Chapter 96: What's there to be proud of when you have a good-looking appearance?
After leaving the palace, Song Yunchu got on the carriage back home. As the carriage drove through the long street of the imperial city, she listened to the noisy voices outside the window and gave an order to Bai Zhu.
"Baizhu, when you pass by Kexiangju later, bring back some roast goose. Xiaobao and the leader like to eat it."
Bai Zhu responded with a yes.
Xiaobao and Leader are the cat and dog raised in the prime minister's residence.
The adults seemed to like the cat more and often held it to play with it when they had nothing to do. As for the other dog, Honglian met it when she went out one day. According to Honglian, it was particularly cold that day. She was eating roasted sweet potatoes when a puppy followed her for most of the street. She threw half a sweet potato to the dog, and the puppy became attached to her.
Honglian had little patience with people but was much more tolerant towards dogs. She took the puppy back home because she thought it was quite clever. However, after the dog became familiar with the environment in the mansion, it was no longer as well-behaved as it was at the beginning. It would tear things apart and bite things everywhere. Sometimes, when it saw servants passing by, it would jump out and bark a few times, scaring the people and then running away as if it enjoyed it.
He still remembered that when the dog first saw the adult, it barked at the adult twice in a majestic manner. It happened that the adult was in a bad mood, so he stepped forward and slapped the dog.
"Look at how spoiled you are by Honglian. You have no sense of judgment! You don't get to show off in front of me! You are so annoying. From now on, your name will be Leader. If you dare to yell at me again, I will slap you to death."
After that, the leader never dared to act rashly when meeting adults again.
No matter how wild it is outside, it will behave well in front of adults. It often jumps around adults, wagging its tail, looking fawning and flattering.
Seeing that the leader was sensible, the adults loved it much more and ordered the kitchen to treat Xiaobao and the leader equally. They kept their fur shiny and smooth, and felt very good to the touch.
The carriage soon stopped outside Kexiangju.
Bai Zhu bought the roast goose and was about to return to the carriage when he heard a familiar female voice behind him, "Bai Zhu?"
Bai Zhu turned around and politely greeted the visitor, "Miss Jiang."
Jiang Rumin came forward with her maid and glanced at the carriage. "Is Lord Song in there?"
Song Yunchu heard the noise outside the carriage and lifted the curtain.
"What a coincidence, is Miss Jiang out for a stroll?"
"Mr. Chu introduced me to a medicinal herb merchant earlier. I went out today to discuss long-term cooperation with the boss. The deal has been concluded and I am preparing to go back."
Jiang Rumin smiled at Song Yunchu and said, "Sir Song, you haven't visited me yet, right? It's very close to here. You should have just returned from the palace at this hour, right? Why don't you come to my place for a simple meal? I've always wanted to thank you for your advice to me. I won't take up too much of your time."
Song Yunchu wanted to decline, but then she thought that Jiang Rumin inviting her to dinner and tea was out of courtesy. After all, she had helped Jiang Rumin a lot. If the other party did not treat her, it would seem that she did not understand the ways of the world.
It's normal human interaction, so there's no need to keep people at a distance.
So she responded, "Okay, I also want to ask Miss Jiang for a small favor."
So, under the leadership of Jiang Rumin, Song Yunchu came to her destination - Ruihetang.
"That's a good name. It sounds like a good omen."
Song Yunchu came to the store and sat down, and Shaoyao quickly brewed her favorite rain-previous Longjing tea.
"What would you like to eat, Lord Song? I can cook very quickly."
Song Yunchu said, "Just cook your specialty dishes. Oh, by the way, the sour jujube cake you made last time tasted great. Give me another portion."
"Okay."
Jiang Rumin sat down opposite Song Yunchu, "Master Song just said that he wanted me to do him a small favor?"
"Chu Yuni made a mistake and was punished with 20 strokes of the cane. How pitiful! Miss Jiang has a special medicine for external injuries. Can you…"
"Of course." Jiang Rumin agreed quickly. "This piece of land was found for me by Mr. Chu. Even the businessmen I work with were introduced by him. I owe him a favor. I can provide any medicine he needs. After dinner, I will ask Yingchun to deliver the medicine to the Chu family."
"Then I will thank Miss Jiang on his behalf."
"Master Song, you don't have to be polite to me." Jiang Rumin said, "If I hadn't met a noble person like you, I might still be living in a muddle. Since I left the Duke's Mansion and opened this clinic, I feel more at ease."
She used to hope every day that Jun Tianyi would remember her, reconcile with her, and stay together forever.
When I can't see him, I always feel that life is boring and I don't know what I am waiting for all day.
Now thinking back...what kind of life had she lived in the past?
"I have been raised by the Duke's Mansion. I am not liked by my father. I have to look at my stepmother's face and often suffer from the bullying of my second sister. I always hope that there will be a good man to love me, but after waiting for so long, I mistook a villain for a good man and almost harmed my own noble man."
Jiang Rumin lowered her head and murmured, "I am very grateful that Lord Song is willing to treat me as an ordinary friend. I am not a smart person, nor do I have any outstanding qualities. I am indeed not a good match for you."
Song Yunchu was pleased to see that she had adapted to a self-sufficient life, but when he heard her start to be humble again, he couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand.
This miserable heroine of this abusive novel is still not confident even after giving up her relationship with the scumbag.
If someone else said these humble words, she might think they were pretentious, but when these words came from Jiang Rumin's mouth, they really came from the heart.
"Miss Jiang, a good relationship requires mutual affection. If the condition of mutual affection is not met, even if the family backgrounds and talents of both parties are well matched, it is not a good marriage."
While Song Yunchu was talking, Shaoyao had already brought a plate of hot food. Song Yunchu told her, "Go get a mirror."
Shaoyao didn't understand why she suddenly wanted a mirror, but she quickly went back to her room and took out a palm-sized bronze mirror.
Song Yunchu took the mirror and faced Jiang Rumin with it. "Ms. Jiang, take a close look at yourself in the mirror. Do you think you are ugly?"
Jiang Rumin was stunned for a moment, then said, "No... not ugly."
Shaoyao and Yingchun often said that she was a beauty, but there was never a shortage of beauties among noble ladies. Moreover, when she appeared with Jiang Yuxi, there were always more people praising Jiang Yuxi than her.
So, what is there to be proud of in having a good-looking appearance?
"At least you have some self-awareness." Song Yunchu said expressionlessly, "More than not being ugly, with your looks, do you think you can find a few people in the imperial city who are prettier than you?"
"My second sister...is prettier than me."
"Nonsense. Is she prettier than you? Her mother is the wife of the Duke. Who among the dignitaries who have dealings with the Duke's Mansion would not give her some respect? Jiang Yuxi can be praised as a swan even if she is a toad. Besides, she is already quite pretty. When you appear in front of people with her, you never lose in beauty or talent. You just lose because you don't have a backer."
"When you can't bring benefits to others, no one will be willing to flatter you, especially in front of her, even if you are talented and beautiful."
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