Chapter 3
A bowl of bland chicken shredded porridge was not enough for Xiao Ji. After Qianliu left, he had someone bring him something more filling.
After that he went out for a walk.
When he walked out of the room, he passed by a bronze mirror. Xiao Ji glanced at it casually and found that the face in the mirror looked exactly like himself in his previous life.
Their names have the same pronunciation and look similar, so there shouldn't be any relationship between him and the original owner, right?
...No, even if there is a past life, he cannot become a love brain like the original owner.
Xiao Ji looked away in disgust and quickly walked out of the door.
By this time, it was completely dark, and the lights in the mansion were starting to turn on, giving off a hazy halo.
Xiao Ji, no, it was Xiao Ji now. He stepped down the stone steps at the door and raised his head, and saw the sky full of stars that cannot be seen in modern big cities.
The rare and magnificent scenery made him pause, and subconsciously wanted to take out his mobile phone to take a photo of it.
Of course, the result was nothing.
Xiao Ji: "..."
Xiao Ji regained consciousness and took back his hand, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.
He misses modern times with advanced technology and convenient life, and misses everything he once had.
While he was depressed, there was some movement behind him. Xiao Ji turned around and saw a few maids hiding behind the pillars of the corridor not far away, peeking at him.
The little maids suddenly met his gaze and all blushed with embarrassment. However, the original owner had always been kind and easy-going to the servants in the mansion. They did not feel panic after they came to their senses. Instead, they boldly ran up to salute Xiao Ji, and asked him with a blushing face if he was in the mood and wanted to greet Yue. Play the piano.
Xiao Ji: "..."
Xiao Ji couldn't play the guqin, and even if he could, he wouldn't be able to do such a stupid thing as running into the yard and playing the guqin in front of the moon.
Seeing these little maids chattering and making a lot of noise, he felt impatient and directly told them not to come to him in the future without orders.
Because his family is rich and he has the face of being chased by God for food, he was often chased by girls in his previous life to express their love for him. However, he was only eighteen years old when he died and had not yet developed love cells, so he only had one feeling about this kind of thing: irritability.
When the classmates saw this, they all jokingly called him the killer of confessions of feelings.
Xiao Ji thinks they are boring. Of course you have to reject people you don't like outright, otherwise are you going to be like that Cui Lingyan who shows mercy even though you clearly don't like them?
Is it lacking in virtue?
After all, the original owner was a member of the royal family, so the little maids were frightened by Xiao Ji's cold face and walked away quickly without daring to stop.
Xiao Ji lost interest in continuing the stroll and went back to his room to lie down.
That night he turned in bed for most of the night before falling asleep, because he slept too much in the afternoon and was not sleepy at all at night. In addition, he was used to checking his mobile phone for a while before going to bed, and he always felt like an empty space in his heart while lying there_(:з)∠)_
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There are always people who are happy and others who are sad about things in this world.
In Prince Duan's Mansion, when Xiao Ji, who was forced to quit his Internet addiction, was lying on the bed feeling unhappy, in Sanshui Alley, which was about two-quarters of an hour's drive from Prince Duan's Mansion, Jiang Wu, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, was in a mood that was worse than it was a month ago. Get up and be happy.
Because just now, she received five hundred taels of silver from Prince Duan's Mansion.
The big shiny silver ingot is heavy in the hand and makes people feel happy just looking at it.
"These pieces of silver are so beautiful, sister, I want to touch them too!"
"And me, I want to touch it too. The three fat ladies next door said that if you touch more money, you can make a fortune!"
"Sister, sister, can I buy a lot of meat with so much money? I want to eat meat!"
"I also want to eat meat, and I also want to eat the almond candy made by Mr. Liu in the alley!"
"Sister, I'm so awesome. I made so much money in just one day! But the man who came to give me the money just now said that he was a servant of Prince Duan's Mansion. Sister, is this Prince Duan the same sister A Jing who often comes across from me? That very good-looking prince you mentioned?"
In the small hall, a dozen children of different ages gathered around Jiang Wu, talking in all directions.
Some of them are already more than ten years old, and some are only three or four years old. The most conspicuous among them are two twin girls who look exactly the same. They had pretty faces and lively expressions. They looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old, and they were dominating Jiang Wu's arms from left to right.
There is also a boy about seven or eight years old, with a red mole between his eyebrows, who is also very good-looking.
These three people are Jiang Wu’s younger brothers and sisters.
Jiang Wu's mother died of illness when she was ten years old. Her father, Jiang Baichuan, was not interested in women and was afraid that his stepmother would treat her harshly when she came in, so he never married again and only had two wives. A concubine who serves daily life.
The twin sisters were born to Aunt Lin, one of the two concubines. However, Aunt Lin was so beautiful that she died a few days after giving birth to the child. Another aunt Wang gave birth to a boy, Jiang Wu's younger brother. She is physically healthy, but has an honest and weak personality and has no independent opinions, so Jiang Wu, the eldest sister, has the final say in the family.
Except for these three siblings, the remaining children were all adopted by Jiang Baichuan.
He likes to travel around and make friends. During his travels, he will inevitably encounter some injustices in the world. These children were brought home one after another after he resolved those injustices.
As a result, the Jiang family has more and more people and less and less money to spend.
In fact, when Jiang Wu was young, his family was relatively wealthy. Not only did they live in a large ancestral house, but they also had many servants. However, her father was really good at spending money, so gradually the big house was sold, and most of the servants in the house were dismissed. Now there are only two old servants left, one is responsible for cooking and the other is responsible for household chores.
In addition, there is a maid named Baoxiang beside her, who has served her since she was a child and helps her with chores on weekdays.
At this time, the children were making trouble, and Baoxiang ran in from outside with her skirt in hand: "Go, go, don't pester the girl. The girl has been busy all day, but she is tired! Since this money has been sent to us Now that we are home, of course you can enjoy it, look at how you have never seen the world! Come on, go wash your face and go to bed, look at how dark it is outside!"
She was a sharp-tongued person, and the children were not afraid of her. When they saw her talking and reaching out to catch her, they immediately started laughing and making more noise.
Jiang Wu was still having a headache due to the noise, so he closed the mahogany box filled with silver ingots in his hand and said: "Go to bed, I will stew elbows for you tomorrow. There are also marzipan. Whoever goes to bed first and falls asleep will get three extra points." A piece of peach blossom cake."
"Oh yeah! Peach Blossom Cake! Peach Blossom Cake is my favorite!"
"I want it too! I want it too! I must be the first!"
The children were tempted by the delicious food and immediately dispersed like birds and beasts.
Baoxiang was funny and angry. She watched them enter the room one by one, then returned to Jiang Wu and said, "What a bunch of little ancestors."
"You are still young, and I have never seen such a heavy silver ingot before, so it will naturally feel fresh." Jiang Wu smiled and picked up the heavy box of silver, and then left the main room and returned to his room.
Baoxiang quickly followed.
This is a small courtyard with two entrances, not big, but very clean. Jiang Wu's dormitory was not far from the main room, and the two of them walked there quickly.
Because it was completely dark, Baoxiang lit the lamp immediately after entering the door.
The warm yellow light instantly illuminated the small room, making Jiang Wu's already fair-skinned face even more beautiful. It's just that everything in the house is simple, but it seems that it is not worthy of her.
Baoxiang's smile fell and she started to get angry: "It's all my fault, sir. It's not like he didn't know what the situation was like at home these years, but he didn't care about anything. He was still as before, spending money like water all day long. You are also bringing children home one after another! It is said that a young man will live in poverty. If this continues, how can a girl get married? And you are already eighteen now, and ordinary girls have already left the court at the age of fifteen or sixteen. You are so …Oh, I’m really anxious!”
The two of them grew up together since childhood. They are said to be masters and servants, but in fact they are almost like relatives, so there is nothing Baoxiang dare not say.
Jiang Wu knew that she felt sorry for him, so he let her complain for a while, then while packing up the unfolded clothes that he had taken back from the yard, he smiled and said a few words for his father: "Although dad is not home, , but doing good deeds is a good thing, and as a daughter, I should support it. As for money, you can earn it after you spend it. Besides, he spends his money, and he still thinks of ways to make money when the family really has no money. It’s not really right. The family just let it go."
"That's true," Baoxiang's face looked better, "but I'm still angry that he delayed the girl's marriage."
Jiang Wu said, "I'm still not married, so I can't blame my father completely. It's mainly because I don't want to get married."
She raised her eyebrows slightly, her tone was soft, but with obvious disapproval, "What's the benefit of getting married? You have to leave your familiar home and go to a completely unfamiliar environment to take the place of a stranger who doesn't necessarily know how to do it." People who are kind to themselves manage their family business, have children, and are locked up in a small back house like a bird, not allowed to live their lives freely.”
"If the husband has a decent character, he may be able to die a good death, but if he is unlucky and meets a heartless beast, his life will not be saved. Not to mention those issues such as the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the relationship between sisters-in-law, concubines and concubines, etc. Which one doesn’t make people feel terrible just thinking about it?”
"Oh, my girl, please stop talking!" Baoxiang quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth, "You can't find a suitable husband in the first place, and if you let people hear such deviant words, you won't be able to marry. out!"
Jiang Wu was suppressed by her and laughed out loud, then he took her hand away, blinked his bright almond eyes and said, "Anyway, I just want to make money now - it's best to make money as easy as today."
I just fished someone out of the lake and got a reward of 600 taels of silver and so on. It's so happy, isn't it? If this happened a few more times, she would wake up laughing in her dreams at night.
Baoxiang, who is almost bald because of her girl’s marriage, said: “…”
How come such a beautiful mouth comes out with all the tacky words of a money-crazy person?
She had no choice but to talk about something else: "Speaking of today, girl, you really scared me to death. The stone bridge was so high, and you just jumped off it, not afraid of anything happening! Although that stone bridge was so high, you just jumped off it. The jade pendant that fell into the water is a relic left by the lady for you, but no matter how important it is, it is not more important than your safety. Fortunately, the water in the lake is deep and there are no big rocks or the like, otherwise..."
She didn't dare to think about it any further, and said a few words in succession with a frightened look on her face: "Girl, you can't do this again next time."
Jiang Wu did that because she was confident that nothing would happen, but she did not argue with Baoxiang. She just smiled and said, "I know."
"You know but you don't change, right? You're always like this." Baoxiang couldn't do anything to her, and muttered a few more words before he thought about anything else, "Speaking of which, Prince Duan who was rescued by the girl He is really handsome. In the past, I always thought that no matter how good-looking a man is, he will not be stunning. Today, when I met that man, I realized that the rumors were true. There really is a clear breeze and bright moon in this world, and the moon is like a pine tree. An ordinary fairy boy."
"He is indeed handsome." Recalling the man he rescued, Jiang Wu nodded impartially but without interest, "By the way, how many days has my father been out this time?"
Baoxiang, who was recalling the beauty of King Duan: "...it's been almost ten days. No, girl, aren't you attracted by such a beautiful face? No matter how good he looks, we can't do it for him." Concubine, facing such a peerless beauty, your reaction is too cold, isn’t it?”
Everyone has a love for beauty. How did her girl manage to see beauty as if it were nothing?
"With a knife on the head of the word "sex", beauty will eventually turn into withered bones." Jiang Wu raised his slender jade hand and patted her shoulder, "When it comes to beauty, silver is the best."
Baoxiang: "..."
Is her girl hopeless?
