No matter how fast Qin Ma ran, she couldn't outrun Jiang Mingyun's mouth.
She glared at Lin Shi with vengeance, "They're not twins at all! Not only have they been silent for fifteen years, but suddenly Lin Qingwan appears. I bet she's an illegitimate child."
"Otherwise, why is no one in the Prime Minister's residence like her? Especially the Madam. That day at the old house, she would rather be beaten than help her."
Lin's fingernails dug into her flesh. This has gone too far! That lowly thing from the second wife dares to ride roughshod over me!
The next second, a white figure flashed in front of Jiang Mingyun before Qin Ma could see who it was. Before she could see who it was, she was slapped hard. The women around her cried out and moved aside. Jiang Mingyun fell to the ground.
Jiang Mingting on the other side panicked, "Jiang Zhenlin, how dare you hit Yun'er!"
Jiang Zhenlin's chest heaved, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. From the moment Lin the Butcher appeared, his anger gradually consumed his reason. "You vile thing, what are you spouting!"
Jiang Mingyun was frightened by his murderous aura, but she was also a bit crazy, so she chuckled twice, "Doesn't my cousin's eagerness just prove that Lin Qingwan is someone who can't stand the light of day?"
Jiang Zhenlin's eyes blazed with fury, and he made a move as if to strike again.
"Stop!" Jiang Mingting came over and stood in front of his sister.
Deep down, he was afraid of Jiang Zhenlin because Jiang Zhenlin was the eldest son of the main branch of the family and had his uncle to back him up, unlike him. He had to be cautious from a young age, and even though he hated Jiang Zhenlin, he still had to flatter and fawn over him on the surface.
Jiang Mingting's pupils trembled slightly. "Mingyun is your cousin, a descendant of my father. You hit her for Lin Qingwan, a woman with an unclear past?"
Jiang Zhenlin squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth, "She is a daughter of the Jiang family, and she shares the same blood as me."
"It's not that it's unclear or ambiguous!"
Jiang Yanwan felt increasingly uncomfortable as she watched her younger brother speak up for Lin Qingwan in public, as if something that should have belonged to her had become Lin Qingwan's.
However, Lin Qingwan remained unmoved.
She knew that Jiang Zhenlin wasn't protecting her, but rather his mother and the Jiang family's reputation.
Jiang Mingting pursed his lips. "Yun'er is also a daughter of the Jiang family. You can't touch her."
Jiang Zhenlin said, "She came to the Minister's residence specifically to spread nonsense and smear the Jiang family. I gave her a lenient beating; she should be sent to the Dali Temple to eat in jail!"
Jiang Mingting's face was dark with anger. "It was Lin Qingwan who ruined the Jiang family. She is the real culprit. She deserves to die!"
"Let go of my sister."
Jiang Mingting made the first move.
Jiang Zhenlin's anger grew stronger with each blow, while Jiang Mingting vented all the grievances and resentment he had accumulated over the past ten years of oppression.
Gao Peng and Gao Wei stepped forward to break up the fight. Gao Peng was almost hit and had no choice but to retreat to the side.
Gao Wei pressed down on Jiang Zhenlin's shoulder, but Jiang Zhenlin had no eyes for anyone else. He slashed at Gao Wei's neck with a palm strike, but fortunately, the Crown Prince's bodyguard Tong appeared in time and a powerful palm strike separated the two.
Guard Tong said coldly, "Young Master Jiang, this is neither the marketplace nor the Jiang family's inner courtyard. If you've made enough trouble, then behave yourself."
Jiang Zhenlin hadn't forgotten being sent to the position of Prefect of the Capital by the Crown Prince, and he suppressed his anger despite his fury.
"Brother, how are you?" Jiang Mingyun was both angry and anxious when he saw that his brother's face was covered in blood.
Jiang Mingting wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "It's nothing."
“Even if my cousin beats me to death, Lin Qingwan is still a butcher’s wife. He went through all the proper formalities to betroth her to him, so it’s only right that he take her back. Even if His Majesty came, it would still be the same.”
Jiang Mingyun looked even more resentful, "What kind of person hits us? If you're so capable, then kill everyone in town who knows the truth! Otherwise, Lin Qingwan will forever be a stain on the Prime Minister's residence!"
Jiang Zhenlin's temples throbbed with veins, but they were right!
It's all Lin Qingwan's fault for being indecent; she shouldn't have come back!
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhenlin turned and glared at Lin Qingwan. Even after all this, she still stood there calmly; didn't she know what shame was?!
“The Three Letters and Six Rites are nothing,” Prince Jing sneered. “I’ll kill him right now. What does a dead man need a wife for?”
Upon hearing this, Lin the butcher felt a chill run down his spine.
All the chatter vanished at that moment. Lin Qingwan was enveloped by that domineering and intense gaze, and a slight warmth actually spread through her stiff and cold body.
"How dare a lowly commoner like him covet the Prime Minister's daughter? Guards, drag her away and execute her by slow slicing! Let's see who dares to slander Lin Qingwan again!"
He emphasized each word, but Lin Qingwan felt like she was dreaming. No, even in a dream, no one would protect her like this.
The chill that had gripped her was truly melting away.
Jiang Yanwan bit her lip without realizing it, and didn't even notice that she was pinching her mother.
Madam Lin said solemnly, "Your Highness, Qingwan is not worth your killing spree."
This whole affair was originally Lin Qingwan's fault towards the butcher, how could she possibly kill him?
Jiang Yanwan came to her senses and said, "If Your Highness does this, people will inevitably think that you killed someone to cover it up, and Qingwan will be even more unable to clear her name."
Zhao Yan said in a low voice, "Anyone who dares to utter a word will be killed on sight."
He beckoned to Lin Qingwan, "Come here, I will protect you."
These four words have an irresistible attraction. Amidst all the mocking and scornful gazes, there is someone like this who draws a light for her. What else could she possibly worry about?
Lin Qingwan was about to take a step almost subconsciously, but Cang Ying's delicate voice brought her back to reality.
"My lords, when the Crown Prince learned that the poison in the spices was the Heart-Eating Grass, he ordered an investigation of all the pharmacies in the capital. As expected, someone had purchased a sufficient dose a couple of days ago."
"The owner of this pharmacy is a smart guy. Knowing that the Crown Prince was questioning him, he quickly confessed."
When the pharmacy owner looked up, she instantly realized that this was her...partner.
After returning to the Prime Minister's residence, she went out to buy clothes for the first time. She sent Mu Xue away to a pharmacy. To ensure that she could suppress the poison in her body, she made a deal with the shopkeeper using a secret formula from the Southern Frontier. Not only could she make money, but she could also use the medicine whenever she wanted.
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