Lu Yi didn't believe it. "If you knew about the secret passage, why didn't you run away all these years? Why did you have to wait until now?"
Qingzhu smiled, "This is related to your question just now. I only recently learned about the existence of that secret passage."
Just like my dad said, after he recently realized there was a problem, he secretly bribed the doctor who was treating me to give me a letter.
The existence of this secret passage was written on it, and he had prepared the sleeping potion for me in advance.
But I didn't want to go out before. I've never been in contact with anyone outside all these years. My only friends are Aoba and Aoki. I didn't want to leave them, so I kept quiet all this time.
I only started making preparations recently after I discovered they were planning to leave.
Aoba remained silent. "Why...why didn't you tell us sooner..."
Qingzhu smiled bitterly, "Tell you? How am I supposed to explain where I learned these things from?"
How can I tell you that the person who swindled your family's fortune more than a decade ago was my eldest sister, Wu Mei?
"If I tell you, will you still be my friends?"
Aoba's legs went weak, and she took a step back, silently avoiding the question.
Seeing this, Qingzhu smiled wryly and reached into her pocket again to pull out an account book. "This is the account book I switched when I tripped you just now."
Some of the ledgers you received were incomplete, so I replaced them for you. The ones you brought back are supplemented by information I've gathered over the years based on my investigations.
If you still don't believe it, then go and compare it yourself.
This shocked not only Qingye, but everyone present. Lu Yi quickly took the ledger from his hand and handed it to Liu Qiong.
Liu Qiong compared the two ledgers for a long time and indeed found discrepancies.
To put it more vividly, it's the difference between an outline and a detailed plan. Looking at the two ledgers in his hand with huge discrepancies, Liu Qiong once again looked at Qingzhu with new respect, "You did all of this?"
The ledger that Qingzhu added herself was not only incredibly clear in its organization, but even the handwriting was exactly the same as Wu Mei's!
Qingzhu nodded, and Lu Yi asked, "Where did you learn all this?"
Qingzhu said calmly, "I've spent most of these years lying in bed, and Wu Mei has been quite good to me in that respect."
She bought me a lot of books, and I spend my days passing the time with them; I learned all of them on my own.
Aoki nodded like a chick pecking at rice, saying, "That's right! Aoki is amazing. He can recite a book he just finished reading word for word!"
He also often taught me to recognize characters and recite poems!
Qingzhu paused, then gave Qingmu a slight smile. Qingmu looked at him happily, "Qingzhu, you're really amazing!"
Everyone present was filled with mixed emotions, but they all shared the same thought: it was a pity about this child.
To reach this level through self-study is absolutely genius-level. However, putting aside himself, his father is an unforgivable figure!
Liu Qiong gently put down the account book, no longer dwelling on Qingzhu's matter. He turned to look at Wu Shan, "Your son is very clever."
Wu Shan smiled bitterly, "Yes! That's why I haven't wanted to see him all these years. Getting involved with him doesn't do him any good at all..."
But man proposes, God disposes. Because of the sins I committed, he has been sickly since childhood, and now he can't escape them either..."
Qingzhu looked at him silently; no one knew what he was thinking...
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