Chapter 114: Jiang Huaishan's Trial of the Vicious Woman
Seeing that everyone was present, Jiang Huaishan looked at his mother who had a serious expression on her face, and seeing that she did not try to stop him too much, he spoke.
"Today is the Jiang family's trial of my second brother's wife. I shouldn't have bothered you all to be present, but Zhang has committed many mistakes. I'm afraid you may have heard some of them from outside, so I invited everyone to come and explain everything clearly. This way, I won't wrong her in the future!"
After he finished speaking, Old Lady Wang nodded silently.
Her disgust for Zhang was even greater than Jiang Shijin's. In her opinion, without the instigation of her mother Zhang, Jiang Shijin, a little girl in the boudoir, would not have done such a cruel thing. So when she came to watch Zhang's trial today, it could help her get rid of the anger in her heart.
Madam Pei, the Marquis, thought the same thing. She felt that the Jiang family was finally going to do something, so she naturally wanted to come and witness it with her own eyes.
Madam Zhang and Zhang Xingchun's faces turned pale and red, looking extremely ugly.
But Jiang Huaishan didn't care what they thought and spoke bluntly.
"Zhang made seven mistakes. The first mistake was that she shouldn't have used her mother-in-law. The second mistake was that she shouldn't have sowed discord. The third mistake was that she shouldn't have treated her concubine's children harshly. The fourth mistake was that she shouldn't have encouraged her daughter to snatch the eldest sister's marriage. The fifth mistake was that she shouldn't have interfered in the affairs of the first wife. The sixth mistake was that she shouldn't have secretly colluded with the third son of the palace. The seventh mistake was that she shouldn't have put Concubine Hai in prison."
"Can Zhang admit these mistakes? Can others admit them?"
After experiencing the incident where Aunt Hai stabbed Jiang Shijin in court, Old Madam Jiang had nothing to say. Although she was biased towards Zhang and did not like Aunt Yang and Aunt Hai in the mansion, it did not mean that she would accept Zhang's approach.
She was really scared of being tricked into such a devil's den and the vicious schemes, so she muttered a few times, and finally could only sigh and say no more.
As for Old Lady Wang and Mrs. Pei, they only felt happy. They nodded at Jiang Huaishan with satisfied expressions, agreeing with everything he said.
"Her uncle, Hong Niang was also bewildered for a moment. In the end, it was for the sake of her daughter that she took this wrong step. I am not asking you to forgive her, but I just want you to let me take her back. I promise that I will never step into the Jiang family's gate again."
Old Madam Zhang has received many benefits from her daughter over the years, and as blood relatives, she also knows that if her daughter admits to all these mistakes, her daughter will have no way out, so she would rather she be divorced and taken back to her parents' home.
Zhang Xingchun, the elder brother, didn't say much, but since his mother had spoken, he could only accept it.
Hearing this, Zhang was a little moved. She looked at her mother with tears falling. She seemed to remember many things in the past, so she cried non-stop. However, Jiang Huaishan didn't buy it and said with a serious expression.
"Mrs. Zhang's calculations are too shrewd. Zhang has committed such a serious crime. Three lives have been lost in Prince Chun's Mansion. If I let Zhang go, guess how Prince Chun's Mansion will deal with her? And how will they deal with your Zhang family?"
The Zhang family is not able to cover up the case.
So after hearing this, Zhang Xingchun became very anxious, pulled his mother's sleeve and said.
"Mother, there are more than ten people in the family. Are they all going to die because of my sister?"
His words fell into Zhang's heart, causing her mouth to twitch. Sure enough, even relatives would flee when disaster strikes!
Old Madam Zhang looked unhappy and tears were falling down her face. She felt sorry for her daughter Zhang, but what her son said was right. With their abilities, they couldn't protect her at all.
Zhang also knew this, especially after hearing about the "death of the third young master", she knew that her own death was not far away. After all, the sons of the royal palace had paid the price for this matter, so how could she, the sister-in-law of the clan leader, escape?
So, I'm too lazy to struggle anymore.
With unwillingness in his eyes, he raised his head and adjusted his hair. After scanning all the people in the hall, he finally looked at Jiang Huaishan and said with a sneer.
"Jiang Huaishan, you are a hypocrite who is used to pretending. You obviously want to kill me, but you have to find so many people to watch me laugh. You are really malicious! I used my mother-in-law, how do you know that this old woman is not malicious and is in cahoots with me? I treated my concubines harshly, how do you know that they are not thinking of me, trying to climb up the social ladder and seek a future, even at the cost of the face of the whole family in the mansion to be a stepping stone for themselves? As for whether to rob the bride or not, it is also a joke. The eldest girl was obviously happy when she broke off the engagement, but you two were anxious by the side."
"Yes, I did harm Aunt Hai, but so what? If I hadn't been desperate, and none of you were willing to help Jin'er gain a foothold in the palace, how could I have come to this point? It's all your fault! You're the one who harmed me!"
When Zhang got excited, her eyes turned red and she stared at everyone like a hungry wolf ready to eat people.
When Old Madam Jiang was pointed out like this, she immediately lost face and pointed at Zhang in frustration and spoke viciously.
"I just listened to your instigation, so I did some wrong things against my will. You don't reflect on your mistakes, but still want to harm me? Huaishan, just beat me to death, so as not to tarnish the reputation of our Jiang family!"
Her words fell into the ears of Old Lady Wang and Mrs. Pei, and they showed a hint of ridicule on their faces.
Although Zhang deserved to die, Old Madam Jiang was not a good person either. However, she was Jiang Huaishan's biological mother after all. If they pressed her too hard, it would probably not be good for Jiang Shiyuan, so they were too lazy to say anything.
Jiang Shiyue was also named and scolded a few times. At this moment, all the hatred for the loss of her mother and the difficult future career were vented out, and she yelled at Zhang.
"You have been cruel to us and my aunt. For so many years, we have lived in fear under your control. You originally wanted to take me to be the third young master's concubine, and now you have forced my aunt to die tragically. Now you want to harm me and my grandmother. You...you are too vicious! Uncle, please deal with me quickly!"
When Old Madam Jiang heard this, and because Jiang Shiyue had taken care of her when she was sick, the two of them quickly stood on a united front. Before, of course, Jiang Shijin was the most popular person in front of her, but now, it became Jiang Shiyue.
Jiang Shiyuan glanced at the deep affection between the grandparents and granddaughter, and lowered her eyes, as if she was meddling in other people's business. It seemed that the fourth sister had grown crooked, and it would be wishful thinking on her part to want to straighten it.
I had this thought in my mind, but I didn't show it on my face.
Similarly, what she could see, Jiang Huaishan, who had been an official for many years, could naturally see clearly. Zhang had done many wrong things, but what she had just said was not entirely wrong. He glanced at his mother and Jiang Shiyue, and sighed in his heart, fearing that the family might not be at peace yet.