Although she didn't know why Pei Xuan spoke up for her, she had achieved her goal.
Emperor Jingyuan specially dispatched a sedan chair to escort Jiang Wan back to her residence.
When Jiang Wan was driven out of the city, she was in a simple sedan chair, and she left in a disheveled state under the cover of night.
Now, returning to her residence, she rode in a sedan chair made of nanmu wood bestowed by the emperor, with golden bells jingling in the wind, displaying the grandeur of a third-rank lady.
When the servant came to report, Gu Yurong thought some important person had arrived and hurriedly came to greet them.
When she saw Jiang Wan come down, she could hardly hide the ferocity on her face.
"lady!"
The maid supported the swaying Gu Yurong, exclaiming in shock, "How could Jiang Shi become the Jade Rabbit Messenger? Could it be that she has really been possessed by a deity?"
"idiot!"
Gu Yurong cursed under her breath.
The concept of ghosts and gods is mostly a technique for manipulating people's minds.
That's how Song Shuling gained her fame.
It seems... Jiang Wan is also skilled in this technique, and even more so.
So in this round, she is the winner.
Gu Yurong took a deep breath. Song Shuling was in prison, and there was no hope of using her to restore the Gu family's status as imperial merchants.
She swayed, overcome with rage, and fainted.
When I woke up again, it was already dark.
"Where is Jiang Shi?" Gu Yurong asked, her voice hoarse.
The maid brought her tea to soothe her throat: "He returned to Xingzhi Courtyard early this morning, bringing with him a soldier named Er Gou. He said he would arrange accommodations for him."
Gu Yurong drank some water, and her turbulent emotions calmed down a bit.
She admitted that she couldn't compete with Linglong Pavilion in the matter of imperial merchants.
In the end, she was the one who suffered a loss, and Jiang Wan didn't benefit at all.
But in the backyard, she could no longer allow Jiang Wan to outdo her.
Gu Yurong lowered her voice: "How is Song Yu? Has he contracted the plague?"
The maid shook her head: "I heard he just went to pay his respects to Madam Jiang. He looked very healthy, and the mother and son talked for quite a while..."
"Madam, don't worry, perhaps... he's just lucky."
Gu Yurong's face was gloomy, and she was very unwilling.
Jiang Wan is cunning enough, but why is Song Yu so difficult to deal with?
How dare a woman despised by a general, a lowly brat, step on her and Song Lin?
She took a deep breath and said coldly.
“Mrs. Zhou is seriously ill, and as her daughter-in-law, Jiang Wan should also fulfill her filial duties.”
Gu Yurong narrowed her eyes, revealing a sinister glint.
“Go and tell the general that I have been taking care of my mother lately and I have fallen ill. Since my sister is a deity who can ward off disasters and cure diseases, let her take care of her. My mother will surely recover soon.”
At this moment, Xingzhi was in the courtyard.
Biluo summoned her former servants and gave each of them a reward.
"With the epidemic raging and people suffering, this is a gift from the lady. Use it to help your family."
"Also, Madam has personally prepared some medicine. If anyone in the family is sick, they can come to me to get it."
The old women and servants in the courtyard held their money pouches, heads bowed, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.
When Jiang Wan dismissed Xingzhi Academy, they still didn't understand why.
Later, when the imperial edict to punish them was issued, Song Shuling caused a scene at Xingzhi Academy, and they realized that this arrangement was to protect them.
As a servant, I consider myself of lowly status and have long been accustomed to life and death being decided by the laughter and conversation of nobles.
But Jiang Wan never expected that she would treat their worthless lives as her own.
Even when she herself was in dire straits, she still thought of leaving them a way to survive.
"Madam is in trouble, and we haven't been able to take care of her. Instead, we've troubled you to make arrangements. We are truly..."
Cai Die was the first to have tears in her eyes and took the lead in kowtowing to Jiang Wan.
The servant standing nearby had tears welling up in his eyes and said stiffly, "This is the first time I've met a master like this. I don't care about others, but wherever the madam goes from now on, I'll go!"
The servants in the courtyard knelt on the ground, talking all at once.
"…Me too!"
"That's right! If Madam is in trouble again, let your servants stand in front of her!"
"Pah, you jinx! A kind person like Madam, how could she possibly suffer any calamities? She's sure to live to be a hundred!"
“…”
If before it was loyalty, then in the future it will be entrusting one's life to another.
Biluo was moved by the scene before her.
It reminded me of the time when Jiang Wan founded Linglong Pavilion and befriended many talented and extraordinary people in the martial arts world; it was a similar scene.
Biluo's eyes reddened; the lady had no husband, but her family protected her.
But at least, she has them.
By the time the servants were settled, it was already late at night.
After Jiang Wan finished washing up and was about to rest, Song Ziyu arrived at her door with an angry expression.
With a gloomy face, he kicked over a screen by the door as soon as he entered.
"Tell me! Did you do what happened to my second sister?"
Song Shuling was imprisoned, and the shady dealings of the Imperial Observatory and Lin Zhiquan were also uncovered, causing Lin Zhiquan great anxiety.
His Majesty is most averse to collusion between officials; the Lin family is likely to suffer.
Over the years, the Song and Lin families have relied on each other. Lin Zhiquan, as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, has done a lot of favors for the General's Mansion.
If Lin Zhiquan falls, the General's Mansion will lose an arm.
All of this was thanks to Jiang Wan.
"Why take your anger out on me, General? You know better than anyone how Second Sister got the name 'Fox Fairy'."
Jiang Wan gave a half-smile, and her words left him speechless.
That's right, Lin Zhiquan colluded with the Imperial Observatory to make Song Shuling the Lady of Fortune.
But what about Jiang Wan?
How could a woman confined to her home possibly have the help of Master Dongjinghui to speak on her behalf? And how could she possibly have foreseen the future and inexplicably raise a rabbit?
Moreover, in her eyes, Jiang Wan had always been a woman who was beautiful but lacked talent and ability.
Now they can even produce a prescription for treating the plague.
Could it be... a divine message in a dream?
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