The ancient war between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in a wealthy family

Several black-clad bodyguards were closing in on me, and I was about to be dragged out roughly. Despair and anger burned in my chest like a raging fire. No, I couldn't just sit there and wait for death!

"Wait!" Zhan Yu suddenly spoke up, his sharp eyes sweeping over the crowd. "Even if you want to kick us out, at least let us pack some clothes. Do you want us to wander the streets in rags and make the Zhan family a laughing stock?"

Mo Qinxin snorted contemptuously, "What clothes are you packing? What qualifications do you have to take the Zhan family's things away now? But..." She pretended to be silent, her eyes rolling cunningly, "Since you have served the old man for so many years, I will let you take a few changes of clothes with you, so that you won't say that I, the mistress of the house, am mean!"

Hearing her give in, a glimmer of hope ignited in my heart.

Taking advantage of the bodyguard's moment of letdown, I pretended to go back to my room to pack my things. Once inside, I immediately slammed the door shut. Luckily, this old-fashioned wooden door could be bolted from the inside. I anxiously inserted the bolt, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

"What should we do? What should we do now?" Zhan Yu asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, let me think..." I tried to calm myself down and looked around. We had lived in this room for a long time, and every detail was familiar. But now it had become a prison for us.

"Madam, Master, please listen to me." Lawyer Fang, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly spoke up. He walked to the window and carefully examined its structure. "If I'm not mistaken, tomorrow is the family inheritance distribution meeting, right?"

I was shocked. How did Lawyer Fang know this? Could it be...

"That's right, Mo's confidant has already released the news and a meeting will be held tomorrow so that she can take over the Zhan family with full legitimacy!" Zhan Yu said gritting his teeth, his clenched fists showing his anger and helplessness at the moment.

When I heard the word "tomorrow," my heart felt like it was being gripped by an invisible hand, and I could barely breathe. Time was running out!

"Looks like we need to get out of here before then!" Lawyer Fang said in a deep voice. He pushed his glasses up, a sharp glint flashing through the lenses. He began to carefully study the layout of the room, every calligraphy and painting on the wall, every carving on the furniture, even the grain of the floor.

"Lawyer Fang, have you thought of anything?" I asked anxiously, hoping he could find a way to escape from here.

Lawyer Fang did not answer, but frowned, as if lost in thought.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, accompanied by Mo Qinxin's sarcastic voice: "What? Have you packed up? Don't dawdle, I don't have that much time to waste with you!"

My heart was in my throat again. If she found out that we locked the door, she would definitely become suspicious.

"Here it comes, that's it!" I responded loudly while quickly stuffing a few clothes into the suitcase.

"Don't forget, tomorrow is a big day. I have to dress up nicely to welcome my glorious moment!" Mo Qinxin's voice was full of pride and sarcasm.

I took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in my heart, and said in a timid tone, "Butler Mo, don't worry, we will definitely not delay your important matter."

I deliberately showed weakness, hoping to let her down. Sure enough, after hearing what I said, Mo Qinxin laughed triumphantly and turned away.

Hearing her footsteps gradually fading away, I suddenly opened the door and rushed out at lightning speed.

"What are you going to do?" Zhan Yu and Lawyer Fang were both shocked by my actions.

I ignored their exclamations and rushed to the corner of the corridor and grabbed Mo's confidant who was about to go downstairs.

"Ah!" Mo Qinxin exclaimed and looked at me in disbelief. "What do you want to do?"

"I..." I gasped, staring at her intently, "Hand over the things..." Like a trapped beast cornered, I pounced on Mo Qinxin, with only one thought in my mind: I must not let her succeed like this! Mo Qinxin obviously did not expect my sudden attack and screamed in panic: "Ah! What do you want to do? Someone come! Quickly!"

She struggled desperately, trying to break free from my grip. Her sharp nails left bloody marks on my face. The pain made me more awake and more determined. I grabbed her collar tightly, as if grasping at a last straw.

"Hand over the things! Hand over the things that belong to the Zhan family!" I roared, my voice hoarse.

Upon seeing this, Zhan Yu immediately rushed over to help, but was stopped by two bodyguards in black.

"Let go of my wife!" he roared angrily, but to no avail.

"You bunch of idiots! Pull her away!" Mo Qinxin screamed in frustration, his fat body shaking violently.

In the chaos, I felt my fingers touch something hard. Instinctively, I grabbed it and pulled a neatly folded piece of paper from Mo Xinxin's pocket.

"What is this?" I didn't care about anything else and immediately unfolded the paper. I saw a line of beautiful handwriting on it:

"At midnight, in the secret room of the east wing..."

Before I could carefully read the contents at the end, Mo Qinxin suddenly rushed over like a madman, snatched the note, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it whole.

I stared at her in amazement, unable to believe how crazy she was.

"You..." I pointed at her, too angry to speak.

Mo Qinxin sneered complacently, wiped the corner of his mouth, and said viciously: "Want to snatch things from me? No way! Even if I can't get it, you won't have an easy time!"

I closed my eyes in despair. Was this the end of me?

Suddenly, I felt someone gently pulling me from behind. When I turned around, it was Lawyer Fang.

"Don't worry, there's still a chance." He whispered, with a wise glint in his eyes.

He pulled Zhan Yu and me and quickly retreated, avoiding the bodyguards' encirclement.

"Follow me!" he said, and walked quickly to the corner of the room, where there was a huge oil painting with intricate patterns carved on the frame.

He examined the frame carefully, reaching out to feel something on it.

A glimmer of hope ignited in my heart. Could it be...

"Found it!" Lawyer Fang suddenly exclaimed in surprise, then pushed hard...

Lawyer Fang's eyes lit up, and he pointed behind the painting and said, "Here!"

Only then did I discover that there was a small ventilation hole hidden behind the painting, which was sealed tightly with wooden boards. The house had been in disrepair for a long time, and the ventilation hole had also been in disrepair for a long time, and the wooden boards had rotted away.

"It seems like God is helping us!" Lawyer Fang took out a small utility knife from his pocket and began to pry the wooden board.

"Let me help!" Zhan Yu also stepped forward and pried the wooden board with force.

We all know that this is our last hope and success or failure depends on it.

"What are you doing?!"

The roars behind us instantly made us tense. The two guards had somehow discovered our intentions and were charging towards us aggressively.

"Hurry! You go first!" Zhan Yu shouted, pushed Lawyer Fang and me aside, and went to face the two guards alone.

"Zhan Yu!" I exclaimed, but there was nothing I could do.

Zhan Yu wrestled with two burly guards bare-handed. Although he was quite skilled, two fists were no match for four, and he was quickly defeated.

"Don't worry about me! Let's go!" He anxiously urged me and Lawyer Fang while resisting the guards' attacks.

With a "bang", Zhan Yu was hit in the chest by a guard's punch. He groaned and staggered.

I was so anxious that tears almost came to my eyes.

"Hurry up!" Lawyer Fang yelled, and his hands moved faster.

With a "click", the last wooden board was finally pried open. A dark hole was revealed in the vent. Although it was small, it finally gave us a glimmer of hope.

"I'll go in first!" I said to Lawyer Fang behind me without hesitation, then bent down and crawled into the ventilation duct.

"Hurry! Come up quickly!" I reached out, grabbed Lawyer Fang and pulled him in.

"Go! Leave me alone..."

Zhan Yu's voice came from behind, with a hint of determination.

I looked back and saw that he had been cornered by two guards and his situation was very critical.

"Zhan Yu!" I shouted heart-wrenchingly, but I didn't dare to stop. I could only grit my teeth and continue crawling forward.

I don't know how long I climbed, but finally a ray of light appeared before my eyes...

"Hurry! Over here!" I tried my best to keep my balance, moving forward with difficulty in the narrow ventilation duct, while looking back and anxiously urging Zhan Yu behind me.

As soon as he entered the ventilation duct, his face turned very ugly, and it was obvious that he had been seriously injured in the fight. But he just gritted his teeth and struggled forward without saying a word.

I couldn't imagine what would have happened to us if we hadn't escaped in time. My heart started pounding at the thought.

"Damn it! These rats!" The guard's angry roar could be faintly heard from behind, accompanied by a burst of chaotic footsteps.

"Are they chasing us?" Lawyer Fang asked nervously.

"That shouldn't happen. This vent is too small and they can't get in." I guessed, but I didn't feel confident enough.

We struggled to crawl through the dark, narrow tunnel, each minute and each second seeming to stretch exceptionally long. It was eerily quiet, with only the sounds of our heavy breathing and heartbeats echoing in our ears.

I don’t know how long it took, but a faint light finally appeared ahead.

"We're almost there! Come on!" I shouted excitedly and sped up.

Finally, we climbed out of the vent and found ourselves in a room full of clutter.

"Cough cough..." I held onto the wall and coughed violently. Every bone in my body was protesting against my embarrassing escape just now.

Zhan Yu's condition was not much better than mine. He leaned against the wall, his face pale and his forehead covered with cold sweat. It was obvious that he was seriously injured.

"Where are we now?" Lawyer Fang looked around with a frown.

"I don't know, it looks like an abandoned warehouse..." I shook my head and was about to take a closer look at the surroundings when Lawyer Fang suddenly took out a note from his pocket.

"This is..." I looked at him puzzled.

"It was given to me by Mo's confidant. She said there might be something useful hidden here..." Lawyer Fang said as he carefully examined the contents of the note in the dim light. "She said... let me look for it in the east corner..."

His voice suddenly stopped, his eyes fell on an inconspicuous secret door in the corner, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face...