“Father, I think General Qiao is right. Everything should be done properly from beginning to end. Even if it’s just going through the motions, we should go through the whole process. That’s the only way to be fair. I’m going to marry into the Qiao family, so I can’t bear any gossip.”
Mr. Jiang pondered that Jiang Shulan had tried to persuade him earlier, but he still decided to continue the investigation. Now that he had investigated Jiang Shulan's case, it would be inappropriate to stop there.
Besides Jiang Shulan and Jiang Shuxue, he also had two daughters born to his concubines, who lived with their mother in a secluded courtyard. One was ten years old and the other was seven, and they knew nothing.
"Then let's check the rest of the courtyards."
Mr. Jiang's face was gloomy. He took a deep breath. He felt unlucky to have made such a mess of things. If it was proven that there was no problem, he would see who had spread the rumors and would not let them off easily.
The sound of many footsteps could be heard outside. Jiang Shuxue giggled and ran out.
It's here, this time it's for real, right?
Having found the keepsake from the other man, of course we had to show it to Master Jiang. Perhaps Jiang Shulan was also there, and was trying his best to beg for mercy and stop us.
There were guards at the entrance to the courtyard. Jiang Shuxue was stopped, but when she looked outside, she saw a group of people.
Jiang Shulan was also in the crowd, but she seemed completely unharmed, neither panicking nor crying. Jiang Shuxue was taken aback.
This shouldn't be happening.
Moreover, both Master Jiang and Qiao Dameng were present, and everything seemed normal for them. However, Master Jiang's expression was not good, but it did not seem to be because of Jiang Shulan.
Jiang Shuxue looked at the servants' hands again, but there was nothing there. Where was the token that Wang Shu had prepared?
Things didn't go as she expected at all. Wang Shu was nowhere to be seen, and Jiang Shuxue had a bad feeling.
A group of people stopped at the gate of her courtyard.
When Mr. Jiang saw that Jiang Shuxue was disheveled and didn't care about her appearance at all, he couldn't bear to look at her.
This doesn't resemble Miss Jiang at all.
Thinking about what Jiang Shuxue had done before, his face darkened, and he didn't bother to say another word to her.
"Go in and search."
"Father, what's going on? Why are you searching the yard?" Jiang Shuxue asked, puzzled.
Logically, the search should have ended once they found something in Jiang Shulan's courtyard.
Why do we still need to search here?
Moreover, Jiang Shulan was completely unharmed.
A series of inexplicable events, without any explanation, made Jiang Shuxue feel a growing sense of unease.
"Second Miss, it's rumored that someone in the Jiang family is having an affair, so Master has ordered us to thoroughly investigate each courtyard," a servant replied.
Jiang Shuxue stared at Jiang Shulan: "What about her courtyard? Has it been checked? They're coming to check mine."
She always trusted Wang Shu's abilities; as long as he left something in Jiang Shulan's room, there was no way he wouldn't be able to find it.
It must have been Jiang Shulan who begged and pleaded, refusing to let anyone investigate, and because she was favored by her father, they investigated her first.
"Nonsense, I just checked, there's nothing wrong with the young lady's courtyard." Master Jiang said impatiently, wanting only to search quickly and leave.
He felt ashamed to have a daughter like that.
Jiang Shuxue couldn't believe her ears.
"What do you mean by 'no problems at all'? It means the investigation wasn't thorough enough."
“Father, you can’t be lenient with her just because you’re biased towards Jiang Shulan.”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
