Chapter 234: A Letter Arrives
Jiang Ruanxi ruthlessly threw the teacup to the ground, and soon the ground was full of mess.
“Wei Chang, you heartless man.” Jiang Ruanxi cried with tears in her eyes.
People not far away were all attracted by this loud movement, but due to Jiang Ruanxi’s identity, no one dared to step forward. Only those various spies mustered their courage and secretly stepped forward to check.
Seeing the situation, they all went to report.
Imperial Palace Kunning Palace.
The Empress sipped tea with a smile on her lips and full of smugness on her face. “I didn’t expect her to be so impatient. I’ve only just begun, and she’s already collapsed. She’s really from the countryside and doesn’t know her place.”
Liu Ye was a bit worried. “Empress, could all this be them acting?”
The Empress sneered disdainfully and put down the cup. “A country girl—how long do you think the Crown Prince can be infatuated with her? Someone from the countryside would have this kind of scheming.”
“Empress, you were poisoned not long ago by her hand, and Wan Bi also died at her hands.” Liu Ye reminded.
The Empress was stunned and recalled the humiliation she had suffered because of Jiang Ruanxi not long ago. Her eyes were full of disgust.
She also snapped out of her earlier excitement.
“You’re right. We can’t underestimate her. Since that’s the case, let’s add some firewood for them. This time, I want to kill her,” the Empress said viciously.
If Jiang Ruanxi hadn’t appeared, she and Wei Chang wouldn’t have grown apart.
Wei Chang was someone she had spent a lot of time cultivating. It was because of Jiang Ruanxi’s appearance that there was a rift between her and her son, which she could not tolerate.
Moreover, not only had Jiang Ruanxi poisoned her, but she had also killed her close maidservant. The Empress could not swallow this anger no matter what.
The Empress waved her hand at Liu Ye to beckon her over.
She whispered something in her ear.
Liu Ye nodded and went out.
In the following days, the Capital was in turmoil.
It was said that the Crown Prince had grown disgusted with the Crown Princess and stayed overnight in Wan Zhaoxun’s and Concubine Sun’s bedchambers in turn every night, while the Crown Princess’s bedchamber resounded with the sound of smashing cups every night.
Grand Tutor Ling also received the information and wondered in his heart why they had quarreled like this.
Because he knew about the matter between them.
He thought Jiang Ruanxi had lost her head to jealousy and wanted to visit to remind her, but as an outsider, he couldn’t go to the Crown Prince’s back courtyard. Even though he was nominally Jiang Ruanxi’s father, he couldn’t enter casually.
She had sent several notes wanting to see Jiang Ruanxi, but they were all returned.
Not allowed to see.
He could only use his connections to send a letter to Jiang Ruanxi.
Yushui looked at the messy room and then at Jiang Ruanxi, who was leisurely reading a book and sipping tea on the side. Her mouth couldn’t help but twitch.
It turned out that after she woke up from being knocked unconscious, she found that their relationship had become very bad and was worried for them.
But she discovered that every night Jiang Ruanxi made a big commotion, but afterward she went about her business very quietly as usual, without any sign of sadness.
After asking around, she learned the reason.
She thought this plan was pretty good.
But she had a cleanliness obsession and couldn’t stand messy things.
Every night looking at the full room of mess, she itched to clean it up but could only endure it forcefully.
It was really hard!
Jiang Ruanxi, who had been stared at by Yushui, looked up. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Yushui shook her head.
Jiang Ruanxi didn’t pay it any mind and continued reading.
Suddenly, there was movement outside the door.
After the incident with Lin Ningkun in the garden, Yushui had been staying by Jiang Ruanxi’s side and was very vigilant. She quickly stepped forward and shouted, “Who is it?”
But there was no movement outside the door at all.
Jiang Ruanxi put down the book and seriously gestured for her to go open the door and check.
Yushui went forward and found no one outside the door, only a note at the entrance.
Yushui picked it up, returned to the room, and handed it to Jiang Ruanxi.
Jiang Ruanxi frowned tightly as she took it and slowly opened it.
She found it was a letter from Grand Tutor Ling to her.
It told her not to quarrel with Wei Chang, to properly fulfill her role as Crown Princess, not to be taken advantage of by others, and so on.
Looking at the letter in her hand, a warm current flowed through Jiang Ruanxi’s heart.
During this time, she had been focused on acting and forgot to tell him.
But this was also good; only then would the act be realistic enough.
Jiang Ruanxi smiled and burned the letter over the candle.
“Crown Princess, whose letter is it?”
Seeing Jiang Ruanxi looking happy, Yushui breathed a sigh of relief but couldn’t help asking.
“Mm, a letter from my father.”
Yushui was stunned and then realized that the father Jiang Ruanxi referred to must be Grand Tutor Ling.
“I didn’t expect Grand Tutor Ling to care about you so much.”
“Mm, yeah, I didn’t expect that after coming to the Capital, I could enjoy long-lost father’s love. From now on, he is my father. I will take Sister Ling’s place and be filial to him well.”
Yushui didn’t expect Jiang Ruanxi to say that. She also knew about the relationship between her and Grand Tutor Ling.
She didn’t expect Jiang Ruanxi to accept Grand Tutor Ling as her own father so quickly. Thinking that she could have one more person to dote on her, Yushui was also happy for her.
“Crown Princess…”
Yushui had just opened her mouth, but before she could speak, she felt a numbness at her waist. Her body immediately went limp.
Alarm bells rang in Jiang Ruanxi’s heart. She went on full alert and casually grabbed the knife she had used earlier to peel fruit, hiding it behind her.
Soon, a tall figure in black clothes and a mask appeared.
“Who are you? What exactly do you want?”
The man ripped off the mask, revealing Lin Ningkun’s face with its mask.
“Lin Ningkun, what are you doing here? What do you want?”
Jiang Ruanxi tightened her grip on the knife at her side.
Lin Ningkun approached her step by step, and Jiang Ruanxi retreated step by step.
“Lin Ningkun, stop.”
Lin Ningkun didn’t listen to her at all.
“Xi’er, he’s treating you like this. Come with me. I will definitely treat you well.”
As he said this, he reached out. When he was still a few centimeters away, Jiang Ruanxi thrust her hand out forcefully and slashed at his hand with the knife. Lin Ningkun’s hand was cut.
This series of actions happened in an instant.
Lin Ningkun didn’t even have time to react.
The intense pain made Lin Ningkun’s face change instantly.
The earlier gentleness was completely gone, replaced by a face full of haze. He raised his hand and viciously slapped Jiang Ruanxi’s face.
“Bitch, you dare to hurt me. It seems I’ve been too good to you, you adulterous woman who doesn’t abide by wifely virtue.”
Caught off guard, Jiang Ruanxi was heavily knocked to the ground, her hand landing on shards of glass.
Cold sweat broke out from the pain, but she didn’t make a sound, just glared fiercely at Lin Ningkun.
Lin Ningkun looked down at her from above, a smile playing on his lips, his heart filled with excitement.
Ever since he was transferred back to the Capital from out of town, Jiang Ruanxi had never taken him seriously.
She had been disobedient to him in all sorts of ways. He had long wanted to teach her a lesson, and now he finally had the upper hand.
He crouched down slightly and forcefully pinched her chin.
