Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

"It seems that Duke Jiang doesn't love you that much."

"Otherwise, why would you be so worried?"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Xiru's face suddenly turned pale and she clenched her sleeves.

Jiang Ningwan said quietly, "Things you plotted against can never be kept."

After saying that, Jiang Ningwan took the things into the palace to report.

Jiang Xiru was so angry that her palms turned red and almost bled from pinching each other.

Unlike Jiang Ningwan, she doesn't have so many backers and friends. She only has her father.

Dad can only have her as a daughter!

When she becomes the Crown Princess, Dad will definitely pay more attention to her!

……

After Jiang Ningwan entered the palace to report to the Queen, she took the medicinal herbs she had picked up yesterday to Huichun Hall.

Started studying it with Dr. Hong.

Doctor Hong looked through many medical books and came to a conclusion, "Miss, this medicinal material is not ordinary. It is even more extraordinary to be soaked in blood."

"There's a technique out there called Gu-raising, which involves mixing several medicinal herbs with blood to feed them."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan was a little surprised, "The art of raising Gu? Jiang Xiru knows how to raise Gu?"

Doctor Hong thought for a moment and said, "This Gu technique is very advanced. If it were the young lady of the Jiang family, she wouldn't be able to raise a very powerful Gu."

Jiang Ningwan pondered for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up. "Can poisonous insects cure leg diseases?"

"Jiang Xiru's leg has healed as if it had never been injured, but she doesn't have the Boundless Holy Fruit. What else can she rely on to heal her leg?"

Doctor Hong nodded thoughtfully, "There are indeed records saying that poisonous insects can cure certain hidden ailments, but this doesn't mean the body is completely healed."

"It relies on the Gu worm to maintain normality in the long term, but if the Gu worm leaves the body or dies, everything will return to its original state."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

It is very likely that Jiang Xiru's leg was damaged by the poisonous insect.

"Doctor Hong, can you help me find out the specific method of using Gu worms to treat legs?"

Doctor Hong nodded. "That's not difficult. You should be able to find it on the black market."

"If something from outside the territory is brought into Daning Country, there will definitely be traces on the black market. If someone uses this kind of poisonous insect, we will definitely be able to find it."

Jiang Ningwan raised the corners of her lips slightly, "Okay."

She wanted to see how long Jiang Xiru's legs would heal.

Suddenly thinking of something, Jiang Ningwan asked again, "Is there any new progress on the Tianji Pavilion?"

Doctor Hong nodded solemnly, "There has been some progress. Before and after Xie Chenyuan's accident, a large number of people from the Lu family left the city."

"It is highly likely that this matter is related to them, but no conclusive evidence has been found yet."

"We have been communicating with the Tianji Pavilion. If there is any new progress, we will inform you in time."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan was slightly startled.

Is it the Lu family who wants to kill Xie Chenyuan?

What benefit can he get by killing Xie Chenyuan and provoking a war between the two countries!

However, the next moment, Jiang Ningwan had a terrible guess.

Is it...

If a war is provoked, the emperor will use military generals, and Lu Lingsong will have the opportunity to make more military achievements.

"Lu Lingsong has gone to the Northland. Now is a good opportunity to find out about this matter. If you are short of manpower, I will send some Lingwei troops to you."

Doctor Hong nodded and said, "I will hurry up!"

……

When leaving Huichun Hall, Jiang Ningwan specially took poison to Duke Ling's Mansion to help Ling Jinlan pretend to be sick.

Ling Jinlan also listened to her and started pretending to be sick and resting in bed.

When I saw her, she looked so haggard and dying, as if she would die at any moment.

Jiang Ningwan gave her the medicine and said, "Use this."

"If you use it, you'll get a rash on your body, and it's contagious. The situation is so serious, I'm sure the Emperor won't grant you another marriage."

Ling Jinlan nodded and took the medicine.

Jiang Ningwan had made up her mind that she would let Ling Jinlan leave the city and hide in the countryside. After the storm had passed, she would find an opportunity to claim that her illness had been cured and bring her back.

Not long after Ling Jinlan took the medicine, a rash began to appear on his body. Ling Chaowen immediately sent someone to invite the imperial physician to come and treat him.

It was Doctor Zhang who came.

Ling Jinlan's condition was so serious that even Doctor Zhang was frightened and was still worried after prescribing the medicine.

Jiang Ningwan warned, "Doctor Zhang, if the Emperor asks, make the situation as serious as possible."

Doctor Zhang nodded in agreement.

After Doctor Zhang left, Jiang Ningwan sent people to spread the news near the Zhou and Leng families.

It is said that Ling Jinlan has contracted a contagious disease.

The situation is serious, and the Zhou and Leng families should not dare to let their entire families get into trouble.

Sure enough, the emperor consulted Doctor Zhang that day and sent two more doctors to Duke Ling's mansion to take his pulse.

The results are the same.

Ling Jinlan is already terminally ill and her condition is contagious, so it is impossible for them to get married in this situation.

"What! Is he so seriously ill?" The emperor was shocked.

"It seems that the root of the disease in the North is not small."

On that day, Qin Wenli came to Duke Ling's mansion and brought the news.

"In my opinion, the arranged marriage is unlikely to happen." Qin Wenli was delighted.

Jiang Ningwan asked with concern, "Does the Emperor have any suspicions?"

Qin Wenli: "Of course he will be suspicious. We have sent several imperial physicians to treat him, but they all came to the same conclusion. It's useless for your Majesty to be suspicious."

"Jinlan's condition is serious, and it would be inappropriate to grant her marriage to anyone."

"I can't care about so many things now. As long as I can resolve this arranged marriage, that's enough."

You can't wait for the imperial decree to come down and then disobey it, as that would be a greater sin.

"Yeah, just solve the arranged marriage." Jiang Ningwan also breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Ling family's ancestral home is still there. I'll arrange a carriage to take Jinlan back to the Ling family's ancestral home tomorrow to stay for a while. I'll also arrange for some people to take care of her. I'm sorry, but Jinlan will have to endure it for a while."

Ling Jinlan, who was lying on the bed, was wearing a veil and said in a weak voice, "I'm not wronged."

How could she feel wronged when everyone is so concerned about her marriage?

Ling Chaowen said, "Then I'll make the arrangements. I'll accompany Jinlan back to the ancestral home tomorrow."

Just as everyone was preparing.

Suddenly someone came from the palace.

Jiang Ningwan felt uneasy when she appeared outside the gate of Duke Ling's Mansion.

"Ling Jinlan, accept the order!" Eunuch Hai shouted.

Jiang Ningwan's heart sank, and the others looked at each other.

Eunuch Hai looked around and didn't see Ling Jinlan, so he said, "I know that Miss Ling is seriously ill and cannot come here. Duke Ling will take over the imperial edict."

The imperial edict was right in front of him, and Ling Chaowen didn't dare to refuse it.

Everyone knelt down.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: A match made in heaven, a perfect couple. Ling Jinlan, a daughter of the Ling family, is gentle and virtuous, possessing both virtue and beauty. Unfortunately, she has fallen ill. Zhou Jingxuan, the eldest son of the Zhou family, expresses his deep affection and desires to marry her. I, grateful for his devotion, hereby grant the marriage between the two. This is decreed!"

When the contents of the imperial edict were heard in the mansion of Duke Ling, Ling Jinlan in the room also heard it. His already weak body immediately gave way and he fell to the ground.

Jiang Ningwan and the others were in disbelief. They were both seriously ill, yet they were still being granted a marriage?

Is this pushing people to death?

Ling Chaowen frowned and hesitated for a long time, but finally accepted the imperial edict.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

But no one was happy.