Wu Caiwei watched her transformation and shrugged indifferently.
"What are you here for?" Jiang Yin glared at her venomously. If it weren't for her exposing herself, who would have thought of her?
"Naturally, I'm here to see you make a fool of yourself. Once the high and mighty prefect's wife, now reduced to a prisoner, without a single piece of gold or silver jewelry, wearing dirty clothes, emitting an offensive odor, living in such a dark and damp cell, and about to be beheaded. It's nothing more than that." The original owner's tragic fate was all due to her, so naturally, she couldn't resist mocking her.
"Don't get smug. I'm in prison now, but I've married a man you'll never be able to marry in this lifetime. No matter what, my maternal family will have food and clothing, and your maternal family? They are living miserable lives. I originally wanted to suppress them, but thinking about it, their current suffering is also a form of torment for themselves." Jiang Yin looked at her proudly. Although her heart was exceptionally desolate at this moment, she didn't want to fall behind.
"Don't worry, I'll soon have your father join you. Do you think I've been in the capital for so long for nothing? I've collected plenty of evidence of your father and brother's unscrupulous deeds." The original owner's son was killed by their Jiang family, not to mention they had been targeting me all along. How could Wu Caiwei let them live in peace and happiness?
"How dare you? You have grievances with me, so deal with me." Jiang Yin looked at her with terrified eyes. Although it had been several days and no one from the Jiang family had visited her, she felt some resentment, but she still had feelings for them and didn't want them to get into trouble.
"What do I not dare to do? Let's wait and see." Wu Caiwei said proudly, not taking her threats seriously at all. In her opinion, the other party was just a paper tiger.
After thinking for a moment, she added, "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you. No one from the Jiang family or the Kong family will visit you. The Jiang family is busy distancing themselves from you, and Old Master Kong completely denies your status and has quickly elevated his concubine to the main wife."
"I don't believe you, you're lying to me." Jiang Yin knew that what she said might be true, but she couldn't accept this fact. She was still waiting for them to save her, and she didn't want to lose her life at such a young age.
"Actually, you already have the answer in your heart. Why deceive yourself?" Wu Caiwei said with a hearty laugh and left.
Recently, Master Jiang had been in a state of utter distress. His daughter was in trouble, he couldn't contact Madam Kong, and someone was causing trouble in his business. He, who was already not very capable, found himself in an increasingly difficult situation.
What made him grit his teeth even more was that the Huangfu family seemed to be deliberately targeting him. Whatever business he engaged in, they would also engage in. The most crucial point was that he couldn't compete, and his businesses were essentially snatched away by them, leading to constant losses for his shops.
To continue maintaining his business, he had already sold many of his shops, making outsiders believe that the Jiang family was in decline, and they no longer dared to do business with him or extend him credit.
This was not the fatal blow. The critical issue was that Wu Caiwei had actually sued him. Looking at the piles of evidence placed before him, he never imagined he would ever reach such a day.
Jiang Yin, seeing his father pass by her cell, couldn't believe her eyes. She ran frantically to the cell door, incredulously asking, "Dad, how did you get in?"
Master Jiang snorted coldly and turned away, refusing to speak to her. If it weren't for her, would he have fallen to this point? And she still had the audacity to ask.
Thinking of his predicament, he couldn't help but feel disheartened. He indeed lacked much ability. The reason he could maintain his legacy was due to acquiring many formulas, but the channels for acquiring these formulas were questionable and even led to a human life. He had managed to suppress it, but he didn't know how Wu Caiwei found out and submitted the evidence to the county magistrate.
Soon, more people were added to the prison. Seeing his son and grandson appear before him, Master Jiang was on the verge of tears.
At this moment, he could only place all his hopes on his sister. Madam Kong naturally wanted to save them and didn't want her maternal family to be destroyed. However, she was stopped by Old Master Kong and his men on several occasions when she tried to leave. Seeing her stubbornness and refusal to listen to his advice, and wanting to drag the Kong family down, he placed her under house arrest.
Taking advantage of her son visiting her, she tried to persuade him to release her. However, her son, who was always so filial, sensible, and obedient, refused to side with her this time, leaving her extremely annoyed. Su Dan Novel Network.
In the eyes of Kong Jiangan, his mother was a good mother, but she cared too much about the Jiang family. Didn't she consider that maintaining contact with the Jiang family at this time would drag the Kong family down and exacerbate their already poor reputation?
After investigation by the county magistrate, the evidence provided by Wu Caiwei was found to be true. Because he had forcibly seized other people's formulas and caused a human life, he was directly sentenced to execution in the autumn. He fainted in court, while other members of the Jiang family were exiled three thousand li to Lingnan, and their assets were confiscated.
With the Jiang family dealt with, Wu Caiwei felt a significant sense of relief.
A few days later, she heard that the Emperor had pardoned the Zhou family and reinstated her father to his former position. She initially thought it was a rumor, but seeing Huangfu YunKun looking for praise, she knew there was no doubt.
She quickly ran forward and gave him a big kiss. It was at this moment that Wu Caiwei learned that the Zhou family had offended the Emperor because when the Emperor was involved in the succession struggle, he had extended several olive branches to the Zhou family, but Old Master Zhou had stubbornly refused them, intending to remain a loyalist. The Emperor bore this in mind but didn't do anything to him.
The reason he had dismissed him from his post and made life difficult for the Zhou family was that the Emperor discovered that while Old Master Zhou outwardly supported the current regime, he was actually working for the First Prince. He had spoken favorably of the First Prince to the Emperor and had not done anything detrimental to the Emperor, but the Emperor was furious and felt that he was not inferior to his elder brother in any way, believing that Old Master Zhou had a lack of judgment.
To make Old Master Zhou reflect on his mistakes, the Emperor sent letters to the prefect and the county magistrate, instructing them not to allow the Zhou family to live comfortably.
This time, the Emperor pardoned him out of consideration for Huangfu YunKun, allowing him to ponder deeply during his impoverished days. He believed that Old Master Zhou had already understood the道理 (principle/reason) and regretted his past actions. It was time to summon him back, as Old Master Zhou was still capable, and his children were not ordinary individuals.
In this lifetime, while engaging in large-scale business, they meticulously raised their two children. Once they had earned a certain amount of money, they handed over the business to their children, built schools, and repaired bridges and roads, doing good deeds for the people.
Time flowed like water. When Wu Caiwei reached her twentieth year in this world, she bid farewell to Huangfu YunKun. Despite all their efforts, his physical condition was too poor, and his life could not be saved.