The Double-Chapter 429 - 141 Conclusion_2

Ji Shuran’s expression changed, and she said, "You’re lying!"

"Chongxu Daoist Master is nothing but a swindler," Jiang Li laughed, "a fugitive who fled from his hometown carrying the burden of two lives on his back, a wanted criminal by the Official’s Residence. If it had not been for his coming to the Jiang Residence to perform rituals, he would have not been discovered. But his deception has now come to light, how will Consort Li explain this? After all, many years ago, His Majesty’s favored consort met her untimely end because of this Daoist Master’s accusations, resulting in Consort Li facing no more rivals for affection at court, allowing her to climb to her current position."

"What do you think, if His Majesty were to realize he had been deceived and that his once beloved consort was wrongfully accused and plotted against, and that the Daoist Master is a fraud, would he think that Consort Li had deliberately set this trap to eliminate a rival, would he regret it? An emperor will never admit his own mistakes; he would only blame the past mistakes on others even more."

Ji Shuran stood stunned, listening to Jiang Li’s words, she said, "How would you know?"

The fact that Consort Li was once framed by another consort in the palace years ago was not widely known. Ji Shuran knew because the person involved was her own sister by the same mother. Even Jiang Youyao didn’t know, let alone Jiang Li, who was not at all close to her. Moreover, these palace secrets were not simple to uncover. But Jiang Li knew, and by the look of it, she knew a lot and took it for granted.

"How I came to know this is none of your concern, what you need to understand is, this time, Consort Li might not be able to save herself," said Jiang Li.

An icy chill gradually took hold in Ji Shuran’s heart. She knew that what Jiang Li said was correct; if it was discovered that Chongxu Daoist Master was a fraud, it meant that the case in the palace from years ago would bear an entirely different outcome.

Still, she stubbornly said, "How could you know that Chongxu Daoist Master is a fraud? You..."

"I have my ways," Jiang Li said, uttering just one sentence.

Ji Shuran watched her.

"In fact, the members of the Ji family came yesterday, but you didn’t know, and no one told you. They were probably informed of your situation and were planning to rescue you," Jiang Li’s tone was laced with faint sarcasm, "But they have already gone back. After meeting with father and old madam, I think they won’t come again."

"Impossible!" Ji Shuran cried out in agony, as if Jiang Li had robbed her of her last ray of hope, she yelled desperately, "They would never abandon me!"

"Why not?" Jiang Li answered indifferently, "You could sacrifice your own flesh and blood to protect yourself from me. Why couldn’t the Ji family members sacrifice you to protect themselves?"

Ji Shuran glared bitterly at Jiang Li. As a member of the Ji family, she understood better than anyone else the intrinsic selfishness of the Ji family. Yes, she carried the Ji family’s selfish and self-serving blood, there was no reason the Ji family would not do the same.

"The Ji family has already abandoned you. The father’s and the old madam’s previous indulgence towards you was only because you had lost a child. Now it has been proven that the lament for you was nothing more than a conspiracy you orchestrated. You still owe the Jiang family several lives, and those debts must be paid," Jiang Li said softly, sending a chill through Ji Shuran’s heart, "After you’re gone, father will certainly remarry, the residence cannot be without a new mistress. How you treated me back then, the new mistress will treat Jiang Youyao and Jiang Bingji in the same way."

These words, like a curse, caused Ji Shuran to scream, "No! I must see the master, I must see the master!" she cried frantically.

"Father won’t come to see you. Every time he sees you, he’s reminded of how foolish he was in the past. Who would ask for such torment?" Jiang Li laughed again, "Jiang Youyao has been spoiled rotten by your favoritism. Without the new mistress needing to lift a finger, sooner or later she will seal her own fate. As for Jiang Bingji..." Jiang Li deliberately paused before continuing slowly, "even though Jiang Bingji was already born by the time Liu Wencai had been dead for many years. With you as a mother, although father may not hold a grudge, it’s unlikely he will be completely unprejudiced towards Bingji. If even father feels this way, how could the new mistress care for him? As soon as the new mistress has a son, Bingji will naturally be discarded. Of course, if this new mistress has a colder heart... just like what you did to Jiang Yueer..."

"No!" Ji Shuran’s forced calm finally shattered, she screamed like a wild beast robbed of its cubs, ferocious as she cried, "The master wouldn’t do this to them! They are his own flesh and blood!"