Chapter 59 There Will Never Be Another Lady Jiang

Jiang Shiyao and Shuangjiang were both on tenterhooks.

Everything was ready, but then this unexpected problem arose at this crucial juncture.

If the officers and soldiers forcibly break in or find out that the house was rented by Liu Minghan...

All her efforts over the past three months have been in vain!

As Shuangjiang stood up, Jiang Shiyao grabbed her arm.

Where are you going!

Frost's Descent, "This servant will go and take a look."

"No, so what if we found it? We can come up with another idea later."

"I'll just take a quick look at the alley entrance. If nothing's wrong, I'll come right back. If the door's been smashed, I'll just glance this way."

Jiang Shiyao held her hand tightly and wouldn't let go, gritting her teeth and whispering.

"On the day of Frost's Descent, running away from slavery is a capital offense!"

If you get caught during the Frost's Descent period, you'll never get out of the government office!

"No, I'm just like any other auntie on the street, curious about everything."

She smiled, then pushed Jiang Shiyao's hand away, turned around and went downstairs.

The streets here weren't as crowded as the main street. When she reached the alley entrance, she saw two soldiers standing hesitantly in the middle of the alley, neither daring to take another step forward.

Frostfall breathed a sigh of relief.

This place is indeed feared by everyone.

Just as she was thinking of an excuse to call out the two soldiers, a voice from behind her made her freeze.

"Frost Maiden".

She slowly turned around. Wan Quan sat on his tall horse, which was shaking its head somewhat uneasily.

"What is the Frost Maiden doing here?"

Shuangjiang clenched her fingers, trying to calm the panic in her heart.

“I have a fellow villager who lives up ahead, and I’ve come to find her.”

Wan Quan nodded, unsuspecting. "Are you preparing to return home for Shuangjiang? I'll take you back."

"No!"

Shuangjiang realized she had spoken too quickly and quickly corrected herself, "No need to trouble yourself, Miss wants to eat chestnut cake, I'll go buy some to take back with me."

Wan Quan replied, "Then we'll go our separate ways."

Shuangjiang nodded quickly, "No need to trouble yourself, I can go by myself."

Hearing the two men talking, the two soldiers in the alley immediately pushed and shoved each other out.

"Master Wan..."

These two men were soldiers in Wan Quan's squad.

"And what are you doing here?"

The two men immediately replied, "Sir, Commander Li said there's something strange about this, and sent us to take a look."

Shuangjiang sensed something was wrong and was about to turn around to signal Jiang Niangzi when Wan Quan's words abruptly stopped her.

"Even dogs don't come here, so what could be strange?"

Both officers and soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

“We’ve received at least a dozen police reports here, and every time it’s all for naught.”

"Many people say that it was because of the heavy resentment that the noise was made, and that it was looking for a substitute ghost to be reincarnated."

"That's right. My brother and I have been in charge of these areas for many years. This place can even cure a baby's crying. Who else would come here!"

Wan Quan has been following Zhou Congxian for so long, and the thing he's most similar to him is that he doesn't believe in ghosts and monsters; everything he does has a traceable pattern and verifiable evidence.

"There aren't that many ghosts and monsters. Only people with guilty consciences are afraid of ghosts and monsters."

The two soldiers immediately flattered him, "Lord Wan is upright and fearless. If we had your spirit, we wouldn't be afraid of ghosts or monsters, and even thieves would turn their backs!"

He squeezed the horse's flanks tightly with his legs. "Alright. Don't linger here, let's go back."

As soon as the frost descended, he quickly curtsied.

Wan Quan nodded and then rode away.

As Shuangjiang watched their figures disappear around the street corner, she immediately turned around and went back to the restaurant.

She sat down, patting her pounding heart.

Lowering her voice, she said, "My lady, I feel uneasy. Should we reschedule for another day..."

Anyway, everything is ready.

Jiang Shiyao shook her head. "It's better to do it sooner rather than later."

Even if there are any unusual flaws, once this place is reduced to ashes, nothing will remain.

Even if you wanted to investigate, there's no way to do so.

Both of them were deep in thought.

They were afraid that their efforts would be in vain.

Perhaps it was because she was getting closer, but her heart was beating faster.

The stronger that desire to break free of the cage becomes.

Jiang Shiyao and Shuangjiang led Fu'er around the back wall.

She coaxed her daughter softly, "Let's play hide-and-seek now. You and Shuangjiang go inside first."

There was a narrow dog hole in the back wall that led directly to the innermost house.

She handed the bundle to Shuangjiang, saying, "Change all your clothes, and throw all your hair ornaments and personal items over the courtyard wall into that house."

Shuangjiang knew what else she wanted to do, so she grabbed Jiang Shiyao and said, "Wife, just throw a fire, and it will all be gone."

She shook her head. Fire wasn't a panacea. She had to leave something behind. Even if it burned, the gold and silver jewelry would prove that the person who died here was no ordinary person.

She then reassured them, "You all wait for me."

Jiang Shiyao entered through the main entrance.

A small altar was set up in the dilapidated courtyard, and the incense had already burned out.

She lit three more incense sticks, then picked up the phosphorus powder that Shuangjiang had prepared on the table and carefully sprinkled it inside and outside the house.

Then she changed into the men's clothing that was thrown over by Shuangjiang (the first of the twelve earthly branches), and removed all her jewelry and hairpins.

Finally, he raised his hand and looked at the bracelet on his wrist, which he had originally thought he could pawn for some more money.

But this bracelet had appeared in front of Zhou Congxian too many times; it was the best proof of her identity.

He then took off the bracelet and put it into the hand of one of the female corpses.

Then spread all the clothes on their bodies.

Finally, sprinkle with phosphorus powder.

After Jiang Shiyao finished doing all this, she walked out of the house.

By this time, it was getting dark.

Jiang Shiyao, dressed in coarse cloth, looked up at the night sky, feeling an unparalleled sense of joy.

In her previous life, she, Shuangjiang, and Fu'er all died tragically at the hands of Song Jiyun.

In this life, they must not only survive, but also struggle to break free from the cage that traps them all!

She turned around and respectfully kowtowed three times towards the house.

Then he picked up the tinderbox and threw it in.

Flames instantly erupted from inside the house.

Jiang Shiyao is dead.

From now on, there will be no more Lady Jiang in the world.

She turned and walked towards the wall without looking back.

She tucked her robe into her waistband, just like when she was a child climbing trees with her older brother.

With agile movements, he rushed up the wall in two or three steps, his hands gripping the wall tightly.

She gritted her teeth and persevered. Years of pampered life had left her unable to lift a finger or carry anything heavy.

When I was a child, I could easily climb over the walls of the academy, but now that I'm older, I can't even climb over them anymore.

A pair of warm hands pulled her up.

On the day of Frost's Descent, a voice said, "My wife, I've found a ladder."

Jiang Shiyao looked at her, her eyes sparkling with laughter.

The two of them fell down.

Jiang Shiyao seized the time and sprinkled the last bit of phosphorus powder on this side of the courtyard.

If you're going to burn something, burn it all together.

She doesn't want to leave a trace.

The three of them crawled out of the dog hole again.

Fu'er is now a little boy.

She covered her mouth with her two little hands, her eyes full of laughter, "Mother has become Father!"

Jiang Shiyao looked at Fu'er and smiled, "Yes, from now on I will be your father."

Shuangjiang smiled and her eyes narrowed. "And what about me?"

She reached out and lifted her chin with her finger. "Madam."

Shuangjiang blushed, "My wife..."

Jiang Shiyao: "From now on, there will be no more Jiang Niangzi, only Yao Shisan."

Shuangjiang discovered that even in men's clothing, her eyes and brows exuded an undeniable heroic spirit. With such a handsome husband, what prince or Wei Xun would have to step aside!

"Yao Lang!"

Yao Shisan led the two away, saying, "Let's get out of here first."

The fire burned very quickly.

The towering flames illuminated half the sky!

The houses here are not only dilapidated, but have also been abandoned for many years.

The first person to discover the fire was a waiter at the restaurant directly opposite the alley entrance.

"Shopkeeper, the house across the street is on fire!"

The shopkeeper looked at the fire burning across the street and said, "It's good that it's burned down. It'll level this haunted house and save my business from being ruined."

The waiter stopped moving.

The flames were strangely blue.

The shopkeeper is right.

This awful place is good to be flattened!

If it weren't for this haunted house, their restaurant would have plummeted in value, and there would be no Dexing Restaurant at all!

Liu Minghan came out of the study in the Liu residence.

I looked up without thinking.

Then you can see the firelight on that side.

He paused for a moment, then turned and walked into the study.

He could no longer hold the book in his hands.

It fell to the ground.

The old purse on the desk felt like a hand had sprung up and reached into his chest, giving it a hard twist!

The pretty little girl looked at him with teary eyes.

He was questioned about why he didn't come forward to testify when he clearly saw that it wasn't his brother who did it.

It turns out he was a despicable person all along.

After Brother Jiang finds out, will he still understand his ambitions as before...?

Liu Minghan's eyes turned cold instantly, and he threw the old purse into the drawer.

He picked up his pen and began writing a manifesto against the Empress Dowager's faction for its dictatorship, corruption, and abuse of power!

...

Zhou Congxian was burned by the teacup and knocked it over.

Wei Xun stopped making arrangements and assigning tasks. "Your Highness, let me escort you back first."

The crown prince was absent-minded for almost the entire afternoon.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Zhou Congxian.

Zhou Congxian twirled his fingers, calming himself down. "It's nothing, you can continue."

For some reason, he thought of Zhang Shi's words again, "Has anyone been sent to see Wutong Lane?"

Wei Xun nodded, "I sent someone to check, and there's nothing unusual so far."

One of the underlings knew some inside information: "That place has a lot of yin energy. There used to be people who would arrange ghost marriages there, using the heavy yin energy to suppress the resentment of the ghost brides."

"That's really weird!"

Zhou Congxian never believed in these things, otherwise he wouldn't have associated with Zhang Shi and his apprentice.

"Stop talking about these meaningless things; what matters most is what happens the day after tomorrow!"

A soldier rushed in.

"Sir, there's a fire in Wutong Lane!"