At this time, a servant ran in panting.
"Ma'am, something bad has happened."
Jiang frowned and scolded him harshly, "What's wrong? Can you speak properly? Didn't I ask you to get the account book?"
Could it be that the general sent someone to take away the account book?
This shouldn't be the case! She had clearly gotten away with it that day.
The servant wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "When I left, the account book had already been taken away."
"Do you know who took it?"
The servant shook his head. "The shopkeeper said it was someone I didn't know. He said the lady had asked him to get it."
I was the one who asked someone to pick it up. Could it be someone from my brother's side?
This is not the first time that my younger brothers have taken the account books. I guess I am overthinking it. The general will not care about these things.
"Okay, go and do your work first!" Jiang waved her hand and let the servant go.
Still a little worried, he decided to go and see if Jin Ting'an was the one who took the account book.
She ordered her maid to bring a plate of snacks and go to Jin Ting'an's yard.
Jin Ting'an had just returned from Empress Xian's place, and when he saw her walking towards him with a smile, his expression turned a little colder.
"General, let me bring you some snacks." Jiang waved her hand and asked the maid to bring the snacks.
He took it and walked into the house.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Jin Ting'an walked to the chair and sat down.
Jiang stole a glance at him and whispered, "General, you've been fighting outside for many years. Now that you're back, do you want to see the shop's account books?"
Jin Ting'an thought that Jiang came to talk about sleeping together, but unexpectedly she came to test the account book.
He glanced at Jiang calmly and said, "It's enough for you to take care of the shop. No need to look at it."
Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Jiang was completely relieved.
"Thank you, General, for trusting me," Jiang looked around Jin Ting'an's room. "I think your room is too simple. How about..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Jin Ting'an. Jiang shut up angrily and stood up to leave.
…
Empress Xian was also busy. While Nanny Zhang and Hua Rui were sorting out the account books, she ordered people to move all the flowers out of the house to the yard.
Jiang was puzzled as she watched the servants carrying flowers to her yard.
"Who told you to move the flowers here?"
"Her Majesty Empress Xian ordered it to be moved. She said that since we are here to enjoy the flowers, the more flowers the better. I believe the other ladies will like it."
Upon hearing this, Jiang didn't dare say anything more and could only let the servants move the flowers to the yard.
After dinner in the evening, Jiang returned to the yard and waited for the next day.
Maybe it was because of the change of place, Yu Yiluo didn’t sleep well. Thinking of what her mother had someone do yesterday, she forced herself to stay awake and drink milk.
Mother wouldn't do that for no reason. There's going to be something interesting to watch soon!
After Yu Yiluo was dressed, Concubine Xian specially changed her into a set of thicker clothes.
Luo'er likes to join in the fun, so she will definitely be unhappy if you don't take her with you.
"Your Majesty, the account book has been sorted out." Hua Rui handed the account book that she had sorted out after staying up late to Concubine Xian.
Empress Xian took the account book with a smile and asked the two to go and rest.
"No need, my lady, I am fine."
Jiang was a restless person to begin with, so she had to follow the Empress and protect her and the little princess.
…
In the Jiang family courtyard.
The ladies who came to attend the flower viewing banquet arrived one after another.
Jiang was wearing a gorgeous dress and had a smile on her face as she greeted the ladies who came.
"Everyone, please come in."
Everyone had a smile on their face, but in their hearts they looked down on Jiang.
How could the daughter of a corrupt official be qualified to sit with them if she was not from General Ba’s Mansion?
Madam Li and Li Qian were the last to arrive. After they entered the yard, Li Qian began to look for Concubine Xian.
Last time, at the little princess's full-moon banquet, Empress Xian wore a hairpin from her shop, which boosted her business a lot.
So she wanted to come and thank the empress, so she asked her mother to bring her here.
"Madam Li," seeing Madam Li come in, the ladies who were drinking tea hurriedly stood up and greeted her.
Prime Minister Li held a high position and was very respectful to this lady, so they naturally did not dare to treat her with disrespect.
Mrs. Li greeted everyone one by one before taking Li Qian to sit down.
"I heard that the Cai family's son passed the exam. Madam Li and Miss Li are so lucky."
The other lady sneered at this and said, "You are praising others for their good fortune now, but that's not what you said at the beginning."
Mrs. Li knew without a doubt that although the emperor encouraged people to do business, many people still looked down on businessmen and might even say behind their backs that she was mistreating her concubine's daughter and betrothing her to the Cai family.
"Mrs. Li, don't listen to her nonsense."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Jiang hurried to smooth things over.
"Since we are here to enjoy the flowers today, please stop talking and come and look at the flowers in my yard."
After all, Jiang was the host, so the two stopped arguing and turned their attention to the various flowers.
"The flowers in the General's Mansion are beautiful, but why did Madam Jiang put out the dried ones for us to admire?"
Jiang pinched her handkerchief and, noticing that Concubine Xian had not yet arrived, lowered her eyes and said, "This is what Concubine Xian wanted. I am just following her instructions."
We are all smart people, and Jiang's words were almost saying that Empress Xian was bullying others by taking advantage of her power.
[Oh, now you're secretly saying that mother is bullying others by taking advantage of her power.]
"It is indeed my intention." Empress Xian walked in holding Yu Yiluo.
Jiang didn't expect that Concubine Xian would come at such a coincidence.
But what I said was the truth, and she couldn't do anything to me.
"Greetings to Her Majesty Empress Xian."
Everyone put down their tea and bowed.
Concubine Xian randomly picked an empty seat and sat down. "Please stand up quickly. I came here uninvited. I hope I didn't disturb your enjoyment!"
"Your Highness, what are you talking about? We are so happy that you are here, why would we bother you?"
Others followed suit.
"That's good," Concubine Xian smiled. "Mrs. Jiang is particularly attentive to this flower viewing banquet. She's not worried about the flowers freezing to death, and she even specially moved the flowers to the boudoir where I used to live."
She paused here before continuing, "But yesterday, I came back suddenly and had no choice but to move all these flowers out of the room. Is it because of me that these flowers withered?"
[Hahaha, is Mother using magic to defeat magic? Who wouldn't know what's behind this?]
Jiang's face turned pale and blue. On the surface, Concubine Xian seemed to be speaking for her, but in fact she told these people everything she had done, and pretended that she didn't care about it.
It really makes me angry.
"Your Majesty," Madam Li said softly, "Actually, these flowers are not afraid of the cold, and the weather has been good recently. They will grow better in the sun."
Concubine Xian nodded. "I see. I thought I had misremembered how to plant these flowers. But since Jiang personally manages the General's Mansion, it's inevitable that she might have made some mistakes."
"I have heard that Your Majesty is kind and benevolent, and today I see that it is indeed true."
It was obvious that Jiang was deliberately messing up Concubine Xian's house because she saw Concubine Xian coming into the palace. However, Concubine Xian not only didn't care, she also spoke up for Jiang.
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