Flip the table! The reborn villainous woman takes down her entire family and seizes her life.

Chapter 13 Calamity Enters the Mansion

Lu Nianqiu, however, took Jiang Zhi's words to heart and felt that she had truly let Jiang Zhi down. She opened her mouth but did not know how to comfort him.

After a long pause, she touched Jiang Zhi's face, her tone seemingly joking but tinged with bitterness, "Zhi Zhi, why don't you run away!"

Jiang Zhi was puzzled.

"I'm serious, if you don't want to get married, I'll cover for you and help you escape!"

After saying that, he took out a stack of silver coins from his sleeve. "Take this money. It was originally meant to give you some extra cash, but that's all we can do now."

"Use this as an emergency measure first, and I'll go inside to get more if it's not enough."

Lu Nianqiu was about to get up when Jiang Zhi pulled her back.

She looked at Lu Nianqiu and pushed the money back into her hand.

"Cousin, I'm fine."

"You can keep this money for yourself, cousin."

"Perhaps, marrying the Prince of Liang might not be a bad thing."

"How could marrying him be a good thing!"

Lu Nianqiu's eyes widened.

Jiang Zhi smiled gently, "Cousin, don't worry anymore. Zhizhi knows what she's doing. But cousin, has the money in the shop gone down again lately?"

Jiang Zhi changed the subject.

Lu Nianqiu's eyes flickered slightly, and she let out a long sigh.

Jiang Zhi's eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Does my cousin know how my brother is doing these days?"

"Him?" Lu Nianqiu frowned slightly.

"He's been in a good mood lately, saying he has a woman he's fallen for."

Jiang Zhi said in a deep voice, "That woman who is infatuated with you is nothing more than a courtesan."

"The most beautiful courtesan in a brothel?" Lu Nianqiu's hand paused.

Jiang Zhi continued, "If you don't believe me, you can secretly have someone follow my brother and see where he goes on weekdays and why there's always money missing from the shop."

"The courtesan's name was Xiangyi. My brother was in love with her and wanted to redeem her from her servitude."

Lu Nianqiu could hardly believe her ears.

She angrily retorted, "So, he actually stole money from our shop just to redeem a prostitute! Who does he think he is!"

Seeing that Lu Nianqiu was angry, Jiang Zhi reached out and helped Lu Nianqiu sit down.

The theft of money was originally a conspiracy between Liu and Jiang Luan.

She poured Lu Nianqiu a cup of tea and pushed it in front of her.

"Cousin, it's no use even if you go to find my brother now."

“He won’t listen to us; instead, he’ll think that Liu is doing it for his own good.”

Jiang Zhi poured herself another cup of tea.

“He’s keeping it from everyone. I don’t think Father knows either. Why don’t we tell Father?”

"Tell Uncle?" Lu Nianqiu met Jiang Zhi's shrewd eyes.

"That's probably not a good idea. If my uncle finds out, Jiang Shuyue will be in a very awkward position."

Jiang Zhi calmly said, "Cousin, if Father doesn't know about this, Brother will make an even bigger mistake."

"He dares to give his shop to a courtesan now, but what about in the future?"

"this......"

"Oh dear, cousin, let Zhizhi handle this."

"I will find a way to keep the shop that my mother and aunt left behind."

They will also try to expose Liu's hypocrisy.

When her aunt was mentioned, Lu Nianqiu lowered her head subconsciously.

Her mother passed away, and she hated her father so much that she didn't come back to see her mother one last time. When her mother was lying on her sickbed, she wanted to see her father one last time.

But her father still abandoned her and her mother for the sake of the greater good of the country.

After her mother passed away, her aunt took care of her.

Later, when his aunt died unexpectedly, Jiang Zhi was sent to Liangzhou.

She lived in Liangzhou for so many years, and I never got to visit her, despite all those near-death experiences.

As the older sister, she felt somewhat guilty.

Her expression was grave. "Zhizhi, what I care about is your safety!"

Jiang Zhi didn't say anything.

"It would be best if you could keep the shop, but I hope you'll think it over carefully."

"After all, Jiang Shuyue has always been close to Liu Shi and dislikes us. If we are not careful, we might make Jiang Shuyue hate the two of us."

Jiang Zhi knew Lu Nianqiu was being cautious.

In his previous life, Jiang Shuyue's fascination with courtesans was almost to the point of madness.

If she doesn't handle this matter well, and Liu takes advantage of her again, Jiang Shuyue might repeat the same mistake.

Once her thoughts returned, she smiled and said, "Cousin, you don't need to get involved in this matter. If you really want to be the bad guy, then let Zhizhi be the one!"

"I believe in my brother. He is definitely not someone who can't distinguish right from wrong, and he will always be able to see who is good to him."

Lu Nianqiu nodded gently, looking at her sensible younger sister, feeling gratified but also heartbroken.

"It's late, so I won't bother you any longer. I'm leaving now."

"Cousin, please get some rest."

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her hands unconsciously clenched.

After Lu Nianqiu left.

"Miss, are you really going to get married?" Wu Shi muttered.

"I'll marry you!" Jiang Zhi's eyes were firm.

"Can,"

Before Wu Shi could finish speaking, Jiang Zhi interrupted her, "Wu Shi, I'm not feeling well. Let's go see a doctor later."

"Oh, Miss, are you alright?" Wu Shi's eyes widened, and her brows furrowed.

"It's alright. Go and prepare two simple outfits and a long hat."

"Yes, ma'am."

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In a private room of Youlian Courtyard, Jiang Luan lay on the bed, her expression changing as she gritted her teeth and said, "Mother, you shouldn't have let her come back. She's a menace!"

“If she doesn’t come back, I will be the only legitimate daughter in the Zhenyuan Marquis’s mansion in Yanjing.”

"She has now been betrothed to the King of Liang."

"Now, how can your daughter and you compare to the deceased Lu family?"

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Liu suddenly clenched her clothes tightly.

Lady Lu and the Marquis of Zhenyuan had a son and a daughter, but she now only has one daughter.

The son she had back then was born from an affair with another man, and she ruined him by using Jiang Zhi as a pawn.

They wanted Jiang Zhi to disappear forever.

After that, she tried everything but still couldn't get pregnant, let alone have another son.

She was unwilling to let the title of Marquis of Zhenyuan fall into Jiang Shuyue's hands.

She indulged Jiang Shuyue for so many years just to ruin him.

Liu's eyes had shifted, her gaze turning cold and her tone deep and unfathomable.

"So what if she married the Prince of Liang?"

“Who would respect a disobedient daughter who murdered her younger brother and caused her mother’s death?”

With a smile in her eyes, she flicked the candle flame beside her with her finger, extinguishing the wick.

"I've heard that the Princess's Qionghua Banquet is coming soon."

"At that time, my mother will let her know that returning to Yanjing is like entering hell."

After speaking casually, Madam Liu reached out and covered Jiang Luan with the blanket.

"But Mother, I still can't understand why she's not in the attic?"

"What's more, the King of Liang is actually in the attic."

Is it possible...

Liu frowned, seemingly unable to believe her own guess.

"What does Mother mean?"

"No, how could that be!" Madam Liu repeatedly denied, dispelling her concerns.

“The King of Liang hates our Jiang family to death. If Jiang Zhi were inside, he would definitely kill her with his own hands.”

"His marriage to Jiang Zhi must be out of fear of your father's military power."

After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Luan offered a suggestion that she considered feasible.

"Or perhaps, let..."

A smile flickered in Liu's eyes.

"That's good. If we can borrow the power of the Prince of Liang, it would be even better to kill two birds with one stone."

"It seems that Jiang Shuyue is gambling at Linlangfang, which is the territory of the Liang King."

"It's time to teach him a lesson."