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A quarter of an hour ago, Jiang Duming rushed to Black Cloud Manor at the fastest speed of his life, only to find it in ruins. The trouble at Black Cloud Manor was not his main concern; he was most worried about the exposure of The romantic history of a wretched sea.. Fortunately, the passage between the two locations was not damaged by the explosion, and pillar handled the situation well, promptly arranging for personnel to guard the entrances of the passage. However, before Jiang Duming could relax, someone immediately reported that their leading courtesan had disappeared!
Jiang Duming gave pillar a look, and pillar immediately ordered people to continue cleaning up the manor, while accompanying Jiang Duming and a few close bodyguards to The romantic history of a wretched sea.. Seeing the unconscious guard and a servant who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, Jiang Duming couldn't help but feel agitated.
Jiang Duming (suppressing anger): "What's going on here?"
Guard 1: "Master, when we came back to check just now, we found them knocked unconscious, and one person was missing, along with Sleeping Beauty. There's also a servant unconscious in the inner room, we don't know how they got in."
Jiang Duming (angrily): "You don't know?"
Guard 1: "Master, calm down."
pillar: "Master, it's only been an hour since Zhuangzi's incident, and there are no abnormalities at various exits of The romantic history of a wretched sea.. It's possible that the person hasn't been able to escape yet."
Guard 2 (running in): "Master, there are signs that someone has tampered with the mechanism of the secret passage in the stone chamber."
Jiang Duming (angrily): "Useless!"
Upon hearing the words "stone chamber," Jiang Duming could no longer contain his anger. Without waiting for anyone else to react, he charged towards the stone chamber alone. Although it didn't contain any secrets, it did hold a chamber pot, which was accidentally unearthed by laborers during the initial construction and its origin remains unknown. Due to the alarming amount of poison in the chamber pot, which was impossible to handle, Jiang Duming ordered the construction of a solid stone chamber and installed strict mechanisms. This was to prevent the poison from leaking and also to serve as a burial place for anyone who might cause trouble. Jiang Duming was puzzled. Even in The romantic history of a wretched sea, only Pillar and a few trusted aides knew about the stone chamber. Who could have such great ability? Was all this commotion just for a woman? What is the background of this Sleeping Beauty?
Rushing to the stone chamber, Jiang Duming hadn't even caught his breath when he saw a half-naked woman in tattered clothes, shrouded in black mist, standing with her back against the chamber pot. The sound of churning poison still echoed inside the stone chamber. He instinctively questioned the woman's identity, only to be shocked by the face he saw. It was his wife, Liu Daiyu, but with a horrifying scar across her face.
What was going on? His wife should be at the God of the Rain Hall at this moment! Who was this woman? Before Jiang Duming could finish his question, he was struck down and lost consciousness. The last image he saw before fainting was the blurry figure of the woman floating towards him.
【Main Hall of the Lord's Mansion】
Jiang Duming (confused): "Um..."
Liu Daiyu: "Duming, you're awake."
Just as Jiang Duming woke up, his head was still aching. He struggled to open his eyes and saw a worried Liu Daiyu. However, the image of that scarred face flashed back instantly, frightening Jiang Duming so much that he sat up abruptly, hitting his back against the bed rail.
Liu Daiyu (nervously): " Duming, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Duming (focused, breathing heavily): "Madam? You are with rain... you are with rain."
Liu Daiyu: " Duming, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Jiang Duming: "It's nothing, I just didn't react for a moment, and it startled me a bit."
Liu Daiyu: "Don't get too angry either, your health is the most important. You don't know, the guard who accompanied you came to report to me, saying you fainted. It really worried me."
Jiang Duming: "It's my fault. Seeing such a large estate being bombed like that, and not knowing who did it, I lost my temper for a moment. I'm sorry for making you worry, my dear."
God of the rain Hall: "How are you, Liu Daiyu?"
Liu Daiyu: "God of the rain Hall, there's nothing to worry about. I've already evacuated the people and arranged for the esteemed guests to return to their lodgings. The main ceremony has concluded, only the dance formation remains unfinished, but it's not a big issue. Your health is the most important thing now."
Jiang Duming: "I'm fine. Where is the steward? Let him come see me."
Liu Daiyu: "Okay, you just woke up, don't tire yourself out. I'll go check on the soup I made for you."
Jiang Duming: "Thank you, madam."
Liu Daiyu (jokingly): "This madam's heart is not tired, but her fate is."
Jiang Duming: (first smiling and making eye contact, then immediately turning cold when the person leaves)
【River manager swiftly enters the room and stands with a bowed waist】
Jiang Duming: "Have they found out the cause of the explosion?"
River manager: "Reporting to the city lord, the power of this explosion was so great that half of the village was destroyed, and we have not found any useful clues yet."
Jiang Duming: "Have you discovered any suspicious individuals?"
River manager: "None. When they arrived at the stone chamber, they only saw you, the lord, fainting on the ground."
Jiang Duming: "No suspicious woman?"
River manager: "A suspicious woman? Well... in the stone chamber, there was only the lord. Oh, we did find the missing guard's body, dead from the short arrow mechanism in the stone chamber, likely accidentally triggered."
Jiang Duming (self-doubt): "No one? Maybe I was mistaken. Has Sleeping Beauty been found?"
River manager: "No, we've searched the entire The romantic history of a wretched sea and haven't found any trace of her. Also..."
Jiang Duming: "Also what?"
River manager: "Some torn clothes and rags were found in the stone chamber. Pillar has identified them, they belong to... that person."
Jiang Duming (narrows his eyes): "Where is the person?"
River manager: "Gone, but some unfinished meat and bone scraps were found in the chamber pot. Most likely... they fell into the chamber pot."
Jiang Duming (clenched his fist and slammed the bed): "Damn it!"
River manager (bowing lower): "Lord, please calm down."
Jiang Duming: "Send more people to search everywhere. We must find both Sleeping Beauty and that person, to avoid any oversight."
River manager: "Yes, my lord, there is one more thing. pillar interrogated the servant who fainted. He is from Qin Xiang House and he also said..."
Jiang Duming: "Said what?"
River manager: "He also said that he saw the lady at The romantic history of a wretched sea. that day."
Jiang Duming: "How did he see the lady at the Rain prayer ceremony that day?"
River manager: "I don't know. That person said he is responsible for collecting all kinds of information and regularly reporting back to Qin Xiang House. This time, he was also sent by the madam of Qin Xiang House to investigate whether there are any secrets at Black Cloud Manor."
Jiang Duming: "Let Jiang carefully investigate Qin Xiang House, especially anything related to the lady. Report every detail to me."
River manager: "Yes, I will take care of it right away."
Jiang Duming (frowning deeply): "Madam, what secret are you hiding?"
Qin Xiang House is, after all, within Ming Water City, and it's easy for Jiang Duming to investigate anyone. In less than two days, all the information about Liu Daiyu and Qin Xiang House lay on Jiang Duming's desk. He appeared calm and composed, but inside he was surprised that Liu Daiyu had such a plan, using Qin Xiang House to gather information, making money on the surface, and avoiding easy detection. However, Liu Daiyu is just a wealthy young lady, so what is her intention in doing this?
[Sound of footsteps outside, knocking on the door]
River manager: "My lord."
Jiang Duming: "Come in. Any news?"
River manager: "I have ordered people to search the area within a radius of nearly a hundred miles outside the city, but no trace has been found. It seems that the person is indeed hidden in the stone chamber. As for Sleeping Beauty... um..."
Jiang Duming: "What? You can't even find a woman?"
River manager: "I am incompetent."
Jiang Duming (suppressing anger): "Can you at least find out something else from that servant?"
River manager: "Tossing and turning, there are only a few words. I think, there's no other question to ask."
Jiang Duming: "Then why did he say he had seen the lady of the house?"
River manager: "This... maybe he was hit on the head and said it in a daze, and thought the fleeing Sleeping Beauty was the lady of the house. Um, Lord of the city, how should we deal with the servant?"
Jiang Duming: "Do I still need to teach you?"
River manager: "I understand, I understand."
Jiang Duming was convinced that his wife and Sleeping Beauty were not the same person, but he couldn't shake his unease. He suddenly remembered the scene at the Lantern Festival when Liu Daiyu had crashed into his arms. Her pure and elegant beauty had left a deep impression on him. Upon careful consideration, since Liu Daiyu had married him, he had not seen that same demeanor again. She had always been gentle and composed, with a perfect sense of propriety. Although Liu Daiyu was already a married woman, she was not yet in her thirties, and her character could not have changed completely in just a few years. It would be understandable if she had been composed for a while, but to be composed all the time seemed like a change in her core.
On this side, Liu Daiyu, who was staying at her mother's house, also began to make new calculations. The person who inquired about the rain prayer ceremony that day said that Black Cloud Manor was tightly surrounded by the city lord's mansion, and no information could be obtained. In addition, the person sent by Qin Xiang House to investigate Black Cloud Manor has not returned any news, which further convinced Liu Daiyu that Black Cloud Manor was hiding a huge secret.
Liu Daiyu walked to the edge of the pond outside the house, staring blankly at the shimmering water. With just a glance, she suddenly saw another face next to her reflection, which startled her and made her scream. Liu Daiyu seemed to see the face clearly, and yet not clearly. It took her a lot of courage to slowly lean towards the water's surface, like a cat that had been startled but couldn't stop its curiosity. There was nothing there! Could it be that she was seeing things? But just now, there was clearly a human face, as if there was even a scar.
Liu Daiyu For a moment, her mind was in disarray, and she didn't realize a hand had been placed on her shoulder.
Liu Daiyu (Suddenly turning around and looking up): "Ah!"
Liu Dafu: "Why do you look so bad with the rain, Willow?"
Liu Daiyu: "Father... father."
Liu Dafu: "I was just about to come find you. I heard your voice as soon as I got to the courtyard and hurried over. What happened?"
Liu Daiyu: "It's nothing... I mistook the aquatic plants in the pond for snakes just now, and got a little scared."
Liu Dafu: "It's good that nothing happened. I'll have someone clean the pond tomorrow and add a few more stone lamps for safety."
Liu Daiyu: "I don't want to trouble father. What does father need me for?"
Liu Dafu: "I almost forgot, a new batch of Suzhou silk patterns just arrived today. Go and pick out some to make new clothes."
Liu Daiyu (leaning on father as they leave): " father is the one who loves me the most. I should pick out more..." (voice fades out)
Just as the father and daughter's figures were about to disappear at the end of the corridor, a rising black mist overflowed from the pool, slowly condensing into the appearance of Sleeping Beauty, opening her eyes to reveal a watery, blood-soaked gaze. Liu Daiyu had not been mistaken just now.
Sleeping Beauty (Cold Beauty): "I'm back, you better wait for me."
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