Chapter 12 Jiang Family
A lot of things have happened in Yanjing City recently, and the storytellers in street restaurants have added a lot of repertoires.

The most lively story is "A pretty nun meets an ascetic monk at night, and a capuchin monkey suddenly stumbles into a romantic affair."

A few days ago, a group of nobles who went to Helin Temple to burn incense came back with shocking news.

In the Helin Temple on Mount Qingcheng, the abbot Tongming's most beloved disciple Liaowu turned out to be a lecherous monk. He raped many women nearby and even the nuns in the nearby nunnery were not spared.

You should know that Helin Temple is a famous temple, and many ladies have burned incense and prayed for blessings here. After hearing about this scandal, the women who had burned incense there kept silent about it, fearing that their morals would be ruined. Someone reported this matter to the emperor, who was furious after reading it and severely punished the people involved. Even the century-old Helin Temple was closed.

At that time, many people witnessed the monk and nun's secret meeting. The women did not mention it, but the men spoke vividly of the youth and beauty of Nun Jing'an, treating it as a romantic affair.

However, this romantic affair not only angered the emperor, but also involved an unexpected person, Jiang Li, the daughter of Jiang Yuanbai, the prime minister of the capital.

Eight years ago, Jiang Li, the second daughter of the Jiang family, pushed her stepmother into miscarriage, and Jiang Yuanbo punished her to go to the family temple to cultivate her character, and she disappeared from everyone's sight. This time, when Liaowu got into trouble, he found that the second daughter of Jiang was actually in the nunnery of Master Jing'an.

No matter how vicious and domineering the Second Miss Jiang was, it would be understandable to send her to the family temple, even if she really had her hair cut off to become a nun. But sending her to the hands of such a witch nun, Jiang Yuanbai's behavior was not fair.

The wife of Chengde Lang Liu Yuanfeng went to Helin Temple to burn incense. She met the second Miss Jiang in the nunnery of Master Jing'an. It was late at night, but the second Miss Jiang was harassed by the evil nun and knelt in the Buddhist temple without eating or drinking. Liu Yuanfeng's memorial was very skillful. Jiang Yuanbai had many connections and was difficult to shake. It was not easy to offend him. He did not mention Jiang Yuanbai's mistakes in this memorial. Instead, he said that although Jiang Li made mistakes at the beginning, she was still young. Besides, it was the fault of the father if the son was not taught well. How could he hand over his own daughter to a person with corrupt morals and let her destroy herself? As the ruler of Jiang Yuanbai's harem, Ji Shuran was too strict as a mother.

Insult Ji Shuran, that is, insult Ji's family, and slap Ji Yanlin in the face. The memorials all said that Ji Shuran was seeking revenge, deliberately sent Jiang Li to Master Jing'an, and had no good intentions, and instructed to torture her.

Originally, this memorial was just a small matter, but the current emperor, Emperor Hong Xiao, was not born to the previous queen. His biological mother died after he was born, and he was raised under the queen's name. When the queen had a prince earlier, it was impossible for her to get close to him. Later, Emperor Hong Xiao endured humiliation, and the prince died young. He went all the way on the road to power and reached his current position.

Liu Yuanfeng's memorial immediately reminded Emperor Hong Xiao of himself in the past. His biological mother died early and his stepmother was mean, which made him immediately feel disgusted with Ji Shuran as he did with the late queen, and his heart involuntarily leaned towards Miss Jiang Er. When he talked to Jiang Yuanbo in the imperial study, he also made a few remarks.

After Jiang Yuanbai left the imperial study and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the first thing he did was to send someone to bring Jiang Li back to Yanjing immediately.

Ji Shuran got the news and hurried over. As soon as she entered the room, she said, "Master, why did you suddenly kill the Second Miss..."

Jiang Yuanbai slammed the letter in his hand on the table. Ji Shuran shut up immediately. She rarely saw Jiang Yuanbai so angry.

Jiang Yuanbo turned his head.

Although he is already the father of several children and has passed the age of 40, as the prime minister of the dynasty and the emperor's mentor, Jiang Yuanbai is as handsome as he was in his youth, but he has more unique charm that only mature men have. In addition, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the top civil official today, and he is as elegant as a pine tree and has a literary temperament.

But his usually gentle expression was completely gone at this moment, and there was even a hint of anger.

"The emperor summoned me to the imperial study today. Although Chengde Lang Liu Yuanfeng did not mention my name in the memorial, I was implicated as well." Jiang Yuanbai said, "Bring Li'er back. This is the emperor's intention!"

Ji Shuran was surprised: "What does the emperor mean? Why would the emperor ask about such a thing?"

"Your Majesty's biological mother is not the Queen Mother..." Jiang Yuanbai said only one sentence. He was Hong Xiaodi's teacher when he was young and assisted him to ascend the throne. Naturally, he knew Hong Xiaodi's character very well. I'm afraid that this incident just happened to touch Hong Xiaodi's heart.

It was impossible not to bring Jiang Li back, Jiang Yuanbai thought. The emperor was no longer the little emperor who had to ask him about everything. When the emperor grew stronger and enjoyed the power, he would not tolerate disobedience. Since Emperor Hong Xiao personally asked about the matter, it was natural for Jiang Yuanbai to do so. If he didn't do so, in Emperor Hong Xiao's mind, it would be the same as disobeying the emperor's order.

"Besides, Li'er is indeed the daughter of my Jiang family." Jiang Yuanbai sighed, "I can't bear to let her wander around outside. Madam," he looked at Ji Shuran and asked softly, "You won't blame me, will you?" At this time, he returned to his previous gentle appearance, with guilt in his eyes.

Ji Shuran smiled, leaned over and said, "Master, what are you talking about? Do you think I'm a vicious person? The Second Miss is the daughter of the Jiang family and the Master's biological daughter. She made mistakes because she was young. Over the years, I have stopped taking it to heart. The Master is going to pick up the Second Miss, so I asked Nanny to prepare some things and vacate the house early."

"Madam is so considerate, there is no one else in the world like her." Jiang Yuanbai sighed as he held her in his arms.

"These are what I should do, but..." Ji Shuran's voice was a little cautious, "I hope I can get along well with the Second Miss." She was actually a little scared.

Hearing this, Jiang Yuanbo thought of what Jiang Li did six years ago, and couldn't help but frowned. He comforted Ji Shuran and said, "She is not a child now. If she dares to speak or act outrageously, I will not let her off easily!"

After comforting Ji Shuran a few more words, Jiang Yuanbai left, probably to instruct the people to pick her up.

As soon as Jiang Yuanbai left, Jiang Youyao rushed in with her maid and asked as soon as she entered the door: "Mother, do you know that Jiang Li..."

“Youyao!” Ji Shuran stopped her from talking and asked someone to close the doors and windows before scolding, “How can you be so reckless!”

Jiang Youyao said aggrievedly: "Mother, I'm not being reckless! I heard that father wanted to bring Jiang Li back home. What's going on? Why would he suddenly think of bringing her back?"

Ji Shuran frowned: "Youyao, how many times have I told you not to stare at Jiang Li. She is just a weed, and will be trampled to death sooner or later. You are the daughter of the Jiang family, why bother with her."

"But..." Jiang Youyao wanted to speak again unwillingly.

"Even if she really came back, so what? Now in this mansion, your mother and I are the ones in charge. Can she get any benefits by coming back? This time she was just lucky and ran into him."

"Mom, can you let her not come back?" Jiang Youyao asked angrily.

Ji Shuran shook her head. If it was just someone else's intention or even Jiang Yuanbo's intention, she could certainly do something and have someone kill Jiang Li on her way back to Beijing, and then Jiang Li would be unlucky. Unfortunately, even the emperor was involved in this matter. If something went wrong, the entire Jiang family would be in trouble.

Not only must Jiang Li not get into any harm, but she must also be brought back safely, and even in a grand manner, for Emperor Hong Xiao to see.

It’s really unpleasant to think about.

"It doesn't matter," Ji Shuran said coldly, "I just gave her seven more years to live, but she has become so ignorant. It's good for her to come back. When she comes back, I will naturally find a way to deal with her."

"By that time, she won't think returning to Beijing is a good thing."

　The scumbag father, scumbag mother and scumbag sister are all online ╮ (╯▽╰)╭

　　Thank you all for the diamonds sent by the fairies~ It’s almost the weekend again

　　
　
(End of this chapter)