Chapter 74: Destruction before Construction
It was dark at night. Chang Bo walked into the hospital with a woman. He whispered, "Miss, Chunying from Huiming Hall is here. She said she has something important to see you about."
Jiusu asked Jiang Nianyin to hide behind the curtain.
"Come in, Zitan, and serve some tea." She closed the curtain, turned the teacup over, placed it opposite her, and motioned for the woman to sit down. "Aren't you the woman from that night? Do you have something to talk to me about?"
Chunying looked him up and down, a shrewd look in her eyes.
"Lou Ming is going back to Shengjing."
"Oh." Jiusu looked indifferent and didn't respond to her. "And then?"
Chunying took a deep breath, nervously clutching the handkerchief in her hand, and said unnaturally, "Lou Ming stopped giving me money and even sold all the valuables in the house. I heard he was going to sell them back at Hui Ming Tang too. I said I wanted to go to Shengjing, but he kept making excuses. I knew he had abandoned me."
"Well, you are so pitiful." Jiusu nodded without too much emotion.
Chunying said angrily: "Do you have any sympathy?"
Jiusu asked back: "You were originally doing this job, but you were unlucky and didn't get any benefits. Why should I sympathize with you? This is not a sad club. If you don't have anything important to do, I think you should just go home and hide in your bed and cry."
Hearing this, Chunying wiped away her tears with her handkerchief.
"I have evidence that Lou Ming set the fire. The arsonist was his adopted son, Lou Hu." She rested her arms on the table. "Lou Hu's weakness is a girl named Wan'er."
Jiusu asked, "What do you want?"
Chunying smiled, held up two fingers, and said, "I want two thousand taels."
"No." Jiusu refused directly.
Chunying asked back, "Didn't I hear that General Chen gave you five thousand li for divorce? Isn't that just two thousand taels? Why are you so stingy?"
Jiusu folded his arms across his chest and looked at her coldly.
"You also know that it's a divorce fee, it's for me. Why don't you go find Chen Zhaocheng to get married and get a divorce? Besides, this yard doesn't cost money? I'm not going to eat for an arsonist? That's not enough? I give you two thousand taels, so what? Now that the Jiang family has burned to ashes, what meaning does this news have to me?"
"This..." Chunying frowned, as if thinking of something to refute.
Jiusu drummed her fingers on the table, a smile in her eyes. "However, if you can find some evidence against Lou Ming, I think I can help you try to take over Huimingtang."
"What evidence?"
"You've been with him for so long, you don't always think he's a good person, do you?"
Chunying immediately understood and nodded, "Okay, I will search Lou Ming's study when I return. If I find anything, I will give it to you."
Jiusu raised his hand and motioned for her to come closer.
"When the time comes, you'll be like this..."
After a moment, Chunying's eyes widened, and she looked at her curiously, "Is this really going to work? Will he be willing to give the shop to me?"
"Yes, he's most afraid that his wife will find out he's fooling around outside. If you can grasp his psychology and act coquettishly, he will definitely give it to you." Jiusu suggested, "Go back and try it. If it doesn't work, I will personally give you 200 taels."
Chunying went back happily.
Jiang Nianyin walked out from behind the curtain. She said a few words about Chunying, and then said worriedly, "Susu, do you really want to go to Lingcheng to find my brother? It's too dangerous. My brother won't agree even if he knows."
Jiusu has already made up his mind.
"Nianyin, there is no creation without destruction. We must initiate challenges and delve into danger to achieve rebirth."
Jiang Nianyin took a deep breath and clenched her fists. "Susu, if anything happens to you and your brother, I will go with you and will never live in vain. But don't worry, before the bad luck comes, I will take good care of your yard and your shop for you."
Jiusu instructed, "If Lou Ming makes any small moves, you can go to the Qiu Mansion to find the prince, or even go to Chen Village to ask my mother-in-law for help. Don't put yourself in danger during this sensitive period, understand?"
Jiang Nianyin nodded with red eyes, and she hugged Jiusu.
"Apart from my family, no one has ever been so kind to me. No, you are my family! If my brother dares to let you down, our whole family will not want him!"
Jiusu patted her back and said, "Don't worry, we will come back safely."
The weather was a bit chilly. Jiusu went to the stable to take Jiran away. She stroked its fur, took out a banana, and watched it happily chew on it. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "It's a long way to go, Jiran, we have to give it some support."
It's a system, so it must run fast, right?
Maybe it can even kick people, just like a spirit horse.
As they reached the front of the mansion, Jiang Nianyin ran up from behind. Dark circles under her eyes, she panted as she handed over a booklet. "Susu, this booklet is about the deeds of the great detective Yang, as well as a relationship chart of the royal family and nobles. It's a bit crude, but if you need it, you can take a look."
"Very timely." Jiusu put it in her messenger bag and got on the horse. "Nianyin, go back. Be careful."
She looked into the distance and saw Jiang's father and mother standing behind a tree, looking at her reluctantly. She waved to them, smiled gently, and left.
Qian Junjie leaned against the wall with his arms around his chest. When he heard the noise, he looked up and was struck by the coolness of the woman on horseback.
"Hey, Jiusu, are you planning to go look for that bastard Jiang Jing? You guys are too disgusting, aren't you? What's so good about a man like him? If you want to play around, I can find you many rich and handsome guys."
"I'm a clean person." Jiusu raised an eyebrow. "Are you teasing me here?"
Qian Junjie asked expectantly, "Well, you're my master too, so don't you have anything to tell me?"
Jieran couldn't wait any longer, so he moved his horse's hooves left and right and hummed a few times at Qian Junjie.
Jiusu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly thought of something important.
"I bought a piece of land in Chenjia Village to build a factory. Mr. Qian, please take some time to look after it and prevent any trouble. Anyone who causes trouble will not be hired. Remember, do not use violence."
"Okay." Qian Junjie made way with satisfaction.
The sound of horse hooves hitting the road made a crisp sound. He looked at her back and sighed to himself, "If I could meet a woman who is willing to die for me, I would give my life to her too."
At noon, the sky cleared up.
Xu Qihuai couldn't wait any longer and came to the mansion, but was told that Jiusu was not there. He asked again: "I came to visit Jiang Jinyou. You can give this token to him. Don't worry, I know he is still alive. Miss Jiu told me."
"The young lady has already given instructions. Please wait a moment, distinguished guest." Chang Bo said respectfully.
After a while, Xu Qihuai and Qiu Shishu were brought in. Seeing the haggard faces of the Jiang family again, he couldn't help but clasp his fists and say, "Master Jiang, you have been wronged."
The Jiang family members knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"This criminal has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The sun hid in the dark clouds, and the yard was filled with rain all morning. When it was a little lighter, Xu Qihuai and the others left the yard. He looked solemn, stretched out his hand and watched the raindrops fall on the palm of his hand, "In troubled times, it's not close, but it's not far away either."
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