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Chapter 359 Why did you cry in distress?
Jiang Beichen was a brilliant and talented man back then. Who in the entire city of Chang'an didn't know that he was a young general?

And how many women want to marry him?

However, Jiang Beichen died in battle at the border, and the people were grieving for a while, but he will be forgotten afterward.

Moreover, Jiang Beichen has been dead for thirty years. The Bai family in Chang'an only knows that there is still a Jiang family, but no one mentions Jiang Beichen anymore.

Now that someone mentioned it, the onlookers remembered Jiang Beichen.

"This is General Beichen's only daughter! What's going on with the Jiang family? They've taken over the entire Jiang family, but they're neglecting their eldest daughter?"

"The Jiang family's title was earned by General Beichen through military merit, yet you won't let the eldest young lady enter through the main gate. This is utterly outrageous!"

"Exactly! This Madam Jiang is so tactless! She made her own daughter a disciple of Master Yunjian, but sent General Beichen's daughter away. What kind of logic is that?"

"Open the door! Let the young lady in!"

"Yes! Open the door and let the young lady in!"

The people began to lose control.

Seeing that the situation was really getting out of control, Granny Cao was unable to make a decision and hurriedly went to report to the master and the lady.

Jiang Wanlin was furious upon hearing this and accused Madam Jiang of failing to manage her household properly, allowing such a matter to be known by the people.

"You idiot! I told you to bring her back to the manor, and this is what you did?"

Jiang Wanlin disregarded everything and hurriedly walked towards the gate.

Madam Jiang followed with a gloomy face, "I didn't know that slut would pull this stunt!"

"You're a complete idiot!" Jiang Wanlin sneered.

He knew that his wife wanted to exchange their daughter's life for another, and he had agreed to the previous exchange.

His daughter has suddenly become incredibly ugly and smells terrible, which has made him very upset.

Only then did he agree to his wife's suggestion to bring Lu Yaoyao back to exchange for her life.

They searched for a long time before finally finding Lu Yaoyao.

I initially thought she was just a country girl, easy to fool and manipulate, but now it seems she has some tricks up her sleeve.

Normally, life-swapping should be done quietly, and the person could be killed immediately afterward.

Now the whole capital probably knows that his elder brother's child has returned, but was blocked at the door.

Even if they wanted to kill him directly, it was impossible for them.

Back then, when his elder brother had a child, the people of Chang'an knew it, and even the entire royal family knew it. The late emperor even issued a special imperial edict, instructing them to treat his elder brother's only bloodline well.

Over the years, they have all told others that the child was taken in by the eldest brother's father-in-law's family to recuperate because of his poor health.

Actually, they didn't even know who the eldest brother's father-in-law's family was.

From the very beginning, his wife had dealt with the child, and he didn't care how she did it.

The woman who suddenly appeared at his door must be his elder brother's child. If he doesn't handle this well, he can forget about being the Duke of Jiang.

"Oh my! You must be my eldest brother's child? You've grown so much! Weren't you recuperating at your maternal grandparents' house? Why did you suddenly come back? You didn't even tell us you were coming back so we could have come to pick you up."

Jiang Wanlin came out of the Jiang residence and greeted him with a smiling face.

However, the meaning behind his words is quite intriguing.

This was to explain to the people why they were blocking people from entering, and also to complain about Lu Yaoyao for returning without giving them any information, so it was normal for her to be blocked outside.

Lu Yaoyao raised an eyebrow, "Maternal grandparents' family? Is that how you tell others that I live at my maternal grandparents' family?"

"I remember it was Madam Jiang who sent me to the countryside and left me to fend for myself, right?"

It turns out that his "good" second uncle, in order to protect his own reputation, actually told everyone that she had gone to her maternal grandparents' house. To this day, no one knows who her maternal grandparents' house is!
The onlookers were dumbfounded. This young lady wasn't recuperating at her maternal grandparents' house?

The Jiang family is utterly despicable!
Jiang Wanlin's face was extremely ugly, and he stared at Lu Yaoyao with murderous eyes.

This is a direct slap in the face to him!
Lu Yaoyao didn't give him a chance to speak, tears welling up in her eyes. "I have no idea who my maternal grandparents' family is! I was raised by my adoptive father, and I only found out about my background a few days ago. They sent an old nanny to bring me back, saying that Miss Ruyan wanted to exchange her life for something. I thought, my adoptive father has already passed away, leaving me all alone and helpless. There's no point in me living anymore. It would be good if I could exchange my life for my sister's life."

"But when I arrived at the Jiang residence, I was told that I was a country bumpkin and not worthy of entering through the main gate of the Duke's mansion. They wanted me to enter through the side gate. Since my family doesn't welcome me, then I'll leave."

The beauty was shedding tears, and Lu Yaoyao was extremely beautiful, making it a truly beautiful picture of a beauty shedding tears.

Jiang Wanlin and his wife rolled their eyes in anger. How could such a thing be said in public?
"Don't talk nonsense! What do you mean by exchanging lives? Are you possessed?" Madam Jiang's face turned deathly pale.

The onlookers, along with some malicious individuals, began to stir up trouble.

"What? The people in the Jiang family are awful! Miss Jiang didn't grow up in her maternal grandparents' house? The entire Jiang family was acquired by Miss Jiang's biological father through military merits."

"They want the young lady to exchange her life? Is this family planning to exploit everyone who has no descendants?"

"I know about life swapping! It's said to be the exchange of the life of someone with a noble destiny for that of someone with a jinx. Jiang Ruyan is probably not a jinx, right? Otherwise, why would she want to swap lives?"

"This is too vicious! This is General Beichen's only bloodline!"

"Putting aside the issue of exchanging lives, shouldn't you be thinking about why General Beichen's only bloodline didn't go to his maternal grandfather's house, but was instead sent to the countryside to be raised by his adoptive father?"

"They must be thinking of abandoning the young lady so that a kind person would find her and raise her!"

"Is this Duke Jiang planning to monopolize the Duke's mansion?"

"This title is all thanks to General Beichen!"

The people were talking a lot.

Jiang Wanlin's face was incredibly sour.

"What nonsense are you spouting? This is our family matter. Guards, get them out of here!"

Seeing that things were completely out of control, Jiang Wanlin just wanted to get rid of the people as soon as possible.

Some things can only be discussed behind closed doors.

The servants in the manor took sticks and went forward to drive the people away.

The common people only wanted to watch the spectacle and had no intention of getting involved in other people's family affairs, so they all wanted to leave.

This also caused doubts among the people about the Jiang family's affairs.

“Duke Jiang, this is probably not a family matter for you!” a deep voice said.

Just as the people were about to leave, they saw the Grand Commander of the Southern Supervisor arrive with dozens of Black Qilin Guards, carrying an imperial edict.

When Duke Jiang saw that it was Su Zui, his heart skipped a beat. Why was Su Zui here?

Su Zui's name was known even to three-year-olds in Chang'an. Wherever he went, the result was either confiscation of property or extermination of the entire family.

Bloodshed was a common occurrence wherever they went.

Now that Su Zui has arrived at the Duke's mansion, Jiang Wanlin is terrified.

"I was unaware of the arrival of the Grand Commander. I have failed to greet you properly. May I ask what brings you to my residence?" Jiang Wanlin greeted him with a smile.

I was on tenterhooks.

Could it be that his past actions have been discovered?

impossible!
Su Zui didn't even glance at him, but looked at Lu Yaoyao with heartache.

His woman has only been gone for a short while, why is he crying so pitifully?
(End of this chapter)