The Double-Chapter 416 - 138 Divine Doctor_4

Yet when she thought of Maternal Aunt Hu, Jiang Li’s heart still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

She sighed, and just at that moment, the door was pushed open, and Tonger walked in from outside.

Seeing Jiang Li sit up and talking with Bai Xue, Tonger almost jumped for joy, darting over to Jiang Li and said, "Miss, you’ve finally woken up, you scared your servant to death... From now on, whatever you plan to do, you must tell us servants, I didn’t sleep all night, worrying that something bad might happen to you..."

Jiang Li smiled and stroked her head: "It’s okay. Besides, I’m someone who has been possessed by a ghost, aren’t you afraid?"

"Not afraid." Tonger answered with conviction, "Even if there were ghosts, it’s the evildoers who harmed them that the ghosts would come to claim. You’re such a good person, Miss. If you are possessed, it’s because the ghosts want to use you to seek justice. What you did is a meritorious deed."

What was originally an ominous event was made to sound like something quite positive by this little girl. Jiang Li couldn’t help but laugh and said only, "How you’ve managed to put such a positive spin on it."

"It’s the truth," Tonger stated: "There’s an old saying that a debt unpaid is not forgotten, only deferred. Hasn’t the time come for Lady Ji to pay her debts? I heard the old madam is intending to severely punish Lady Ji. When the Ji family members came to fetch her, the old madam refused to release her and, in front of the Ji family members, revealed all the disgraceful things Lady Ji had done. The Ji family members were initially indignant, but once the lord said he would thoroughly investigate and even report it to the authorities if necessary, presenting himself as one prepared to put justice before family kinship, they stopped asking to take Lady Ji home and left dejectedly." Tonger patted her chest: "Miss, you missed it because you were asleep, but I saw it with my own eyes, it was really satisfying!"

"How could the Ji family members have the audacity to do such things." Bai Xue said disdainfully, "They’ve caused the death of so many people, and still want to take Lady Ji back home, pretending as if nothing ever happened? Even in our ordinary folk’s homes, such an incident would demand a life in return."

"Exactly." Tonger said: "Do they really think they can’t be touched just because they have someone in the palace?"

Jiang Li looked at Tonger and, finding her remark interesting, asked, "How so?"

"Even if their family has a noble lady in the palace, she may not be safe herself now." Tonger explained: "Didn’t that charlatan Chongxu Daoist Master admit in front of the entire house that he was a fraud? Afterwards, he even tried to escape, but our people found him hiding in an inn within Yanjing City before he managed to leave the city. The lord captured him, and before he could be sent to the Mayor of Jingzhao, met with the Emperor today. Who knows what they talked about. I’m guessing, with such a major incident, Chongxu Daoist Master having committed the crime of deceiving the sovereign, the lord certainly wouldn’t cover up for him. If the Emperor learns that he’s been deceived, he’ll be furious. Consort Li will likely not escape being implicated, after all, he ’saved’ Consort Li’s life twice."

Tonger’s tone was mocking, and everyone in the room could detect the sarcasm in her words. Jiang Li tapped her head: "You’re always so cheeky." freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"In any case, they tried to steal a chicken only to end up losing their rice. The old madam still hasn’t decided how to deal with Lady Ji, but Miss, you should know, Jiang Youyao is really disgusting. Jiang Bingji at least pleaded for Lady Ji, but the third miss never went to see Lady Ji once; not to mention seeing her, she didn’t even mention her. It’s as if speaking Lady Ji’s name would sully her mouth, and while Lady Ji was vicious, she treated the third miss rather well. This is her own mother we’re talking about, and she shows even less concern than a stranger would."

The smile on Jiang Li’s face was faint: "Lady Ji Shuran was always cold and distant, and Jiang Youyao, growing up under her influence, naturally developed a selfish and egotistic nature. Jiang Youyao’s behavior is entirely shaped by Lady Ji Shuran’s teachings. It’s not surprising."

Tonger pursed her lips, seeming to think of something, and asked Jiang Li, "Miss, how do you think they will deal with Lady Ji this time?"

"Adultery, harming female kin, harming offspring, framing the legitimate daughter, any one of these would leave Lady Ji Shuran no way out. So," Jiang Li lowered her gaze, "it’s time she paid with her life."

Tonger and Bai Xue fell silent.

After a while, Bai Xue asked: "Will the lord execute Lady Ji?"

"He will. But he will cover up for her. Find some other charge, so it doesn’t tarnish the Ji family’s reputation too much."

"Can the false accusation against you for causing her miscarriage ever be cleared?" Tonger asked, "It was clearly Lady Ji who plotted against you back then, resulting in a wrongful delay of so many years for you."

"Tonger, some things don’t have a conclusion." Jiang Li said: "If they clear my name, Lady Ji Shuran’s adultery and even her pregnancy would be exposed. That would be a disgrace to the Jiang Family, which should not be made public. For the greater good, the Jiang Family won’t go to such lengths for me. They will only compensate me privately."