Chapter 53 Conspiracy
Dew duck raised her head: "If she wants to harm the girl, we don't have to worry about anything. They really act, but the second girl is still suffering. This is called retribution."
Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: "You did a good job." He had a new understanding of Luzhu. At first, he saw that this maid dared to come out to testify for her in the village and felt grateful. Later, he saw that she had a lot of experience and could help a lot. Now, he saw that she was very good at asking for information in the mansion. Today, he was quick and decisive in dealing with this matter, and he really had a clear personality of love and hate.
Lian Qiao breathed a sigh of relief: "There are no kind people in Yanhuayuan. Dewdrops, we underestimate you on weekdays. If you have any grudges, you will be repaid. I really enjoy it."
"But how did you get the second girl's handkerchief?" Bai Zhi asked.
"A few days ago, passing by the garden to deliver food to the girl. I saw with my own eyes that the second girl accidentally left behind. I thought I could send it back when I was free, but today I came in handy. This is what the sky asked whom I spared."
Lian Qiao laughed out loud, Bai Zhi laughed, and Lu Zhu laughed when she saw the two of them laughing. Jiang Ruan smiled, but she already had her own thoughts in her heart. Xia Yan really wanted her to be discredited, and even her methods were exactly the same as in her previous life. In this Lantern Festival, which was three years ahead of schedule, could she want to ruin her reputation? I really don’t know what expression she had when she found that it was Jiang Susu who was disgraced?
In Yanhuayuan, Jiang Susu was sitting at the table, carefully drinking a cup of lotus seeds and red date tea. She was dignified and elegant, and had a pure and innocent smile on her face, and she was as delicate and transparent as a fairy.
Xia Yan looked at his biological daughter with satisfaction: "I saw that you are also a big girl, and you are becoming more and more charming. I wonder how many excellent men are lucky to marry Susu in our family."
Jiang Susu said angrily: "Mom, what are you talking about? I am only ten years old now. I am not going to see people in Linglong Boat tonight. I practiced my lyrics for a whole month, and it is time to pay off tonight."
"You play so well. If I were to do it, I might not have your piano skills," Xia Yan said proudly: "When the time comes, I will recite the poem I teach you, and the ladies on the boat will definitely not be as good as you."
Jiang Susu smiled: "That's the best," suddenly frowned again: "The eldest sister looks like she was born. It's the first time she's back to Beijing. She will definitely attract attention on Linglong Boat." Although she tried her best to hide it, she showed a hint of jealousy. Xia Yan saw it and said seriously: "You don't have to care about her, but it's just an ominous daughter. If your father treats her like that, how can she get better in this Jiang Mansion? Let's talk about it, you don't have to worry about her stealing your limelight tonight. I've already arranged it."
"Are you arranged?" Jiang Susu was stunned and then laughed out loud: "I knew my mother loved me."
Xia Yan lit her forehead: "If this mansion cannot be your help, there will be no reason to keep it in vain, otherwise something will happen in the future. Jiang Ruan looks too strong. I have observed these days. If she is either a stupid person or a scheming person, she will definitely not be a fool to deal with Chen Zhao's family. I don't know why, but she always makes me feel uneasy. Keeping it is a disaster, so it's better to solve it early."
"Mom wants her life?" Jiang Susu asked.
"What should she do if she wants her life? She just returned to the capital, so she can't do it too obvious, but after tonight, it's impossible for her to make any storm in the capital." Xia Yan said. If someone passes by, she will definitely be suppressed by the viciousness of this woman who is usually gentle and friendly.
"Mom, tell me your plan." Jiang Susu straightened up: "I always hope she can make a fool of herself." The fairy-like girl's eyes were full of jealousy.
Xia Yan glanced at his daughter in disagreement: "It's okay to talk to you, but you must remember that after today, she is an ominous and unfaithful person who everyone in the capital calls for. If you don't have to worry about everything, it's a matter of losing your value."
Jiang Susu responded in a coquettish manner, and Xia Yan then sent out the maids around him, leaving only a few confidants, and began to speak in detail with Jiang Susu.
After afternoon, when the sun sets west, it is the time for the daughters of the Jiang family to go to the Lantern Festival.
The rest of the Jiang family will also go together, but they will not go to Linglong Boat, but will enjoy the lanterns in the entire capital at the restaurant on the shore.
The coachman was waiting in front of the mansion early. Jiang Susu took the lead in getting on the car and called Jiang Ruan and others to come up. Jiang Li and Jiang Dan were also in the same carriage as Jiang Ruan and others. Several guards from Jiang's mansion followed and sent them to the Yongding River. Linglong Boat had already been waiting there.
Although Linglongfang was held spontaneously by a noble woman in the capital, the cost of the palace is actually produced in the palace every year. However, it is not the queen, but the most popular concubine Shu, the biological mother of the eighth prince. Shufei is favored by the holy favor, and even the queen is afraid of the status in the palace. Her mother's family is even more wealthy and does not take a look at these silvers in her eyes. She generously wraps up the cost of Linglongfang and Qingsongfang at the Lantern Festival every year, saying that it is just for a fun trip, but the deep meaning of it is unknown.
The carriage was slowly driving on the road in Beijing. Jiang Li and Jiang Dan were illegitimate daughters, and this was the first time they participated in the Lantern Festival today. Jiang Dan lowered his head timidly and said nothing. Jiang Li looked a little anxious. If it weren't for the concern of Jiang Ruan and Jiang Susu, they would have already opened the curtain and looked out.
Jiang Ruan closed her eyes and rested, and suddenly heard Jiang Susu's voice in his ears: "What kind of talent do big sister know?"
Sure enough, Jiang Ruan sneered in her heart, raised her eyes but said in surprise: "I have nothing to know. Why is the second sister asking?"
"Why should my elder sister be so humble?" Jiang Susu pretended to be angry: "Will my sister be shy? My elder sister doesn't know that every year on the Linglong boat during the Lantern Festival, ladies from all walks of life have to show off their talents to get the first place. If they can win, they can get the most beautiful lantern on the boat."
Jiang Ruan lowered her head and pondered: "It sounds interesting, but I really don't know."
"How could that happen?" Jiang Susu said: "When the aunt was there, she was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but I didn't believe she had never taught you." Her tone was innocent, as if she was really a frank and sincere little girl, but she was so angry that she said that people couldn't be angry. At the time in the Jiang family, no one knew that Zhao Mei's daughter was a woman. She had always been born in the Wu family, but she was willing to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting for Jiang Quan, but she was not favored. And the literary things she had learned for Jiang Quan were as naive as a child in front of the first talented woman in the capital. Jiang Quan prefers Xia Yan, and would bring Xia Yan with her any occasion, so Xia Yan's elegance even more set off Xia Yan's rudeness, at least in the eyes of the world.
Chapter completed!