Chapter 357

Sheng Ji took a deep breath and changed his knees to kneel on the bluestone slab, making his kneeling position a little more comfortable.

He has said this reply countless times today.

My mouth is already dry.

I swallowed twice and the dryness in my mouth was slightly relieved.

Then he continued slowly: "Today, I followed your orders and followed the emperor all the way to the Royal Courtyard."

"As you expected, the Emperor went to see the Empress Dowager who announced to the public that she was in seclusion."

"I thought that the mother and son might talk about the truth about the eldest lady's murder, or about Princess Shaoan, so I found a place and planned to get closer to see if I could hear clearly, even if it was just a few words."

"It just so happens that the emperor left the palace this time. For some reason, he brought very few people with him. It seems that Cangmang left the palace without any guards."

"This gave me the opportunity to get close enough to talk to them..."

Sheng Ji paused for a moment and said, "It's not that I approached them to talk. In fact, I just sneaked over and the emperor fainted. The mother and son didn't even have time to say anything!"

"I was surprised at first. How could the emperor suddenly faint when he was fine?"

"When I looked up and followed the Emperor's line of sight, I realized that the person serving the Empress Dowager was none other than Sang Jingwan, who had died a long time ago!"

Sheng Ji's voice trembled: "I am very sure!!"

"I'm definitely not seeing things!! That person must be Sang Jingwan!!"

It was he who personally went to examine Sang Jingwan's body.

He will never forget that face!!

What he couldn't forget even more was the shock and fear he felt when he saw a person who had clearly been dead for many years suddenly come alive, standing in front of him exactly the same as the year he died...

Thinking back on those great achievements, I still feel a lingering fear.

He didn't even want to think about it anymore.

But...his young master insisted on making him recall it here over and over again.

Sheng Ji felt that he had become a little numb.

Jiang Wei listened to it again, but still couldn't believe it.

His mood was fluctuating, and he really couldn't convince himself to calm down.

I don’t even know how to accept this reality.

Sang Jingwan is still alive.

Sang Jingwan is still alive?

Sang Jingwan is still alive!

How is this possible, how is this possible?
Jiang Wei was upset and silent, and the lights crackled a few times.

He lowered his head, took the rice paper and spread it out on the table.

Sheng Ji immediately understood and stepped forward to grind the ink for him, but he was still worried and called out anxiously, "Young Master?"

Seeing that Jiang Wei didn't respond, he tactfully stopped talking.

When Jiang Wei is in a bad mood, he likes to scribble.

This is something Shengji only discovered recently.

He didn't know it before, but when he saw his young master grinding ink himself, he realized it and took over the job of grinding ink.

But before, his young master was carefree all day long and didn't need anything to vent his emotions.

Even if there is, going out to play polo, drink some wine, play pot-throwing games, etc., the mood will be eased.

However, the biggest worry of his young master at that time was that he did not complete his homework well today and was scolded by the Marquis.

Or maybe he got into some trouble and was punished by the Marquis.

The biggest thing, the biggest sadness, is probably that the crystal pork elbow made by the kitchen today was not tasty enough, which ruined our young master's mood for dinner.

If there is anything more uncomfortable, there will be nothing more.

At that time, the Marquis of Jiang'an Mansion was in its heyday. When everyone met their Marquis, they would respectfully call him "Father-in-law!"

Their young master is the most beloved brother of Concubine Jiang. Even the princes have to make way for them when they see the young master.

I was so happy and successful at that time, how could I have any worries?

But things are really different now.

The Jiang'an Marquis's Mansion fell into decline, and his young master was no longer the most proud young marquis in the capital.

That's right...

Even the prince of the marquis's mansion at that time was actually the eldest young master.

But because of Concubine Jiang's favor, in the entire Marquis Jiang'an Mansion, Concubine Jiang is closest to this younger brother.

The entire capital city only knows about the young master of Marquis Jiang’s Mansion.

No one cares about the eldest young master of Jiang'an Marquis's Mansion.

There are even rumors that if the title of Marquis Jiang does not fall on the young master of Marquis Jiang'an's Mansion in the future, given the status of Concubine Jiang, there will probably be a story of two marquises in one mansion.

Everyone thought that, thanks to Concubine Jiang's relationship, Jiang Wei would be granted the title of Marquis sooner or later.

Even Jiang Wei himself was almost thinking so.

Not to mention the other people in Jiang'an Marquis Mansion!

However, there seemed to be no signs before the sky collapsed.

Or maybe there is.

After all, Concubine Jiang’s accident didn’t happen overnight.

But at that time, everyone was immersed in a dream full of flowers and brocade.

No one cared, and no one cared about what happened to Concubine Jiang at that time.

No one noticed, hiding in the dark, no, not even hiding in the dark.

The emperor's favor for Concubine Jiang is genuine and it is shown on the surface.

The emperor's plot to harm Concubine Jiang was also true and was also revealed out in the open.

But no one thought about it that way.

You could never imagine that, although he clearly expressed his infinite love for you and his love for your family, and gave you supreme power, status and honor, he was also plotting against you and your life at the same time.

Who would have thought?

The emperor is ruthless... But if one is in a jar of sweet honey, how can one still remember these four words: the emperor is ruthless.

The Jiang'an Marquis Mansion fell into ruin overnight.

His young master seemed like a different person.

Overnight, he lost his most beloved and caring sister, as well as his former wealth and glory. He went from being the envied young marquis to a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to kill.

Seeing such a huge gap, even Shengji feels sad.

But, his young master, who should have had the most emotional changes, seemed to be as calm as ever.

It was like he had lost all emotion.

There was only one thing on his mind... to find evidence and avenge Concubine Jiang. Sheng Ji watched Jiang Wei writing with his brush, and hesitated several times, wanting to say something.

In the end, I swallowed all the words back.

But he didn't say anything, Jiang Wei suddenly stopped.

"At the beginning, you followed me and performed the autopsy in person."

"So you and I know best whether Sang Jingwan is dead or not."

"But no matter how many times you and I have seen that corpse, it won't change a thing."

Sheng Ji heard this and looked at Jiang Wei in confusion: "What?"

"We did see Sang Jingwan's body, and we did perform an autopsy. We confirmed that she was dead as hell."

"But that doesn't mean anything."

"No matter how many times you check it, no matter how sure you are that Sang Jingwan is dead, it can't change the fact that Sang Jingwan was not killed by you and me personally!"

Jiang Wei suddenly thought of something.

"Do you still remember what those people from the Sang clan said when you were in the Sang clan?"

Jiang Wei asked so suddenly that Sheng Ji really couldn't remember.

He shook his head honestly: "I ask for your advice."

"The people of the Sang clan said that everyone in their clan has a jade tablet, and the color of the jade tablet represents their birth, aging, illness and death."

"At that time, in order to prove that Sang Jingwan was indeed dead, the Sang family took the initiative to reveal this secret and took out what they said was the jade token that belonged to Sang Jingwan."

After Jiang Wei's reminder, Sheng Ji actually remembered it.

"There is indeed such a thing. I remember it."

"In order to verify this matter, the Sang family even took the initiative to say that we could take this jade token to the Imperial Master's Mansion to seek verification."

But what kind of place is the Imperial Master’s Mansion?

How could we allow them to come in and offend so casually?
At that time, they all thought that these were the unruly people from the Sang family who wanted to use this as an excuse to kill someone else.

"Why did you suddenly bring up this matter, young master?"

Sheng Ji still couldn't figure it out. Could this be related to what he saw today?
"If what those people from the Sang family said back then is true, then every member of their family does have a jade token, and the color changes of the jade token represent the birth, aging, illness and death of their family members."

"If we want to determine whether Sang Jingwan is still alive, we only need to get the jade token that belongs to Sang Jingwan, and then everything will be clear!"

"As long as we know whether Sang Jingwan is really alive in this world, then the identity of the woman you saw in the Royal Courtyard who looks exactly like Sang Jingwan will naturally be revealed."

After Jiang Wei finished speaking, Sheng Ji's eyes suddenly lit up: "Young Master is wise!"

After he finished praising her from the bottom of his heart, he couldn't help but ask, "But how can we get the jade token that belongs to Sang Jingwan?"

"We have never seen what the Sang family's jade token looks like, and we have no way of judging whether it is real or fake."

This was the reason why they didn't believe it when the Sang family members took out the jade token.

They cannot tell what is true or false.

And the Imperial Master's Mansion, which could help them judge the authenticity, was not a place they could easily set foot in!

So there is simply no solution to this problem.

There is no way to know whether this jade token is real or fake. Does that mean that the people of the Sang family can just say whatever they want?
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They did think of another way to prove the authenticity of the jade token.

That is to use Jiang Anning's life to test the authenticity of this jade pendant.

If they killed Jiang An Ning, the jade token did change color as those people from the Sang family said.

Then they can try to believe it.

But...the people of the Sang family refused to agree to allow Jiang An Ning to be included in their family tree.

Saying anything that is unreasonable will offend the gods.

Shit!

It's obvious that they don't want to.

Since the Sang family members were unwilling to cooperate, Jiang Wei naturally didn't need to be nice to them anymore.

I didn't expect that the Sang family, who are afraid of death, would be so persistent in this matter.

They would rather die than let Jiang An Ning be included in the Sang family tree and take the Sang family's jade fate tablet.

"Speaking of which..."

Jiang Wei suddenly thought of something: "Since they were not afraid of death and would rather die than allow Jiang An Ning to be included in the family tree of their Sang family, why do they want to find Jiang An Ning now?"

"In the past, they refused to obey even if it meant risking the lives of the entire family, and would not allow Jiang Anning to be included in the Sang family tree. Why is it that it seems to be different now?"

At the beginning, since he had asked the two brothers of the Sang family to go to Jiangjia Village, he had already investigated these two people thoroughly.

I'm afraid the two brothers don't know yet that the reason they were able to follow him to Jiangjia Village to meet Jiang An Ning was more because of the tacit approval of those people from the Sang family.

At the same time, they are also being used to take the lead in finding Jiang Anning, the only blood relative of Sang Jingwan left in the world.

"According to our investigation, the Sang family seems to have encountered something that concerns the lives of all the family members. It is even more serious than when we led people to encircle and suppress them. Their lives are at stake. The only solution lies with Jiang Anning, so they can't wait to find Jiang Anning and recognize him as part of the Sang family."

Sheng Ji frowned, as if he suddenly thought of something.

"Master, tell me... this matter concerning the survival of the Sang family, which makes them so eager to find Jiang Anning to resolve it, could it also be related to Sang Jingwan?"

Jiang Wei raised his eyebrows. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Sheng Ji said made sense.

"Your words really reminded me."

"It's possible."

He was silent for a moment: "Find a way to contact our people hiding in the Sang family. We must know if the Sang family has any recent movements!"

“Great achievement!”

"I always have a feeling that maybe the truth is getting closer and closer to us."

Jiang Wei suddenly smiled and said, "If we work together, we will soon see the bright moon through the dark clouds."

Sheng Ji felt that things would not be that simple.

It's just that he is a sensible, interesting and discerning person.

I won't be so blind as to pour cold water on you at this time.

"I congratulate my lord. The clouds have finally cleared and the moon is shining. The hardship has finally paid off!"

He said something flattering, Jiang Wei was very happy to hear it, and waved his hand: "Reward!"

Sheng Ji happily accepted the thick stack of silver bills.

At this point, the truth no longer matters.

The important thing is, if you can make his young master happy and in a good mood, the reward will definitely be generous.

After receiving the reward, Sheng Ji tactfully retreated.

We still need to spend more time and effort and keep a close eye on the royal villa.

Including the palace... we have to find out what happened that could make the emperor leave the imperial city alone without caring about his own safety.


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