Chapter 552 - 164: Rift_5
"Miss Jiang the Second, the matter you asked me to investigate has been clarified," Zhao Ke answered.
Jiang Li asked, "What matter?" There were too many things she needed to sort out, and she had no idea which one Zhao Ke was referring to.
"It’s about who exactly spread the news concerning Ji Shuran," Zhao Ke said, "It was Jiang Yuanxing."
"Someone from the third branch," Jiang Li realized. In fact, the last time she encountered the third branch, she had already developed suspicions about them. Jiang Yuyan’s living standards had improved a lot compared to before, and there were also the occasional disdainful attitudes of Lady Yang, subtle yet discernible. In the past, although Lady Yang was not someone who would ingratiate herself with others, she at least would not offend the senior branch and the second branch.
It looked as though she had someone to rely on.
"Furthermore, Jiang Yuanxing has had secret dealings with Li Zhongnan," Zhao Ke said.
"With someone from the Li Family?" Jiang Li was stunned, then laughed, "It seems that the people from the third branch truly loathe the Jiang Family to the bone." The senior branch and the second branch of the Jiang Family were born of the same mother, true brothers, whereas the third branch was made up of illegitimate sons. Madam Jiang the Elder looked down upon them, and naturally, on ordinary days, Jiang Yuanbai and his brother would not be as close to Jiang Yuanxing as they were to each other. Yet, previously, they lived together without major issues. Now, however, they had almost reached the point of a complete fallout. Especially considering Jiang Yuanxing’s dealings with the Jiang Family’s rival, one could guess their purpose.
Unable to rely on the Jiang Family to advance his career, and lacking the personal talent to gain promotion on his own, Jiang Yuanxing, faced with the prospect of Jiang Yue becoming nothing more than a concubine to Zhou Yanbang, might have grown desperate or perhaps finally recognized the importance of power and influence. He took a risk, setting aside the teachings of Lord Jiang the Elder, and found a new path to climb upwards by betraying the Jiang Family.