Chapter 56 Deliberately Embarrassing Her

Seeing Jiang Qingyue standing there, Mrs. Jiang wanted to ask her for an explanation.

Jiang Qingyue pretended not to understand and spoke in a depressed and sad tone.

"I'm being nosy. I shouldn't give you the shoes. If the Second Miss doesn't like them, just throw them away."

Jiang Shouye was very upset and left in a hurry, using the excuse of having official business.

Before leaving, he gave Mrs. Jiang a deep look, meaning that she should handle the matter properly.

Jiang Qingyue was unwilling to stay any longer, "In that case, I won't disturb the Second Miss's rest."

She saluted, turned and left.

Mrs. Jiang felt sad.

She was calling them dad and mom yesterday, and today she's calling them master and mistress. She must have broken her own daughter's heart.

"Qingyue."

Mrs. Jiang wanted to chase after him, but Jiang Guiyu was still leaning in her arms. She couldn't just leave Guiyu who was in such pain behind.

Seeing Cuizhu still standing aside, Mrs. Jiang became furious.

"It's all because of you, a lowly servant. How could you throw away the master's things privately?"

Cuizhu knelt down in panic, but before she could apologize, Mrs. Jiang ordered her to be dragged out, beaten and thrown into the woodshed.

But within half an hour, Cuizhu was pleaded for by Jiang Guiyu and returned to Haitang Garden.

When Que'er heard about this, she knelt down in front of Jiang Qingyue.

She knew that the young lady was venting her anger.

Jiang Qingyue helped her up and said, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let anyone bully you."

Jiang Guiyu was in pain for two whole nights. The ulcers on the soles of his feet became more and more serious, and even seemed to be climbing up his legs and then all over his body.

I tried all the good medicines at home, but they were of no use. I lost a lot of weight in just two days.

She had just taken the medicine and was in a daze when Cuizhu suddenly came to her.

"Second Miss, Miss Guo and the others are here. They know you are sick and came to visit you."

Jiang Guiyu tried to prop himself up and sit up, but he had no strength at all.

Cuizhu advised her master to have a good rest and she would just go and politely decline Miss Guo and the others' invitation.

But Jiang Guiyu didn't want to.

"They all came to visit me because they missed me, so how could I turn them away?

Come on, light the incense first, and then invite them in."

Cuizhu was puzzled as to how the second young lady could meet guests in this state.

But I have to listen to my master's words.

Cuizhu lit a strong incense to cover up the unpleasant smell from Jiang Guiyu's festering feet, and then invited Miss Guo and the others in.

After a while, three young ladies, led by Miss Guo, came out of the room with angry faces.

"Jiang Qingyue is going too far. Even if Guiyu has usurped her identity, he can't poison anyone!"

"Guiyu is kind-hearted and is always bullied. Sister Guo, we have to teach her a lesson on behalf of Guiyu."

"Yes, Sister Guo, I heard that Madam Jiang will bring this bitch to your banquet tomorrow, so why not teach her a lesson tomorrow?

Otherwise, Jiang Qingyue won’t know who she will step on in the future.”

Inside the house, Jiang Guiyu listened to these words and half of the anger in his heart was gone.

Guo Jingyu's father is the Taichang Shaoqing of the fourth rank. The New Year is approaching and it is time to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple. Now no one dares to offend the Guo family.

Jiang Qingyue, who came from the northern border, didn't understand any of this at all. If she offended Guo Jingyu, she would be in big trouble.

Jiang Guiyu, who was inside the house, heard this and pretended to be reluctant. She shouted at them, "Sisters, please don't worry about me. This is all my fault. Qingyue has suffered so much and has a grudge against me. Even if you poison me to death, I have no complaints."

"You are just too kind. Can you be blamed for this? You were just a baby at the time."

"The criminal slaves from the northern border are truly cruel and vicious. Don't worry about it, we will help you vent your anger."

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Within a day, Jiang Shouye had someone prepare the list of medicinal herbs listed by Jiang Qingyue and send it to Yuehuaxuan.

Jiang Qingyue added part of it to Jiang Wanyin's medicinal materials, and added other medicinal materials to the rest, and made some small pills.

Except for visiting his elder sister, he stayed indoors all the time.

On this day, Jiang Qingyue went to a banquet with Madam Jiang and asked Que'er to deliver the medicine prepared for He Peilan to the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion.

However, at the banquet, Mrs. Jiang, who said she would introduce her to some people, was busy talking to other people and left Jiang Qingyue aside.

She didn't know anyone and could only stand there alone.

This was done to embarrass her.

Jiang Qingyue just doesn't know people, she's not stupid.

She observed the ladies at the banquet, from their attire and accessories to the way they addressed each other. In just a short while, she had recognized many of them.

Mrs. Jiang finally finished reminiscing about the past, and then she remembered her living person, who was standing there motionless, like a wooden figure.

"How can you be so stupid? There are so many rich ladies, but you can't even say hello."

Jiang Qingyue smiled and asked, "Madam, when you took the Second Miss to a banquet before, did you also leave her in the crowd like this?"

Mrs. Jiang was stunned for a moment, and finally defended herself: "Gui Yu knows all these people."

"So she knew them all right after she was born?"

Mrs. Jiang was obviously embarrassed, but she finally remembered the purpose of bringing Jiang Qingyue to the banquet, so she took her around to meet people.

These people maintained a kind expression on their faces, but their eyes showed either curiosity or contempt for Jiang Qingyue.

"That one is Guo Jingyu, the only daughter of the Grand Secretary's family. The two next to her are surnamed Bai and Sun, both of them are from the Guo family."

Jiang Qingyue looked over and happened to see the unkindness in Guo Jingyu's eyes.

"Are these three all Jiang Guiyu's friends?"

Mrs. Jiang was a little surprised.

She thought Jiang Qingyue knew nothing, but she didn't expect that she was very smart and understood everything.

"In the circle of noble ladies, Guiyu is very popular."

Jiang Qingyue pursed her lips, not smiling.

Jiang Guiyu was supposed to come to the banquet and even show off in front of her how popular he was among the noble ladies.

But who knew that I was poisoned and in so much pain that I couldn't get out of bed, so I missed this opportunity.

I heard that Guo Jingyu and a few others went to visit Jiang Guiyu yesterday. Jiang Guiyu must have said something that confused right and wrong.

Thinking of this, the smile on Jiang Qingyue's lips gradually turned into sarcasm.

Mrs. Jiang noticed with her sharp eyes that a group of people were coming towards them not far away. The leader was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a graceful demeanor. Standing next to him was a tall and elegant man.

Mrs. Jiang's eyes lit up. She had finally waited for something.

She turned her head and told Jiang Qingyue that she saw an acquaintance and wanted to say hello, and asked her not to wander around, then she hurried away.

As soon as Mrs. Jiang left, Guo Jingyu and the two young ladies came up to her.

That unfriendly gaze looked at Jiang Qingyue more and more unscrupulously.

"I thought it was some extraordinary person, but it turns out to be you."

Jiang Qingyue nodded slightly, "Ms. Guo."

Guo Jingyu's expression changed. "You don't even know how to show respect?"

"My father is a second-rank minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and my elder sister is the Princess of Duanyang County. If we really want to settle this, Miss Guo should bow to me first."

"you!"

Guo Jingyu didn't expect her to be so bold and was so angry that she almost hit someone.

Jiang Qingyue still looked cold and aloof.

"Miss Guo, think carefully. The end of the year is approaching, and the Guo family has a heavy responsibility. There are so many eyes watching us. If there is any trouble at this banquet, it will not be good if it gets out."

The lady named Bai next to Guo Jingyu sneered.

"Not good? Who can be worse than you in terms of reputation?"

Jiang Qingyue's eyes darkened slightly. "Oh? What happened to my reputation? Then I'd like to hear about it."

"Shut up, it's not your turn to speak."

Guo Jingyu interrupted Miss Bai and then looked at Jiang Qingyue coldly.

"You knew Guiyu was talented, so you deliberately poisoned her, preventing her from attending today's banquet. As expected of someone from a place like Northern Frontier, your methods are despicable and vicious."

Guo Jingyu said this with gritted teeth, as if she had really done something extraordinary.

Jiang Qingyue didn't care and spoke calmly.

"Didn't Miss Guo go to visit yesterday? Didn't Jiang Guiyu tell you that the doctor outside came to diagnose her and found out that she wasn't poisoned, but was just throwing a tantrum and deliberately humiliating herself because she didn't want to come to the banquet?"

Jiang Qingyue looked at the slightly changing expressions of the three of them and sneered, "She deliberately instigated it, hiding herself and letting Miss Guo take the limelight."