The Double-Chapter 340 - 123: Cry of Injustice_3

The most intelligent member of the younger generation has now become muddled over such an important matter. Madam Jiang the Elder said, "I don’t wish to blame her, after all, she is my granddaughter. But Eldest Son, Second Miss always forgets one thing; she is a daughter of our Jiang Family, and before she does anything, she should first consider whether it will affect the Jiang Family. Now, because of what she’s done, the whole city is in uproar. Never mind the Jiang Family, how will you and your brother manage? What will your colleagues think of you, what will the emperor think? And Youyao, her marriage arrangement with the Zhou Family is already ruined, and she still needs to marry someone eventually. With Second Miss causing such a scene, Youyao’s marriage prospects will also be affected; what on earth is she doing!" Madam Jiang the Elder shook her head repeatedly.

Upon hearing Jiang Youyao’s name, Ji Shuran immediately seized the opportunity and said with tears, "My dear, what Mother said is right; this time, Lili has really gone too far. Youyao hasn’t done anything, and first it was Prince Zhou, and now I don’t want anything other than to be able to find another suitable marriage arrangement for Youyao... With Lili causing such trouble, which good family in Yanjing City would dare to associate with us now? I, I really have no idea what to do. I am Lili’s stepmother, I dare not reprimand her on a normal day, I can’t control her, my dear, you are her birth father, you must take control!"

Ji Shuran wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and whether she was genuinely concerned for Jiang Youyao was unclear, but she seemed very real. These words were harsh to the ears of Jiang Yuanbai. He said in a deep voice, "What do you mean dare not dare? You are the wife of the main branch, she calls you mother, what do you have to fear! If she talks back in the future, bring her to me! I refuse to believe that in this Jiang Family, there’s no one who can handle her. I thought she had matured after coming back from Green City Mountain, but now it seems she is still just as incorrigible as before. I should have never agreed to bring her back to the residence!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Shuran’s heart leaped with joy; Jiang Yuanbai’s words were a clear sign of disappointment in Jiang Li. As long as the guilt in Jiang Yuanbai’s heart was gone, complete disappointment, and getting Jiang Yuanbai to loathe Jiang Li, was just a matter of time.

Madam Jiang the Elder glanced at Ji Shuran; she was well aware of what Ji Shuran was plotting, yet she simply said, "The matter has already happened, and blaming anyone at this point can wait; the urgent task at hand is to decide what to do now."

"That’s right, big brother," Jiang Yuanping also said, "Lili has just returned to the capital, and the whole city is watching us, we can’t let her continue like this." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"I’ve made up my mind," Jiang Yuanbai said grimly, "as soon as they return to the residence, I will confine her, no one is allowed to see her! Whether it’s the case of the wrongly condemned or the commotion in Tongxiang, it all has nothing to do with her, or with our Jiang Family! Let those people make as much noise as they like, but Jiang Li is not to be involved! Without Jiang Li, I don’t believe they can amount to much; just treat it like a joke, laugh it off, and the matter will pass. No one should speak of it ever again! It’s as if the Jiang Family has just played the clown in a play, entertaining the audience, that’s all!"

Everyone fell silent; it seemed that indeed this was the best course of action. What Jiang Li had done was irreversible, and all they could do was try to stop what she would do next. No matter whether Jiang Li’s "case overturning" was successful or not, the Jiang Family would end up the laughingstock.

Jiang Li, a young girl meddling in political affairs? Xue Huaiyuan was neither kin nor kindred to her, so why was he going to such lengths to help her?

Sometimes, human saliva can drown someone, it is the most terrifying weapon.

While they were talking, Jiang Jingrui ran in from outside and as he entered, he said, "I heard that Jiang Li had returned? Why haven’t I seen her?"

Jiang Yuanbai replied irritably, "She hasn’t arrived yet."

"Not yet?" Jiang Jingrui was surprised, "According to the message passed on previously, Jiang Li should have been at our residence by now. Even if she’s slow, she should have arrived; she couldn’t possibly not return to the residence, could she?"

"How could that be? Where else would she go upon her immediate return to the capital, if not home? Does that make any sense!" Jiang Yuanbai snapped, feeling a tinge of unease inside.

Jiang Li was clever, intelligent and decisive, she would have thoroughly considered her course of action before deciding on it. Could it be that she already anticipated his plan to confine her and decided not to return to the residence, but to stay elsewhere instead?

Thinking this, Jiang Yuanbai grew even angrier; it was as if she didn’t consider her father at all. What’s more, did she think that by not returning home, he would have no way to handle her? As long as this case wasn’t brought before the court, he would drag Jiang Li back to the residence by force if necessary.

Jiang Jingrui shrugged his shoulders and said no more. At that moment, the servant who had brought news earlier returned.