Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 158 Where's the Corpse?!
"What kind of severe punishment do you intend to inflict?" Before Jiang could think it through, Lu Jie spoke up, "If someone tries to bully you, your father will naturally stand up for you, but this is ultimately a family matter. Jiajia, it's not advisable for you to make a big fuss."

Lu Jie felt a headache coming on again.

The girl's current move was truly beyond his ability to defend against.

But Lu Jia has already set the fire on this level, how could she possibly stop?

She sneered, "Just now a bunch of people were surrounding me and accusing me, but now it's turned around and it's become a family matter that shouldn't be taken too seriously."
That doesn't make sense!

"I have been back in the manor for less than three days, and I have been repeatedly taken advantage of by the servants. First, Granny Du beat my maid, then she inexplicably tried to set rules for me in front of everyone, and now this inexplicable murder has come up. I don't know where the maid came from, but she has started to throw mud at me and insist that I am the murderer."

"I'm already so pathetic, and they won't even let me fight back. What kind of Miss Lu am I?"
"It would be better for me to die, so that I won't bring shame to my deceased mother and the ancestors of the Lu family in the afterlife!"

Her words were like whips, striking the faces of everyone present.

The maid who had previously accused her was now pinching her hands together, her eyes constantly glancing at Madam Jiang.

If Jiang Shi was somewhat confident before, now, under Lu Jia's imposing aura, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

She knew better than anyone what the case was all about, and she knew better than anyone that Lu Jia couldn't clear her name, so why was she still so fixated on the aftermath?

Does she really have the ability to clear her name?
"Mother, please say something. Will you agree to the few things I just asked for?"

As he was muttering to himself, Lu Jia called his name.

Jiang pursed her lips and pinched her hands repeatedly inside her sleeves.

Granny Du is dead. So many people witnessed Lu Jia making things difficult for Granny Du yesterday, and now there is physical evidence. No matter what she does, she can't possibly clear her name.

Even if she doesn't end up being punished by the authorities, the Lu family will never be able to shake off their suspicions about her.

Isn't it perfectly normal for a young lady from a humble background like Miss Lu to be spoiled and do some foolish things that harm both herself and others?

She has absolutely no way of proving that she is not the murderer.

If she can't prove it, this stain will be etched on her forehead and can never be washed away!
And from now on, Lu Jie will have no reason to protect her anymore!

Jiang took a deep breath: "Alright, as you wish!"

"Excellent!" Lu Jia responded loudly, then quickly glanced around at everyone present, stepped back to make room, and said, "Now, you can go down and retrieve the so-called corpses!"

Two of the servants who had been waiting nearby immediately climbed the ropes and jumped down.

Upon hearing the phrase "so-called corpses," Chiang Kai-shek suddenly looked up as if pricked by a needle. "What does 'so-called' mean?"...

"master!"

Before she could think it through, a servant's voice came from the bottom of the well: "There's no one at the bottom of the well!"

Jiang was shocked and strode forward: "What do you mean 'no one'? I told you to retrieve corpses!"

There was a brief silence at the bottom of the well.

After a moment of silence, the two servants who had gone down into the well emerged one after the other, placed a soaking wet garment on the bank, and then looked at Madam Jiang and Lu Jie hesitantly: "Master, Madam, there is only this in the well, nothing else."

Clothes! Jiang stared at the crumpled object in front of her—that's right!
She recognized those clothes very well!

This was the outfit that Granny Du had worn yesterday, which she had personally verified before. How could there only be clothes?!

She held her breath for a moment, then quickly looked at the maid who had been sent over the previous night to verify the truth.

The maid's legs trembled like leaves, and she knelt down with a thud.

"Impossible, impossible, I clearly..."

A single sentence is about to be uttered.

But those who could stay by Jiang's side were no ordinary people, and she swallowed the rest of the sentence.

"That's impossible, isn't it?" Lu Jia sneered. "Just now you were so sure that the person died inside, and you even found the murderer. How could there be no body now?"
"If you really don't have it, then aren't you blatantly bullying me, the young lady?"
"My mother wouldn't listen to my explanation just now. She's convinced that I'm the prime suspect. If there's no body, are you plotting against me?"

Chiang was speechless.

“No,” Lu Jia said, looking at the maids in the main room. “We must get to the bottom of this today. Since they can’t find it, you can all go down there yourselves.”

Upon hearing this, the maidservant recoiled as if she had seen a ghost, immediately falling to the ground.

Lu Jia stepped forward and grabbed her collar: "Weren't you very powerful just now? You insisted that I killed someone. Aren't you afraid that I've bribed them? There's clearly a body down there, but you say there isn't one?"
"It's better to go down!"

The maid was speechless!
Lu Jia grabbed her and dragged her to the well without saying a word: "You think I'm being framed for nothing? If you're going to frame me, then today, whether it's your corpse or your body, you'd better fish one out of this well!"

She had done manual labor in Shawan, so pulling a maid was no problem for her. In the blink of an eye, she had already pulled half of the maid out of the well, and it looked like she would fall in if she exerted any more force!
The maid trembled with panic and cried out at the top of her lungs, "I was just seeing things! I was wrong, I shouldn't have talked nonsense! Miss, have mercy... Madam, Madam, save me!"

How could the Jiang family possibly control her?
She was completely bewildered by what she saw.

The clothes were inside, but the person was gone. Did no one actually jump down, or did someone slip away from the bottom of the well?
But no matter which one, Lu Jia couldn't possibly do it. How could she possibly accomplish all of this?!

Undeterred, she rushed to the well and peered down.

By this time, it was already daylight, and with the lights nearby, the situation down in the well could be clearly seen.

Who is down in the mine?

Clearly, there was only well water! ...

She looked up at Lu Jia, who was still pressing down on the maid. This face, which had been admired since childhood, now looked like a vengeful ghost in Jiang's eyes!
She firmly believed that the maid would not lie; she must have seen Du Mama jump down with her own eyes!

Furthermore, she had gone to the well to verify it, so someone had definitely jumped in. But why could the person who jumped in have vanished without a trace?!
"Not going down? If you're not going down, then I'm going to demand justice for myself!"

Lu Jia suddenly grabbed the maid and threw her to the ground.

The maid was already limp and lifeless, tears and snot streaming down her face, on the verge of fainting.

The onlookers were completely stunned. Who could have imagined such a turn of events? This was even more unexpected than a magic disappearing act!

“How did you slander me before? Say it again.”

While she was still in a daze, Lu Jia had already chosen the maid who had provoked her by picking up the jade and walked up to her.