Madam General, please run slower.

"Alright, alright, have you cried enough? You just cry all day long. All your blessings have been cried away by you." Jiang Qianzhang slammed the table in dissatisfaction.

Aunt Su was so frightened that her whole body trembled. She covered her mouth tightly and let the tears flow without daring to make a sound.

Jiang Wan moved sideways to block Aunt Su behind him, "I have brought the money, what else do you want to do!"

"Is this how you talk to your father? You are so rude." Jiang Qianzhang glanced at her, but his eyes seemed to fall on Aunt Su.

Aunt Su tugged at Jiang Wan's sleeve, signaling her not to be impulsive. Jiang Wan sighed helplessly and made up a story: "The general has returned home. I can't leave the house to give you money anymore. Today is the last time."

"The general has returned home?" Jiang Qianzhang's eyes lit up. "My dear daughter, go and beg the general again. The general will definitely find a way to let me return to the capital."

"What can the general do? Do you want the general to openly disobey his order?" Jiang Wan said impatiently. It would be fine if she was favored by the general, but her current position in the general's mansion was really embarrassing.

Jiang Wan felt uncomfortable when he thought of the servants' contemptuous looks in the past few days.

But Jiang Wan did not complain, or she did not know who to blame. This was her own fault and the retribution she deserved.

Hearing her say this, Jiang Qianzhang's face suddenly darkened, "If you hadn't done a bad job, I would have ended up like this!"

"It's true that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. She is loyal to her husband's family and doesn't care about the life and death of your parents?" Jiang Qianzhang emphasized the word "mother" very much, and the threat was very obvious.

"That's not what I meant." Jiang Wan tightly grasped Aunt Su's sleeve and lowered his voice, "I will go and persuade the general again."

"That's good. Not many men can stand pillow talk. It would be even better if you could get pregnant. Do you still have the medicine?" Jiang Qianzhang didn't know that Jiang Wan was thrown into the dungeon. He only heard later that Yu Xun was anxious to go to the palace to apologize, so he thought that the medicine worked. He even dreamed of returning to the court with his grandson in his arms.

Jiang Wan turned his head away without answering.

Jiang Qianzhang didn't scold her for being unruly anymore. He smiled and held out his hand to her. "Good Wan'er, don't blame me for being a little harsh. I did this for our whole family."

Jiang Wan calmed down and handed over the purse on his waist, "This is all my monthly salary, don't spend it carelessly."

"What are you talking about, Wan'er? Dad is just trying to build relationships. This is all money that should be spent." Jiang Qianzhang weighed his purse and patted Jiang Wan's shoulder with satisfaction. "Okay, you can talk to your aunt slowly."

Li looked at the direction where Jiang Qianzhang left, and his fingertips couldn't help but tap on his knees. The corners of his mouth raised a beautiful curve, but that smile was as cold as the beginning of winter.

"Mom." Jiang Wan pulled Aunt Su to sit down, "How have you been recently? Does he still beat you?"

Aunt Su shook her head. "He was afraid of beating me, so you stopped giving him money. He has been quiet these days."

Aunt Su hesitated for a moment before whispering in Jiang Wan's ear, "I'm pregnant."

"What?" Jiang Wan was startled and his voice became a little louder.

Aunt Su quickly reached out and covered her mouth, "Shh, keep your voice down."

Jiang Wan nodded and lowered his voice, "Does father know?"

"I didn't tell him. I...I don't want him to use this child to threaten you again." Aunt Su stroked her belly. If possible, she would choose not to have this child.

Jiang Wan seemed to see the cruelty in Aunt Su's eyes, and quickly pulled her hand to comfort her: "Mom, don't do anything stupid. Whether to keep the child depends on what the doctor says. Your health is more important."

"Mother understands. Wan'er is being held back by mother."

Jiang Wan reached out to wipe away the tears from Aunt Su's eyes and stopped her from talking about whether it was a burden or not, "Father, do you still not want to divorce?"

Aunt Su shook her head. Jiang Qianzhang would not let her leave until he gave up on Yu Xun.

"If it doesn't work, I will write a letter to ask my mother for help." The mother Jiang Wan mentioned was Lan, the mistress of the Jiang family.

Lan was not from Chaozhou. When Lan's maternal family heard that Jiang Qianzhang was in trouble, they took the initiative to sign the divorce agreement. Jiang Qianzhang was no longer willing nor dared to defy the power of a family, so he could only let them take him back.

But let’s not talk about the fact that Aunt Su’s family is far away in Chaozhou, which is mainly the Jiang family’s territory. It would be as easy for Jiang Qianzhang to suppress the Su family as crushing an ant.

Logically, the emperor only dismissed Jiang Qianzhang from his position and sent him back home to farm. If Jiang Qianzhang went back quietly and worked as a businessman, he would have no worries about food and drink for the rest of his life. But he just couldn't let go of the power in the capital, and he dragged Aunt Su to stay in the capital. I don't know where he got the confidence that Yu Xun would help him.

After hearing Jiang Wan's words, Aunt Su refused without a second thought, "Your mother has had a hard time in the mansion these past few years. She has taken good care of me before, and I can't harm her. It's already hard for a woman to live after a divorce, so don't drag her into this."

"But..." Jiang Wan wanted to say something else, but Aunt Su interrupted him, "Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things. How have you been in the general's mansion recently? Does the general blame you?"

"Don't worry, mom. I'm doing fine."

The mother and daughter talked in private for a while.

Su looked at the sun and interrupted the topic Jiang Wan was about to talk about, "The general is back. It's not good for you to be away from the mansion for so long. Go back quickly and don't let the general wait anxiously."

"Okay." Jiang Wan sighed. She had sneaked out and it was time to go back. "Mom, I'll come back to see you in two days."

"Just live a good life with the general. If you can't come here, then don't come. Your father doesn't dare to go to the general's mansion."

Aunt Su patted her shoulders comfortingly and sent her out the door with a smile. But the moment the door closed, Su unconsciously held her belly, and the sadness in her eyes turned into reality and fell quietly.

Jiang Wan had just left for a short while when someone covered his mouth and dragged him into an alley.

The man who kidnapped her was small in stature but extremely strong. Jiang Wan couldn't break free no matter what she did. She was so scared that tears kept streaming down her face.

"It's me, don't be afraid." The familiar voice sounded in his ears, making Jiang Wan even more scared.

Li loosened his grip on her in confusion, and when he saw that she was about to sit on the ground, he immediately grabbed her by the collar and pulled her up.

"Princess, you you you..."

"Don't talk, follow me." Li interrupted her stuttering and carried her deeper into the alley.

Princess, are you trying to silence me here? Is it because of the fact that she drugged the general? Although Jiang Qianzhang forced her to do it by threatening her mother's life, the final decision was still in her hands. She was wrong. She shouldn't have expected anything from Yu Xun. She shouldn't have submitted to her father. She should never have drugged Yu Xun.

Jiang Wan couldn't help but think of the days he was locked in the dungeon.

The dungeon was dimly lit, relying only on weak oil lamps for illumination, and this weak light flickered in the dark corners, making it even more eerie and terrifying. The air was filled with dampness and decay, and occasionally one could hear the sound of water dripping and people sobbing. These sounds were particularly clear in the silent night, constantly tormenting Jiang Wan's nerves.

In front of her was a whole wall of torture instruments, such as branding irons, whips, wooden shackles, etc. These instruments were covered in blood, which made people shudder.

The princess doesn't look like someone who would kill someone, so he shouldn't be so cruel to her.

But why is there a sack in this alley? Is the princess planning to knock her out and sell her to a brothel? Wow, it would be better to just kill her.