Chapter 253 Father and Daughter Conversation
"I'm not tired, Mom, please don't worry about me for now. I want to ask you something."
She moved closer to her mother, her tone unable to conceal her interest in joining in the fun.
"Has there been any progress in the matter of the third brother? Didn't you say that you had chosen Sun Qingqing? What's the situation now?"
"It's done!"
When talking about happy things, Xu's eyes were full of smiles.
"Our two families have already made an agreement. It's just that Han Jie'er's marriage hasn't been settled yet. We'll deal with the third son's marriage after the second son's. The fourth son is still young, so we can put it off for a while. It's a good thing you're back now, so you can lend me a hand when the time comes."
"Okay. Mom, let me tell you..."
The mother and daughter were chatting and laughing in whispers, and the old lady sitting next to them would occasionally join in a few words. The three women were chatting so lively that they left all the men in the family aside.
When the family is particularly happy together, time flies by very quickly and it feels like evening has arrived in the blink of an eye.
After dinner, Jiang Wan simply stayed at her parents' house, and asked Li Chengxiu to go back to Prince Qi's Mansion to tidy up. He could come to pick her up after court tomorrow.
After sending off the clingy little guy who was reluctant to leave, Jiang Wan did not go back to his own yard, but turned and went into his father's study.
Lao Jiang was already waiting there.
"What happened? I rarely see you so flustered. I told you I'm here for you, why are you so flustered? Sit down and talk."
Jiang Huailiang personally poured his eldest daughter a cup of warm tea and asked her to sit down and calm down. However, the worry on Jiang Wan's face was still particularly strong, and she did not have the relaxed attitude she had in front of her family during the day.
She picked up the teacup, took a sip, and put it back on the table. She met her father's eyes and thought about the words in her mind.
"Dad, I think things are going to change soon."
Lao Jiang paused while drinking tea and frowned.
"How do you say that?"
Jiang Wan sighed.
"Today, when I was in the Queen's palace, I noticed something was wrong with her. There were rumors that the Queen was seriously ill, a disease she'd contracted during the harsh cold years of her early years. But after careful observation, I realized her frail body didn't look like an illness, but rather... "
He opened the lid of the cup, dotted some tea with his finger, and quickly wrote a word on the brightly lit table.
Old Jiang fell silent. The room was quiet for a long time before a light sigh was heard.
"Did you only observe the Queen?"
The father and daughter's eyes met again.
"Didn't you notice that the emperor's complexion was a little off?"
Jiang Wan's breathing quickened.
"Dad, what do you mean?"
"This matter has only come out of my mouth and has reached your ears. You must not let anyone else know about it, and you are not allowed to tell Li Chengxiu either!"
Jiang Huailiang's tall body slowly leaned towards his daughter, his voice very low.
"Several months ago, the Emperor ordered me to secretly search for the Tianshan Snow Lotus. Back then, Old Sun was still the Imperial Physician. He broke the news to me: the Emperor had vomited blood.
Not long after, the entire Pingguo clan was wiped out! Within ten days, the Crown Princess also died of a serious illness.
I don't know why Old Sun was convicted, but I heard that it was only after the Queen interceded for him that he was spared the death penalty and sent home to take care of his great-grandson. Then Qiao Yunyue took over as the Imperial Physician.
Try to use as few words as possible to explain everything that happened during this period from beginning to end so that your daughter can have a clear idea of it.
"Your father may not be well-educated, but I have brains. Even with my eyes closed, I can tell that the Emperor and Empress's illness is probably not caused by good things.
Think about it again, Song Qingshan is at least a founding hero, and he made great contributions when we were fighting for the country.
If he hadn't committed an unforgivable crime, given the Emperor's temperament, he certainly wouldn't have executed his entire clan for the crime of corruption."
It would be a lie to say that Jiang Huailiang didn't feel sad after seeing off his old brother who had fought side by side with him on the battlefield and entrusted his life to him. However, he also knew that it was Old Song who deserved it and he could not blame the emperor for being ruthless.
"The Emperor has been working very hard to train the Crown Prince. Recently, he has basically delegated all power to the Crown Prince, allowing him to handle state affairs on his own. He has done an excellent job."
His voice gradually became lower and lower, unable to conceal his sadness.
"The emperor joked with me a few days ago, saying that if he ever died, he'd run out of breath. He told me to protect the new emperor because of our friendship."
Jiang Huailiang didn't get the title of Duke Ling for nothing. Considering the previous and subsequent events, how could he not figure out the tricks involved?
However, the emperor and his subject had a good relationship, and the emperor, as his sworn brother, did not treat him badly. Naturally, Lao Jiang kowtowed and accepted this implicit request.
Both father and daughter are smart people, so why do they need to explain many things so clearly?
One point is enough to see through everything.
The room became quiet again.
After about ten breaths, Jiang Wan called his father again.
"father."
She thought about it for a long time, and finally asked in a low voice what she had in mind.
"Do you think the Crown Princess attacked the Emperor and Empress?"
“I don’t know.”
Jiang Huailiang shook his head, then nodded.
"But she definitely won't have any place to stand. At least when her family members were courting disaster, she didn't try her best to control them. That's for sure.
But the person is gone and the matter is over. It has nothing to do with our family, so you don't need to worry about it for others."
"Am I worrying about others? I'm worrying about myself!"
Her eyebrows were furrowed tightly together, and a hint of anger flashed across her beautiful eyes.
"I wonder if you, Dad, have noticed any changes in the Crown Prince since the Crown Princess passed away? I saw him in the palace today, and I felt that his expression wasn't right, as if..."
"What changes?"
Old Jiang put down his teacup and stroked his beard, with a hint of regret in his tone.
"The prince has always been a man of loyalty and righteousness, and he grew up with the daughter of the Song family as a childhood sweetheart. How can a young man suddenly lose his wife, and he's not even allowed to mourn for a few days?
But no matter how sad he was, his mind was not muddled. He did his job very well in both public and private matters without making any mistakes. So what else could he ask for?
I think he is doing a good job as the crown prince."
Old Jiang chattered on and on for a long time, leaving Little Jiang speechless.
"Father, can we stop being so obsessed with blind loyalty? I know that you and the Emperor have not only a relationship of monarch and subject, but also a relationship of brotherhood.
But can anyone kiss harder than the two of us?
The prince did a great job and was very respectful to you, the old ministers. He is a good prince. But if he wants to kill your daughter, do you still think he is a good prince?
"What did you say?!"
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