si-mexico Chapter 203 Show off in front of Jiang Suining
Chapter 203 Show off in front of Jiang Suining
After returning to the Jiang family, when Biyun came back, Jiang Suining carefully instructed her and Xier that since the Dali Temple had closed the case, they should not bring it up again no matter what the occasion.
Xier and Biyun agreed seriously and promised not to mention it again. If anyone asked, they would just say that the Dali Temple had already looked into it.
In the next few days, Jiang Suining's life was the same as usual.
However, the news about Yang Manman and Li Zheng became more and more popular.
Li Zheng was originally under house arrest, but someone told him the news that Yang Manman was punished by the family, so he sneaked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion at night and even climbed over the wall into the backyard of the Yang family.
As a result, he was caught by the patrolling servant, who thought he was a thief and started beating him with a stick. Li Zheng could not stand it and had to reveal his identity, saying that he was the second son of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Duke Yang rushed over after hearing the news, and when he saw that it was really Li Zheng, his face turned green.
You have to know that there is not only Yang Manman but also a married Yang Huihui in the Yang family's backyard. If this gets out, I wonder what people will say about it.
Duke Yang wanted to keep this secret at first, but Yang Huihui, who got the news, went over in person and said that there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable, and Li Zheng's affairs would most likely get out. Instead of waiting for others to know and make all kinds of speculations, it would be better for the Yang family to reveal the matter in the open, at least with a clear conscience.
Duke Yang thought it made sense, so he took his servant with him and personally sent Li Zheng back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Miss, things have become like this. Do you think you will still go ahead with the engagement if the Lu family finds out?" Xier asked curiously.
"With things like this, the engagement will definitely not go through. The Lu family now has a reason to cancel the engagement completely." Jiang Suining said firmly.
Just a moment after she finished speaking, Chu Jingyue came with news.
"The Lu family has officially cancelled the engagement with the Prime Minister's Mansion." Chu Jingyue said this as soon as she sat down.
Jiang Suining motioned Xi'er to serve tea, then he said, "It's as expected. Even if we are close friends, we can't afford to lose face like this again and again."
"I heard that Li Zheng was beaten to the point of vomiting blood, and was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. The Prime Minister's wife begged for mercy and cried so much that she almost fainted. Li Zheng's eldest brother also took several beatings for him. Alas, it's unfortunate to have such a son and brother. Why does Li Zheng like Yang Manman so much?" Chu Jingyue sighed.
She had met the Prime Minister's wife before. She was a very gentle and quiet person, but she was worried about having such a son.
"Only he himself knows best about emotional matters, isn't it the same for you?" Jiang Suining looked at Chu Jingyue with a smile.
Hearing Jiang Suining's teasing, Chu Jingyue blushed, "Suining, I... am engaged."
"So soon?" Jiang Suining was stunned, then laughed, "Prince Chu and Princess Chu have already met Chu Changhe?"
Chu Jingyue nodded, "I went to see Chu Changhe again a few days ago. You know, I waited for so long and finally met someone I like. I didn't want to miss it, so I plucked up the courage and expressed my feelings to Chu Changhe directly."
"What does Chu Changhe say?"
"He was surprised at first, then his face turned red. I saw that he didn't seem to be interested in me. He just said that his father was a criminal and he didn't dare to marry someone of higher status. I was anxious and told my parents when I got home. My father said that he had been investigating among the new Jinshi candidates and had also considered Chu Changhe. So, yesterday my father sent someone to invite him to the mansion and finalized the marriage."
Chu Jingyue's eyes and eyebrows were full of joy, and Jiang Suining was also very happy for her.
Before leaving, Chu Jingyue did not forget to tell Jiang Suining that if the wedding date was set, she would be notified as soon as possible, and she must set aside time in advance, and no matter what, she must not miss her wedding banquet.
Jiang Suining naturally agreed.
In a blink of an eye, May is coming to an end.
On the last day of May, a major event occurred in the court.
The residence of a first-rank general of cavalry was confiscated, on charges of embezzlement of military funds and private storage of military weapons.
The evidence was conclusive and the emperor was furious. He suspected that the general's family was plotting a rebellion and ordered the entire family to be executed.
Not only were the relatives implicated, but even those who had previously been on good terms with the General's Mansion were more or less implicated.
The first to be affected was Li Zheng's brother. He and Chen Xing had known each other since childhood and had a very good relationship. This time, after Chen Xing followed his father back to the imperial city, they had the most contact.
In consideration of Prime Minister Li's many years of hard work and great contributions, the emperor did not actually put Li Zheng's elder brother into jail. However, he directly punished him with fifty lashes of the cane for making careless friends and misbehaving.
At the morning court session, he even reprimanded Prime Minister Li for not managing his household properly.
Not only did he lose the engagement with the Lu family, but his two sons also lost face one after another. It would be difficult for him to enter the court in the future. Prime Minister Li seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden. As for his position as prime minister, it was naturally not as stable as before.
As for Zhou Yihong, although he had some dealings with Chen Xing before, he had distanced himself from him during this period because of Han Nian'an's words, and thus escaped a disaster.
In Ningxiu Pavilion, Jiang Suining was a little surprised when he heard that the Changning Marquis Mansion was safe and sound.
In her previous life, she sensed something was wrong when Chen Xing and his son were transferred back to the imperial city, so she persuaded Zhou Yihong to reduce contact with them.
Of course, Zhou Yihong didn't believe it at first, so she persuaded Qin. Under Qin's order, Zhou Yihong broke off contact with her and was later avoided being implicated.
However, in this life, there was no reminder from me. Could it be Han Nian'an?
"Jiang Suining, long time no see."
As soon as Jiang Suining's thoughts came to his mind, he heard a familiar voice.
At the entrance of Ningxiu Restaurant, Han Nian'an walked in dressed in jewels.
She was wearing a bright red long dress with intricate embroidery, several gold hairpins on her head, gold hollow earrings on her earlobes, and a gold bracelet inlaid with rubies on her hand, looking very substantial.
Walking in front of Jiang Suining, Han Nian'an deliberately raised his wrist, his tone full of pride.
"See? This was given to me personally by that old witch Qin. And these on my head were all given to me by the prince. They are so angry that they want to worship me as a treasure now."
"Really? Congratulations." Jiang Suining smiled and said, his eyes fell on the bracelet, raised his eyebrows and said, "This bracelet looks somewhat familiar."
Hearing this, Han Nian'an's smug look became even stronger, "Why, Qin also gave it to you? What a pity, now it's all mine."
Jiang Suining shook his head, "You misunderstood, I don't have this bracelet."
"Humph, then it seems that your life in your last life was worse than..."
Jiang Suining interrupted Han Nian'an with a smile, "This is what Madam Qin used to send away the women Zhou Yihong brought back from the brothel. Each of them got one. After all, since they have become concubines, they should at least give them a gift when they meet."