TFWYH – Chapter 597 Every Word is True

Jiang Shi froze upon hearing this.

Even Tang Wan frowned deeply.

If what Qiuwen said was true, then not only had she not been an accomplice—she had actually been Jiang Shi’s savior?

Su Xi stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Tang Wan, waiting for her decision.

Tang Wan was uncertain as well and couldn’t help but look toward Jiang Shi.

But Jiang Shi had already been stunned by Qiuwen’s “heartfelt confession.”

She stared at Qiuwen in disbelief. After a long pause, she finally found her voice. “You… how can you prove that what you’re saying is true?”

“This servant swears every word is true. If even one sentence is false, may I die a miserable death,” Qiuwen said, then hurriedly added, “Also, when you woke up back then, didn’t you have a map showing a route heading south? That was left by me too!”

Tang Wan looked at Jiang Shi in confusion.

Jiang Shi nodded blankly. “When I woke up, there really was a map… and there were indeed three taels of silver in my arms. I thought at the time it had been dropped by the people who carried me to the mass grave…”

“Those greedy servants would never drop three taels so easily… and as for a map—who would carry a route map to a mass grave?” Qiuwen cried miserably. “Second Miss, I left those for you. I only hoped you would go far away and never come back.”

She continued through tears, “All these years, I’ve done my best to protect the eldest young lady, but I’m just a servant—I didn’t dare go too far for fear the consort would notice. You don’t know… there were many times I wanted to kill her and end it all. If she died, it would be better than living in suffering. I really… really tried my best… I deserve to die… sob… sob…”

By the end, Qiuwen was crying uncontrollably.

Jiang Shi was clearly moved by her words and didn’t know what to do. She could only look to Tang Wan for help.

Tang Wan gently patted her hand in reassurance, then walked over to Qiuwen and took out a pill, handing it to her.

“This is poison. It won’t take effect immediately, but from now on you’ll need to come to me every month for the antidote. If what you said is true—then take it.”

At this point, staying alive was all that mattered.

Qiuwen hesitated only for a moment before gritting her teeth, taking the pill, and swallowing it.

Seeing her compliance, Tang Wan personally untied her and helped her up. “After you return, continue doing whatever you normally do. Act as if you’ve never seen me today. If I need anything from you in the future, I’ll come find you. Understood?”

“Yes… yes, I understand…” Having survived such a drastic ordeal, Qiuwen was nearly unable to steady herself.

She was deeply grateful that she had shown a moment of kindness back then and hadn’t truly become an accomplice.

Otherwise, she would have had no path but death today.

After that thought, Qiuwen looked at Jiang Shi with tearful eyes, then suddenly dropped to her knees and kowtowed heavily.

“Second Miss, you’ve suffered all these years… I… I’m sorry.”

“Get up, get up,” Jiang Shi said quickly. She had always been soft-hearted, and now that she knew Qiuwen had helped her so much, she couldn’t remain harsh.

She helped her up and patted her hand. “If Yu’er achieves what he seeks in the future, I’ll have Wan’er give you the antidote. Don’t worry.”

“The Second Miss has always been kind-hearted… I’ve always known it…” Qiuwen wiped her tears, even managing to flatter her a little.

Tang Wan didn’t interrupt them. She asked Su Xi to keep watch while she quietly stepped away, leaving the space for the two of them.

Meanwhile, Jiang Shi took the opportunity to question Qiuwen further about Huangfu Ronglan.

Qiuwen dared not hide anything and told her everything in detail—including how Gu Yanshuang had placed a parasitic curse on Huangfu Ronglan.

Jiang Shi trembled with rage.

Never in her life had she hated someone so deeply—she wished she could drink Gu Yanshuang’s blood and devour her flesh.