Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 243 My Sister's Extravagant Act

But remembering why she came here, she quickly put the book away and started searching for it.

Persistence pays off; Gu Qingyue discovered a black lacquered wooden box with gold trim.

After fiddling with it for a while, I opened the lock, and a stack of letters came into view.

Gu Qingyue flipped through it a few times, a mocking smile creeping onto her lips.

Unexpectedly, what was originally just a simple attempt to teach the Qin family a lesson has led to such an important clue. Very well! Your days are truly numbered.

Ignoring the wrecked display case she had rummaged through, Gu Qingyue put away the three medical books and two important letters, and also looted the other valuable ornaments. She quickly left the study and returned to her inn room in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

As soon as she entered through the window, Gu Qingyue saw Yue Ling standing respectfully by the round table. "How is it?"

Gu Qingyue removed her face mask and asked Yue Ling.

"Reporting to the Pavilion Master, we went to check, and there are at least a dozen corpses in the well, including adults and children."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue raised her hand and crushed the teacup beside her.

She thought for a moment, whispered a few words, handed the letter to Yue Ling, and returned to the Gu residence under the cover of night.

The next morning, Gu Qingyue stretched her body in bed, got up and dressed sleepily.

As soon as I finished getting ready and went outside, I saw Gu Yuanen standing under the eaves.

"Fourth Brother, what are you doing here?"

Gu Yuanen turned his head and saw his younger sister's bright white smiling face, as beautiful as a flower.

With a smile, a faint pink blush appeared on her cheeks, making her bright and pretty, and the more you looked at her, the cuter she became. All his worries vanished.

"Good morning, I'm waiting for you to get up and have breakfast together. Today is Lunar New Year's Eve."

Gu Yuanen's eyes were filled with doting affection, and a sense of satisfaction welled up inside him as he saw his younger sister walking over.

He can finally spend Chinese New Year with his sister this year!

This is something he has been hoping for for over a decade.

"Hmm, how long have you been here? It's cold outside, why didn't you call me?"

Gu Qingyue rubbed her hands together. It was really cold in this winter without heating!

It's especially cold these past two days, as the snow has just melted.

"I just got here too, let's go," Gu Yuanen smiled and walked with Gu Qingyue toward the front courtyard flower hall.

"Did you get anything last night?" Gu Qingyue asked, thinking about the favor she had asked him last night.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanen recalled the conversation between Prefect Li and his advisor that he had overheard the previous night, and lowered his voice to repeat what they had said.

"Really?" Gu Qingyue's lips curled into a pleased smile. "That would be quite a sight."

After she finished speaking, she recounted what had happened at the Qin residence the previous night.

Of course, she didn't mention that she had taken over those three warehouses. I guess the Qin residence is going to be lively today.

As soon as breakfast was finished, Yue Ling was already waiting outside the door.

"Master, news has arrived. The Qin residence was in an uproar early this morning," Yue Ling said, a wide smile spreading across her face.

"Tell me about it," Gu Qingyue said with a smile like a kitten that had just stolen a fish.

"Yes".

Yue Ling then recounted the lively scene at the Qin residence in detail.

This was just reported back by their informants outside the Qin residence.

This morning, the first person to have an accident at the Qin residence was Qin Yuanyuan.

It is said that she was too crazy with two men last night and suffered a massive hemorrhage. They have already called Dr. Zhou from Jishetang.

According to the doctor's apprentice, Qin Yuanyuan's body is basically ruined, and it's unknown whether she will wake up; she's barely clinging to life.

The Qin family head and his wife cried so hard they fainted several times, and now they are also unconscious.

It is said that before Dr. Zhou even left the Qin residence, screams came from Qin Feifei's yard, and the elderly Dr. Zhou was so frightened that he almost fell over.

Later, he was invited back by the Qin family's butler.

Dr. Zhou asserted that Qin Feifei was destined to become a eunuch!

Moreover, he's now acting crazy and talking nonsense, and he's even kneeling down everywhere begging for mercy.

He was clearly terrified.

The Qin family head and his wife haven't woken up yet, so they don't know.

Gu Yuanen glanced at Gu Qingyue thoughtfully, feeling a sense of satisfaction. "Will he stay crazy forever?"

Gu Qingyue smiled slyly, "How can we have fun if we're always going crazy?"

Gu Yuanen: "Then what about him...?"

“He’ll only be insane for two or three days, but I believe he’ll be in even more pain when he wakes up,” Gu Qingyue said, her fingers cracking as she looked on with a piercing gaze.

Gu Yuanen and Yue Ling: Sister/Sect Master, do you have to be so scary?

The two men looked at Gu Qingyue with curiosity.

"How to say?"

Gu Yuanen was eager to know what had happened to Qin Feifei. He had originally intended to ask her during breakfast, but seeing his sister enjoying her meal, he didn't.

Gu Qingyue winked mischievously.

Wouldn't it be painful to wake up and find out you've become a eunuch?

No man could stand that, right?

Imagine how painful it would be to find out your warehouse has been emptied.

What's even more incredible is that the government officials came to the door and dug out more than a dozen skeletons in the abandoned well. The Qin family is doomed. How painful is that?

And those letters...

Gu Qingyue felt as if she was finally about to exhale that last breath of stale air!

She loves getting rid of scum and bad apples.

Seeing his younger sister blinking her big eyes with a teasing look, Gu Yuanen suddenly realized what was happening and blushed a little.

Wow, that's way too extravagant, little sister!

"Have you reported it to the authorities?"

"The officials have already arrived. The Qin family head and his wife are still unconscious, the steward has been detained, and the Qin family compound is surrounded." Yue Ling bowed.

"How do you know so much about the Qin family?" Gu Yuanen asked Yue Ling in a low voice, full of gossip.

They even know about the doctor's consultation process; did they go in with him?

Yue Ling: No, I just greeted that disobedient little medicine boy.

"Master?" Yue Ling looked at Gu Qingyue, knowing that whether or not to speak was of course up to the master.

"Tell my fourth brother what happened from yesterday to today," Gu Qingyue said, amused.

"Yes," Yue Ling replied, and then recounted everything that had happened last night and the findings of their investigation early this morning.

Of course, many details were added based on what Gu Qingyue said.

Gu Yuanen: This is so exciting!

My sister is amazing!

As expected of my sister!!

After listening, Gu Yuanen gave Gu Qingyue a thumbs up.

Gu Qingyue said, "Let's go watch the show?"

"Are you going to the Qin family?" Gu Yuanen asked happily as he followed behind her.

"Let's go shopping for New Year's goods. Let's invite Sister Rong along."

Gu Qingyue's relaxed and cheerful voice came through.

Thus, the three of them made a spectacle of a thousand troops in Lizhou City, with more than a dozen delivery carts coming and going, and Liu Yong received so many goods that his hands were sore from carrying them.

When they returned to the Gu residence at noon, explosive news had already spread throughout the streets and alleys of Lizhou.

"Have you heard? I heard that the young lady of the Qin family and a few servants... you couldn't take it, and she was killed."

"Who died?"

"Miss Qin, I heard it's too intense!"

"Nonsense! Miss Qin only likes refined and cultured scholars. How could that be?"

"Are you her father or her mother? How do you know so much?"

"What nonsense are you spouting! I heard it was Young Master Qin who died. He and... well, it got too intense, and he died. Miss Qin has gone mad!"

"Really? What happened to the Qin family? They used to be so arrogant and domineering. Could it be that they've been punished for their actions?"

"Who knows?"

"Hey, hey, hey, have you heard?..."

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Teahouses, restaurants, and inns flourished everywhere.