Ever since Jiang Qingshan pinched her last time, the First Madam's madness seemed to have been cured, and she no longer had any episodes.
Seeing Jiang Qingshan's sinister gaze now is like returning to that suffocating moment.
She stopped talking and huddled in the corner, looking completely terrified.
Jiang Chongfan looked at the nearly one hundred members of the Jiang family huddled in this dark and damp dungeon.
He felt his blood surging, and his hatred for Gu Jingchun reached its peak at that moment.
"Gu Jingchun, you have persecuted loyal and virtuous people, and ruined my entire Jiang family. This is an outrage against Heaven!"
Jiang Chongfan's aged words were filled with sorrow, each one a tearful lament that brought sighs and tears to the eyes of all who heard them.
Just then, Gu Jingchun's voice rang out.
"Jiang Chongfan, even now that things have come to this, do you still think that I am framing you?"
When Jiang Chongfan saw Gu Jingchun come out, he immediately shouted angrily.
Isn't that so?
"Gu Jingchun, how dare you slander me like this? Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment when he returns?"
Gu Jingchun snorted coldly.
"Jiang Chongfan, you have formed cliques and secretly won over court officials, intending to control the government. Now you are also secretly colluding with Daqi, intending to burn the grain supplies of my Dacheng."
These facts are all laid bare before you; are you still going to accuse me of framing you?
Jiang Chongfan snorted coldly.
"If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext! I've been cultivating relationships with a few court officials for the sake of our Great Cheng's future, but you actually accuse me of having illicit relations with the Great Qi? That's utterly absurd!"
"You are insulting me. I would rather die than have an affair with the Great Qi."
Gu Jingchun chuckled softly.
"Is that so?"
"That's not necessarily true."
"Just because you, Lord Jiang, can't do it doesn't mean that the rest of your Jiang family can't."
As Gu Jingchun spoke, he sat down on the chair that had just been moved over.
"This is a secret letter that I just received."
"Lord Ye was attacked on his way to transport grain, resulting in half of the grain being burned."
An investigation revealed that their route for transporting supplies had been leaked from Ding Changyuan.
The only place Ding Changyuan went was your Jiang residence.
According to his description, he fell asleep after drinking at your residence, and afterwards, several oily handprints appeared on this route map.
"The fingerprints on it are quite clear. Why don't we compare them with those of everyone in your household, Lord Jiang, one by one? What do you say?"
As Gu Jingchun spoke, Jiang Chongfan's expression subtly changed.
As Gu Jingchun spoke, he took out the route map and showed it to Jiang Chongfan. Then he instructed the people around him to take the parchment and have each member of the Jiang family put their fingerprints on it.
As Gu Jingchun spoke, he ordered his men to bring up the two corpses.
"These are the people who went to burn the grain and fodder. I have already verified them, and they are indeed from the Great Qi."
"Lord Jiang can inspect it himself."
Jiang Chongfan followed Gu Jingchun's gaze and looked at the two corpses.
Judging from their appearances alone, they were indeed from the Great Qi.
Jiang Qingshan, however, huddled behind the crowd, shaking his head frantically.
"I...I won't...I won't press..."
The sudden sound made Jiang Chongfan turn around.
Seeing his son like this, and recalling his initial panic, his bad premonition grew stronger.
Seeing his reaction, Gu Jingchun understood everything.
He immediately smiled.
"Lord Jiang, I'm sure I don't need to say more about the truth!"
Jiang Chongfan immediately stood up, rushed to Jiang Qingshan's side, and pulled him up.
"Jiang Qingshan, what do you mean?"
Why didn't you put your fingerprints on the document?
"Why?"
Jiang Qingshan trembled with fear upon seeing Jiang Chongfan's appearance.
"I...I'm scared, I don't dare!"
What are you afraid of?
"What are you afraid of?!"
Jiang Chongfan shouted.
But Jiang Qingshan kept shaking his head, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.
"Tell me the truth right now, is this related to you or not?"
Jiang Qingshan just kept looking at him without saying a word.
Jiang Chongfan raised his voice.
"you say!"
Jiang Qingshan was startled and almost knelt down, but Jiang Chongfan held him back, preventing him from doing so.
Gu Jingchun walked over.
"Lord Jiang, you don't need to ask any more questions. Just press your handprint, and you'll understand everything."
Jiang Qingshan shook his head, full of resistance.
Jiang Chongfan sighed, trying his best to calm himself down.
"Didn't I tell you that it's okay if you're stupid or not smart, but there's one bottom line you can't cross: you absolutely cannot betray your country, and you can't let your country down!"
Jiang Qingshan nodded through his tears.
“I…I remember.”
"Then why do you still do such things?"
Jiang Qingshan sobbed, finally managing to speak: "I...I didn't know...the other party was from Daqi..."
Jiang Chongfan was stunned, and instantly lost his strength.
Jiang Qingshan slowly knelt down as well.
“The person I handed over to wasn’t from Daqi. He said… he said he just had a grudge against Ye Wenxi, and just… just wanted to make Ye Wenxi suffer a little.”
"I...I didn't know things would turn out this way."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chongfan closed his eyes in despair.
"Are you... are you an idiot?"
"Regardless of whether the other party is from Daqi or not, as long as their target is grain supplies, it means that the final outcome will be unfavorable to Dacheng."
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