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Chapter 87: We've been tricked, and the effect is even better than we expected (Please subscribe)

Are you sure you've figured this out?

A few days later, in the Feng family courtyard, the eldest daughter-in-law, Madam Guo, listened to the news that Chunying had found out, her eyes revealing barely suppressed excitement.

Although Chunying was somewhat puzzled by her mistress's reaction, she still answered honestly, "I dare not say that I have found out all the details, but judging from the rumors that have leaked from the First Madam's room, those properties were all acquired by the First Madam after she married into the Feng family, and some of them are not even registered in her name."

"Whose copy is it?"

"I heard it's someone from the Lu family."

Upon hearing this, Guo's expression turned strange, and then the corners of her mouth slowly turned up, as if she had grasped someone's weakness, and a glint appeared in her eyes.

"Okay, I understand. Go check on the young master and pack a few things. I'm going back to my parents' home tomorrow to visit my parents and brothers."

Chunying was even more confused. Why did the young lady suddenly want to go back to her parents' home?

However, she wisely refrained from asking further questions and followed Guo's instructions to carry out the task.

Guo knew that the First Madam, Guan Rongci, would go to the Buddhist hall to chant sutras every morning and evening, each time for about 15 minutes.

It takes a little longer in the morning, when no one is in her room.

This is a good opportunity to make a move.

The next morning, Guan Rongci went to worship Buddha as usual.

Chunying carried a basin of water past the gate of the First Madam's courtyard. She stopped at the entrance of the main house, glanced inside quickly, and then hurriedly left, turning into the side room.

"Miss, the Madam has gone out and is not in the courtyard."

Guo looked excited, her face glowing: "Come on, follow me."

She led Chunying straight to Guan Rongci's courtyard.

She's been coming here often lately, and the maids sweeping the courtyard are used to it, all bowing and greeting her as "Young Mistress."

Guo looked around and asked, "Where is Mother?"

A young maidservant replied, "Reporting to the eldest young mistress, the first madam has just gone to the Buddhist hall. Should I go and inform her?"

"No need," Madam Guo said casually. "It's nothing urgent. I'll just wait here for a bit. You all go about your business."

"Yes." The maids sweeping the courtyard responded without question and dispersed.

Madam Guo led Chunying to the bedroom door and whispered, "You stand guard outside. If you see the First Madam or anyone else coming, cough in advance."

Chunying vaguely understood something at this moment, and she said rather nervously, "Miss, this—isn't this inappropriate?"

"I know what I'm doing, just do as I say."

Guo thought to herself, since she would be far away at her parents' home after getting the goods, she wouldn't be able to get them back, and it wouldn't matter if the official found out.

Chunying opened her mouth, but ultimately remained silent and retreated to the door.

Seeing that no one was around, Guo slipped open the door and went straight to the bed, pulling back the mattress.

A hidden compartment was visible under the bed frame, and it was locked.

Guo's eyes lit up: "Indeed, there is."

She glanced around and found that the hidden compartment under the bed was locked, and the entire bed was made of driftwood, making it impossible to break open by external force.

Seeing this, Guo remained calm and pulled a silver hairpin from her hair.

She observed the shape of the keyhole, reached out and pinched the silver hairpin a few times to make it the size of the keyhole, and then inserted it directly.

With a flick of his wrist, his inner strength surged into the silver hairpin.

The delicate silver hairpin could not withstand such force, and it bent and twisted inside the hole due to the internal energy.

She focused intently on sensing the subtle vibrations coming from the tip of the hairpin against the spring lock, when suddenly she heard a soft "click".

"It's done."

As soon as Guo withdrew her true energy, the shape of the silver hairpin suddenly became fixed.

She turned gently, and the hidden compartment under the bed opened with a click.

"When I was a child, I disliked the Guo family's crude family traditions and never mentioned it to anyone. I never thought it would come in handy today."

Several flat wooden boxes were neatly stacked in the hidden compartment.

She opened them one by one and found that there were about three thousand taels of silver notes, several pieces of gold jewelry, and a stack of land deeds.

Guo's breathing suddenly became rapid.

Guan Rongci's private assets are all hidden and anonymous; whoever gets them owns them.

Even the farmland and shops displayed to the Lu family were not to be seen in the light of day.

She could easily use that incident as leverage to sell it off secretly.

Even with a 30% discount, this sum of money is still at least six or seven thousand taels.

With this money, she could live a stable life in the Feng family without having to depend on others.

Guo's heart pounded. She stuffed everything into her bosom, closed the wooden box as before, put it back in the hidden compartment, smoothed out the mattress, and quietly slipped out.

"Let's go back."

Guo walked to the door, called out to the anxious Chunying, and quickly left the courtyard.

In the corner, an ordinary maid who was sweeping saw Guo Shi walk away and immediately put down her broom and hurried to the other end of the inner courtyard, where Zhou Shi, the widow of the third branch of the family, lived.

On the way back, Guo asked Chunying, "Is everything packed?"

"Miss, everything is ready."

Guo said, "Alright, go and call Liao Menke, and have her escort me back to my parents' home. I'll leave later today."

"So urgent?"

Guo said, "Don't say anything more. Just do what I tell you to do."

Chunying dared not say more and hurriedly went to make arrangements according to Guo's instructions.

After returning to her room, Guo carefully put away the valuables she had acquired. Then she went to the outside of the Buddhist hall to ask Guan Rongci for leave, saying that her parents were unwell and she needed to go home to visit them for a few days.

Guan Rongci had no suspicions and nodded in agreement.

That afternoon, escorted by Liao Menke, Guo, along with Chunying and her young son Feng Lin, quietly slipped out of the back gate of the Feng residence, intending to return to her parents' home.

Almost at the same time.

Zhou Yun'e realized that Guo had taken all the bait she had thrown out, so she immediately went to the clinic to inform Chen Ye.

Inside the clinic.

After hearing Zhou Yun'e recount Guo's performance, Chen Ye couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh: "As expected, a fool is a fool. He's always so crude when it comes to doing things. He doesn't even know how to write the word 'delicate'."

"I never expected her to be so reckless, jumping into the pit without hesitation, and the result was even better than we thought. Now I'm really curious what the First Madam's expression will be when she finds out that half her life's work has been taken away by this foolish woman."

Zhou Yun'e covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes sparkling as she spoke, her gaze involuntarily falling on Chen Ye's face.

At this moment, Zhou Yun'e felt that Chen Ye was simply her lucky star.

From the first time I met him, countless thorny issues were easily resolved in his hands.

She desperately wanted to keep Chen Ye by her side.

Now she desperately needs someone to rely on, someone who can advise her and help her gain a foothold in the Feng family.

Unfortunately, she was too late.

The man before me has become a retainer of the Cui family.

She couldn't give the Cui family what they could, and a sense of melancholy inexplicably rose in her heart.

Chen Ye asked, "I just heard from Madam that Guo is going back to her parents' home, is that right?"

Zhou Yun'e didn't understand Chen Ye's meaning; in her eyes, the matter had already achieved its intended outcome.

But she wisely didn't ask any more questions: "When I arrived, her maid was packing her things; she'll probably leave before dark."

"If she's going to her parents' home, which city gate will she exit through?"

Zhou Yun'e pondered for a moment and said, "Guo's family is in Qingyang, outside the capital. The nearest road should be Donghua Gate."

"Alright." Chen Ye said, standing up. "Madam, I have some things to do, so I'll take my leave first. We'll discuss the next steps after we hear the Madam's reaction."