Outside the palace, Pei Xi followed Jiang Wan all the way to the Department of Internal Affairs.
Even though Pei Xi was mentally prepared, his eyes still widened after hearing Jiang Wan's words.
"What?"
He exclaimed in surprise, then quickly covered his mouth and lowered his voice.
"You...you're being far too unrealistic. How could Song Lin possibly agree to something like this?"
"He will."
Jiang Wan said.
"You just need to relay my words to him when he approaches the Imperial Concubine."
“Impossible, Mother will not see him,” Pei Xi said. “The old lady is in prison for treason, and Father will definitely not let her off lightly.”
"We can't use her to control the General's Mansion. Song Lin's so-called leverage is also worthless. Now, even mentioning the Gu family mother and son makes my mother feel unlucky, and she will never meet with them."
He sighed.
“My mother wanted to join forces with Song Lin before, and he promised to give us that thing to keep safe.”
“But now, even if he offers the things with both hands, Mother will no longer care about their lives. Song Lin is not stupid. He will definitely find another way out and will not come again.”
Should we look for another way out?
Jiang Wan suddenly smiled.
"Unfortunately, he had no other choice."
"Song Lin will enter the palace in the next few days."
Just as Pei Xi was about to speak, Jiang Wan spoke again.
"He may not seek out Consort Yun, but he will definitely request an audience with you."
"Me?" Pei Xi pointed to himself, asking in confusion, "Why?"
He couldn't think of anything he had that could attract Song Lin.
Jiang Wan looked at him with a serious expression.
"Your Highness has exceptional abilities."
She left with a single sentence, bypassed the bewildered Pei Xi, and entered the Department of Internal Affairs.
When she came out again, there was a little palace maid behind Jiang Wan, who bowed her head and looked very obedient.
With Emperor Jingyuan's decree, the head of the Imperial Household Department personally handled the matter, handing over the indenture to Jiang Wan and sending the two out of the side gate.
Only after boarding the carriage did the palace maid cautiously raise her head to examine Jiang Wan.
"Jingchun".
Jiang Wan called out.
"Your assassination attempt in front of the emperor is ultimately a hidden danger; it is too unsafe for you to remain in the palace."
Jing Chun nodded, thanked him, and then smiled, "Is it General Song who wants to come out to fetch me?"
Jiang Wan glanced at her, said nothing, and then took out the contract of indenture from her sleeve.
"According to the contract, you are required to serve in the palace until you are twenty-five years old before you can return home to get married. There are still fourteen years to go."
She threw the indenture into the brazier.
"Now you are free."
Jing Chun was taken aback and was momentarily stunned: "Didn't Madam come to take me out of the palace to serve General Song?"
Jiang Wan shook her head.
Although she didn't want to restrict Jingchun's decision to stay or leave, judging from Song Yu's expression, she wouldn't keep Jingchun by her side.
Song Yu has always been decisive; she wouldn't take it upon herself to place people around him.
"To avoid attracting attention, you will stay at the General's Mansion for a few days. Then I will send someone to escort you away. Do not return home or appear in the capital for six months."
Jiang Wan said.
"Once things have calmed down, I will tell the Empress that it was my fault for not taking good care of you, which caused you to fall ill and die. In that case, the assassination plot will no longer be traced back to you, and you will be truly free."
Jing Chun stared blankly for a long time before finally saying thank you.
She could tell that Madam Jiang was going to such lengths to prepare for her future.
"May I see General Song?" Jingchun asked softly. "I wish to say goodbye to him."
Looking at her youthful face, Jiang Wan finally nodded and said to Biluo, "Tell Yu'er to take some time to come back to the manor these next two days and have dinner with me."
Just then, Song Yu was granted the title of Heir Apparent, and she needed to start preparing for the banquet.
There were some things she needed to explain to Song Yu in person.
Less than an hour after Jiang Wan returned to the general's mansion, the rewards from the palace arrived.
The imperial eunuch who came to deliver the decree was Emperor Jingyuan's personal eunuch. The gifts, including gold, silver, brocade, delicacies, and jewelry, filled five carriages.
Along the way, it attracted the attention of many people.
Now everyone in the capital knows that Lady Jiang bravely saved the emperor and is the emperor's favorite.
Gu Yurong and Song Lin also knelt in the front yard, their teeth clenched with hatred as they listened to the eunuch's flattering tone.
A Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held in the general's mansion, which was filled with disgraced officials.
She lived in constant fear, worried that she and Song Lin would be implicated and punished, and that she would be mistreated in every way, living a life worse than that of a servant.
Jiang Wan, however, became a meritorious official, and was praised throughout the capital.
How could she accept this?
After the eunuch read out the imperial edict, he pointed to several other palace maids who were holding gifts: "These were specially ordered by Consort Yun. Please accept them, Madam."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yurong frowned even more and exchanged a glance with Song Lin.
How did Consort Yun come to have dealings with Jiang Wan?
Gu Yurong suddenly remembered that some servants in the mansion had been gossiping earlier that day, saying that Jiang Wan was going to dine with Consort Yun, but she hadn't believed it at the time.
Now that I've heard it from the eunuch himself, I realize there's something wrong with it.
Song Lin, being shrewd, slipped some silver to a maid in Consort Yun's palace to inquire about what had happened in the palace that day.
The palace maid said, "Madam Jiang conveyed the Crown Prince's request, and Her Majesty is grateful and naturally wishes to return the favor."
Gu Yurong was even more puzzled.
She had witnessed the deep-seated feud between Pei Feng and Jiang Wan, which had even escalated to the point of being irreconcilable.
Jiang Wan is not the kind of person who repays evil with kindness, so why would she plead for Pei Feng?
This is so strange.
Could it be that... Consort Yun secretly made some kind of deal with Jiang Wan?
Gu Yurong felt increasingly uneasy as she thought about it, and couldn't help but blurt it out.
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