allonlinenovel Chapter 318 Things Backfired
Chapter 318 Things Backfired
into the night.
Heavy snow began to fall from the sky.
Several braziers were lit inside, but Jiang Zijin still felt cold.
She huddled in the corner of the bed, shivering.
I just sent someone to inquire; countless refugees have died or been injured.
She didn't understand; she just wanted to do some good deeds and build a good reputation for her father.
Why did that happen, and why did so many people die?
Why does she always have such bad luck every time she runs into Jiang Miaomiao?
Could it be that Jiang Miaomiao is her nemesis, and that little brat is a jinx?
Jiang Zijin buried her head in her mother's arms and sobbed, "Mother, what should we do?"
"It's not your fault. It was those lowly people who robbed and caused the injuries and deaths. It has nothing to do with you," Qi Caiwei comforted her daughter, stroking her head.
She didn't understand the point of doing this from the beginning.
But her daughter said that it would benefit her husband's reputation, so she agreed.
Jiang Zijin tried hard to convince herself.
It's not her fault.
This had nothing to do with her; it was the refugees who wanted to take it.
She didn't want this to happen either.
No one can blame her.
Since my maternal grandfather went to prison, my father and the Qi family's uncles were also implicated and were all taken in for questioning.
She and her mother lived in fear for quite some time.
Fortunately, my father was honest and upright, and had nothing to do with my maternal grandfather's examination fraud case, so he was released.
She remembered that when she went to pick up her father from the Dali Temple that day, he looked terrible; his hair was disheveled, his face was haggard, and his eyes were unfocused.
She had never seen her father in such dire straits.
that moment.
Jiang Zijin understood one fact very clearly: her honor and disgrace were intertwined with her father's.
The reason she can still stand there unscathed, even though the Jiang family hasn't fallen, is because she is Jiang Yunze's daughter.
Only if her father recovers will she have the means to climb the social ladder.
After her maternal grandfather's incident, although her father did not hold a grudge against her and her mother, he locked himself in his study and refused to see anyone.
She was actually quite afraid that something would happen to the Qi family, that she and her mother would lose their value, and that her father would abandon them.
Therefore, she had to make herself useful.
Grandfather has fallen, but Qi's children have not.
Those women from the Qi family who married into wealthy and powerful families or entered the palace would not simply stand idly by.
As long as that concubine in the palace can be protected, the Qi family is not finished.
"Mother, is there any news about Aunt?" Jiang Zijin held her mother's hand tightly.
My aunt was my mother's elder sister and also Consort Qi in the palace. Over the years, she only gave birth to one seventh princess.
Qi Caiwei shook her head helplessly, "I can't go back to the Qi family mansion. My stepmother won't let me in, nor will she let me see your maternal grandmother."
The stepmother had always disliked them, mother and daughter.
Even though her stepmother always yielded to her and treated her with utmost respect, she still harbored resentment.
When her father was around, she would pretend to be something she wasn't.
Now that her father is in trouble, she's stopped putting on a show and won't even let her in the door. I wonder if she'll make things difficult for her stepmother.
"This is outrageous! How dare that old vile woman treat you like this!" Jiang Zijin thought indignantly.
She knew better than anyone that her maternal grandfather's tenure as Minister of Rites was probably over.
Whether the Qi family can survive now depends entirely on the abilities of that Consort Zhaoyi in the palace.
She was, after all, her maternal grandfather's own daughter, and she wouldn't abandon him.
The fact that the emperor hasn't demoted her rank to this day shows that she still has influence with him and can be spoken to by him.
The Qi family has a distinguished family history, and with Consort Qi mediating, the Emperor will at least leave the Qi family a way out.
As long as the Qi family doesn't fall, the mother and daughter will still have value in their father's eyes.
However, she could no longer rely on her maternal grandfather for everything she had planned; now she could only depend on her father.
At least in the Emperor's eyes, although his father was burdened by family affairs, he was still an honest and upright official.
His maternal grandfather's behavior made him seem untainted by the mud.
That's why she thought of distributing porridge to help the poor and restore her father's good reputation.
Unexpectedly, things didn't go as planned.
She won't give up so easily; she still has leverage.
"Mother, how is the female physician I asked you to investigate?" Jiang Zijin asked.
"I found out. I, Physician Feng, have a brother. I had someone track him down, and sure enough, he always had a woman with him. The two of them disguised themselves and traveled to a place called Lingquan Town in the south, but..."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Zijin asked anxiously.
With that female healer, she could become the savior of Prince Chen.
"But that woman has disappeared." The people who went to investigate said there was no such person in that area at all; perhaps she just passed by.
"Mother, keep searching. That female doctor is the key to turning our lives around." Jiang Zijin was not about to give up so easily.
Qi Caiwei nodded helplessly.
Her status in the Jiang family is not what it used to be. Although she still holds the power of managing the household, she and Jiang Yunze have gone their separate ways after their falling out.
But how much heartache and helplessness lies within?
That bitch Tao Tao is always making things difficult for her, and Jiang Yunze is biased towards her. Now that her father has fallen, she has lost her support and doesn't know how she will live her life in the future.
Fortunately, she also has a beautiful daughter who is quite opinionated.
She held her daughter's hand and said, "Jin'er, do you have any way to let me see your maternal grandmother?"
Jiang Zijin nodded and said, "Yes, you can go and tell that woman that I have a way to help her daughter regain favor."
In her previous life, as a daughter-in-law, she had studied the emperor and empress's preferences in order to win the favor of her parents-in-law.
They also learned about their physical condition.
Although the Imperial Medical Bureau would not easily reveal such information, she was a concubine of the Crown Prince and a future imperial consort.
Some imperial physicians would also rush to curry favor with him.
So she knew that Emperor Xuan's cough had been incurable for a long time. Later, a newly entered beauty presented a prescription, which was found to be effective after being examined by the Imperial Medical Bureau for a long time. This cured Emperor Xuan's cough.
Later, that beauty was even promoted in rank for this, and thereafter became the most favored concubine in the harem.
But she had seen that concubine before; her appearance was by no means outstanding in the palace. Her intuition told her that it was somewhat related to the prescription.
As luck would have it, she obtained the prescription from the imperial physician and memorized it.
Jiang Zijin held Qi Caiwei's hand tightly. "I will make that woman let my grandmother leave the Qi family. You should find a way to get her to take more valuable things with her, and it would be best if she could hand over the house deeds and land deeds to you for safekeeping first."
She originally wanted her father to present the prescription.
But there are still risks involved; one wrong move and the whole family could lose their lives.
The old emperor was very suspicious.
Moreover, the emperor's illness is not something his ministers should know. Offering a prescription to the emperor might not only bring him good luck, but could also bring him trouble.
Too risky.
Consort Qi is different; she is the emperor's bedmate, so it is reasonable for her to offer a prescription. If it is truly effective, it would also benefit her maternal grandfather's case once she regains favor.
Qi Caiwei was confused. "Jin'er, you've already helped Consort Qi regain favor, so why do you still need to send your maternal grandmother away? Where are you sending her?"
Jiang Zijin was somewhat impressed by her mother's intelligence. "Mother, aren't you afraid that your stepmother and stepsisters will betray you after using you? Of course, you should send her away from the capital and buy her a house anywhere."
"Yes, yes, I was confused." Qi Caiwei suddenly realized.
Father must have given Mother a lot of private property; we must transfer it as soon as possible.
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