Chapter 176: The Jiang Family

Chapter 176: The Jiang Family Shu Yu was different from ordinary people. When ordinary folks saw soldiers, they felt fear and tried to stay far away. It was as if they would be treated like criminals and arrested as soon as they got close. But she didn't have that feeling towards soldiers. She was even willing to interact with them. So when she saw soldiers guarding outside the Ding Mansion, she was only slightly surprised. Later, when they wanted to enter the mansion, the soldiers didn't stop them or cause any trouble. She felt that the Ding Mansion shouldn't have any major issues. However, there were still some things she wanted to clarify. "I heard that the county magistrate has been arrested, and many wealthy households in Jiangyuan County were summoned for questioning by the new officials. The families in the mansion are not allowed to go out. But the escaped criminal was caught yesterday, and those wealthy households were all allowed to return home. Judging from the appearance of the Ding Mansion, Mr. Ding hasn't come back yet?" Xiaoyun was taken aback, a look of astonishment flashed across her face. "The boss Lu knows about this?" Then why did she dare to enter with them? "I know more than just that." She was the one who caught the escaped criminal. Shu Yu and Da Ya continued walking forward, and Xiaoyun hurried to catch up. This time she didn't keep it a secret anymore. She smiled bitterly and explained, "The Boss Lu guess is correct. The other wealthy households in the county have all been allowed to return home, but only our master is still in the county office. The Jiang family of Jiangyuan County, who had a marriage agreement with our family, they..." "The Jiang family?" Shu Yu suddenly interrupted her and asked, "Is it the Jiang family that runs a liquor distillery?" "Yes, that's them." Shu Yu was surprised. The person she wanted to get close to was Deng Shi, the second daughter-in-law of the Jiang family. Through Deng Shi, she could meet her cousin Chang Shi, the wife of the Ministry of Justice's assistant minister. She didn't expect that the Jiang family would have a marriage agreement with the Ding family. Hmm? Wait a minute, when she passed by the gate of the Ding Mansion just now, it seemed like she heard the words "cancel the marriage." Could it be... Sure enough, the next moment, she heard Xiaoyun say, "The young master of the Jiang family was engaged to our Third Miss. They were also summoned to the county office before, and yesterday all the wealthy households, including old master Jiang, were allowed to return home. But our master is still in the county office until today. The Jiang family thought something was going to happen to our Ding Mansion, so they came over early in the morning and canceled the marriage with our Third Miss." Three black lines slid down Shuyu's forehead, and Xiaoyun became angrier as she spoke. "If they want to cancel the marriage, they can, but they clearly fear death themselves and yet still push the blame onto our Ding family. They said our Third Miss is a lowly-born, unworthy of them, and some... anyway, they were very rude. Our Third Miss couldn't bear it and wanted to seek death on the spot. She took a shard of porcelain and attempted to cut herself. Our Miss went to stop her, but in the struggle, the shard cut our Miss's forehead..." For a moment, Shu Yu didn't know what to say. Da Ya also sighed sympathetically. She had experienced all sorts of messy things herself, so she could understand that feeling even more. Shu Yu refrained from commenting for now. As they spoke, the three of them had already arrived at the Moon Pavilion where Ding Yuehua lived. There was still a person kneeling outside the corridor of the Moon Pavilion. Xiaoyun said softly, "This is our Third Miss." The third young lady kept her head down, silent, only occasionally swaying her body. When she heard the commotion, she glanced in their direction. Shuyu got a clear look at her appearance, which was completely different from Ding Yuehua's. In comparison, this third young lady had a much more stunning appearance. There were three or four people inside the Moon Pavilion, and one woman looked somewhat haggard, holding her forehead and wiping her eyes. (End of the chapter)