Chapter 34
After my grandfather finished taking care of Uncle San's affairs, he explained the whole story to them in detail in the main hall. He also discussed with them about handing over all the shops under Uncle San's name to Aunt San, as well as the whereabouts of the girl Yaya.
Jiang Yiche and Jiang Yulin were shocked. Jiang Yiche never cared about the affairs in the mansion and only cared about eating and drinking. He didn't expect that such a big thing would happen in the mansion in just a few days.
Jiang Yulin had been in her boudoir preparing for her wedding and had never heard of these things. She just did her job well.
Jiang Yuxing was not here at the moment. She had to go to school every day and seemed to be busier these days. She always liked to go out. Perhaps Second Aunt knew that she was a talkative person, so she did not tell her about this, lest she lose her temper and spread it everywhere.
The last time was when he heard about Wen Qiu Shui. After school, he ran to Jiang Zhaoli's yard without stopping and talked for a long time, delaying the lessons prepared by the teacher.
After their grandfather explained the reasons in detail, they suddenly realized and understood the cause completely.
It turned out that it was Mu Niang who reported her Third Uncle. It turned out that after she left Jiang Mansion that day, her Third Uncle never contacted her again. During that time, she sent someone to deliver a message to him, but her Third Uncle turned a blind eye. Seeing that her Third Uncle didn't care about her and her, Mu Niang held a grudge against her, so she told her all about the correspondence between them over the years and how she had covered for him or secretly tripped up Jiang Zhaoli.
At the same time, Mu Niang was also guilty of harboring a criminal and was imprisoned together with her, but she was meritorious in exposing the crime, so the sentence she received should be much lighter than that of her uncle.
Even though my grandfather spent a lot of money and asked someone to help him, my third uncle would still have to go to jail for five years.
Hearing this, Second Aunt stared, as if she had thought of something, and pursed her lips: "No wonder when Li'er first took over the dyeing workshop, those people's subordinates were dissatisfied. It turns out that they were all Third Brother's people. Third Brother is secretly planning to make the dyeing workshop his own. He really has a good plan. My second son doesn't have the brains to think about these things."
"Dad, my third brother is just your adopted son. Although we have always treated him as our own brother over the years, he is still a stranger after all. You don't really have this plan, do you?"
"It's better to give it to Li'er than to him. At least I'm still her second aunt."
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Jiang Yulin reminded her.
Second Aunt frowned and shouted in dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with me complaining? He dared to do it and let no one say anything. What if he snatches the dyeing workshop away from Li'er, then will there be a place for our second branch in this family?"
"Mom, please say less." Jiang Yiche was speechless for a while.
The second uncle also secretly pulled the second aunt's sleeve to ask her to be quiet. After all, the third uncle had already gone in, so he had to give the third brother's wife some face.
Jiang Zhaoli glanced at his third aunt and saw that there was nothing unusual on her face, so he felt relieved.
Grandfather said impatiently: "Okay, the second brother's dyeing workshop can't be taken away by the third brother, so you can rest assured."
"Tell us all where this child Yaya has gone."
Second Aunt suddenly said, "Whoever gave birth to the child should raise it. Is there any need to ask? We can't let Third Brother's wife raise a child for someone else."
The second uncle smiled and said, "How can we raise her now that her mother is in jail?"
Second Aunt smiled and said, "Dad, I have an idea, but I wonder if it will work."
Grandfather looked at her and said, "Speak."
Second Aunt suggested earnestly: "You can raise her and return her to her when her mother comes out. After all, she is your granddaughter and has nothing to do with us."
grandfather:"……"
Grandfather looked at Third Aunt: "Old Third Aunt, what do you think?"
Third Aunt had a faint smile on her face, but her eyes revealed a barely perceptible emptiness. When she realized that he was asking her, she raised her head belatedly, with a look of shock on her face: "Dad wants me to raise this child?"
Grandfather nodded and said, "That's what I meant. If you don't want to, I won't force you. I think you have no one to rely on, so it would be good to have a child. The child is young, and when she grows up, she may remember your kindness to her and be filial to you in the future."
The third child has no children and must be lonely on a daily basis. The third child is in prison and cannot be released in a short time. Instead of letting her raise the child, it would be better to find someone to accompany her so that she can spend this long time.
Aunt San hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay."
Second Aunt was shocked: "It's not you... Third sister-in-law, are you crazy? You want to take on this obviously thankless task?"
She had met that woman last time. Although she didn't make a scene and insist on staying in the Jiang Mansion and letting the third brother be responsible, her words revealed that she wanted to stay in the Jiang Mansion. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was not a good person with such inconsistent words and deeds. If she came out in the future and asked the third brother's wife for a child, and she happened to have developed a good relationship with the child, it would cause another mess by then. It would be better not to have the child.
Jiang Zhaoli was also slightly surprised, but she still respected Third Aunt's willingness and did not speak out to stop her. She believed that Third Aunt had her own ideas and was not a woman who would do things with impure kindness.
Grandfather spoke at this time, as if to dispel all her worries: "Think about it carefully. Even if Mu Niang comes out in the future, Yaya will not leave. After all, she is the blood of our Jiang family. It is her duty to stay in the Jiang family. That woman should never enter the Jiang family."
Third Aunt's frown suddenly relaxed, and she said in a strong voice, "Dad, I've decided to keep Yaya."
Anyway, she can't give birth, so it's impossible for her to have her own children in this life. The girl loves reading and writing, so she should be an obedient child.
If she doesn't raise the child, who knows where she will end up. Her mother is in jail, and she will be looked down upon in the future. She might even suffer a lot, and her life will end hastily. It would be better for her to raise the child and teach him well. This would be a way to accumulate virtue and blessings for herself. She hopes that God will bless her with a good body in the next life.
Grandfather nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's good that you think so. I will have someone bring him back to your courtyard tomorrow."
Grandfather looked around at the few people, and said thoughtfully: "You all go back, the second girl stay, I have something to ask."
After everyone had left, Grandfather asked, "Second girl, how is Ah Su's injury?"
Jiang Zhaoli shook his head: "Not very well, I bled again today, and for some reason the wound seems to be more serious than the previous few days. I don't even have the strength to get out of bed."
Grandfather was puzzled: "That shouldn't be the case. Did he eat something that caused the wound to bleed? Go back and take care of it. If it still doesn't get better, ask a few doctors to take a look."
"Also, this assassination must have been deliberately hired by someone. Don't worry, Grandfather will find this person and give you an explanation."
Jiang Zhaoli: "Grandfather, don't worry. I have specially arranged Yin Su's diet during this period. I believe he will recover soon. As for the assassination, I already have a plan in mind."
The grandfather pondered and nodded, with a flash of heartache in his eyes, and couldn't help sighing. Among the several girls, the second girl was the least troublesome and the first to understand things, but she also suffered the most.
In the past few days, he often wondered if he had not insisted on letting the second girl take over the Jiang family, would she have been killed? This was the second time in just a few months, and it was also the second time that Yin Su was injured while protecting the second girl.
Her life was already hard. She lost both her parents when she was young and had to be strong and take on heavy responsibilities. If the eldest brother knew about this, would he blame him?
I think so. After all, he didn't want the second girl to take over the Jiang Mansion from the beginning. He was the one who insisted on doing it.
Jiang Zhaoli nodded and knelt down to salute: "Please rest assured, Grandfather. I will take my leave now."
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Nanny Hong hurried back from outside the mansion, and when she arrived at Wenmingcuiyuan, she immediately ordered several maids to wait in front of the courtyard. If anyone came, they had to be informed before entering.
Jiang Zhaoli originally planned to go and symbolically check on Yin Su's injury after dinner, but she saw the wet nurse standing beside her with her brows furrowed. She wanted to say something but held back several times. Jiang Zhaoli wondered if the wet nurse had something to say to her, as she rarely saw her like this.
She understood it almost instantly and asked, "Nanny, is there any news about my parents? Have those people in the underworld found evidence?"
Nanny Hong was silent for a long time and then nodded.
She didn't want to tell the girl about this, fearing that she would be worried and sad about it, but she couldn't resist the urge to avenge the master's wife. The two forces kept pulling and rubbing against each other in her heart.
Jiang Zhaoli's expression turned cold: "Is it related to the Wen family and the Liu family?"
Matron Hong was stunned. She had no idea that the girl was so thoughtful and she discovered the clues in an instant.
She sighed and nodded again.
Nanny Hong took out a thick stack of rice paper from her sleeve, on which was recorded in detail the evidence of the Wen and Li families murdering her parents, as well as evidence of the division of property, and some paintings.
She has found the witness, a servant in his forties. He had been hiding in the countryside all these years and had never been to Los Angeles. Now he has been found and is being held in custody. All this evidence was collected by those gangsters.
At that time, the Ministry of Justice found out that the master and his wife had been murdered, and thousands of silver and gold were missing. According to the coroner, the knife wounds on the master's wounds were maliciously twisted several times, causing him to die from the pain. It was obvious that the man had a grudge against the master, otherwise why would he use such a method.
When the Ministry of Justice was investigating one by one, they found the Liu family. At the time of the incident, the master of the Liu family was not at home.
The two families had no hatred and had business dealings in the past. The Liu family lost a lot of money in their business at that time, while the Jiang family made a lot of money and became the richest man in Luocheng.
Someone in the Ministry of Justice once suspected that Mr. Liu killed the eldest master out of jealousy and robbed his money. However, not long after the incident, the Liu family quickly made up for the money they lost.
Later, several months after the case was discovered, the Ministry of Justice suddenly announced that the Liu family was not guilty and said that the case was committed suicide.
It was classified as a robbery case a while ago, but now it has been suddenly changed to suicide and the case has been hastily closed. How can this convince the public?
This case did cause a stir in Los Angeles at the time, with most people criticizing the Ministry of Justice for inaction and for bullying the good with evil. However, this case could not escape the test of time and was gradually buried and forgotten until no one mentioned it anymore.
According to witnesses, he was sent by the Liu family to gather information. He imitated the handwriting of Madam Jiang's mother's family and sent her a letter, saying that the family had encountered an accident and owed a large amount of silver. Madam Jiang's mother's family was not local and it was extremely difficult to meet them on weekdays. Now that they suddenly sent a letter, something must have really happened.
Because of this incident, the mother went to find Zhao Xiaoshuang and told her about it. However, Zhao Xiaoshuang said that she also knew about it and deceived her mother by saying that she had also received a letter from her grandfather, asking her to take some money back to her mother's home. She believed it, but she never came back after that.
The servant was cautious at the time, fearing that the Liu family would kill them to silence them after the incident. He did not burn the letters after luring them out as the Liu family had said, and he even drew all their crimes, with the location and time exactly the same.
At the hour of You that day, the sun was setting in the west. Red glow filled the sky and connected with the earth. Under the willow tree lay two cold corpses. They had died in such a tragic way that it seemed as if they were immersed in the red glow.
You can tell in which direction and at what location this painting was painted by going to the murder site and comparing it.
Afterwards, the Liu and Wen families really wanted to kill him to silence him, but he was alert and escaped. From then on, he hid in the countryside, got married and had children, and stayed there for more than ten years.
When the Liu family saw that several years had passed and the servant had not shown up to report the crime, they gave up the pursuit.
"Nurse, please go down first. I want to be alone for some time. As for Yin Su, I hope you can send someone to change the medicine for him." After reading it, Jiang Zhaoli stared blankly out the window.
Madam Hong's eyes were filled with distress: "Miss, it's all in the past. You need to be more open-minded about some things. You have been looking for the true image for so long, and finally found it."
Seeing that the girl was silent and just standing there motionless, staring at somewhere in a trance, Nanny Hong sighed and felt even more uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do. She could only let the girl be alone and quiet.
It's good to think it through. Isn't this how we have been living all these years?
Jiang Zhaoli's eyes were dazed, her brain was about to explode, and she was filled with resentment. The rage in her heart seemed to tear her apart.
Zhao Xiaoshuang, it was indeed her, my mother’s only sister, who colluded with outsiders to harm her own sister.
I'm afraid my mother will never believe until her death that the sister she had spoiled since childhood was the culprit who stabbed her.
She couldn't believe how desperate she felt when her parents died.
She was careless. She should have been suspicious before Zhao Xiaoshuang refused to send her mother to the funeral. She was clearly guilty and didn't dare to face her mother. It was all her fault for not discovering it earlier, allowing her to live for so many years.
A few days ago, she had only symbolically tested Zhao Xiaoshuang, but she had never expected her reaction to be so violent. She had some suspicions at the time, but had no evidence. Now, there were both witnesses and evidence, and this time, she would not be able to escape.
Why should good people sleep in eternity while bad people live on in this world? She would send her down to accompany her mother.
There is also the Liu family, who used to be business friends of my father and they often drank together, and Mr. Liu also often came to our house as a guest.
After his business failed, he asked his father to borrow money, and the first thing he had to borrow was gold. Naturally, his father did not agree, and only lent him two thousand taels, which was enough for him to make up for the losses in his business. However, he was not satisfied. He took the money back and planned to trick his father out, kill him and rob him of his money.
No wonder they hurriedly returned the two thousand taels of silver and never had any dealings with the Jiang family again, because all the money they took was from the Jiang family.
She suddenly felt very sad, as if something was blocking her and making it hard for her to breathe. Her parents were lying in the cold ground, while her enemies were enjoying good food and drink every day. When she thought of it, her heart ached terribly.
Her face suddenly turned pale, she covered her chest and walked to the eight-immortals table, poured herself a glass of water, and drank it.
I stared blankly at the cup, wondering if drinking could help relieve my sorrow.
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