I really became a king.

Chapter 314 Jiang Zhongchi's Secret Family Affairs
After the two guards came in, they just bowed silently to Jiang Yi and stood by the door, each holding a court staff in their hands.

Jiang Yi then turned around and glanced quietly around the hall, his gaze focused on Jiang Zhongchi for a while.

Jiang Zhongchi's heart skipped a beat when he was looked at like this. He thought that today's situation might really be set up for him. However, when he thought of what Ding Ren had said, he became more reassured.

He looked at his wife Pei Yan intentionally or unintentionally, trying to see something from her expression, but she didn't respond at all and didn't even look at him.

He was getting angry. He was like this at home, always with a cold expression and keeping people at a distance. Now he was still like this in front of his brothers, and in front of his sixth brother, Jiang Zhongchi seemed to be angry.

As if he had noticed something, Jiang Yi snorted coldly, immediately suppressing his anger.

Thinking of what Ding Ren had said to him, Jiang Yi didn't get angry at Jiang Zhongchi directly. Instead, he sighed and said, "Except for Xiao Qi who is still young, we brothers are all together today. We haven't talked together for a long time. It happens that there are no outsiders around, so let's just chat about family matters."

No outsiders? When the Jiang brothers heard this, they thought to themselves, how can this be called no outsiders?

Jiang Xue and Xiang Ling are fine, as they will be Sixth Brother's concubines sooner or later. As for the cook Tuo Xiaoliu... she is not an outsider after all. But what about those two guards and the two strong women who carried Jiang Zhongchi's concubine in?

As for Jiang Xue who was standing aside, she was secretly delighted like a crazy fangirl. The same thing happened to her as well, as was the cook Tuo Xiaoliu.

However, Tuo Xiaoliu tried his best to control himself, fearing that he would attract the attention of Jiang Yi, the black-faced evil spirit. He secretly rejoiced in his heart: It is just as people say, sometimes I am mean to you, but that is not because I treat you as an outsider.

But after thinking about it, he felt a little unconfident and tried his best to hide himself behind Jiang Xue and Xiang Ling.

Regardless of what everyone was thinking, Jiang Yi continued to speak: "My father is far away in the northern border, and there are only a few of us brothers left in the Dali Imperial Capital. It will be difficult to support the Prince Duan's Mansion!"

"In order to support the entire Prince Duan's Mansion, I have been trembling with fear in the past few years..."

Hearing this, the brothers couldn't help but fall silent. They had seen everything the sixth brother had done in the past few years.

It can be said that the Prince Duan’s Mansion has been able to maintain its prosperity till today, all thanks to the sixth brother.

Jiang Yi's eyes swept over the brothers, and finally landed on Jiang Zhongchi, and continued: "But there is one thing, no matter how turbulent the outside world is, I always believe in one thing, a harmonious family is the foundation of everything!"

Jiang Zhongchi's mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. Compared with the other brothers, his disagreement with Pei Yan did cause unrest in the family.

Jiang Yi did not intend to give him a chance to speak, and continued: "In the past few years, the brothers have supported me in everything, so no matter how much I keep an eye on everything outside, I have never monitored anyone at home..."

The brothers were silent. Compared with other wealthy families, the family atmosphere of Prince Duan's Mansion was indeed the most harmonious. They could also sense that their sixth brother, no matter how he schemed and deceived others outside, was truly sincere to them.

Moreover, they also knew that if the Sixth Brother really wanted to monitor the entire Prince Duan's Mansion, it would be very simple. He wouldn't even have to use his intelligence system. As long as he showed a hint, someone would naturally keep a close eye on their every move.

Jiang Yi did indeed do so, otherwise Pei Yan would not have been kept in the dark about this matter.

Judging from Ding Ren's report, in the entire Prince Duan's Mansion, most of the servants, if not all of them, knew about Pei Yan's affairs. Only they, the masters, were kept in the dark.

This is also a common problem in almost all wealthy mansions. Whenever there is a little disturbance, the first people to spread the news will definitely be the servants in the mansion.

Although it is sometimes exaggerated, it is often the closest to the truth.

Ding Ren knew about this matter from beginning to end, but he never took the initiative to report it to Jiang Yi. Even the other servants knew it themselves, but never dared to discuss it too much in private.

Because they all knew that their prince was affectionate and valued the relationship between brothers. If they took the initiative to report without asking, they would be suspected of being a gossip and might even be put on the blacklist.

Ding Ren also thought so. On the one hand, Jiang Yi had never expressed such intentions. On the other hand, he also felt that this kind of thing was normal in all wealthy families. Of course, the most important thing was that this matter would not threaten any interests of his own prince.

So he knew, but never reported it.

"The higher the position, the more alert you need to be. This is true for external affairs as well as family affairs."

As if he didn't want to say more about this matter, Jiang Yi looked directly at Jiang Zhongchi and said without question: "Second brother, move back to Prince Yi's Mansion tomorrow."

In fact, long before the "separation" of Prince Duan's Mansion and Prince Yi's Mansion, and even before following Prince Duan Jiang Lie to Northern Frontier, the second son Jiang Zhongchi rarely lived in the palace, and his entire family moved to an outer house.

It was only after he was frightened by Empress Ye that he returned to Prince Duan's Mansion for a period of time.

"Okay, I'll listen to my sixth brother." Jiang Zhongchi said in a muffled voice. To him, he might have felt a little repulsive because of his sixth brother before, but now his sixth brother has completely changed.

Seeing Jiang Zhongchi's indifferent attitude, Jiang Yi sighed and suddenly asked, "Second brother has not had any children in these years, have you ever thought about why?"

Jiang Zhongchi's face darkened when he heard this. This was the pain in his heart over the years. Ever since his first concubine gave birth to a daughter, he had no more children.

This is also one of the reasons why he has been hanging out in romantic places over the years, hoping to temporarily forget the pain and regain some confidence.

But after a moment of silence, he realized the hidden meaning of this sentence, his face changed, and he asked anxiously: "What does Sixth Brother mean?"

Another person's face also changed, but it turned pale and bloodless. It was the young prostitute. If the two strong women hadn't been prepared and stepped forward to hold her up, she would have fallen to the ground.

Jiang Zhongshan and the other brothers naturally understood the meaning of Jiang Yi's words. They were all stunned and some of them couldn't understand it.

Only Jiang Xue, Tuo Xiaoliu and the two strong women present did not show any surprise, and even the two guards holding sticks had calm faces.

Jiang Zhongshan and his men also noticed this, and suddenly understood the meaning of Jiang Yi's "sharp ears and sharp eyes". It seemed that they, the masters, were kept in the dark...

They had always thought it was Jiang Zhongchi's own fault, but now it seems...

"Then I'll find someone to tell you..." Jiang Yi said expressionlessly, then looked in a certain direction, looking back and forth between several people.

Seeing this, Jiang Xue subconsciously straightened her body. Xiang Ling looked confused with a naive look on her face. As for Tuo Xiaoliu, he tried to hide behind the two of them, but when he found that he could not avoid Jiang Yi's gaze, he moved out with small steps, a flattering smile on his face.

"Go ahead and tell me. I think you know the most about this matter."

Jiang Yi finally pointed at someone. Jiang Xue was a little disappointed. She wanted to pout to express her dissatisfaction, but she immediately realized that it was inappropriate in this situation, so she moved aside.

Xiangling still looked at Tuo Xiaoliu beside her with a confused expression. Tuo Xiaoliu was about to cry. He stretched out his well-maintained slender fingers, pointed at his nose, and said stutteringly: "I...I said?"

She looked reluctant. This kind of messy and dirty thing in the master's house has always been a taboo that cannot be made public. She couldn't hide from it, but now she was asked to talk about it...

"Why, you don't want to? Or are you afraid that someone will cause trouble to you later?"

"With this king here, who would dare to cause trouble for you?"

"Hurry up and say it!"

When Jiang Yi finished speaking, he could no longer hold back and yelled, scaring Tuo Xiaoliu so much that his whole body trembled.

Jiang Xue was no longer surprised by then, because since the day she entered the palace, the prince had never given her a good look, and she had become immune to it.

Xiangling was terribly frightened. Ever since the incident with Princess Yi, she had never heard her own prince speak in such a frightening way.

As for the two strong women who had been like invisible people, they were full of envy. Even if Jiang Yi didn't say it, everyone in the two royal palaces knew that as long as their prince was there, no one would dare to cause trouble for this cook.

These servants and attendants were all very excited, and they didn't even look at the two huge palaces. Apart from the cook who was scolded by her own prince all day long, who else could enjoy such treatment?

But Jiang Xue is an exception, because she can also enjoy this treatment, but she got it by herself. Besides, Jiang Xue is a smart girl, and no one will go and cause trouble for themselves.

Therefore, Tuo Xiaoliu has the widest network of contacts among the servants in the palace. She is always talking about this and that, and people like to tell her about any interesting things that happen to them.

She herself also likes this kind of gossip, but seldom shares it with others, except for Jiang Xue. Tuo Xiaoliu almost never hides anything from her, otherwise she would not know the ins and outs of this matter.

"Okay...I...I'll say..." Tuo Xiaoliu said aggrievedly.

Seeing her like that, Jiang Yi became angry again and stared at her with his tiger eyes, not knowing where her grievance came from.

Seeing Jiang Yi staring at Tuo Xiaoliu with a "scary" look, as if he was extremely angry, everyone in the hall had different thoughts. Even Jiang Zhongchi, who was still in a mystery, had an inexplicable expression.

As for the two healthy women, they made up their minds to maintain a good relationship with this deacon in the future...

The entire hall was silent for a moment, with only Tuo Xiaoliu's voice echoing. At first, his voice was a little halting, but as he spoke, he was filled with righteous indignation, as if he had put himself into the situation.

Among the Jiang brothers, except Jiang Yi who already knew about it, Jiang Zhongshan and others were more and more shocked as they listened, and in the end they all had angry expressions. Even Jiang Zhongyin, who was usually indifferent to everything, looked at the prostitute several times.

Jiang Zhongchi's face was pale from beginning to end, and tears were welling up in his eyes.

As for Pei Yan, one of the parties involved, she was already crying so hard that she couldn't make a sound...

Back then, he was forced to marry Jiang Zhongchi. Although he had felt desperate, Jiang Zhongchi was not a bad person except for his arrogance and lust, and he lived a decent life.

He was especially generous to her family, so her family lived a good life. Most importantly, Jiang Zhongchi was really good to her and especially liked to talk to her.

Pei Yan's mood gradually relaxed, and her thoughts were all focused on Jiang Zhongchi.

When she was pregnant with her first child, she once envisioned a happy family life.

But she came from an ordinary family after all, and had a simple mind. As one woman after Jiang Zhongchi came in, she finally realized how deep the water was in this mansion.

Especially after this prostitute came in, her situation suddenly became difficult, and her relationship with Jiang Zhongchi inexplicably became gradually distant.

However, Jiang Zhongchi still came to her room to chat every now and then, which made Pei Yan feel a little comforted. Especially after she became pregnant for the first time, he came to ask about her well-being without fail.

But all this changed completely after Jiang Zhongchi went north to the northern border.

First, the fetus in her womb died for unknown reasons. In the following years, Jiang Zhongchi came back every year, and she became pregnant twice more, but both times she died midway.

This happened three times in a row. Pei Yan had already vaguely realized that someone was trying to harm her. She had fought back and had written letters to her husband who was far away in the northern border more than once.

But all of them fell on deaf ears. On the contrary, the woman in front of him, with Jiang Zhongchi's repeated favor and promotion, her status rose rapidly, and in the end she became the number one person in the backyard.

Even Pei Yan, the legal wife, was bullied, and her trusted maids and servants died or left one after another for unknown reasons.

Until one day, this woman showed her a handwritten letter from Jiang Zhongchi, which was full of derogatory, abusive and insulting words against her, the legal wife. Pei Yan felt disappointed.

This was nothing. What made him completely heartbroken was that this woman admitted to his face that it was her doing that caused three consecutive fetuses to die. Jiang Zhongchi also knew about it and mentioned it in the letter, but his words were full of cold and cruelty.

In her words, she said that as the legal wife, she was not worthy of having children...

From then on, Pei Yan was completely disappointed. Every time Jiang Zhongchi came back, he would stay indoors and never come out, even when he came to see her.

Gradually, the couple became complete strangers, and the woman in front of them gradually became the well-deserved hostess.

But for some reason, Jiang Zhongchi never kicked her out of the position of wife. But it should be soon. Once her father-in-law, Prince Duan, is gone, she will lose her position as wife.

Just like today, but this woman had to follow because she was threatened by her family, and before coming, she forced herself to be mute and not say anything, and she originally planned to do so.

As for the other party's idea, it is nothing more than wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to appear and completely take the lead.

"You are such a heartless person, I will fight you to death, you must give me back my child..."

Before Tuo Xiaoliu finished speaking, Pei Yan could not help but pounce on someone. It was not the woman, but her husband Jiang Zhongchi.

Compared to this woman, she is even more cruel to her husband. Why could there be such a cruel father in the world who would not even let go of his own flesh and blood!
As for Jiang Zhongchi, he didn't react at all. He just stood there like an idiot, letting Pei Yan come up and scratch him, tears streaming down his face...

(End of this chapter)