Jiang Manhua was very unhappy when she saw Chen Jiangliu was about to write a divorce letter, and stepped forward to stop him: "General, the Yu family is guilty of a crime that is worse than the seven grounds for divorce. It is only right for you to divorce Yu Jinshu."
Chen Jiangliu looked at Jiang Manhua, his brows slightly furrowed. "The Yu family is indeed guilty, but she has been granted the emperor's permission, so she is not guilty. Are you trying to make me look like a heartless person?"
I originally liked Jiang's sweet and adorable nature, but I didn't expect her to be so narrow-minded.
He had been in a bad mood since he wrote the divorce letter this morning. He had thought that divorcing Yu Jinshu would make him feel better, but he didn't expect it to be even worse than before. He always felt that no matter what he did, it was wrong.
When Yu Jinshu tore up the divorce letter just now, he felt a rare sense of relief. He realized that he really shouldn't have divorced Yu Jinshu.
Jiang Manhua saw the disgust on Shen Jiangliu's face and didn't dare to say anything.
Chen Jiangliu wrote the divorce agreement and pressed his fingerprints on it. Yu Jinshu stepped forward and also pressed his fingerprints neatly.
Yu Jinshu blew on the divorce letter, waited for the ink to dry, then folded it and put it away.
Chen Jiangliu looked at Yu Jinshu. She had a relaxed expression on her face and seemed very happy to receive the divorce letter.
But for some reason, he couldn't be happy.
"I heard that the courtyard you're staying in is very dilapidated, so you should live in the main courtyard first. I'll have people repair that courtyard, and then you can move in."
"No need." Yu Jinshu said in a relaxed tone, looking up at Chen Jiangliu, "But I have something I want to discuss with you."
Chen Jiangliu looked at Yu Jinshu carefully and felt that she had changed a lot.
He asked, "What's the matter?"
"For a deal, you'd better let those who are not involved leave first." Yu Jinshu glanced at Jiang Manhua.
Shen Jiangliu looked at Jiang Manhua: "Manhua, you go first."
Jiang Manhua gave Yu Jinshu a cold look and left unwillingly.
Chen Jiangliu sat down and calmly made tea, but he was not calm inside.
He asked, "You just mentioned a deal. Is there anything you and I need to trade?"
Yu Jin took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket. Obviously, the paper had been torn.
She placed the paper on the tea table.
Shen Jiangliu glanced at the paper out of the corner of his eye. There was a pattern on the paper.
No, that's not right!
Shen Jiangliu's hand holding the teacup stopped in mid-air, his eyes fixed on the paper.
This isn't a pattern, this is a map.
He put down his teacup and hurriedly picked up the paper to look at it carefully.
"Map of Southern Xinjiang."
He saw the tear and frowned, "Why only half?"
Yu Jinshu laughed: "It's not only half, this is just a small part. Southern Xinjiang is bigger than you think."
The Shen family has been a military family for generations, and they were mainly stationed in southern Xinjiang.
If Yu Jinshu wanted Chen Jiangliu to help her save the lives of her family and clansmen, she naturally had to give him something in exchange.
The map of Southern Xinjiang is the most useful thing for Chen Jiangliu.
She found the map in the system. It was suitable for this era and the map was very clear, depicting every mountain, every river, every path, even villages, temples, enemy camps, etc.
She showed Shen Jiangliu the part he was more familiar with, and there was also a part he had never been to.
He also had a map of the familiar part, but her map was more detailed than his, even including underground rivers.
Chen Jiangliu felt that there was no need to question the authenticity of the map at first glance.
The only question he had was where did Yu Jinshu get this map?
He looked up at Yu Jinshu: "Where did this come from?"
Yu Jinshu smiled mysteriously: "You don't need to worry about where I got it. Just worry about the majority of it remaining in my hands. It's the entire southern Xinjiang, a place you have never set foot on."
Chen Jiangliu stretched out his hand towards her: "Then show me the remaining half of the map."
Yu Jinshu said coldly, "I need your help. If you promise me, I will show you the rest of the map."
Chen Jiangliu's expression straightened and he stared at her: "What help do you want from me?"
Yu Jinshu said, "I want you to help me save the lives of my father's people and sentence them to exile in Mobei."
Chen Jiangliu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Exiled to Mobei?"
Yu Jinshu nodded. "Yes, we just need to save their lives and exile them to Mobei. You know my father didn't commit treason. You can definitely find a way to help my father's people go into exile in Mobei."
Chen Jiangliu lowered his head to glance at the map again. After studying it for a while, he looked up at Yu Jinshu with a questioning expression on his face. "How can I believe that you can produce the other half of the Southern Xinjiang map? Although I approve of what you showed me, how can I be sure that the other half you mentioned is true or not?"
Yu Jinshu pursed his lips and smiled. "When you take the map to southern Xinjiang to verify it, if the map is fake, I'm sure you won't let my family go! There's no need for me to use this to deceive you. I can fool you temporarily, but I can't fool you forever."
Chen Jiangliu was silent for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'm going to the palace. You wait here for my news."
After saying that, he walked out of the house quickly.
Yu Jinshu sat down at the tea table and told the guards outside, "I'm hungry."
The guard did not dare to neglect: "I will go to the kitchen right away."
"Wait." Yu Jinshu called out to the guard.
The guard turned around and asked, "Madam, do you have any other instructions?"
Yu Jinshu said, "Now that I have divorced Chen Jiangliu, you don't have to call me Madam anymore. Just call me Miss!"
She glanced outside and said, "If Jiang wants to come in, ask the guards outside to stop her. I don't want to hear her yelling. It's annoying."
The guard responded, "Yes, husband...Miss."
Outside, Jiang Manhua had not left yet. She saw Chen Jiangliu walking out in a hurry, but she did not dare to chase him and ask. After thinking about it, she decided to go into Zhuyuan and ask Yu Jinshu directly.
What exactly was the deal Yu Jinshu had just mentioned? Jiang Manhua had to find out.
But as soon as Jiang Manhua reached the door, he saw a guard coming out.
The guard stopped Jiang Manhua and said, "Madam Jiang, please don't go in until the general comes back."
Jiang Manhua frowned. "Who won't let me in? The general? Or Yu Jinshu?"
The guard said, "It's Miss Yu."
Jiang Manhua snorted coldly: "Yu Jinshu is no longer a member of the General's Mansion. This is Bamboo Garden. I can enter whenever I want."
As she spoke, she was about to rush in.
The guard reached out to stop her: "Madam Jiang, please don't embarrass me."
Jiang Manhua wanted to curse, but when she thought about the guard being the general's personal bodyguard, and it would be bad to offend him, she endured it.
She simply asked the guard for information and slipped him a silver ingot: "What kind of deal was Yu Jinshu and the general making just now?"
The guard pushed the silver back and said, "Madam Jiang, I dare not listen to the general's affairs. Even if I did, I would not tell anyone."
Jiang Manhua glared at the guard angrily and looked inside unwillingly. Seeing nothing, she left in disappointment.
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