The two of them had a small gathering here today. When they left, He Xingyun slowed down a step and saw the scene from earlier.
He recounted what he had seen, but the man was wearing a veiled hat, so his face was not visible.
Pei Xuan's brows furrowed, clearly indicating that he had thought of something.
My long-standing question has been answered.
No wonder Jiang Wan's personality changed drastically after returning to the capital. She plotted against her husband, Song Ziyu, several times without showing any mercy.
No wonder she asked Pei Tang about ways to get a divorce.
If she had someone else outside, then everything seems to make sense.
It seems that this happened during the three years she was away from home.
Pei Xuan pursed his lips, his dark eyes looking towards the teahouse, just as Jiang Wan lifted the curtain and walked out.
Jiang Wan seemed somewhat surprised to see him, but still walked over, lifting the hem of her skirt.
"Your Highness."
She bowed and lowered her eyes, saying, "I haven't yet thanked Your Highness for speaking up and requesting a third-rank imperial title for me."
Pei Xuan gave her a cold glance.
That day in the palace, when Jiang Wan removed her veil, he guessed that from the feigned banishment from the capital to the auspicious jade rabbit, the whole thing was her scheme, a counterattack against Song Shuling.
She always smiled gently, but in reality, she was cunning and shrewd.
Pei Xuan disliked this kind of woman.
However, he noticed that the jade hairpin he had made himself was exceptionally beautiful on her head, its smooth and pure texture making it look even more lovely.
He inexplicably requested an official title for her.
I only learned today that her meticulous planning was all for a man.
Pei Xuan's gaze fell on the jade hairpin in her hair, his expression cold and indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger.
"A mere third-rank imperial consort, even without my intervention, you would have found a way to obtain it, wouldn't you?"
He said coldly.
"Jiang Wan, you've got some nerve!"
The wife of a high-ranking family dared to have a secret rendezvous.
Jiang Wan's heart skipped a beat.
Pei Xuan seems to be in a bad mood today.
But recently, it seems she hasn't offended him.
Could it be that Pei Xuan saw through her methods against Song Shuling and was warning her?
"Perhaps... I have indeed been too bold." Jiang Wan raised her eyes and tentatively said, "But this is a matter of the household. You are the Crown Prince, surely you wouldn't interfere in a subject's private affairs?"
"Cough, cough!" He Xingyun coughed violently, completely stunned.
This was the first time he had ever seen someone so brazenly justify adultery!
However, on the other hand, Song Ziyu wasn't exactly a good person either...
After a moment of internal struggle, He Xingyun winked and gave a reminder.
"Madam Jiang, even you, you should be more discreet! If General Song finds out... you'll be in trouble!"
Jiang Wan glanced at him.
"What's done is done. What if he knows? I don't regret it."
Seeing He Xingyun's strange expression, and thinking that he meant well, Jiang Wan decided to accept his favor and nodded.
"Thank you for reminding me anyway. I'll be more careful next time."
He Xingyun: "..."
Pei Xuan's expression worsened, and he stormed off.
Biluo: "Madam, is His Highness the Crown Prince angry?"
Jiang Wan was also puzzled: "This is inexplicable."
She had no interest in guessing what Pei Xuan and He Xingyun were thinking.
Because Emperor Jingyuan ordered her to work with the Imperial Medical Academy to treat the plague in the capital.
In the following days, she was busy treating the people in the city and had no time to attend to anything else.
With Jiang Wan's help, the epidemic in the capital was brought under control in less than half a month. Emperor Jingyuan was overjoyed and bestowed many treasures upon the general's mansion.
Just then, news came from Cuizhu Hall that Zhou's condition had improved.
Given Zhou's suspicious nature, he would never touch Jiang Wan's medicine.
But she fell into a coma, and the maid had to force-feed her the medicine. After several days of this, she was finally brought back to consciousness.
Biluo felt a little regretful that she hadn't been able to suffer more.
Jiang Wan smiled and said, "It's good that you're awake."
Yesterday, the palace issued an edict dismissing Lin Zhiquan from his post and ordering him to be exiled three thousand li away with Song Shuling in the autumn.
"As mother and daughter, she should personally see her off and have a good cry, after all, it's the last time she'll see her in this life."
What Jiang Wan said is true.
After Zhou woke up, she tried everything she could to save Song Shuling, but she had nowhere to turn.
Left with no other choice, she went to Luhetang.
Luhetang was the residence of Song Ziyu's grandmother, the first wife of the former General Zhennan, and the wife of an elder statesman.
The matriarch of the family was over sixty years old. Although she lived in the general's mansion, she spent most of her time in seclusion, chanting Buddhist scriptures and not concerning herself with worldly affairs.
Zhou knelt for half a day before Luhetang finally opened its doors.
As soon as she entered the door, she knelt down crying: "Ling'er is in trouble, please, Mother, help save her life!"
Incense smoke curled from the incense burner. The elder's wife knelt before a glass Buddha statue with her back to her, without turning around.
"She has committed many unrighteous acts and deserves her fate; I cannot help her."
Zhou tried to argue, "Mother, she's innocent! She was framed by that little bitch Jiang..."
"shut up."
The elder's wife's voice suddenly turned cold, exuding an imposing aura without anger.
"She was married into the family by imperial decree, yet you keep calling her a 'bitch.' Are you dissatisfied with the royal family's arrangement?"
Zhou trembled with fright: "Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law wouldn't dare, but things have been unsettled at home lately, so please, Mother, give me some advice..."
The matriarch turned her prayer beads and said softly.
"Since you've come to me for help, I only have two sentences to give you."
"First, Lady Jiang has been promoted to the rank of a third-grade noblewoman and has also cured your illness. You should personally visit her to express your gratitude."
"Second, Shuling and Tingyue have been communicating frequently recently. Tingyue has been away from the capital for many years, and perhaps she misses home. She should go home and visit her family."
After saying that, she seemed tired and waved her hand.
"Alright, you can go now."
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