The dragon raises its head on the second day of the second lunar month.
It's a good day for spring outings and offering incense.
Jin coaxed Jiang Jiaojiao out of bed early in the morning, insisting on taking her to pray to the Bodhisattva to bless the Seventh Prince with good health and a long life.
She's now like a mother-in-law looking after her son-in-law.
It looks great no matter how you look at it!
The delivery of medicinal herbs like Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng to the Seventh Prince's residence was so generous that Old Madam Jiang nearly had a heart attack, and she smashed things and cursed in the courtyard.
Unfortunately, those were all belonging to the Jin family, and she couldn't bring herself to offend the old lady of the Marquis's mansion.
Jiang Xue, who was serving nearby, also heard a few mild reprimands.
The Fifth Prince is so stingy; the betrothal gifts he sent were less than a tenth of those sent by the Seventh Prince.
Jiang Xue could only wipe away her tears and agree.
His jealousy and hatred towards Jiang Jiaojiao were truly agonizing.
Jiang Jiaojiao is the principal wife and has the Jin family backing her up, while she is a concubine. Everything in the future... she will have to fight and grab for herself.
If Jiang Jiaojiao doesn't die, how could the Jin family become Jiang Xue's money bag?
Thinking about this, Jiang Xue could hardly sleep at night.
until……
Upon hearing that Madam Jin was going to take Jiang Jiaojiao on a spring outing and to offer incense, she suddenly had an idea and immediately sent a letter to the Fifth Prince.
She then pestered the old lady to take her to the temple to pray for blessings.
Just as Madam Jin had the carriage ready, Granny Su came to deliver a message that the old lady and Jiang Xue were both going. So Madam Jin simply had Jiang Lingtian, who was staying in the courtyard, dragged out as well.
Two more carriages were added to the fleet.
Madam Jiang and Jiang Xue sat in the carriage in front.
Jiang Lingtian was at the very back.
Jin sat in the middle with Jiang Jiaojiao, fuming. "Your grandmother usually hates going out. It must have been Er Yatou who instigated her. Your grandmother has complained to me several times that I'm biased and that Er Yatou's dowry is too meager."
"Is this my fault?"
"The betrothal gifts sent by the Fifth Prince totaled only a few dozen tables. I not only let her take them all, but I also gave her eighteen more. That's quite a lot."
"Your dowry was all provided by your maternal grandparents' family. If your grandmother had paid for it herself, I wouldn't have said a word!"
Ms. Jin became increasingly angry as she spoke.
She thought that being married into the Marquis's mansion, where she could live a life of luxury and comfort, was enough.
But unexpectedly, their appetite only grew bigger and bigger!
The Jin family is wealthy, but they're not fools! The old lady even wants to ask the Jin family for a dowry of 108 loads as well. Where does she get the nerve?
As Jiang Jiaojiao listened to Jin Shi's indignation, she was still replaying the strange dream from last night in her mind!
In my dream, I found a jade pendant in a pavilion halfway up a mountain.
The key point is—
I've had this dream seven times in a row!
After getting up, in order to confirm her guess, she even asked Ah Xiang to go and take a look at the small Buddhist hall. Sure enough, she was right; seven candles had been extinguished.
It must be a message from our ancestors in a dream!
White Horse Temple.
It is located on Baima Mountain in the suburbs.
Legend has it that a high-ranking monk's white horse transformed into a dragon and ascended to heaven on this mountain, hence the name White Horse Mountain and White Horse Temple. The scenery is first-rate, and it was also an auspicious day for the dragon to raise its head, so carriages and horses came in an endless stream.
At the foot of the temple, all kinds of horse-drawn carriages were parked.
Jiang Jiaojiao just came down.
Jiang Xue came over and said, "Sister, let's go with Grandmother to offer incense."
Jiang Jiaojiao took a step back.
"Grandma, since you're here, I won't join in the fun. I'll stay with Mother."
The old lady didn't like her at all, always giving her the cold shoulder or scolding her, so she wasn't going to bother with that attitude.
"Is my sister still blaming me?"
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault... Sister, please don't blame me, okay?"
Jiang Xue wiped away tears with red eyes.
The ladies and young women passing by were secretly glancing in their direction.
Jiang Jiaojiao was too lazy to pretend to be close sisters with Jiang Xue. "If you know you're wrong, stay away from me."
Kim frowned.
I used to think Jiang Xue was weak, but these days I find her more and more unpleasant. "You can keep her company yourself. I'll take Jiao Jiao around."
"Mother……"
Jiang Xue wiped away her tears and replied in a wronged tone, "Yes."
She went to the front again, feeling wronged.
Seeing Jiang Xue's reddened eyes, Old Mrs. Jiang scolded the Jin mother and daughter, "Can't you have some peace and quiet on such a fine day!"
That's all.
Supported by Jiang Xue, they headed towards the temple. Even a glance at the Jin mother and daughter made him angry.
Jiang Jiaojiao was about to take a walk around.
A hearty laugh came from behind, "Jiaojiao—Jiaojiao—"
You can tell it's Xiao Shier just by her voice.
Sure enough, I turned around.
Little Twelve jumped down from the carriage, walking quickly while calling back to the others inside, "Fourth...Fourth Sister, come quick!"
"Ouch—"
Miss Twelf accidentally bumped into Jiang Lingtian, who had no time to dodge.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't see it!"
Miss Twelfth quickly apologized.
Jiang Lingtian's eyes were melancholy. He silently took a few steps back. His presence was too weak, and his voice was low. When he finally spoke, he said, "It's alright."
The twelfth young lady had already pulled Jiang Jiaojiao away and run far away.
Mrs. Jin glared at her son, "You're useless."
"Jiaojiao—go play with them. Mother has had vegetarian food prepared at the temple. Come back around lunchtime!"
Jiang Jiaojiao smiled and responded, then ran off.
As Xiao Twelve shared the good news she had gathered, she called out to the carriage, "I went to great lengths to find out that today is the day the dragon raises its head, and many handsome young men have come. I heard..."
Little Twelve leaned close to Jiang Jiaojiao's ear and whispered, "Even the noble ladies from the harem have come and are staying in the courtyard behind the White Horse Temple."
"I don't know who it is."
At Xiao Shier's invitation.
A gentle woman stepped out of the carriage. Jiang Jiaojiao was taken aback. The Fourth Princess?
The twelfth young lady winked at Jiang Jiaojiao, "I begged Fourth Sister for ages before she finally agreed to come out!"
"You."
The Fourth Princess smiled gently and looked at Jiang Jiaojiao, "This must be the Miss Jiang you've been mentioning to me every day, right?"
"I've heard that your medical skills are extraordinary, and your methods of saving lives are nothing short of miraculous?"
Jiang Jiaojiao shook her head repeatedly.
She merely copied medical books and case records; she had no medical skills whatsoever. "Fourth Miss is too kind. I have no medical skills whatsoever. It's just that Thirteenth Young Master is lucky."
"Hahaha--"
The twelfth young lady burst into laughter, "You're the first to say my thirteenth brother is lucky. My brother has had a terrible life since he was little. He can fall into a pit even when he's just walking down a normal path..."
"If it weren't for you that day, I would have been dead long ago."
"You are a great benefactor to our General's Mansion!"
The Twelfth Miss and Jiang Jiaojiao laughed and joked, revealing many of the Thirteenth Miss's embarrassing stories from childhood to adulthood, making Jiang Jiaojiao and the Fourth Princess laugh so hard they were shaking.
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