PDLP Chapter 517: Assassinated in front of the Duke's Mansion
Chapter 517: Assassinated in front of the Duke's Mansion
Seeing that she was unmoved, Jiang Xiru felt like he had punched cotton and was not satisfied.
He sneered and said, "A concubine's child is worthy of your attention."
"No matter how well he is taught, he will only be a bastard when he grows up. His mother is of humble origin, so no matter how promising he is, he won't amount to much."
"But my child is the little grandson of the emperor."
"A noble birth is something this bastard will never be able to catch up with in his lifetime."
Jiang Ningwan just smiled after hearing that.
Others don't know the origin of this child, but she doesn't know it.
Jiang Xiru is just deceiving himself, being so complacent and showing off everywhere.
"Children born to concubines are of low status, so how noble can the status of a child born to a concubine like you be?"
This one sentence immediately made Jiang Xiru's face darken.
"You're just jealous of me. I understand. After all, you still don't have any children, and you probably won't be able to have any."
Jiang Xiru's sneer was particularly harsh.
Jiang Renyan, who heard their entire conversation, immediately dropped his sword, rushed towards Jiang Xiru, and pushed her hard.
"Don't you dare say that about my sister!"
Jiang Xiru staggered a step, his face changed drastically, and he wanted to teach him a lesson in anger.
"I'm your sister too! How dare you push me without any respect? I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"
Jiang Ningwan quickly pulled Renyan behind her.
"Jiang Xiru, what do you want to do? You just gave birth to a son, not an emperor."
At this moment, a maid came to the front yard and said, "Princess, the carriage is ready. It's time for us to go back to the palace."
Jiang Xiru finally calmed down and gave Jiang Ningwan a cold look, "Just wait and see."
Sooner or later she will take back the Jiang family.
As a bastard, don't even think about competing with her for the family property!
After saying that, she walked away.
After Jiang Xiru left, Jiang Ningwan turned around and asked Jiang Renyan, "Are you okay?"
Jiang Renyan was furious. "Forget what she said about me. I am indeed a bastard, but why does she look down on my sister?"
"My sister is obviously much better than her!"
"Everyone in the martial arts school envies me for having a sister who is a general, but no one envies me for having a sister who is the eldest prince's consort."
Jiang Renyan looked serious, as if he was comforting Jiang Ningwan. Jiang Ningwan chuckled and touched his head.
"So why should you argue with her? You should study hard and practice martial arts well, and become more powerful than your sister in the future! With you protecting me, will Jiang Xiru still dare to look down on me?"
Jiang Renyan nodded firmly, "When I grow up, I will definitely be able to protect my sister!"
Jiang Ningwan smiled with relief.
Not far away, Fang Yunxin was looking at them with a relieved smile on her face.
"Mom!" Jiang Renyan saw it and shouted.
Fang Yunxin then came over and said, "I saw everything just now, Ningwan, thank you so much."
It was only because Jiang Ningwan was here today that Jiang Xiru and Qi restrained themselves, otherwise they would have been in trouble today.
"What are you thanking me for? It was Renyan who protected me first." Jiang Ningwan smiled with relief.
"Let's go and see Jiang Xiru off. It'll save our face."
She knew very well what Jiang Bingde wanted to see.
Fang Yunxin nodded and took Jiang Renyan to see Jiang Xiru off.
Unexpectedly, just as he reached the front yard, there was a commotion outside, and someone shouted, "There's an assassin! Protect the Crown Princess!"
Jiang Ningwan was startled and quickly protected Fang Yunxin and Jiang Renyan.
"You guys go back first, don't come out, I'll go take a look!"
Fang Yunxin nodded and pulled Jiang Renyan back first.
When Jiang Ningwan walked out of the gate, she saw the panicked Jiang Xiru, who was surrounded and protected by guards, with blood oozing from her arm.
It looks like he was assassinated.
Who would assassinate Jiang Xiru here?
"Where's the assassin?" Jiang Ningwan looked around but didn't see him.
"He escaped, and someone is already chasing him!"
Jiang Bingde hurried out, furious at the news. "What kind of assassin dared to attack in front of the Duke's Mansion? How arrogant! He must be apprehended!"
Soon, martial law was imposed on the streets and guards began searching.
But after searching around, the assassin seemed to have disappeared.
Jiang Bingde was afraid of missing the time, so he sent more people to escort Jiang Xiru and the child into the palace.
Jiang Ningwan was also preparing to leave.
Unexpectedly, when he got on the carriage, he found a person sitting inside with wounds on his abdomen and arms, bleeding profusely.
The assassin turned out to be her!
Jiang Ningwan was startled. "You're really good at hiding. You actually dared to hide in my carriage."
She turned around and was about to call for help.
Xiang Sui hurriedly called out to her, "I'm waiting for you here!"
Jiang Ningwan then turned around and slowly sat down, "What are you waiting for me to do?"
"If Xie Yongan dies, you won't be able to survive either. You can hide for a while, but not forever. I won't save you."
Xiang Sui pressed her wound that was bleeding profusely and said weakly, "Can we leave here first? I have something important to tell you."
"I know I won't survive, but I still have one wish before I die. I hope you can help me. Of course, I won't let you help me in vain."
Seeing Xiang Sui's sincere tone at this moment, Jiang Ningwan also wanted to see what she wanted to do.
Then he told the driver, "Let's go."
"General Jiang, are we going back to Prince Chu's Palace?"
"Don't go back, just go to a secluded place and wander around."
She would not bring this disaster back to the Prince of Chu's Palace.
The carriage slowly started off and left the street.
Xiang Sui leaned against the car wall, weak and said slowly: "I want you to help me kill Jiang Xiru."
"I know you have a grudge."
Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan raised an eyebrow in surprise, "No wonder you wanted to assassinate Jiang Xiru."
Xiang Sui gnashed her teeth and said, "She lied to me. She said she was pregnant with the master's child, so I told the master the news. The master came to Daning specifically to find her, but she actually colluded with Qin Chengqian to kill the master!"
So this is how Xie Yongan died.
Jiang Ningwan asked, "If you want me to help you, what can you give me?"
She doesn't do business at a loss.
Especially when facing Xiangsui.
"I can tell you that I was the one who killed Fan Ruoshuang and two others. I bribed the imperial physician who treated Fan Ruoshuang."
"But Jiang Xiru asked me to do this because Fan Ruoshuang was pregnant and it was a threat to her."
Jiang Ningwan's eyes darkened.
No wonder, she clearly saved Fan Ruoshuang's life at that time, but after sending her to the room and the imperial physician treated her, it was announced that there was one corpse and two lives.
So this is where the problem lies.
"Do you have any evidence for what you say?"
"No, how would I know she would lie to me." Xiang Sui gritted her teeth when she mentioned this.
"Then how can I trust you?"
Xiangsui became anxious and tried to get up but accidentally pulled the wound, causing her brows to frown in pain.
"I'm already in this state, why would I lie to you! I just want to avenge my master now! But it's not easy for me to escape from the palace, and now I can only ask you for help."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of guards with swords could be heard outside. Jiang Ningwan lifted the curtain and saw that there were many imperial guards outside, holding portraits and searching for Xiang Sui.
Xiangsui also saw it, but hid and didn't dare to stick her head out.
"I don't have time. If you promise to help me, I can tell you a secret."
She took out a brocade box from her bosom and handed it to Jiang Ningwan.