Chapter 98

Chapter 98: Letter to My Wife (6)

It looked extremely similar to the bed Jiang Shi Yue had seen before, except this one was brand-new.

Jiang Shi Yue thought to herself that she was just a little girl delivering a bangle, yet Young Master Cheng had not slighted her in the least.

Instead, he treated her like an honored guest.

That showed he was a good man too.

Jiang Shi Yue sat in the room without any hurry. The Embroidered Shoemaster had led her into this time from a hundred years ago and even made her appear under another identity, so his purpose could not be that simple.

Anyway, she had no special ability now. Why not watch how the other side put on this show?

If she did not go to the mountain, the mountain would come to her.

Jiang Shi Yue slowly poured herself a cup of tea, relaxed as she listened to the crisp sound of rain beating on leaves outside the window.

Before long, the round-faced maid came back again, carrying a plate of pastries.

“Miss Xiu Xiu, if you need anything else, I’ll go prepare it.”

Neat stacks of osmanthus cakes were piled up, sprinkled with tiny sesame seeds.

Jiang Shi Yue did not hold back. She picked one up and tasted it. The osmanthus cake was sweet but not cloying, almost melting as soon as it touched her tongue.

“Thank you,” she said, pleased. But then she shifted topics and suddenly asked, “Is your Miss in love with the Young Master?”

Jiang Shi Yue’s blunt boldness startled the round-faced maid. But she looked like she had held it in for a long time, and she and Miss Xiu Xiu were fairly close. After hesitating, she finally sighed and could not help speaking. “Sigh, Miss is the house’s adopted daughter. The Old Madam meant to match them at first, but they just weren’t fated. How could we servants dare to gossip?”

That made things as clear as could be, and Jiang Shi Yue understood the meaning behind her words.

She asked another question out of curiosity. “What kind of person is Miss Zi Yu, to make the Young Master fall so deeply for her?”

The round-faced maid answered sincerely. Everyone in the household knew it anyway, so there was nothing to avoid. “Half a year ago, Miss Zi Yu came here and founded a poetry society. The Young Master fell for her at first sight. Not only is she a proper young lady, she also studied abroad, just like the Young Master.”

By this point, the story seemed perfectly clear.

As the Cheng Family’s adopted daughter, Miss Cheng had quietly given her heart to her older brother, but Young Master Cheng already had someone he loved.

She loved, but he did not.

After the round-faced maid left, Jiang Shi Yue still sat in the chair in a leisurely mood. Unhurried, she finished the last pastry, wiped her hands, and actually lay down on the bed.

Since what was coming would come no matter what, why should she rush?

When she closed her eyes and opened them again, the sky was completely dark.

There was no moonlight; clouds and night blended together.

The room was pitch-black.

Outside, the downpour was like a waterfall, pounding on the roof tiles in wave after wave with crisp thuds.

But within that rain, Jiang Shi Yue heard a second sound.

“Something terrible happened! Miss jumped into the river to end her life!” A servant of the manor ran around shouting in panic.

Jiang Shi Yue groped around for a long time but could not find an umbrella. She let out a faint sigh and could only push the door open and walk straight into the rain.

The rain fell in a fine, dense sheet, and gusts of wind rolled through.

Crackling sounds burst in her ears, mixed with terrified screams.

Everyone in Cheng Manor was in complete chaos. One after another, people rushed out from every courtyard without even getting dressed properly, wearing only thin underclothes.