The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 113 : Confidential Matters

Translated by : Moondancer 

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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Trigger Warning: self induced vomiting (NOT bulimia), mention of abortion.

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A whirlwind of chaos descended, yet it was the instigator who suffered in the end.

Inside Ruan Ju, Lian Qiao tsked and commented, "She had it coming. Such a vicious heart, trying to slander our Miss. Let's see her try to wriggle out of it now!"

Bai Zhi, who was applying medicine to the wound on Jiang Ruan's face, was very distressed. The slap mark seemed to have become redder and stood out starkly against her pale skin. "Master was too harsh, Miss is still this family's di daughter no matter what. How could he punish her like this with outsiders present, and even use this much force?" Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao finally understood that Jiang Quan probably never took Jiang Ruan as his own daughter, so her tone inevitably contained reproach and anger.

Tian Zhu watched from the side. As a martial artist, she naturally knew just how powerful the slap Jiang Ruan suffered was. She couldn't help pondering over this matter- it was the first time she had personally witnessed Jiang Quan's cold treatment of Jiang Ruan. There really weren't many blood-related fathers who would use such a heavy hand in the world.

Jiang Ruan, seeing Tian Zhu in a daze, said to Bai Zhi, "Go give Tian Zhu some medicine too." Tian Zhu had taken one of Jiang Quan's slaps for her, and it wasn't a light one either.

Tian Zhu replied, "There's no need, this subordinate is a servant. If outsiders find out that this subordinate's face heals too quickly, they'll become suspicious."

Jiang Ruan thought for a bit, then acceded. "You won't have suffered this in vain."

Tian Zhu said nothing.

The night passed. The next day, Lu Zhu brought news from outside that Jiang Quan had sent people to investigate Bao Zhi Hall. As the middle-aged physician had said, Xia Yan sent a personal maid to Bao Zhi Hall for herbs which were all for nursing the body after an abortion. Furious, Jiang Quan immediately ordered Lin Lang and Fei Cui caught and interrogated them about Xia Yan's affair. Of course, the two girls couldn't answer, so in his anger Jiang Quan had the two executed then thrown into mass graves.

Lin Lang and Fei Cui were such high-ranking maids in the Jiang fu, yet they ended up with such a terrible outcome. No one was safe. Jiang Quan angrily rounded up all the maids and servants in Yan Hua Yuan, then tortured them until they confessed. For those who couldn't withstand it, they reported that he was a traveller who'd already left the capital.

This cemented the fact that Xia Yan had an affair, making Jiang Quan immediately demand for a divorce. Jiang Su Su knelt outside his study for an entire night and Jiang Chao, upon hearing of it, hurriedly invited Xuan Li to intercede. The Xia family also felt that they had lost face, but ultimately it was Xia Yan who bound the Jiang and Xia families together. After discussing it, Jiang Quan finally relented on divorcing Xia Yan, but this didn't mean he let her go. He set up a small Buddhist hall inside the residence and forced Xia Yan to dwell there to read scriptures all day, telling others she'd converted to Buddhism.

Since then, the Jiang fu changed drastically, and everyone knew that Xia Yan had lost Jiang Quan's favour and all her power. Everyone in the residence with a bit of foresight began to subtly show support for Fifth Yiniang, Hong Ying. Some were also optimistic about Second Yiniang, so they circled around the Jiang Li mother and daughter pair.