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Chapter 57 You're planning to take action against the Duke's Mansion?
"Why?" Master Liang asked in surprise, "I have always been curious as to why my sister-in-law left the Duke's Mansion for no reason two years ago."

Liang Jiang immediately perked up her ears, something that had been puzzling her for a long time.

Liang Wen sneered smugly, "She has her reasons for leaving, you don't need to ask."

Master Liang added, "General Tong probably sent me this invitation because he wanted to take the opportunity to inquire about the mother and daughter again."

Since General Tong has already become suspicious, and Liang Jiang and her daughter refuse to leave Fucheng, they might be exposed any day now.

Liang Wen said confidently, "Don't worry, even if they really come back, this property will still be yours. Not a single penny will end up in that money-losing woman's hands."

Women will all marry sooner or later, and my grandson is the one who can carry on our family line. How can we let the family business fall into the hands of someone outside the family?

"That's what they say, and that makes sense. My sister-in-law is easy to talk to, but I think that Liang Jiang is someone who won't let things go once she's in the right."

"Look, the Fang family has been ruined by her, and they've all moved to Beijing like refugees."

“A daughter who has been divorced after marriage has no right to come back and fight for the family property!” Madam Liangwen said firmly again, “In the Liang family, I am the one who calls the shots!”

Master Liang immediately felt reassured.

“Mother is absolutely right, then I am relieved. I will definitely make sure Liangdong takes good care of you in the future.”

The galangal growing on the rooftop is as disgusting as swallowing a fly.

Although she had long known that her grandmother favored sons over daughters and had never liked her, and she didn't want to fight for the Duke's family property, hearing Liangwen's words still chilled her to the bone.

If it weren't for the fact that when I was at Yuhua Mountain, I managed to do business all over Chang'an with my fellow disciples and uncles, now that I and my mother have left home and been stripped of our property, wouldn't we be forced to beg on the streets?

It is important to know that my grandmother favored my second uncle. After my grandfather passed away, she secretly transferred the entire family business to my second uncle while my father was away, and even severed her relationship with my father for a time.

Later, my father rose through the ranks, while my second uncle squandered the family fortune and fled to my father with my grandmother.

My father and mother were often away at war, so my second uncle acted like a tyrant, completely treating himself as the master. He even used my father's title of Duke to secure a position in the Ministry of War for himself.

Therefore, the Duke's Mansion has absolutely no relation to my second uncle.

However, after her father's sacrifice, her grandmother showed such favoritism and indulgence towards her second uncle, and it's even possible that she orchestrated the assassination.

I treated them like family, but what about them? They didn't even have a shred of conscience.

After Master Liang left, Liang Jiang saw that it was already past midnight, so she got up and left the Duke's mansion, untied her chestnut horse, found an inn at random, and slept until the sun was high in the sky.

Upon waking, unsure of what to do next, he sent the innkeeper's waiter to the Earl's mansion with a note, inviting Lu Xingzhan to drink at the Star-Picking Tower.

He went to the Star-Picking Tower opposite the Duke's Mansion first.

The Star-Picking Tower is also one of her properties. She opened the restaurant right at her doorstep so that it would be convenient for her to have meals after returning to the Duke's Mansion.

The food was served and three cups of wine had been drunk before Lu Xingzhan finally arrived, dawdling along.

Liang Jiang was a little displeased: "It seems I have disturbed Young Master Lu's sweet dream. You're so reluctant to even invite me for a drink."

Lu Xingzhan, looking like a lump of mud, sat down in front of Liang Jiang: "Don't mention it. It's all because of my third uncle. He's read too many books and his mouth is full of classical Chinese phrases, propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame."

They thought I was going out to find another woman, so they stopped me and gave me a long lecture, which I'm tired of hearing.

Liang Jiang teased, "Aren't you just out looking for women?"

“This search is not the same as that search. Although you are also a woman, it doesn’t cost any money to find you.”

"Get lost! You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth."

Lu Xingzhan raised an eyelid and glanced at her: "What's wrong? You seem a bit grumpy today, like a big-bellied toad."

Liang Jiang rolled her eyes at him and remained silent, looking listless.

Seeing her listless expression, Lu Xingzhan sensed something was seriously wrong. He leaned forward slightly: "What's troubling you? Tell me so I can have a laugh. Is it something about Fang Chengxu and Tong Zhao'er hosting a banquet? Are you jealous?" Liang Jiang shook her head dejectedly: "Lu Xingzhan, what if your third uncle had designs on the Earl's mansion and secretly tried to harm you? What would you do then?"

Lu Xingzhan shook his head without hesitation: "My third uncle is full of righteousness and morality, he would never do such a despicable thing."

"I meant 'what if'!" Liang Jiang said impatiently. "What if!"

"You're so irritable; it's obvious that good and evil are battling within you. I knew it; you can't have two masters teaching you at the same time, can you?"

One was a martial saint who advocated quick revenge, and the other was a literary saint who always said "forgive and forget" when possible.

The Duke, having received personal instruction from the Martial Saint, was a formidable warrior on the battlefield, decisive and ruthless; while Aunt Liang, influenced by the Literary Saint, possessed skillful hands and a kind heart, compassionate and tolerant. The two complemented each other perfectly.

"Look at how I've raised you, all half-hearted and half-hearted. Is this little thing really worth getting worked up about?"

"If you're not going to dwell on it, then give me a straight answer!"

Lu Xingzhan glanced at the Duke's mansion across the street, a thoughtful look on his face: "What, are you planning to target the Duke's mansion? What did your second uncle do to anger you?"

Liang Jiang said slowly, "Do you still remember the assassination attempt on my mother two years ago? And the mother and daughter who died tragically, it is very likely that my second uncle hired an assassin to do it."

"what?"

Lu Xingzhan jumped up in surprise: "Why...why did he do this?"

After only a moment's thought, Lu Xingzhan realized what was going on and his eyes widened: "Murder for money?"

Liang Jiang nodded.

"You, how did you know?"

"I came to the capital the day before yesterday. I went to the Jingzhao Prefecture first, and then followed the clues to find the hiding place of those assassins and wiped them out."

The assassin said that the person who bought my life was most likely from the Duke's mansion. And since few people in the mansion knew about my mother's assassination attempt, I guessed it was probably my second uncle.

Lu Xingzhan blinked in surprise: "You weren't the woman who challenged Black Wind Temple yesterday afternoon, were you?"

Liang Jiang lazily lifted her eyelids: "How did you know about this?"

"How would I know? You must have just woken up, right? This matter has been all over the news since early this morning. Do you know who is cooperating with the Jingzhao Prefecture in solving this case?"

"Do I recognize him?"

"Nonsense, your ex-husband is part of the same family, do you think you know him or not?"

"You said Fang Chengxu is in charge of this case? Isn't he a member of the Imperial Guard? How did he get involved in this case?"

"The current emperor is a follower of Taoism and is superstitious about astronomy, divination and feng shui. The current Imperial Observatory is just a bunch of old Taoist priests."

You single-handedly attacked the Black Wind Temple, killed so many Taoist priests, and burned the temple down; your crimes are utterly heinous. Do you think the Emperor will let you off so easily? He immediately ordered the Imperial Guards to work with the Prefect of the Capital to track down the real culprit.

"Oh no," Liang Jiang smacked her lips. "Before I went up the mountain, I asked the villagers at the foot of the mountain about the Black Wind Temple. Could Fang Chengxu have guessed it was me?"

"Even if he guessed it, he probably wouldn't believe it. Look at you, so frail and weak, how could you possibly have that ability?"

Liang Jiang nodded: "That's right, I don't know martial arts, I'm powerless. Besides, I have an alibi. When the Black Wind Temple caught fire, I was buying wine at the tavern."

It sounds like it's true.

Beautiful women are indeed prone to lying.

Before Lu Xingzhan could even make a sarcastic remark, there were light footsteps and soft chirping sounds outside the private room.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and a woman asked in a sweet voice, "Is Second Master here?"

(End of this chapter)