The old lady's finger trembled violently as she pointed at Lin Qingwan, "You, you..."
She dared not gamble with Mingyun's life, so she vented her anger on Lin Shi, "What a fine daughter you've raised! Is this how she speaks to her elders? Or did you two want me dead all along!"
Lin was speechless. The old lady was really picking and choosing who to bully.
However, one thing is one thing, and she felt relieved to hear Lin Qingwan's words. "Mother misunderstands. Qingwan talks to me like that too."
“She grew up outside, not taught by me or the Prime Minister.”
The old lady choked again, "Don't even think about shirking responsibility! Now that you've acknowledged this daughter who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, her every word and action carries the names of you and your husband."
Madam Lin glanced at Lin Qingwan and said, "That's what I told her too."
Lin Qingwan smiled bitterly. Even at this point, her mother was still using her grandmother's words to warn her. Even her grandmother knew that she would protect Jiang Mingyun to the death, even when the evidence was irrefutable.
The old lady was furious, her face ashen. Helplessly, she said to Lin Qingwan, "I don't care!"
"Bring Mingyun back right now, or I'll hang myself at the gate of the Prime Minister's residence and let you be drowned in spittle."
If Lin Qingwan doesn't listen to her, how can she not listen to Jiang Su and his wife?
Unfortunately, Lin Qingwan wasn't buying it. She walked up to the old lady, her eyes filled with a cold and ruthless murderous intent. "Fine. I also want to hang myself and let the outside world judge. Jiang Mingyun from the second branch of the family tried to frame me, but now he's chasing after me in the Minister's mansion. It would be wrong of me to ask the Dali Temple to investigate thoroughly."
"What kind of logic is this? The second wife's daughter is valuable, but the first wife's woman can be harmed or killed at will. Can't she even protect herself and hold someone accountable?"
"Grandma, don't say I'm disrespectful to the elderly. You choose first, who should hang themselves first?"
The old lady stared in disbelief, instinctively taking a half-step back, using anger to mask her unease, "You...you threatened me?"
Lin Qingwan looked directly at her, "What are you saying? It's obvious that Grandmother is trying to protect the murderer."
"If you haven't made a good choice, let me analyze it for you. If you hang yourself first, people outside will definitely start cursing me. But it doesn't matter, I'll hang myself right after. Once I'm dead, they might curse the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister's Mansion will be disgraced as you wish, and your father will definitely be reprimanded by His Majesty. He'll probably lose his official position."
The old lady swallowed hard. "Nonsense! When have I ever hoped for the Prime Minister's family to fall?"
Lin Qingwan chuckled and continued, "If I hang myself first, then Grandmother will have to endure being bombarded with spittle. But it doesn't matter, you'll be on your way to the underworld to take care of me afterward. People outside will see that you're old and might say that you're going with me out of guilt and unease. In that case, the Prime Minister's residence won't have to bear so much."
"In that case, it would be better if I hanged myself first."
"You!" The old lady stumbled backward, hitting He Shi hard.
He turned and glared at Madam He, "You don't need to help me!"
Mrs. He looked completely bewildered.
However, Lin Qingwan wouldn't let her go. She grabbed the old lady's wrist, her delicate and thin face pressing closer. "Grandmother, let's go. Before I hang myself, please curse me in front of everyone, otherwise I'll have no one to hear it after I die."
The old lady felt as if the hand on her wrist wasn't hers, but a demonic claw dragging her to hell. She angrily shook it off, shouting, "You insolent thing! You, you let go of me!"
"Listen to this, a young lady who keeps talking about death and disrespecting an old woman like me. You are simply out of line."
Lin Qingwan sneered, "If the elderly don't respect their elders, why should the young be respected?"
"If you can't win an argument, you resort to using decorum to intimidate others. I learned my lack of manners from my grandmother, who came to the Prime Minister's residence in broad daylight to cry and make a scene."
“I’m making this clear today: Jiang Mingyun is doomed. Whether she lives or dies, and how she dies, depends on what I, the plaintiff, do. If Grandmother continues to cry and make a scene at the Prime Minister’s residence, I say she will die today, and she will not live to see tomorrow.”
Not only the old lady, but even Madam Lin and Jiang Zhenlin were stunned by her.
They used to coax and respect her, which is why the old lady was so unreasonable. But today, Lin Qingwan has given them a break. Even Jiang Su is discovering for the first time that this seemingly docile, stubborn, and seemingly incompatible daughter... truly always surprises you.
The old lady couldn't hold back any longer, stammering, "You, you..."
"Grandma, if you don't believe me, you can try it."
But Madam He couldn't take the risk. "Mother, please stop talking!"
The old lady stared blankly at Lin Qingwan, unable to believe that she, who had been so domineering her whole life and whom even the Jiang couple dared not act like, had been manipulated by a wild girl.
He said bitterly, "If Mingyun dies, you won't live either."
Lin Qingwan sneered, "If I die, no one will care, so it doesn't matter. But if my grandmother and second aunt are willing to have Jiang Mingyun buried with me, I won't mind."
*
The Eastern Palace.
"Did she really say that?" Zhao Cong stroked a black chess piece with his fingers, his eyes fixed on the chessboard.
Cang Ying nodded, "Not a single word is wrong. The old lady of the Jiang family immediately wilted, and the second wife didn't dare to cry either."
Zhao Cong replied, "No one will care if I die..."
I still hope someone will care about me.
Cang Ying waited for a long time, thinking he wouldn't say anything more, and was about to leave when she heard the Crown Prince instruct, "Jiang Mingyun mentioned that her identity was not clean the other day, so have someone stir up some controversy."
Cang Ying understood.
Xiao Feng'er came home from school with her textbooks in her arms. She was not even as tall as the doorstep, and she refused to be carried by her nanny. Instead, she half-crawled and half-stepped in.
"Father, why didn't you help the beauty yesterday? She was snatched away by Seventh Uncle."
"If this continues, you really will never find a Crown Princess!"
Zhao Cong finally made his move, glancing at Feng'er. "Have you even read the Four Books and Five Classics properly? You're already worrying about my marriage."
"You can read the book slowly, but we need to find the Crown Princess quickly. How old are you!"
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