Chapter 367 - 128: Discovery_5
The area around Caishikou was filled with onlookers, and the people from Tongxiang had not left yet; everyone had arrived. They threw stones and vegetable leaves at Feng Yutang’s face to express their inner indignation. Jiang Li stood far away in the crowd, wearing a conical bamboo hat to hide her face.
The number of guards Jiang Yuanbai had assigned to protect her had doubled. Her actions during the court debate had severely offended Prince Cheng, and he would surely seek opportunities for revenge. To be safe, Jiang Yuanbai had not let Jiang Li leave the house these days. Today, she had sneaked out.
After that day’s court debate, Jiang Yuanbai had asked her why Princess Yongning was the one implicated in the end of this case when she had told Jiang Yuanbai that morning it was the Right Chancellor Li Zhongnan, not Princess Yongning. It wasn’t until the court debate started and he heard the name of Princess Yongning that Jiang Yuanbai was flabbergasted. Had he known earlier that the case was related to Princess Yongning, he would never have allowed Jiang Li to take such actions.
Jiang Li simply said, "Father, this case indeed involves the Right Chancellor Li Zhongnan, but the letters from Princess Yongning are more incriminating. You saw what happened at the court debate, Li Zhongnan was helping Prince Cheng, he is one of Prince Cheng’s people. Whether it be Princess Yongning or Li Zhongnan, in the end, it’s all the same."
"But in the end, Princess Yongning was not convicted of any crime!" Jiang Yuanbai said.
"Is that so?" Jiang Li had only answered, "But Father, looking forward, the accusation will eventually be confirmed one day. For now, let’s just assume we’ve known the outcome in advance. As for the future, we’ll wait and see."
Jiang Yuanbai still did not believe it, but by now there was no turning back. Moreover, Jiang Yuanbai could clearly see Emperor Hongxiao’s attitude during the court debate that day; he obviously leaned towards Jiang Li. Perhaps he hoped to use the Xue Family case to suppress Prince Cheng. Regardless of the reason, Jiang Yuanbai couldn’t pretend to be ignorant of Emperor Hongxiao’s attitude. Thus, he could only let the matter go.
Yet deep down, he was not pleased with Jiang Li’s unilateral actions.