NOVEL NEXT Chapter 109 - 109: Incompetence
Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Incompetence
“Miss—”
The guards carrying Sang Kun bowed to her.
Sang Yan glanced at them and turned back to her room.
The guards then carried Sang Kun inside.
They set him down on the soft couch.
Sang Kun lay on the couch, moaning in pain.
Unable to bear it, Sang Yan said, “Enough! It’s been days, why are you still pretending? Can’t you act like a father?”
Sang Kun hadn’t expected his daughter to say that. His face reddened, and he stopped pretending, “Cough cough, you called me here—what is it about?”
Sang Yan didn’t say much and directly had Yan Tong bring someone over.
As soon as Sang Kun saw Duan Yang bound tightly, he understood everything.
But he feigned ignorance, “What is this about? What did he do wrong?”
“Not only did he make a mistake, Father also made a mistake.”
Sang Yan cut to the chase, “Father sent him to spy on the Jiang Family, what were you trying to do?”
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Sang Kun played innocent, “What could I possibly want to do? I was just looking for some amusement.”
He still believed that Duan Yang wouldn’t betray him.
Hearing him say this, Sang Yan laughed, “You and he share a bond between master and servant, spouting the same lies. Unfortunately, I don’t believe them.”
Sang Kun frowned, “What do you mean by this?”
Sang Yan countered, “What do you mean, Father? Spying on a Minister, what are you trying to do?”
Sang Kun stubbornly replied, “I told you, I wanted some entertainment. You might not know this, but it’s suspected that the second young master of the Jiang Family is pregnant. Last night, they called many doctors urgently.”
He had not only sent Duan Yang to keep an eye on the Jiang Family but others as well.
This affair of Jiang Chongli was truly intriguing!
Once it spread, Jiang Chongli would certainly not have the face to live, and then we’ll see how Jiang Chongyu deals with it!
He likes listening to rumors, doesn’t he?
He’ll definitely suffer from these rumors!
“So, what do you want to do next?”
Sang Yan, sensing his malice, asked coldly.
Not hiding his intentions, Sang Kun laughed, “My dear daughter, if Jiang Chongli is really pregnant, haha, a great man being pregnant, that would indeed be a divine punishment!”
Sang Yan speculated, “So you intend to use this to attack Mr. Jiang?”
Sang Kun stated, “Don’t make it sound so bad; I’m merely giving him a taste of his own medicine.”
Indeed it was so.
He intended to persecute a court Minister.
Sang Yan’s expression changed, “Didn’t Mother convey my message? I seem to recall saying that you shouldn’t engage in favoritism, nor abuse your power.”
Upon hearing this, Sang Kun’s expression changed, “I, I… Have you forgotten these injuries of mine? If Jiang Chongyu hadn’t been so aggressive, how would I have been punished?”
Sang Yan angrily said, “You were punished because you created fake blood rain algae, weren’t you? Don’t tell me it was for my sake; I never asked you to do that. Father, I’m calling you Father one last time—if you don’t repent, I will sever our father-daughter relationship.”
“You wouldn’t dare! You are truly rebellious—”
Sang Kun got so agitated that he sat up, which pulled at his wound, causing him to tremble with pain, genuinely groaning, “Ouch! Ouch, it hurts terribly. You unfilial daughter! Are you trying to anger me to death?”
Which daughter, once powerful, wouldn’t think of shielding her family!
His daughter was truly an ungrateful wretch!
Seeing that he showed no sign of reflection, Sang Yan stated directly, “I am making myself clear—if you do not hold back, I will have the Emperor assign you to a civil servant’s position.”
Without real power, let’s see how he stirs up trouble!
“You, you! You evil daughter! I raised you for nothing!”
Sang Kun was furious, puffing his cheeks and glaring.
Sang Yan did not say much, simply waved her hand to dismiss him, “I have spoken all I wished to. Father, go back and think carefully.”
Sang Kun: “…”
He was carried down the mountain by the guards.
When he returned home, after pondering for a long time, he was so infuriated that he started smashing things: “This is a misfortune for my family! Truly a misfortune! I thought I could enjoy my daughter’s blessings, but instead, she has disgraced me! I, I—”
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, nearly fainting from anger.
Ms. Lin heard the news and hurried over to persuade him: “What our daughter said isn’t wrong, you might as well be a civil servant and enjoy some leisure.”
“Shut up! Women’s views! Ignorant!”
Sang Kun was still planning once Sang Yan gave birth to the heir, to become a powerful maternal family for the Crown Prince!
How could he afford not to have real power?
Those who opposed him should die!
Otherwise, they were obstacles to the future Crown Prince’s ascension!
“What do you know? All hair and no brains! And your daughter! You really raised a good daughter!”
He directed all his anger towards Sang Yan at his wife.
Ms. Lin, always gentle and understanding, usually did not argue with him, but now she was reduced to tears by his shouting: “Why are you angry at me! What’s wrong with my daughter? She’s right, no matter what, she is definitely right…”
She didn’t actually know why she said this, somewhat blindly believing in Sang Yan, but with Sang Yan backing her up, her words had power.
“You’re becoming less and less qualified to be an official!”
“Look at you, ever since Ah Yan entered the Imperial Palace, your work has been full of mistakes!”
“You might not even realize it, you’re relying on Sang Yan! You’re not even afraid to make mistakes!”
Ms. Lin had been married to Sang Kun for many years, how could she not understand what kind of person he was, or what he was thinking?
Now it all burst forth, and, frightened, she left these words: “Think about it well!”
then she left.
Sang Kun hadn’t expected his usually obedient wife to talk back to him like this, and his anger deepened: “What do you know? It’s your wonderful daughter! She’s been so pampered by the Emperor she doesn’t even know who she is anymore! Daring to give me attitude! And she’s not even the Imperial Concubine yet!”
Ms. Lin walked away far.
But still heard his words.
The admiration and love she once felt had significantly waned.
Turns out he wasn’t that great, even somewhat of a fool.
The foolish Sang Kun still thought he wasn’t wrong.
Making him give up on dealing with Jiang Chongyu wasn’t going to happen.
He glared coldly at Duan Yang: “I asked you to handle something, and you messed it up this badly, make another mistake and you won’t follow me any longer.”
Duan Yang quickly knelt down: “My lord, calm your anger, it won’t happen again.”
Seeing this, Sang Kun took a deep breath, calming slightly: “The matter with Jiang Chongli, it’s just us who know, such a pity. Do you understand what I mean?”
Duan Yang nodded hurriedly: “This subordinate understands. I’ll make sure everyone in the city knows about it.”
Sang Kun smiled in satisfaction: “Go then. Don’t disappoint me again.”
He intended to kill using rumors.
He wanted to kill Jiang Chongli, and thereby severely harm Jiang Chongyu, to rid himself of this hatred.
*
Sang Yan didn’t believe Sang Kun would obediently heed her words, after much thought, she still wrote a letter to the Emperor, explaining the situation to him.
And asked him to send the Imperial Physician to treat Jiang Chongli.
Then convey the diagnosis to her.
The Emperor was very efficient.
He received the letter in the afternoon and promptly sent the Imperial Physician.
In the evening, after hearing the Imperial Physician’s report on Jiang Chongli’s condition, he immediately wrote back to her.
When Sang Yan saw the response—
The three Imperial Physicians who went to treat him, two suspected pregnancy, one suspected a strange illness.
Sang Yan didn’t know why, but she leaned towards the latter, and based on the current understanding, she replied: “Can the Imperial Physician examine his body to see if he has female reproductive organs, and whether he has menstruated. If both are true, then it’s possible he is an intersex individual and could be pregnant. If not, then he has a strange illness. And what kind of strange illness would cause such a big belly? My guess is a teratoma. Regarding teratomas, I can’t explain clearly at the moment, it looks like a fetus, but it is actually a tumor…”