Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 162 - 111 The Lady’s Gift_2

Chapter 162: Chapter 111 The Lady’s Gift_2

If before she only felt disappointed and sympathetic toward Jiang Mo, now she truly had some admiration for him.

The state of mind he possessed, wasn’t it just what a cultivator most needed?

The Great Dao is boundless, its distance limitless; even if one is as insignificant as a mayfly or an ant, only the brave who fear nothing and continue their relentless pursuit can eventually roam at its farthest reaches.

"Do you... are you confident you can find the evidence?"

Ran Qingchen gently clenched her fist.

Jiang Shouzhong recalled the contents of what He Lianlan’s soul had told him, and without offering complete certainty, he thought for a moment and said, "Roughly ninety percent confident."

"Ninety percent..."

Ran Qingchen’s fingers tapped lightly on the table before she suddenly stood up, "Good, I’ll go with you!"

Jiang Shouzhong hadn’t expected her to be so decisive and couldn’t help reminding her, "Qingchen, it doesn’t matter what happens to me if the evidence isn’t found, but your Ran Family... will be in big trouble."

Ran Qingchen cracked a slight smile, "My husband is in such a weak position, having been bullied yet daring to resist, and my Ran Family has been suppressed and humiliated everywhere; there is no reason for us to shrink back. What’s more, you are my husband. I’ve said I would protect you, and I will never go back on my word!"

Looking at the woman whose mind was made up, Jiang Shouzhong felt moved.

She said it was to fight for the Ran Family’s honor, but it was more to protect him, her husband in name.

Moved as he was, Jiang Shouzhong felt even more guilty, for his selfish marriage contract had truly harmed her.

"Apart from me, do you have any other backup plans?"

Ran Qingchen asked.

Jiang Shouzhong collected his thoughts and said solemnly, "Jiang Yi!"

The two great powers of the Capital, Xichu Pavilion and Silver Moon Tower.

Currently, both forces were unfriendly toward him and had the power to put him in a deadly situation.

Jiang Shouzhong had no fondness for either and had even pegged Silver Moon Tower as a "potential enemy" deep in his heart before knowing that Jiang Yi was Ran Qingchen’s aunt.

But to confront these two behemoths at the same time was nothing short of a fool’s dream.

The only way was to fight fire with fire.

He would either find a way to cooperate with Xichu Pavilion against Silver Moon Tower or cooperate with Silver Moon Tower against Xichu Pavilion.

With his identity as Ran Family’s son-in-law revealed, Jiang Yi, despite her scheming, had completely let go of her killing intent toward him. This was evident from the way Xia He took out her life pearl to heal him.

Therefore, Jiang Shouzhong was no longer worried about threats from Silver Moon Tower.

Compared to Xichu Pavilion, Silver Moon Tower was definitely the better choice for an alliance, which was why he had just sent Xia He to save Jiang Yi.

If Ran Qingchen were unwilling to help him, Jiang Yi would be his last trump card.

Although he did not understand why Jiang Yi was adamant about saving He Lianlan, the presence of the demon He Lianlan near Jiang Yi undoubtedly posed a huge potential danger.

By helping her resolve this crisis, even if Jiang Yi was cold by nature and felt no gratitude, it would still temporarily align her with him—an enemy’s enemy can be a friend, after all.

"Auntie..."

Ran Qingchen sounded somewhat surprised.

If that auntie was willing to stir up this turmoil, it would indeed be more advantageous for them.

But it wasn’t enough.

Ran Qingchen pondered for a moment, and her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, "We need to pull in another ally."

"Who?"

"Yuan Anjiang, Mr. Yuan!"

——

As the second monitor of the Judicial Council, Yuan Anjiang’s role was not simply that of a minor inspector. The reason was the man behind him, his teacher—Dazhou Mr. Wen, a strategist once famed for "governing the world with his pen and determining the fate of the cosmos with his writings."

Inheriting his teacher’s fine tradition of "berating," when Yuan Anjiang Mr. Yuan scolded someone, he did so unhesitatingly.

The time when he ran to the study to scold Ran Qingchen, who was proud by nature, into tears over the Jiang Mo matter was trivial. Even Yang, the second son of the universally acknowledged nice-guy Assistant Minister of Rites from the court, was once cornered at his own doorstep and scolded so badly he nearly jumped into a manure pit in desperation.

The only time he was humbled was when he encountered the Li Family’s young lady walking her pet bird on the street with a large knife and criticized her for contributing to bad social morals. He ended up being chased two blocks by the enraged girl, brandishing her knife, which was quite the awkward situation.

Because he offended so many, the Emperor sent him to the Liushan Division to lie low for a while and incidentally help Ran Qingchen organize the new council.

Learning of Ran Qingchen’s visit, Yuan Anjiang was quite surprised.

And seeing that Ran Qingchen had also brought Jiang Mo with her, Yuan Anjiang was even more baffled. Didn’t this girl look down on this lad last time? How had they become ’entangled’ again so soon?

Indeed, women’s hearts are the hardest to fathom.

"Mr. Yuan, my abrupt visit tonight is to discuss a matter of great importance with you," Ran Qingchen said without too much politeness or small talk, going straight to the matter regarding Xichu Pavilion.

After listening to Ran Qingchen’s statement, Yuan Anjiang frowned thoughtfully, deep in contemplation.

He did not rush to express his stance and paced back and forth in the living room for a long time. After weighing his thoughts, he turned to Jiang Shouzhong, "Jiang Mo, how confident are you that you can find evidence at Xichu Pavilion?"

"Ninety percent," Jiang Shouzhong said.

Yuan Anjiang waved his hand, "No, even a ten percent chance of failure is too much for me to join you in this venture! Jiang Mo, you must guarantee me, one hundred percent confidence!"

Jiang Shouzhong was about to speak when Ran Qingchen interjected firmly, "One hundred percent, I’ll take responsibility on his behalf! If there’s an issue, all the responsibility will be on me tonight, and I’m willing to face any consequences!"

Jiang Shouzhong looked at the woman beside him.

Her gaze was steadfast and thoughtful, her soft, tender lips tightly pursed, without a single wrinkle.

Yuan Anjiang glanced over the two with a peculiar look and asked with a smile, "Lord Ran, your attitude wasn’t like this the last time. What sorcery has this lad used to enchant you?"

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