Chapter 78: Trick
The New Year was approaching and after the business of Cuiyun Building stabilized, Jiang Shu handed over to Yu Yuanhe, the shopkeeper, to take care of it. She accompanied Jiang's mother at home to organize New Year's goods and directed her servants to clean the house.
Jiang Ning's school was on holiday, and he followed them every day to help and joke around. The atmosphere was joyful and harmonious, with bursts of laughter from time to time.
On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the weather was gloomy and extremely cold.
Jiang Shu wore a Sichuan brocade cotton coat and a fox fur cloak. He held a Tang Pozi in his hand, and his pretty face turned red from the cold wind.
Jiang Ning was not as afraid of the cold as Jiang Shu, but she wasn't that bad either. As she walked, she complained: "It's such a cold day, why should we hold a birthday party? I'll freeze to death."
Today is Jiang Yun's birthday, and relatives at home have been invited to celebrate.
After getting on the carriage, Jiang Shu handed the Tang Pozi in his hand to Jiang Ning: "I'll keep you warm."
Jiang Ning shook her head: "Sister, just keep it by yourself. I'm a man. It doesn't matter if I get cold."
"Ning'er has really grown up." Mother Jiang smiled happily.
"Yes, I have grown up and can protect my sister and mother." Jiang Ning looked proud of his youth.
Father Jiang deliberately asked with a straight face: "What about your father?"
"Dad and I will protect sister and mother together." Jiang Ning replied wittily.
"Hahaha……"
A family of four rode in the same carriage. Although it was a bit crowded, they were very happy talking and laughing.
When they arrived at Jiang Yun's house, Jiang Shu and Jiang Ning first followed Jiang's father and Jiang's mother to greet the elders, and then went to play with their brothers and sisters.
Because they are from their own family, they are not so particular. In addition, several cousins from Jiang Yun's mother's family all get together to play.
There was a charcoal fire in the room, which was much warmer than outside. Jiang Shu took off his cloak and was pulled by Jiang Yun to play gambling.
"Sister Shu is the richest among us, so we don't have to let her go."
"It depends on your ability whether you give in or not. If my sister wins, don't try to cheat on me."
There was a room full of young people playing and laughing, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
After lunch, the group sat in the house drinking tea and discussing what to do in the afternoon.
"We're bored in the house, let's go play in the garden."
"But it's so cold outside today, and people are very cold."
"What are you afraid of? Let's go play hut. After playing for a while, our hands and feet will warm up."
The minority obeyed the majority, and the group put on their cloaks and went to the garden.
There are no flowers left in the winter garden, only a few osmanthus trees still have green leaves.
Jiang Shu played with them for a while and felt a little bored.
Jiang Yun glanced at her and said casually: "There are some plum trees in the back garden. They have bloomed in the past few days. When we get tired of playing, we can go and enjoy the plum trees."
When Jiang Shu heard this, he glanced at Jiang Ning who was having fun and went to the back garden alone.
Jiang Yun had been watching Jiang Shu's movements, and when she saw that Jiang Shu had indeed gone to the back garden, she gave her cousin Lin Rui a wink.
Lin Rui was a little nervous. He glanced at the crowd of people playing and saw that no one was paying attention to him, then he tiptoed towards Jiang Shu who was walking away.
Today is an excellent opportunity. If it comes to fruition, he will be the son-in-law of the Jiang family. After he rises to prominence, the whole family will be able to enjoy wealth and wealth with him.
He no longer has to envy other people's fine clothes and fine food, he can only live in commoner's clothing and be a vegetarian. No longer do you have to think of ways to make a living in the cold winter. Not to mention writing Spring Festival couplets to earn a few coins while every household is doing New Year shopping.
More importantly, with money, his mother can hire famous doctors to take good medicine.
There was no one in the back garden, only a few plum trees bloomed alone.
Jiang Shu smelled the tangy plum fragrance and stepped closer.
Looking at the proudly blooming plum blossoms, Jiang Shu stood on tiptoe and stretched out his hand to pull down the drooping plum branches, intending to break one back.
Lin Rui approached lightly, intending to catch Jiang Shu unawares and pounce from behind to hug her.
As long as a woman loses her reputation, she has no choice but to marry him.
The secret guard who was hiding in the dark was so anxious when he saw this scene from a distance that he flicked a stone at Lin Rui's feet.
"Plop!" Lin Rui stepped on a rolling stone and fell.
The loud noise startled Jiang Shu, who was folding flowers, and he hurriedly turned back to check.
"Master Lin?" Jiang Shu was slightly surprised.
When she saw the distance between Lin Rui and her clearly and glanced around to see that no one else was coming with her, she suddenly understood Lin Rui's intention.
Apricot eyes immediately turned cold, and Jiang Shu asked angrily: "What do you want to do?"
"I..." Lin Rui got up in a panic, looked at Jiang Shu, who was as beautiful as a fairy, and said with a sharp look: "I want to marry you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed towards Jiang Shu and wanted to hug her.
Jiang Shu hurriedly dodged and hid behind the plum blossom tree.
Lin Rui chased her and said, "Miss Jiang, I have admired you for a long time, and I don't mind you marrying someone else. As long as you marry me, I will definitely treat you well."
It’s the Jiang family’s money that he admires!
Jiang Shu's pretty face turned cold, and she was quickly thinking of countermeasures.
If she just ran out like this, even if she was lucky enough to escape without being caught up, but if people saw Lin Rui chasing after her, and they spent time together alone in the back garden, plus Lin Rui's contempt, she would be full of words. Can't tell.
"Master Lin, since you really admire him, you shouldn't do such a shameless thing." Jiang Shu tried to stabilize Lin Rui.
Lin Rui stopped and struggled: "I don't want to either, but my cousin said that you refused when she asked for me. If I asked for marriage honestly, you would not agree, so I had to resort to this."
Jiang Yun!
Jiang Shu gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart, but said calmly and calmly on his face: "She lied to you."
Lin Rui was stunned: "What do you mean? Miss Jiang, are you interested in me?"
Thinking of this, Lin Rui looked happy and wanted to get closer to Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu took a step back, raised his hand to stop him and said, "Stop and let's talk, or I'll hit you to death."
Seeing her fierce and decisive expression, Lin Rui was afraid of causing harm to someone, so he had no choice but to agree.
Jiang Shu took a deep breath, held his hands and tried to calm down, "Sister Yun did mention you to me, but my answer at the time was that we and Li had returned home, and we had no plans to discuss marriage for the time being."
"Have you ever thought about why I reconciled with Marquis Jing'an?"
Lin Rui didn't understand why she suddenly mentioned this, but he was also curious: "Why?"
"Because I can't get pregnant." Jiang Shu said nonsense seriously.
Lin Rui was stunned when he heard this.
It is indeed a big mistake for a woman to be unable to conceive, and it is natural for her to be rejected by the Marquis of Jing'an.
If he marries her, he will have wealth, but children...
Seeing Lin Rui's reluctance, Jiang Shu advised, "If you really want to marry, why don't you marry Jiang Yun?"
"Cousin Yun doesn't like me." A look of embarrassment flashed across Lin Rui's face.
It's not that he never thought about marrying Jiang Yun, but he was rejected.
Although Jiang Yun's family is far less wealthy than Jiang Shu's family, it is enough for ordinary people to live a comfortable life.
"Then she has to agree." Jiang Shu was persuasive.
"If you want to marry her, I can help you."
Lin Rui looked at Jiang Shu, struggling and hesitating.
Jiang Shu kept up his efforts: "I was able to escape from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion without any damage. Do you think you can handle me?"
“It’s better to grab what you can than to draw nothing from a bamboo basket.”
"How can you help me?" Lin Rui was finally shaken.
Compared to Jiang Shu, Jiang Yun is simple-minded and indeed has better control.
