GBP Chapter 37 The Secret Room and the Unnamed Letter
Chapter 37 The Secret Room and the Unnamed Letter
The next morning, Jiang Qingyue took a chair and sat at the entrance of Jiang Chuchu's courtyard.
When the servant informed her, Jiang Chuchu stormed out, "Jiang Qingyue, what exactly do you want? Don't push your luck!"
Jiang Qingyue didn't even get up, but remained seated, smiling as she replied, "Why do you say that, sister? Yesterday, Father said that this courtyard of yours should be cleaned up and returned to me. So many people are witnesses to that. Have you forgotten?"
Jiang Qingyue naturally knew that Jiang Chuchu would not hand it over easily and would definitely drag it out for as long as possible. How could she let her have her way?
"You... it's barely dawn, what's the rush? I didn't say I wasn't going to move!"
Although Jiang Chuchu intended to delay, she knew she couldn't hold out for long, so she could only angrily go inside to pack her things.
"Take this away! And this too, and this... and all of these over here, take them all away!"
Starting from the main hall, Jiang Chuchu pointed to each item one by one, leaving none for Jiang Qingyue.
When the servants in her courtyard carried away box after box of things, even moving the bed boards and screens, Jiang Qingyue merely raised an eyebrow, as if she hadn't seen anything, and let them carry them out.
"Miss!" Jasmine, one of the three servants who had been beaten and driven out of the Prime Minister's residence by Jiang Chuchu but were brought back by Jiang Qingyue, couldn't help but remind Jiang Qingyue.
Jiang Qingyue made a calm expression.
As the sun rose higher, Jiang Qingyue moved to a shady tree and leaned against it to continue watching, while Jasmine fanned her.
Finally, after most of the day had passed, Jiang Chuchu walked up to Jiang Qingyue, covered in sweat. Seeing her leisurely demeanor, she snorted coldly, "Alright, here you go!"
Hmph, I'd like to see how you live here!
Jiang Chuchu turned and walked away haughtily.
Jiang Qingyue wasn't annoyed. She stood up, dusted herself off, and said, "Let's go in and take a look..."
The moment the master and servant stepped into the courtyard, Jasmine was completely dumbfounded.
The exotic flowers and plants in front of the courtyard were all ruined and in a mess. Entering the house, whether it was the hall or the bedroom, everything was clean and empty. This is what is meant by "bare walls".
"Miss, this...this...they've gone too far! They're practically robbers!" Jasmine was so anxious she was almost crying.
Jiang Qingyue silently surveyed her surroundings. When she saw the flowers and plants scattered in the courtyard, she raised an eyebrow slightly, then looked around at everything with a blank expression.
From the moment she saw them moving things, Jiang Qingyue guessed that Jiang Chuchu would definitely not leave anything for her. She just didn't expect that she would plunder so thoroughly. She really went to great lengths!
"Miss, aren't you in a hurry?" Jasmine was surprised that even in this situation, her mistress could remain so calm.
"What's the rush? Let her keep it for now." If Jiang Chuchu gave up so easily, she wouldn't be Jiang Chuchu.
"Were there any elderly people in the manor who served my mother before?" Jiang Qingyue asked.
"I'll go find out right away!" Jasmine hurriedly ran out to ask, afraid of delaying her mistress's business.
Not long after, Jasmine returned. "Miss, the old woman who served the late Madam in the manor came with her when she got married. Not long after Madam passed away, I heard that she stole things from the manor and was kicked out."
Stealing? Jiang Qingyue sneered, probably just making up an excuse.
"Miss, what do you need her for?"
"She must have a list of my mother's dowry and a detailed inventory of the items in this courtyard. Then we can settle accounts with Jiang Chuchu one by one, right?"
"You're brilliant, Miss! I'll go investigate right away!"
After Jasmine left, Jiang Qingyue was left all alone in the courtyard.
She walked into Jiang Chuchu's bedroom and surveyed the mess around her.
She slowly touched each wall, as if her mother were right next to her.
“Mother, I have finally taken back the courtyard you left me, but this is only the beginning. Don’t worry, I will take back everything else one by one.”
Jiang Qingyue murmured softly.
Just then, Jiang Qingyue felt something was off about the texture of the brick on the wall near the head of the bed. It was different from the others.
Jiang Qingyue moved closer, then, after a moment's thought, slowly pressed down on the unusual brick.
Suddenly, a sound rang out, and the bookshelves on the side slowly slid apart from the middle to the sides, revealing the entrance to a secret room.
Jiang Qingyue took the tinderbox and slowly stepped inside.
Behind the bookshelf was a hidden world, just a small room with nothing else.
Inside the space, there was a table and chairs, and on the table was a box.
Jiang Qingyue stepped forward and slowly opened the box, where she saw letters without covers inside.
Jiang Qingyue took out the letters and sat under the candlelight, opening them one by one.
Time passed slowly, and the expression on Jiang Qingyue's face gradually changed from doubt and expectation to solemnity and anger.
With a loud bang, Jiang Qingyue slammed her hand on the table and stood up.
She clenched her fists tightly, crumpling the letter in her hand.
"The Lu family!"
Jiang Qingyue recalled the shocking words in the letter, and her anger was beyond measure. Even when she was treated like that in her previous life, she had never been this angry. How dare they!
These letters have no recipients, which is why the mother wrote them and hid them here because she felt she was in danger, hoping that one day she would discover the secrets inside. That's why she said she was leaving this courtyard to her.
“Mother…” Jiang Qingyue’s eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face.
It turns out that when the mother was pregnant, she discovered that Jiang An and Madam Lu were colluding. They were even secretly plotting to get rid of Madam Lu after she gave birth, taking advantage of her weakness during childbirth, so that Jiang An could rightfully obtain everything from the mother.
Great, that's really great!
Jiang An's current success is all thanks to his mother, but once he gets what he wants, he'll discard her like a used tool.
Later, her mother found out. For the sake of the child in her womb, her mother pretended not to know, but had already made arrangements. In the end, she even went to a place so far away to give birth, just to get away from Jiang'an and protect herself and the child.
But in the end... she still died in childbirth...
Jiang Qingyue had reason to suspect that her mother's death was probably related to Jiang An and Madam Lu.
However, having no evidence to expose their true colors, he had no choice but to endure it.
Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but hate her own incompetence. In her previous life, she not only failed to avenge her mother, but also lost her own life.
Now that she has a second chance and knows everything, she is determined to investigate thoroughly, find evidence, and avenge her mother's death!
Fortunately, Jiang Chuchu didn't discover the mechanism in the room. Perhaps she never even thought about it, and even Jiang An didn't know.
Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue slowly brought the letter closer to the candle and lit it. The firelight illuminated Jiang Qingyue's face, and along with the burning flames was Jiang Qingyue's burning hatred...