Chapter 382 Zhang Yuyan went to the Jiang family
Jishantang.
Zhang Yuyan had just finished eating in the canteen when she bumped into an old woman with tattered clothes and a hideous face. She couldn't see her face clearly, but she could see that the old woman was holding a bowl full of soup. When they bumped into each other, the soup splashed all over Zhang Yuyan.
She angrily retorted, "Don't you have eyes? I just bought this dress." She really couldn't stand wearing Luo Ziqiong's old clothes, so she spent five taels of silver to buy this one.
The old woman said, "I'm sorry, I'll compensate you!"
"What will you use to compensate me? This dress is worth fifty taels of silver." The other person's clothes were full of patches. She had inquired and found out that the people who came to Jishantang were all homeless, desperate, and unable to support themselves, which was why they came here.
The old woman took out two taels of silver from her purse and handed it to her. "This is all I have on me. The rest is in my room. I never owe anyone money. Come with me, and I'll compensate you."
Before Zhang Yuyan could retaliate again, the old woman suddenly turned and left.
Seeing that she could pull out two taels of silver at any time, Zhang Yuyan didn't stand on ceremony and put the silver into her purse. Then she heard her say that she still had silver. She was so old and dressed in such rags, did she really have silver?
She chased after her, but in the blink of an eye, the old woman had vanished.
She said, "Running so fast must be because she's afraid of losing money. That old hag is so poor, yet she pretends to be rich."
Just a few days later, the silver in her purse was gone. Without money, it would be impossible for her to survive in Shengjing City.
She's been here for several days now, and Zhang Yumo hasn't even come to see her. Since she's not coming, she'll go to the Jiang residence to find her and borrow some money from her while she's at it.
It would be even better if we could run into Lord Jiang.
After returning to her room to dress up and make up her mind, Zhang Yuyan left Jishantang. Little did she know that the old woman who had bumped into her earlier was also secretly following her.
The old woman didn't dare to get too close, because she had to be extremely careful and cautious. During her time hiding in Shengjing, she had finally managed to heal the wound on her face. Because the wound was so deep, the scar couldn't be removed. With such a long wound on her face, she couldn't even disguise herself and change her face. So she disguised herself to sneak into Jishantang. If she hadn't been able to change her voice to look like an old woman, it wouldn't have been easy for her to get in.
He originally wanted to return to the border first, but unexpectedly, there were arrest warrants everywhere, and he was even hunted down by people from the martial arts world. He hid for more than three months.
Finally, he learned that the Su family's property had been confiscated, his carefully cultivated brothel had been destroyed, his confidants were being hunted down, and the men he had brought to the border were either dead, wounded, or imprisoned.
He couldn't go back to the border, so he eventually fled back to Shengjing to seek revenge on Jiang Fenghua and the Jiang family. Although he said some things intentionally to Xie Shang, upon closer reflection, it was clear that Jiang Fenghua had the upper hand in every way.
She whispered in Xie Shang's ear, which led him to take action against the Su family. However, the Su family's old cases were dug up, which only proves one thing: someone was behind all of this and had been planning it for a long time.
He hadn't expected that Zhang Yuyan was still alive, and that she had even been brought back to Shengjing by Jiang Jinyan.
He watched from the crowd as Zhang Yuyan was taken away by Jiang Jinyan. Only then did he realize that Jiang Jinyan's wife was Zhang Yuyan's cousin, and Zhang Yuyan was the young mistress of the Su family. Jiang Jinyan sent Zhang Yuyan to Jishantang, either because of his kinship with Zhang Yumo, or because Jiang Fenghua had set a trap to lure him out. He wasn't stupid.
Therefore, he dared not easily go to Zhang Yuyan. He was afraid of being tricked, afraid that someone was monitoring Zhang Yuyan and trying to lure him out and expose his whereabouts. Sure enough, he also noticed that someone had been following Zhang Yuyan these past few days, so he dared not make any rash moves.
He waited for many days but Zhang Yuyan made no move. She only complained that she had no money left. Once she ran out of money, the only person she could find in Shengjing was Zhang Yumo.
Zhang Yuyan is still the same greedy person; even the pool of wine and meat hasn't made her behave.
He was thinking about how to use Zhang Yuyan to get close to the Jiang family when the opportunity came.
He had already received news that Jiang Fenghua had left the palace, and capturing her would not be easy. So he would start by targeting the Jiang family, play with her, and see if he could kill faster or she could save people faster, and what abilities she had to save them.
The streets were full of soldiers, so he had no chance to make a move until Zhang Yuyan found the gate of the Jiang residence, where Zhang Yumo personally came out to greet her and led her into the residence.
Since Zhang Yuyan moved into Jishantang, her every move has been under surveillance. When Su Xuan saw the soldiers patrolling in front of the Jiang family's gate, he dared not make any rash moves.
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At this moment, Jiang Jinyan, Jiang Fenghua, Lin Yu, and others also arrived at Jishantang.
"Reporting to Lord Jiang, Zhang Yuyan has left Jishantang again. However, she will leave every few days to stroll around the neighborhood and then come back soon. She didn't go to any special places, just to buy food, clothes and other necessities."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "Since she moved into Jishantang, has anyone suspicious appeared around her?"
"No, it's just that the manager in charge asked her about her situation. Apart from going to the dining hall to eat, she doesn't do anything else. She just stays in her room drawing her eyebrows and dressing up. All the women who come to Jishan Hall are eager to do chores, but she's like a young mistress. The managers even arranged a single room for her. She really thinks she's here to be a rich lady."
"However, when she left the dining hall today, she had a conflict with an old woman. She even cursed at her and demanded fifty taels of silver in compensation. The old woman paid her two taels of silver and probably realized she couldn't afford to offend her, so she left quickly."
"Where did that old woman go? With Master Tan not here, who's managing Jishitang?" Jiang Fenghua asked warily.
"You'll have to ask the manager of Jishantang about these matters. There are more and more people here, especially women, the elderly, and children. It's hard to find out who that woman is. There are people coming and going every day. I did go to look for that woman, but she disappeared in a short while. I couldn't find her."
Jiang Fenghua said, "It's possible that you've been exposed, and the other side has noticed that someone is watching Zhang Yuyan."
“Have we been exposed? Looking back now, that old woman was indeed suspicious. No wonder she disappeared as soon as she turned around. We should have sent someone to arrest and search her then and there…”
“This is not your fault. If Su Xuan were so easy to catch, they wouldn’t have had to spend more than three months trying to capture him. Fortunately, he showed up at Jishantang.”
Just then, someone came to report, "Zhang Yuyan has entered the Jiang residence."
Jiang Jinyan frowned. "They probably ran out of money, so they went to Mo'er to ask for more. That woman is truly insatiable."
“Let’s go back to the Jiang residence first!” Jiang Fenghua said.
When the group arrived at the Jiang residence, they found that only Jiang's mother was home.
When Jiang's mother saw Jiang Fenghua leave the palace, she was very affectionate, "Ruan Ruan, why are you back? Didn't the Crown Prince come back with you?"
"Mother, is my sister-in-law inside?"
"She was just here. Her younger sister came to the manor and cried, telling me how miserable and pitiful she was. Seeing how pitiful she was, and how dirty her clothes were, Mo'er went out shopping with her sister, saying she wanted to buy her some clothes. That girl is really pitiful..."
Before Feng Jingyuan could finish speaking, Jiang Fenghua turned and left. She then ordered the Jiang family guards and servants in a deep voice, "Go out and find the eldest young mistress."
Seeing that she was too nervous, Jiang Jinyan said, "She might be nearby, she hasn't gone far. I'll go out and look for her."
After saying that, he didn't linger and left the Jiang residence with his men.
Lin Yu also said, "I'll go look for it with the eldest young master."
Jiang Jinyan said, "It should be fine. You stay with Ruan Ruan."
"My sister-in-law is heavily pregnant. Didn't I tell her not to be alone with Zhang Yuyan? Even if she has to be alone, she should be with her." I just hope that Zhang Yuyan can go shopping as usual and not be targeted by Su Xuan.
Just then, a child appeared in front of the Jiang family mansion. "Please give this letter to the third young lady of the Jiang family."
Jiang Fenghua came out just then and asked the messenger, "Who sent you to deliver this letter? Where is he?"
The child was startled by her appearance and quickly said, "That person is gone. He asked me to deliver a message to Grand Tutor Jiang's residence and gave me five taels of silver."
Jiang Fenghua opened the letter, which read: "If you wish for the safety of Lady Wu'an, please invite Miss Jiang to come and have a chat." There was no address provided.
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