Chapter 213

Wang Shang was silent for a long time, and finally realized that his personal experience told him that Jiao Niang was correct.

Being patient won't bring peace.

Taking a step back won't open up new horizons.

If you endure it, it will only make the other party excited and stir up a bigger storm, causing you to suffer a heavier blow.

If you back off, the other party will become even more aggressive and try to make your world dark and cloudy.

"Perhaps you are right."

Wang Shang was quite emotional: "If Sang Jingwan had chosen to resist, instead of leaving Lingnan alone with her daughter and living in Jiang'an County in hiding, perhaps everything would have been different."

He couldn't help but wonder, what would the situation be like if Sang Jingwan had not chosen to give in, but had directly killed the other party, forcefully returned to the Sang family, and seized power?
In the final analysis, Sang Jingwan's death was simply because she had mysterious means and the ability to make money, but did not have enough power to protect herself.

Wang Shang thought for a while and felt that he was really bored.

Sang Jingwan has been dead for many years, dust to dust, earth to earth. Why should he bother himself and think about things that will never happen again?

Could it be possible that Sang Jingwan could come back to life?

"So, we really can't kill that bastard Yang Qing?"

Jiao Niang pursed her lips and said, "We have allowed him to live in disgrace for so many years, so this is considered to be a bargain for him."

"Is it really impossible to kill him?"

"Our Lord is not a kind and benevolent person. It is normal for him to go back on his word and kill someone, right? Moreover, we have let Yang Qing live for so many years, so it is not a violation of the agreement."

"How can people not get sick if they eat all kinds of grains?"

Jiao Niang sneered: "At worst, we can deliberately arrange an accident for Jiang An Ning, or arrange a wife with a bad temper and powerful means for him, just like the Zhao family and Zhao Hai treated Jiang An Ning, and slowly torture him to death, isn't that possible?"

"It's just a good opportunity for us to practice, so that we don't end up not being perfect when dealing with Jiang An Ning, leaving behind any clues that could be used against us."

The more Jiao Niang thought about it, the more she felt that this was feasible.

She clapped her hands excitedly: "I think we might as well just make this a happy decision. It just so happens that Yang Qing, that bastard, has been thrown into jail for defaming the county magistrate."

"The county magistrate will definitely not let him off easily. He will definitely have to teach him a lesson."

"In this case, he must be eager to get out."

"If we arrange for someone to come forward and pay the fine for him, use the money to redeem him, he will definitely be very happy."

"Anyway, nowadays, many families like to do things in secret, using this method to buy servants or sons-in-law back home."

Jiao Niang's voice suddenly paused, and she looked at Wang Shang, who was also looking at her as if he had sensed something.

After a long time.

"You thought of it too?" Jiao Niang exclaimed.

Wang Shang closed his eyes, nodded, and said "hmm" softly.

Zhao Yuanshan was redeemed from prison by Wanniang in this way.

now……

"I heard he was having a very miserable time."

Jiao Niang said with a serious expression.

Wang Shang had a stern face and cold eyes: "The reason why we bought the pleasure boat was to investigate Wanniang."

But they didn't find anything wrong.

Now that I think about it, I finally understand what was wrong.

Jiao Niang and Wang Shang looked at each other and fell silent again.

After a long while, they said in unison: "Wan Niang's skill in mixing spices was taught to her by Jiang An Ning!"

Both of them had heavy expressions on their faces.

Jiang Anning taught Wanniang how to make the spice recipe...

This was something they had never thought of before.

"That's it, it must be so!"

Jiao Niang gritted her teeth and muttered, "Why didn't I ever think that Wan Niang's spice recipe came from Jiang An Ning?"

Wang Shang was silent.

Not to mention that Jiao Niang had never thought about it, even he himself had never thought about it either.

He knew that Sang Jingwan was very good at mixing spices.

Even the incense he uses now was given to him by Sang Jingwan.

As her daughter, it is not surprising that Jiang Anning can concoct some spice recipes.

"We have indeed ignored it before."

"We always thought that Jiang Anning had only learned some skills of Suzhou embroidery, but we overlooked the fact that as Sang Jingwan's daughter, it was not surprising that she had learned other skills from Sang Jingwan."

Wang Shang pursed his lips slightly.

"That……"

Jiao Niang looked up at Wang Shang, hesitant to speak, and asked after a while: "Will she also know how to do that thing?"

Wang Shang looked over and naturally knew what Jiao Niang was talking about.

Concubine Jiang was the most favored concubine in the harem and gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. Her position was secure. But she died unexpectedly, and her family, the Marquis of Jiang'an, also suffered the emperor's wrath.

This is what people outside can see.

In fact, the truth is... the emperor openly loved his childhood sweetheart, Concubine Jiang, but secretly found someone to poison her when she was about to give birth.

I thought that with one body and two lives saved, everything would be fine.

When a woman gives birth, she is literally walking through the gates of hell.

No one can guarantee that if you give birth to this child, you will be able to survive.

Naturally, their master thought so too.

As long as Concubine Jiang was unable to give birth and lost her life due to dystocia, he could maintain his affectionate persona, allowing the world to admire the emperor's deep affection, and at the same time eliminate a serious threat to him. It was simply killing two birds with one stone.

But he had planned everything except how determined Concubine Jiang was to give birth to this child.

Even the imperial physician almost determined the patient's death date. Even if Hua Tuo were alive, he would not be able to bring the dead back to life.

It can't be saved.

Everyone thought that if Concubine Jiang's life was in danger, the whole family, young and old, would suffer. They just hoped that the little prince and princess could be born smoothly. Even if only one of them could be saved in the end, at least there would be a chance to survive.

No one expected that Concubine Jiang would do herself well.

Not only did she give birth to two dragonborns safely, she also saved her own life.

The emperor saw that his plan had failed and was at a loss as to what to do. After rewarding everyone in the palace, he called Sang Jingwan in.

He wanted Concubine Jiang to die quietly, preferably insanely, to preserve his deep love.

Later, when the little prince and princess were about to turn one year old, the entire palace was busy and joyful in preparing a grand birthday banquet for the two royal heirs. At that time, Concubine Jiang committed suicide.

No one knows why Concubine Jiang committed suicide.

It was clear that not long ago, the emperor had specially issued an edict to announce to the world that he wanted to promote Concubine Jiang to the rank of Imperial Noble Concubine and take charge of the affairs of the six palaces.

He also specifically instructed that a grand birthday banquet for the master and the prince should be held.

He rewarded every commoner in the territory with one hundred coins, nine eggs, nine catties of grain, and a piece of bacon, and shared the joy with all the people in the world.

He also granted amnesty to the whole country and prayed for the princess and the prince.

Such great favor has attracted the envy and jealousy of countless people.

Everyone said that the Marquis of Jiang'an was going to be promoted to a Duke.

She is the Imperial Noble Consort now, and will be the Empress in the future!
With such a bright future, why would Concubine Jiang, who was in great favor, suddenly commit suicide without any warning?
No one can figure out the reason behind this.

Except for the emperor who was extremely distressed after learning that Concubine Jiang committed suicide.

The person who helped the emperor complete all these plans was Sang Jingwan.

"After Concubine Jiang committed suicide, the Marquis Jiang'an Mansion was greatly neglected and was demoted one after another. Marquis Jiang'an and his son were even stripped of their clothes and thrown into prison in the street, and all this was done without any proper charges."

"I don't know how many people there were at the time. I was so worried that I would be the next one to be implicated."

"Some even suspected that the emperor had gone mad and was suddenly acting without any rules or ethics!"

“It’s totally confusing.”

"At the beginning, when the imperial edict was announced to the world, the Jiang Marquis's Mansion was envied by everyone. But later, it was deserted and no one was interested."

"There are even many people hiding in the dark, watching the joke, just waiting for the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and replace them."

Jiao Niang's eyebrows were cold and cold: "Unfortunately, even if everything was done perfectly, it still couldn't escape the crazy search for clues by the Marquis of Jiang'an."

"Perfect?"

Wang Shang sneered: "Is there such a thing as perfect in this world? Even if there is, how can you and I know about it?"

"The whole thing seems like a perfect setup, but in reality, who knows if all of us are just pawns in the plan."

"Marquis Jiang's Mansion was frantically searching for the truth behind Concubine Jiang's murder, so they found some clues?"

Wang Shang sneered: "I don't think that's necessarily the case."

"Maybe this matter was really perfect at the beginning."

"After all, no one has ever doubted that the cause of Concubine Jiang's death was unusual."

“And everything seems exceptionally reasonable.”

"It was a difficult birth, and both mother and child were nearly killed."

"Although I was lucky enough to give birth successfully, my body was seriously injured and I will never be the same again."

"Concubine Jiang's appearance was damaged because of this. She couldn't accept this fact in her heart. She became crazy and started to behave strangely... All of this was witnessed by the palace people."

"Even the emperor was injured on the forehead by Concubine Jiang for no reason before the morning court one day."

Wang Shang sneered: "All of this was seen, heard, and recorded by others."

“There’s even a lot of discussion among the public about this.”

"Why do you think all this happened?"

"Would the emperor like others to see his family affairs?"

"Who on earth is so bold as to discuss the emperor's family affairs?"

"If there is no one deliberately guiding this, do you believe it?"


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