Chapter 106: I Saw Your Mother
Gu Suyue belatedly realized what was happening, and she spoke with some resentment.
“Heaven has never been kind to me. I went to great lengths to poison the Third Sister and marry in her place, thinking that I could finally marry into a wealthy merchant and live a decent life. But I never expected that the bridal sedan chair would be stolen by bandits. After suffering endless torment, I jumped off a cliff and died.”
She sighed deeply and continued, "I had already resigned myself to my fate, thinking I would be reborn into a better family. But the old man came and said that as long as I completed his task, I could be reborn, become a legal wife again, and live a good life. But I never expected that you would find out. Why does Heaven never favor me?"
Jingwu listened to her words, his lips twitching, utterly speechless.
"Because you have committed countless evil deeds and harmed those you shouldn't have. The third young lady of the Gu family saved your life, yet you killed her for your own benefit. This is karma..."
"Enough with this nonsense, just send me to the underworld."
Gu Suyue interrupted her irritably. Since she was going to die anyway, she might as well end it sooner and be reincarnated.
Jingwu clearly guessed what she was thinking and said bluntly, "Even if you enter the underworld, you will have to serve your sentence in the eighteen levels of hell for hundreds of years before you can be reincarnated. However... you have a life on your hands, so you won't have a good birth. You will most likely be reborn as an animal."
Gu Suyue's head throbbed when she heard this.
The animal realm? Doesn't that mean you can't even be a human being?
What if I get reincarnated as a pig or a dog...
The thought of that scene made her clench her fists, and she immediately begged for mercy.
"Master, I was wrong, Master, please don't send me to the underworld! I'll agree to anything you say, as long as you don't send me to the underworld. Or... or I'll be your slave."
"No." Jingwu refused her decisively: "I don't need a servant who murders her master."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw that it was getting dark, so she immediately made a hand seal and chanted an incantation to summon the Gate of Hell and send her inside.
"No...no! No..."
Even as she teetered on the brink of death, Gu Suyue's screams still echoed.
Jingwu raised an eyebrow and looked down at the bottom of the cliff.
At first glance, all that could be seen was a cloud of black mist.
She thought for a moment. The black mist had obscured the formation, making it impossible to discern what kind of formation it was. So, she simply set up another barrier on top of the formation to prevent innocent people from entering.
As for Jiang Chu, he wiped his scent so cleanly that it was impossible to trace his whereabouts.
However, seeing that the matter had not been resolved, he would definitely come back to him.
With that thought in mind, Jingwu set up a barrier and turned to leave.
It was already late at night when I got home.
At this time of day, most people are asleep, but today, the front hall is brightly lit.
Seeing this, Jingwu walked in with a puzzled look and saw Shao Che and his wife and his older cousin sitting inside, discussing something.
As soon as he saw her walk in, Shao Che immediately spoke.
"Ah Wu, you're back?"
Jingwu nodded, sat down in the chair, and smiled, "Uncle, why isn't Aunt asleep yet?"
Ruan Chongyue's face was full of worries, which she couldn't hide. She handed a wooden box to the girl in front of her and said, "Our shop has been open for a month. This is all the profit from this month, a total of fifty taels of silver."
Jingwu didn't take the wooden box, looking at the person in front of him with a puzzled expression: "Hmm?"
"You provided the money to open the shop, so the profits should also be yours." Ruan Chongyue stuffed the wooden box into her hand, then hesitated for a long time before saying, "Awu, today, I saw your mother."
Jingwu paused for a moment, then resumed his normal movements, picked up the teacup, and took a small sip.
“She recognized me, asked me for ten taels of silver, and then left.” Ruan Chongyue secretly glanced at the girl’s expression, and seeing that she was calm and showed no resistance, she continued.
“She was wearing a veil and had lost a lot of weight, but her belly was protruding, so she looked pregnant. I could see that she had really suffered a lot, so I softened and gave her the money. Ah Wu, don’t be angry, I’ll use my wages to pay for it.”
Upon hearing this, Jingwu looked up at the person in front of him, his eyes crinkling into a smile: "Aunt, you are in charge of this shop and this house. You can make the decisions. You don't need to ask me."
Seeing that her expression was the same as before, still smiling, and showing no displeasure, Ruan Chongyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she resented her mother, she was still A-Wu's mother.
Their family owes their good life to her. If the Jing family comes back in the future and Awu takes them to live with her, they will still have to deal with each other. It's better to ease the tension now.
Ruan Chongyue looked at the girl drinking tea with her head down, and recalled the loneliness that had inadvertently flowed into her eyes when the girl first came to her house and saw her family getting along.
She then understood that although A-Wu had never mentioned it, she was still a child, and how could a child not want her parents' love?
Shao Che remained silent for a long while before speaking, "Awu, she is, after all, your mother, you..."
"Uncle, it's getting late. I'm tired. I'll go back to my room to rest." Jingwu put down his teacup, unable to sit any longer, and got up to say goodbye and leave.
Shao Chengrui stopped her and said, "Awu, I'm going to the capital in a few days to prepare for the imperial examination. Would you like to come with me?"
Upon hearing this, Jingwu immediately turned around: "Sure, I just promised the princess I'd go to the capital to see her. Cousin, when are you leaving?"
"Three days later, Yan Shengming and I will go together."
Jingwu agreed and then turned and went back to his room.
After washing up, she lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
So he simply sat up, climbed onto the roof, and stared blankly at the moon.
Jingwu propped his chin up, looking at the east wing where the lights were off, lost in thought.
After a while, someone suddenly appeared beside her.
Before she could turn around, a rich fragrance wafted into her nose.
Jingwu couldn't help but swallow as he smelled the delicious aroma of roasted chicken.
She turned around and saw that the boy had somehow brought out a small table, placed it across the eaves, and put the roasted chicken on the table.
As if by magic, Yue Huai produced two more jugs of wine from who-knows-where and placed them in front of her.
“I just got back today, and before I even went inside, I saw you sitting on the roof, so I went and bought a roast chicken, planning to have a late-night snack with you.”
Jingwu watched him busy himself while talking. Her eyes were fixed on the roast chicken; the aroma was simply too tempting.
A moment later, he tore off a chicken leg, wrapped it in oil paper, and handed it over.
Jingwu immediately took it and took a bite: "It smells so good."
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