Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Childhood Sweethearts
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Ms. Fang excitedly asked in a low voice, “What happens if they really find something?”
“What happens? She’ll be done for.” Ms. Zhao sneered.
“In my opinion, if they really find something, then we should…”
“Do what?” Ms. Zhao pricked up her ears.
“Get someone else to do our dirty work.” Ms. Fang nodded towards the Lan Pavilion where Li Teng’s men were situated.
Mrs. Zhao’s eyes lit up: “Good idea. In this way, we can eliminate the two of them at one stroke and not get our hands dirty.”
Ms. Fang said, “Don’t celebrate too early, Elder Sister. It’s too early to say if this is true or not.”
“I will find a way to verify it.”
“How will you investigate?”
“I’ll start from before she was taken back by the Jiang Family.”
The Jiang Family reclaiming their legitimate daughter was a sensational news in Chang’an City.
The small courtyard where Jiang Ning lived before had already been cordoned off by Jiang Ruobai. Otherwise, it would probably be crowded with onlookers every day.
There’s not much to talk about Jiang Ning’s life over those twelve years, since she had broken her leg as a child and her foster parents were old and frail. They never let her go out.
Her only playmate was He Tang, the only son of the He Family that lived not far away.
One could say that, before Jiang Ning’s life was turned upside down, besides her deceased foster parents, the person she was most familiar with was He Tang.
Although He Tang came from a humble family, he was intelligent, diligent and aspiring. He couldn’t have been indifferent to this beautiful childhood friend.
However, his parents disapproved of their union back then.
After all, Jiang Ning at the time was just a parentless cripple with nothing but beauty to her name. No normal parents would have agreed.
So, He Tang studied day and night, thinking that once he passed the imperial examination and became an official, he could decide for himself. He’d vowed to marry his childhood friend in glory. Unexpectedly… before he could pass the imperial examination, she had already become the honoured daughter of the Jiang household and swiftly married the Prince of Yu, becoming the Princess Consort of Yu.
He Tang was extremely frustrated.
He even fell ill at home for a time.
All these events could easily be uncovered with some careful probing.
Ms. Zhao spent some money and a few days, and managed to clearly find out all about these matters.
She set her sights on He Tang.
After consulting with Ms. Fang, they had always felt that before Jiang Ning returned to the Jiang family, she must have had some kind of relationship with He Tang. After secretly conceiving a child, she returned to the Jiang household and was discovered by Prime Minister Jiang, who hastily married her off.
Otherwise, how could they explain Prime Minister Jiang’s behaviour?
How could they explain Jiang Ning’s bulging belly?
Upon finding out this information, their excitement made them tremble with joy.
They could finally get rid of that despicable Ms. Li!
Quickly, Ms. Zhao devised a way to subtly leak this information to Li Teng’s men, suggesting that the size of the Princess Consort’s belly was inconsistent with a mere two-month pregnancy, could it be twins? Additionally, she mentioned that someone had been inquiring about the Princess Consort, a young man with the surname He.
Yet, despite the information being disclosed for several days, Li Teng made no moves; she went about managing household affairs and visited the Prince in Main Court, as well as greeted the Princess Consort in the backyard as usual.
She was moving at her own pace, without any sense of urgency or slackness.
This inaction drove Ms. Zhao and Ms. Fang to their breaking point.
“Is this despicable woman so stupid that she can’t even catch on to hints?” Ms. Zhao exclaimed while wringing a handkerchief.
Ms. Fang said, “If all else fails, we’ll have to give her a push.”
“How are we to help?”
“Elder Sister, think about it.. Doesn’t she go to greet the Princess Consort every day? If something happens to the Princess Consort, who would be the prime suspect?”