Chapter 37 This is not my Ayi Madam

Jiang and her group hurried back to the Chu family. She missed her daughter so much that she didn’t care about the anxiety on her body and went directly to the yard where the coffin of “Jiang Yanyi” was parked.

Jiang Yangui also went there, but his feet were still wrapped in gauze and he didn’t have a wheelchair, so he had to be carried by servants on a stretcher.

The two elders of the Chu family were in the yard. Madam Chu was old and had to see her granddaughter off. When Chu Changping brought the coffin back home in the middle of the night, she cried and fainted. Old Mrs. Chu was afraid that she would be too sad, so she didn’t dare to let her see what her granddaughter looked like in the coffin.

He wanted to see it himself, but Chu Changping stopped him and said to change "Jiang Yanyi's" clothes and tidy up her appearance before seeing it.

Although the words were obscure, Old Lady Chu knew that her granddaughter had been sent to such a place. Now that her son said this, she knew that her granddaughter might not even have a complete set of clothes before she died, and she shed a lot of tears.

He leaned hard on the ground with his cane and cursed: "Stupid king! Unjust and stupid king!"

When Madam Jiang came into the yard crying, the second son saw her so wicked and knew about Madam Jiang's life in the Jiang family, and burst into tears again.

"My son! I shouldn't have agreed to your marriage to that bastard named Jiang!"

"You are his first wife, how could he treat you like this? Even if Ayi has a thousand faults, she is still his flesh and blood! How can this man be so cruel?"

Mrs. Chu hugged her daughter and cried until she almost fainted.

If they had known earlier that their granddaughter was exiled to the border to be a prostitute, they could have used money to summon some gangsters and robbed her on the way.

But Minister Jiang blocked the news, and when the news reached their ears, it was too late.

Mrs. Jiang hugged her mother and couldn't stop crying: "Mother, my daughter has a hard life... and my poor Ayi..."

Thinking of her daughter, Mrs. Jiang wiped her tears twice, got up and went directly to the room where the coffin was placed.

The person had been dead for more than ten days, and the weather had turned cooler in autumn, so the stench was not that strong. Except for those who were close and familiar with the person, no one could recognize whether this was the cousin who had died in the mansion .

Several elderly maids were wiping the body and face of the person in the coffin with water, and a set of silk and satin clothes for burial was placed next to them.

Madam Jiang pushed aside several maids, crying as she wanted to see her dead daughter for the last time, but she was stunned when she saw the face of the woman in the coffin covered with corpse spots.

It was not that the woman's death was horrible, but... this was not her daughter at all!

Madam Jiang stopped crying, thinking that Chu Changping had recognized the wrong person when he collected the body. When she thought of her daughter still outside the pass and unable to be buried, she was sad and angry at once, and yelled: "This is not my Ayi!"

At this time, the maids beside her also put on the shroud for the woman in the coffin, and thought that she was too sad and could not accept this fact, so she comforted her: "Madam, please accept my condolences."

Madam Jiang ignored them and turned around and walked out of the house: "Third brother, where is Ayi you brought back!"

Chu Changping was stunned by Madam Jiang's question, "Isn't that Ayi?"

Madam Jiang said with red eyes: "My own daughter, that is a piece of flesh that fell from my body, how can I not recognize her?"

At this time, several maids in the house also said that the person inside had prepared the remains.

Chu Changping had been traveling day and night these days, and after being yelled at by Madam Jiang, his already dizzy head felt a little swollen and painful.

He went into the house to see for himself, and the two elders of the Chu family followed him in.

Jiang Yangui wanted to go in, but was held back by Madam Jiang: "Your legs and feet are inconvenient, don't go in, your sister is not in there."

Madam Jiang was sad that her daughter might still be in the wilderness of a foreign land and couldn't rest in peace. However, a few ripples rose in Jiang Yangui's empty and dead eyes. The person

his uncle brought back was not his elder sister. Does it mean that his elder sister might still be alive?

In the house, after the two elders of the Chu family saw clearly who was in the coffin, Old Lady Chu was so angry that she slapped her son twice.

"How can you be an uncle? You can even admit your mistake to your own niece?"

Chu Changping hadn't had a good rest these days, and his face had grown a lot of stubble. At this moment, he felt a dull pain in his head.

Madam Chu felt sorry for her son. When Old Mistress Chu was about to hit him, she stopped him and said, "Stop hitting! Changping is also feeling miserable."

Chu Changping murmured, "It's impossible. I heard that the person buried there was clearly Ayi. When the King of Liaoning learned that she was in trouble, he gave her a coffin for burial. This coffin was given by the King of Liaoning..."

At this time, another servant outside came and said, "Master, there is a letter for you!"

There were not many servants who knew that Chu Changping had returned to the mansion, and they were all loyal servants of the Chu family.

The servant called Master, of course, he was calling Old Mistress Chu.

Old Mistress Chu was in a state of confusion, so she had no intention of reading the letter. She immediately said, "Put it in the study, I'll read it later!"

The servant outside took a look at the seal on the letter and said in fear and trepidation, "Master, this is a letter from the Palace of the Prince of Liaoning."

Palace of Liaoning?

Old Master Chu and Old Madam Chu looked at each other in bewilderment. Their Chu family had no connection with the Liaonan King who was famous for his cruelty in the court and the country.

Chu Changping was shocked when he heard the words "Liaonan King's Mansion". He walked out of the room quickly, snatched the letter from the servant and opened it.

In the envelope with the seal of the Liaonan King, there was a piece of letter paper and another small envelope.

Chu Changping quickly read the page of letter paper and said in ecstasy: "Ayi is still alive!"

Upon hearing this, the two elders of the Chu family hurried out of the room. Madam Jiang snatched the letter paper from Chu Changping's hand. After reading it, she didn't know whether to be sad or happy for a while.

Happy? I am happy that my daughter is still alive. But the emperor is going to deal with the Chu family soon. This is a disaster that will destroy the family!

As a woman in the inner house, she had never thought of such a disaster before. She was already panicking, and she looked at her brother who was born of the same mother anxiously: "Third brother, His Majesty wants to arrest you for deserting your post and intending to rebel. What should I do?"

At this time, the confidant who came back with Chu Changping also got the news from the street and hurried to inform him: "Third Master, a group of imperial guards came out of Xuanwu Gate and came to Duhe Avenue. They are probably coming for us!"

Mrs. Chu just learned that her granddaughter was still alive. She didn't have time to be happy. Suddenly, she learned that this might be a disaster that would destroy the family. She fainted without catching her breath.

"Old lady!"

"Madam!"

"Mother!"

For a moment, the small courtyard was in chaos again.

Chu Changping pinched Madam Chu's philtrum to wake her up.

Madam Chu looked at her most proud son with tears in her eyes, unable to control her grief: "My son..."

Madam Jiang cried and slapped herself twice: "Blame me, it's all my fault! If I had taught Ayi well and not conditioned her, how could she be so bold as to use such a despicable method to deal with Concubine Xi in the palace? These are all the evil consequences I sowed. I treated Concubine Xi harshly. I kowtowed to her in front of the palace gate and begged her to give the Chu family a way out. If she asked for my life, I would give it..."

Chu Changping handed the small envelope to Madam Jiang: "Don't say these stupid things at this time, Ayi will... " I was wrong, but I didn't commit such a crime! It was this tyrant who was unjust! Even if you kneel and die in front of the palace gate, he will not take back his order. It doesn't matter if you and your son don't return to the Jiang family in the future. No matter how poor the Chu family is, we can still support you and your son. Jiang Jing'an is afraid of getting into trouble, so I think he will write a letter of divorce to you in the near future. This is a letter from Ayi, please keep it well, I can't stay at home anymore..."

When saying this, Chu Changping glanced at the two elders of the Chu family again, and then said to Mrs. Jiang: "If I am gone, you should be filial to my parents on my behalf."

Just one sentence made the eyes of the whole family red.

Jiang Yangui sat on the stretcher. He hated his crippled legs so much never before. He held the stretcher's handrails tightly with both hands, his eyes red: "Uncle!"

Chu Changping touched Jiang Yangui's head: "You have half Chu family blood in your body, and you can be considered a Chu family man. Don't give up. Your mother and your sister will have to rely on you in the future. If you don't stand up, who will they rely on?" These

words made Jiang Yangui burst into tears: "Yangui remember..."

Chu Changping then turned around and knelt down, kowtowed twice to the two elders of the Chu family: "Father, mother, I am unfilial and have brought such a big disaster to our family."

The two elders of the Chu family hurried forward to help him up.

Old Lady Chu read the letter written by the King of Liaoning and knew that the King of Liaoning would send someone to pick up Chu Changping. As long as he left the capital, the emperor would not be able to touch him. He said, "Leave the city quickly! If you are late, something unexpected might happen!" As long as

Chu Changping is not at home, even if the imperial guards enter the house to search, they will not be able to find Chu Changping, and the crime will not be charged.

Old Lady Chu also shed tears and said, "Go!"

Chu Changping looked at his old parents at home again, gritted his teeth and turned away.

Old Lady Chu then ordered the servants in the house, "Carry the coffin down. If the imperial guards enter the house and find it, they will say that it was a relative of Manager He who came to the house and met with an accident. When the storm is over, find a place with good feng shui to bury this girl. They are all miserable people..."

When the imperial guards walked to Duhe Avenue, they suddenly bumped into a team of luxurious carriages.

The imperial guards were used to being overbearing, and the little minions in front of them started to say: "Get out of the way! The imperial guards are doing their job! Don't block the way!"

The golden curtain on the carriage was lifted by a pair of jade hands painted with bright red cardamom. The woman in the carriage was graceful and charming, with a hint of sneer on her lips: "You imperial guards are so brave that you even dare to ram my driver!"

When the imperial guards saw that the person in the carriage was Princess Wenshu, they were silent.

Princess Wenshu was the most beloved daughter of the late emperor and the aunt of the current emperor. What she said in front of the emperor was more effective than the empress dowager.

The commander of the imperial guards noticed something strange in front of him, and hurried forward. After learning the whole story, he whipped the imperial guard with his whip. The imperial guard's face was torn, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

The commander of the imperial guards clasped his fists to the princess: "My subordinates are blind and have offended the princess. I apologize to you on his behalf."

The princess snorted coldly: "I thought I had lost the emperor's heart. What dog dares to bark in front of me!"

The commander of the imperial guards bowed lower: "How dare you! I still have the emperor's order, so I won't say any more to the princess. I will come to apologize in person another day."

The princess's face changed. Because she took good care of herself, she didn't look old at all. She was in her thirties, but she looked like a girl in her early twenties. She said, "I didn't see the sincerity of Commander Xiao's apology at all. Do you want to use the imperial order to pressure me?"

She ordered the coachman to drive the carriage forward a little, blocking the Duhe Street seriously, and then looked at the commander of the imperial guards and said, "My carriage will stop here today. Commander Xiao, either take your people to take a detour, or... apologize to me." The commander of the

imperial guards always knew that this lady was not easy to mess with. How could it be such a coincidence that he happened to offend her today?

It was impossible to take a detour. The Chu family was in the middle of Duhe Street. If he went too late, Chu Changping would get wind of the news and run away. He would not have a good time in front of His Majesty.

The commander of the imperial guards said, "Princess, please don't embarrass me."

If it weren't for the fact that the princess had a grudge with the Chu family over her marriage, he would have suspected that the princess was deliberately making things difficult for him in order to help Chu Changping out of trouble.

The princess obviously had no intention of giving up: "Commander Xiao, since you think that I am making things difficult for you, let's go to

His Majesty and talk to him!" The commander of the imperial guards dismounted and bowed to the princess: "I am a humble official who failed to discipline my subordinates and offended the princess. I hope that the princess will not bear my fault and will not take this person seriously!"

The princess snorted coldly and then lowered the curtain: "I will drive past you before you go."

The luxurious convoy slowly crossed Duhe Avenue.

The commander of the imperial guards was furious when he saw that there were seven or eight other carriages behind the princess's carriage.

He just showed his anger when a passing carriage suddenly opened its curtains. Inside was a young man with red lips and white teeth, with charming eyes: "I see that Commander Xiao is still dissatisfied with Her Royal Highness the Princess."

The commander of the imperial guards clasped his fists and said: "I dare not."

This man was the most favored male favorite of the princess, and he really couldn't offend him.

The curtains of several carriages behind him were also opened one after another. They were all handsome or coquettish young men, complaining about why the carriage had stopped here for so long.

After the Princess's convoy passed by, it was almost half a minute. The commander of the imperial guards quickly mounted his horse and prepared to go to the Chu Mansion to search the property.

But another eunuch came up from behind and shouted from a distance: "Commander Xiao, please stay!"

The commander of the imperial guards had no choice but to stop and wait for the eunuch to come forward.

The eunuch came up and pulled the reins and said: "The emperor has ordered the commander of the imperial guards, Xiao Qian, to go to the city gates to arrest Chu Changping immediately!" The

commander of the imperial guards didn't know why the emperor changed the imperial edict in less than half an hour. He asked: "Then will the Chu family be searched?"

The eunuch said: "Of course not."

The commander of the imperial guards was even more furious, but he dared not show it on his face. He just said, "I obey your orders!"

In the palace,

all the vases and jades that could be smashed in the study were smashed by the man on the dragon chair. The serving maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground trembling. Occasionally, broken porcelain flew over and cut their faces, but they did not dare to wipe the blood with their hands.

"Waste! All of it is waste!" The new emperor swept all the memorials on the dragon case to the ground.

"What did I tell Fan Wei? I sent him to his military camp, but he kept him as a handle for my good uncle!" The new emperor laughed in anger.

The chief eunuch clinked a cup of hot tea and handed it over, "Your Majesty, have a cup of tea to calm down..."

He waved it away, "Get lost!"

The scalding tea spilled all over him, but the chief eunuch did not dare to say anything.

The new emperor put his hands on the dragon table, his eyes full of anger: "Call Jiang Jing'an in!"

Minister Jiang, who had just left the study, was called in again by the little eunuch.

As soon as he entered the room, a memorial was thrown in his face.

The new emperor was furious: "Didn't you say that the mother and son were locked up in your house? How come they are in the Chu family now?"

Minister Jiang was startled and knelt down quickly: "I... am terrified."

He was indeed unaware that Madam Jiang and her son had left the house.

The veins on the new emperor's forehead were throbbing, and his head was throbbing with pain. He rubbed his forehead with one hand and said, "Your legitimate daughter is not dead." When

these words fell into the ears of Minister Jiang, he was only surprised, not happy.

The new emperor said cruelly, "She is now in the hands of the King of Liaoning. The King of Liaoning is probably waiting to make a big fuss about her! If I move the Chu family at this time, it will be exactly what he wants!"

If only Jiang Yanyi was in the hands of the King of Liaoning, then it would not be a big deal. As long as Minister Jiang insisted that she was not his daughter, he could get away with it with a word of "slander".

But now that Madam Jiang and her son have returned to the Chu family, with them as witnesses, how will the world look at him when the fact that he sent the legitimate daughter of aristocratic family to the border to be a camp prostitute is revealed?

If the king has no virtue, doesn't that give his good uncle an opportunity to take advantage of it?

When the new emperor was in a state of panic, another palace servant came to report from outside the study: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened!"

The new emperor grabbed the inkstone on the dragon table and smashed it: "Speak!"

The little eunuch was hit so hard that his head was bleeding. He knelt on the ground and cried: "Young General Fan lost his manners after drinking and flirted with Concubine Xi..."

The new emperor felt his blood boiling. He picked up the Longquan sword hanging beside him and went to the back palace.

Minister Jiang knelt on the ground and trembled, his face turned pale in an instant.

At this time, thousands of miles away in Xizhou, Feng Shuo was sitting in the pavilion in the west courtyard. A wall separated him from the little cook's kitchen where she was cooking.

The black and white chess pieces on the stone table in front of him were fighting each other. He placed a black piece with his left hand, and then a white piece with his right hand.

The situation in the capital city was surging in his clear eyes.

"Nephew, you can't break this game."