Wife is hell

Chapter 49 Jiang Mu is arrested
"puff--"

Madam Yan sprayed out the tea she had just taken a sip of, completely losing her composure.

She looked at Madam Tao in astonishment.

Godson?
Are all high-society ladies having such exciting activities?

Jiang Mu was also startled.

Seeing the woman's alluring eyes, which seemed to hook him, sweeping over him, he couldn't tell if she was joking or serious, so he could only cough and say:

"This... I am deeply grateful for your kindness, Madam. However, my frail body cannot bear such a heavy burden of maternal love."

Let's keep it simple and talk about money. Talking about money is the most practical way and won't hurt feelings.

Su Meixin burst out laughing, then burst into loud laughter, her body shaking with mirth.

A surging wave, like a snow avalanche, covered the front of the garment.

"Don't rush to refuse, go back and think it over carefully."

Su Meixin suppressed her smile, her jade-like fingers lightly twisting a stray strand of hair.
"Young people only know that strong liquor is intoxicating, but they don't know the mellowness of aged wine. The 'passport' that others can't get, your godmother has... can take you straight to the fairyland of clouds."

Jiang Mu felt ashamed.

This magnificent red steed before me seems to be truly quite lonely.

He thought for a moment, then spoke:

"There are two great tragedies in life: one is not getting what you want, and the other is getting what you don't want."

"Madam Tao, which kind of tragedy do you prefer?"

Su Meixin was stunned.

……

After bidding farewell to the "eight-foot lady," Jiang Mu and Madam Yan left the hall together.

Glancing at the maid leading the way, Madam Yan couldn't help but lower her voice and say to Jiang Mu with regret, "Young Master Mu, actually... you might as well have agreed just now."

"Ok?"

Jiang Mu's expression was strange.

Madam Yan said in a low voice, "This Madam Tao may appear to be a merchant, but she wields immense power behind the scenes. If Young Master Mu can establish a sworn brotherhood with her, what worries will he have about not rising to prominence in the future?"

Jiang Mu simply smiled and didn't reply, turning his gaze to admire the graceful back of the maid leading the way.

It must be said that Madam Tao truly deserves to be called a top-tier noblewoman.

Even the maids who attended him were all outstanding in appearance and figure.

At the same time, Jiang Mu also noticed that on the back of the maid's neck, under the collar of her clothes, there was a small birthmark that was vaguely visible, and its shape was somewhat like half a butterfly wing.

Seeing that Jiang Mu did not respond, Madam Yan felt quite helpless.

She would be overjoyed if her child had the chance to recognize the other person as their godmother.

……

The two returned to the shop in the front hall, only to find that Wen Yu and Shi Shuangsui were nowhere to be seen.

When asked, the shop assistants only said that the two had just gone out, but they didn't know where they had gone.

Jiang Mu and Madam Yan went out to search.

After wandering around the nearby streets and alleys, I only found Shi Baolu watching the fire-breathing acrobatics performance in the crowd, and a large white goose stretching its neck at my feet.

"Perhaps Sui Sui was making a fuss about wanting to go home, so Yu'er took her back."

Madam Yan comforted her.

But Jiang Mu had a bad feeling.

Given Shi Shuangsui's playful nature, how could she possibly insist on going home after finally getting out of the house?

Even if I really wanted to go back, I would wait for him to come with me.

Just then, Wen Yu came running from the street corner in a panic, with a large bump on his forehead.

"Yu'er!"

Lady Yan exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.

Jiang Mu's heart sank when he didn't see Shi Shuangsui: "Where's Suisui?"

Wen Yu almost burst into tears: "Sui Sui...she's been kidnapped!"

Kidnapping?

Jiang Mu's first thought was of that domineering Madam Yang.

After all, she was the only one who had recently become enemies with the Shi family.

Madam Yan slapped him angrily: "Speak properly, what exactly happened?!"

As expected, Wen Yu said, feeling wronged:

"Sui Sui wanted to eat roasted chestnuts, so I took her to buy some... but we just happened to run into Madam Yang's carriage passing by. The woman recognized Sui Sui and ordered her servants to come up and snatch them."

I naturally refused and started fighting with them, but they outnumbered me and I was knocked unconscious.

When I woke up, I found that Sui Sui had been taken away, and... and..."

"And what?"

Jiang Mu's face was icy cold.

Wen Yu took out a slip of paper and said in a trembling voice, "After I woke up, I found a slip of paper in my hand. It's for you."

He didn't dare look at Jiang Mu's face, only feeling that the aura emanating from the other person was inexplicably creepy.

Jiang Mu snatched the note away.

Unfolding it, there was only one line of hastily written words: 【Make Mu Jiang come alone to Luoyan Slope in Manglin, East Suburbs. Remember, alone, or you'll be collecting that little girl's corpse!】

Jiang Mu frowned.

He thought Madam Yang would take Sui Sui to her home and slowly teach her a lesson.

But now it seems that he is the target of their attack.

That's understandable, though, since he was the one who kicked that old woman so hard she fell flat on her face that day.

That woman probably wanted to skin him alive.

"The Yang family is too lawless! They dare to kidnap children in the street!"

Madam Yan's face turned pale. She turned to Jiang Mu and said, "Young Master Mu, let's report this to the authorities immediately."

Jiang Mu slowly clenched the note, but his voice was calm: "No need, you should go home first."

"what?"

Wen Yu thought he had misheard.

He looked at Jiang Mu as if he were a madman, "You...you don't really plan to go alone, do you?"

Jiang Mu gave him a cold glance: "Why don't you come with me to rescue them?"

"me……"

Wen Yu lowered his voice and stammered, "I...I think it would be safer to call more people..."

Jiang Mu ignored him and said to Madam Yan:

“I am acquainted with the people in the patrol office, and I will go to them for help. You go back first, and take Baolu home safely.”

Remembering Jiang Mu's relationship with Manager Tang, Madam Yan felt somewhat relieved and nodded: "Alright, then Young Master Mu, please be careful."

Jiang Mu hummed in agreement and said no more.

Watching Madam Yan lead the bewildered Shi Baolu away, Jiang Mu's calm expression vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling gloom.

"Damn it, you really think I won't kill anyone?"

……

Manglin in the eastern suburbs is located ten miles outside the east gate of Yancheng. It is a barren hilly area.

It is usually a deserted place, with only occasional hunters or woodcutters passing by.

Half an hour later, Jiang Mu arrived at the Manglin area.

Following the instructions on the note, Jiang Mu searched carefully. Sure enough, not far into the woods, in a relatively open area, he saw the familiar carriage.

The surroundings were completely silent, and there wasn't a soul in sight.

Jiang Mu held the copper bell in his hand and slowly walked over, but a strong smell of blood wafted into his nostrils.

Jiang Mu's heart tightened.

However, as he got closer, the scene before him left him dumbfounded.

Several corpses were lying on the ground.

Judging from the clothes worn on these corpses, they were all servants of the Yang family.

"what's the situation?"

Jiang Mu looked around and, after confirming that no one was lying in ambush, cautiously walked over.

The servants were covered in knife wounds of varying depths, as if they had been haphazardly hacked to death.

Among these corpses, he saw a familiar figure.

It was Madam Yang!
The woman who was arrogant and domineering just a few days ago is now lying in a pool of blood, her clothes soaked in blood, her face showing fear and despair, and there is a knife between her legs.

Jiang Mu's mind was in complete turmoil.

This was completely different from what he had envisioned.

No, he had envisioned such a scenario—but only if he made the move.

Wait, where's Sui Sui?!
Jiang Mu snapped out of his daze and was about to shout when his gaze was drawn to a large, open wooden box next to the carriage.

The box was surrounded by blood and wide open.

Jiang Mu strode forward.

Inside the box, a small figure was curled up.

It's Sui Sui!

The other person had their eyes closed and remained motionless, with a bloodstained knife lying on their body.

Jiang Mu picked up the knife, reached out to check the little girl's breath, and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that she had only fainted.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached from afar.

Jiang Mu looked up and saw a group of people dressed in the uniforms of the patrol office rushing towards him.

The one leading the group was Huang Kezi.

Huang Kezi and the others were stunned by the horrific scene before them.

When Huang Kezi's gaze fell on Jiang Mu and the knife in his hand, his pupils contracted, and he shouted sharply:

"Catch the murderer!"

At this moment, Jiang Mu finally realized what was happening.

He looked down at the blood-stained knife in his hand and laughed: "Fine, fine, so you're playing this trick on me, huh?"

(End of this chapter)