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"Although the Jiang family is in a terrible state, have you heard? Miss Jiang's husband's family is also shamelessly living here. Now they'll probably be buried with the Jiang family, won't they?"

Someone in the crowd whispered, "That's right. When I first heard about it, I thought the Xie family was ridiculous. Their own children and grandchildren are incompetent and have squandered their family fortune, yet they still have the nerve to live in their daughter-in-law's parents' house?!"

"If you ask me, they've been punished by heaven, which is why the Jiang family has been implicated as well!"

"..."

The steward didn't say much while listening to the gossip around him. He just continued to pretend to cry in grief and secretly sent a servant back to report to Jiang Yuyue when no one was paying attention.

In a small courtyard in the suburbs, Jiang Yuyue was having breakfast when a servant rushed in to report, "Miss, please ask the steward to let me know that our Jiang family home was burned to the ground. Everyone in the family was... burned beyond recognition. We have found the bodies in every courtyard. Several guests from the Xie family are also gone."

Jiang Yuyue was not surprised at all, after all, the mysterious person in her previous life had also left no survivors. However, Jasmine and Xiaoliu, who were standing to the side, looked at each other in shock.

They weren't surprised by the tragic deaths of the Xie family, but rather by how their young lady had foreseen these events.

Whether it was recruiting servants early on, inviting the Xie family to live in her home, or having people from the disguise organization impersonate the Jiang couple, every little thing showed that she knew all along that such a great disaster was about to befall her.

The question is, how did the young lady know all this in advance?

"understood."

Jiang Yuyue nodded. "Tell Steward Xiang to notify the Xie family relatives to come and collect the bodies. As for the servants who died, have Steward Xiang give their families a large sum of money to appease them."

The servants who died last night were some of those temporarily hired by Jiang Yuyue before the Xie family moved in. All of Jiang's original servants had been given leave in advance to go back and visit their families, leaving only Steward Xiang, Jasmine, and Xiaoliu behind.

Even though these servants who died tragically did nothing wrong, Jiang Yuyue naturally couldn't sacrifice her own family members, so she had to find them to be scapegoats. Now, she could only offer some compensation to their families as a consolation.

Despite the fact that Jiang Yuyue's hands were stained with a lot of blood, she felt no guilt or regret whatsoever.

After all, if she didn't do this, it would be her loved ones who would die.

……

Inside the bedroom, Xie Jinglan lay on the couch.

His face was almost transparent, and although his eyes were closed, his mind was clear.

"Your Highness, the entire Xie family was brutally murdered last night. According to the secret guards, it was because the three members of the Xie family's eldest branch were staying in the Jiang family's main courtyard that they were severely tortured by people sent by Prince Ning in order to find out the whereabouts of the treasure, and ultimately died at their hands."

As Ji Xiang reported the situation to Xie Jinglan, the more he spoke, the more he felt that Jiang Yuyue's methods were truly insidious and terrifying.

No wonder she clearly hated the Xie family so much yet kindly invited them to stay at her home; it turns out she was plotting to have them die in her place!

Now that the Xie family has died in place of the Jiang family, Jiang Yuyue has not only gotten away with it cleanly but also avoided infamy, and even pulled off a clever escape. She's truly brilliant...

"Did Prince Ning manage to get his hands on that thing he was looking for?"

It is still unclear what exactly the thing that Song Yunming went to such great lengths to find is.

Upon hearing this, Jixiang shook his head. "This servant is not aware of this matter yet. We will have to wait for them to investigate further before we can find out."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jinglan responded but remained silent, closing his eyes to concentrate.

……

The news that the Jiang family, the richest family in Nanjing, had suffered a misfortune quickly spread throughout the city.

"What!?"

Xie Yunqi learned of the news early in the morning and was immediately shocked. "You mean the entire Jiang family is dead!?"

"Yes……"

The subordinates cautiously observed Xie Yunqi's expression. "It wasn't just their family, but also Your Highness's family... all perished in the fire."

Xie Yunqi's face was ashen, but he wasn't angry about the tragic deaths of his family members. He was just surprised that the massacre of the Jiang family had happened so far in advance.

In the previous life, the Jiang family was wiped out, but not this quickly. Could it be that Prince Jing heard something and acted ahead of time?

Xie Yunqi slammed his fist on the table in anger. He didn't have many chips to begin with, and this treasure was the most important part of his show of loyalty to Prince Ning. But he didn't expect Prince Jing to beat him to it? And the way he did it was so ruthless!?

"Your Highness, Prince Ning is returning today. You should make preparations as soon as possible."

His subordinate reminded him again, but Xie Yunqi was in a terrible mood at the moment. He just waved his hand and told him to leave. The matter had caused quite a stir today, and Princess Huajin, Song Jinwan, had naturally learned about it as well.

Xie Yunqi's family was of no importance to her, and Song Jinwan didn't care about their lives at all. However, when she learned of Jiang Yuyue's death, she couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

Although she had never formally met Jiang Yuyue, Song Jinwan despised anyone who tried to take things from her. It would be best if she were dead now, but it was a pity that she couldn't see the miserable state of Jiang Yuyue after being played with and then abandoned by her own brother.

Please accept my condolences.

Although Song Jinwan didn't care about these things, she still had to put on a show. She went into the house, patted Xie Yunqi on the shoulder, and comforted him in a warm voice, "When your brother returns, he will definitely stand up for your family."

Xie Yunqi sighed. He didn't expect Prince Ning to stand up for him. Prince Ning was already overwhelmed with his own problems, so how could he possibly have time to deal with these trivial matters?

Song Yunming's situation was exactly as Xie Yunqi had guessed. He returned with a cold face, didn't even greet Song Jinwan, and went into his room and shut himself in.

Song Jinwan originally wanted to go to her elder brother, the emperor, to complain on Xie Yunqi's behalf, but seeing his angry appearance, she really didn't dare to go up and disturb him.

Xie Yunqi guessed that he was unhappy because Prince Jing had eliminated his power in Jiangnan, but that was not the case.

Yesterday, after the men in black sent by Prince Ning killed the Jiang family members, they took the box back and handed it over to Prince Ning.

Song Yunming thought he had finally obtained what he had been dreaming of, but when he opened the box, he discovered that it contained no treasure at all...

It was a whole box of poisonous insects!

Song Yunming was so angry that his face contorted with rage. He never expected that all his efforts would only bring back such a bunch of junk.

But he had already slaughtered the entire Jiang family, and now the clues to that treasure were cut off. His dream of turning his life around with this treasure was ultimately shattered.