"Eldest sister, I don't know what to do either." She spoke carefully, tentatively gazing at Jiang Mingzhi's expression. "I've always been indecisive. Third sister is used to being spoiled at home, and eldest sister made her angry like that. I think she was furious, so she came up with such an idea. I didn't know there was anything wrong with the purse at the time, and third sister didn't tell me..."
So, after all, it was because she didn't know the truth and didn't dare to say it, so she could only let Jiang Yuzhen do whatever she wanted!
Jiang Mingzhi asked Jiang Yushu to express her opinion on the matter, and also wanted to give her a chance, but it was obvious that Jiang Yushu did not want this opportunity.
During this period, she lived in Baozhen Tower and had people secretly paying attention to her sister's movements. Obviously, things were not that simple.
If Jiang Yushu really confessed everything to her, she would really try her best to help her, but now, she was still trying to fool her with words. Jiang Mingzhi felt angry and depressed for a moment.
Is this really her biological sister? How could the original owner have such a sister? After all, she has royal blood flowing in her body, yet she acts so foolishly!
"Qingtang," Jiang Mingzhi didn't talk about this matter with Jiang Yushu anymore. Instead, he called Qingtang into the house. "I remember you said yesterday that Ping'er and the others embroidered some new handkerchiefs with the latest styles of Chunlai?"
When Qingtang entered the house, Jiang Yushu was still kneeling on the ground. She was also an old woman who had become very experienced in the backyard. When she saw this situation, she vaguely guessed that it was related to the poisoning of the young lady that day in Prince Jin's Mansion. If the young lady had forgiven her, she would not have asked anyone to come in when the second young lady was still kneeling. After all, this was the face of the master family. I think the eldest young lady must have been a little unhappy, so she gave face to the second young lady.
Now the topic of handkerchiefs came up again, and Qingtang quickly replied, "Yes, Ping'er and the others chose patterns based on the colors of the young lady's dress. There's a pattern of willows brushing against the sky during the Qingming Festival, a pattern of spider silk begging for wisdom, and Zan'er, who is very skillful, embroidered one of a jade rabbit gazing at the moon. It's so beautiful!"
Jiang Mingzhi nodded and rubbed his brows. "Go get them and let the second young lady pick two."
Jiang Yushu bit her lip and looked at Jiang Mingzhi with a stubborn face, but tears were in her eyes. Putting aside everything else, just looking at her appearance, she was so pitiful!
Perhaps it was because she looked like Wang. Jiang Yushu had nothing in common with her appearance. Thinking of Wang, a lady from a noble family, who married into a poor and weak man like Jinyi Hou, and died early due to illness, leaving Feng, a woman of low status, to take her place and mistreat her two daughters, Jiang Mingzhi couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.
Looking at Jiang Yushu again, the coldness in his eyes had dissipated a lot. After all, he was led astray by Feng. She heard that Feng hired a female teacher for Jiang Yuzhen, but every time Jiang Yuzhen took classes with the female teacher, she would give the unfinished female red beans to Jiang Yushu. Jiang Yushu had studied in the Wang family for a few years when he was a child, and after returning to Beijing, he almost never touched a book.
Jiang Mingzhi sighed. People are judged by books. Jiang Yushu's confusion is largely due to her lack of knowledge and understanding of reason. Thinking of this, Jiang Mingzhi waved his hand and said, "Don't kneel down anymore. See if there is a handkerchief you like."
Qingtang placed the walnut tray on the kang table, then turned around and helped Jiang Yushu up. Jiang Yushu looked a little embarrassed and glanced at Jiang Mingzhi timidly, somewhat unsure of what she meant.
"Okay, just choose a handkerchief and go back. I'm a little tired today." Jiang Mingzhi took a sip of tea, said lightly, and looked out the window.
The breeze was blowing, the spring flowers were blooming, and the air was filled with a sweet smell. After Jiang Yushu finished choosing the handkerchief, he bowed to Jiang Mingzhi and said, "Then I will go back first. Sister, please take care of yourself. In this family, besides you, I have no one else to rely on."
Jiang Mingzhi was still looking out the window, and as the light flashed by, she thought of many things.
When she was a daughter of the Zhou family, her sisters were very close to each other. They often slept together by candlelight and talked intimately, as if they had endless things to say. That kind of warmth was never seen again after that.
"Yushu." She suddenly spoke. Jiang Yushu, who had just walked to the door curtain and was about to leave, stopped in his tracks. Jiang Mingzhi's voice rang out again: "How about I ask someone to find you a female teacher?"
Jiang Yushu's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. However, he did not reject his elder sister's kindness. He smiled and nodded: "I will follow your arrangements."
Hearing her say this, Jiang Mingzhi felt a little relieved. She turned around and said to Jiang Yushu, "Surrounded by bad people, they become bad people. You should understand that. I won't say anything more."
Jiang Yushu lowered his head, his eyelashes fluttered, and there was bitterness in his eyes.
The eighth day of the fourth lunar month is Buddha's Birthday, and temples in Kyoto will hold grand events. Feng wanted to take this opportunity to go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha.
Jiang Mingzhi has had a rare peaceful time these days. Seeing that the weather is clear, Jiang Rongqing takes Gao Jian on a carriage to go fishing in the mountains. The mansion is going to make summer clothes for the new season. Feng Shi looks at the huge expense and feels a little annoyed.
"For this summer's clothes, let's keep the same as last year's. Each person will have two pieces less. If that's not enough, we can wait until these two months have passed and we can talk about it later."
Mother Duan said worriedly, "But in previous years, first-class maids were given six sets of summer clothes, second-class maids four sets, and third-class maids and servants only two sets. Even if we only make one set for third-class maids, it's not enough."
If we do this, everyone will definitely feel resentful.
Feng naturally knew about it, but now she was in charge of the card game, and the family's financial expenses were a little tight after the New Year. If they still did it the same way as last year, they would have to use Wang's things again. Now Jiang Mingzhi was like a ghost, and she was worried that if she made any move, Jiang Mingzhi would use it as a handle and use this matter to deal with her, and she would be in trouble.
"You are an elder in the mansion. You can't handle such a small matter, right?" Feng was a little irritable and her tone was a little anxious. Mother Duan was scolded and complained in her heart, but she didn't dare to say anything.
However, she was worried that if she withheld money like this, the people below would think that she had taken advantage of it and would resent her!
Even so, Mother Duan had no choice but to bite the bullet and pass on Feng's instructions. She looked up at the sky. The sun was setting in the west, and in the orange afterglow, tired birds were returning to the forest. A gust of wind blew, and she couldn't help but sneeze several times in a row.
"Who the hell is cursing me behind my back?" She touched her nose and returned to Qinghui Courtyard.
The moon was dim and the lights were on. The house was locked, but there was a sound of things being smashed in Baozhen Tower.
"Are you really going to lock me up for three months? You might as well just kill me with a knife!" Jiang Yuzhen's face was flushed and she reeked of alcohol. The white marble wine jug on the table had already fallen over into the dishes, and the bowls and chopsticks were scattered all over the floor.
"Luhe, go tell my mother that if she doesn't come, I will hang myself in this room!"
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