Chapter 269 Immortality

Jiang An Ning shook her head, then nodded: "I know Jiao Niang, she was Zhao Hai's mistress outside in the past."

She was silent for a long time.

It took a long time before Stepmother spoke again, her mouth wide open in shock.

"When I first saw her, I felt something was wrong."

"Fortunately, I just went to the painting boat with Sister Song by accident that day, and it didn't arouse any suspicion."

"It's just that at that time, I didn't have much chance to talk to you."

"I'm worried that the reason they showed up at the pleasure boat is because they're targeting me."

"So I don't dare to contact you rashly."

"So as not to cause you unnecessary trouble."

"It was not until I met Duan Qingshan later that I dared to contact you again with him acting as a middleman and passing on messages in a roundabout way."

But she really didn't expect that the pleasure boat was not obtained by Wang Shang and his people through fair means.

But...

Jiang Anning suddenly felt unable to face her stepmother.

"If I hadn't found you rashly, you probably wouldn't have been implicated by me."

"sorry."

But Wanniang suddenly became furious and slapped her.

"What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean you've implicated us?"

"It rained so hard just now that it soaked your brain, didn't it?"

"Instead of blaming those demons who kill without blinking an eye and treat human life as worthless, you are looking for reasons for yourself here?"

"You're out of your mind!"

"What's the point of saying sorry... Even if someone really wants to say sorry, it should be the perpetrators who say it. What does it have to do with you? Do you need to be here to apologize for those beasts?"

Jiang Anning subconsciously retorted: "I'm not apologizing on behalf of those beasts, I'm just..."

"What are you? I think you are out of your mind!"

"What does this have to do with you?"

"I've seen people rushing to pick up money, but I've never seen people rushing to pick up the blame."

"Are you stupid?"

"Or am I, in your heart, a villain who doesn't know what is good for him, who doesn't know right from wrong, and who can't tell black from white?"

Wanniang always spoke in a soft voice, and her words seemed to be able to make people's bones melt.

His sudden outburst of rage really scared Jiang An Ning.

She stared at him blankly: "You don't blame me?"

"What do I blame you for?"

Wan Niang glared at him and said, "What does this have to do with you?"

"But if it wasn't because of me..." Jiang An Ning just started to mutter softly when his stepmother hit him on the head again.

"Because of you what?"

"If you hadn't come to me, I wouldn't be free until now."

"Not to mention, becoming the new boss of the painting house."

"It's impossible for me to have a new business. My spice business has almost taken over all the pleasure boats in Jiang'an County."

"During that time, who saw me and didn't respectfully call me Madam?"

Some of the radiance returned to Wanniang's expression.

"Just because of the accident that happened later, should I blame you, resent you, and erase all the benefits and conveniences you brought me?"

"Then who have I become?"

She glared at Jiang Anning and said, "Is this how I am in your eyes?"

"of course not!"

Jiang Anning denied it hastily and almost raised his hand to swear.

Wanniang snorted, and her expression improved a little when she saw her sincere attitude.

"No one is a god, and no one can predict what will happen in the future."

"Besides, now that I have taken revenge, I have no regrets."

"It's hard to blame anyone anymore."

Wan Niang laughed twice, and tears welled up in her eyes as she laughed: "If I really have to blame someone, I would only blame the injustice of heaven."

"Blame the blindness of heaven."

"I blame those rotten-hearted people who have divided us into different classes since birth."

"Besides that, I can't blame anyone or anything."

The darkness dissipated and the sunlight rose.

Stepmother wiped her eyes stubbornly, wiping away the tears that had wet her hair, and there was a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes.

It was as if he wanted to leave all the unhappy past behind in that dark night of heavy rain.

"Let's go."

She wiped away her tears, leaned on a shovel, and with a little difficulty, she pulled herself out of the mud and ran towards the houseboat.

Jiang Anning looked at the man with half of his head still buried on the riverbank. He was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and caught up with the man.

"You're just leaving?"

No, such an obvious crime scene is right here?
And went straight home.

Aren’t you afraid of being visited by the government?

Wan Niang stopped, frowned, and looked at her in confusion: "What else?"

She looked up at the sky: "It's going to rain heavily again soon."

If we don't leave now, we'll be caught by the heavy rain again.

"But the man's body is still lying on the riverbank." Jiang Anning thought that after killing the man, it would be better to deal with the body.

"Don't worry, even if his body is discovered, what does it matter?"

Wan Niang smiled nonchalantly: "With the weather last night, is there anyone who would come out?"

"Could anyone see it?"

"First, there is no witness, and second, there is no physical evidence. Who dares to say that I am the murderer?"

"Even if they want to tell me, I can deny it."

"With such heavy rain, even if there are any traces left, they will be washed away quickly."

"Isn't that how they treated Wu Niang in the beginning?"

"Now I am only repaying an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

Jiang Anning still felt that this was a bit too hasty.

At least sprinkle some corpse powder on it like she does.

Killing someone and not destroying the body... isn't that a bit too ostentatious?

But Wanniang didn't care.

"Don't worry, the rain will continue to fall."

"It won't be long before the riverbank is flooded."

"Besides, that place is the river beach exposed after the tide recedes."

"When the water level rises again, you won't need to intervene. The fish brought by the river will eat us up completely."

"Even if he was lucky enough not to be eaten by the fish, after being soaked in water for such a long time, the wound would have almost healed."

"Who knows if he was hit on the head with a shovel, or if he fell and got stuck in the riverbank and got his head and neck cut by some broken stones or scrap metal in the water?"

"Who knows, maybe some water birds will come and take his head away and throw it into the deeper part of the river."

Wanniang spoke in a relaxed tone.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and looked at Jiang Anning in surprise: "Come to think of it, why did you come here all of a sudden?"

If Jiang An Ning hadn't come suddenly, she would have had no chance to help Wu Niang get revenge.

He had already died at the hands of that man.

"You saved my life again."

Wanniang snorted: "I just said, I have no right to blame you."

She didn't really care why Jiang Anning appeared here.

Slightly arrogant: "You not only gave me my first rebirth, but also let me enjoy the joy of controlling my own life."

"And gave me a second life." "Saved me from that disgusting man."

"otherwise……"

"If I were strangled to death by that disgusting thing, I would die with my eyes wide open!"

Jiang Anning:...

She twitched the corners of her mouth speechlessly.

For a moment, I really didn't know whether I should answer people's questions.

Did she rush over here because she got a hint from the barrage?
It sounds ridiculous.

If I don’t answer…it doesn’t seem to matter?
It seems that people don't care much.

Jiang Anning was not good at making up lies. He was speechless for a moment, so he simply took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and chose to pretend that he didn't hear anything.

I thought that this matter would just be glossed over like this.

Unexpectedly, Wanniang seemed to have suddenly rekindled her feelings.

He came back again and looked at the man, as if he was determined to get to the bottom of the matter and would not give up until he got the answer.

"You haven't told me yet, why did you suddenly come here?"

Jiang Anning hummed, her eyes dodging and her voice softly: "If I say that I was dreaming...dreaming about it, would you believe me?"

Wanniang blinked, and it seemed that it took her a while to digest what she said.

"You mean, you dreamed about me, and that I was in danger, and that I was in danger somewhere, so you rushed here just for me?"

"Is that right?"

Jiang Anning felt extremely guilty after hearing what she said.

He hummed a few incoherently.

Unexpectedly, Wanniang was very excited and patted her shoulder vigorously: "You dream about me in your dreams, you have me in your heart!"

"What you think about during the day you will dream about at night."

"You must have me in your heart, that's why you dream about me."

"That's why you foresaw my danger in my dream and came in time like a god to save me from danger."

"This is the red string that God has given us!"

Wanniang was particularly excited.

Jiang Anning was stunned by what she said.

"what?"

Can it be explained this way?
But, they are both women...how can they tie the red string?
"Let me tell you, I'm definitely not wrong."

"They are my adopted parents who saved me from the dire situation!"

Wan Niang said with great ambition and pride: "I don't care! I have made up my mind!"

"From today on, you are my adopted parents!"

"I want to take your last name."

"I'm not called Wu Wan anymore!"

"I want to change my name."

"My name is Jiang Wan now!"

After all that Stepmother did, Jiang An Ning was stunned.

Is it still possible to be like this?

But...is there any connection between this, this, this, and these things?

"Okay, if you have no objection, then it is decided."

Wanniang patted her shoulder again excitedly.

She was so strong that she even doubted whether this girl also received rewards from the barrage.

The slap almost made her stagger and fall to the ground, with her mouth covered in mud.

And after that, she didn't even have a chance to interrupt.

Wanniang, did indeed change her name.

The man was really washed away by the rain just as she said.

After that day, heavy rain continued for three days.

Therefore, the man stayed in the water for seven or eight days before he was finally found on the shore.

Even if it was later, when a thin layer of ice formed on the river surface and no one would go near the ditch, the man would have to soak in the water for another month.

In the end, no bailiffs came to the door.

However, the government issued an announcement to remind the people of Jiang'an County not to risk going out in heavy rain.

Afterwards, people spread the rumor that it had rained heavily, with strong winds, thunder and lightning, and someone got drunk and ran out and accidentally fell into the river.

Jiang'an County is a place with a well-developed water system.

There are countless rivers, big and small.

Sometimes people fall into the river and drown.

During that period, every household reminded their children, repeatedly warning them not to go bathing in the river.

Afraid that something might happen.

This matter also completely disappeared with the official announcement.

From time to time, someone would sigh and say it was a pity.

No one doubted that it was Wanniang who committed the murder.

Later, Wanniang closed the pleasure boat and dismissed everyone.

However, there were not many people on the pleasure boat at that time.

Jiang An Ning only found out later that Jiao Niang and her people not only killed Wu Niang, but also all the other young ladies who had worked with Wan Niang in the past.

Later, Wanniang opened this Taotie restaurant.

With Jiang Qingqing.

After Jiang Qingqing helped Jiang Anning to bully others by pretending to be a wealthy ship merchant and went to Jiangjia Village to purchase silk cocoons several times, he actually found some tricks in it.

Especially after the Sang brothers raised five-colored silk cocoons.

She also saw piles of gold, silver and jewelry waving at her.

It was also at this time that Jiang Anning and others realized that Jiang Qingqing was really the daughter of a big ship merchant!
The business of five-color cocoons was initiated by Jiang Qingqing, who brought together Chaohuang Embroidery Workshop and the ship merchant Jiang family.

Later, Jiang Anning used the five-colored silk to make handkerchiefs, clothes, etc.

As soon as these were released, they were snapped up by everyone.

Especially in the capital.

"...You are going to the capital, how can I not prepare?"

Jiang Anning came back to her senses from the sound of her stepmother's mumbling.

"What does this have to do with my going to the capital?"

Wanniang immediately glared, then pretended to cover her face and cry: "I knew you were a heartless person."

Jiang Anning:...

How come she has no heart?

Wanniang became even more angry when she saw the man's ignorant and innocent look.

"Once you go to the capital, I don't know when you will be able to come back."

She was full of worry and was particularly disappointed with Jiang Anning for being so heartless.

Jiang Anning nodded in agreement.

But I don’t know when I can come back.

Whether I can come back is uncertain.

"You still nodded!"

"I see you're really not in a hurry at all."

"If the emperor is not anxious, the eunuch will be anxious!"

Jiang Anning blinked, looking a little innocent: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

It’s good like this now.

What's there to be anxious about?

If there was anything that needed to be rushed, it was probably that she couldn't go to the capital immediately.

Failure to immediately investigate the truth behind the murders of my mother and father and kill the murderers.


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