Tianliangyuan

Chapter 379 I wish I could kill you with one strike!

Jiang Ning was unwilling to admit it, but Song Shi was not her biological mother, so why would she spoil her?

After a series of attacks and slashes, Jiang Ning had no choice but to admit defeat.

When Song heard her answer, she could only think that her niece must have some serious mental illness.

She simply couldn't stand Xu Zhaozhao, so she wanted to break up Xu Zhaozhao and Xie Zheng's marriage and support that guy named Sun something to take his place.

The result was counterproductive, ruining the Sun family's daughter.

This happened several years ago.

Therefore, from beginning to end, Xu Zhaozhao never provoked her, nor did she harbor any resentment towards the Jiang family!

This reason almost made Song lose her footing.

At first, Jiang Ning was naturally unwilling to tell the truth, only saying that she had some personal grudges with Xu Zhaozhao. However, when Song asked her repeatedly, she could not give a clear answer and even tried to evade the question by saying that she could not remember clearly.

But the Song family came to our door today to clarify this matter; they are not so easily fooled.

Madam Song even summoned several of Jiang Ning's dowry maids and questioned them sternly, finally uncovering some clues.

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Jiang Ning finally told the whole story.

Mrs. Song truly regarded this niece with special regard.

I really overestimated her before.

That's just plain stupid!

"Jiang Ning, I will not pursue the past. I will inform my father and ask him to understand. As for the future, if there is nothing to do, you should stay in the inner quarters and take good care of the young lady. Perhaps when the child turns one year old, she can be granted the title of county princess."

The Prince of Zhong was a prince, and his children were naturally entitled to be granted corresponding titles.

However, it's really hard to say what kind of title a son or daughter born out of wedlock might receive.

Therefore, Song only mentioned the county princess.

Like Princess Qingping of the Qi Prince's Mansion, she was born out of wedlock. If it weren't for His Majesty's intention to use her for a marriage alliance, how could he have made her a princess so early on?

It was just to increase her perceived value.

Prince Zhong is His Majesty's biological son, but he is an illegitimate son, and Jiang Ning has just given birth to an illegitimate daughter. Therefore, it is uncertain whether His Majesty will even remember that he has such a granddaughter, let alone bestow any honors upon her.

Unless the Prince of Zhong voluntarily requests the title, how could His Majesty's many descendants possibly remember it?

Song was reminding Jiang Ning that his focus should be on the Prince of Zhong and his daughter, and that the people and things outside were none of his concern.

If you were the principal wife, like a princess, you would naturally be able to go out and socialize, and you could also openly manage the royal family's businesses.

But now you are just a concubine, and you are completely excluded from too many occasions.

So, just relax and live your life peacefully.

Stop causing trouble for Xu Zhaozhao.

Over the past few years, if you count the number of times you've caused trouble for the Xu family and the results, which one time wasn't the Jiang family the one who suffered?

Song made an excuse to go see the baby, so she asked Jiang Yuan to stay and talk to Jiang Ning. In fact, she wanted Jiang Yuan to persuade her to put away any thoughts she shouldn't have.

Jiang Ning was still somewhat absent-minded at this moment.

She naturally understood what her second aunt meant by her reprimand.

But would it really be possible to make her give up all the glitz and glamour outside and just stay at home to take care of her children?

This shouldn't be happening!

In her past life, she was at least the Princess Consort of An, and she was flattered and fawned over by those noble ladies countless times.

How come being reborn is worse than my previous life?

She only wanted to bring down Prince An and support Prince Zhong to ascend the throne; she still wanted to be the empress.

But why did things not go as planned?

She couldn't even become a principal wife, so how could she possibly aspire to the status of empress?

Jiang Yuan got angry when she saw her like that.

If it weren't for this cousin's inexplicable trouble-making, the Jiang family wouldn't have become the laughing stock of Beijing.

"Now that you've married Prince Zhong, you should settle down and focus on being a good wife and mother. You have no worries about food and clothing here, and you don't need to go out to socialize. Do you know what people outside are saying about the women of the Jiang family?"

They said we women of the Jiang family were unchaste and that we were all just offering ourselves up as concubines. Such filthy words, some even dared to say them directly to my face! Do you know how humiliated I was, how much I wanted to die?

Jiang Yuan grew angrier as she spoke. There was a time when she truly wanted to end it all with a white silk ribbon.

But now that I see Jiang Ning eating and living well here, and the culprit is living so comfortably, why should I, as the victim, pay with my life for their mistakes?

"Jiang Ning, you have no idea how many times I've wanted to kill you with a single blow! If you hadn't been so promiscuous, how could you have become the Prince Zhong's concubine? Your elder sister was also having an affair with another man. You two, the eldest son's daughters, were once so glamorous, how many people envied you? But what have you done?"

You do not appreciate the generous conditions provided by the Jiang family at all, and only pursue what you want in your own hearts. You take the Jiang family's efforts for granted and regard the Jiang family's connections and money as your own private property.

When you make mistakes, it's us innocent people who bear the consequences. Jiang Ning, how dare you!"

These words left Jiang Ning speechless and unable to lift her head.

She had no way of explaining those words to Jiang Yuan.

She couldn't very well say that she had tried to scheme against Xu Zhaozhao, which led to her own downfall.

If she really said it, Jiang Yuan would probably scold her for bringing it on herself!

“Yuanyuan, please stop talking. I know I was wrong. I will not cause any more trouble for the family. I will live a peaceful life and do whatever my grandfather and father tell me to do.”

As Jiang Ning spoke, her face was full of remorse, but unfortunately, Jiang Yuan didn't believe her.

Jiang Ning has said similar things far too many times.

It's like the story of the boy who cried wolf; if you tell it too many times, nobody will believe it anymore.

"Jiang Ning, you have no credibility with me anymore. If you still want the Jiang family to help you, then think carefully about what you should do next. Our eldest brother is gone, and our sixth brother is crippled. Our Jiang family may seem to be doing well now, but in reality, we have suffered a great blow. Think about it, how much of the cause and effect is your fault!"

Jiang Ning felt a pang in her heart, followed by a dense, throbbing pain.

Thinking of the passing of her older brother and sister, Jiang Ning did feel a pang of guilt.

However, she doesn't think it's all her fault.

Especially the eldest sister, who told her to make decisions on her own?

As for the eldest brother, he can only blame himself for mistreating the maid in private; otherwise, how could he have been stabbed?

After trying to comfort herself, Jiang Ning put on an expression of remorse. Jiang Yuan knew there was nothing she could say to her, so she shook her head and left with a disappointed look on her face.

Jiang Yuan may be a bit naive, but she's not stupid!

The guilt that flashed in Jiang Ning's eyes just now was only fleeting. She probably doesn't think the fault lies with her. Who knows what trouble might arise in the future?