Tianliangyuan

Chapter 79 Terrifying Scumbags and Bitches

What Xu Lin didn't know was that when Sun Huaizhi arrived at the manor, he and his sister Sun Qian would argue incessantly, showing no trace of their former brotherly and sisterly affection.

Sun Qian's face is half-ruined, so there's absolutely no chance of her marrying into a wealthy family. But even an ordinary scholar wouldn't marry a wife who can't even show her face in public.

Therefore, Sun Qian will either never marry, or she will only be able to marry an ordinary person.

Because Sun Qian was abandoned by the Sun family, and even her biological mother only visited her once and never came again, her personality underwent a dramatic change.

Upon seeing Sun Huaizhi, who had passed the imperial examination, Sun Qian smiled with extreme sarcasm.

"Brother, did you enjoy my blood-soaked bun? The degree you obtained by stepping on half of my face isn't so useful, is it?"

Sun Huaizhi already felt somewhat guilty and ashamed, and now, hearing his younger sister mock him like this, his previous emotions immediately turned into hatred and disgust.

"You don't need to talk to me like that. I wrote my own article, and even the Dali Temple investigated and confirmed my innocence. Otherwise, my name wouldn't be on the list of successful candidates in the second round. Qianqian, I know you've been injured and that's why your personality has changed, but that's no reason for you to attack your family!"

"Relatives? Ha! How laughable! If you were my relatives, you should be thinking about avenging me, not cowering and using my half-face to gain benefits for yourself!"

"I don't!"

Sun Huaizhi roared extremely loudly.

It seems that if he did this, then he truly hadn't done anything to wrong his sister.

In fact, Sun Huaizhi never felt that he had wronged Sun Qian.

Anyway, Sun Qian's face is already injured, and she didn't injure herself, so why should she blame herself?

It was precisely because of this mindset that Sun Huaizhi always enjoyed everything with a clear conscience.

Now that the person involved has exposed him, how can he possibly accept it?

"Sisi, you need to think this through. Your face is already like this, and there's no way it can be restored. If you want to get married in the future, you'll have to rely on the Sun family and on me, your older brother."

"Don't worry, although you can only marry a commoner in the future, I will persuade your father and mother to prepare a sufficient dowry for you. At that time, the Sun family will support you. As long as you can give birth to your own children, you will be the mistress of the household. What is there to worry about?"

This wasn't all just to fool Sun Qian.

In fact, it is true.

As long as Sun Qian is smart enough and the Sun family continues to hold official positions, there will absolutely be no problem in supporting her.

However, what Sun Qian cared about most was her face.

She could no longer go out to banquets, could no longer meet those noble young men, and could no longer marry the man she loved. How could she not hate him?

“What’s the use of saying all this now, brother? Even my grandmother and mother, who used to love me the most, have abandoned me. Who will remember that there was a young lady in the Sun family named Sun Qian? This is how my life is going to be. I’ll probably grow old and die here. Actually, this is not so bad. It’s better than going out and being ridiculed by people.”

Sun Huaizhi remained silent, because he didn't know what Sun Qian was thinking at that moment. He felt it was unnecessary to offer comfort.

Moreover, Sun Huaizhi always felt a little scared by the way Sun Qian looked at him.

From then on, Sun Huaizhi tried his best to avoid meeting Sun Qian.

Although it was on the estate, there were still rules for the front and back courtyards, so for several days afterward, Sun Huaizhi either hid away to read or went out to drink and make merry with his friends, and he really didn't run into Sun Qian again.

After the imperial examination cheating case was concluded, the outcome of Jiang Yanhui's case was also announced.

The Emperor personally approved: Dismissal from office, stripping of all official titles, and exile to three thousand li! Considering his good attitude after the incident, his continued cooperation, and his voluntary surrender of all his money, only Jiang Yanhui was exiled.

This punishment is much lighter than before.

Just a few months ago, a fifth-rank official accepted bribes and bought and sold official titles. Although the amount of money involved was less than that of Jiang Yanhui, he was still sentenced to immediate execution, his property was confiscated, and his family members were all exiled.

At present, only Jiang Yanhui himself has been exiled, while his family members are unaffected, which is enough to show the Emperor's favor towards Grand Tutor Jiang.

For the Jiang family, this is already the best possible outcome.

On the day Jiang Yanhui left Beijing, Jiang Yanping led several younger members of the family to see him off.

Jiang Yanhui also has children of his own. They prepared some food, clothing and other daily necessities for him, and also secretly slipped him some small gold coins.

Things like flying money are naturally not something he can bring along.

There were probably no money shops in the places of exile.

Moreover, Jiang Yanping had already made arrangements so that no one would deliberately make things difficult for him along the way. Furthermore, Jiang Yanhui's wife had specially arranged for a caravan to accompany him on the road, just to take care of him.

Faced with his wife's thoughtful arrangements, Jiang Yanhui burst into tears, but unfortunately, it was too late for regrets.

Xu Zhaozhao was in the woods not far away at that moment. She was standing on a wooden stool and could barely see the scene of them seeing the person off.

For the first time, Xu Zhaozhao had a clearer understanding of imperial power.

Consort Jiang's brother!

They can be abolished or exiled at will.

Therefore, no matter how much the emperor favored Consort Jiang, he always remembered that he was an emperor.

The fact that Emperor Yong'an did not cut off Jiang Yanhui's head was already an act of leniency towards the Jiang family.

Xu Zhaozhao was worried. What would happen if a similar crime were to fall on the Xu family one day?

Xu Zhaozhao was still quite satisfied that the Jiang family had lost Jiang Yanhui.

Moreover, after this incident, the entire Jiang family will surely behave themselves for a while, and Grand Tutor Jiang will definitely order them to be careful with their words and actions and not cause any more trouble.

But will Jiang Ning be so obedient?

Xu Zhaozhao found it amusing to think about the close relationship between Jiang Ning and the Prince of Zhong.

According to the laws of Daxing, in addition to his principal wife, a prince may also have two concubines, namely, Ruren; ten other concubines, namely Yingshi; and countless other concubines.

Now that the Prince of Zhong already has a princess, is Jiang Ning, as the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Jiang, going to enter the Prince of Zhong's mansion as a concubine?

Although the lady had a rank, she was still a concubine.

This is a choice that is almost always overlooked among the powerful and wealthy.

Xu Zhaozhao was curious. Jiang Ning was not young anymore. If she did not want to be betrothed to the Second Prince by the Emperor, then she would have no choice but to choose a husband as soon as possible.

But was she truly willing to be a concubine?

The Prince of Zhong could not divorce his wife, after all, his queen was a woman whom the emperor had arranged to marry, and she was from a prestigious family, so her support was no less than that of Jiang Ning.

Xu Zhaozhao thought of a possibility, and for a moment she felt it was unbelievable.

If her prediction comes true, then both Jiang Ning and the Prince of Zhong are terrifying!

Xu Zhaozhao didn't have to wait long before news spread from the Prince Zhong's residence that the Princess Consort was seriously ill, and the ladies and young women from various residences naturally came to visit her.

Of course, many others had ulterior motives, hoping to use this opportunity to elevate the status of the women in their families.

Wang Ruolan and Xu Zhaozhao were invited into the inner room to talk, but at this time, Princess Zhong was already bedridden!