Chapter 335 The blood has an unusual color; it's hard to say now...
After years of enduring humiliation, the woman finally received the news that Su Fengyue had been arrested, and she laughed uncontrollably.
He does look somewhat insane now.
Ji Qingwu shoved something into the woman's hand, and she was dazed for a moment before she recognized what it was.
Her smile was still on her lips when it instantly turned into an expression even uglier than crying.
Gasping for breath, she said with difficulty, "Xiaoyue...Xiaoyue...she's gone, isn't she...?"
This hairpin seems to be a secret code between the mother and daughter regarding survival.
Ji Qingwu said, "These are the belongings that Madam Song entrusted me to bring before she passed away. Please accept my condolences."
The woman gripped the hairpin tightly, her whole body trembling. She could only stand by holding onto the door frame.
She muttered to herself, "It's all my fault. I should have died long ago. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been controlled by that scumbag for so many years."
Unlike her previous unrestrained laughter, tears streamed silently down her face.
"Damn it! They all deserve to die! Gao Zhaoyue is the one who deserves to die the most! Why are the people who deserve to die the most still alive, while only my little Yue is dead?"
Ji Qingwu stood aside, listening to the delirious woman cursing incessantly.
According to what Prince Yong said, Gao Zhaoyue should have died more than ten years ago. Why would Su Daiyue's aunt say such a thing?
Seeing her frantic state, Wei Tongyou grabbed Ji Qingwu's arm and said, "The things have been handed over, let's go."
Ji Qingwu nodded, and just as the two turned around, they heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
The woman fell to the ground, the hairpin piercing her heart. She opened her eyes, looking at the moon in the sky, her gaze filled with intense hatred.
Soon, her blood soaked through the crescent moon pattern on the hairpin.
“Miss,” she said to Ji Qingwu.
"Xiaoyue believes in you, and I believe in you too. Keep this hairpin safe; it's stained with my blood, so it will be useful."
After saying that, without any hesitation, she pulled out the silver hairpin from her chest and threw it at Ji Qingwu's feet.
Blood gushed out, and the woman's eyes completely lost focus; her pupils dilated.
Ji Qingwu sighed softly and stepped forward to close her eyes.
In a few days, Su Fengyue's major case will be resolved. She doesn't know whether the Su family will be implicated and their entire clan will be wiped out, but as Su Xiang's concubine, she will eventually face certain death.
Wei Tongyou frowned and said, "What does she mean? I don't understand."
Thinking of the woman's words, Ji Qingwu looked closely and discovered that the man's blood had a faint blue hue under the moonlight.
Yuwen Tianqing's blood was also an unusual color.
Could Su Daiyue's aunt also be involved with Xi Jin, or even have some connection with Gao Zhaoyue...?
The keepsake was never given away and eventually returned to Ji Qingwu's hands.
She found a water vat, cleaned it thoroughly, wrapped it in a cloth, and put it away before leaving the Su residence with Wei Tongyou.
*
Before daybreak, Ji Qingwu and the others returned to the Wei family home together.
The main gate was still closed, so Wei Tongyou led her quietly through the side door in the back wall.
Ji Qingwu stood by the door and said, "Looks like you often sneak out?"
Wei Tongyou quietly closed the small door and put the key back under a brick at the bottom of the wall.
"There are many rules at home, and you have to report when you come back from going out, which saves a lot of trouble."
Wei Tongyou glanced at her, then turned her head away, pretending not to care.
"If you want to go out in the future, you can use the key here." It was as if he regarded her as one of his own.
Ji Qingwu said, "I don't need to report to anyone, and no one will stop me from going out the main gate."
The rules set by Madam Wei were not applicable to her.
Wei Tongyou was speechless, wanting to say something, but swallowed it back.
Ji Qingwu walked along the pebbled path, and Wei Tongyou caught up with her and called out to her.
"Hello!"
Ji Qingwu did not stop walking.
After staying up all night, I'm finally relaxing and feeling exhausted. All I want to do is lie down on my soft bed.
Wei Tongyou ran directly in front of her and blocked her way.
"Now that you've married into the Wei family, why don't you try to get along with your grandmother and other relatives? Why are you still so unconventional?"
Looking all over Lin'an, you can't find anyone who would act like a bride.
Wei Tongyou rarely sends out signals of flattery, yet she is often ignored or even rejected.
Ji Qingwu glanced at her and asked, "What do you think?"
Wei Tongyou said, "Is it because my older brother went to the military camp and left you alone at home that you resent the Wei family?"
Therefore, she was also ignored by Ji Qingwu.
Otherwise, Wei Tongyou couldn't think of any other reason.
Ji Qingwu yawned and said, "The matter between your older brother and me is complicated. We will handle it ourselves. There is no need to explain it to anyone else. You don't need to worry about it, little girl."
Wei Tongyou said, "My older brother... he's actually having a hard time too. Although he's had women he liked before, he's never been so stubborn as to insist on marrying them."
While she was speaking, Ji Qingwu touched her face and pinched her cheek, causing Wei Tongyou's ears to turn red.
Ji Qingwu withdrew his hand and said, "Alright, the disguise is off now." Then he continued walking forward.
Wei Tongyou followed behind her like a little tail, persistently talking.
"Everyone in the Wei family knows that my elder brother likes you and has feelings for you, so no one has made things difficult for you after you married into the family."
Ji Qingwu suddenly stopped in her tracks, and said with a half-smile, "Putting aside how you know Wei Ting's thoughts, just say one thing: just because someone likes me, does that mean I have to like him back?"
“If there were such a rule, the Ji family’s doorstep would have been worn down by people long ago, and your eldest brother wouldn’t even have a chance to get a seat.”
When Wei Tongyou heard her say that her older brother wasn't even in the running, her cheeks puffed up with anger.
Ji Qingwu said, "I'll find you some storybooks to read another day, and you'll understand the difference between one-sided love and mutual affection."
Wei Tongyou stopped, her lower eyelids flashing a fierce look as she asked, "You have someone you love in return?"
Ji Qingwu's voice came before he disappeared around the corner leading to Xinyuan Hall.
"We could say for sure what happened before, but now it's hard to say."
*
Back in the room, Xue Mei was asleep, sitting in the small cabinet in the foyer. Ji Qingwu did not wake her.
He went to the side room, glanced at Chiu Chiu sleeping soundly with her bottom sticking up, and then returned to his own room.
Ji Qingwu thought he could fall asleep as soon as his head hit the bed.
As a result, my head ached and I felt dizzy.
She opened her eyes and looked at the surroundings she wasn't quite familiar with, realizing that this was Wei Ting's bedroom.
Ji Qingwu pulled the blanket up high, burying himself completely.
Long-term homelessness allows her to adapt to changes in her environment quickly, but it also makes her crave the warmth of home even more.
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