Chapter 351
Second Elder:...
You did it on purpose, right?
"The High Priest..."
But the high priest seemed determined to drive them out.
"It's a good opportunity for you to go out and talk to them about this."
"Let them prepare themselves mentally in advance."
"Don't look back... Don't be impatient and start accusing me of wrongdoings like you did just now."
Second Elder:...
Aren't you asking me to be blamed by them?
If he really went out and spread the news without knowing the reason, he would probably not be blamed by the whole family, but would be criticized by the whole family.
By then, there might be people who would suspect that he had been bribed by the high priest, so he turned against his allies after just one trip.
If this is the case, then the loss will outweigh the gain!!
The second elder refused to leave just like that.
The high priest also insisted, as if to say, "If you don't go out and tell them, I won't tell you anything further."
The second elder was furious at the time: "Does the high priest have to make things so difficult for me?"
The high priest raised his eyebrows, seemingly unable to understand: "What do you mean, Second Elder? Why would I deliberately make things difficult for you? Is there any benefit for me in doing this?"
"you……"
"The Second Elder can't tell it himself, right?"
"Since this is something that has absolutely no benefit to me, why would I deliberately make things difficult for you?"
"The Second Elder is probably judging others by his own standards. He himself has a dark mind, so he thinks everyone else has a dark mind."
"The paranoia is a bit too severe."
The second elder's face became even darker after being ridiculed.
But he knew in his heart that the high priest, that bastard, was determined not to continue talking.
This was intended to let him go out and bear the wrath of the entire clan.
I don’t know whether to say that the high priest is narrow-minded or has a gloomy mind and is vindictive.
But no matter how dissatisfied and unwilling he was in his heart, the question of whether Sang Jingwan was still alive only existed in the mouth of the high priest.
Even if he had more ideas, he had no way of prying even a shred of information out of anyone at this moment, so he could only go out and pass the message helplessly.
"Second Elder, come out!"
Someone saw the person open the door and immediately shouted, attracting everyone's attention.
The second elder's eyes were fierce, and he wished he could sew the man's mouth shut.
But now that he has been noticed, even if he wants to hide temporarily, think carefully about his wording, and think about how to explain this matter clearly to these people so that they will not vent all their anger on him, he has no chance at all.
The second elder had an annoyed look on his face, and it looked as if he had been wronged by the high priest.
"Second brother, what's wrong with you?"
The Great Elder inexplicably had a bad feeling in his heart.
The second elder sneered: "What else could it be?"
The anger in his heart had not yet subsided, and even when facing the Great Elder, he still did not have a good face.
"From the way you sounded, it seems like someone made you angry?"
The first elder asked knowingly, which made the second elder unhappy, and he glared at him.
The daggers in his eyes seemed to be poisoned, and he wished he could cut the Great Elder into pieces.
The Great Elder felt uncomfortable when being looked at like this out of the blue.
What he was thinking was "I didn't provoke you or offend you", so why are you looking at him like that?
It was as if he owed him something.
"There is only the high priest in this room. Who else can make me angry?" The second elder said deliberately.
He wanted to guide everyone to focus their anger on the high priest.
Unexpectedly, no one bought his trick at all.
No one said a word, and all stared at him with their eyes wide open.
The second elder took a deep breath and said, "The high priest told me some news. I was shocked and couldn't believe it, so I argued with him for a few words."
"I didn't expect him to have such a bad temper. I just raised a few reasonable doubts, and he got so angry that he kicked me out."
"Do you think there is such a thing?"
Everyone remained silent and just looked at the Second Elder.
The second elder was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
He simply stopped beating around the bush.
He said directly: "The high priest told me that the reason why he did not agree to let Sang Jingwan's daughter be the sacrifice on our behalf is because Sang Jingwan might still be alive."
Sure enough, everyone couldn't hold back any longer after hearing this.
One after another, they started cursing.
"How is this possible? The Second Elder must have lost his mind and is just making alarmist and nonsense remarks."
"If Sang Jingwan was still alive, why would she let us live like this?"
"If Sang Jingwan is still alive, will she allow our people to get close to her daughter and take advantage of her?"
"I'm afraid he would have come over and killed everyone present."
These are still relatively euphemistic terms.
Some of the other insults were so disgusting that they were not worth even watching.
The Second Elder had long expected that they would not believe it, so before they could spread their anger to him, he also joined in the indignation: "Yeah! I am just like you, I don't believe it at all!"
"Isn't it the result that he was kicked out?"
"When I was in there, I argued for my rights just like you did."
"I also told him that the jade tablet enshrined in the ancestral hall cannot be fake. It was given by the Imperial Master's Mansion and is the testimony of our Sang family becoming the Spirit Servant Clan."
"The jade token clearly shows that Sang Jingwan is dead, how could it be false?"
"But I clearly told the truth, but the high priest didn't want to hear it. Instead, he kicked me out."
The second elder spread his hands and said, "Tell me, is this my fault?"
Everyone wanted to say yes.
But it seems that there is really no reason to say it.
At the same time, everyone had a question - why did the high priest think Sang Jingwan was still alive?
Is there some gossip?
Yes, that must be the case!
The high priest must have known something, which is why he suddenly became very opposed. They wanted to find Jiang An Ning to be the sacrifice in their place.
The Second Elder had never expected that the same news, that Sang Jingwan was still alive, would receive completely different treatments when it came from the high priest's mouth and when it came from him!
How strange!
Is there any justice in this world?
These people’s consciences are probably seriously damaged!!
How can one be so favorable to one?
The second elder was really angry at these people's double standards. And these people had already started discussing how much truth there was in the high priest's words.
No one cared whether he lived or died.
"What the high priest said is definitely not groundless. I guess he must have heard some rumors from somewhere."
Second Elder: What he said was not groundless, so does that mean what I said is also groundless?
Just now when you heard me say that Sang Jingwan might still be alive, you didn't have this attitude at all!!
You guys are really double standards.
How can people be treated differently like this?
After all, we have been together and worked together for so many years.
Don't you even have this little bit of sincerity and trust?
Is there any place where we can reason?
"I think it's very possible. What the high priest said is most likely true! The high priest never speaks empty words! He certainly won't lie to us."
Second Elder: Does that mean that what I say is not true in all likelihood? The high priest does not speak empty words, so how can I? The high priest does not speak empty words to deceive you, so how can I?
Can you please not have two sets of standards for people?
The second elder was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
But at this moment, no one cared about his thoughts.
"So, after the high priest came back, he suddenly advised us not to look for Jiang An Ning anymore and give up the idea of letting Jiang An Ning be sacrificed. This should be for the good of all of us, not out of any selfish motives?"
Second Elder: Am I asking you to give up looking for Jiang An Ning out of selfish motives, and not for your own good?
It was really pleasant to listen to, and the angrier he got the more he didn't want to listen to it anymore.
If he continued listening to this for a while longer, he would probably be so angry that he would die from what these people said.
It’s so unreasonable!
"Since the high priest suddenly told us this news, I think he has already found a solution."
"I guess so."
"If there is no other solution, the high priest will definitely not tell this news to the public and cause trouble for all of us."
Second Elder:...
So I just told you this news to make things difficult for you.
Okay, okay, you guys have really had your consciences eaten by dogs.
The second elder was puffing his beard and glaring, really unwilling to argue with anyone anymore.
Of course, even if he wanted to argue, no one would listen to him.
"Why don't we go ask the high priest together!"
"I guess the Second Elder's words just now were unpleasant to the ear, so the High Priest didn't tell us the solution."
"I think so too!"
"Look at what the Second Elder did just now. He questioned the High Priest over and over again and didn't let the High Priest finish his words. If it were me, I would also get angry. Even if I knew a solution, I would never say it out."
"Yes, yes, why should I suffer this?"
"That's right! In the end it's all the Second Elder's fault."
Second Elder:...
Don't let anyone stop me today! I will bite you ungrateful villains to death!
Ooooh!
However, no one cares.
The crowd had already pushed him aside, and no one cared whether he lived or died.
It’s not that they really don’t trust the Second Elder and blindly believe in the High Priest.
It was just a rhetoric, an attempt to use the moral high ground to force the high priest to come up with a solution.
After all, they didn’t care whether the person offering sacrifices was Jiang Anning, Li Anning or Wang Anning.
All they want is peace without having to sacrifice any of their own people, or to be more precise, without having to make any sacrifices.
It doesn’t matter whether the person going is Sang Jingwan’s daughter or Zhang Jingwan’s daughter.
Now that they suddenly heard that Sang Jingwan was still alive, what they were most worried about was whether they could still survive.
Who else cares?
The high priest was not surprised at all that these people would suddenly break into his house.
He had thought of this as early as when he asked the second elder to leave.
These people were counting on him to come up with a solution.
Naturally, he would belittle the Second Elder and praise him.
The high priest had anticipated this, so now when facing these people he no longer felt so much emotion or sadness.
"You should all know what I asked the Second Elder to say to you, right?"
The high priest didn't wait for anyone to speak before taking the initiative: "In that case, let's not waste any more time and start discussing and come up with a solution."
"Now that things have come to this, there is no point in blaming each other or pointing fingers at anyone."
"It's better to come up with a plan as soon as possible, so that when the real thing comes, we won't be left crying out that things are bad and we are helpless."
Everyone was completely stunned by his act of taking over the show.
What did the high priest say to the second elder when he asked him to go out?
Didn't say anything.
Except for one sentence... Sang Jingwan is very likely still alive.
It seemed that he said something else. It was because of this sentence that the second elder became so angry that he refused to listen to anything else the high priest said.
After everyone reviewed the situation, they discovered that it seemed to be the Second Elder's fault.
The second elder, who came in late and followed in, was not surprised to meet the angry gazes of everyone.
Immediately confused.
What's going on? What's going on? What's going on?
How come he was just a few steps slower and followed in, but these people looked at him as if they wanted to eat him alive?
What else happened that he didn't know about?
The high priest got the rhythm just right.
Glancing at the still confused Second Elder, he didn't give him any chance to respond or refute, pretending to be surprised: "Ah? Could it be that Second Teacher Zhang didn't tell you anything?"
He murmured in a low voice, as if he didn't understand, "Then why did he go out for so long?"
"I thought he told you everything. After all, I asked him to pass on the message. I didn't expect him to be in such a hurry and refused to listen to what I had to say next. Didn't he tell you anything?"
The high priest sighed helplessly, as if he was taking care of an ignorant youngster, with a loving face: "Forget it, if that's the case, then I'll trouble you to explain it all again."
"It's a pity that it will take some time."
"I hope that the time lost can be made up."
"Don't let anything get delayed."
The high priest sighed helplessly, and quickly pretended nothing had happened.
With a calm and serious expression, he spoke to everyone about the news he had previously shared with the Second Elder.
"...The most important thing I told the Second Elder to tell you is that Jiang Anning has now become the embroiderer appointed by the emperor and will be going to the capital soon."
"If something unexpected happens to Jiang An Ning at this time, I'm afraid that the person in charge of this matter will investigate the matter thoroughly in order to avoid the emperor's wrath and implicate his family members."
"When people find out that it was our Sang family that harmed Jiang Anning, and the royal family is angered, I'm afraid... they won't let us off so easily."
"especially!"
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