The Double

""The most important thing, probably, is that Princess Yongning gouged the eyes of Miss Jiang the Third and threw her into a private prison, offending the Grand Secretary, which led to her imprisonment."

Situ Jiuyue did not bring up the Xue Family at all. In her view, if it had only been Xue Huaiyuan seeking justice, he might not have been able to topple Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong. The reason Princess Yongning fell this time was entirely because she had set up a private prison within her mansion, committing a grave offense in the emperor’s eyes. Moreover, she was too brazen, daring to harm the daughter of Jiang Yuanbai. Had it been a person from a humble family, someone without apparent backing, like Ah Zhao, even if Princess Yongning had ruined their entire life, they could only accept their unfortunate fate and could make no waves. But Jiang Yuanbai was different; he wasn’t someone to suffer losses silently. Having harmed his daughter, Jiang Yuanbai would certainly seek retaliation.

This time, Princess Yongning’s matter was dealt with swiftly and cleanly, with Jiang Yuanbai adding fuel to the flames and playing no small part in it.

"And that Chief Minister?" Ah Zhao, who obviously had heard Jiang Yuanbai’s name, murmured, "I never expected that, in the end, it would be him avenging our family."

Situ Jiuyue said, "Regardless, now that your enemy is gone, there’s no need for revenge. However, you are in no condition to take on any significant tasks; might as well do whatever you’d like to do."

Though her words were quite hurtful, Situ Jiuyue had always been blunt, uncaring of what others thought, even if the truth was bloody and cruel, she wouldn’t bother to say a kind lie.