So she lowered her guard, lay down in front of Jiang Bai with a look of complete trust, pretended to be asleep, and casually dropped the household registration documents that could determine the fate of her and her brother on the ground.
She's gambling, gambling on the future.
Jiang Bai picked up the household registration documents from the ground with her slender fingers, turned her head to look at Jiang Lu, whose eyelashes trembled as she lay on the bed with her eyes closed.
The household registration documents were unfolded before Jiang Bai's eyes. Jiang Anliang's name was still on them. Because the household registration here was only done once a year, and Jiang Anliang had just died last month, his name had not yet been removed from the household registration documents.
Jiang Bai's pupils dilated suddenly when his gaze fell on the name of Song Yining, Jiang Anliang's wife and Jiang Bai's mother, and his fingertips tightened unconsciously.
She had always believed that Song had disappeared naturally, and she had not found anything unusual in Jiang Bai's memories.
The scratches on the three characters "Song Yining" on the household registration document were so clear that they all pointed to one thing: Song was not missing, but had been sold.
Who would sell her? Besides Wang, who had the household registration documents, who else could it be?
This is a respectable woman; buying and selling a respectable woman is a serious crime. Isn't she afraid of being punished by the authorities?
Or has the imperial court collapsed to the point that it no longer cares about things like buying and selling innocent women, which could cause unrest among the people?
No wonder, no wonder they couldn't find Song Shi after searching for several days, and then the old family came to their door to snatch the deed. It seems that Song Shi had already been hidden away by then, just waiting to seize the household registration documents so they could sell her off.
They have such a vicious mind.
"Who goes there?" A strange noise came from outside the courtyard. Jiang Bai coldly rebuked and quickly opened the door to enter the courtyard.
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