Chapter 217: Successful Bumping

On the bank of the lotus pond.

The little girls are gone.

He walked in a hurry.

He was afraid that if he left late, he would be noticed by Jiang Zifeng and Jiang Ziyan.

Only a little girl dressed as a maid was left...

The little girl raised her head, straightened her back, and walked with an outstanding temperament after no longer pretending.

She slowly walked towards the three siblings.

Jiang Miaomiao was the first to recognize her. She ran towards her and fell into her arms, "Sister Yuan... Sister..."

In fact, Jiang Miaomiao really wanted to tease her and call her sister-in-law.

But these two words circled around in my mind and just didn't come out.

Sister Yuan is a girl and is thin-skinned, so she can't joke around like Brother Yanshu.

Besides, my brother is still numb at the moment, and he would be scared to death if I shouted.

Fortunately...

Fortunately, those rich young ladies were so spoiled that they were easily fooled by a few bugs and a bowl of chicken blood.

It seems that she won't target her brothers anymore.

However, Sister Yuan was dressed like a maid, so I'm afraid she heard the news and came out in disguise to check the enemy situation.

It's a good intention.

I knew she wasn't the kind of lady who would just hide in her room and cry.

She is worthy of being her favorite sister-in-law.

Princess Rong'an squatted down and reached out to catch the little girl who was running towards her.

Xier quickly stood behind the princess to protect her.

just in case……

What if the young master knocks the princess down?

Now when the young master sits on the little white wolf's back, it starts to tremble and can't run as fast as before.

Princess Rong'an picked up Jiang Miaomiao, kissed her little face, and pinched her.

Plump and soft.

She likes the little one's eccentricity very much.

Take this bug for example, it frightened the girls and made them withdraw voluntarily.

No one will be offended, and no one's reputation will be hurt.

However, she was afraid that her two brothers' reputations would be ruined by her.

If you think about it carefully, it doesn’t matter if you miss it.

Jiang Zifeng doesn't need that good reputation.

As for Jiang Ziyan, he will pass the imperial examination in the future, and with his good looks, he will have no trouble finding a wife.

She pursed her lips and smiled, laughing at herself for worrying about nothing.

When Jiang Zifeng heard his sister call him "Sister Yuan", he realized that it was Princess Rong'an.

He looked at her curiously, "Princess, why are you dressed like this?"

Princess Rong'an has changed a lot, from having aphasia at the beginning to now, sometimes climbing over the wall and sometimes pretending to be a maid.

He has become much more lively.

Princess Rong'an: ...

She lowered her head and said nothing.

Jiang Miaomiao saw that Sister Fu Yuan's cheeks were slightly red, all the way to her ears.

Jiang Ziyan suppressed his laughter and took his sister from the princess's arms.

He said to Jiang Zifeng, "Brother, the princess must have something to tell you. My sister and I will be waiting for you on the shore."

He patted his eldest brother's shoulder meaningfully, then walked away tactfully with his sister in his arms.

I didn't go far, I hid behind a tree on the shore and took a peek.

Jiang Miaomiao pricked up her ears, but still didn't hear anything, so she let Jiujiu fly over.

Although eavesdropping is not good, but...

But she really wanted to listen.

Jiang Zifeng was confused. What did the princess say?

Do you mean to say that your sister has gained weight?

He just saw clearly that when his sister threw herself into her arms, the two of them almost fell backwards.

Fortunately, there was Xier supporting me from behind.

Fu Yuan sat down opposite Jiang Zifeng and poured a cup of tea for him and herself.

Looking at the insect banquet in front of him, he remembered what those girls had just said when they disliked Brother Feng.

She felt a little sad.

Brother Feng looked like he was eating with great relish, but in their eyes, he seemed vulgar.

No vision.

What's wrong with bugs? Who says eating bugs is gross?

She picked up the chopsticks, picked up a small bamboo worm, and put it into her mouth without hesitation...

"Aren't you afraid?" Jiang Zifeng looked at her in surprise. "I think those girls are scared to death just by seeing me eating."

Princess Rong'an smiled faintly, "Why should I be afraid of a bug? It won't bite anyone right now."

She just wanted to comfort Brother Feng.

After all, being disliked by so many little girls must be a bit uncomfortable.

As a result, Jiang Zifeng laughed foolishly when he heard it, "The princess is really special..."

As he spoke, he kept putting grasshoppers and crickets into people's bowls...

The princess's bowl was filled up.

"Princess, if you like, eat as much as you want. I have plenty in the kitchen."

Princess Rong'an: ...

If she didn't know Jiang Zifeng well, she would have thought he did it on purpose.

She just saw Xiao Miaomiao eating bamboo worms and said that this thing has high nutritional value, so she also tried to eat some.

But not all insects are edible.

Jiang Ziyan's brows furrowed as he watched, and it was fortunate that the person sitting opposite his elder brother was Princess Rong'an.

If it were another girl, she would definitely throw the bowl on his face.

Jiang Miaomiao's face puffed up with anger.

There's no hope, big brother, there's really no hope...

Princess Rong'an's face turned red and white, and she gritted her teeth and picked up a less scary fried bee pupa.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, "Brother Feng, I'm leaving Jiangzhou tomorrow. Do you have anything to tell me?"

Jiang Zifeng thought for a moment and uttered a few words, "Princess, have a safe journey, take care..."

I can’t think of it.

Princess Rong'an looked up at him, then her face turned red. She shyly took out a sachet from her bosom and handed it to him.

"Brother Feng, Miaomiao said you were going to join the army. This... is for you. Please keep it well. I begged for it at the temple. It's for your safety. It's different from the last time. You can't give it to anyone else this time."

Jiang Zifeng hesitated for a moment.

I remembered what my sister said, that I can't refuse the gifts from Princess Rong'an, otherwise she will be angry.

It would be terrible if I got angry and took my anger out on my mother and sister.

After all, she is a princess.

King Jing couldn't afford to offend anyone who he had to call "Auntie" whenever he met her.

The princess also gave such a sachet to her younger sister.

It should be... acceptable, right?

Jiang Zifeng took it readily, put it in his arms, and thanked him, "Thank you, Princess. I will keep it well."

Princess Rong'an's face lit up with joy, and she said, "I'll wait for you to come back."

He ran away with a red face.

Jiang Miaomiao came over to take a look.

Sachet!

The word "peace" is embroidered on it, and there are also two magpies embroidered on it...

This pattern and workmanship were embroidered by Sister Yuan herself.

This... this must be a token of love from ancient times.

Sister Yuan succeeded in scamming people.

Jiang Zifeng didn't care at all. He just felt that his sister seemed very happy to see him accept the sachet from the princess.

His sister is happy, and he is happy too.

Jiang Ziyan hesitated whether to tell his elder brother.

Tell him that this is the token of love given to him by Princess Rong'an.

Think about it.

Never mind, let’s not talk about it for now…

Over there in the flower hall.

They were laughing and talking, and drinking cups together.

The scenery is beautiful, surrounded by flowers, drinking and singing...

The dim sum is delicious, the scented tea is tasty, and the food is delicious too, after all, it is prepared by the chef of Yipinju.

Just one more special dish.

Yipinju’s new dish, fried bamboo worms.

Some people took a look and shook their heads, not daring to look at it.

Some people picked up chopsticks and were eager to try.

Some people picked them up one by one, put them in their mouths, chewed them carefully, and savored them carefully.

Fragrant and crispy.

With a look of enjoyment, "Delicious..."

The girls sat down one after another, some left with smiles on their faces, and some came back with sad faces.

When he saw that there were bugs on the table, he couldn't hold it anymore and asked to go home.

"Mom, let's go back. We don't want to see each other anymore. Those two brothers, one is a rough guy, the other is a sickly person. My daughter won't marry him... wuwuwu..."

It's not reliable to choose a son-in-law from the list, not reliable at all...

"What nonsense are you talking about? The banquet hasn't even ended yet, how can you leave? You don't know the rules."

After being scolded by their mother, they sat down obediently.

But for a long time afterwards, the girls could no longer be called out.

Either I have a headache or a fever, or I feel like I'm dying.

The powerful ladies who came to meet Princess Liang stretched their necks longer than those of geese.

"Madam Jiang, didn't you invite Princess Liang? Why hasn't she come yet?"

Lu Qingyao: "Yes, but Princess Liang sent someone to say that she prefers quietness and won't be coming."

Ladies of the rich and powerful: ...

They gave gifts.

Because he was afraid of being laughed at for coming uninvited, he also gave a very generous gift.

The result... was a futile wait.

At night.

All the guests have left.

Jiang Miaomiao's family only then realized that someone was missing.

Qin Tongpan's concubine, Xiao Wang, had not been seen for most of the day, and she and her maid had disappeared from the world.

I asked the street vendors and beggars, but none of them had left the Lu Garden gate.

Xiuxiu and Jiang Zifeng quickly took people to search everywhere.

I searched the entire Lu Garden, but still couldn't find anyone.

Xiuxiu even went to the garden where the little white wolf stayed, and even opened the little white wolf's mouth to take a look...

"Sister, what should we do? Everyone saw Xiao Wang enter the mansion with their own eyes. She only came in and never left. Now she disappears. Will we be blamed?" Xiuxiu was just worried about people causing trouble and something happening in the mansion.

But he didn't expect someone to go missing in the mansion.

Several living people just disappeared out of thin air?

I asked the maids, and they said no one had seen them since they were sent to the guest room.

Jiang Ziyan had a bad feeling in his heart, "Mother, will Qin Tongpan come to ask for me?"

"Don't look for him anymore. He might have disguised himself and sneaked out among the crowd." Lu Qingyao asked everyone to go back to the house and discuss it further.

A chill ran down the whole family's heart.

"Sister, could it be..." Could it be that Qin Tongpan knew that his son's death was related to the children?

It's revenge for personal gain.

After thinking about it, it seems possible.

Jiang Miaomiao held Jiujiu and sat obediently beside her mother.

She asked Jiujiu, but Jiujiu didn't know either because it had been with her the whole day.

Didn't pay any attention.

However, other birds noticed it, and a few little maids sneaked towards the east wing, but when they saw that there were guards guarding it, they did not dare to go in.

Later, the flower hall became noisy and I didn’t pay any attention to it.

However, Jiang Miaomiao obtained an important piece of information.

That little Wang was probably going after Aunt Jiang Yue and my aunt.

To be precise, it wasn't them who were going there, but their godfather and uncle.

She found out that her godfather and uncle were in Prince Jing's mansion next door.

Sometimes when Aunt Jiang Yue went out for fun, especially to the horse farm or Qingyun Temple, they would disguise themselves as guards and blend into the convoy.

Jiang Miaomiao put all these things together and suddenly had a bad feeling.

What she thought of, her second brother also thought of.

The second brother said, "Mother, could it be that little Wang is heading for the East Cross Courtyard? Did the people in the capital discover that my adoptive father and uncle have come to Jiangzhou?"

If this kind of thing goes on for a long time, it will be impossible to hide it.

My adoptive father is stationed at the border all year round, so his whereabouts are not easy to track. But my uncle Yan Huan is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, so even if he goes out to handle a case, he can't stay there for too long.

Although he used his aunt as a cover, people eventually realized what was happening after a while.

It seems that Qin Tongpan has already noticed it.

"Search the house, they want to search the house..." Lu Qingyao reacted instantly.

No wonder little Wang acted so strangely. She must have planned this all along. She entered the mansion, caused trouble, got injured, and then stayed away from everyone's sight.

That fall gave her an opportunity.

"Sister, it's okay. We won't find anything even if we search. The Duke and his men aren't in the mansion anyway. It's just that without them, we're missing two guards..."

The guards of the Mu family are all tall and strong, so it is difficult to find a suitable person to impersonate them.

At this moment, there was a knock on the gate of Lu Garden.

“Boom boom boom… boom boom boom…”

Open the door.

Outside the door stood Qin Tongpan, who looked anxious, followed by many strong men dressed as servants and a group of sturdy old women.

This is well prepared.

He was afraid that it would be inconvenient to search the backyard, so he even brought his mother-in-law with him. What a thoughtful move.

Jiang Miaomiao was hanging on her elder brother and didn't dare to get down. If a fight broke out, her mother and Aunt Xiuxiu would be the targets and they might not be able to take care of her.

You're safest in your brother's arms.

The eldest brother's martial arts skills have become more and more powerful. She once saw with her own eyes that the eldest brother defeated Dali.

Not only was he powerful, he also defeated the guards brought by his aunt.

I feel safe in my big brother's arms.

My mother asked Judge Qin, "Master Qin, why did you bring so many people here in the middle of the night?"

"I'm really sorry to disturb Madam Jiang so late. It's just that my beloved concubine came to your house for a banquet early in the morning, and now she hasn't gone back, so I came to check on her. I wonder why Madam kept her here. How have I offended Madam?" Qin Tongpan looked at Lu Qingyao with a forced smile.

He recently received news from the capital that Yan Huan, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, had come to Jiangzhou.

He is the one being investigated.

He began to send people to investigate.

After checking, they found out that the two women living in Lu Garden were Yan Huan's wife and sister-in-law.

Isn’t this a coincidence?

It just so happened that Lu Yuan sent the post.

So he asked Xiao Wang to come. That girl was much smarter and more sensible than her aunt.

Young and beautiful, gentle as water, and resourceful.

Win his heart.

It was originally agreed that Xiao Wang would sneak out of Lu Garden without anyone noticing.

He came again to ask for the person and took the opportunity to search Lu Garden.

If Mrs. Lu refuses to hand over the person or does not allow the search, it will be confirmed that Yan Huan and his wife are hiding in her house.

It must be eliminated.

But Xiao Wangshi hasn't returned yet, and she is really missing.

How can I explain this to Concubine Li?

The young lady Wang's name is Wen Yuan. She is a servant of Concubine Li's palace and has some skills.

She was sent by Concubine Li to help him and also to monitor him.

Now that this man is gone, I wonder what Concubine Li and Prince Su will think of him.

Lu Qingyao looked bewildered and asked in surprise, "Didn't Aunt Wang go back?"

"I personally escorted her out of the house and put her in the carriage. How could she not have returned?"

"Yes, my sister and I saw her off to the carriage. She kowtowed and left before the banquet even started. Perhaps she went to the infirmary? Sir Qin, have you sent someone to the infirmary to check?"

Qin Tongpan also thought that she might have gone to the clinic.

But now was not the time to look for her. He insisted, "I didn't go to the clinic. I looked everywhere in and out of the city, but I couldn't find her. The beggars on the street said she hadn't left since she entered Lu Garden."

"Mrs. Jiang, please hand him over... or I can send someone in to take a look..."

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