Jiang Chuanning nodded, "Your guess is not wrong."
Feng Shuzhen suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
"Even though I am not a mber of the Jiang Family, having spent sixty years there, I am extrely familiar with every plant and tree... How could Jiang Yu and Jiang Ke, the two girls I have personally educated and raised, suddenly end up in such a situation?"
"It’s not exactly sudden," Jiang Chuanning corrected, "With the Jiang Family’s thousand-year legacy, it would be very difficult for soone to penetrate from the outside! The only way to strike effectively is from the core. Since the enemy dared to send Jiang Ke to the Jiang Family and spent so much effort to mold her into what she beca later, they must have put in a great deal of hard work."
Feng Shuzhen’s face turned even paler, "I don’t understand, the Jiang Family is extrely thorough in nurturing their head of the family, how could there have been an oversight?"
"Does Teacher Feng rember Shi Qing?"
Jiang Yu and Jiang Ke were always educated by Feng Shuzhen. After the head of the family was chosen, Jiang Yu was sent to Jiang Chuanning while Jiang Ke beca Shi Qing’s disciple.
"I rember. Although I no longer teach them calligraphy as I grow older, the two children are extrely filial, and they always visit at Plum Garden every year. I heard from Jiang Ke that Shi Qing treated her very well."
"Treated her very well indeed," Jiang Chuanning said with a cold laugh, "It was Shi Qing who inford Jiang Ke of her origins!"
"What?" Feng Shuzhen found it unbelievable, "The Jiang Family has not treated her poorly!"
"Shi Qing was an orphan and was raised by Jiang Xiaoxing’s grandmother. She had quite a say within the family. After Jiang Yu and Jiang Ke were born, she declared her intention to train a disciple, and Jiang Man agreed to it.
On the day Jiang Yu was appointed as the head of the family, Shi Qing requested Jiang Man for Jiang Ke, and everyone thought she was passing on all her knowledge. No one expected her to be playing a grand ga, with the intention of using Jiang Ke to sever the Jiang Family’s bloodline!"
Yan Yueqing felt confused by the information, and it took her a mont to understand, "Jiang Man is my grandmother, and Shi Qing grew up with her, so she’s like my grandaunt? After my mother Jiang Yu was chosen as the successor, Shi Qing took my aunt in na, Jiang Ke, away to raise her. Later... My grandaunt and my aunt conspired to cut off the Jiang Family’s bloodline?"
"Yes, Xiaoxing, you are really clever," Jiang Chuanning said warmly, nodding approval, "Do you still rember the details of the explosion that happened?"
Yan Yueqing concentrated hard, furrowing her brows deeply.
After a full minute, she honestly spoke out, "Teacher Feng, Teacher Jiang, I have a serious mory issue! In fact, not just about the explosion case, almost everything about the Jiang Family... I have nearly forgotten it all."
"Xiaoxing, you—" Feng Shuzhen was astonished.
Yan Yueqing sighed and said consolingly, "However, seeing you all recently, those sealed mories seem to be showing signs of awakening. I feel... I must et soone to trigger the mories about them."
She said sowhat embarrassingly, "To my sha, when I knew Teacher Jiang was coming, my mind was still in a daze. It was not until I saw Teacher Jiang for the first ti that the little details of our past interactions ca flooding back into my mind..."
"This is not your fault, no need to bla yourself," Jiang Chuanning said soothingly.
Feng Shuzhen nodded as well, "That’s right, Xiaoxing, it’s not your fault."
Despite these words, Yan Yueqing still felt quite apologetic towards the two teachers...
Jiang Chuanning extended his hand and patted her shoulder, pausing for a few seconds before turning to Feng Shuzhen.
"Back then, Xiaoxing suffered from the explosion, and all evidence pointed towards Hua Country, but Jiang Yu learned the identity of the real culprit with the help of a master! After her plans were exposed, Jiang Ke made quite a ss in the Jiang Family..."
"I had no idea..." Feng Shuzhen was both lost and upset.
Jiang Chuanning said, "Not letting you know was the head of the family’s decision. Teacher Feng, you are inherently gentle and kind, and Jiang Ke is soone you have watched grow up; naturally, your affection for her is no ordinary matter."
Feng Shuzhen understood, "Under those circumstances, it was best for to keep my distance..."
"It’s not just that! The main reason is that Jiang Ke is extrely ruthless and versatile. You are their teacher, and if you get involved and she rcilessly blackmails you, then Jiang Yu would hesitate to take action."
Feng Shuzhen smiled bitterly upon hearing this, "The strife within big families, I have experienced a lot of it in my youth, and I understand that those who seem the most gentle and kind on the surface are often the ones who strike the hardest! It’s just that I never expected... that decades later, one of my own students would resort to such cruel tactics? For the sake of becoming the family head, to not hesitate to harm her own sister and niece? It’s really... heartbreaking."
"I understand." Jiang Chuanning reached out, patted Yueqing’s little head and said, "If one day the girl becos bad, I would feel just as upset as you."
Yueqing: Are you pointing out here?!
She imdiately responded obediently, "No, no! I’ve been very good!"
Jiang Chuanning joked, "As an only child, you naturally wouldn’t encounter these kinds of power struggles, and besides—"
He cut himself off.
Feng Shuzhen sighed, "I didn’t expect that coming out of seclusion this ti, I would learn of such matters, and my heart is filled with emotion..."
Jiang Chuanning looked at her seriously, "Teacher Feng, you are advanced in years, and in all fairness, this matter shouldn’t be brought to worry you. However, Jiang Ke has been on the run, and if by chance you encounter her one day, I hope you won’t let your past affections get the better of you and turn a blind eye... After all, this is a matter concerning the foundation of the Jiang Family, and I hope you will consider it carefully."
With the help of Su Zihu, Jiang Yu only took a little over half a year to clip Jiang Ke’s wings.
The decisive actions were indeed stained with quite a bit of blood.
She did not want the discord between sisters to beco public knowledge, and many people just suddenly noticed—so important positions in the Jiang Family were replaced!
However, it is normal for positions to change when a new family head takes over.
Even with Jiang Ke’s disappearance, everyone thought she was sent on so highly confidential Mission, not to return for seven or eight years.
The superficial calm couldn’t last too long. If Jiang Ke returned in the future, and used her past close relationships to stir up trouble, how would Jiang Yu cope then?
Thus, even though Jiang Yu ntioned she didn’t want Teacher Feng to know about this, Jiang Chuanning still went ahead and told her everything in his own way.
Yueqing very much agreed with this!
Hiding the truth? That’s non-existent! Almost all hidden dangers start with concealnt!
Teacher Feng was of a venerable age, and even without spelling it out, she could understand the choices to be made, which was much better than being kept in the dark, and later being tricked by Jiang Ke!
After finishing the discussion about Jiang Ke, Butler Zhong just happened to send the first batch of people back to pick them up.
Jiang Chuanning said, "Xiaoxing and I are on the way to see Chu Fengteng to discuss the Zhongxing matter. How about having Xiao Zhong take Teacher Feng back first?"
Feng Shuzhen understood, "Mm, I’ll go see my junior brother and have a look too. We haven’t seen each other for decades, and we have much to talk about."
After she left, Jiang Chuanning sat back down on the sofa and said concisely, "Xiaoxing, I lied to Teacher Feng about sothing."
"Ah?"
"Jiang Ke hasn’t escaped. In fact, she’s locked up in the Jiang Family Water Prison."
"What?!" Yueqing was utterly confused on the spot.
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