Chapter 238 Distortion
Two days later, Jiang Yuanbai took Jiang Li into the palace.

Jiang Li originally planned to meet Jiang Yuanbai and Emperor Hong Xiao when he resigned, but Jiang Yuanbai insisted that Jiang Li deal with the matters related to the Duke's Mansion first. Jiang Li didn't know how Jiang Yuanbai arranged it, or how he talked to Emperor Hong Xiao. When they were leaving, Jiang Yuanbai only told her that Eunuch Su would take her to see Emperor Hong Xiao. As for what to say and what to do after seeing Emperor Hong Xiao, it all depended on Jiang Li herself.

Along the way, Jiang Yuanbai was very silent, and Jiang Li did not speak either. In her heart, she was thinking about what she would say next when facing Emperor Hong Xiao, and she could not feel relaxed. That day, she told Jiang Yuanbai that she was here to deal with matters related to the Duke's Mansion. This was true, but it was not Ji Heng's request, but Jiang Li herself had some questions that she could not figure out. During the days when Ji Heng was not in Yanjing City, she always thought about what happened to Ji Heng in the past. In the past years, Ji Heng had taken on many things that he should not admit alone. The past was irreversible, but Jiang Li still hoped to know more about Ji Heng's past. She heard about some things about Ji Heng's past from Situ Jiuyue and Wen Renyao, and sometimes thought of the tragedy of Yu Hongye and General Jinwu's accidental mistakes. As she thought about it, she figured out some things that were wrong.

This is the secret of the Duke's Mansion. She cannot tell anyone else, and Ji Heng is not around, so she has to seek the answer by herself. But in the process of seeking the answer, she needs to get the approval of Emperor Hong Xiao. Jiang Li knows that Emperor Hong Xiao is a forbearing and magnanimous emperor with ambition and means. She dare not take it lightly. Even though it seems that Ji Heng is Emperor Hong Xiao's confidant, but serving the emperor is like serving a tiger, and Yu Hongye and Ji Minghan's past is also involved in the royal scandal. Jiang Li is not sure what attitude Emperor Hong Xiao has towards this matter, so she must meet Emperor Hong Xiao in person to determine what to do next.

After entering the palace, the people arranged by Eunuch Su came to pick up Jiang Li. Jiang Yuanbai did not follow them, but let Jiang Li go by herself while he waited outside. Jiang Li did not refuse and followed Eunuch Su in. Along the way, the palace maids and eunuchs along the way could not help but look at Jiang Li, their eyes faintly filled with sighs.

Who would have thought that the disfavored daughter of the Jiang family, who was almost forgotten and carried a bad reputation, would now become the future wife of the Duke's Mansion. Especially now that the Jiang family is not what it used to be, Jiang Li has become the most glamorous one in the Jiang family. No wonder people often say that things change over time, but the second daughter of the Jiang family, who looks gentle and kind, can actually subdue the Duke of Su, Ji Heng. It can be seen that she is also a powerful person and should not be underestimated.

Eunuch Su was very respectful to Jiang Li, and Jiang Li did not dare to neglect him. Eunuch Su stood at the door of the Yangxin Palace and said, "Second Miss Jiang, the emperor is in the Yangxin Palace, please come in."

The eunuch outside informed, and Eunuch Su led Jiang Li in. In the hall, Emperor Hong Xiao was sitting at the table. Jiang Li walked closer and found that he was practicing calligraphy. His calligraphy was also very imperial, wild and boundless, as if he had been dormant for many years and finally no longer had to pretend, showing the domineering power of the emperor.

Jiang Li bowed: "Your Majesty, I greet you."

Emperor Hong Xiao put down his pen and said, "Stand up." He looked at Jiang Li.

Jiang Li stood up and also looked at the emperor.

Her expression was as calm and composed as ever, which reminded Emperor Hong Xiao of the time when Jiang Li won the top spot in the Mingyi Hall examination. He personally presented the gift to her, and saw that the vicious and domineering Miss Jiang II in the rumors was completely different from what others said. After a long time, she seemed to have not changed at all, and was still as gentle and calm as in his memory, even when facing him, the emperor.

He knew that Jiang Li had always been very courageous, as evidenced by the fact that she had led the people of Tongxiang to beat the stone lion drum in front of the Chang'an Gate to appeal for justice. No wonder Ji Heng treated her differently. Emperor Hong Xiao thought of Jiang Li's stepmother again, and his gaze towards her finally softened.

He said, "The Prime Minister said that you wanted to see me because of something concerning the Duke's Mansion. He has something to tell me. What do you want to say? Speak now."

Emperor Hong Xiao is actually still very young, but the tone of his speech is like that of an elder to a younger generation. In a way, Emperor Hong Xiao, like Ji Heng, was forced to grow up at a very young age, so their temperaments seem to lack the innocence of a child and the spirit of a teenager. Instead, they have grown rapidly in the midst of intrigue. This may seem cunning to others, but only those who know the inside story understand the blood and tears these four words represent.

"Your Majesty, I came here today because of the matter concerning the Duke's Mansion. I beg Your Majesty to let me meet the Queen Mother."

Emperor Hong Xiao's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Jiang Li carefully, saying, "He even told you this?"

Jiang Li was silent. Ji Heng told her about the dispute between the Ji family and Yin Zhan that day in the cave, and naturally told Jiang Li the identity of the Queen Mother. Ji Heng said that Emperor Hong Xiao should have put the Queen Mother under house arrest, and he would not let her go.

Jiang Li knew that this matter involved royal secrets after all, and she was different from Ji Heng. After all, Emperor Hong Xiao still needed Ji Heng, but she was just a woman and was dispensable to Emperor Hong Xiao. If Emperor Hong Xiao realized that she was a threat, he would eliminate her without hesitation. The best way was to pretend that she knew nothing. The more she showed that she knew, the more dangerous it would be.

But she couldn't do that. She had to find out one thing, even at the risk of being suspected by the emperor. What she could do for Ji Heng was very limited, at least she could help Ji Heng find the truth.

"What do you want to do with the Queen Mother?" asked Emperor Hong Xiao.

His voice was low and oppressive, but Jiang Li was not moved. She just lowered her head and said softly, "I want to ask the Queen Mother something about Madam Ji."

"You don't want to tell me?" Emperor Hong Xiao said, "Ji Heng told you everything. He really doesn't care about his life."

"I am the Duke's servant," Jiang Li replied, "and I will never betray the Duke."

She knew what Emperor Hong Xiao was afraid of. As an emperor who grew up like him, he would be wary of the people around him and would not easily trust others. In the eyes of Emperor Hong Xiao, Ji Heng's behavior was simply a woman's infatuation, which was ridiculous and he totally disapproved of it.

As expected, upon hearing this, Emperor Hong Xiao simply asked, "Oh? Forever? Then let me ask you, if Ji Heng goes to Qingzhou and never comes back, what will you do? Will you spend your whole life guarding the tablet? Talking about forever... you think too highly of yourself."

"Your Majesty has underestimated me," Jiang Li replied neither servilely nor arrogantly, "If the Duke goes to Qingzhou and never comes back, I will stay in Yanjing City and wait for him. If he dies, I am willing to tie my hair up, get married alone, and be a widow for him for the rest of my life. Forever is actually not that difficult, it will pass in a matter of days and nights."

Her voice was gentle, as if she was stating a trivial fact, which made Emperor Hong Xiao turn his head and look at her, as if he wanted to see her expression clearly to see if Jiang Li was lying.

Jiang Li looked at him calmly, her eyes were firm, and people couldn't help but feel that it would be unforgivable to doubt her determination.

Emperor Hong Xiao snorted and said, "Flower words."

Jiang Li laughed instead. From what Emperor Hong Xiao said, she could tell that Emperor Hong Xiao had more than just a relationship of monarch and subject to Ji Heng. He also had a little bit of genuine affection for her. It was because of Ji Heng's consideration that Emperor Hong Xiao was so wary of her.

This was going much better than she had originally intended.

"So, you must see the Queen Mother?" asked Emperor Hong Xiao.

"Please give me your Majesty's permission."

"I can promise you that when Ji Heng left, she begged me to take care of you. I didn't expect that you would come to me before I could take care of you. Since it's the Duke's Mansion's business, I won't interfere. If you want to ask the Queen Mother for answers, go and ask yourself. But there is one thing I must remind you, the Queen Mother is a lunatic. If you anger her, whether you can bear the consequences depends on you."

Jiang Li smiled when she heard this. She knelt down respectfully again and thanked Emperor Hong Xiao, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

She thought that Emperor Hong Xiao probably knew about the deadly feud between the Ji family and the Queen Mother, otherwise he would not have passed it over so lightly. However, this made it convenient for her to act. After she bowed like this, Emperor Hong Xiao became impatient and called Eunuch Su to take Jiang Li to see the Queen Mother.

Everything went much more smoothly than Jiang Li had expected.

Eunuch Su said, "Second Miss Jiang, please come with us."

Jiang Li left the Yangxin Palace and followed Eunuch Su out. The direction Eunuch Su was walking didn't seem to be Kunning Palace, but the cold palace. There were few people along the way. As Jiang Li walked, she understood something. I'm afraid that just as Ji Heng said, the emperor has put the queen mother under house arrest. Yes, Yin Zhan died and Yin Zhili rebelled. Emperor Hong Xiao had long anticipated the arrival of this day, and he might even have known about the evil deeds committed by the queen mother. At this point, he naturally would not maintain a false mother-son relationship.

Eunuch Su took Jiang Li to an abandoned palace. It was called abandoned because there was not even a maid outside to sweep the floor. The courtyard was small and empty, with a thick layer of dust on the ground, as if no one had swept it for a long time. Jiang Li guessed that the cold palace would not be so desolate. She did not expect that there would be such a deserted place in the palace.

The whole courtyard was quiet, as if no one lived here. Eunuch Su walked to the door of the innermost room and said softly, "Second Miss Jiang, please come in. I'll be waiting outside. If you have finished talking or have anything to tell me, I can come in later."

Jiang Li thanked Eunuch Su and walked in.

With a creaking sound, the door seemed to have been pushed for a long time, and finally made a tooth-grinding obscure sound. Dust was flying in the air when it was pushed like this. It was clearly daytime, but the room was as dark as night, pitch black. There seemed to be some sound in the darkness, and the woman asked sternly, "Who?"

Jiang Li paused and said, "Empress Dowager." As she spoke, she pulled open the curtain in the room.

The room was suddenly brightened by the light.

There was a woman sitting in front of the dressing table. She squinted her eyes uncomfortably because of the light. Jiang Li saw that the woman's clothes seemed to have not been washed for a long time. The white undershirt had become dirty and yellowed. Her hair was greasy. She didn't wear any jewelry or hairpins, but she had a delicate bun, which made her hair look even dirtier. She turned her head to look at Jiang Li, with a sharp scrutiny. Her face was old and haggard, but she spoke harshly, as if she wanted to eat Jiang Li alive.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" she repeated again.

This is Lin Roujia, the current Queen Mother. She has become like this since she was placed under house arrest by Emperor Hong Xiao. Emperor Hong Xiao will not provide her with good food and drink, especially after learning that she was among those who killed Concubine Xia. Although Emperor Hong Xiao did not torture the Queen Mother, she lived a life worse than that of a servant, which was tantamount to making the Queen Mother's life worse than death.

She had lived a life of luxury for so many years. Even when she was in the most miserable time and took refuge in Hongshan Temple, Yin Zhan was always there to protect her from the mundane world. She had never lived a life like this before. It was as if her self-esteem had been crushed and trampled on. Even so, she still had to maintain her dignity as the queen mother.

However, Jiang Li was unwilling to fulfill her pride. She knew that the woman in front of her was so vicious that she killed Yu Hongye and Ji Minghan and changed Ji Heng's life forever. No matter what, she could not feel the slightest sympathy for Lin Roujia.

"I am Jiang Li from the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ji Heng's future wife."

"Jiang Li...?" The Queen Mother frowned, and seemed to have thought for a long time before she figured out who Jiang Li was. She looked at Jiang Li and said in sudden realization, "It's you. What's the matter with you coming here?" Jiang Li seemed to have no reason to go to the Queen Mother.

"I'm here to ask you about the conspiracy between you and Yin Zhan to kill Yu Hongye." Jiang Li replied.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother was stunned at first. After a while, she suddenly sneered and said, "I was wondering what was going on. It turns out that you are here to help that bastard to call for punishment. What qualifications do you have to ask about my past? Jiang Yuanbai, that loser, is not worth mentioning. Don't you think that you can really sit back and relax just because you are hooking up with Ji Heng? I was able to kill even Ji Minghan back then. Ji Heng... he will die at my hands sooner or later!"

Jiang Li's heart suddenly erupted with anger. This anger was even stronger than when she first learned that it was Shen Yurong, Princess Yongning, or herself. How could there be such a shameless person in the world, who did such a heinous thing, not only did he not regret it, but was also complacent. From her eyes, there was only pure malice.

She was too lazy to waste time talking to the Queen Mother, and went straight to the point, saying, "Let's not talk about anything else. I just want to ask you a question. Back then, you planned to kill Madam Ji because she caught you and Yin Zhan having a secret meeting. But how could Madam Ji suddenly appear in the deep palace? You planned this, right? You deliberately lured Madam Ji here, and then killed her with Yin Zhan's hand to silence her, right?"

The Queen Mother's laughter stopped abruptly, and she stared at Jiang Li like a mad beast.

Jiang Li felt cold in her heart. She had sensed something was wrong a long time ago. When Ji Heng told her that Yu Hongye's death was caused by this, Jiang Li felt something was strange. Ji Heng was in the middle of it, so it was difficult to see. But she was outside the situation, so she could sense something was wrong. Rumor has it that Yu Hongye is smart and cunning, not a reckless person. The Queen Mother and Yin Zhan were having a private meeting, so they probably wouldn't just find a place to pour out their hearts, so there must be a confidant waiting outside. Because it was in the palace, that person could only be the Queen Mother's confidant. The Queen Mother's confidant was so useless that he couldn't even stop a weak woman? And he let Yu Hongye break in?
It doesn't make sense at all.

Jiang Li thought about it and felt that the problem was with the Queen Mother. She was afraid that it was not an accidental tragedy, but a carefully planned conspiracy. Yu Hongye was defenseless and became the first chess piece to be sacrificed.

"You come to question me now, do you want me to admit it?" The Queen Mother stroked her temples. This action would be very charming if a young girl did it, but it was so weird and creepy when she did it now. She said, "The person is dead, what difference does it make whether I admit it or not? Yes, I deliberately let Yu Hongye in. Who told that bitch to always be an eyesore in front of me? She is just a prostitute in a brothel, how can she be held in the palm of someone's hand? Why? I come from a noble family, but I can't decide my marriage. Yu Hongye is a bitch, but she can live so happily? Isn't this very unfair?" She raised her chin, and a happy smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "I will let her die like a dog, without any dignity!"

This man was really crazy to the extreme. Jiang Li had only one thought in his mind.

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she seemed very happy and laughed loudly, but her eyes were lost in memories.

Jiang Li guessed correctly. It was indeed Lin Roujia who deliberately let Meixiang's mother, her wet nurse, lure Yu Hongye to come and catch her and Yin Zhan's affair, and took the opportunity to kill Yu Hongye. Because she really hated Yu Hongye, but as the queen mother, she was in the deep palace, and Yu Hongye was the general's wife. She couldn't find a way to kill her, so she could only use Yin Zhan to kill. In the end, she succeeded. Yu Hongye did die, and died so miserably and painfully, but she felt relieved and completely comfortable.

But why did she hate Yu Hongye? She hated her so much that she risked her life to kill her. In fact, there was no direct conflict between Lin Roujia and Yu Hongye. Even in the early years, when Lin Roujia was still unmarried, she heard about the Yu family and felt sympathy when she knew that the most beautiful woman in the capital had fallen into a brothel. At the same time, she was glad that she was in the Lin family and did not have to experience those terrible things and be manipulated by others.

Lin Roujia couldn't remember when the change started, but from the time she was granted marriage and became the Crown Princess, the past Lin Roujia ceased to exist. Later, she married someone she didn't love in the palace, and her husband didn't love her either. In the backyard, there was intrigue and everyone was vying for favor and love. She was unhappy and began to hate her identity as a member of the Lin family.

It was at this time that Yu Hongye suddenly transformed herself from the daughter of a criminal in a brothel into the wife of General Jinwu.

Lin Roujia envied Yu Hongye so much. For Yu Hongye, Ji Minghan did not hesitate to go against the entire family and went to the emperor. After a long time of compromise and struggle, he finally married Yu Hongye. And he also took good care of Yu Hongye, which made people jealous.

I hate people who have what I don't, but I laugh at people who don't. Lin Roujia has status and position, which Yu Hongye didn't have before, but now she has. Lin Roujia didn't have the right to be with her lover, and a happy marriage that was above board, but now Yu Hongye has it. What she couldn't get, the people she used to despise and even sympathize with have it, just like a slap in the face, hitting Lin Roujia hard, making her dizzy and hysterical.

Ji Minghan sometimes brought Yu Hongye to the palace. Every time he entered the palace, the satisfied smile on Yu Hongye's face always deeply hurt Lin Roujia's heart. Even though she was later protected by Yin Zhan, she was like a rat that could not see the light, and could not appear in front of people openly. But Yu Hongye could. It was obvious that Ji Minghan and Yin Zhan were the same people, both of them were famous generals. Her identity as a young lady of the Lin family seemed to have fewer obstacles than the daughter of a traitor in a brothel. But why did she get nothing?
Her heart twisted unconsciously, and this unwillingness and jealousy reached its peak after she learned that Yu Hongye was pregnant.

At that time, the late emperor had a good relationship with Ji Minghan, and he often summoned Ji Minghan to the palace, so Yu Hongye naturally accompanied him. Lin Roujia also had to say a few words to Yu Hongye. Looking at Yu Hongye's increasingly bulging belly, Lin Roujia wanted to push Yu Hongye down every time, so that she could also taste the pain of losing her son.

Yin Zhan didn't know the secret deep in Lin Roujia's heart, and he often talked about his friend's happy events. The more Yin Zhan did this, the more desperate Lin Roujia became. He was happy for his brother's birth of a child, but did he ever think that he and he would never be able to have a child openly!
After Yu Hongye gave birth to Ji Heng, she brought Ji Heng to the palace to show the late emperor. Lin Roujia sat aside, looking at the baby's pink face. At that moment, an extremely vicious plan appeared in her mind.

She seduced Yu Hongye and deliberately let Yu Hongye "catch" her affair with Yin Zhan, successfully using Yin Zhan to get rid of the thorn in her eyes. From then on, there was no longer any existence that bothered her, and everything went very smoothly. Even to this day, Lin Roujia does not regret what she did at the time. If there is any regret, the only thing is that she did not get rid of Ji Heng at the same time, leaving behind the seeds of trouble, causing her to fall into such a predicament now.

The woman's appearance was no longer young. She sat in front of the dressing table. In the dark, Jiang Li looked at her coldly and said, "You have done so many cruel things. You keep saying that you hate Yu Hongye and can't stand Ji Minghan. In fact, in the final analysis, what you hate the most is Yin Zhan and yourself."

The Queen Mother turned her head sharply and asked, "What did you say?"

Jiang Li was not frightened by the ferocious look on her face, but just said coldly: "What you hate is that Ji Minghan and Yin Zhan are obviously of similar status, both are generals. But Ji Minghan is willing to marry Yu Hongye at all costs and go against the whole family. But Yin Zhan did not marry you at all costs just because of you. You are jealous of Yu Hongye, and you hate Yin Zhan even more. You think Yin Zhan doesn't love you as much as he said. You did so many things just to make Yin Zhan feel guilty and make him compensate you. He didn't give you a happy marriage, so he must ask for everything from you in other places. In the final analysis, you are still too selfish."

The Queen Mother screamed, "Shut up! That's nonsense! Yin Zhan loves me! What do you know? He loves me!"

Jiang Li raised the corners of her mouth. At this moment, her expression was very similar to Ji Heng's in the past. She said, "Do you know why Yin Zhan won't marry you at all costs like Ji Minghan?"

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why?" She looked at Jiang Li nervously, as if she attached great importance to the answer. Yes, this question has been bothering her for the past few decades, but her pride does not allow her to ask Yin Zhan, and no one around her dares to answer her on this issue.

"Because you're not worth it." Jiang Li said word by word.

"Yu Hongye is the most beautiful woman in the capital, well-educated, and even though she has fallen into a brothel, her character is noble. But what do you have? You are just a petty, selfish, vicious, cowardly, and easily angry woman. Do you think Yin Zhan knows nothing? When you planned to kill Yu Hongye, did you think Yin Zhan didn't know the truth? I think maybe Yin Zhan knew the truth, which is why he never thought of taking you away for so many years, but let you stay alone in the palace in Yanjing."

The Queen Mother's body began to tremble violently. Her lips began to turn pale and her face turned pale.

Jiang Li knew that since Lin Roujia chose to kill someone with a borrowed knife instead of directly telling Yin Zhan to kill Yu Hongye, it was obvious that she still cared about how Yin Zhan thought of her. Although she didn't know what the past between the Queen Mother and Yin Zhan was, it was conceivable that the Queen Mother cared about Yin Zhan the most in her life, and even her own son Yin Zhili was not as important as Yin Zhan.

Even for Ji Heng, Jiang Li didn't want the Queen Mother to have an easy life. Living with pain and regret was much more torturous than dying. Even if she had to lie, she would destroy the Queen Mother's self-righteousness bit by bit and let her live in pain.

"No matter what, Yin Zhan was a hero in the past, and he did things that were aboveboard. But since he got together with you, look at what he has done. He killed his best friend's family, killed his own wife and children, and was condemned and cursed by thousands of people. Tell me, in those years, has he ever regretted meeting you? If he could start all over again, he would never meet you again."

The Queen Mother looked horrified and murmured, "No, he loves me...he loves me..."

"Wake up!" Jiang Li said sternly, "Look at yourself in the mirror. You are just an ordinary woman. When you grow old, you don't have any qualities worth lingering on. Do you think you have won by killing Yu Hongye? Wrong! Yu Hongye will always remain at her most beautiful. She will have Ji Minghan's love and the bond of her son until her death. But what about you? What do you have? Because of you, Yin Zhili became a traitor and his background has been disgraced ever since. Yin Zhan didn't say a word to you before he died, right? Why? Because he was finally free! He can leave you now and never see you again in this life!"

"No——" Lin Roujia cried out in pain and turned to look in the mirror. The woman in the mirror had gray hair and fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. Her face was no longer as delicate as a baby's, and she didn't blush so easily. In her memory, the young lady of the Lin family who met Yin Zhan on the mountain road seemed to be another person. It seemed not her.

Did Yin Zhan regret it? A trace of panic and helplessness flashed through Lin Roujia's heart. She had always relied on Yin Zhan's love to survive. Even if Yin Zhan died, as long as she knew that Yin Zhan loved her until his death, her life would not be lived in vain.

But Jiang Li tore her beautiful dream apart, which made her look like a joke, and her dignity was gone. She was like an abandoned woman abandoned by Yin Zhan.

Did Yin Zhan really not love her anymore? He had stopped loving her many years ago because she was vicious, selfish, and had killed Yu Hongye. That was why Yin Zhan was unwilling to take her far away and let her grow old here.

She has wasted her whole life here!

The Queen Mother picked up the cup on the table in despair and threw it into the mirror in front of her. The mirror shattered to the ground, and the portrait of the woman on it was also broken. Some of the mirror fragments scratched Lin Roujia's hands, but she was unaware of it and murmured, "It's impossible, he loves me... He loves me..."

Eunuch Su heard the noise from inside and asked, "Second Miss Jiang?"

Jiang Li said, "It's okay, Grandpa." She looked at Lin Roujia, whose eyes were frantic. She didn't even look at Jiang Li, but squatted down and hugged her head. The appearance she had tried so hard to maintain from the beginning completely collapsed, as if everything that supported her pride had shattered, and her face showed pain.

Jiang Li glanced at her coldly, turned around and walked out the door. She didn't need to say anything more, Lin Roujia still lived here, her fragility and unwillingness alone were enough to make her destroy herself. She had lived her whole life to get a perfect love, even if this love had been twisted and deteriorated, as long as there was someone to tell her that this love was false and had long ceased to exist because of her own viciousness, Lin Roujia would wake up from the beautiful dream she had created.

But when you wake up from a dream, it is always particularly cruel.

Jiang Li couldn't let Emperor Hong Xiao kill the Queen Mother, which was too easy for Lin Roujia. Sometimes the torture of the soul is ten thousand times more painful than the torture of the body. She is here to slowly atone for the sins she committed in the first half of her life.

Eunuch Su smiled and asked from the outer door: "Has Miss Jiang finished her words?"

Lin Roujia's painful howling seemed to be heard behind her, but Eunuch Su looked normal. Jiang Li knew that after she left, Eunuch Su would tell Emperor Hong Xiao everything that happened here. As for what Emperor Hong Xiao thought, and whether he would have other feelings for her because of this, Jiang Li didn't care.

She just doesn't want Lin Roujia to live comfortably. She feels sorry for Ji Heng. The pain that Ji Heng endured in her youth should also be allowed to pass by Lin Roujia. Lin Roujia destroyed what Ji Heng cherished, and Jiang Li also wants to destroy the love that Lin Roujia cherished.

Is this cruel? Jiang Li doesn't think so. She just wants fairness.

(End of this chapter)