novelhk Chapter 67 Grandfather's Letter
Chapter 67 Grandfather's Letter
The next morning, Jiang Qingyue did not linger and set off on her journey back to the Prime Minister's residence. Not far from the residence, she met up with Mu Lan and they started walking back.
Just as he entered the gate, he saw Jiang An, who had just finished court, returning home with a grim expression.
"Father."
"Where did you go yesterday? You didn't come home all night! Do you know that this morning at court, everyone was laughing at my residence!"
Madam Lu, who had come out to greet Jiang An, quickly comforted him, "Prime Minister, Qingyue is still young, it's inevitable that she'll be playful. Please don't be angry."
Jiang Qingyue watched the two of them putting on their act with amusement, wondering what Lu Shi would say next.
Now that Qin Xuanyu has made all the arrangements and met up with Mulan, things have naturally been arranged on the other side as well, and the message has been sent to the Prime Minister's residence.
But now, Jiang An claims he didn't return home all night and has even caused a scene in the imperial court; surely the emperor will hear about it.
Therefore, there's no need for me to get involved; this matter will naturally be handled properly.
As for the fact that the message was delivered to the Lu family but they pretended not to know and allowed the matter to escalate to this point, there is no doubt that she was involved in this.
"You still have the nerve to stand there? Don't you know you're wrong?" Jiang An's anger, which had been suppressed, flared up again when he saw that Jiang Qingyue was unmoved. "The Crown Prince already knows about this and is coming over soon. You'd better see how you're going to explain this to him!"
Jiang An couldn't understand what he had done wrong. Neither his biological daughter nor his adopted daughter could keep him quiet. If only he had a son...
"What's there for me to be embarrassed about? I'd like to ask you, madam, do you really not know where I went yesterday?"
Faced with Jiang Qingyue's questioning, Madam Lu showed no remorse, "How would I know? Why are you asking me?"
Jiang Chuchu could never match her in this confident and self-assured manner.
“Then please have Father send someone to the Princess’s residence, and you will know.” Jiang Qingyue didn’t waste any more words with her.
"Are you trying to use the police to pressure us again? Qingyue, if you're wrong, admit it openly. There's nothing shameful about it. Can the police protect you for a while, or for a lifetime?"
With just a few words, Lu made everyone believe that Jiang Qingyue was relying on the power of the ***.
"Your Excellency, yesterday, someone from the Princess's residence came to inform us that Miss stayed overnight at the Princess's residence and had some private words with her." Mu Lan stepped forward at Jiang Qingyue's signal.
After hearing this, Jiang An looked in the direction of Madam Lu with a puzzled expression.
Lady Lu remained calm and composed. "No, I did not see anyone from the Princess's residence yesterday."
She didn't accuse Jiang Qingyue of lying, lest Jiang An become suspicious, "Did we miss it? Or..."
After that, Madam Lu didn't say anything, but a smart person would immediately guess what was going on.
"Is that so? In that case, please have Father visit the Princess's residence and ask the servant who brought the message!"
"No need, no need." Madam Lu quickly stopped her. She didn't expect to do anything to Jiang Qingyue; she just wanted to annoy her and let Jiang Qingyue know that she was not someone to be trifled with.
"I'll go and call Xiaohe over to ask her if she saw it." With that, Madam Lu sent someone to fetch Xiaohe.
Upon hearing the news, Xiaohe, after receiving a signal from Madam Lu, knelt down with a thud. "Reporting to the Prime Minister and Madam, someone from the Princess's residence did send a message yesterday saying that the eldest young lady stayed there, and that Madam was unwell and had already retired for the night. I dared not disturb Madam, Prime Minister, it's all my fault, I forgot about it today..."
Madam Lu was quite satisfied, but still looked angry. She pointed at Xiao He, "You...you...do you know you've caused a huge disaster, you..."
Madam Lu angrily pointed at Xiao He, then apologized, "Prime Minister, I will definitely punish her properly and see if she dares to do it again. Qingyue, it seems it was just a misunderstanding. I believe you are a magnanimous person who won't hold a grudge, right?"
Jiang Qingyue watched coldly as Madam Lu jumped around on the sidelines, putting on a show all by herself, which was truly spectacular.
"Of course I won't hold it against you." Jiang Qingyue smiled playfully at Madam Lu. But to Madam Lu, this smile gave her a bad feeling. Every time Jiang Qingyue showed this smile, it seemed that one of them would suffer.
As expected, Jiang Qingyue continued, "How did this matter reach the imperial court? Does Madam know why?" Jiang Qingyue asked meaningfully.
"How would I know that! Your Excellency, yes, how did the rumor spread?" Madam Lu also ran to ask Jiang An, looking completely innocent.
If Jiang Qingyue hadn't known exactly what kind of person she was, she probably would have been fooled too.
Jiang An frowned. "Are you up to no good, doing something outside?"
After thinking for a while, Jiang An still believed that it must be Jiang Qingyue who caused the trouble.
Jiang Qingyue had long known their character and suppressed the urge to roll her eyes. "If Father really thinks that way, there's nothing I can do. At worst, we'll just give this marriage to Jiang Chuchu. Wouldn't that be just what you want?"
Jiang Qingyue's blunt words finally made Jiang An lose his temper. "You bastard, how can you say such things? Are you out of your mind?!"
Jiang An raised his hand to strike Jiang Qingyue, but at that moment, a sharp voice rang out, "His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"
Immediately, everyone stepped forward to pay their respects.
"Your Highness, I was disciplining my daughter. It is my fault for failing to teach her properly. Please forgive me!" Jiang An thought Qin Jinghao had come to interrogate him and was very frightened.
However, Qin Jinghao waved his hand and said with a smile, "Prime Minister, you are too serious. I have just received news from my aunt. It turns out that your daughter caused a misunderstanding with my aunt yesterday. I have already explained it to my father. I am here today for other important matters."
With that, Qin Jinghao handed a letter to Jiang Qingyue, "Open it and take a look."
Jiang Qingyue opened the letter with suspicion. When she saw what it said, her eyes lit up, and then she looked pleasantly surprised. Jiang An was so curious that he wanted to know who wrote it and what it said that made Jiang Qingyue react this way.
"What this letter says..." Jiang Qingyue asked Qin Jinghao again, uncertain.
"It's true, General Gu is coming back." Qin Jinghao's feelings were complicated. He's back, and the court is about to change...
"That's great!" Jiang Qingyue's nose tingled with emotion. In her previous life, she was murdered before her maternal grandfather could return. She didn't know what her grandfather would think when he found out, and she didn't know if Qin Jinghao and Jiang Chuchu, that despicable couple, had harmed her grandfather.
Now, she will surely be able to wait for her maternal grandfather to return, and together they will seek justice for her mother!