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Jiang Si's shop was renovated with Yu Qi's strong support, but there were few customers coming to buy things.

Even if they offer products at half price, no one cares.

After some inquiries, I learned that a nobleman had said that no one was allowed to buy things in Jiang Si's shop.

Jiang Zhan on the side wanted to ask his friends for help, but Jiang Si firmly opposed it. Jiang Si felt that Jiang Zhan's drinking buddies could not help at all.

This also caused Jiang Zhan to misunderstand that his sister looked down on him.

The front of Jiangxuexuan was deserted, and the newly painted sign was shining brightly in the sun.

Chi Ruiying fiddled with her abacus with a gloomy face: "Miss, we haven't made any money today."

Jiang Si gently stroked the dust off the counter: "Have you found out who is behind this?"

Rou'er whispered, "I heard that the Princess's Mansion spread the word that anyone who dares to buy things from our shop is against the Princess."

Jiang Zhan slammed his fist on the door frame. "How ridiculous! Sister, don't worry! I'll go find some friends to help me now."

Jiang Si interrupted sharply, "No! What else do your fair-weather friends do besides eat, drink, and have fun? How many of them in the entire capital can even talk to the princess?"

Jiang Zhan's face flushed instantly: "Sister, so in your eyes, brother is so unbearable, right?"

"No! Brother, that's not what I meant."

"Hmph!" However, Jiang Zhan didn't give Jiang Si a chance to explain. After he finished speaking, he slammed the door and left.

Seeing that his brother was so willful and reckless, Jiang Si felt particularly headache and depressed.

Jiang Si naturally cherishes this hard-won opportunity for rebirth and has always wanted to protect his loved ones.

It’s a pity… It’s obvious that her behavior is not understood by her relatives, and sometimes she still feels very tired.

Jiang Si discovered that Jiang Zhan was missing, so he quickly found Yu Qi and searched everywhere for Jiang Zhan.

……

As dusk fell, Jiang Zhan was drunk alone in a restaurant.

Zhang Sheng, with ulterior motives, approached without him noticing: "Brother Jiang, why are you tormenting yourself? Your sister is looking down on you!"

Jiang Zhan drank silently, "Humph! My sister is now in charge of the family, so naturally she looks down on a useless brother like me."

Zhang Sheng lowered his voice and said, "I know a big client. If I can close this deal, I guarantee your sister will be impressed!"

"Are you serious, Brother Zhang?" Jiang Zhan couldn't help but look at Zhang Sheng in front of him with anticipation.

Sometimes having a bad teammate is more terrifying than having a powerful enemy.

"Of course! If Brother Jiang doesn't believe it, we can go find the noble man now."

"Okay! I'll have to trouble you, Brother Zhang."

Seeing that Jiang Zhan was fooled so easily, Zhang Chengsheng took Jiang Zhan to meet a big customer.

The result was that Jiang Zhan was brought to Cui Mingyue, which was clearly a trap set by Cui Mingyue.

Jiang Zhan, who had roughly reacted at this time, quickly knelt down and saluted, "Your Highness... Your Highness, I, Jiang Zhan, pay my respects to you."

"I heard that you want to see me?" However, Cui Mingyue looked at Jiang Zhan in front of him with a smile and asked.

"Your Highness, please be magnanimous and forgive my sister Jiang Si for the offense." Jiang Zhan made up his mind and began to beg for mercy.

"But I clearly remember that you were very arrogant back then!" Cui Mingyue looked at Jiang Zhan in front of her with a mocking expression.

"I know I was wrong! I beg Your Highness to show mercy."

"Haha, okay! Then I'll give you a chance."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Jiang Zhan couldn't help but feel surprised.

At this time, Cui Mingyue looked at Jiang Zhan with a sneer and said, "Wait! Jiang Zhan, as long as you can drink these three jars of wine, I promise to let Jiang Si go."

"This..." Jiang Zhan was dumbfounded when he saw the three jars of wine brought up by the soldiers from the princess's mansion.

"What? Jiang Zhan, do you look down on this princess?"

"Princess, are these three jars of wine too much?"

"Hmph! Come here! Give this ungrateful fellow a good beating."

"Yes! Princess."

"Wait! Princess, I want to drink."

Then Jiang Zhan picked up the jar of wine and drank it.

After finishing the first jar, his vision began to blur; after half of the second jar, blood was already oozing from the corners of his mouth; after only two sips of the third jar, he fell to the ground.

Cui Mingyue sneered: "Humph! Hit me!"

Sticks rained down.

Zhang Sheng, who was standing by, was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, but he still reminded her, "Princess, if you keep fighting, someone will die..."

"What are you afraid of? Killing someone is no small matter for me."

"Princess, Jiang Zhan is no longer breathing."

"What? Such a waste!" Cui Mingyue kicked Zhang Sheng away, and when she saw Jiang Zhan was dead, she ordered someone to throw him into the river. "Come on! Throw this waste into the river to feed the fish!"

"Yes! Princess."

……

Jiang Si finally found where Cui Mingyue was.

All I could hear was the servants' chatter: "That fool actually believed the princess's lies..."

"The bodies have all drifted away..."

Jiang Si was trembling all over, and the red light in his eyes was almost overflowing.

After hearing what everyone said and knowing that my brother had been killed, I was naturally very sad.

Then a cluster of blue flames shot out from his fingertips, burning down the entire villa.

When Yu Qi arrived, he was stunned by the flames rising into the sky.

"Jiang Si, how could you do this?"

"Humph! They killed my brother."

"..."

That night, a huge fire broke out in the courtyard.

Yu Qi stood behind Jiang Si, watching the firelight illuminate her profile. "Don't worry! I'll prove that you were with me all night."

Although Cui Mingyue was rescued from the fire, she was left with a permanent scar on her left face, and Zhang Sheng was also directly buried in the sea of fire.

The families of all the children who fell into the water came to the river to salvage them, but there was still no news of Jiang Zhan.

Jiang Ancheng had been waiting for news of his son by the lake, but there was no news from Jiang Zhan.

Jiang Ancheng was very sad and blamed himself very much, thinking that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father.

By the Mirror Lake, Jiang Ancheng sat on the reef, holding Jiang Zhan's jade pendant in his hand.

Yu Qi stood silently not far away, and suddenly noticed abnormal ripples in the center of the lake.

A golden light flashed under the water.

The families who lost their family members were very sad. Some people pointed the finger at the eldest princess, knowing that it was Cui Mingyue who killed their sons.

Zhang Sheng's father was the confidant of the King of Qi. He was very sad to see his son die inexplicably and wanted to avenge his son, so he asked the King of Qi for help and wanted to sue the eldest princess.

Zhang Sheng's father, Imperial Censor Zhang, saw the charred corpse and fell to his knees in tears, saying, "Your Highness, Prince of Qi, please help me."

The Prince of Qi played with his teacup, narrowed his eyes, and said quietly, "The Princess's Mansion has indeed gone too far this time. This is a good opportunity..."

"Thank you, Your Highness, the Prince of Qi, for upholding justice."

……

In the imperial study, Emperor Jingming slammed the memorial onto the table. "Prince Qi and Minister Zhang have jointly submitted this memorial. The Capital City Administration must thoroughly investigate this case!"

Yu Qi knelt on one knee and reported, "Yes, Your Majesty, but I have obtained key evidence. Guard Nineteen of the Princess's Mansion had purchased three jars of strong liquor, and the three empty jars have been found at the scene."

The emperor's eyes flashed: "Investigate! You must investigate this thoroughly for me."

"Yes! Your Majesty." Jiang Si was very sad to hear that his brother had suffered inhuman abuse. He also learned why Cui Mingyue had always hated Jiang Zhan.

After Jiang Si learned everything, he had a plan in mind. The next day, he sued Cui Mingyue and others in the Capital City Office for harming his brother Jiang Zhan.

In the Princess's Mansion, Cui Mingyue was locked in her boudoir with hideous scars on her face.

"Mother! Are you really going to send your daughter to stand trial?"

Princess Rongyang stroked her daughter's hair and said, "Silly child, how could your mother let you take such a risk?"

Then she turned to her confidant and said, "Go and bring the substitute up."

"Yes! Princess."

In the main hall of the Dongping Marquis's mansion, Madam Jiang rapped her dragon-headed cane loudly: "It's all your fault, little girl! If you hadn't indulged Zhan'er all day long, how could he have done such an outrageous thing?"

Jiang Si knelt straight, "Grandma, I'm willing to guarantee with my life that my brother is definitely not the arsonist!"

"Humph!"

Suddenly, the door of the mansion was kicked open.

Nineteen rushed into the courtyard with more than twenty guards: "According to the order of the Princess, Jiang Zhan is suspected of arson and wounding. No one in the Jiang family is allowed to step out of the mansion!"

"Ah..." Xiao screamed and hid behind the old lady.

As soon as Jiang Si stood up, two guards held down his shoulders.

"How dare you!" At this moment, Yu Qi arrived with the troops from the Capital Guard Division, pointing his ebony dagger directly at Nineteen's throat. "The Capital Guard Division is handling the case, it's not the Princess's Mansion's turn to interfere!"

"Master Yu, are you looking down on our eldest princess?"

"Hmph! Stop being so sarcastic! His Majesty has already issued an order to hand this case over to our capital city department for investigation. Your actions are tantamount to disobeying the order."

"Humph! Lord Yu has such a big tone."

"What? Nineteen, you don't accept it?"

"..."

After the guards from the Princess's residence left, Xiao wiped her tears and said, "Old Madam, given the current situation...how about revisiting the marriage proposal with the Zhen family?"

Madam Jiang closed her eyes tiredly. "Alright! Then spread the word that the Jiang family is willing to marry into any family that can resolve this dilemma."

"Yes! Madam."

The next morning, Jiang Si came to the ruins of the villa alone.

She dug out half a piece of unburned cloth from the scorched earth, which was exactly the fragment of the robe Jiang Zhan had worn that day.

"Miss, be careful!" Lu Chuchu suddenly flashed out from behind the tree and looked around vigilantly, "There are people watching here."

Jiang Si grabbed her hand: "My brother..."

Lu Chuchu leaned over and whispered something in her ear.

Jiang Si's pupils shrank suddenly, but then returned to normal: "Tell him for me to meet at the Sigong Hall in the capital in three days."

"it is good."

In the court, the eldest princess arrived with a veiled woman and said, "My daughter's injuries have not yet healed, so I will answer on your behalf."

Yu Qi sneered: "In that case, please show your face and examine the injuries."

The veiled woman trembled as she lifted her veil, revealing a scar exactly the same as Cui Mingyue's.

Jiang Si suddenly slammed the table: "She is not Cui Mingyue!"

He opened the wooden box he brought and said, "This is the real evidence!"

Inside the box were the three wine jars, with the emblem of the Princess's Mansion clearly engraved on the bottom of the jars.

The eldest princess's expression changed drastically. "This... This is impossible! Those jars are clearly..."

"It sank to the bottom of the river, didn't it?" Yu Qi continued. "It's a shame it was pulled out by fishermen."

Just as the chaos was raging, a clear voice came from outside the hall: "Student Jiang Zhan, requesting to see you, sir!"

The whole hall was in an uproar.

Although Jiang Zhan looked pale, he walked in steadily, followed by several family members of the rescued teenagers.

"Sir, Cui Mingyue forced me to drink poisoned wine and ordered people to beat me to death." Jiang Zhan opened his clothes, revealing the hideous scars. "Fortunately, Miss Lu saved my life."

The truth of the case came to light.

The eldest princess fainted on the spot, and the fake Cui Mingyue collapsed to the ground.

Returning to the Dongping Marquis's residence, Jiang Ancheng hugged his son with tears streaming down his face: "It's good that you're back... It's good that you're back..."

Everyone in the Jiang family was naturally very happy about Jiang Zhan's safe return, but of course the second branch had a more complicated mentality.

However, Jiang Zhan didn't care too much about all this because he found that he seemed to be in love.

Jiang Zhan took out a small wooden horse from his arms, which he had carved for Lu Chuchu himself.

Jiang Ancheng seemed to have noticed something and looked at Jiang Zhan in confusion and asked, "Zhan'er, do you have any thoughts about Miss Lu?"

"Yes! Father, please help me." Jiang Zhan's ears turned red with shyness as he spoke.

"Haha, silly son, how could your father not help you? But you must work hard to pursue it."

"Don't worry, father! Your son will never let you down."

"That's good."

Jiang Si looked at his reunited family, but felt the returned crabapple flower note in his sleeve.

Although Yu Qi helped the Jiang family out of trouble today, he always kept his distance from her.

At this time, in the secret room of the Capital Guards, Yu Qi was staring at a portrait in a trance.

The woman in the painting is 70% similar to Jiang, and the signature reads: "Presented to Wan Niang - Spring of the 21st Year of Jingming".

……

The story of the Jiang family was also made up by the storyteller and spread throughout the streets and alleys, and Jiang's neither humble nor arrogant attitude was also talked about by everyone.

Cui Mingyue was also demoted from a princess to a county lady, and even moved out of Ling'an. The Jiang family received a generous reward, Jiang Zhan was promoted to the Jinwu Guard, and Jiang Ancheng was also rewarded with the title of Xi Jue, and the title could even be passed down to five generations.

"Why? You're not feeling very happy despite this great victory?"

"Humph! The Emperor did this just to protect Cui Mingyue."

"This is how the world is! It's already very good that the emperor is willing to give a face-saving explanation."

"Suning, even though you keep saying you are a devil, why do you keep helping me?"

"Helping you is helping myself."

"What does it mean?"

"Don't worry! You'll understand one day."

"..."

"Last time, I was drugged and took the initiative to throw myself into your arms. Why didn't you accept? Is it because you don't like me?"

"Of course not! It's mainly because of lack of time."

"Uh……"

"Jiang Si, you don't need to think too much. Once you understand the truth, I will take you away from this boring world."

"Suning, I'm getting more and more confused by you. Is this world really that boring? Or can you go to another world?"

"Of course! When the right time comes, I'll take you to see it."

"..."

【ding dong】

[The host and the heroine Jiang Si have completed a 100% soul bond, and the system has rated them as four stars.]

【Reward Space World has reopened.】

"..."

...(End of chapter)