Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2524 Reconciliation 66.0

After Shen Cha and his group entered the room, they searched around and saw Mr. Jiang sitting in his usual seat, leisurely drinking tea and flipping through a book.

"Second Grandpa!"

Hearing Shen Cha's voice, Mr. Jiang put down the book in his hand, looked up, and saw several children standing in front of him. He waved at them.

"Why are you here at this hour? Come and sit down!"

"it is good!"

Shen Cha pulled Jin Miaomiao and Hongye to sit down, while Meilin stood beside them and waved to Xiao Liuzi who was looking over.

Xiao Liuzi was greeting guests from another table. He told another waiter not far away to take over and ran to Shen Cha.

"Boss, Master Jin, Sister Hongye." Xiao Liuzi bowed, "Still the old rules?"

"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded, "Have someone guard it, and keep strangers away."

"Yes!"

Xiao Liuzi busied himself serving the tea and snacks ordered by Shen Cha and the others, and arranged for the guards before he quietly left.

Mr. Jiang watched them work silently with a faint smile on his face. After Xiao Liuzi left, he raised his eyebrows at Shen Cha.

"What happened?" Mr. Jiang put down the book, looked at Shen Cha with a smile, and said, "Looking at this posture, it seems that he is here to call for punishment."

"Second Grandfather, you are too serious. Cha'er will not do such a foolish thing." Shen Cha pushed the flower cake in front of him towards Second Grandfather Jiang and said with a smile, "It's just that I learned something incredible today. For a moment, I don't know whether I should believe it or not, so I want to ask Second Grandfather. I wonder if Second Grandfather can give Cha'er a definite answer."

"Oh? There's something you're not sure about?" Mr. Jiang smiled. Seeing Shen Cha, Jin Miaomiao, Hong Ye, and even Mei Lin all smiling apologetically, the anger that had just risen in his heart disappeared in an instant. "Okay, don't be like this. I was just trying to scare you." He paused and looked at Shen Cha, "What's going on? What did you hear?"

"Does Second Grandfather know about Mianbai's background?"

"The musician in the Empress Dowager's palace? The owner of the Ke family?" Seeing the children nod, Mr. Jiang thought for a moment and shook his head gently, "What other background does he have? I don't know!"

"Second Grandfather doesn't know either?"

After hearing what Mr. Jiang said, several people looked at each other in surprise. They thought that as the most important member of the royal family, Mr. Jiang should know about it, but they didn't expect that Mr. Jiang didn't know about it either.

"What's going on?" Mr. Jiang looked at this one, then at that one, and thought their expressions were a little strange. "What did you hear?"

"Second Grandfather, were you in the capital when Concubine Hui and Mianbai got into trouble?"

"Not here." Master Jiang shook his head gently, "I also heard it from Old Shen. What's the matter?" "Mianbai." Shen Cha sighed softly, "He is the cousin of Concubine Hui. You can call him Uncle of the State."

"No wonder!" After hearing Shen Cha's words, Mr. Jiang took a sip of tea and sighed softly, "No wonder!"

"Second Grandfather isn't surprised at all?"

"I thought it was strange before. If these two people really defiled the palace, not only would they not be alive, but Concubine Hui's children would not be alive either. But the punishment they received was nothing more than Concubine Hui being imprisoned in the deep palace, and Mianbai being driven out after castration. As for my nephews and nieces, they didn't have any trouble at all. They still live in peace and enjoy the support of the people." Master Jiang raised his eyebrows. "Now that I think about it, Mianbai's eyebrows and eyes are really similar to Concubine Hui. If they are cousins, it really makes sense."

"Are they similar?" Shen Cha blinked. "I haven't seen Concubine Hui, but I have seen the prince and princess. So that's it."

"Are they a bit similar?" Seeing Shen Cha nod, Mr. Jiang sighed, "Nephew resembles uncle, that's for sure. But there is one thing that still puzzles me."

"What do you think is strange, Grandpa?"

"Who did they offend to be framed like this? And," Mr. Jiang looked puzzled, "they are cousins. Why should they be embarrassed to announce such a relationship?"

"I think when Concubine Hui was investigating, she was targeted by the Empress Dowager's people. They thought that the Empress Dowager's downfall might have been caused by Concubine Hui." Jin Miaomiao touched her chin, "So, they are avenging the master?"

"Hmm!" Shen Cha felt that what Jin Miaomiao said made sense. She stood up, washed her hands, came back and sat down again, took a piece of dessert, took a bite, and slowly recounted all the family grievances that Mian Bai had mentioned. After she finished, she looked at Second Master Jiang, "Second Grandpa, this kind of substitution should not be uncommon, right?"

"It is indeed not uncommon. Everyone knows it and turns a blind eye. Even if they know that this female official is a replacement, even if they investigate the background of the replacement female official, they will not make it public."

"why?"

"Those who are selected as substitutes are all from poor backgrounds, such as Concubine Hui. Fortunately, Concubine Hui has a cousin who has been separated for many years. Many of these substitutes are orphans, or they have never known who their parents are or where they came from." Master Jiang sighed, "To be honest, the palace prefers female officials with such backgrounds. If they are really favored and crowned as concubines like Concubine Hui, they will not be as arrogant as some other families' daughters, and they will not have any relatives to bully others. However, the only one who can truly win the emperor's favor and have children is Concubine Hui. The others are either released when they reach the age, or arranged to be married to princes or important officials."

"Second Grandfather, tell me." Shen Cha thought for a moment, "Does my uncle know that Concubine Hui has a grudge against the Grand Empress Dowager? To be more precise, he has a grudge against the Qinglian Sect?"

"You should know." Master Jiang nodded, "But my brother never said it, and I won't ask, but..."

"What else did you think of?"

"When I left the capital to come to the border, Concubine Hui gave me a carriage full of things. I thought she did this because of my brother's request. Now after listening to what you said, and thinking back to some of the things that happened at that time, I probably have the answer."

"She should know that you and the Grand Empress Dowager are at odds, and that you are targeting the Qinglian Sect, so..." Shen Cha sighed softly and said, "You two can be considered to share the same hatred and the same enemy."

"It looks like this now." Master Jiang shook his head helplessly, "The Green Lotus Sect is really a cancer, it has destroyed so many people and families." He looked at Shen Cha, "This time we must eradicate it completely!"