"Hey, have you heard? Fourth Miss came back today and said that she wanted to sort out Second Madam's belongings.”
"Second Madam's relic?" The servant girl seemed to be shocked and screamed. She quickly covered her mouth and said in a low voice,"Didn't the Second Madam's belongings be burned by the Eldest Miss and the Eldest Madam? Why are there still relics?"
"No!" The other servant girl was even more surprised." A few days ago, I went to clean the courtyard next to Worry Yard. I secretly pushed open the door and went to Worry Yard to take a look. I also saw a lot of things.”
"Is that so…"
As the two maids spoke, they left. Ning Ruqiu's heart was in turmoil. Could it be that the things she had just sorted out were not Qi Ruolan's?
Ning Ruqiu could not be blamed for not knowing. Since young, Qi Ruolan had never allowed Ning Ruqiu to touch anything of hers. She did not even allow her to stay in the same room as her. After Qi Ruolan died, Ning Ruqiu was married to King Ye's Mansion. Therefore, she had no idea what Qi Ruolan had.
If those things really didn't belong to Qi Ruolan, why did Bai Zhiqing burn Qi Ruolan's things and put in other things to confuse the public? Was there some unspeakable secret?
Ning Ruqiu's eyes narrowed, and an unknown light flashed in her eyes.
Looking at the magnificent and luxurious house in front of her, the corner of Ning Ruqiu's mouth twitched. Compared to the place where Bai Zhiqing lived, the place where the original owner and her mother lived was simply a slum.
Just now, Ning Ruqiu had overheard the conversation between the two maids. She suspected that Bai Zhiqing had done that because there was something in Qi Ruolan's belongings that Bai Zhiqing was afraid of or did not want others to see. Therefore, Ning Ruqiu decisively gave up on going to the kitchen and took the opportunity to sneak into Bai Zhiqing's room.
Bai Zhiqing's room could be described with one word: Rich! To describe it in four words, he was extremely rich!
From the furniture to the daily utensils, every single item had been meticulously crafted into high-end products. The tea set and even the basin used to wash her face were directly made of pure silver. Ning Ruqiu praised them as she rummaged through them. Even though she was a modern person from the 21st century, she was almost blinded by Bai Zhiqing's luxurious style.
At this moment, a green jade box entered Ning Ruqiu's line of sight. The workmanship of this box was average, and the material used was not the best jade. It looked a little old and there was nothing special about it. However, such an old box looked a little strange in this rich house. Ning Ruqiu picked it up and looked at it. What made her even more curious was that the bottom of the box was missing, as if someone had deliberately chiseled a hole.
"Xue 'er, you have to seize this opportunity now…"
Bai Zhiqing's sharp voice was already heard. Ning Ruqiu's eyes moved, but she still put the box into her sleeve and jumped out of the window.
The night was quiet.
The next day, before Ning Ruqiu could get up, Zixi had already barged in and called out to Ning Ruqiu anxiously," Miss, it's bad. I've gone to look for these four witnesses one by one. Two of them have already passed away, and the other two have moved away from here a few years ago. Miss, what should we do?"”
Ning Ruqiu rubbed the space between her eyebrows, indicating for Zixi to calm down, and said,""Don't panic. I've thought of this before, but I didn't expect Bai Zhiqing to do it so cleanly!”
Zixi sat down, looked at Ning Ruqiu, and whispered," Miss, what should we do now?"”
Ning Ruqiu took a deep breath." I hope it won't come to the worst. Zixi, go and rest first. I'll call you if there's anything."”
Zixi looked at Ning Ruqiu hesitantly. Seeing that the latter didn't seem worried, she could only nod and leave Ning Ruqiu's room.
At this moment, in Bai Zhiqing's room.
Bai Zhiqing was fuming with rage as she rummaged through her jewelry box. All kinds of gold hairpins and jade hairpins were scattered all over the ground, but Bai Zhiqing had no time to care about them. She continued to rummage through them as if she had lost something important.
"Damn it, I clearly put it here. How could it be gone! Xiao Li, come in. Tell me, has anyone entered my room?!”
The servant girl dressed in light green maid clothes knelt down in a panic." Reporting to Madam, no one has entered your room!”
Bai Zhiqing's triangular eyes were wide open as she stared at Xiao Li. She grabbed her clothes and said fiercely,""Then it's you! Tell me, did you take my things?!”
Xiao Li's face turned pale from fright and her body kept trembling," Madam…Madam, please spare my life! This servant doesn't dare, this servant really doesn't dare!”
"Humph!" Bai Zhiqing snorted coldly and let go of Xiao Li." I don't think you would dare. Alright, get out!"”
Xiao Li kowtowed repeatedly and ran out of Bai Zhiqing's room as if she had seen a ghost. Inside the room, Bai Zhiqing looked at her disheveled self in the bronze mirror and a vicious glint flashed across her eyes!
A moment later, Bai Zhiqing packed up and carried the meticulously prepared food box to Ning Ruqiu's small courtyard.
"Madam Bai?" Ning Ruqiu looked at the smiling woman in front of her in surprise and her heart skipped a beat.
Bai Zhiqing smiled and placed the lunch box on the table. She looked at Ning Ruqiu and said,""Calling Furen is too formal. Logically speaking, you should call me auntie.”
Ning Ruqiu's expression did not change." Madam Bai, just say it. I don't have time to pretend to be a snake with you."”
Bai Zhiqing's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, but she was still smiling." I heard from the kitchen that they didn't bring you any food yesterday, and they didn't bring you any food today either. I thought I was being too neglectful, so I specially brought you some food.”
Ning Ruqiu sneered." I'm afraid it's poisonous!"”
Bai Zhiqing's expression stiffened. She did not say anything and opened the lunch box. She picked up her chopsticks and tasted every dish. Then, she looked at Ning Ruqiu and said,""Ruqiu, no matter what, we're family. Why do we have to kill each other?”
Ning Ruqiu raised her eyebrows." The food has been delivered. You can go now."”
Bai Zhiqing's expression changed again." Ning Ruqiu, don't go too far!”
Ning Ruqiu sat down and started to eat breakfast while saying,""This is much more normal."
Bai Zhiqing was stunned. She looked at Ning Ruqiu eating with relish and didn't know whether to sit or stand. She could only look around as she said,""Ruqiu, after your mother left, most of the things in this courtyard were taken away by the servants. I tried my best to preserve them, but only left this little. I hope you don't blame me.”
Ning Ruqiu glanced at Bai Zhiqing from the corner of his eyes and continued to eat calmly. After a while, he said,""Those aren't my mother's things.”
Bai Zhiqing's expression changed when she heard this, but she instantly returned to normal. She looked at Ning Ruqiu in surprise." What did you say? Those aren't your mother's things?"
Ning Ruqiu was finally full. She put down her chopsticks and looked at Bai Zhiqing." Madam Bai, I'm not going to beat around the bush. You took my mother's belongings, right? Give it back!"”Ning Ruqiu extended a hand to Bai Zhiqing.
Bai Zhiqing stared straight at Ning Ruqiu for a long time before the smile on her face slowly faded. She said,""How did you know?"
Ning Ruqiu's lips curled up." Looks like it's true." She looked at Bai Zhiqing, whose expression was extremely ugly, and smiled."Tell me, what did you do with my mother's things?”
Bai Zhiqing realized that she had been tricked and snorted coldly." I'm the mistress of the Ning residence. Everything in this residence is under my control. You have no right to ask!"”
Ning Ruqiu nodded indifferently and said lightly," But now that I'm back, you should hand over my mother's belongings to me, shouldn't you, Eldest Madam?”
Bai Zhiqing's face darkened." I can leave it to you, but…" Bai Zhiqing took two steps forward to Ning Ruqiu's side and said sternly,""You must leave the Ning Mansion now!"
Ning Ruqiu looked coldly at Bai Zhiqing." Are you afraid that I'll find evidence to prove that you framed my mother?”
"Ha!" Bai Zhiqing sneered in disdain." Do you think that if things were as simple as you say, your father would spare your mother and your life?”
Hearing this, Ning Ruqiu froze on the spot. An unbelievable thought flashed through her mind…
Bai Zhiqing walked over and gently patted Ning Ruqiu's shoulder." You're still too young. Tell me your decision as soon as possible. My patience is limited." Bai Zhiqing said as she walked out of the door." By the way, your servant girl called Zixi is quite skilled. Lend her to me for a few days. Don't worry, she's fine. As long as you leave the Minister's Estate, you can reunite immediately!"”
Ning Ruqiu ran to Zixi's room. As expected, Zixi was no longer in the room. The entire room was filled with a strong smell of knockout powder. It was obvious that Bai Zhiqing had used knockout powder on Zixi and kidnapped her.
Damn it!
Ning Ruqiu clenched her teeth tightly and looked at the jade box in her hand again.
"Miss Ning, you're really here.”A gentle male voice suddenly sounded from behind Ning Ruqiu. Ning Ruqiu was shocked and turned around. It was indeed Lan Mo's handsome face.
"Why are you here?" Ning Ruqiu frowned, not knowing why Lan Mo was here.
"Yesterday, my men saw Miss Zixi investigating a few people. I guessed that you must have encountered some trouble and specially came to see if there was anything I could help you with.”
Seeing Ning Ruqiu's frown deepen, Lan Mo hurriedly waved his hand and said,""Miss Ning, please don't misunderstand. We're friends. How can I sit by and do nothing when a friend is in trouble? Don't worry, I definitely don't have any other thoughts or intentions.”
Looking at Lan Mo's sincere eyes, Ning Ruqiu nodded and turned her head."Do you know where Zixi is?"
Lan Mo was stunned for a moment and said,"I just arrived and didn't see Miss Zixi."”
Ning Ruqiu nodded and handed the jade box in her hand to Lan Mo. She said solemnly," You're the only person I can trust now. General Lan, please help me check the origin of this box and see if it's possible to make up for it."”
Lan Mo looked at the jade box in his hand. He wanted to say something more, but in the end, he only said softly,"Alright, I'll go first. Miss Ning, be careful!”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420184: 28PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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