Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage-Chapter 961 - : Borrowing a Knife to Kill Someone _1

Chapter 961: Chapter 961: Borrowing a Knife to Kill Someone _1

Jiang Ning cast him doubtful glances.

Jiang Yi looked composed and clear-eyed, showing absolutely no signs of guilt.

Jiang Ning, however, was still skeptical.

She knew Huang Ren, an absolute villain through and through. Given his nature, he wouldn’t let go of even the slightest chance of survival. If Jiang Yi had taken money to spare Huang Ren, he wouldn’t have taken his own life.

Most likely, Jiang Yi took the money and killed the man.

Jiang Ning breathed a silent sigh deep within.

Though Huang Ren deserved to die, she harbored a faint hope that Jiang Yi hadn’t committed such an act.

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In her heart, Jiang Yi held the prestigious status of an Imperial Academy Scholar, reading and writing in the grandeur of the Imperial Academy each day, spending jovial moments with his wife at home. Such an elegant and relaxed life suited him.

But, Jiang Ning knew this was impossible.

In politics, one simply couldn’t survive by being innocent and harmless.

Not to mention, he was the son of Jiang Ruobai. From the moment he entered the political arena, he became the target of many.

Finding out that her brother wasn’t so naïve, Jiang Ning felt relieved but also a trace of melancholy.

Oh, the Jiang family would never be able to disentangle itself from the muddy pit of politics.

Apart from the antiques and calligraphy, Jiang Yi gave all the gold, silver, and jewels to Jiang Ning, with no intention of taking them back.

“You live extravagantly in the palace. Keep these for any emergency,” Jiang Yi said.

“You’re not giving back the 200,000 owed to my sister-in-law? Aren’t you afraid she might scratch you when you go home?” Jiang Ning joked.

“No way,” Jiang Yi grinned, “You may not know this, but your sister-in-law adores you. When she heard that you were short on money, she offered to give you her bank, but our parents stopped her.”

“My sister-in-law is wonderful,” Jiang Ning was touched. “Brother, if you don’t treat her well, you should know the consequences.”

“I know, I know.” Jiang Yi said, “Huang Ren has ended his own life; no need to worry about him. But there’s still Cheng Renyu, remember him forcing He Tang into marriage and burning his mansion? We can’t just let that go.”

“Brother, Cheng Renyu comes from an influential family, and has unseverable connections with the Empress’s family. He’s not like Huang Ren. Don’t act rashly; it could lead to trouble,” Jiang Ning pondered, “Given the current information, we will soon know the outcome of Uncle’s war with the Rouran. That’s the priority right now. Brother, why don’t you take this money, send it to Uncle to support his war?”

“Dad’s already handling Uncle’s logistics, you don’t need to worry about that,” Jiang Yi replied.

“Consider it a little token from me.”

“Alright then,” Jiang Yi conceded, unable to refuse her, and finally took all the money.

Upon returning home, he discussed the matter with Jiang Ruobai who agreed with Jiang Ning’s analysis.

Jiang Yi had no choice but to comply and temporarily suspended his plans to take action against Cheng Renyu.

However, Cheng Renyu ended up dying.

He died in the bed of his newly accepted concubine.

As for the cause, the doctor claimed it was a sudden illness.

But Cheng Renyu was barely in his forties, so the cause of his death wasn’t very convincing.

Upon hearing the news, Jiang Ning’s first instinct was to suspect Jiang Yi.

Planning to return home and ask about it, she was stopped by Li Hongyuan.

“I did it,” said Li Hongyuan, calmly.

“You? You killed Cheng Renyu?”

“Sort of. I borrowed a knife. His new concubine had a bone to pick with him,” Li Hongyuan explained, “About seven or eight years ago, Cheng Renyu seized a manor, forcing many farmers to be homeless. Among them were the concubine’s family. I merely revealed the truth to the concubine.”