At noon, the people of the residence carried the chests back one after another. The two chests were made of yellow pear wood, most of the clothes were worn out, the jewellery was still intact, but the silver could not be retrieved. The servant girl looked at Jiang Ruan with some lingering fear, "Miss, everything that could be retrieved has been retrieved..."
"It's nothing, you can leave." Jiang Ruan shook her head. Zhang Lan's family loved ease and hated work. When the banknotes were in their hands, they were either taken by Chen Zhao to coax women or taken by Chen Fu to gamble. The jewellery and clothes were taken by Chen Fang, so they escaped the calamity. However, they could not be used anymore.
"Bai Zhi," Jiang Ruan nodded towards the two chests, "Apart from the one mother left behind, take the rest to the pawn shop and pawn them all. It would be best to convert them all into banknotes."
"Miss," Bai Zhi was slightly shocked, "Everything? Those are all yours... "
"What use do I have for things that have already been used?" Jiang Ruan sat down at the table and slowly poured herself a cup of tea. Ever since Zhang Lan's incident, the servant girls of the residence were very afraid of Jiang Ruan, and the tea leaves that were sent were this year's new ones.
"You should at least keep some clothes," Bai Zhi said, "In a few days, we will be returning to the capital, it's not good to dress like this."
"If I don't dress like this, why would father feel sorry for me?" Jiang Ruan said lightly. Her face was still expressionless, but her eyes were somewhat cold.
Bai Zhi was momentarily speechless and did not know how to reply. While she was hesitating, Lian Qiao pushed the door open and entered with a basket of washed vegetables and fruits. She heard the entire conversation between the two and said, "Exactly, if we return to the original clothes to wear, wouldn't we only care about appearance and not the inside? Wouldn't Miss feel uncomfortable? Besides, Bai Zhi, don't forget, Miss can't wear those clothes now. Didn't you see that Chen Fang isn't wearing any? "
Bai Zhi thought so and no longer hesitated. She squatted down and carefully picked out Zhao Mei's belongings. The rest of the things were carried out by a few servants to be exchanged for money at the pawn shop.
After Baizhi left, Lian Qiao put the books back into the box and said hesitantly, "Miss, when I was outside today, I heard something."
Before she could finish, the door was kicked open from the outside. Chen Fang barged in aggressively and asked, "Miss, why did you treat my mother like this!"
"How dare you!" Lian Qiao also stood up and said angrily, "Who gave you the guts to shout in front of a lady!"
Chen Fang did not back down and said loudly, "Young Miss, I respect you as a young miss. In the few years that you've been in the manor, hasn't my mother taken good care of you? If it wasn't for my mother, how could you be where you are today? My brother also treated you well. Why did you frame him and put him in prison? Miss, you are so cruel! "
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Lian Qiao was furious. "What do you mean by framing? It's obvious that Chen Zhao brought this upon himself. He wanted to frame our lady!"
"Lian Qiao," Jiang Ruan stopped her from speaking and looked at Chen Fang. Suddenly, she smiled, "Miss Chen, are you mistaken? Wasn't it you who put Chen Zhao in prison?"
"What do you mean?" Chen Fang frowned.
"Miss Chen, have you forgotten? Ten days ago, you invited me to see that pot of Beauty under the Moonlight." Jiang Ruan picked up the teacup and blew away the foam floating on it. She took a sip and said, "Speaking of which, your brother and Chun Ying became fated because of that pot of Beauty under the Moonlight."
At first, Chen Fang did not understand what Jiang Ruan was talking about. When she heard the last sentence, she was shocked and said incredulously, "You did it on purpose? Chun Ying went there because of you? "
"What do you think?" Jiang Ruan asked.
"Impossible, this is impossible..." Chen Fang looked at her with some fear. "Even if you lured Chun Ying there, how could you know what happened later? You can't have planned to this extent. Don't tell me you're a demon..."
"Maybe I'm a demon? You harmed your brother, and your brother harmed your mother, so you can't blame me. " Jiang Ruan smiled at her. The hot tea moistened her lips to a captivating red. With her black hair and snow-white skin, the smile on her lips was as charming as a spirit. Chen Fang retreated a few steps and shook her head. "No, I don't believe it, no..." She seemed to be extremely terrified. She turned and ran.
Lian Qiao frowned and said, "What madness is this? What she eats and wears on a daily basis, which of them does not belong to Miss? She treats Miss like this, yet she still has the nerve to say those words. She is really blinded by lard, disgusting!"
Jiang Ruan said, "Didn't she already receive retribution? Everything in the world must have karma. Today, Zhang Lan's family's evil karma is the result of their past karma. "
Lian Qiao laughed. "Miss is still the smart one. Look at how scared she is. Our Miss can predict things like a deity."
Jiang Ruan laughed in spite of herself. In her previous life, when she was facing the person who harmed her, in the palace, when she was sad and helpless, one thing she learned was to endure silently. If there was a plot, she should slowly plan it and make use of everything that could be used. Now, it was convenient to use all of this. Thinking of what had happened just now, she asked, "What did you want to say to me just now?"
"This..." Lian Qiao bit her lip. "Outside, there are rumors about Master everywhere. They say that Master does not manage the household strictly, allowing the eldest di daughter of the Minister of Household to be bullied and humiliated in the rural residence." As she said this, she carefully looked at Jiang Ruan's expression, only to see a faint smile on Jiang Ruan's face. "Is that so?"
Since the residence was already in such an uproar, the people in the capital naturally took great delight in discussing this matter over tea and dinner. Everyone said that the Minister of Household was merciful but cold at heart. They also sighed with emotion at the intelligence of the Jiang family's di daughter. The main doors of the Jiang family fu were tightly shut, and not even a single manservant or servant girl could be seen going out to buy things.
In the Jiang fu, Jiang Quan slammed the booklet in his hand on the study table. His face was ashen as he said, "Scoundrel!"
"Master," the woman who pushed open the door and came in was dressed in pink embroidered with golden butterflies and a red satin dress. She was covered with a five-coloured silk embroidered green and silver rat coat, and wore a jadeite flowery crepe skirt. Her hair was combed into a bun with beaded flowers from the South Sea. It was refreshing and colorful. She had beautiful almond eyes. Although she was dressed as a woman, she was extremely gentle and graceful, and had a strong scholarly air. She put down the food basket in her hand and walked forward to hold Jiang Quan's hand. She said softly, "Master, calm down. Don't get angry and harm your body."
When Jiang Quan saw her, the gloominess on his face dissipated a little, but his tone was still full of anger. "Look at what is written in these booklets! They say that I, Jiang Quan, do not manage the household strictly, treat my di daughter harshly, ignore my children for five years, am cold-blooded and heartless, and am a hypocrite! The Emperor has already ordered me to go home and reflect, but now I have become the laughingstock of the court! Zhao Mei, you have raised a good daughter! "
"It has nothing to do with jiejie." Xia Yan anxiously advised, "Ruan 'er definitely did not do it on purpose. It's just that now, Master, it would be better to bring Ruan' er back to quell His Majesty's suspicions. Qie will immediately get someone to prepare."
"There's no need," Jiang Quan waved his hand, his eyes filled with darkness. "Imperial Censor Wang has already personally prepared a carriage to send her back to the capital."
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