Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

Chapter 818 The Princess Who Protects the Nation Hides in the Outhouse

Jiang Shulan frowned upon hearing this. The Jiang family had a clean and upright atmosphere and was quite strict with its servants. Everyone in her courtyard was well-behaved and followed the rules. How could anyone have an affair with a man outside the family?

And these people seemed to have come specifically for her yard.

Jiang Shulan gave the old nanny a wink. This old nanny's surname was Li. She had served Princess Shouguang for many years and was highly trusted by Princess Shouguang. Now that her daughter had returned, Princess Shouguang transferred Old Nanny Li to her daughter's courtyard.

Granny Li stood blocking the entrance to the courtyard, her face cold and stern.

"In broad daylight, you're making a ruckus in all the gardens of the Jiang family, talking about having affairs with men outside the family. You're afraid that people outside won't hear you, afraid that no one will spread the word. What are your intentions?"

The attendant's name was Wang Shu, and he was in charge of leading the search.

A group of people stopped at the entrance of the courtyard.

Wang Shu said respectfully, "Miss, please don't be angry. This is the master's order. We are just following orders to search. We need to search all the courtyards, big and small. We just checked the courtyards of Madam and Madam Wei, and there were no problems. According to the order of seniority, it's time for Miss's courtyard."

Hearing the commotion in the Jiang family's garden, Qiao Dameng came out of the East Warm Pavilion to see what was going on.

Master Jiang is currently receiving a high-ranking official of the second rank in the hall and does not have time to see him at the moment.

"What's going on?" he asked one of the Jiang family's servants.

"It's said that someone is having an affair with a foreign man, and an investigation is underway."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Dameng instinctively quickened his pace and headed towards Jiang Shulan's courtyard.

He didn't doubt Jiang Shulan, but having witnessed countless conspiracies and schemes, it was impossible to guard against being slandered and labeled. If something really happened to her, he would have to protect her.

Jiang Shulan's expression was not good. She said that she had checked the courtyards of Madam and Madam Wei, but it was just a formality. Otherwise, where would her father's face be?

She suspected that someone was behind this, and that their real target was her.

Then, thinking back to the unusual events that had occurred not long ago, it was probably not a coincidence.

The best solution is to prevent these people from entering and avoid future problems.

"Nonsense! The Jiang family is a perfectly good family, and we all interact normally. How could there be any extramarital affair? I'm afraid someone is just spreading rumors and trying to frame us," she said coldly.

"Is Miss feeling guilty?" Wang Shu's tone was also unfriendly: "It's not that we servants intentionally offended Miss. This is Master's order. We are just following orders. If Miss has any complaints, she can go and protest to Master."

Jiang Shulan felt a growing sense of unease. Seeing the other party's insistence, she was genuinely worried that something unclean was hiding in the house.

But she's about to get married. If they find something during the search, how will she face the Jiang and Qiao families?

"Guilty? Only those who have done wrong feel guilty. Why should I feel guilty? I'm going to find my father right now. No one is allowed to enter this courtyard until I get his approval." Jiang Shulan ordered the people in the courtyard, "Stop them all."

Jiang Shulan brought a maid with her, while Granny Li also brought a group of servants, blocking the entrance to the courtyard. The atmosphere between the two sides was tense and on the verge of conflict.

Wang Shu wasn't in a hurry; he crossed his arms, looking like he was watching a good show.

Anyway, he had already put the thing in, and the master agreed to the search, so Jiang Shulan's trip was just a waste of time.

Jiang Shulan hurried through the courtyard and saw a servant passing by. She asked him about the search.

Sure enough, these people didn't actually go into Mother and Madam Wei's courtyard to search. They just asked if they had seen anything suspicious, and left after receiving a negative answer.

She was now almost certain that these people were after her.

My palms were instantly sweating.

With the wedding just around the corner, please don't let anything go wrong.

A person walked towards them. Upon seeing that it was Qiao Dameng, Jiang Shulan felt much more at ease, and her eyes inexplicably welled up with tears.

Seeing his fiancée looking aggrieved, Qiao Dameng was at a loss for what to do. He quickly took two steps to her side and asked anxiously.

"Xiao Lan, what happened?"

Jiang Shulan explained the situation: "I suspect someone is targeting me. I'm afraid they might actually find something. There were some strange things happening in my yard before, and now those people are being kept out. I'm going to see my father now, but what if he lets them continue searching? I—"

Qiao Dameng's eyes suddenly turned dark.

Jiang Shulan's concerns were not unfounded. Her return to the Jiang family was already fraught with difficulties. After surviving a near-death experience and being hunted down, she was now about to embark on a happy and fulfilling marriage. However, some people might not want to see this situation unfold.

"Don't worry, just stall Mr. Jiang for a bit, I'll figure out the rest," Qiao Dameng said.

Jiang Shulan nodded, not forgetting to add, "You be careful too," before hurrying away.

Qiao Dameng opened the sandalwood gift box in his arms, revealing a carousel music box. He placed his hand on it and said, "Lian'er, come quickly, there's something going on at the Jiang family's place."

At this moment, Qiao Lian'er had just arrived in Queyuan Prefecture. The people of the two counties were fighting over water resources. Some were injured, some were dead, and the sounds of crying and shouting were intertwined. She was thinking about how to deal with it when she heard Qiao Dameng's voice in her mind.

Behind her were officials from two prefectures, both looking troubled. This situation happened every year, and they wondered if Princess Zhenguo could resolve it.

"I'm going to relieve myself first. You guys keep things in order," Qiao Lian'er said.

She went to the outhouse, and in a twist of fate, she returned to the capital.

Officials from the two counties are discussing the matter.

"See? The Princess Zhenguo is just a pretty face. She ran away under some pretext."

"Queyuan Prefecture is inherently difficult to govern, and even if Princess Zhenguo is willing, she is powerless to do so. But the latrines are so smelly, it's not comfortable to hide in them."

If Qiao Lian'er knew that these officials were saying this, she would probably spit out her tea from the night before.

Through telepathic communication, she already knew exactly what had happened to the Jiang family.

So the first thing she did was to go into Jiang Shulan's room and study and search them thoroughly.

Sure enough, in Jiang Shulan's study drawer, there was a handkerchief that a man had used. When she picked it up to clean it, the stench of sweat on it almost made her vomit.

Who did this?

Qiao Lian'er went to Jiang Shuxue's courtyard.

“That bitch wouldn’t let us search her, she must have guessed it. She thought she could escape, but this is Father’s order.” Jiang Shuxue sat in front of the dressing table, looking at her gaunt face in the mirror, talking to herself, her expression somewhat deranged.

She seemed to be about 70-80% awake.

“Jiang Shulan, do you really think you can live a peaceful life as the eldest daughter of the Jiang family? Do you really think you can marry into the Qiao family as you wish?”

"I will shatter your dreams today."