Chapter 215
Aunt Gui!
Aunt Gui who looks more like Aunt Gui than the Aunt Gui in the village!
To be precise, she was more like Aunt Gui in her previous life, who collected her body and reported to the police to have the Zhao family arrested, which was indirectly avenging her, but she also nailed wooden nails into her body.
It’s not that the current Aunt Gui looks much different from the Aunt Gui that Jiang Anning had seen in the village before, the one who cooked taro.
It's just a feeling.
Aunt Gui, whom I had met in the village before, had a simple and honest look.
Aunt Gui at this time was more capable and shrewd, and even had a bit more noble air.
Obviously, she was still wearing the same coarse linen shirt she wore in the village.
"That's not surprising."
Xie Yutong smiled and said, "Jiang Wei has returned to the capital. An imperial decree has been issued to appoint the best embroiderer in Jiang'an County to sew wedding clothes for him. Wang Shang and others have been in a state of anxiety. This is the right time for you to have some free time. I guess it's about time for you to come over."
Aunt Gui didn't say anything and seemed to have no opinion on this.
"I came here to discuss something with you."
Aunt Gui's face darkened a little, and she frowned and looked at Xie Yutong: "What's the matter with that imperial edict? Why are they suddenly looking for the number one embroiderer in Jiang'an County? Has the news been confirmed?"
"I don't know what's going on."
Xie Yutong smiled indifferently, with a hint of ridicule on the corner of his mouth: "But hasn't he always been like this? Moody and sanctimonious."
"You are a human being in front of people, but you don't know what you are behind them."
She chuckled: "I'm not surprised at all that he would make such a decision."
"I even think that it is rare that he could hold back until now and then do such a thing."
"I originally thought that with his gloomy personality, he would have been unable to sit still long ago."
"I didn't expect that he could actually tolerate Jiang Anning living alone for eight years."
I don’t know if it was some of the words that made Aunt Gui laugh, but the corners of her mouth curved slightly, showing her good mood: “Isn’t this just right? It’s a bargain for you and me, oh no, it should be said that it’s a bargain for you.”
Xie Yutong glanced at her but did not refute.
"So, it's fate and time."
The corners of her mouth curved up into a beautiful arc, and she sighed with emotion: "A person's life is neither long nor short, but the ones who can truly turn the tide are all those who survive."
"That's exactly the truth." Aunt Gui also agreed.
Xie Yutong turned his head and looked at her, then brought the topic back to the topic: "What do you want to discuss with me?"
"Now that the imperial decree has been issued, the whole world will know about it soon."
Aunt Gui pursed her lips and said, "It's a foregone conclusion that Jiang Anning will go to the capital."
When the imperial edict is delivered, even if Jiang Anning is unwilling, there is no reason for him to disobey it.
Otherwise, the mere accusation of treason would be enough to cost her her life.
"But at the same time, the Sang family will definitely get the news."
"Will they have any ideas?"
Aunt Gui's eyes were filled with worry, and it was obvious that she had no good feelings towards the Sang family.
"They will definitely be tempted."
Xie Yutong sneered: "If you don't have any thoughts, you should be worried."
A person who always harbors bad intentions suddenly stops doing bad things.
Isn't that more worrying than him doing something bad?
You can't possibly think that bad people should give up their evil ways and turn over a new leaf, right?
It's obvious that he's holding back on something big!
Aunt Gui nodded and said, "You are right. If those people don't have any bad intentions, I will be even more worried."
Thinking of something, Aunt Gui said, "I almost forgot that the Sang family specially sent two little guys here, and now they are settled in Jiangjia Village."
She smiled and said, "Originally, the villagers were planning to use these two brothers to extort three hundred taels of silver from Jiang An Ning, but they didn't expect that they would end up losing more than they gained, and their dirty hearts were exposed. But that girl was a ruthless person. Facing so many people's moral criticism, she didn't hesitate at all."
"I don't know what method he used, but now he has brought the two brothers of the Sang family under his command."
Xie Yutong said "Oh?" and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Jiang Anning actually controlled those two young fools?"
"That's right."
Aunt Gui smiled and said, "Sang Nanshan looks like a fool, not very smart, but Sang Donghai is different."
"He looks smart, but he's smart in the wrong place."
"People like this are most likely to get stuck in a rut. Once they become paranoid, they will be so stubborn that even eight bulls can't pull them back."
Aunt Gui smiled and said, "It's strange, though. Now those two people who used to be so aggressive have become as obedient as a cat, retracting their claws and showing their bellies, allowing themselves to be driven around."
“Even I found it incredible when I saw it.”
Xie Yutong thought for a moment: "In that case, we are not in a hurry to make any decision."
"What do you mean?" Aunt Gui looked at her in confusion.
She frowned and said, "Since the imperial edict has been issued, it will be delivered to all prefectures in no time. Jiang'an County will naturally be no exception."
Not to mention that this imperial edict was originally intended to be issued to Jiang'an County, and would only arrive here earlier.
It wouldn't be good if people in other places knew the news but Jiang'an County, where the real boss is, still knew nothing.
"But the imperial edict didn't specify a date, did it?"
Xie Yutong smiled nonchalantly: "Since there is no set date or requirement to arrive in the capital, doesn't that mean there is still room for maneuver?"
"Moreover, if the imperial court does not send someone or a boat to pick him up, Jiang Anning will have to find a way to get to the capital on his own."
"This person will always get sick if he eats all kinds of grains, right?"
"Not to mention that this is a long journey, and it takes a lot of effort to cross mountains and rivers."
"Think about it. Jiang'an County is far from the capital. How long will it take to get there?"
Aunt Gui didn't dare to be so relaxed: "Even if what you said is true, the time of the wedding has been checked and calculated by the Imperial Observatory. The auspicious time has been set. Let's not talk about others for now. The people in Jiang'an Marquis's Mansion will not let the embroiderer stay on the road and delay time."
"Who said the wedding date has been set?"
Xie Yutong laughed, as if he had heard the biggest joke in his life.
"Hasn't the wedding date already been set?" Aunt Gui frowned: "If not, why would Jiang Wei rush back to the capital in such a hurry?"
"His return to Beijing is just his return to Beijing. It has nothing to do with whether the wedding date has been set."
Xie Yutong had a faint smile on his face, looking as if he was sure of victory.
Aunt Gui frowned, not understanding: "What do you mean?"
Even the embroiderer who will sew the wedding attire has been appointed by the emperor, but the date of the wedding hasn’t been decided yet?
"Jiang Wei, he's not too young, right? In his early twenties?"
"It would be fine if the marriage hadn't been settled before."
"Even if the Marquis and his wife are worried, it's useless if the person is not in front of them."
"Now that the marriage has been decided, and the matter of marrying Princess Shao An is set in stone, how can we still indulge Jiang Wei and delay the wedding?"
Aunt Gui was still not discouraged. She seemed to want to persuade Xie Yutong, or to persuade herself: "Not to mention, after the incident with Concubine Jiang, the Jiang'an Marquis's Mansion has long been walking on thin ice, fearing that if they make a mistake, they will suffer another catastrophe. Now they are afraid that their descendants will not be prosperous enough. If they really encounter any accidents in the future, they will not even have descendants left." "They are eager to add a new member."
If nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Wei will soon have a concubine after he gets married, or even many concubines.
But there are only two possible outcomes for the children born to concubines.
If a boy is born, he will stay in the mansion and be raised as the legitimate son, replacing Princess Shao'an's child.
If something unexpected really happens to the Jiang Marquis Mansion in the future, the one who dies will be the concubine.
Or, after the birth, the concubines were killed and the children disappeared.
Of course, it's only on the surface that he's missing.
It is even very likely that no one would know that these concubines had given birth, and it is even more likely that no one would know that Jiang Wei had a concubine. He would simply declare to the outside world that he and Princess Shao'an were a loving couple and that he was willing to give up taking a concubine for the sake of his wife.
But in reality, he would probably be like a stud, spawning offspring everywhere.
When the child is born safely, the child will probably be raised somewhere unknown, with the loyal servants of the Marquis Jiang'an Mansion by his side.
If the Jiang'an Marquis's Mansion had lived in peace for three generations and had not been harmed by the imperial power, then this child would probably have lived his entire life with an unknown identity and would have lived peacefully as a child of an ordinary family.
Get married, have children, and raise kids.
He left behind the bloodline of the Jianghou Mansion, but he would probably never know his own identity for the rest of his life.
But if anything happens to the Marquis Jiang'an's Mansion, this child will be the hope for repeating the former glory of Marquis Jiang'an in the future.
"It's impossible that Jiang Wei still has the guts to disobey the order, right?"
Aunt Gui felt that this possibility was too remote.
"Jiang Wei naturally doesn't have the courage."
Xie Yutong smiled and said, "Jiang'an Marquis Mansion will not allow him to have the courage to do so."
"How could that happen..."
Aunt Gui became even more confused. She looked at Xie Yutong, full of confusion.
"Jiang Wei wouldn't have the guts, and neither would Jiang Anhoufu. But someone would."
Xie Yutong didn't know whether he did it on purpose or not, and he kept it a secret on purpose.
Aunt Gui was extremely anxious: "I am confused by what you said. It's not Jiang Wei who has the courage, it's not Jiang Anhou Mansion who has the courage... who else can have the courage?"
She racked her brains but couldn't figure it out. Was there a third person involved in this matter?
Xie Yutong laughed a few times, very happy: "You, you! You really are a little confused as an authority."
"Why am I so confused?"
Aunt Gui stared anxiously: "Explain it to me clearly, don't keep me in suspense!"
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you."
Xie Yutong was afraid that she would really annoy people, so she hurriedly said with a smile: "This imperial decree is for Jiang Wei to marry Princess Shao'an. If it's not Jiang Wei who is delaying and refusing the marriage, who else could it be?"
"You still say you're not confused by the situation? If you think about it carefully, wouldn't the key point be immediately clear?"
Aunt Gui was stunned for a long time, blinked, and still looked very doubtful about life. She said in an incredible voice: "You mean, Princess Shaoan?"
Xie Yutong nodded.
Aunt Gui still began to doubt herself.
"Yeah, yeah, why didn't I think of it just now that the one who made the mistake might be Princess Shaoan?"
Her face was blank, full of confusion and bewilderment, and she couldn't figure it out.
Xie Yutong laughed at her: "Did you overlook a problem?"
"what?"
Aunt Gui was immediately made even less confident by this rhetorical question.
"Who is Princess Shaoan?" Xie Yutong asked with a smile.
Aunt Gui was at a loss for a moment, and then seemed to think about it actively, and then her eyes widened in shock: "Could it be that this Princess Shaoan..."
She was so unconfident that her voice became hoarse. After a while, she continued dryly, "There is no Princess Shao'an in the capital."
After saying this, she was so shocked that she began to doubt her life.
...There is no Princess Shaoan.
There is no such person as Princess Shao An in the capital city! !
Without this person, how could the marriage be granted by the imperial decree?
"Who is Princess Shaoan?"
Aunt Gui could hardly believe her own voice.
Xie Yutong shook his head: "I don't know who Princess Shaoan will be either."
"What do you mean?"
Aunt Gui's heart was lifted up by what was said, and she was so shocked that she couldn't express it in words.
What do you mean you don’t know who Princess Shaoan will be?
Could it be that there is more than one person who will become Princess Shaoan?
Aunt Gui wanted it, but you were frightened first?
Why not?
Anyway, doesn't anyone know who Princess Shao'an is?
Doesn't that mean that anyone can be Princess Shaoan?
In fact, Xie Yutong already had a vague answer in his heart.
But I didn’t tell Aunt Gui explicitly.
Her eyes casually swept across Aunt Gui's face without any expression.
Aunt Gui is very kind and loyal.
Moreover, he was the one who had been with Sang Jingwan and taken care of her in the past.
Can……
It's not necessarily that she is unfaithful to Jiang Wei.
Even Wang Shang had never doubted Aunt Gui and only thought of her as a spy placed by Jiang Wei's side.
Mrs. An trusts Aunt Gui even more.
Even though the entire family of the former Jiangning Weaving Master was convicted and she was the only one who escaped, she never doubted Aunt Gui.
What's more, things are accomplished through secrecy.
It was true that she had already had a guess in her mind, but this guess had not yet been realized.
Who knows what the emperor, who is high above, is hiding in the mind? Will he be like a cat playing with a mouse, hiding in the dark and spying secretly? When no one can guess what he is thinking, he will remain silent.
But once they had a suspicious target in their minds, he would also calmly change the original target, catching them all off guard.
Just like at the very beginning, they all thought that what happened to Concubine Jiang was the result of the emperor sharpening his knife to attack the Marquis Jiang'an Mansion and those powerful old nobles.
He never expected that when everyone was on high alert and thinking of ways to deal with the situation, he slashed the knife at his predecessor Jiang Ningzhizao.
Aunt Gui was unaware of people's suspicion of her, and she sighed, "If this is the case, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for us to do this... What about the capital?"
She raised her head and looked at Xie Yutong, asking uncertainly, "What should we do? Should we go back now, or wait and see?"
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