Chapter 412 The Cannon Fodder of the General’s Mansion (34)
At night, a dark shadow slowly approached and looked at her beside the bed.
Jiang Yu opened her eyes and looked at the face in front of her. Mrs. Zhao was startled by Jiang Yu who woke up suddenly. She was about to leave but she called her to stop her.
"Aunt Zhao, do you have anything to say to me?"
Mrs. Zhao was a little flustered and quickly denied it.
"No, no, I went to the wrong room. Does your foot still hurt?"
"It hurts. How could it not hurt? Your daughter has caused it, and I will never be able to walk or dance normally in this life. Aunt Zhao, what should I do?"
"It was Jiang Lai who made you feel wronged. I will help you teach her a lesson. You have a good rest."
At this time, Jiang Yu's voice came again.
"Teach me a lesson? How do you want to teach me a lesson? Aunt Zhao, you are so kind to me."
Mrs. Zhao did not dare to look into Jiang Yu's eyes and answered with a choked voice.
"I will ask her to give you an explanation. You are the legitimate daughter, and she is just a concubine. If you are a legitimate concubine, it is not hers. I will not let her ask for it."
After saying that, Mrs. Zhao turned and left, leaving Jiang Yu sitting alone in the darkness and watching her back quietly, then a sneer spread across her lips.
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"Jiang Lai, tell me, what are your plans?"
Little Pudding has been very idle recently and can't find anything to use for it. He just watches Jiang Lai eating and drinking all day long when he opens his eyes, and sleeps soundly when he closes his eyes. There is no sign of continuing.
"The evidence has been almost destroyed. The only evidence is Mrs. Zhao. What do you think we should do?"
"Tie her up and use coercion or inducement?"
"Will anyone believe the result of skinning her alive and interrogating her?"
"Then what do you think we should do? We can't let her admit it herself, right?"
Jiang Lai stopped talking. Little Pudding sneered coldly and didn't want to make trouble for himself anymore.
Before the end of the spring hunting, the Eighth Prince also sent someone over to deliver some things. They were all rare treasures in the mountains, such as ginseng and deer antlers. In addition, there was a scroll of calligraphy and painting. When unfolded, it showed a picture of a man with a strong army and a strong army. The marching picture of the army ready to go is paired with "On Famous Generals" which she composed in three steps at the poetry meeting.
The paintings and calligraphy complement each other perfectly, and it is obvious that they were written by the same person.
Jiang Lai had seen the Eighth Prince's calligraphy before, but it was far less imposing than the handwriting on the scroll. In this case, the painting should be from the Sixth Prince. The original plot also stated that he was a versatile poet and painter, and his ink painting was well known all over the world.
The painting is really good, and it looks like a famous painting that will be sold at a good price in future generations.
Jiang Lai ordered Chunyu to wrap it up and put it in a box to take back. Everything was ready, but there was only one last thing left.
At the place where the carriage was parked, many gentlemen and young ladies had gathered around, waiting to see off His Majesty. Jiang Lai got off the carriage and glanced around, noticing Jiang Yu sitting not far away. She was sitting on a wooden wheelchair with a pale face. The Ninth Princess on the side was chatting and laughing. She didn't look as shocked as yesterday at all, and she seemed to be in a good mood.
Jiang Lai took the initiative to step forward, but Princess Ninth stood in front of Jiang Yu.
"What are you doing here? Do you think Jiang Yu was not hurt enough?"
"It's great that you are all here. Jiang Yu, you remember our previous bet. You asked me to sign and pledge it. Now the time is right, let's cash it in."
As he spoke, Jiang Lai took out the papers they had prepared before the shooting competition that day, unfolded them in front of everyone, and even shook them.
"A thousand taels of gold. The status of the legitimate daughter of the Hou family is very valuable. In addition, with the Ninth Princess as a guarantee, this money must have been prepared a long time ago. My carriage has already made room."
When the Ninth Princess saw that Jiang Lai actually dared to take out the receipt, her expression changed and she said something back.
"You still dare to ask us to give you money? Jiang Lai, you hurt your sister's foot and made her disabled in the future. We still have to settle the account with you. It's better for you to take the initiative to send it to your door! It just so happens that you can give it now Jiang Yu, tell me! How should you compensate for her feet?”
Jiang Lai glanced at him and waved directly to the eighth prince who was not far away without any nonsense. He also said hello to the sixth prince by the way.
When she saw it was Jiang Lai, the eighth prince came over excitedly. When Jiang Yu saw the sixth prince slowly walking over, her face suddenly changed and she looked at Jiang Lai and whispered.
"You really want the whole world to know what happened between us, don't you?"
Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows and looked helpless.
"There's nothing you can do. You have a bad memory. I can only find someone who was present to testify for me. Come on, Sixth Prince, Eighth Prince, you are all eloquent, come and be my witnesses. Spring hunt two days ago You’ve all seen what happened on the field, right?”
"I saw it, of course I saw it. We all heard that Miss Jiang hit thirteen prey with ten arrows, killing two birds with one stone. I felt ashamed and admired her when I saw it."
"I won't talk about it today. There is no doubt that I am the winner, but there are still some misunderstandings between me and the Ninth Princess."
When the Ninth Princess heard this, she immediately became angry and scolded angrily.
"What misunderstanding?! Do you dare to say that Jiang Yu's foot injury has nothing to do with you?!"
She didn't need Jiang to speak at all. The Eighth Prince, who had witnessed the whole process, couldn't help but speak for Jiang.
"Jiu Mei, this is what you are wrong about. We saw clearly at that time that it was Miss Jiang's arrow that missed first, causing Jiang Lai to fall off his horse, and it was her arrow that missed. There is no right or wrong in this matter. How can we blame Jiang Lai for this accident?”
"Missed? Haha, he fell off the horse but still managed to hit the opponent's horse. Anyone who is not blind can see that someone did it deliberately!"
The Eighth Prince frowned in displeasure, and at this moment the Sixth Prince, who had been silent all this time, looked at Jiang Yu.
"If the person who fell off the horse and missed the shot was intentional, then what does it mean when a person who is sitting safely on a horse misses the shot? Deliberate murder? I think this matter still needs to be reported. It really should be investigated thoroughly. ”
Jiang Yu panicked and grabbed the clothes at hand. She thought that with the Ninth Princess, she would be able to pin the blame on Jiang Lai without saying anything. Unexpectedly, the Sixth Prince, who had always been indifferent to foreign affairs, actually stood up on his own initiative. Speak for Jiang!
She was an inconspicuous concubine at first, but now how could she let two princes speak for her!
Jiang Lai added with a smile.
"There's no need to go and check it out. After all, as long as it's a competition, there will be bumps and bruises. I won't care about it. Let's talk about the paperwork. Jiang Yu, Xu Ruling, Ninth Princess, your names are on it, and you are all respectable. You don’t need me to go to His Majesty with the evidence to seek justice?”
"You, you go too far to bully others!"
The Ninth Princess also panicked when she heard that she was going to tell His Majesty.
The bet was so high, if her father found out about it, she would definitely be punished.
"You three didn't say this when you made the bet with me. In one sentence, will you give it or not?" (End of Chapter)