Qu Weiwei pulled herself out of the aroma of meat and quickly left the room.
After coming out of the warehouse, she carefully recalled how she got in and how long she had been inside, as well as what the situation was like outside. She knew that it was very dangerous outside. The First Madam would set a fire shortly after they lost consciousness, so she had to find a way to get back as soon as possible.
The thought of going back suddenly brought her back to the room where she had just woken up, and she sat in the same spot as before, with her aunt still unconscious opposite her.
Qu Weiwei quickly jumped off the chair to push her aunt, but before she could even call out, she heard sparse footsteps outside.
Wait a minute, that voice sounds like the steward. It means they're moving the manor's money right now.
Qu Weiwei was getting anxious. She couldn't let those people find out that she was still awake, but she also couldn't just watch them take all the money from the house. What would she and her daughter do if they had no money to go out?
Wait, that place just now? As soon as Qu Weiwei thought of that place, she immediately returned to the courtyard where she had just entered.
This must be a personal space. As a seasoned novel enthusiast, she always dreamed of having her own space, so this must be her dream come true. She went in and out twice more and found that it was indeed as she had imagined. This made things easier; she couldn't let that butler have it.
She cautiously peered through the door, listening to the sounds outside. Suddenly, it became quiet. However, Qu Weiwei didn't go out immediately. Instead, she carefully counted the time.
Because the Qu family had a large amount of money and gold and jewelry, those two people, in order not to share this wealth with others, carried all the money out of the mansion box by box by themselves.
The housekeeper has a small courtyard that she secretly bought not far from the Qu residence. After they moved all these things there, they put them in that courtyard. What she needs to do now is follow them, find that courtyard, and take the things they moved there back into her own space. Once this place is set on fire, she will think of a way to get the concubine out.
Without further ado, after figuring out their pattern of moving things, Qu Weiwei found a black cloak in her aunt's empty room. During a break in their moving, she put on the cloak and followed them out of the Qu residence.
Qu Weiwei was afraid that she wouldn't be able to find her way in the dark, so she scattered a little bit of rice on the ground so that she could find the house when she came out later.
To make it easier to move things around, the door to the house wasn't closed properly, so they could just push it open with their feet after moving in.
Of all the neighboring houses, only the Qu family's residence hadn't evacuated yet; the rest were empty. So they weren't worried about anyone else appearing in this place, which made things convenient for Qu Weiwei.
Qu Weiwei followed the place to the location and then came back. She needed to familiarize herself with the place before discussing anything else.
The two people who were moving things had no idea that a little girl in a black cloak was carefully following them. It wasn't until they returned to the storeroom of the Qu family that Qu Weiwei cautiously went back to her aunt's room.
After taking off her cloak, Qu Weiwei finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was still thinking about them. Although she had kept a low profile, she had to pass through the main house to get there, so it was impossible that the people inside hadn't heard her.
Either the main house is empty, or all those people have fallen for the housekeeper and the fourth concubine's tricks.
Qu Weiwei looked at He Youyou, who was still unconscious, and thought that they would need to light the fire later. She was really worried about leaving He Youyou here and wanted to try to put her in her space, which would be safer.
Qu Weiwei carefully reached out and took He Youyou's hand, thinking of putting her on the sofa in the living room of the space. Suddenly, she felt dizzy and the two of them entered the living room of the space together.
It's good that she can come in; that puts her mind at ease. She still needs to make a trip to the study, which contains many wonderful things. She recalls that the little girl went to the study twice, and both times she encountered her father emerging from a secret room behind a screen.
There must be something good inside, otherwise it wouldn't be hidden so well, especially for a cunning merchant like her father, who knows that a cunning rabbit has three burrows.
Her father is far more cunning than a rabbit; he would never put all his eggs in one basket.
The book only briefly mentions Qu Qingqing's father, who is the richest man in the country. After all, her father did not go to live in the small town with them. Instead, he returned to find that the whole house had been burned down and then ran away.
The specific destination was never mentioned until the end of the book.
The little girl had a good memory. Following the path she remembered, we walked towards the outer courtyard, past the covered bridge and the moon archway, and soon arrived at the study outside.
Qu Weiwei looked at the dark study and carefully tried to push the door open, but it was locked. However, she could push the bottom of the door open a crack. It wasn't very big, and an adult definitely couldn't get in, but a little kid like her could squeeze in.
After carefully squeezing in, she followed her memory to the screen in the study. What came into view was a chaise lounge and a soft silk quilt. The silk quilt had a faint smell of tobacco, which made Qu Weiwei frown.
Upon closer inspection of the small space, one discovers a small square table behind the tatami mat, upon which sits a small lamp.
For some reason, her intuition told her that there was something wrong with the lamp. Qu Weiwei didn't know if her intuition was accurate, but there was no extra time now, so she could only try it. After all, the wall was smooth and there was no mechanism at all.
Qu Weiwei turned the desk lamp and found that a door had suddenly appeared on the originally smooth wall. It was dark inside, and Qu Weiwei was a little afraid to go down.
However, the thought that if she didn't take it, it would either be burned or taken away by the First Madam and the others made her feel quite unwilling, after all, those people were the culprits who killed her and her daughter.
Although her heart was pounding, Qu Weiwei still mustered her courage, took out a candle from her spatial storage, lit it, and carefully walked down the stairs.
Feeling her way in the dark, she counted that there were only 6 steps on the stairs, and after going down those 6 steps, there was a very spacious basement.
I shone the candle in my hand on the room, which was filled with boxes. I had no idea what was inside them. There were also cabinets against the wall.
Qu Weiwei carefully opened a cabinet and found that it was full of medicinal herbs. She was rather short, so she could only open the bottom three cabinets. Inside those cabinets were large boxes of bird's nest, he shou wu (Polygonum multiflorum), and ginseng, which made Qu Weiwei's eyes light up.
There's a little voice inside me shouting, "I'm rich! I'm rich!"
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