Chapter 6 Jiang Yingyun's mission wasn't even finished yet, and she was truly being trained into...
In the original book, Jiang Yingyun was dragged by a clever young nun to peep at Yuan Jingming. When the nunnery supervisor discovered this and was about to punish her, Yuan Jingming once again came to her rescue. The two, who were in the same boat, poured out their grievances about being punished in the Buddhist hall.
Jiang Xian, the cousin who came to see Jiang Yingyun make a fool of herself, was so angry when he saw them chatting happily that he stirred up trouble and called Jiang Yingyun a vixen, warning Yuan Jingming not to be deceived.
Yuan Jingming knew he was a spoiled brat, so he beat him up.
But it was this beating that made Jiang Yingyun even more isolated and helpless in the Jiang family.
When Le Jin and Meng Shutai arrived at the Buddhist hall, the three of them were already making a huge fuss.
Jiang Yingyun's cousin, Jiang Xian, fell to the ground, clutching his bleeding nose and yelling, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! My nose is broken!"
Still not satisfied, Yuan Jingming kicked him again and cursed, "You're talking nonsense! You're so foul-mouthed!"
"If I spare you today, I'm not Yuan Jingming!"
Seeing Yuan Jingming raise his fist to strike again, Le Jin rushed forward and hugged him, earnestly advising him:
"Young Master, please stop! He's Lady Jiang's cousin. If this gets back to the Jiang family, Lady Jiang will be in deep trouble! Calm down, calm down..."
Yuan Jingming's arms were held by Le Jin, and he felt a burning anger in his heart. He couldn't help but kick Jiang Xian again.
Jiang Xian cried out in pain, and Le Jin, taking advantage of the situation, shouted, "Get out of here! If you really displease the young master, your entire Jiang family will lose your heads!"
Jiang Xian's face twitched in pain, but after hearing this, he dared not say anything more and fled in a sorry state, so fast that Le Jin could hardly react.
That is power.
Le Jin gradually began to understand the nuances of it.
She used to be a lowly factory worker, yet she can now utter such domineering words.
Hehe, that's pretty cool.
Just as the initial pleasure began, an even stronger force pressed down on Le Jin's heart—a fleeting and uncertain sadness.
The power and status aren't hers, so why be so smug about this little bit of assertiveness? She might actually be turned into a "eunuch" before the mission is even complete.
With mixed feelings, Le Jin subconsciously looked up to find the person who could put her at ease the most—Jiang Yingyun.
The slender girl leaned against a dark pillar, her eyebrows furrowed, her cheeks flushed red with anger, and her round almond-shaped eyes filled with intense stubbornness.
"Is Madam Jiang alright?" Le Jin asked.
Jiang Yingyun raised her arm to wipe the sweat from her forehead. "It's nothing. It's not worth getting upset over such a bastard."
She pointed her chin at Yuan Jingming, who was furious for his lover, and said, "But you're in trouble."
Yuan Jingming was completely bewildered. "Me?"
"Given Jiang Xian's temperament, he'll definitely cause a huge scene when he gets back. My blind, biased grandmother might not be able to bear seeing her son suffer and will force my uncle and father to complain to the Prince..."
"But it's clearly him who doesn't distinguish right from wrong, and sees everyone as dirty."
"Last time by the Luo River, wasn't it he who harassed the women first, and then Madam Jiang set him up? In the end, didn't Madam Jiang and the young master both get punished?"
Le Jin sighed and bluntly stated the current situation, "The Prince will not side with the Heir Apparent; the Jiang family will not treat Fourth Madam Jiang well either. If something happens, we will be the ones who suffer."
Heaven have mercy. Of the four people here, besides Meng Shutai, not a single one can be considered a parent who loves their child.
Yuan Jingming's expression shifted between light and shadow. He had clearly driven Jiang Xian away, yet he felt like a stray dog, his voice dejected:
"He hated me so much that I killed my mother."
"If I could, I would also wish that my mother hadn't given birth to me. That way she wouldn't have died in childbirth."
A large tear rolled down Yuan Jingming's cheek. Meng Shutai called his name softly, but didn't say anything to comfort him. She just stood silently beside him, staring blankly at his tear tracks.
Prince Pingning and his queen were a famous loving couple in Luojing more than ten years ago, and even now, there are still folk songs in the city based on their story.
But Prince Pingning never allowed Yuan Jingming to sing.
Yuan Jingming was right; the Prince of Pingning did indeed resent his son.
Jiang Yingyun's heart stirred slightly.
The simple-minded young prince had such a heartbreaking story.
She moved closer to him, her hands behind her back, her fingertips carefully intertwined.
"Don't say that. It will hurt your mother's feelings."
Jiang Yingyun patted her chest; despite her young age, she possessed a soaring ambition.
"Before my mother passed away, she held my hand and said that her greatest wish was for me to live a good life."
"Your mother must have felt the same way."
Yuan Jingming pursed his lips into a thin line, and Jiang Yingyun gently wiped away his tears with her fingers. "You're such a good person. We've only met twice, but both times you were willing to believe in me and help me. Your mother in heaven would be happy to see that you are an upright person."
Yuan Jingming blinked, his ears burning with amusement at Jiang Yingyun's actions. He timidly thanked her, quickly wiped away his tears, and then laughed happily again.
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After running to Yuyang Nunnery several times in the past few days as instructed by Yuan Jingming, Le Jin arrived at Jiang Yingyun's residence—the woodshed—familiar with the place.
The book doesn't record every detail of the characters' daily lives. Jiang Yingyun's entry into the nunnery is just a step in her life, and the author glosses over the details, which resulted in Le Jin running around like a headless fly when she was looking for someone last time.
As she vented, Le Jin's mind involuntarily drifted to that alluring leg, and a chill ran down her spine.
We can't stay here any longer; Yingyun needs to find a way out as soon as possible.
She suppressed her nausea and knocked on the dilapidated wooden door of the woodshed.
No one responded.
Her heart clenched instantly, and all the bad thoughts turned into crows cawing above Le Jin's head.
She should be inside at this hour...
The door was pushed open with a "bang," and the small room was empty except for a pile of hay.
Le Jin quickly put down the snack box that had been delivered and went to the abbess and supervisor of the nunnery to inquire about Jiang Si's whereabouts.
"Oh my god, oh my god, please don't let us mess with bandits now..."
"Jiu'an!" Jiang Yingyun's voice suddenly came.
Le Jin stopped abruptly, looking around in surprise but still not seeing anyone.
"Here! Look up."
Upon hearing the sound, Yue Jin moved and saw a young girl dressed in a plain-colored robe and wearing a Taoist headscarf sitting astride the wall.
It was Jiang Yingyun.
Le Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief, looked up and asked with a smile, "What is Fourth Sister Jiang doing up there? Picking fruit?"
Jiang Yingyun said solemnly, "I need to go out and report to the authorities."
A note from the author:
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The second female lead has arrived! [Laughing out loud]
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