"Master Hou, do you really love my mother?"
Jiang Yuhuan suddenly mentioned Luo Huizhi. Jiang Qiao was stunned for a moment, then showed a painful expression.
He was silent for a long time, always lowering his head.
Jiang Yuhuan thought he would not get the answer and was about to leave, but when Jiang Qiao spoke, his voice seemed to be choked with sobs, "Why are you asking?"
Jiang Yuhuan twitched the corner of his mouth, "I just woke up and want to know about my parents. I heard that you were a loving couple. But I don't look much alike, so I have this question."
"Ah Huan, I..." Jiang Qiao hesitated, and when he spoke again, he answered the wrong question, "You should go and pay homage to your mother when you have time."
Jiang Qiao patted Jiang Yuhuan's hand, and finally pressed heavily on her shoulder.
He sighed deeply, shook his head and left without saying a word.
Jiang Yuhuan didn't know why and watched his leaving figure.
She actually saw a hint of loneliness in her slightly bent body and slumped shoulders.
She laughed to herself, thinking it was impossible.
Back in his room, Jiang Yuhuan put away the jade bracelet.
If Jiang Qiao can recognize this bracelet, maybe others will know about it, so it's better to hide it.
All kinds of questions have not been answered, but fortunately, I put them aside for now. If I have the chance to meet Mrs. Luo, I will ask them myself.
What matters now is tomorrow's birthday party.
One day has passed since the agreed deadline, and it will take another day to test tomorrow. It will also take time for things to ferment and be verified.
Time is running out and tomorrow cannot be lost.
"Sanqi, did that girl agree?"
"She agreed."
"good."
Yesterday, I asked Sanqi about her birthday banquet tomorrow, learned about her test subjects, made preparations, and now she is just waiting for tomorrow to come.
The next day, Jiang Yuhuan boarded the carriage and headed to Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion.
Fu Shichang refused to go, saying that he never participated in such occasions.
Jiang Yuhuan was relaxed, and Fu Shiju was as uncomfortable as having a supervisor around him.
When she arrived at Uncle Zhongyi's residence, the door was very busy, and people kept coming in with gifts.
Sanqi handed over the birthday gift, and after giving her name, someone led her to the garden of the mansion.
The banquet hasn't started yet, everyone is talking in the garden and watching the scenery.
Or three or five people gather together to sit in the pavilion and chat, or stand on the bridge and watch the koi feeding the fish.
Jiang Yuhuan didn't know anyone he knew well, so he and Sanqi were wandering by themselves.
Suddenly he heard someone calling "Princess Princess". Jiang Yuhuan followed the sound and saw that it was Qi Yi, and nodded to him.
Qi Yi also smiled and nodded, walking towards this direction.
Suddenly, there was an exclamation from the crowd.
Qi Yi turned around and saw that the railings on the bridge were broken by the crowd. The man standing by the railings lost support and fell towards the pool.
He instinctively tried to save him, but when he saw clearly the appearance of the person who fell into the water, he hesitated for a moment.
In the blink of an eye, with the sound of falling into the water, the man had fallen into the water.
"The Lord of Shunning County fell into the water!"
"Someone come quickly!"
Someone called for help, and the maid in the house who knew how to swim hurriedly went into the water to rescue the Lord of Sunning County.
The Lord of Shuning County was completely soaked, and his gloomy face made people afraid to get close to him and care about him.
She walked onto the bridge, raised her hand and slapped Qi Yi.
"Why don't you save the county owner!"
Qi Yi stood on the spot, silently turned his head away, and said in a neutral tone: "Last time when I rescued the county master on the street, the county master said that I was abrupt and had ulterior motives. Otherwise, the county master would misunderstand me, so I didn't dare Come to the rescue.”
"As the master, do you think it's reasonable for you to watch the county master fall into the water?"
With that said, the Lord of Shunning County raised his hand to hit again.
Qi Yi is not a soft persimmon who can be manipulated by others. He grabbed the wrist of the county master of Shunning and put it down for a moment. He stepped back half a step and said, "I will have the county master take the county master to change clothes."
The Lord of Shunning County was so angry that her mouth twisted, and she glared at Qi Yi fiercely, "How dare you hide!"
"County Lord, it's better to change out of your wet clothes first." Sun Jiaojiao stood up from the crowd and persuaded.
The Lord of Shunning County was so angry that he couldn't listen and even mocked Sun Jiaojiao.
"What is the main purpose of this county that it is your turn to comment on? I said Sun Jiaojiao, if you are helping Qi Yi speak for him, don't you like him? I would like to advise you, please be careful and don't get attached to Qi Yi. His family Everyone knows what’s going on.”
Hearing this, Sun Jiaojiao's face turned red.
She saw everyone in the crowd whispering, lowering their heads and murmuring, "I...I'm not. I'm just worried that the county master will catch the cold."
"Hmph." The Lord of Shunning County snorted coldly and looked at Qi Yi with contempt, "I'll let you go this time."
Qi Yi didn't take the threat from the Lord Shunning to heart. He calmly called the maid and asked her to take the Lord to find a vacant room to change clothes.
The Lord of Shuning County left, and everyone quickly dispersed.
Qi Yi asked his servants to surround the broken railing to prevent anyone from falling into the water again.
After explaining this, he remembered that he was greeting Jiang Yuhuan just now.
Looking again at where Jiang Yuhuan was standing, the person was gone.
"Mr. Qi." Sun Jiaojiao didn't leave, she called out timidly.
Qi Yi turned around and saluted, "Miss Sun. I just wanted to thank Miss Sun for rescuing the siege."
Sun Jiaojiao waved her hands repeatedly, "No...you're welcome. Mr. Qi is not wrong and should not be angered."
Qi Yi smiled warmly, "Miss Sun has a chivalrous heart, but next time don't help others to fight against injustice. If you meet someone domineering, you will also suffer. Qi has something else to do, so excuse me."
Sun Jiaojiao gave a low "hmm" and lowered her eyes to put away the disappointment in her eyes.
Seeing Qi Yi walking away, she spoke out what was in her heart, "It's because of you that I have the courage to stand up."
In this compartment, when Jiang Yuhuan saw the Lord of Sunning County falling into the water, he was reminded by Sanqi that the Lord of Sunning County was not an easy person to get along with, so he hurriedly turned around and left.
Besides, she had just watched this kind of thing in the past, so there was really no need.
Therefore, Jiang Yuhuan did not know what happened on the bridge.
It's just that she escaped the excitement of the Lord of Shuning County, but not her own.
"elder sister."
Jiang Yuhuan was surprised to see Jiang Li. When Jiang Li was carried away from the Prince's Mansion, her injuries were self-evident, but she healed so quickly.
"Are you no longer in pain? Can you go to the ground?"
Jiang Li could barely keep the smile on her face, she said shyly: "Dad went to find the best medicine for sores, but now he can barely walk."
Jiang Qiao really did his best for Jiang Li.
Jiang Yuhuan laughed dryly, "Very good."
"Sister, last time..."
As soon as Jiang Li opened her mouth, a gentle male voice interrupted.
"Second Miss."
Jiang Li seemed to recognize who the person was, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant. She frowned slightly and said distantly to the visitor: "Mr. Yang."
"Is the injury on the second lady's body okay?"
When Jiang Li mentioned the injury, her expression became even more grim, and her voice became a bit colder, "It's almost done. I'm sorry, Mr. Yang."
The man seemed unconscious and thought to himself: "My supervisor at Guozi said that you were injured by Prince Duanyang. I wanted to go to my house to visit you, but my mother said it was not convenient for me to go, so I didn't go. You Never mind."
"Won't."
"I didn't know you were coming today, otherwise..."
Looking at this man's expression and worried tone, he seemed to be interested in Jiang Li.
Jiang Yuhuan took Sanqi and silently stepped aside, gossiping quietly.
"Sanqi, who is this person?"
"The Imperial Academy pays tribute to Yang Lei, the young master of the restaurant."
"What's going on between him and Jiang Li?"
"I don't know, I have never heard that the Yang family intends to get engaged to Miss Jiang."
"Tsk, the man is in love and the concubine is unintentional."
Jiang Li was tired of talking to Yang Lei, and felt very angry when she saw Jiang Yuhuan standing aside and looking at her as if watching a play.
She had a plan in mind and suddenly looked at Yang Lei with a friendly look, "Mr. Yang, this is my sister. You haven't met her yet, right?"
Yang Lei frowned suddenly, looked at Jiang Yuhuan with contempt, and said in a bad tone, "Is she the sister who deliberately led you to confront the prince and threw dirty water on you?"
Jiang Li used a soft tone and lowered her eyebrows and said submissively: "Master Yang, don't say that. It's all a misunderstanding."
"How could this be a misunderstanding! For such a cruel and ruthless sister, it is only because you are so kind that you can behave like a sister who treats her like nothing happened."
Jiang Yuhuan couldn't listen anymore and interrupted coldly, "Master Yang, what you said is wrong. It's because I'm kind that I gave Jiang Li a chance to talk to me."
Jiang Li raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Yuhuan aggrievedly, "Sister, are you still unwilling to forgive me?"
"Is this an admission that you did something wrong?"
Jiang Lixuan was about to cry, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't believe what the maid said. The maid clearly wanted to separate our sisters. I was also misled by the maid, so..."
Yang Lei stood in front of Jiang Li fairly and looked at Jiang Yuhuan with hatred, "Why did the second young lady have to compromise? She was clearly framed. She must have found the maid from outside and pretended to be her, and then sent her out of the house in advance."
Jiang Yuhuan sneered coldly, "You have a really good brain. Stop studying. You are a bit overqualified. You can move bricks instead."
I wanted to watch Jiang Li's excitement, but I didn't expect to get myself involved.
Not interesting.
After Jiang Yuhuan finished speaking, he and Sanqi left. At this time, the maidservants were also running around saying that the birthday banquet was about to begin and asked them to go to the main hall in the front yard as soon as possible.
Jiang Li looked at Jiang Yuhuan's background and could no longer control her malicious eyes.
Jiang Yuhuan, don’t be complacent, today is the day you die!
Before the banquet begins, there is a part of presenting gifts. Generally, relatives present first, followed by the guests.
As the princess of the county, Jiang Yuhuan still had a place according to her status no matter how little people took her seriously.
She sat under Mrs. Zhongyi's house and watched everyone in Uncle Zhongyi's house offer gifts one by one.
It is said that Uncle Zhongyi's mansion is in decline, which can be seen from the birthday ceremony.
They all took a careful approach, and there were no precious items.
After they finished offering, the guests came.
The butler sang the salute one by one, and every time a gift was mentioned, the servant would take out the gift to signal.
Arranged in order of status, Jiang Yuhuan is naturally the last.
"The Prince of Duanyang County will give you an inkstone as a gift."
After the butler finished singing the ceremony, Jiang Yuhuan stood up and said congratulations.
"I wish my uncle good luck and long life, like a crane or a pine tree."
Uncle Zhongyi glanced at the ugly inkstone calmly, his smile did not reach his eyes, "Thank you, Princess."
Jiang Yuhuan didn't care whether Uncle Zhongyi liked it or not, he nodded slightly and prepared to return to his seat.
As soon as he raised his feet, someone sarcastically said, "Princess, it's inappropriate to use an inkstone as a birthday gift. You represent the prince's palace after all, but don't lose the prince's face."
Jiang Yuhuan raised his eyes and saw that the person's facial features were somewhat similar to Ning Wan's. Combining the guest list Sanqi mentioned, he knew it was Ning Zhi, the third lady of Duke Ning's mansion.
She didn't know where she had offended Miss Ning San, asking her to pick on her in front of everyone.
Uncle Zhongyi stroked his beard without stopping him. He was obviously dissatisfied with the birthday gift and planned to just sit back and watch.
