Soon, Jiang Rao also learned from the maid that Yecheng had been unsealed.

That day, when she came back from going out of the city to look for medicine, she dreamed that her family left Yecheng in early spring, but she didn't know the exact date, so she asked her maid to keep an eye out for news of the lifting of the ban.

Glancing out the window, the bare trunks of the forsythia trees in winter have turned into the colors of spring, tender green and light yellow. It is a good scene, but Jiang Rao, with her cheek in her hand, seems a little depressed.

Ming Shao asked her, "Miss, don't you want to leave? Aren't you looking forward to seeing the old man?"

The old uncle who had been in Jinling all along was particularly partial to the fourth wife, and liked her daughter and young master the most.

When he heard that the Fourth Master was going to take his family out of Beijing, the old uncle was angry for several years. But a few years later, he humbled himself and took the initiative to send a letter to make peace, eagerly looking forward to the return of his granddaughter and grandson.

Jiang Rao tapped her fingers on the table twice hesitantly. She herself was confused at the moment. "I am also looking forward to going back to see my grandfather."

Her parents love her, but they are also reasonable. They will get angry and punish her if she makes mistakes.

But grandfather was different. No matter what she did, grandfather would say, it was right every year. Although it's a bit unreasonable, there is no doubt that Jiang Rao really likes her grandfather.

But she felt that something was unfinished.

"I didn't want to leave so soon."

She wanted to see the boy's leg injury fully heal before leaving.

This is different from the feeling of reading a story in a vernacular novel and not being able to see the ending.

There was no end to the story, and she could only worry and feel anxious; if you think about it carefully, his leg injury has not healed for a long time, and she should be blamed a little. If she can't see him get better with her own eyes, she will always feel uneasy when eating or sleeping.

She was very conflicted for a moment.

At this time, a maid lifted the curtain and hurried in from the outer room, "Miss, outside, the young master..."

Jiang Rao's heart skipped a beat just by hearing the maid's familiar breathless tone.

Jiang Jinxing has been well behaved for a few months, and now, he starts making trouble again?

"The young master is outside, wiping tears out of grievance."

Not causing trouble? Are you feeling wronged?

Jiang Rao hurried out.

Only when I got outside the mansion did I understand what was going on.

Jiang Jinxing, a naughty kid who usually disregards family rules and climbs up the roof and crawls through dog holes, shed tears for a few plums.

He wanted the bag of black plums from Miaoshi Pavilion in Rong Ting's arms, but Rong Ting refused. Because of this, Jiang Jinxing, who could only look at the plums to quench his thirst, felt aggrieved and his eyes were filled with tears.

"That's someone else's." Jiang Rao softened her voice to comfort him, "Besides, you just lost a tooth, and your parents don't allow you to eat sweets, so you can't eat it."

Jiang Jinxing chose to ignore the latter part of the sentence. He spoke with a gap in his teeth, "Tangtang, he wants to give it to my sister. My sister's is Jinxing's."

She was slightly surprised and looked up at Rong Ting.

She hadn't seen him for several days, ever since the assassin was brought back to his home.

When he saw her looking at him, he slowly took out his hand from behind his back and said, "It's for you."

The bag of black plums was exposed, and Jiang Jinxing became even more restless.

He arched his head in Jiang Rao's arms, "If you don't give me this brother, you will be aggressive to me instead."

If he doesn't want to give it to you, then he won't give it to you. Not only will he not give it to you, but he will be rude to you. He has never seen anyone with such a bad temper.

fierce?

Jiang Rao glanced at Rong Ting.

There was no expression on his face, except for a slight frown between his brows. For some reason, his eyes were dark blue, as if he hadn't slept well for several days.

When she went outside the city to seek medicine, Doctor Ren told her that his medicine was very powerful and would cause the user to suffer. Although that pain was much better than losing both legs, he would not be able to obtain the health and peace that ordinary people could easily have.

Looking at his face, it was still pale and sickly, while the little guy who was holding her waist had a face as rosy as if he had secretly used rouge.

In addition, she was not happy with her brother's bullying nature. She pinched his chubby face and said, "Don't try to fool your sister. You might have seen it wrong."

The boy was born with narrow and long eyes and thin eyelids. When he had no expression, his eyes were cold and contained an indescribable cruelty.

Although the man she dreamed of did have a cruel temper later on, it was obvious that no one cared about him at that time, which allowed him to grow up in a bad way. Now he was under good care of by her.

Look at his eyes now, silent and quiet, he is a well-behaved boy.

Jiang Rao turned around and touched Jiang Jinxing's head.

As the figure turned away, Rong Ting's brows, which were originally slightly frowned, tightened.

His sharp eyes swept across the round-faced fat boy who was leaning against Jiang Rao and hugging her waist.

A deep confusion was written directly on his face.

Jiang Jinxing looked as if he had been stabbed by a sword. He pouted his lips and pointed at Rong Ting and stomped his feet quickly, "He is being mean to me again."

"Alright, alright." Jiang Rao saw the gap in his mouth from the loss of his baby teeth. "No matter how much trouble you make, I won't let you eat sweets."

Although her brother is young now, he is growing up year by year. He still needs to be disciplined where necessary. The entire Jiang Mansion will be handed over to him in the future.

Jiang Jinxing hung his head in a sullen manner, "Sister is partial to me."

Jiang Rao said patiently, "You just got new teeth. If you keep eating sweets, your teeth will rot. You will regret it when you can't chew anything in the future."

Rubbing his head, she said, "If you hadn't lost your teeth, your brother would have given you this. He's doing this for your own good."

Rong Ting frowned.

Not given.

I don't want to give it to you even if you have good teeth.

He didn't think about anything related to the little fat girl. He bought things only for her.

Why did her younger brother come to join in the fun?

Shedding a few tears can make her rub her head.

accurate.

Rong Ting suppressed the displeasure and irritation in his heart. Seeing that little fat boy was so ungrateful for what he had, he actually got into a bad temper. When he left, he was breathing heavily and his brows were furrowed even deeper.

Jiang Rao watched Jiang Jinxing run away and called two maids over, "Tell the master and his wife what happened today, and find someone to follow the young master and be careful so that nothing happens to him."

Jiang Jinxing, who is in a bad mood, is more reckless than when he is in a calm mood. Jiang Rao is a little worried.

Because she was giving instructions to the maid, she did not notice that a few maids who were watching the fun were whispering to each other.

"The young lady loves the young master. I wonder when he will grow up and understand the young lady's painstaking efforts."

"The young master is quite sensible among children of his age. If it weren't for the fact that the man in the wheelchair over there had such a bad complexion and a stinky face, it would be scary. Children need to be coaxed, and the young master is young, so of course he would be scared. He should at least smile. If the young master is unhappy, the girl will definitely be unhappy too, and she will definitely have to find a way to coax him later."

Rong Ting frowned and cast a cold gaze at them.

They immediately stopped talking.

Jiang Rao only heard the noisy sounds around her, but she couldn't hear clearly. When she finished speaking, the sound disappeared.

Jiang Rao didn't care and walked slowly towards Rong Ting.

When she saw him and saw him sitting in a wheelchair, she felt even more reluctant to leave.

I want to see with my own eyes the day when he throws away his wheelchair and stands up.

When she walked up to him, she saw that he was looking at her.

His eyes were deep and focused.

He had beautiful eyes, with a gentle gaze, and when he looked at people intently, it was so deep that it seemed as if one could drown in it.

It is true that good-looking people are treasures in the world.

What her mother said was absolutely right.

Although we should not judge people by their appearance, if we can appreciate beautiful people for a little longer, we will truly feel relaxed and happy, and it will also prolong our life.

A thin layer of sweat had already appeared on Rong Ting's palms.

He did as the old doctor said, without blinking, and continued to look at her with extremely tender eyes.

She was the only one in sight.

As long as she blushes...

Rong Ting suddenly looked away.

The redness spread from his cheeks to his neck, and he looked a bit shy like a girl. In panic, he pinched his own palms.

…

It was he who blushed.

…

His heart was beating fast, and her face and expression kept appearing in his mind.

Cheeks, white, soft and clean.

The eyes are also very clear.

In fact, it was so clear that it was a little too clear. There was no extravagant thoughts or overthinking.

He is the only one who thinks too much.

It couldn't be said that Rong Ting had expected this, but rather he was a little disappointed. He just clenched his fists gloomily, and the heat on his face and the back of his neck completely dissipated.

Jiang Rao looked at his face, which was red and white at times, and was very concerned. "Did you catch a cold? Why was your face so red just now?"

Rong Ting choked and said, "It's not a cold."

"That's good." Jiang Rao breathed a sigh of relief.

I always feel that he is sickly and gets sick easily.

Rong Ting handed her the oil-paper bag, intending to give her the plums he had bought from Miao Food Court, but she said, "I have something to tell you."

She frowned and said, "Yecheng has been unsealed. My father said before that once the lockdown is lifted, my family will go back to Jinling. Once we leave here, we will never come back."

Rong Ting's hand suddenly stopped in mid-air.

He couldn't return to Jinling at this time.

If I go back, I will be putting myself under the knife of others.

But she's leaving...

Jiang Rao's eyes swept towards Rong Ting's two legs on the wheelchair. She did not hide it from him, "But I am worried about your legs. How is your leg injury recovering? Can you walk a few steps?"

She said with a hint of expectation in her tone: "If you recover better, I won't have anything to worry about and can leave without any worries."

Rong Ting was silent for a long time.

After waiting for a long while, he said slowly: "The injury on my leg...is not getting better."

As he spoke, he moved and used his body to hide the tonic bag prescribed by the old doctor behind him.

There was a hint of regret in Jiang Rao's eyes.

What I feel more is heartache.

His leg injury heals too slowly, and he is the only one who suffers.

"Then you should take good care of your injuries. I will discuss this with my father and maybe we won't be in a hurry to return to Jinling."

Jiang Rao talked to him for a while, still thinking about her brother who had just run away in anger. After Rong Ting turned around and left, she said to Ming Shao, "Take me to find Jinxing. I'm afraid he's unhappy now."

As she spoke, she felt a headache and sighed slightly.

Rong Ting heard the sigh behind him.

…

Next to the stream.

Rong Ting looked at his face reflected in the shimmering water.

He raised the corners of his mouth, trying to force a kind smile, but he felt his mouth was a little stiff.

There was rarely any expression on Rong Ting's face, not because he was good at controlling his emotions, but because in his eyes, all people were the same, which only made him disgusted and could not arouse any other emotions, so he treated them coldly.

But the maids said he frightened her brother.

She would be upset if he scared her brother.

He frowned, then deliberately relaxed his brows, and forced a stiff smile towards the lake, which looked extremely unnatural.

He himself felt awkward.

…

Jiang Rao went to several places that Jiang Jinxing often went to look for him. She thought she would find him soon, but she didn't see him. Even though she had asked the maid to follow her, which seemed to be a sure thing, she couldn't help feeling a little worried. She only felt at ease when she saw a child in front of her.

His eyes were filled with anxiety. From afar, he saw a slender figure walking towards him, holding his brother's hand.

Jiang Rao saw the figure clearly, but couldn't help frowning.

It’s Yang Xiuzhu.

The Lantern Festival just ended unhappily a few days ago, but now he can smile gently and look as happy as a spring breeze.

But for Jiang Rao, once there is a conflict, she will no longer greet people with a smile.

She didn't really want to talk to him, and watched him approach holding Jiang Jinxing's hand.

"Miss Jiang." Although he had a cold face towards Jiang Rao, his tone was still very gentle. "Just now I ran into your brother on the street. I saw that there were only two maids with him, so I personally sent him back to prevent him from getting into trouble alone."

One person... isn't there two maids instead?

Jiang Rao was very upset.

Even if what Yang Xiuzhu did was unnecessary, it was done with good intentions, so he should still be thanked.

Jiang Rao was quite reluctant and tried to speak gently, "Thank you, Mr. Yang."

Apart from thanking her, she had nothing else to say.

She pulled Jiang Jinxing over.

Looking at this fat boy who seemed to be in a better mood for some reason, she became more depressed. If this brat hadn't been running around everywhere, Yang Xiuzhu wouldn't have happened to run into him.

Just two days ago, she angrily said that she wanted to break off relations with his family, but now she wanted to go and thank them.

It's shameful. It's shameful.

She must have owed him something in her previous life.

Jiang Jinxing couldn't guess Jiang Rao's

He walked to his sister, turned around, and said in a baby voice, "Thank you, Brother Yang."

Jiang Rao's brows immediately furrowed.

The little bully rarely says thank you on his own initiative.

Now I call you brother...

When did their relationship become so good?

Yang Xiuzhu smiled slightly, bent down, and rubbed Jiang Jinxing's head. "Next time we meet, I'll take you out to play."

Jiang Jinxing nodded heavily.

Jiang Rao's ears pricked up and she heard the word "again".

After Yang Xiuzhu left, she immediately asked, "Where did you go just now?"

Jiang Jinxing covered his mouth, and a muffled voice came out from his palm, "We agreed not to tell my sister."

He hummed, looked at the direction Yang Xiuzhu left, and clenched his little fist in a loyal manner.

…

Yang Xiuzhu walked out a few steps and suddenly stopped.

Open your hands, and in your palms, there are a few candies.

He was thinking about Jiang Rao's reaction just now, and was obviously angry.

It was because his sister spoke too much last time.

Given her appearance, I'm afraid she has never heard the word "ugly" since she was a child.

Not to mention doing it in public.

It's reasonable to be angry.

But he didn't expect that when she said she didn't want to have anything to do with his family, she really didn't want to have anything to do with his family. In the past few days, all the visiting cards he sent to her were rejected by her.

He had been walking around the area carefully for a few days, and today he found his chance when he ran into her brother, who had tears on his face and was mumbling to the maid that he wanted to eat candy.

Children are simple-minded and easy to bribe. They can be made happy with a few pieces of candy.

What he didn't expect was that the child happened to be restricted by his family from eating sweets recently, and had been craving for them for a long time. Giving him sweets was like timely help.

But God helped him.

Otherwise, this kid's family is wealthy and he has everything he needs, so he really doesn't know where to start to please him.

The candy shop owner was very polite to him, and the child looked at him with sparkling eyes.

Being able to make her brother happy, it became easier to get close to her.

Thinking of this, I can't help but smile.

But thinking about how angry she was just now, he stopped smiling and shook his head gently.

In order to change, we need to keep up the good work and take it step by step.

…

In Jinxiu Palace, Nanny Ji walked into the palace gate just like every other day.

Nanny Ji was Empress Jiahe's most capable assistant. In the Jinxiu Palace, she had the longest seniority and the highest status. All the young palace maids and eunuchs bowed and nodded when they saw her.

In the past, Nanny Ji enjoyed this prestige very much, but today, she felt that the attitude of those palace maids and eunuchs towards her was a little different.

Not as enthusiastic as before.

Nanny Ji became suspicious, and when she stepped into the palace and saw the unfamiliar new face next to Empress Jiahe, she got the answer.

Empress Jiahe asked her to serve her at her side.

This is clearly her place.

The wrinkles on Ji Ma's face were twisted into strange lines due to the frowning action. She came to the Queen and asked, "Your Majesty, who is this..."

Empress Jiahe did not even raise her eyes to look at her, and said in a nonchalant tone: "This is Yuying, the new maid."

Nanny Ji looked at the young maid who had taken her previous position, and she felt a sense of panic and fear that her territory was taken away. She stepped forward and tried to replace the new maid who was massaging Empress Jiahe's shoulders. "Your Majesty, let me do it instead. I have served you for many years and I know better what kind of strength you like."

In her words, she was secretly reminding her of the years she had served Empress Jiahe.

However, her words were extremely harsh to the already suspicious Queen Jiahe.

After serving for many years, what I finally got was betrayal.

Empress Jiahe smiled wryly, "Madam Ji, you are old now and your physical strength is not as good as when you were young. I pity you, so let Yuying do this heavy work instead. Madam Ji is old, it's time for you to rest more."

Yuying asked at the right moment: "My Lady, is this strength comfortable?"

"It's very comfortable. I have never felt so comfortable and relaxed in the past few years."

Nanny Ji's face was burning and she felt a little embarrassed. She had never expected that the Queen would begin to dislike her cooking skills?

After the Queen Mother gave the work that was originally done by her for some officials to Yuying, Nanny Ji's face became even uglier.

If it was just rubbing shoulders, serving water, or apologizing, it was just an opportunity to take care of the Queen and get closer to her.

But the job of delivering letters to officials can obviously only be given to trusted confidants.

In his confusion, he thought of the last time he cheated in the imperial examination and was rejected by Empress Jiahe.

Nanny Ji felt cold all over in an instant.

These successive events were conveying a message to her.

The Queen has begun looking for someone to replace her.

She was old, but the former Queen had always treated her very well. She thought that if she got old one day and the Queen wanted to find someone to replace her, she would tell her first.

Who knew today would be so sudden!

Nanny Ji gradually developed an endless sense of crisis.

She only knew the emperor

The Empress Dowager seemed somewhat dissatisfied with her, but no one knew what she was dissatisfied with.

This made her feel very flustered.

In the evening, a letter was sent to the Fourth Prince, asking to see her.

She knew that she was just a servant and an outsider, unlike the Fourth Prince and the Queen, whose maternal families were both from the Xu family of Jinling and had a closer relationship with them.

Perhaps the Queen had told the Fourth Prince about her.

The Fourth Prince was greedy and lustful by nature, otherwise he would not have come up with the idea of ​​embezzling part of the monthly allowance that was supposed to be given to the Ninth Prince, which almost allowed Wang Zhou to take advantage of the situation and almost planted the seeds of disaster for the Empress.

But if you are greedy for money and lustful, you will be easily flattered and bribed.

Nanny Ji prepared a set of gold knives and came to the Fourth Prince's mansion.

The Fourth Prince has already learned from Queen Jiahe that Nanny Ji was colluding with outsiders.

I plan to get rid of it as soon as possible.

But Nanny Ji has been running errands for them for so many years, doing so many things for so many years, she knows so many things, and she is currently handling a lot of things, which are complicated and intertwined. Not all the people who colluded with Nanny Ji have been found out, so there is no chance to kill her.

His attitude was rather cold, but he accepted the set of gold knives and said mysteriously, "Madam Ji, why don't you reflect on yourself and ask if there is something wrong with you?"

Nanny Ji seemed to understand, but not quite.

Could it be that she had done something inappropriate and earned the Queen's dislike?

After leaving the Fourth Prince's Mansion, she frowned and wondered if she could do more for the Queen, would she be able to stop the loss of power in her hands?

If these powers were gone, those who flattered her would definitely never come again.

Nanny Ji thought about this matter in her mind. After thinking about it, there was only one thing that the Queen could not think of, but she had already thought of it.

…

After Nanny Ji left, the Fourth Prince's expression turned very cold. He ordered people to pack up the knives and pile them in the treasury.

…

After taking Jiang Jinxing home, Jiang Rao quickly took the bag of black plums and went to find her father.

Seeing that Fourth Master Jiang was in the study, putting his calligraphy and paintings into the box, Jiang Rao's eyelids jumped, and she immediately ran over to stop him, "Daddy."

She called out coquettishly, but before she said the next sentence, Fourth Master Jiang knew that she wanted to ask him something. He stopped what he was doing and looked at her warily, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"My daughter doesn't want to leave the city." Jiang Rao said truthfully.

Fourth Master Jiang raised his eyebrows as if he had expected this, "For that kid from the west of the city?"

Jiang Rao had expected her father to ask this question, so she

Wumei stuffed the plums into Fourth Master Jiang's mouth, "I can't bear to part with the plums and snacks from that Miaoshi Pavilion."

Fourth Master Jiang spat out the core and said, "Then I'll go buy that store and leave tomorrow."

Jiang Rao: “…”

She told the truth, "I did it for him..."

Fourth Master Jiang was heartbroken, "Be reserved, Daddy taught you that women should be reserved!"

Jiang Rao stamped her feet anxiously and explained again, "Dad, his leg is injured. I begged for the medicine. If I don't see him stand up, I will always feel bad and I am afraid that the medicine is not right."

"If you change the medicine, you'll almost lose your life." Fourth Master Jiang poked her forehead and saw tears in her eyes, which made him feel distressed.

"That's all."

He sighed helplessly.

Jiang Rao went back without shedding a tear. Before Fourth Master Jiang could finish his words, she happily hugged his arm and said, "Daddy is the best."

Fourth Master Jiang was helpless, but he said, "But you can't stay too long. You can only stay for three months at most. You must leave in the summer. You can't miss your grandmother's birthday."

Jiang Rao nodded, "Okay."

"In exchange, there is something." Fourth Master Jiang said sternly, "During the three months you stay here, practice your embroidery more."

Jiang Rao: “…”

Is she going to practice her embroidery instead?

All embroidery is at the same level.

She wanted to act coquettishly and get away with it, "Dad..."

Fourth Master Jiang interrupted her mercilessly, "Pick one from plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum."

“…”

"Can I embroider the soil?"

Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, any one of them can kill her.

Fourth Master Jiang almost couldn't help laughing, "No, choose one from the four and finish embroidering before leaving."

He had to find a way to lock her up so that she wouldn't run to the west of the city all day.

Today she chooses one from the four, and next time, she will choose one from the remaining three.

After embroidering the plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, I started to embroider other flowers and plants.

No boy can dream of kidnapping his girl so early!

Jiang Rao's face turned pale.

I'm afraid I'll never see the outside world again.

…

Although the hope is slim, we must try our best.

It's raining outside. I can't go out anyway, so I'm sure I can finish the embroidery by spending the whole day on it.

It couldn’t be better now that the rain has stopped and I can go out.

The moment Jiang Rao picked up the needle, she encouraged herself.

One hour later

I don't want to work hard anymore.

Jiang Rao looked at the needle, thread and cloth in front of her with empty eyes.

Opposite her was the most skillful embroiderer in the mansion.

She threaded the needle deftly and soon the cloth came to life.

Jiang Rao: Her brain felt that it had learned it, but her hands felt that they couldn’t.

Seeing that she had not been able to embroider anything, the embroiderer took her piece of cloth and said, "The master had expected this to happen and specifically told me that if the young lady really couldn't make anything, let me embroider the patterns on your cloth first, and you can just add some buttons along the way."

Jiang Rao suddenly felt much more relaxed, as if a huge burden had been lifted from her heart.

Daddy has suddenly become sharp-tongued but soft-hearted recently, and she is a little uncomfortable with this.

While waiting for the embroiderer to help her embroider the patterns, Jiang Rao fell asleep unknowingly.

I dreamed that the second and third branches of the Jiang family were arrested by soldiers, and everyone in the yard was standing there crying.

Jiang Rao couldn't help laughing even in her dream.

The relationship between the second and third wives and her family had always been bad. When she woke up, the embroiderer placed a piece of cloth embroidered with the shape of a green bamboo in front of her and asked, "What did you dream about, young lady? You were laughing in your dream."

Jiang Rao smiled and said, "Sweet dream."

There is nothing more satisfying than dreaming about someone you hate being humiliated.

But when she thought about it again, she vaguely remembered something.

At first, she dreamed that the entire Jiang family was confiscated, and the women were enslaved.

That dream just now...

Not only the second and third wives were arrested, but her entire family was arrested? But she didn’t dream about the scene of her family being caught?

Jiang Rao was a little frightened for a moment. After carefully recalling the dream, I realized that the crime was to eliminate the remaining members of the gang.

Thinking about the timing, it should be when the next emperor ascended the throne that he stood on the wrong party.

Maybe the entire Ning'an Marquis's Mansion... was in trouble...

She has never paid attention to official affairs.

If you want to ask someone, you can only ask her father.

Although Fourth Master Jiang was surprised as to why Jiang Rao suddenly became concerned about state affairs, he was surprised that his daughter came to him to chat instead of going to the west of the city to look for that hooligan.

He wished he could tell the story for three days and three nights.

But when he learned that Jiang Rao's question was who among the current princes was most likely to be made the crown prince, he fell silent.

After a long while, he slowly spoke, "Daddy can't say anything about this, let alone talk nonsense."

He said, "Daddy is only telling you something in private. The current emperor is in his prime, and he is devoted to state affairs. He only has three or four hours a day to rest. There are hundreds of concubines in the harem and nearly twenty children. In my opinion, with that little free time, I am afraid he can't even recognize all of his own children. The tradition of Da Zhao has always been to appoint the virtuous son instead of the legitimate son, but I think that the emperor may not know which son has what ability now."

He changed his usual image of an old father who was always worried about his daughter.

His eyes were wise and steady. "If there is a disaster or war in the next ten years, let the emperor see which son is more capable, and he will be able to choose a wise ruler. Otherwise..."

He narrowed his eyes, "Even the title of a small baron in our Ning'an Marquis' Mansion has people fighting for it, even at the cost of killing their brothers. Year after year, do you think the throne is much more tempting than the title of a noble?"

"But disasters and wars..." Jiang Rao frowned, "The people will have a hard time."

Fourth Master Jiang patted her head and said, "The throne changes, power shifts, and blood is inevitable. But don't worry, Daddy has the ability to protect our family."

Jiang Rao looked at her father deeply.

In her dream, the Jiang family was not safe and secure.

But from her father's description, it seemed that he had no intention of participating in the party struggle.

When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will be held accountable, probably just because of the unprovoked disaster brought about by my father's brothers.

After returning to Jinling, I must find a way to stop the people in the Jiang Mansion from joining the Fourth Prince's faction.

…

Just as I was wondering, I heard a voice coming from above my head, "Niannian, now you know my good intentions in preventing your marriage with the Ninth Prince, right?"

Jiang Rao was worried about the country, the people, and her entire family, but her thoughts suddenly jumped to herself. She said in a daze, "Hmm?"

Seeing that she obviously didn't understand, Fourth Master Jiang said, "If you marry the Ninth Prince, and if he lives until the time when the imperial power changes, the Jiang family will inevitably get involved in the struggle for the imperial power. There is no way to avoid it."

"But," Fourth Master Jiang said with a slightly sad tone, "The child will probably not live to see that day. When I rejected the marriage, what I feared most was not that I would be dragged into this marriage in the future, but that your fiancé would die at such a young age, and you would become a widow, which would be unlucky."

Jiang Rao: “…”

Her father is really thoughtful.

But now, she was actually a little curious about the Ninth Prince who almost became her fiancé.

…

The sky cleared up after the rain.

Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Rao embroidered half of it according to the foundation laid by the embroiderer.

The embroidery was crooked, but at least you could tell what it was.

She was making the final efforts to finish the work when Ming Shao came over and called her, "Miss, the master wants you to go out."

Can I go out without finishing the embroidery?

Jiang Rao put down the needle and thread in her hand.

Ming Shao added, "He went to the main hall. A guest came and wanted to see the young lady."

The guest who came to see her was received in the main hall, and Jiang Rao couldn't guess who it was.

She stood up and walked out, and heard Ming Shao say, "It's Master Yang and Miss Yang, they're here to apologize to the young lady."

Jiang Rao frowned and after entering the main hall, she saw Yang Xiuzhu and Yang Qian'an.

Yang Qian'an sat there obediently with a sincere expression.

She was punished by her brother to be put in solitary confinement, and in turn was scolded by her father, who said that the Jiang family was noble people from the capital and they could not afford to offend them.

Yang Qian'an was both annoyed and hateful.

But when she arrived at the Jiang Mansion and saw the valuable furnishings inside, she became envious.

These ordinary utensils in this shop were all treasures she had never seen before.

Yang Qian'an thought that if Jiang Rao could really become her sister-in-law, then she could ask her for those valuable items that she liked.

The more she looked, the more she wanted it. When Jiang Rao arrived, before she even reached the main hall, she rushed over and said, "I shouldn't have said you were ugly. You're prettier than anyone I've ever seen."

Jiang Rao pried open her hand that was holding her arm with some annoyance.

The scratch hurt her.

Yang Xiuzhu frowned. It was obvious that his sister was reluctant when she came here, and she only agreed to come out after he threatened her that he would not buy her jewelry. Why was she so enthusiastic now?

But it's too much!

Jiang Rao walked into the main hall and greeted her parents first.

Fourth Master Jiang didn't have much of an opinion on this matter. Since two juniors came together, he couldn't just kick them out. But now this kid was a hooligans from the south of the city, and he might have asked his father to come and propose marriage.

After they apologized, he wanted to send them away.

Fourth Master Jiang looked at Jiang Rao and asked gently, "Has Nian Nian calmed down?"

Jiang Rao shook her head.

She wasn't angry at Yang Qian'an for saying she was ugly, she was angry at her for saying Rong Ting was disabled in front of everyone.

Fourth Master Jiang nodded and waved his hand, "Alright, you've apologized, my daughter won't accept it, you can leave now."

Yang Qian was stunned, "I've already apologized..."

She has already apologized humbly, why don't you accept it!

"Who said that you have to accept an apology after it's been made?" He didn't settle the score after making his daughter angry. Fourth Master Jiang looked at Yang Qian'an coldly, "Apologizing is your business, and whether we accept it or not is our business. You can go now."

He, Yang Qian'an, had been peeking at the furnishings in his house. He was too inexperienced, and his greed was clearly visible. He looked over coldly and added, "You'd better not enter my Jiang family again."

Fourth Master Jiang is famous for his good temper.

When it comes to his daughter, he is known for being ruthless.

After they left, Jiang Qinshi and Jiang Rao said, "That young master is very good. He is well-read and has a scholarly air. But his sister is too petty. It makes her brother look not so good."

Jiang Rao thought so too and nodded.

Jiang Jinxing suddenly ran in and grabbed Jiang Rao's hand, "Sister, come with me."

Jiang Rao didn't understand what was going on and was dragged by him all the way out of the mansion.

Saw Yang Xiuzhu.

He had just asked someone to bring back his sister, who was always causing trouble but not being able to do anything good. He was a little angry, but when he saw Jiang Rao coming out, the anger on his face subsided and he looked much gentler, "Miss Jiang."

He apologized politely and said, "Just now, my sister was rude and didn't know the etiquette, which frightened Miss Jiang."

Jiang Rao still didn't really want to talk to him, and her eyes were instead on Jiang Jinxing's back.

I wonder why he would help an outsider.

Seeing her expression, Yang Xiuzhu realized that it was useless to advance, so he said this and wanted to leave.

But before leaving, he saw the fallen leaves on her head out of the corner of his eye.

The body moved before anything else, and the hand reached out.

He was tall and covered Jiang Rao.

Yang Xiuzhu looked at her long hair like clouds, his eyes filled with tenderness and care.

In the distance, there is a low wall beside the path.

Rong Ting's face was against the light.

Like Shura.

From his perspective.

It was like a tall young man who lowered his head and leaned over to gently pull the petite and beautiful girl into his arms.