20demayo Chapter 305
Chapter 305
from this, it was clear that the imperial noble consort's willingness to sit and wait patiently beside the emperor was already a sign of great trust.
wang dequan's meaning was obvious: as an old servant, he advised that it would be unwise to make unreasonable demands, as in the end, one would still need to appease the imperial noble consort.
he feared most when the emperor and the imperial noble consort had disagreements, as ultimately, it was always the palace maids and eunuchs serving the emperor who suffered.
the xuanwu emperor closed his eyes and took several deep breaths to release some of his frustration, but he still felt disappointed by jiang xinyue's reaction.
he felt he had given his all, only to discover that the person he had been so considerate of didn't love him as much as he had imagined.
love requires reciprocation, and not receiving an equal emotional response truly hurt him and made him somewhat angry, though he didn't dare direct this anger at jiang xinyue.
he had his reservations, because yue'er was truly difficult to appease, and it was best not to provoke her anger unnecessarily.
wang dequan was right - in the end, he would be the one shamelessly trying to make amends.
no, wait!
had wang dequan actually described him that way earlier?
probably not!
he wouldn't dare to.
the xuanwu emperor, bottling up his anger, could only vent his frustration on third young master qu.
jiang xinyue brought back jiang yuncai unharmed at nightfall, which somewhat disappointed those who had been waiting for drama to unfold.
they had been waiting all day, sending out several groups to gather intelligence, all hoping to get the latest firsthand gossip about the jiang family.
hadn't a group earlier reported that they had gone to yihong tower?
was she really brought out from a brothel? it didn't seem like it!
jiang yuncai didn't understand and just stared at her with innocent eyes.
xi que was so anxious that she pushed jiang yuncai, who then fell forward. now there was no need to step on the dress hem - she fell flat on her face.
"oh dear, oh dear! this servant deserves death!"
xi que immediately showed a pained expression, leaning into shuang jiang's arms while lifting her previously injured leg, "your grace, this servant's leg has been aching ever since it was bitten last time. could it be that rain is coming? i lost my balance and accidentally pushed second miss. this servant truly didn't mean to."
"it's... it's not your fault!"
jiang yuncai hadn't gotten up yet but was already grimacing, "i lost my balance myself."
"oh my!"
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shuang jiang pointed at her scraped palm, "second miss, your hand is injured!"
there were some protruding small stones on the ground that had scraped her palm, drawing blood, which conveniently concealed the bleeding from the needle pricks on her fingers.
jiang xinyue quickly had people help her up, "don't let it scar - quickly take second miss to see the female doctor to clean the wound."
"but i heard the imperial noble consort went to yihong tower? could it be that second miss jiang was brought back from the brothel by the imperial noble consort?"
some people around cast strange looks at jiang yuncai, and lady sun was so angry she wanted to tear that person's mouth apart.
jiang xinyue gave shuang jiang a meaningful look, and several maids came to support jiang yuncai, "second miss, don't listen to these gossipmongers. let's quickly go see the female doctor about your hand."
after the elder aunt's family had left, jiang xinyue turned to miss pei who had spoken earlier, "i did go to yihong tower, but i didn't find my cousin there. however, i did see third young master qu seemed to have gotten himself into some trouble."
lady zhen of the qu family, who had been leisurely watching the drama unfold, suddenly frowned upon hearing her son's name, "what does the imperial noble consort mean by that?"
jiang xinyue smirked, looking at the ill-intentioned miss pei pointedly, "well, we should thank those little beggars. if they hadn't stolen my cousin's money pouch, making me think she had been kidnapped, i wouldn't have begged the emperor to accompany me to yihong tower. i didn't find my cousin there and left immediately, but i heard they had recently purchased a fallen noblewoman who turned out to be the concubine of a capable official under the qin province magistrate. that concubine had fled with a list of corrupt officials."
madam zhen was no fool. the imperial noble consort's repeated pointed remarks toward the pei family clearly suggested that the pei family's kidnapping of third miss jiang had led to the emperor discovering her son's misdeeds.