Jiang Ning asked, âPlaying dumb? What happened to all those previous letters? Who dares to intercept my letters easily?â
âThere are many who dare.â
âWho has so much free time?!â
Li Hongyuan put down his pen: âJiang Ning, have you forgotten that Wenren Zong is a rebel? There are countless reasons for anyone in the Jiang Family to stop you from interacting with him.â
âThey wouldnât do that.â
âSo youâre accusing me? Do you think Iâm easy to bully?â
ââ¦Whoâs bullying you? Why are you deflecting?â Jiang Ning was baffled.
He was the Crown Prince, now the Regent, with absolute power, yet he claimed she was bullying him.
How bold she must be.
Looking at his expression, even Jiang Ning began to doubt if she was really framing him.
But how could that be?
Jiang Ning wasnât crazy or stupid.
She stared at him, âStop beating around the bush, just tell me, did you take the letter Wenren Zong sent me?â
âYes.â
ââ¦Give it back.â
âBurned it.â
â¦Jiang Ning appeared calm on the surface, but in her heart, she had already dragged him up, slapped him three hundred and eighty times, stripped him naked and thrown him outside in the snow, freezing him into an ice sculpture and shattering him into three thousand eight hundred pieces.
Li Hongyuan looked up at her: âIs there anything else?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âDonât touch my things in the future.â
âIt depends.â Li Hongyuan lowered his head and continued writing, âIf you continue to correspond with Wenren Zong, I, the Crown Prince, will not sit idly by. Howeverââ
He changed the subject and glanced at the letter, âWho gave this to you?â
âIâd have to be insane to tell you that.â
âWell, it doesnât matter.â Li Hongyuan nodded, âItâs easy to find out. Li Xiu.â
Li Xiu hurried in.
Li Hongyuan ordered, âImmediately investigate who took Wenren Zongâs letter from the post station today. Break both of his hands and let him know not to touch things he shouldnât.â
âLi Hongyuan!â Jiang Ning shouted, âAre you insane?â
Li Hongyuan raised his head: âYouâre the one whoâs insane. Donât forget who you are. As the Princess Consort, youâre frequently corresponding with a banished rebel. What are you trying to do?â
âIâm only talking about trivial matters with Thirteen. Li Hongyuan, youâre trying to frame me!â
âAnd so what? Once it gets out, who cares about whatâs really in the letters?â Li Hongyuan said indifferently, âJiang Ning, thereâs one thing you need to understand. The reason Wenren Zong is still alive is because I allowed him to live. Donât push him to his death.â
He pointed to the letter on the table, âThis is the last one. I think you donât want the next thing you see to be his obituary.â
Jiang Ning picked up the letter and left in silence.
Upon returning to her room, she unfolded the paper and began writing, âThirteen, donât write to me anymore. Reform yourself and strive for leniencyâ¦â
Damn it.
What nonsense.
Jiang Ning crumpled up the paper and threw it on the floor.
After nightfall, Li Hongyuan called her over and pointed at the collapsed Mu Jian lying on the floor like a puddle of mud, his face somber, âHow did he become like this?â
âYou donât need to thank me too much. Just consider it as taking revenge for Concubine Jin,â Jiang Ning said, âIf you had any backbone at all, you would have killed him directly instead of using the Jiang Family.â
âYou think that without the Jiang Family, I wouldnât be able to deal with Mu Jian?â
âOf course you can handle it, but youâre a hypocrite who doesnât want to get his hands dirty.â Jiang Ning kicked Mu Jian, âI heard that the Silla Kingdomâs envoy is bringing Li You here tomorrow. Since youâre not willing to kill Mu Jian, Iâll be looking forward to the show.â