Abandoned Woman Busy Farming
Chapter 1725: Headbutted to Death

Chapter 1725: Chapter 1725: Headbutted to Death

Jiang Yichun kept a cold face and said nothing. After a pause, he said, "Tell her to come and call me herself before we can talk again. Time is running out. I’ll pick her up at midnight tonight to meet."

After saying that, he ignored Nanny’s persuasion, turned around and left. The coachman, who brought Nanny here, invited her into the carriage, took a tour around the city, bought her some dimsum and jewelry, and then sent her back.

Gai Yalai, upon Nanny’s report, complained, "You should have talked to him properly. What’s the point of making me leave the Residence in the middle of the night?"

"Yichun just wants to see you." Nanny said, lowering her head.

Gai Yalai sighed and said no more.

At midnight, Gai Yalai used a large hood to cover her face and quietly went to the back door of the Residence with Nanny. They were soon picked up by a horse carriage.

This time, the carriage didn’t go very far but stopped in an alley not far from the Wang Residence. The coachman then invited them to get off.

Although it was already the beginning of spring, the night was still very cold. Gai Yalai pulled her cloak tighter, feeling incredibly desolate in her heart.

Alas, whom did she owe in this life to not be able to live a peaceful day?

Just then, Jiang Yichun emerged from the shadows, staring at her and said, "You finally decided to show up. I can only take you and your two children away. I can’t take anyone else, nor is there any need."

"Then I won’t leave. If I leave like this, I have no face to live in Beiyu. If those two children lose their father, they will hate me in the future." Gai Yalai said.

Jiang Yichun had already walked up to her, gritting his teeth, "I no longer have a father!"

Gai Yalai was silenced, "I know you’ve always hated me, so I don’t want similar tragedies to happen again. Yichun, mother begs you, please help them, just for the sake of your mother. Even though you have no ties with Xue Junwang, they are the fathers of your two brothers after all."

"I don’t recognize any random brothers. Taking one more person adds one more risk, and Xue Junwang may not even want to leave." Jiang Yichun sneered. Lately, many nobility in the court had pledged allegiance to King Rui, and he watched from the capital with cold eyes, finding it utterly ridiculous.

"How is that possible! Xue Junwang is most loyal to the Emperor, only lacking the opportunity to escape. If he could go to Beiyu, he would also want to contribute to the Emperor." Gai Yalai said.

Jiang Yichun frowned, feeling a bit hesitant. He didn’t want to care about this woman who was his biological mother, but also didn’t want to leave any regrets in his heart. After all, she gave birth to him after ten months of pregnancy. He would help her this once, and they would be clear of each other afterwards.

"I’ll go back and make some arrangements first. If it’s possible, I’ll get word to you. Don’t tell anyone in advance, lest you get caught by King Rui’s people. I don’t need to tell you the consequences, do I?" Jiang Yichun reminded.

Gai Yalai showed a look of surprise and said, "Thank you, Yichun!"

Jiang Yichun snorted coldly, turned around, and disappeared into the night. Nanny hurriedly helped Gai Yalai onto the horse carriage, and the two quietly returned to the Xue Residence.

The next morning, Jiang Yichun called his subordinates to plan. As several people were discussing, Shandian suddenly rushed in quickly, looking extremely flustered.

Jiang Yichun knew Shandian’s reliability, and his heart tightened. Could their whereabouts have been exposed?

"Master, early this morning, Elder Jiang Ge took several old ministers into the palace together, and he crashed his head against the Main Hall, killing himself!" Shandian’s voice trembled. He had never liked this grandfather of his master, thinking him hypocritical, but at this moment, he realized that the old man, though impersonal, was a man of loyalty and righteousness.

"What?" Jiang Yichun immediately stood up, "Couldn’t he be saved?"

Shandian shook his head, "The news has already spread. He died on the spot. Before hitting the pillar, he cursed that King Rui lacked decorum and was a treacherous villain, unworthy to be king, saying that in the bright daylight such a person could not be allowed to corrupt the moral orders."

Jiang Yichun took a deep breath, "Those words sound like something the old man could say. Others probably wouldn’t have his kind of bravery and stubbornness."

"Master clearly planned to take them away. His actions will actually affect our plan?" One of Jiang Yichun’s subordinates said worriedly.

"Previously, I had contacts with my uncle when the old man was so angry he fell ill and couldn’t get up. Now, it seems he got up just to enter the palace." Jiang Yichun didn’t know why he felt so sad. He shouldn’t be saddened for that dead old man, but the way the old man died was too tragic, making his eyes feel sore.

"At that time, King Rui was furious, saying that Elder Jiang Ge was a traitor and demonic, deceiving the public with wild words. Zhang Yushi, who entered the palace together, rebuked him as unfit to be an Emperor, and that even if he becomes Emperor, he would be a foolish monarch, then also charged toward the palace pillar. But the guards were prepared and didn’t let him die, he merely fainted." Shandian continued.

"Zhang Yushi?" Jiang Yichun couldn’t quite remember this person.

Shandian quickly said, "He was an Imperial Censor during the Former Emperor’s time, already retired due to age. He has always had a tough temperament, and if the Former Emperor didn’t listen to advice, he would actually dare to die in the Main Hall."

Jiang Yichun pinched his brow. He knew those imperial censors. Once their tempers flared up, they truly were fearless. But no Emperor wanted to provoke such censors; if an Imperial Censor were to die in the Main Hall, the monarch would forever bear the name of a foolish ruler.

"Shandian, go to the Jiang Residence immediately. Make sure to persuade my uncle, tell him that as long as the Green Mountain remains, there’s no fear of no firewood, for the old man’s revenge cannot be exacted through impulsiveness now!" Jiang Yichun said through gritted teeth.

"Yes." Shandian’s figure transformed into a bolt of lightning and quickly left. He knew that if they delayed a moment longer, his master’s uncle might also enter the palace to crash to death.

In just one day, the news of Elder Jiang Ge crashing to death in the Main Hall spread in the capital. Many people secretly shed tears; it wasn’t that they were particularly close to Elder Jiang Ge, but rather touched by such an unbending spirit.

In the palace, King Rui, with a cold face, disposed of two guards in anger. At that time, a group of old ministers, who had long retired, sought an audience. He thought these people were there to pledge loyalty, especially knowing Elder Jiang Ge was incredibly at odds with Jiang Yichun. Even if these old ministers weren’t there to pledge loyalty, he wanted to persuade them publicly to legitimize his ascension to the throne a bit more.

Even if these old ministers intended to cause trouble, his courteous treatment of them would show the people of the world his magnanimity and kindness when word spread.

So he received them in the Main Hall without even arranging to seal the news. Who knew that Elder Jiang Ge would kill himself like that, with many in the palace witnessing it. Even though he reprimanded and warned the guards on duty, the news still got outside the palace.

He gritted his teeth. With this status, it wasn’t as convenient as being an ordinary person in the past. He now wished he could flay Zhang Yushi alive, but with so many people watching, not only could he not kill Zhang Yushi, he even hoped he would recover quickly and make an appearance outside, to avoid being labeled as a foolish monarch.