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Chapter 52 Second Sister-in-law, you are really still alive!

Liang Jiang sighed softly: "General Tong has probably already guessed my identity. I would like to ask my mother to move to the Feng residence for a few days. I need to go to the capital."

"Actually, the Emperor did not convict the Duke at the time, nor did he implicate you. There is nothing to worry about regarding your status."

Liang Jiang shook her head: "I don't understand what my mother was worried about either. I can understand if she couldn't bear the people's scorn, or if she was reminded of the past, or if she wanted to escape her enemies and took me away from the capital."

However, for the past two years, she has lived in anonymity and forbade me from having any contact with those in the capital. The entire vast family fortune has benefited my second uncle's family, and it seems they have no intention of taking it back.

Lu Xingzhan was also somewhat indignant: "The family property is one thing, but two years ago, when you faked your deaths, the Emperor, in order to show his magnanimity, wanted your second uncle's eldest son to inherit the title of Duke after he came of age."

Although it's just an empty title, how can they allow the Duke of Liang to squander the honor he earned with his life? It's truly a case of petty people getting their way.

Liang Jiang felt quite uncomfortable listening to this. Although she didn't often return to the Duke's mansion, she had heard a lot about the grudges and feuds of the older generation from Aunt Yu.

My second uncle's family were originally insatiable bloodsuckers. While my parents fought on the battlefield, risking their lives, they stayed in the capital, enjoying the wealth that my parents had earned with their lives, and swindled away countless amounts of money.

She even suspected that her mother had been forced to leave Beijing by them.

Otherwise, the entire Duke's mansion would be filled with memories of her mother and father. She would cherish the sword her father used as a treasure. How could she bear to leave her hometown?
Unfortunately, his mother repeatedly forbade him to return to the capital, to the Duke's mansion, and to have any further dealings with the capital.

Liang Jiang dared not anger her mother.

But my second uncle soon came knocking on my door.

Shangjing.

Fang Chengxu and his party traveled from Fucheng to Shangjing, where they were kept outside the city gates for the night. Once the gates opened, they entered the city in a grand procession.

They searched all the way to the house that Tong Zhao'er was staying at as part of her dowry, but to their surprise, they were turned away at the door.

The gate to the house was tightly shut, and no amount of knocking could get it open.

Helpless, Fang Chengxu went to the General's Mansion and, in front of Madam Tong, spoke humbly to Tong Zhao'er for a long time before Madam Tong finally showed mercy and sent someone to temporarily settle Fang's mother and her entourage in the side room of Tong Zhao'er's new residence.

Old Mrs. Fang was experiencing the bitterness of being dependent on others for the first time, and she felt indescribably resentful. But the Fang family was now completely destitute, and what could she do? She could only swallow her anger and regret her past actions.

After General Tong learned from Fang Chengxu that Liang Jiang was the city lord, his expression became serious.

He immediately went to the Ministry of War.

Liang Zhenping, the second son of the Duke's mansion, is currently working in the Ministry of War as an Assistant Director, in charge of the carriages.

This person has no real talent or learning, and is greedy by nature. He was able to sit in this position purely because he benefited from the influence of the former Duke of Liang.

After the Duke of Liang's death in battle, rumors spread like wildfire, and everyone assumed that his career had come to an abrupt end.

But who knew that things would take an unexpected turn, and the emperor was moved by the tragic deaths of Liang Jiang and her daughter.

Not only was Master Liang not implicated, but he also stumbled upon a great opportunity.

Upon meeting General Tong, Second Master Liang greeted him with a smile and warmly assisted him in completing all the formalities.

As General Tong was leaving, he suddenly turned around, as if he had suddenly remembered something.

"Second Master Liang, I heard that when Madam Liang and the young princess were murdered, you were the one who went to claim their bodies?"

Master Liang was taken aback: "Indeed, General Tong, why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

"I'm just curious, how did you recognize them when they were both so different? Could it be that you were too worried and mistook them for each other?"

"How could that be? Although their faces are unclear, my wife and I are absolutely certain of their clothing, height, and build. General Tong, have you heard some rumors?"

General Tong hesitated for a moment: "If I remember correctly, Second Master Liang's ancestral home is in Fucheng Prefecture?"

Master Liang nodded: "That's right, Fucheng is the hometown of a great general."

“To be honest, my son-in-law, Fang Chengxu, is also from Fucheng. I once went to Fucheng and met a person there whose features and demeanor were very similar to the young princess. He was also surnamed Liang and named Liang Jiang.” “What did you say? Liang Jiang?” Second Master Liang exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes, her name is Liangjiang.” General Tong observed his facial reaction: “The mother and daughter are skilled in medicine and live in the former residence of the Duke.”

General Tong's words stirred a sense of anxiety in Liang Erye's heart. He tossed and turned all night, and the next day he immediately rode to Fucheng and headed straight for his old residence.

Lady Liang was unwilling to move out of the old house. When she saw Liang Jiang off, she happened to run into Master Liang.

Master Liang recognized the mother and daughter at a glance. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward with his riding whip, called out to Madam Liang, his voice choked with emotion, "Sister-in-law!"

Upon hearing this voice, Madam Liang was startled and squinted her eyes tightly.

Then he slowly spoke: "Second brother!"

Master Liang stepped forward, turned over and knelt down on the ground: "Sister-in-law, it really is you! You are really still alive! When General Tong told me, I was a little incredulous."

Lady Liang hurriedly bent down to help him up, saying, "Second brother, there's no need for such a grand gesture. Please rise quickly."

Master Liang stood up, lowered his head, and wiped the corner of his eye: "I always thought you had perished under the swords of the Xiliang people! But I never expected you to return to Fucheng! Why didn't you go back to the capital?"

"This is not the place to talk. Second brother, please come home with me for a chat."

Then he turned to Liang Jiang and scolded her, "Liang Jiang, haven't you greeted your second uncle yet?"

Liang Jiang had been coldly watching Second Master Liang put on his act, but upon hearing Madam Liang's words, she obediently called out, "Second Uncle."

"I remember Liangjiang was her childhood name, right?"

Lady Liang smiled and said, "That's right. She was born on the battlefield and was immediately sent to Yuhua Mountain. Her two grandmasters found a kind of ginger in her swaddling clothes and mistakenly thought that I was the one who named her, hoping that she would grow up to be a good general like her father, so they have been calling her that ever since."

Madam Liang invited Second Master Liang into her home, then served him tea and ordered the servants to prepare a meal.

Liang Jiang stayed by Lady Liang's side the whole time, and only after her mother inquired about the current situation of the family did she interject, "Second Uncle said you heard General Tong mention the two of us?"

Master Liang nodded: "General Tong said he saw you at the Fang family's house and thought you looked similar to your mother, so he came to the Ministry of War to ask me about what happened back then."

"When you left the capital, I searched for you for a long time. Later, I saw those two corpses, dressed exactly like you used to be, so I mistook them for yours and buried them. I never expected you to still be alive."

Liang Jiang asked, puzzled, "I've also heard about this case. Didn't any of the victims come forward to claim the body later?"

Master Liang shook his head: "No, and I haven't heard of any missing persons reported to the yamen."

"Then why did the government determine that the murderer was from Xiliang?"

"The conclusion reached by the authorities was based on the weapons left behind by the murderer at the scene and the testimonies of eyewitnesses."

I remember the day you returned to the capital after hearing the tragic news of your father's death, you happened to encounter assassins trying to kill your mother, and it was you who stepped in and drove them away.

"Didn't my sister-in-law say back then that the assassin must be from Xiliang? Then there's no doubt about it."

What Master Liang said is true.

When Liangjiang learned of the tragic news, she hurriedly rode back to the capital. Her father had already been buried, and her mother was attacked by assassins at his grave.

In her desperate situation, the mother questioned the masked assassins about their identities. Perhaps the assassins thought that the mother was doomed, so they revealed themselves, saying that they were spies sent by Xiliang to avenge the soldiers who died on the battlefield.

Just when things were getting critical, Liang Jiang arrived. Seeing that the situation was not good, the assassins did not linger and immediately scattered and fled.

Liang Jiang was worried about her mother's injuries and did not give chase.

She pressed on, asking, "Was there anyone who witnessed the murders of those two women?"

(End of this chapter)