Chapter 341
Jiang Wei didn't believe at all that Princess Shaoan was Jiang Anning.
Even if that person wanted to use his marriage to disgust the Jiang'an Marquis Mansion, cause trouble to their family, or even humiliate them.
Their family became a complete laughing stock among the powerful people in the capital.
There is no need to make such an outrageous decision.
Let Jiang An Ning become a princess. Not to mention what the real princesses who will have the same title as her and have to be on equal footing with others will think in the future.
The most important thing is, what do those county ladies and village nobles think?
If Jiang An Ning had really done something extraordinary, this might be understandable - but unfortunately, she was just an unknown person in a remote village.
If she were really conferred the title of a princess and her marriage was really arranged by the emperor - I'm afraid those noble ladies in the capital would rush to trip her up and trample her to death, right?
The thought flashed through his mind, and Jiang Wei was suddenly stunned.
Yes, even he felt so indignant after hearing this. What would those princesses, county ladies, and country ladies who would be on equal footing with him in the future, or even the noble ladies from aristocratic families who had titles at all, think?
I'm afraid he will use all means to embarrass Jiang An Ning?
By then, given Jiang Anning's fiery temper, I'm afraid he won't be willing to be humiliated.
But if you don't want to, what else can you do?
Under imperial power, we are all ants.
For her, a powerless village orphan, killing a few untouchables was as easy as stepping on an ant, as common as drinking water and eating. She was doomed to fail.
In the end, the only option for Jiang Anning was to commit suicide because she refused to accept the humiliation.
"Perhaps, this is the true purpose of that person?"
Jiang Wei murmured.
Sheng Ji didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
Jiang Wei shook his head and said nothing.
If the real purpose was to let Jiang Anning die from the jealousy and suppression of those noble ladies, then everything would make sense.
The Imperial Decree for Marriage...
If Jiang An Ning died like this, he would have to remain faithful to his parents.
Moreover, by then, a country girl like Jiang Anning would inevitably cause countless jokes when she came into the circle of the upper class and powerful people in the capital.
This will further implicate Marquis Jiang An and make him a laughing stock.
"It seems that he really wants to use this marriage to humiliate me and the entire Jianghou Mansion."
"However, the method he used was even more sinister than any of us could have imagined!"
This is going to completely ruin his marriage!
"Master, what do you mean?" Sheng Ji frowned and had a bad feeling in his heart.
Jiang Wei suddenly sneered: "It seems that my original guess was true!"
"what?"
Sheng Ji was at a loss: "What guess?"
Why is it that Young Master's words are becoming more and more difficult to understand?
"The real murderer who killed my sister... He was probably afraid that I would really find evidence to prove that the murderer was someone else."
"I am even more afraid that once I find evidence, I will spare no effort and fight to the death to get an explanation."
"Even if the price is to rebel against the heavens and replace the person who is in charge of the imperial power."
Jiang Wei sneered: "If he hadn't done this, I wouldn't be sure whether my sister's death had anything to do with him!"
But now, that person used Jiang An Ning to humiliate him, or to warn him, which made him certain that his sister's death must be related to that person!
Thinking of something, Jiang Wei looked at Sheng Ji: "Who exactly is Princess Shao'an? This news has been kept secret for a long time."
"We have tried everything but have not been able to get any clues from anyone who knows the situation. How come news suddenly came out from the palace today?"
He frowned: "Have you checked the source of this news?"
Sheng Ji bowed and said, "Sir, our people checked it out as soon as the news came in."
"But this news is indeed strange, and there is no way to accurately trace its source yet."
"but……"
Sheng Ji hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Jiang Wei frowned and looked at him: "If you have something to say, just say it directly. Why are you hesitating? What time is it now? Are you still trying to hide it from me?"
"If my analysis is wrong because of your concealment or delay, that would really delay things."
"What is the current situation of Jiang'an Marquis Mansion? I don't need to tell you more, right?"
"You are being evasive and procrastinating at this moment, which may put us in a desperate situation and put our lives on the line."
"You have to know the priorities."
Sheng Ji hurriedly said: "I dare not hide it, but the source of this information is not certain enough, and I don't know whether I should say it or not."
"I am more worried that if this news is wrong, it will interfere with your thinking and lead you down the wrong path, thus causing trouble."
Jiang Wei frowned.
"Just tell me first."
"As to whether it is or not, I will make my own judgment."
Sheng Ji responded, "This news... seems to have been released by the Imperial Master's Mansion."
"National Master's Mansion?"
Jiang Wei frowned: "Didn't they say that this news came from the palace?"
"Why did it become the Imperial Master's Mansion again?"
Sheng Ji said, "This news did come from the palace, and it was spread by our spies in the palace."
"It is said that he summoned someone from the Imperial Master's Mansion overnight. I don't know what he conspired with that person, but in the end, he decided to let Jiang Anning become the Princess of Shao'an and marry you."
"And the reason why this news came out is that the person from the Imperial Master's Mansion used a special method to pass the news to our people."
"But, I don't know... did the people from the Imperial Master's Mansion do it intentionally or unintentionally? It seems that they did not sweep away the tail, but deliberately left clues for us to verify."
"It is because of these obvious traces that we were able to find out that this information was most likely sent to us intentionally by the Imperial Master's Mansion."
Jiang Wei frowned: "The Imperial Master's Mansion..."
"Why are people from the Imperial Master's Mansion in the palace?"
"As far as I know, haven't the Imperial Master's Office and the imperial court always been at odds with each other?"
"What could they be planning together late at night?"
Sheng Ji shook his head: "Our people really can't find out about this."
He hesitated for a while before saying, "However, I do have a guess."
"tell me the story."
Jiang Wei looked at him, his mind was actually in a mess and he had no idea at all.
It’s better to listen to the achievements.
Maybe it will give him some hints.
"Sir, do you still remember the cause of Concubine Jiang's death?" Sheng Ji asked.
Jiang Wei's face looked a little bad. Whenever he thought of his elder sister, he always felt an unusual pain in his heart.
"Of course I remember."
"Back then, those useless people in the Imperial Hospital said that my sister had hurt herself after giving birth, and she was so depressed that she exhausted herself."
"It was only after I took action that they confessed that my sister died of poisoning."
"Then we followed the clues and found Sang Jingwan!"
"It was she who, under the pretext of taking care of my sister, put a colorless and odorless poison in my sister's underwear. The poison entered her body, accumulated over time, and eventually caused my sister's death."
Jiang Wei frowned: "Later, some people said that the thing was not a poison, but a Gu."
"That's true."
Sheng Ji's face was serious: "But, I can't help but wonder, could it be that those people in the Imperial Hospital didn't deliberately conceal it?"
"What do you mean?"
"I think that if you believe that I have so many mysterious skills, then it is not impossible to use some tricks to cover up the truth of Concubine Jiang's murder and deceive the world."
Jiang Wei frowned: "Then why did the Imperial Hospital later..."
His voice suddenly paused, as if he had realized something: "You mean, someone deliberately revealed this so-called clue to us."
"Is the purpose to make us put our suspicion on Sang Jingwan?"
Sheng Ji nodded: "It's not impossible."
"Young Master, think carefully about the news that came out of the palace today. Is it very similar to the situation we suddenly learned at the beginning, that the truth behind the murder of Concubine Jiang was that she died of poisoning, and that it was Sang Jingwan who used the poisonous insect to quietly harm Concubine Jiang?"
"This is a similar method, a similar purpose, and it even looks like it was done by the same person."
Jiang Wei seemed to be thinking about something.
"Your words do make some sense."
"But if that's the case, doesn't it mean that we were also being used by someone when we first suspected Sang Jingwan?"
Could it be that Sang Jingwan is not the real murderer?
If that were the case, it would be ridiculous.
He has spared no effort over the years to find clues on Sang Jingwan's daughter.
"I just suspected that this might be the case."
"But what is the truth? After so many years, I'm afraid that even if we find the real murderer, we may not be able to find out the truth."
Sheng Ji said: "Besides, the fact that Sang Jingwan was the murderer of Concubine Jiang is not necessarily fake news."
"How does this mean?"
Jiang Wei was puzzled.
Sheng Ji said: "Sir, if you believe that Sang Jingwan is the only murderer, why have you wasted so many years in Jiang'an County, in Jiangjia Village, and on Jiang Anning?"
Sheng Ji: "Isn't it because we don't believe there is only one murderer that we spent so much time on this?"
"In other words, Sang Jingwan is indeed the murderer of Concubine Jiang."
"But she and Concubine Jiang have no grudges in the past or in the present, so why is she doing this?"
"There must be someone behind this!"
"And when we found Sang Jingwan, she was already a corpse."
"From this perspective, doesn't it look more like murder?"
Jiang Wei nodded: "If that's the case, then the news was most likely released intentionally by the person behind the scenes."
"It's to make us believe that there is indeed another reason for my sister's death."
"Then slowly throw out the clue that Sang Jingwan is the murderer, leading us to hunt down the murderer."
"It was finally discovered that Sang Jingwan died in an accident..."
"Perhaps an ordinary person would give up because of this, but I don't believe it. That's why I decided to stay in Jiang'an County and Jiangjia Village despite my family's opposition, hoping to find some clues from Jiang Anning."
"That's why the real person behind the scenes is worried that I will discover something, or maybe I have already discovered something? I just don't know yet."
Jiang Wei narrowed his eyes: "But the other party is guilty and worried that I will really find something? That's why he suddenly granted the marriage..."
He paused and frowned, "But this doesn't make sense. Why should Jiang An Ning be the Princess of Shao'an?"
"Since the imperial decree summoned me back to the capital and wanted to tie me down with the marriage, why did they let Jiang An Ning come to me again? Isn't it too strange to go through so much trouble and go in circles?"
Sheng Ji said: "That's why I feel that the news that came out tonight is similar to the clues that came out about the truth of Concubine Jiang's death."
"The person who revealed the truth about Concubine Jiang's death may not be the same person who revealed today that Princess Shao'an is most likely Jiang Anning."
"But it is highly likely that they have worked together before."
"Even now, they are likely still allies."
"It's just that tonight, due to something or some reason, there was a disagreement and a conflict."
"And it has reached an irreconcilable point."
"Neither of them was willing to give in, so this was how the message was passed."
"He wants to use you to achieve his own goals."
Jiang Wei tapped the table lightly with his index finger and thought for a long time.
"That is to say, these two groups, or possibly more than two groups, are now divided into two different camps."
"One of the camps hopes that Jiang Anning will become the Princess of Shao'an. The purpose is unknown."
"The other camp does not want Jiang Anning to become the Princess of Shao'an. Their purpose is also unknown."
Jiang Wei frowned: "Which camp is most likely to share the same goals and interests with us at the moment?"
Sheng Ji shook his head: "I don't know if you ask me this."
Jiang Wei: "No matter which camp it is, it is most likely to share the same goals and interests with us, so let's just wait and see for now."
"But we won't be the most anxious ones."
"After all these years, no matter how anxious I am to know the truth, I won't rush into it now."
"On the contrary, the one who wants to take advantage of me is the most anxious."
"If he really wants to cooperate with us, and I don't respond now, he will only be more impatient to reveal more clues."
"Why don't we play the long game and slowly deal with people?"
Sheng Ji complimented him: "Young Master is wise."
-
Jiang Anning was feeling somewhat complicated at this moment.
Just now, when she was about to meet the county magistrate and Mrs. An, her information suddenly popped up on the barrage.
Above, her biography suddenly added a new identity - Princess Shao'an.
At first Jiang Anning thought she was dazzled.
But after rubbing my eyes several times and looking again, it was still the same.
This sudden change not only frightened her, but also shocked the barrage of comments.
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