chongfan sighed.
"Only by doing it can I know if you're doing it right or wrong?"
"If you do well, why would I punish you without reason?"
"Don't you think so?"
"Yes." Jiang Qingshan nodded.
Hearing Jiang Qingshan's submissive tone, Jiang Chongfan felt a wave of helplessness. He sighed and said no more.
"Never mind."
"You go first!"
"Let me be by myself for a while!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.
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