Chapter 20 The Favor Is Written Off

This old lady of the Jiang family was of noble birth. When she married Taifu Jiang, she was the princess of Prince Rong's Mansion, with a pure royal background.

However, the royal family has always fought against each other and fought to the death for the throne. Prince Rong's palace was uprooted long before the current emperor ascended the throne, leaving only this disheartened old lady.

Yan Li had not seen her grandmother much since she could remember. She only knew that she always ate fasting and chanted Buddha's name, and did not see anyone else. All she had to do was conveyed to her by her grandmother Ji.

Before, Yan Li was unjustly accused and had her engagement broken off, and no one in the Jiang family told her. However, after Jiang Jingyue became the crown princess, Luo Shi couldn't wait to send someone to tell the old lady the good news.

The old lady who had never asked about worldly affairs seemed to suddenly come to life when she heard that her granddaughter had been brought into the palace to be the crown princess: "Jingyue has become the crown princess?"

"Yes." After announcing the good news, Luo Shi suddenly looked sad, "It's just that Jingyue is not living well in the palace."

The old lady's expression changed, and she quickly asked about the cause and effect. When she learned that Yan Li's engagement was annulled by the prince, her expression instantly turned cold: "Just like her mother, she cannot be on the stage."

When she said this, her tone was as if she was belittling a person who had nothing to do with her, cold and callous, as if Jiang Yi was not her ten-month-pregnant daughter at all.

Luo Shi knew that she didn't like Jiang Yi, let alone Yan Li, so she accused Yan Li of improper behavior and arrogant and domineering nature: "She did something she shouldn't have done. As an elder, should I teach her a lesson?" Is it wrong? She actually secretly sent someone to complain to the palace. The emperor thought that we bullied her. Not only was she dissatisfied with the Jiang family, but Jingyue was also implicated when she entered the palace and became the princess. Jingyue and the prince were punished to kneel every day for the past two days. Fengyi Palace was copying scriptures, and Yun Ming and I were so worried that we couldn't eat or sleep every day..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but blushing: "The emperor took pity on her as an orphan without a father and a mother, so he made her a princess. Unexpectedly, Yan Li would sow discord every day after he became powerful. Poor Jingyue, ever since she entered the palace, she has become a princess. Never had a peaceful day..."

The old lady gritted her teeth and snorted: "You really rebelled against her."

So he walked out of the Buddhist hall.

The irritation in the eyes was quite big, but it was nothing to the old lady. After all, she had experienced such a scene when she was young.

But when this pomp was placed on Yan Li, it was really an eyesore.

"Yan Li." Mrs. Jiang looked at Yan Li coldly, her attitude was condescending and arrogant, "How is your cousin doing in the palace?"

It's a pity that Yan Li doesn't care about her arrogance: "How should I know how she is?"

"Presumptuous!" the old lady shouted coldly, "Are you here to put on airs today?"

Yan Li looked at her with a half-smile, "Didn't my grandma ask me to come back?"

"you--"

"My cousin is now the Crown Princess. She lives with the Crown Prince in the East Palace and enjoys the glory and wealth. What does grandma have to worry about?" Yan Li looked indifferent, "I was beaten at the Jiang family and came into the palace with bruises. I haven't seen you for so many days. , Grandma didn’t even say a word of concern, how do you still expect me to be respectful and coquettish to you?”

The old lady's face turned green and she was suddenly speechless.

In normal times, she would definitely give her a good lesson, but today, with people from the palace here, the old lady had eaten rice for so many years and understood that the emperor's authority was strict and could not be challenged.

So she followed the words and asked, "How is your injury?"

Yan Li walked through the courtyard, and when he passed by the Jiang family, he didn't even look at him and said, "The doctor gave me the best medicine. After so many days, I'm fine."

"Yan Li, do you have to be so yin and yang?" Jiang Tingyan stood up and stalked after you, "The Jiang family has raised you for so many years, providing you with food and shelter. Not only are you not grateful at all, but you have become so rebellious. You dare to hurt your mother, do you still have any moral integrity in your eyes?"

"Insolent!" Nanny An came over and scolded her sternly, "The Jiang family is so well-behaved, how dare you yell at Princess Nanyang?"

Jiang Tingyan sneered: "What kind of princess is she? None of the serious princesses in the palace can show off like her -"

Snap!

Taifu Jiang slapped him in the face with an angry expression: "Kneel down!"

Jiang Tingyan looked at him in disbelief: "Grandpa?"

"Father." Jiang Yunming came quickly, "Father, what are you doing?"

"Yan'er!" Luo Shi hurried forward and looked at his face distressedly, then turned to look at Yan Li with cold eyes.

"Kneel down!" Taifu Jiang stared at Jiang Tingyan with cold eyes, "Do you want the Jiang family to be known as disloyal?"

Jiang Tingyan gritted his teeth and stared at Yan Li fiercely for a while before kneeling down.

"From now on, everyone in the Jiang family must be respectful in front of Princess Nanyang. Anyone who dares to offend the princess will be punished by the family law." Taifu Jiang warned sternly. After speaking, he glanced at Yan Li and said, "I have sent people to clean up the Liuli Courtyard. OK, you can see if there is anything else that needs to be purchased, I will have it done tomorrow.”

Yan Li turned around and looked around at the Jiang family masters, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, and three cousins... Fortunately, the Jiang family members were relatively simple. Firstly, the Taifu paid great attention to his reputation, and secondly, the old lady was young. Shi was born into a noble family, so Jiang Taifu had never taken a concubine in his life. Over the years, he only had one son and one married daughter, Jiang Yunming.

In addition to Luo's wife, Jiang Yunming had two concubines. One of them was pregnant, but because Luo was jealous, the concubine's child had no chance to be born. She found an excuse to deal with the other two concubines several years ago.

So the three brothers of Jiang Tingyi and Jiang Jingyue were all born by Luo.

Yan Li was the cousin of this family, and her status was naturally not comparable to that of Jiang Jingyue, the legitimate daughter. The three cousins ​​never looked at her straight in the eye, and only loved Jiang Jingyue.

When Yan Li was framed by the prince, the eldest son of the Jiang family was not at home. He was drinking with several young masters of the prince's party. The second son of the Jiang family was a thousand households in Jingjiwei. The third son of the Jiang family was studying with several students and planned to participate in the imperial examinations every three years.

But it didn't matter whether they were at home or not. Even if they were at home, they would not protect Yan Li. Instead, they would only blame her with the prince.

So the death of the orphan Yan Li was sad.

In such a huge mansion, there is no one who really cares about her, even though these people are more or less related by blood.

Yan Li looked at Jiang Tingyan kneeling on the ground, looking down at him coldly: "The Jiang family has provided me with food and shelter over the years. Even if it is converted into silver, the position of a crown princess should be enough to pay it back, right?"

Luo's eyes changed: "Yan Li, Jingyue and the prince's marriage was granted by the emperor."

"Indeed." Yan Li smiled, "Otherwise, I will go to the palace now to ask if the emperor is willing to revoke his order and let the Jiang family take Jiang Jingyue back?"

Luo gritted her teeth: "Do you dare?"

"Don't mention the grace of raising me in the future." Yan Li looked at her coldly, his voice piercingly cold, "When your family calculated my marriage, you had already written off all the grace of raising me. From now on, I don't owe anyone of you."

"You——"

"Shut up!" Jiang Taifu glared at Luo, "Are you done?"

Luo's face changed, and finally shut up, not daring to speak again.

"Madame An." Yan Li turned around and ordered, "You stay by my side and serve me for the next two days. If I need anything, you are responsible for telling the old lady or the first lady, and they will arrange for the servants to buy it."

Madame An nodded: "Princess, please rest assured. This old servant will serve the princess well and will never let anyone bully you."

Yan Li hummed and walked towards the inner courtyard. Madame An, Qinglian, Baidie and other palace servants followed quietly behind. The two young eunuchs did not follow in, but stood in the front yard, lowering their eyebrows and eyes, and remained silent.

Walking into the glass courtyard, it was indeed very tidy inside and outside. The couch by the window was covered with gorgeous brocade, soft and comfortable.

Yan Li walked over and sat down.