Hemei and Henuan quickly got up and greeted Shi Jiayu with a bow, "Sister Shi!"
Shi Jiayu smiled and sat down, and an attendant immediately added a set of bowls and chopsticks for her.
After breakfast, Shi Jiayu took Han Zhong back to the Shi estate to get some things. Shi Jiamo was both startled and overjoyed to see Shi Jiayu return, "Sister!"
"Big brother, I’ve come back to take some things!"
Shi Jiayu went straight to the ancestral hall and pulled out a box from under the altar table. Then she opened it to show Shi Jiamo, "Big brother, these are all things left by Grandmother. I will take them away today. They are not worth much; take a look!"
Shi Jiamo sighed, "Sister, this is your home, and it will always be your home. You trust me enough to have me adopted into the family, so we are now one family. Whatever you need from this house, feel free to take it!"
It was originally Shi Jiayu’s property anyway.
He would not covet it for himself.
Shi Jiayu laughed, "Then, big brother, I’m leaving!"
"Sister!" Shi Jiamo called out softly.
Shi Jiayu looked up at Shi Jiamo.
"Sister, when you are out there, take good care of yourself. If you miss home, come back!"
But she also knew that once she left this time, she probably would never come back again.
If Shi Jiamo did well in the future, she would give him all the gold and silver their father had hidden away. If he did not do well, she would leave it buried.
After Yun Jinnian had finished packing, Han Zhong had already brought Shi Jiayu back.
The box was not very big, but it was covered in Nanjiang script, which was very peculiar.
"Carry it onto my carriage!"
As for what was actually inside, Yun Jinnian intended to examine it once she was on the carriage.
After the box was loaded onto the carriage, Yun Jinnian also boarded, while Han Tianci and Chu Yu ran ahead.
Hemei and Henuan also entered the carriage.
Although they wanted Shi Jiayu to accompany them, they were still wary of Shi Jiayu and wouldn’t let Yun Jinnian be alone with her.
In the carriage, Shi Jiayu opened the box and laid out the items one by one on a small table, "These are all things preserved by my grandmother. I don’t understand if anything is important. Miss, see if there is anything here that can help you!"
Shi Jiayu was a clever girl.
She did not ask Yun Jinnian what the group was doing in Nanjiang, even more aware that Hemei and Henuan were guarding against her. But what did that matter?
Time reveals a person’s heart.
Whether she was good or bad, it would become clear over time.
Yun Jinnian nodded, took a book and flipped it open. The obscure Nanjiang characters were mostly unfamiliar to her.
After flipping through several pages, it was all the same.
"I don’t recognize these characters!"
Shi Jiayu took a look and smiled awkwardly, "Neither do I!"
Yun Jinnian picked up a few more books, which upon opening still showed the enigmatic Nanjiang script. Shi Jiayu then opened a brocade box, inside was a small, pitch-black pot, totally empty.
Shi Jiayu turned it over and over, "What is this?"
"Let me look!" Yun Jinnian took the small pot, turning it over but could not discern its purpose.
Something pricked her, and Yun Jinnian hissed with pain. Blood flowed from her fingertip and dripped onto the small pot, which sucked it up completely.
Shi Jiayu cried out in surprise.
Yun Jinnian was utterly astonished, and not quite believing what just occurred, she squeezed a few more drops of blood onto the small pot, which were instantly absorbed.
Henuan quickly bit her finger and dripped blood onto the small pot, but it swiftly slid off, not being absorbed.
"How could this be?" Shi Jiayu exclaimed.