Tianliangyuan

Chapter 42 Someone died!

Jiang Wanwan was indeed observing her secretly, but that was only what she thought she was doing. In reality, Xu Zhaozhao, who had experienced the apocalypse, had already noticed it.

Xu Zhaozhao didn't care whether Jiang Wanwan was paying attention to her or trying to frame her, because she knew that Jiang Wanwan was just an insignificant pawn who couldn't cause any trouble at all.

After sensing Jiang Wanwan's hostility towards her, Xu Zhaozhao understood.

Sun Yuanshan was sent away, but he was definitely unwilling to accept it, so he told his most trusted mother who his enemy was.

Jiang Wanwan's appearance right now is probably just as a forward.

The one who truly wants to harm her is the Jiang family.

She was just curious about how the Jiang family wanted to make her suffer and how they wanted to avenge Sun Yuanshan.

It didn't take long for Xu Zhaozhao to learn about the Jiang family's methods.

At the banquet, the maid serving tea deliberately knocked over the teacup. If I hadn't dodged quickly, I probably would have had to leave the table to change my clothes because they were dirty.

Xu Zhaozhao found it boring.

That's such an outdated tactic.

The key is that she wasn't outmaneuvered.

I wonder if the Jiang family and Jiang Wanwan are getting anxious now.

Halfway through the banquet, it was Jiang Wanwan who took the initiative to talk to her this time.

Xu Zhaozhao knew they would be anxious. After all, given their status as mother and daughter, if it weren't for this birthday banquet, how would they be qualified to dine with her?

Actually, Xu Zhaozhao was looking for an excuse to leave the table, mainly because she wanted to go to Xu Lin's small storeroom; she was still thinking about those medicinal herbs.

You can't take the medicinal herbs with you, but you can absorb their medicinal properties!

Now that everyone is watching, and Jiang Wanwan went out with her, if something happens to her, Jiang Wanwan won't be able to get away with it!

Xu Zhaozhao and Jiang Wanwan chatted as they walked, until the lively sounds were almost inaudible. Then Xu Zhaozhao suddenly stopped and grabbed Jiang Wanwan, making her face him.

Dingxiang and Jiang Wanwan's maid followed at a distance, as Jiang Wanwan had instructed earlier, saying she had a few words to say in private, which gave Xu Zhaozhao a chance.

"My aunt only told me to take you to Miss Sun Qian's courtyard. She said that once you're inside, I don't need to worry about anything else; my aunt will take care of everything."

Do you know what she's arranged? A man, or something else?

Jiang Wanwan's eyes were lifeless. "I don't know. But my aunt said this time she can put you to death; you definitely won't be able to escape!"

Xu Zhaozhao was genuinely curious, but she still wanted to take care of her business first.

Xu Zhaozhao had been to the Sun residence more than once, so she naturally knew where Xu Lin's small storeroom was. Today, because there was a banquet, only two old women guarding the gate and a maidservant standing guard outside the door remained in Xu Lin's courtyard.

“Miss Jiang and I were just taking a walk around the neighborhood when she mentioned that she was feeling unwell. Since this place was nearby, I brought her here to use the bathroom.”

The maids and servants naturally had no objections.

The lady's courtyard also has more than one washroom. She cannot go to the master's room, but she can use the ones outside.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xu Zhaozhao pulled out the hairpin from her hair, quickly unlocked the small storeroom door, and went inside to search through it.

In chaotic times, who doesn't have a few skills?

With her plant-based superpowers, finding others like her would be incredibly easy.

Even if it's a 'dead' kind, as long as it still has any one of the following characteristics: taste, medicinal properties, or aura, she can find it.

This place is very close to the master's house, so the old woman guarding the gate won't come over. And the maid isn't here either, so Xu Zhaozhao isn't panicked. Besides the few medicinal herbs she had planned to find, she also made an unexpected discovery, which she naturally couldn't let go of and should absorb as well.

For her, the medicinal properties and the vitality were actually one and the same.

When Xu Zhaozhao came out again, not much time had passed. It was probably only then that Jiang Wanwan was taken to the washroom by the maid.

As for Dingxiang, she followed Xu Zhaozhao's instructions and stopped Jiang Wanwan's maid outside the courtyard. At this moment, the two of them were talking to the old woman guarding the gate.

Jiang Wanwan's maid knew that her mistress was plotting against Xu Zhaozhao. Originally, her orders were to hold back Dingxiang, so she naturally went along with Dingxiang's words, since her mission was accomplished.

Xu Zhaozhao had just locked the small storeroom and put the hairpin back in her hair; everything was just right.

The two left together again, and everything was flawless and without any suspicion.

As for the place Jiang Wanwan had mentioned earlier that she wanted to take her there, Xu Zhaozhao naturally wanted to go there as well. Since the Jiang family was not being honest, she would teach them a lesson. Otherwise, it would be really annoying to always have evil people watching her from the shadows.

She didn't want to be enjoying this peaceful and happy life while constantly having to guard against venomous snakes lurking in the shadows, especially since these were the kind of snakes that weren't very venomous, not enough to kill, but enough to annoy people to death.

Just thinking about it makes me feel disgusted!

Xu Zhaozhao actually felt that dealing with Sun Yuanshan had come to an end.

After all, the Sun family and the Xu family were related by marriage, and she didn't want to push things too far.

Moreover, she attacked Sun Yuanshan because he had malicious intentions first, and she did not think that her counterattack was wrong.

But she never expected that Sun Yuanshan would have such a stupid and vicious mother!

"what!"

Everyone was praising the girl in the middle for her excellent piano skills when they were startled by a scream.

A maid stumbled in: "Madam, something terrible has happened! Someone's dead!"

His words were incoherent, but everyone present understood clearly: someone had died at the Sun residence!

Suddenly, the hall fell silent, as if time had stood still, and everyone turned to look at the disheveled little maid.

Xu Lin was furious. How could such a thing be reported in public? Didn't they know to report it quietly?

"How dare you! Have you no manners?"

As Xu Lin spoke, she winked at the maidservants, and seeing that one of the maids was about to take her away, the little maidservant, who didn't know where she got the courage, actually shouted, "Madam, it's...it's Miss Tang who's gone!"

Jiang, who was not far from Xu Lin, immediately stood up and asked, "Make it clear, which family's young lady is she?"

The maid's face was covered in tears and snot, and her clothes were filthy; she must have fallen quite a few times on her way to report.

"Yes, it's your Miss Sun Miaomiao. I saw her lying in the courtyard with a white silk ribbon around her neck. She... she was strangled!"

These words caused everyone's expression to change slightly!

The one who died was none other than Sun Miaomiao, who was related to the master's family.

Xu Zhaozhao looked at Sun Yifang, who was sitting at the same table, and asked, "Who is this Sun Miaomiao?"

Sun Yifang stared blankly for a moment, clearly shocked by the news.

"Miaomiao, yes, she's my cousin. She's an illegitimate daughter in the family, and she was supposed to be engaged. How could this happen?"