After the eldest sister-in-law of a fishing family became a widow, her disabled younger brother-in-l

"They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, how could you let my brother go like that, sister-in-law?"

Xie Jinglan's words carried a hint of sarcasm, and he glanced at her indifferently.

Jiang Yuyue raised an eyebrow. Xie Jinglan usually spoke with a barb, so why did he sound different today?

She couldn't help but smile, her eyes crinkling. "Are you jealous?"

jealous.

Upon hearing this description, Ji Xiang broke out in a cold sweat.

This young mistress is really bold. How could His Highness, with such a noble status, possibly be jealous of a woman?

Sure enough, he noticed that his prince's expression had grown colder, and he must be annoyed by this statement.

But the young mistress only added fuel to the fire, continuing, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you angry because I hit a nerve?"

Xie Jinglan took a step forward, and the tree branch he stepped on made an unusually crisp sound.

It seemed to be shouting its displeasure.

Xie Jinglan's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He suddenly laughed, "My sister-in-law is my brother's wife. What does it have to do with me? If anyone should be jealous, it should be my brother. After all, you cheated on him and got pregnant with his child. He has a lot of grievances to make."

The sarcastic remarks were extremely hurtful; if Xie Yunqi knew about them, he would be furious.

He intended to mock Jiang Yuyue as well, but to his surprise, she chuckled and said, "Indeed, you have no idea how awful his face was just now. He couldn't even get angry. It was really funny."

Xie Jinglan: "..."

The reaction was far from what he expected, but it did not ease his mood at all.

But he was still annoyed, looking at Jiang Yuyue's smiling face, which was so bright it was dazzling.

This woman truly has two faces.

Even though he didn't see her with Xie Yunqi, he wasn't blind. Jiang Yuyue's face was still wet with tears, but in the blink of an eye, she was smiling so happily.

If he faked his death and left, given Jiang Yuyue's fickle nature, how could she possibly develop any feelings for him?

She probably just feels relieved, and that there won't be any issues with the identity of the child in her womb.

Xie Jinglan's expression grew increasingly cold. He glanced at Jiang Yuyue, then turned and walked into the house.

Jixiang's expression as she followed behind was equally fascinating, but she didn't dare to look too closely and quickly followed them inside.

When Xie Jinglan entered the room, he saw a brand-new bed. The old bed, which had been deliberately and violently damaged by Jixiang, had been repaired by the craftsmen Xiaoliu had invited.

Upon catching sight of the bed, his hostility deepened.

"Make the bed."

Xie Jinglan could only utter those two words stiffly. Ji Xiang, seeing this scene, hesitated to speak. After all, it wasn't hard for him to see that Jiang Yuyue had someone fix the bed just to explain to Xie Yunqi why his Highness was in her room.

Could it be that His Highness is truly jealous?

Otherwise, it wouldn't explain why he was in a bad mood, since he didn't seem to feel there was anything wrong...

Jixiang's hesitant appearance only annoyed Xie Jinglan more. He pursed his lips, and his voice finally showed a hint of anger.

"What, you can't even get your way with my words anymore?"

Upon hearing this, Jixiang hurriedly started working, but inwardly he was also in a state of great distress.

His Highness was not usually so easily angered. Today, Xie Yunqi's return has caused His Highness such displeasure, yet he is the one who suffers!

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Watching Xie Jinglan leave with a cold expression, Jiang Yuyue couldn't help but feel puzzled.

What did she say wrong just now?

Why can't Xie Jinglan be teased anymore? Could it be that he feels sorry for his older brother?

Thinking of this, her expression turned strange.

Xie Jinglan wouldn't harbor any lingering feelings for someone who wanted to take his life.

After thinking it over, she realized that she was probably overthinking things. Xie Jinglan was simply unhappy that she was getting close to Xie Yunqi, after all, she had that kind of relationship with Xie Jinglan... These men generally don't want their women to have relationships with other men, even if it's just an act.

Jiang Yuyue immediately understood and didn't bother to comfort Xie Jinglan.

There are more important things to do now—

The treasure that Xie Yunqi mentioned.

What kind of thing is it that makes Xie Yunqi so roundabout in trying to get his hands on it?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuyue pondered for a moment, then quickly walked into the room, flipped open the bed board, and took out a large bunch of keys from a box in the corner.

This was something even Xiao Liu didn't know. Almost all the keys to the Jiang family were in Jiang Yuyue's hands. Although she had taken precautions for the Jiang family in advance, she had secretly taken away the slightly valuable items in the cargo and garbage carts.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be anything valuable in the house now, but Jiang Yuyue still wanted to go home to investigate.

Clutching the key in her hand, Jiang Yuyue took advantage of the darkness and leaped onto the wall, heading immediately towards the Jiang family's residence.

Along the way, Jiang Yuyue was also thinking about what the so-called treasure should be, and suddenly she had some clues.

Ever since she could remember, her father had developed a strange habit of collecting all sorts of odd and unusual trinkets. Regardless of whether they were valuable or not, if they looked rare, he would buy them and keep them at home as if they were treasures.

However, Jiang Yuyue had never been very interested in these kinds of trinkets, so she didn't know what her father had collected. But thinking about it today, could the thing Xie Yunqi wanted be among her father's collection?

Now that her parents are no longer in Jiangnan, Jiang Yuyue has no way to ask them directly. She will probably have to go back and search for it herself.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuyue quickened her pace and returned to her family's courtyard without disturbing anyone. She walked quickly into the study, lifted the calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall, and pressed a slightly unnatural protrusion hidden behind it. With a soft sound, a door hidden in the wall slowly opened.

After the hidden door was opened, there was a narrow secret passage. Jiang Yuyue walked forward, and at the end was another locked door.

Looking at the layers upon layers of locks, Jiang Yuyue couldn't help but sigh. She only knew that her father's collection was kept in this secret room, but she didn't expect that there would be another lock at the end.

Jiang Yuyue shook her head helplessly, wondering how much her father valued his treasures. She carefully searched through the large bunch of keys she had brought for a while before finally finding a matching key.

With a "click" as the lock was opened, Jiang Yuyue gently pushed open the door, only to find a hidden world inside what appeared to be a simple, secluded room.

The ever-burning lamp on the wall illuminated the entire room. The secret room was filled with shelves, and all sorts of odds and ends were neatly arranged on the shelves, which made Jiang Yuyue, who was entering the secret room for the first time, speechless.

I never imagined her dad would care about these things to this extent.

Jiang Yuyue stepped forward and carefully examined each item. It was truly a diverse collection, with even oddly shaped pebbles displayed so solemnly on the shelf, leaving her in awe.

However, she did not forget the purpose of her trip, but after looking at most of the collection, she did not find the so-called "treasure".

Could it have already been transported out?

Seeing that she couldn't find the item, Jiang Yuyue didn't linger there any longer. She left the secret room, restored everything to its original state, and hurriedly returned to her residence.

However, since even she couldn't find that thing, Jiang Yuyue guessed that the person behind it probably wouldn't be able to find it easily in the short term either. In that case, it might mean that their Jiang family's house could be saved for the time being.

However, whether the house could be saved was secondary; what she was most worried about was the safety of her family.

Now that the clues to the massacre of her family are surfacing one by one, the day when her entire family suffered a terrible calamity in her previous life is not far off. Jiang Yuyue's expression is solemn. She needs to develop the ability to protect herself as soon as possible in order to rewrite the ending of her previous life.

Xie Yunqi had just fled from Jiang Yuyue's courtyard when he bumped into the Xie family members who had returned after a hearty meal.

"Oh dear, Yunqi, you really haven't left yet!"

After many days, Madam Xie finally had a decent meal, and her face was radiant. She immediately picked up the food box in her hand and said, "I was worried that you probably hadn't had dinner yet, so I specially packed this for you. Why don't you eat it before you go?"

"No need."

Xie Yunqi waved his hand, and the old lady Xie found her grandson, whom she was already very proud of, to be even more pleasing to the eye.

"How can that be? You're the one who's treating us to dinner today. It wouldn't be right for you to go hungry."

Madam Xie was very attentive.

But what they didn't know was that Xie Yunqi had no such intentions at all.

However, Xie Yunqi turned his gaze to his father and decided to give a brief explanation of his current situation.

"There's no need for a meal; I already ate some earlier."

Xie Yunqi said, "However, there are some things I'd like to discuss with Father alone."

Xie Longqing nodded, increasingly satisfied with his son. "Alright, in that case, you two go to the courtyard first. Yunqi and I will have a good chat."