She kowtowed three times to the memorial tablet: "Rest assured, old man, I, Jiang Shuyue, will repay this grudge tenfold."
She seemed to hear a sigh fading into the distance.
When I kowtowed, my clothes, which were covered in blood and flesh, were pulled, and my back hurt terribly.
She gritted her teeth and used all her strength to stand up.
She stumbled out of the ancestral hall, keeping close to the wall to avoid falling.
As she passed through the garden, servants cast disdainful glances at her, but Jiang Shuyue acted as if she didn't notice.
As soon as I entered Tingyuxuan, Qiuju came to greet me.
Seeing Jiang Shuyue covered in blood, Qiu Ju burst into tears.
“Miss, that old woman Wang won’t let me go to the ancestral hall to see you.”
"Don't cry, quickly pack your valuable clothes and jewelry, we will be sent to a manor outside the capital."
Qiu Ju wiped away her tears, and as she turned around, Jiang Shuyue noticed bloodstains seeping through her clothes.
Undoubtedly, Qiu Ju was also beaten, but fortunately she was not beaten to death.
Yang's methods are excellent; she dealt with the original owner without giving anyone cause for gossip.
The master and servant quickly packed two large bags of clothes and filled two dressing boxes with valuable jewelry.
Just as I finished tidying up, Granny Wang came to urge me to get back to work.
"Why are you bringing so much jewelry to the estate?" Jiang Jiaojiao blocked their way as they approached the hanging flower gate.
There was no one else around, so she stopped pretending and simply snatched the makeup box from Jiang Shuyue's hand. She picked and chose, putting away the valuable jewelry and keeping only some old-fashioned pieces.
"Take it! This is all your dead mother's junk. You can take it all. It's bad luck!" Jiang Jiaojiao shoved the makeup box heavily into her arms.
"Master, something terrible has happened! Young Master is in trouble!" a servant shouted as he ran.
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