What do you want to eat tonight?
Faced with Jiang Yu's question, Gu Lin stood up and subconsciously reached out to rub Jiang Yu's head, but after seeing Jiang Yu's neatly combed hair, he awkwardly lowered his hand.
Don't mess up Ayu's hair.
Gu Lin, sometimes I really don't know how to treat you.
Jiang Yu stopped thinking about it and stopped pondering it. All she knew was that at this moment, she felt peaceful inside, and the smile on her face was genuine.
Since that's the case, let's live in the present.
Gu Lin prepared a table full of Jiang Yu's favorite dishes, while Gu Qingyan, who was diligently reviewing memorials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, received no message from Zhaoning Palace.
It wasn't until Gu Qingyan felt extremely hungry that he realized something was wrong.
"Qin Wei, has Father left the palace?"
"The Lord has been with the Lady."
Gu Qingyan's lips twitched violently. Now they wouldn't even invite him to meals. This was truly outrageous.
Didn't he just appoint Wei Ruo as the top scholar and then exceptionally grant him the position of Vice Minister of War?
What a petty man.
Achoo!
At the same time, in Zhaoning Palace, someone who had just finished their meal was helping Jiang Yu digest when the sneeze made Jiang Yu laugh so hard she bent over. "I told you not to invite Ayan to dine with me, and Ayan scolded you, didn't he?"
"Hmph." Gu Lin snorted coldly, "That brat should focus on reviewing memorials; there are many more important tasks waiting for him in the future." He looked like a father and son had fallen out.
Seeing Jiang Yu laughing so hard she bent over, Gu Lin put his large hand on Jiang Yu's waist, "Be careful, don't hurt your back."
This time, Jiang Yu did not knock Gu Lin's hand away either, and the two smiled knowingly.
Gu Lin did not approach any further, and Jiang Yu did not retreat as usual.
This is the most suitable distance at the moment.
......
The next day, Wanji looked troubled. Jiang Yu turned to look at him and asked, "What happened?"
"Your Majesty, the guards in the prison say that the Fan family is on the verge of collapse."
"Is he about to die?" Jiang Yu's eyes instantly turned sharp.
“The Prince goes to the Imperial Prison almost every day. The Fan family is used to a life of luxury and cannot withstand the Prince’s methods for a while.” Even though Wanji had spoken very subtly, Jiang Yu still understood what Wanji really wanted to say.
That means if she doesn't go see the Fan family soon, they'll be killed by Gu Lin.
"It's a blessing for the King of Da Ning to personally conduct the trial." Jiang Yu slowly looked at herself in the bronze mirror; she had more gray hairs now.
Since my rebirth, it seems like a long time has passed, but if you calculate carefully, it has only been two years.
She already has so many gray hairs.
"Go and prepare for a trip to the imperial prison."
Knowing what was going on, Granny Ling stepped forward and hid all the white hair. Jiang Yu twitched the corners of her mouth. It was time to settle accounts with the Fan family.
......
Inside the prison, the Fan family members now tremble and beg for mercy at the slightest sound. In just a few days, they have all become somewhat insane.
On the surface, there were no visible wounds, not even a trace of blood, but only they themselves knew how terrifying Gu Lin was.
"It's me."
When Jiang Yu's voice rang out, it was Old Madam Fan who was the first to react.
"Jiang Yu, aren't you afraid that your mother in the afterlife won't rest in peace if you treat us like this?" As soon as Madam Fan finished speaking, Jiang Yu slapped Madam Fan across the face.
"You! How dare you lay a hand on your elders! If word gets out, who in the world will recognize you as a disobedient and unfilial empress dowager?"
Another resounding slap.
Jiang Yu used all her strength to slap Old Madam Fan twice, making her see stars, her cheeks swell up, and her speech become somewhat slurred.
"Who do you think you are, an elder?"
Jiang Yu chuckled and rhythmically slapped Old Madam Fan's face as if she were an ant.
The other members of the Fan family standing nearby didn't dare to speak up for Madam Fan, fearing that Jiang Yu's anger would be directed at them the next second.
“My mother respects and loves you, but what about you? You want to kick her out of the house. For that little bit of profit, you can pretend you don’t have this daughter.”
"You send someone to tell my mother when you need her, and discard her like a worn-out shoe when you don't. How can there be such a heartless mother in the world?"
"She is my child, the one I carried for ten months. I can treat her however I want."
With blood filling her mouth and her vision blurred, Madam Fan mistook Jiang Yu for the late Marquis Dingyuan's wife.
"You insist on marrying the Marquis of Dingyuan, but what good will it do you!"
"Which Marquis of Dingyuan has ever died a peaceful death? What help can the Marquis of Dingyuan offer our Fan family?"
Madam Fan clutched her chest, "Those who disobey me deserve to be kicked out of the house."
"Enough!"
Jiang Yu suddenly moved closer to Madam Fan, "Look carefully, I am not her."
"I've come here today not just to discuss my mother with you."
“In my past life, I trusted the Fan family so much, and relied on them as if they were my maternal family.” Jiang Yu’s words were like a ghost, making Old Madam Fan’s eyes widen instantly. “But you colluded with Gu Qingling, wanting to become the emperor’s close minister, so you sacrificed me.”
Madam Fan shook her head frantically. What was Jiang Yu saying? Why couldn't she understand?
“You have gradually driven me to become a wicked empress despised by everyone, while your Wenchang Earl’s Mansion is a loyal minister who will never protect me for the sake of righteousness.”
"What a distinguished and refined family, the Fan family!"
"What are you talking about?" Wen Changbo, who was standing to the side, could no longer help but ask. Jiang Yu's expression was too terrifying, making him feel that today was their day of death.
"Actually, I thought about sending you all to your deaths the day my brother left the capital."
Jiang Yu twitched the corner of her mouth, "But I don't want my mother to have any further involvement with your Fan family."
"That's why you've been able to live to this day."
"Your Majesty, please forgive us." Madam Fan knelt on the ground, crying, and kept kowtowing to Jiang Yu. "We were blinded by greed and made such a mistake. Please give us another chance for the sake of the late Lady Dingyuan."
"We are blood relatives after all."
"Blood relatives?" Jiang Yu burst out laughing. "What kind of blood relatives are there in the world?"
"Kill her and you'll be spared; otherwise, you're doomed."
Jiang Yu pointed her finger at Madam Fan, who suddenly looked up at Jiang Yu. "You want my son and daughter-in-law to kill me with their own hands?"
"Wanji, burn incense."
"If she's not dead when I come back in within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you all know what the consequences will be."
After saying this, Jiang Yu walked towards the outside of the prison, a strange smile playing on her lips. She wondered what kind of drama awaited her.
That's so interesting.
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