In her previous life, in the palace, the only thing she did not lack was long hours. She strived to make her days more interesting. Whenever Jiang Quan and the Eighth Prince spoke to her, she was willing to take them out at night and repeatedly chew on them when she was not in the mood to sleep. The layout of the Shen fu was the same as in her memory. Now, it was effortless to walk.
She turned a corner from the long corridor, detoured a section of the road, and walked to a small room behind the garden. She pushed the door open and entered.
The layout of the room was extremely simple. It seemed to be an abandoned study that had not been used for a long time. There were a few travel books haphazardly placed on the table. Jiang Ruan detoured to the front of the desk. In the air above the desk, there was a picture of a bamboo forest blown by the wind. She looked at it for a moment, then reached out to lift the picture scroll. From behind the scroll, a flat and neat wall appeared.
Jiang Ruan stretched out her hands and placed them on the snow-white wall in front of her. She slowly probed. Not long after, her hands pressed on something. A crisp sound was heard, and the wall in the middle slowly caved in, revealing a small secret compartment.
She paused, reached into the secret compartment, and took out a cloth bag. The cloth bag was quite heavy in her hands. She weighed it in her hands and estimated that it was something like a book. Jiang Ruan smiled slightly. This was the special account book of Assistant Minister Shen's family. However, for those in the officialdom, it was inevitable that there would be a source of money. Assistant Minister Shen had handed this matter over to Shen furen. It was not right for Shen furen to hide these account books, so she simply placed them in this abandoned study. Normally, who would have thought that they would be so carelessly hidden behind a picture scroll?
However, in her previous life, when the Eighth Prince had met her in private, he had mentioned this matter to her. Assistant Minister Shen and Jiang Quan were on the same side. Later on, for some unknown reason, they had some differences. Jiang Quan did not care about it, as it turned out that Assistant Minister Shen had something on him. She did not know how these account books had fallen into Jiang Quan's hands. Once these account books were revealed, many people would be implicated, and it was bound to cause another upheaval.
No matter what, she had obtained these account books today. In the end, this trip had not been in vain.
Jiang Ruan wrapped the cloth bag in her hands. Suddenly, she froze and turned her head.
There was a person standing in front of the horizontal screen in the room. At this moment, he was looking at her indifferently. In the depths of his eyes, there was an indiscernible emotion.
When he took a closer look, he saw that the person was dressed in black. His features were strangely cold, and his face was unspeakably familiar. It was the black-clothed young man whom he had met in the temple that day when he returned to the capital. Who would have thought that they would meet again here today? Was it a blessing or a curse?
Jiang Ruan stared at him vigilantly, but he only stared straight at her chest. Jiang Ruan was slightly annoyed when she heard him suddenly speak, "Account book."
It turned out that he was staring at the account book in her bosom. Jiang Ruan stared blankly and frowned, "You want the account book?"
She did not know where this young man came from, but he actually wanted the account book as well. Could it be that he was also at odds with the Shen residence? Jiang Ruan's heart paused for a moment before she fished out the account book from her bosom and threw it far away. The black-clothed youth took it and looked at her thoughtfully. His handsome face, on the other hand, was as cold as ever, and no one could tell what he was feeling.
Jiang Ruan's heart was free and easy. Originally, she had only wanted this account book to cause trouble for the Shen residence and also to cause some trouble for Jiang Li. If she really wanted to say something, keeping this kind of thing would be a hot potato. Now that her wings were not fully grown, there were many things that were inconvenient for her to show her face. Keeping it would be difficult to sort it out. Since this person was at odds with the Shen residence, why not sell him a personal favor? She would be happy to see that the Shen residence would not have good days.
The black-clothed young man was tall and slender. Standing in the middle of the room, he seemed to add an indescribable brilliance to the room. His handsome and heroic features had an indescribable air of nobility. Jiang Ruan lowered her head and pondered. She did not know who this person was, but the elegance he exuded was from the inside out. He was really mysterious. Fortunately, today he did not have the murderous aura he had that night. It seemed that he did not have any murderous intent towards her, which was a blessing amidst misfortune.
The two times they had met, it had been such a scene, so they could be considered acquaintances. It was just that every time they were doing something bad, she did not know what kind of fate it was.
Jiang Ruan saw that the account book had already fallen into the hands of the other party, so there was no benefit in staying any longer. She prepared to leave, but the other party did not move and only stood quietly in the same place. Before Jiang Ruan pushed the door open, she suddenly said, "On the woodshed beam behind the kitchen of the Shen fu, under the locust tree in the rear courtyard of Shen Ming Zhen, under the rockery in the garden of the fu, there are also good things. Under the wooden plank under the bed in Assistant Minister Shen's study, there is a secret passage. The secret passage may be rich with all kinds of things. I hope that you will be able to lend your distinguished self a hand."
The black-clothed young man's expression froze, but Jiang Ruan had already pushed the door open and left. After Jiang Ruan left, a person suddenly jumped down from the beam and walked to the front of the young man. With his head lowered, he said, "Master, that girl's words cannot be trusted."
"Jiang fu's di daughter." The young man lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes concealing the emotions in his eyes. He coldly said, "Investigate her background."
After Jiang Ruan left the room, she heaved a deep sigh of relief. The identity of the person in the room was too dangerous. Although she did not know who he was, she had immersed herself in the palace for so many years in her previous life. A person's identity could be concealed, but his temperament and elegance could not be doubted. Just like after she had been reborn, the servant girls and old women around her always said that she was like a noble who had come out of the palace. However, this was a habit that she had developed in her previous life. The person in the room must have lived like a prince, with an innate elegance seeping through his bones. If she had not guessed wrongly, he should be a member of the imperial family.
It was unwise to be involved with such a person, but Jiang Ruan still did so, and even deliberately revealed the Shen fu's secret to him. She knew that her heart was unreconciled. Even though she had often warned herself to be calm and patient in all matters, when all was said and done, she still carried the resentment of her previous life, and was filled with loneliness and indignation. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. If that person did not deal with the Shen fu, then he would also not deal with Jiang Quan. No matter what, she would be happy to see this happen.
Shaking her head, Jiang Ruan dispelled all the random thoughts in her heart. In short, she had to deal with the matter at hand first, and it had not yet reached a troublesome stage.
The journey was smooth, and when she returned to the banquet, Shen Ming Zhen could not help but be startled when she saw Jiang Ruan. She cried out involuntarily, "Why did you come back?"
Jiang Su Su timely concealed the surprise in her eyes and stood up. She asked curiously, "Why did Da Jiejie come back alone? Where is Third Younger Sister?"
Jiang Ruan smiled faintly, "Li niang was in a hurry to go to the washroom, so she let me wait first. I waited for a long time, and coincidentally met a little servant girl, so she brought me back here first."
"Little servant girl?" Shen Ming Zhen hurriedly said, her voice a little higher, causing the surrounding taitai and young ladies to raise their eyebrows. However, at this moment, she could not care less, and only questioned, "Which little servant girl, what is her name? Could it be that you are trying to frame me? "
Jiang Ruan was flabbergasted, "Ming Zhen meimei, what are you saying? If she is not a little servant girl from your fu, how could I have come back in one piece on my first visit to the Shen fu? I am someone who does not know the way."
Jiang Su Su's eyes flashed, "That is indeed the case."
Jiang Ruan smiled again, "However, I forgot to ask for that little servant girl's name. I only know that she is clever and cute, and she left after sending me to the front."
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