Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 158: Set a Trap

After calming down for a while, Linlang got up from the ground, pushed the door and left.

Because she was in a state of anxiety, she did not notice that in the next room, a man and a woman were making love, oblivious to everything in the world.

The bed creaked.

She clenched her teeth tightly, forcing herself not to make any noise.

She had never expected that Xiao Wenhao would be so bold. There were so many people attending the palace banquet, but he did not show any sign of restraint.

"Empress Ning, was what I said last time correct?"

Xiao Wenhao panted and bit her exposed shoulder with force.

"Are you satisfied with this shortcut, Madam?"

Han Yunning folded his hands, covered his lips tightly, and swallowed the muffled groan back into his stomach.

The prince hooked up with Han Yunning, perhaps for the power of the Han family, or perhaps just to seek excitement.

Han Yunning had other plans.

She is now a concubine. If she wants to gain a foothold in the palace, she must have the support of the royal heir.

But Emperor Hongyang was nearly fifty years old and he rarely entered the harem.

Even if she got in, it would be too much for her, let alone making her pregnant with a dragon child.

Just when she was in trouble, the prince came to her on his own initiative.

That day, the prince might have been really drunk or was pretending to be drunk, but he dragged Concubine Ning behind the rockery in the imperial garden and threatened that he wanted her heart.

Han Yunning sneered, "Can you have a woman's heart just because you want it?"

Xiao Wenhao lifted her chin, squinted his eyes and smiled.

"I know a shortcut that can lead directly to the heart of Concubine Ning. Are you willing to give it a try?"

Han Yunning half struggled and half pushed away, and finally gave in to him.

He was the crown prince and future emperor of Southern Wu.

Now he has only two princesses, but no eldest son.

If she could give birth to a prince, she would be invincible now and in the future.

……

This time's palace banquet.

The calmness made Jiang Li feel abnormal.

She had already been extremely cautious and wary of Han Yunning, fearing that she might do something bad to her.

But the result surprised her greatly.

It was calm and peaceful, nothing happened.

The only small episode is Linlang's true identity.

On the way back to the Jiang Mansion, she rode in a carriage with her brother Jiang Cheng.

Speaking of Linlang, Jiang Cheng was also quite worried.

"It's not difficult to free her from prostitution. But now, she is well-known to everyone in Jiangdu City. I'm afraid my father will not agree to let her return to the Jiang family."

Jiang Li: "But if she wasn't a member of the Jiang family, how could she be classified as a prostitute? How could she become Miss Linlang of the Jiaofangsi?"

"Can being outstanding be her fault?"

She disagrees with her father's opinion.

Just because everyone in Jiangdu City knows that Linlang is a singer, should we ignore her and pretend not to know her?

Are those great principles of respecting the wise, benevolent and righteous just empty words that have been swallowed by dogs?

Jiang Cheng knew that this was inappropriate. He sighed helplessly and said solemnly,

"My father has just taken office, and countless eyes are staring at him in the court. The students of the Western School have been silent for many years, and their fighting spirit has been rekindled because of the Jiang family's revival. If he is asked to recognize the most famous daughter in the Jiaofang Bureau at this time, it should be impossible."

Besides, Jiang Yi was raised in a country farm since childhood.

For ten years, her father never visited her once.

He even forgot that he had another daughter.

There is no father-daughter relationship between them, so how could he allow her to return to her ancestral home and risk being slandered?

Jiang Li was speechless.

My father has always been autocratic. Who can change what he has decided?

It seems that Linlang cannot return to the Jiang family legitimately for the time being.

Even if she can't return to the Jiang family, she is still a member of the Jiang family.

At least it would make her life a little easier.

Jiang Li thought for a moment and said,

"How about this, since my father can't recognize her, you can go meet her and show some concern as a brother."

"Her status as a prostitute... Brother, you don't hold an official position now, so it will be troublesome to deal with it. Why don't you ask your brother for help?"

Jiang Li felt that as long as Linlang felt that she had a backer and was no longer like duckweed on the sea, maybe she could break off her relationship with the prince.

Then I will find an ordinary family for her so she can live out the rest of her life in peace.

Jiang Cheng pondered for a moment and agreed.

Back at the Jiang residence, Jiang Li sat in front of the bronze mirror while Xingping untied her hair.

Her black hair was as smooth as satin, cascading down behind her like a waterfall.

The candlelight gently reflected on the hair, like flowing moonlight, emitting a faint glow.

"That's right, girl."

Xing Ping said, "Not long after you set off, the doorman we bribed came to report that Zou had sneaked out with a bulging bag in her arms."

"Bundle?" Jiang Li asked, "Can you tell what it is?"

Xing Ping: "The boy just said that it didn't look like a soft item like clothes."

After spending some time together, Jiang Li had already realized that Zou was a short-sighted person who loved money extremely.

No matter what it is, as long as it costs a lot of money, she will touch it and take a closer look at it.

Jiang Li originally thought that Zou was used to being frugal in the countryside.

But if what Xingping said was true, could it be that she was secretly selling things?

"Miss, do you want to tell the master?" Xingping asked.

Jiang Li put down the wooden comb in her hand and shook her head.

"There is no evidence, and Zou is a silver tongued woman who is used to making a scene. It would be better to wait until the evidence is solid before launching a fight."

Luo Zhi said, "Miss, do you want me to follow her?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Tomorrow I will go to my brother to ask for something, set a trap, and wait for her to jump."

As Jiang Li spoke, she recalled Zou's cousin in Huajia Lane that day.

She always felt that there seemed to be some unspeakable secret between Zou and him.

Although she shouldn't have made such malicious assumptions about others.

But since it concerns her father's reputation, she still thinks she should be cautious.

"Luo Zhi, go to the entrance of Huajia Lane tomorrow. There are often beggars there. Give them some silver and ask them to keep an eye on who comes in and out of the courtyard on a daily basis."

Luo Zhi: "Yes, girl."

Although the Jiang family moved out of Huajia Lane, Zou's cousin still lives there.

According to his brother, when his father proposed to set aside a guest room for Zou's cousin to live in, Zou rejected the idea.

Jiang Li felt strange at the time.

Zou had just arrived in Jiangdu City and had not yet established her authority in the Jiang Mansion. Wouldn't it be safer if she had a cousin of her own to help her with things in the mansion?

Why did Zou veto it?

After much thought, there is only one possibility.

Zou didn't dare let her cousin live in Jiang's house.

As for the reason, Jiang Li cannot jump to conclusion yet.

The window was open, and the night wind blew through the window lattice, ruffling her black hair.

She subconsciously looked towards the yard, but she couldn't see the magnolia tree anywhere.

Only then did she realize that she had already left the Shen Mansion for many days.

The yard I live in now hasn’t even been named yet, and there’s no time to plant flowers and plants.

In the dark night sky, the silver moon is like a hook.

In two days it will be his birthday.

After his birthday, he should... leave Jiangdu City.