Chapter 222 Act on the Word
Lady Zhao could not bother to negotiate further with Jiang Xunzhong, standing up in a hurry and rushing to the child’s bedside in three steps, made as two.
Watching Lady Zhao’s flustered departure, Jiang Xunzhong felt utterly helpless and sighed deeply.
Fate seemed always to be too harsh on him, filled with twists and bitterness.
The noise outside gradually subsided, with the crowd dispersing to their homes.
Jiang Ziling set about tidying up the disordered room, while Su Yu slowly walked into the courtyard with a basket full of fresh mushrooms.
At a glance, Su Yu knew there must have been a change at home upon seeing the messy footprints in the courtyard. She quickly put down the bamboo basket on her back and the basket in her hand, anxiously asking Jiang Ziling, "What happened here?"
Jiang Ziling didn’t conceal anything, recounting to Su Yu the whole story, including how to make the room appear more chaotic to strengthen everyone’s suspicion of Lady Zhao’s theft and how he cleverly forced Lady Zhao to bow her head and admit her wrongs.
Su Yu, after listening, couldn’t help but clap her hands in delight, laughing and saying, "Well done, to deal with such people, you need to be tough."
Her gaze then turned to the slightly battered wardrobe, to which Jiang Ziling said with a pained expression, "It’s a pity about the wardrobe, it’s been knocked into a big hole."
Upon closer inspection, Su Yu saw the corner of the wardrobe indented, revealing the force of Lady Zhao’s collision.
However, she didn’t mind, feeling a sense of relief, "It doesn’t matter much, as long as it’s still usable."