Tianliangyuan

Chapter 388 Fishing in Troubled Waters

Princess Huaiyang was the only daughter of Consort Jiang, named Li Yuerong. Because her fief was Chenzhou, which was Huaiyang County, she was also known as Princess Huaiyang.

Emperor Yong'an doted on Consort Jiang, and naturally he also doted on this daughter. Before she was three years old, she was granted a fiefdom. Moreover, among the dozen or so princesses in the harem, only Princess Huaiyang dared to run into the Taiji Hall to play. Furthermore, she was the only one who loved to cling to His Majesty in his arms when she was young, and was held by His Majesty as he sat on the dragon throne to listen to the government.

Who would dare say that such a princess is not favored? Who would dare offend her?

Princess Huaiyang was helped down from the carriage by a palace maid.

Jiang Yanping and the others naturally bowed and greeted him.

"Uncles, please don't stand on ceremony. My mother heard that my maternal grandfather had fallen ill and was worried, so she sent me to visit him."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Please come in, Princess."

Huaiyang nodded and then said, "You may all rise without the formalities."

Jiang Wenxiang and the others then stood up straight and lined up in an orderly fashion on both sides.

Princess Huaiyang was still young, so Jiang Yanhui waited until they had walked a distance and the crowd had thinned out before whispering, "Does the Imperial Concubine have any decrees?"

Princess Huaiyang looked at him and said, "My mother said that my grandfather's health is the most important thing. No matter who angers him, we must take care of his health first. In addition, my mother said that my two uncles have had a hard life, and the Jiang family cannot afford to be burdened by their own family members."

The last sentence is clearly a reference to Jiang Yanping.

After all, Jiang Ning is his daughter.

Princess Huaiyang didn't understand these things; she was just repeating what was said verbatim.

Once inside, Jiang Yanping invited his two wives to the outer room, while only Princess Huaiyang accompanied Grand Tutor Jiang in the inner room, with everyone else waiting outside.

"Yuerong is here!"

Princess Huaiyang looked concerned, her big eyes blinking: "Grandfather, although you don't look well, you're better than Uncle said. Mother Consort said that you must take your medicine properly and take good care of your health. If you don't listen, Mother Consort will ask for permission to leave the palace to serve you."

These words, though seemingly a playful complaint, were actually meant to coax Grand Tutor Jiang.

After all, Huaiyang was of noble status, and the fact that Consort Jiang personally returned to serve her showed her filial piety and also highlighted the importance of Grand Tutor Jiang.

"Alright, alright, I will definitely take good care of myself. Go back and tell your mother not to worry about me. I will take my medicine properly and follow the imperial physician's instructions."

"Yes, when I left the palace, my father was still holding court. I guess he already knows about your serious illness by now."

"Alas, it's my old bones that are useless, causing His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine to worry."

“Grandfather, I’ll head back to the palace now. My mother says I’m not a child anymore and she doesn’t allow me to play outside all the time.”

While Princess Huaiyang was speaking, a letter was quietly slipped under the brocade quilt and then placed in the hand of Grand Tutor Jiang.

Jiang Taifu paused slightly, then said calmly, "Alright, our Yue Rong is a young lady now, and it's indeed not appropriate for her to stay outside all the time. Have your cousins ​​escort you back."

"Okay, thank you, Grandfather."

Princess Huaiyang was escorted back to the palace by Jiang Wenxiang, along with one of his brothers and dozens of guards from the Jiang family.

With Jiang Yanping's help, Grand Tutor Jiang slowly sat up, drank a couple of sips of water, and then opened the letter.

After reading it, Grand Tutor Jiang took a deep breath and managed not to get angry.

After reading the letter in turn, the brothers Jiang Yanping and Jiang Yanhui burned it in perfect unison.

For ordinary family letters, there is naturally no need to be so cautious.

Although Consort Jiang is not currently in power, she enjoys the Emperor's favor and naturally has her own methods.

Therefore, she also found out what Jiang Taifu had found out.

They naturally knew that Jiang Ning had caused trouble for the Jiang family again.

Originally, Jiang Ning was Consort Jiang's most beloved niece, but Jiang Ning herself was disappointing and was repeatedly caught in her misdeeds.

This time, Consort Jiang no longer protected her.

Of course, Consort Jiang didn't say she necessarily wanted Jiang Ning dead, but at the very least, the Jiang family could no longer provide her with support.

Jiang Ning needs to wake up.

None of the key figures in the Jiang family had any objections to this.

In particular, Grand Tutor Jiang had already made arrangements well in advance.

Now that they have the Imperial Concubine's permission, they are more confident in their actions.

Jiang Ning was unable to visit her grandfather as she had hoped, as she was later called away by Madam Deng.

Ever since losing her two children, Deng's health and vitality have deteriorated significantly.

Not only did he age considerably overnight, but his eyes also became lifeless, and he lost all his former arrogance.

"Go back, and don't come back unless it's absolutely necessary."

“Mother, Grandfather is seriously ill, and Father and Uncle have also taken leave from court. This is a major event. As a daughter of the Jiang family, how can I not care about it?”

Deng said expressionlessly, "But you are already someone else's wife. Just live your own life from now on. You are also a mother now. Think twice before you do anything, and think about your daughter. Will your actions affect her?"

Jiang Ning glared: "What do you mean by that, Mother?"

Madam Deng, however, was unwilling to pay any more attention to her. She waved her hand and said, "Go back. If you leave now, you can still maintain some dignity. But if your father gets free, he might make you lose face."

Jiang Ning was furious, but seeing the old woman beside her mother shaking her head at her repeatedly, she knew that things were probably not going well for her, so she had no choice but to give up.

Jiang Ning left the Jiang residence quietly once again.

What she didn't know was that after leaving the Jiang family and entering the Prince Zhong's mansion, all her information would be even more delayed, and the many overt and covert networks she had painstakingly laid out would suffer devastating blows.

Xu Zhaozhao also learned through her informants that the Jiang family wanted to take back the businesses in Jiang Ning's hands.

The Jiang family couldn't openly take back the dowry they gave Jiang Ning, but they could send people to take over, replacing everyone from the steward to the accountant with members of the Jiang family.

The Jiang family will not embezzle any of the profits; what is rightfully theirs will be given to Jiang Ning.

But Jiang Ning shouldn't even think about other things, such as information or connections.

This seems to be giving Jiang Ning a respectable position, but in reality, it completely takes over Jiang Ning's businesses and informants outside the company.

What Xu Zhaozhao wanted to do was to take advantage of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

The Jiang family, after all, considered that Jiang Ning still bore the surname Jiang, so they couldn't be too ruthless in their actions.

But Xu Zhaozhao can do it!

She and Jiang Ning are enemies, sworn enemies!

Therefore, if she had the chance to strike at Jiang Ning, she would only hate herself for being too slow or too lenient; she would never have the chance to be soft-hearted.

Because Jiang Ning was reprimanded by the Prince of Zhong and then confined to her quarters by the Prince's wife, she perfectly avoided the best opportunity to obtain this information.

Those outside, having received no instructions from their master, naturally felt uneasy.

Those who work below are not most afraid of failing to do their jobs well, but of suddenly being unable to contact their master. What kind of situation is that?