It was a chilly spring night. When the east wind blew, tongues of flame roared and engulfed most of the yard. When Jiang Rongqing and Feng arrived, Jiang Mingzhi was standing there trembling with a wet quilt wrapped around him. The maids around him were also disheveled and in a miserable state!
"What the hell are you doing here in the middle of the night? Why did you burn down the house for no reason? It's such bad luck!"
Jiang Rongqing was already full of anger, and when he saw his daughter who had made him be ridiculed for many years, he could no longer suppress his anger and immediately exploded.
Jiang Mingzhi was in a daze, as if he didn't hear what Jiang Rongqing was saying, and didn't answer.
Qingtang saw that Jiang Rongqing started scolding her as soon as he arrived, and didn't even think of asking a doctor to check if the young lady was injured. She felt sad and thought that the young lady had a miserable life. Why did her aunt marry into such a family?
"My Lord, the young lady is frightened. Can we ask a doctor to come and take a look?" Qingtang saw that Jiang Rongqing had no intention of asking a doctor, so he simply spoke up himself.
"Why would she hire a doctor when she's in this state? If she doesn't, people will laugh at her!"
Jiang Rongqing rejected Qingtang's request with just one sentence.
"My Lord, the young lady was originally ill and has just recovered. The Madam has already learned about this matter. If anything else happens to the young lady at this stage, I'm afraid the Wang family will not agree."
This statement was already presumptuous, but others did not dare to say it, but Qingtang dared to say it.
She was from the Wang family and was not originally a servant of the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion. The lady gave her to the eldest daughter to protect her. Even if she offended the Marquis, the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion needed the Wang family's consent to deal with her.
Qingtang's defiance and threat made Jiang Rongqing's old face turn pale instantly. The flames crackled and devoured the rotten wood that had been neglected for a long time. Even from such a distance, he could still feel the heat wave hitting his face.
Seeing this, Feng Shi hurried forward to smooth things over: "Aunt Qingtang, I know you are worried about the eldest lady's health. If that's the case, you should take her away quickly. The Marquis is also very angry at the moment, and he will call a doctor in later."
Qingtang originally had some respect for the concubine of the Marquis of Jinyi, but now after hearing what the young lady said, she felt that Feng was very hypocritical!
Hearing this, Qingtang bowed with a forced smile. There was no reason to continue to be sullen with Jiang Rongqing. "Madam, now that our eldest lady's yard has been burned down, where can she live?"
Although the Jinyi Marquis Mansion is very large, it only has a few courtyards that can accommodate people. There are three young ladies, two young men, and a concubine in the mansion. The courtyards are full. You can't ask a legitimate young lady to live in the guest rooms in the front yard, right?
Feng was just thinking about how to arrange it when Jiang Mingzhi suddenly said, "I'll live with my sister."
Sister? Feng frowned slightly. Jiang Yushu and Jiang Mingzhi were born of the same mother. Jiang Yuzhen was her roommate. The two sisters lived together. Did she have to move Jiang Mingzhi there as well?
But Jiang Mingzhi rarely spoke, and if she refused, wouldn't people think she was a mean stepmother?
After thinking about it, Feng could only nod and agree, "I'll have to inconvenience you for a few days, young lady. Mother will have someone clean up the new courtyard tomorrow so that you can live more comfortably."
Jiang Mingzhi nodded, then looked at Jiang Rongqing. As if she had just come to her senses, she bowed to Jiang Rongqing and said, "I don't know why I had a miscarriage in the middle of the night. If you have nothing else to do, I will take my leave."
Then, with Jiang Rongqing's suppressed anger, he held Qingtang's hand and went to Jiang Yuzhen's yard.
Jiang Yuzhen lived in Baozhen Building, a two-story embroidery building. At this time, the lights in Cangzhen Pavilion were also on. If Feng had not ordered people to watch over the two sisters and not allow them to go over, Jiang Yuzhen would have run over to watch the fun.
"What a jinx! Why didn't the fire burn in other yards, but instead burned in her house!" Jiang Yuzhen pouted and cursed. At this point, she looked at Jiang Yushu who was sitting opposite her and suddenly said in a long voice: "You must be hoping that she will die soon, right?"
Jiang Yushu, who had been keeping his head down and keeping silent, suddenly looked up, his eyes burning like candlelight. Just as he was about to speak, there was a sound of moving things outside, followed by Jiang Mingzhi and his group entering the yard.
"What's going on in the middle of the night?" Jiang Yuzhen looked at the group of people in front of her who seemed to have crawled out of the charcoal ash, her brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly!
Hearing this, Qingtang straightened his back and said, "Third Miss, the eldest lady's yard is on fire and can't be lived in. Madam said that we should all be temporarily relocated to Baozhen Tower."
"Why?" Jiang Yuzhen raised her eyebrows and protested unhappily, "You live here, so where should I live?"
Qingtang sneered as he surveyed the Baozhen Building. He spoke calmly, "The eldest young lady will naturally live in the main house. Since the third young lady is her younger sister, I'm sure she won't have any objections, right?"
Jiang Yuzhen refused to do so. She glared at him with her beautiful eyes and said angrily, "This is my yard, and the main house is also mine. If you want to live here, then live in the side rooms!"
"Third Miss." Qingtang said coldly, "The eldest lady is Madam Yuan's legitimate daughter. In terms of nobility and seniority, the eldest lady should live in the main house."
After saying that, he didn't waste any time talking to Jiang Yuzhen and directly ordered people to move things.
Jiang Mingzhi was too lazy to say anything more to Jiang Yuzhen. She set the fire tonight just to live in Baozhen Tower.
Baozhen Tower is a very nice courtyard in the Jinyi Marquis Mansion. The courtyard is full of flowers and the furnishings in the house are exquisite and elegant. Jiang Yuzhen is worthy of being the girl that Feng holds in her heart, and all the utensils are of excellent quality.
Compared to the courtyard where Jiang Mingzhi lived before, this place is indeed more comfortable to live in.
With Qingtang around, it was useless for Jiang Yuzhen to make a fuss. Watching the maids going in and out to carry things, Jiang Yuzhen almost gritted her teeth.
"Third sister, my eldest sister will only stay for a few days. Once the new yard is ready, she will move out." Seeing Jiang Yuzhen's angry face, Jiang Yushu tried to persuade her.
"Besides, the three of us rarely get together. Now that my eldest sister has recovered from her illness, I'm afraid she'll be getting married soon. We..."
Before she could finish her words, Jiang Yuzhen slapped Jiang Yushu in the face and said, "Bitch, if you want to get close to her, go ahead. You really think you are something!" After that, she turned around and went to find Feng.
Covering his face, the burning sensation of the slap extended from his cheek to his ear. Jiang Yushu looked at Jiang Yuzhen's back as she left, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
After Jiang Yuzhen's maids had all gone out, Qiaoxin, the little maidservant beside Jiang Yushu, stepped forward and said, "Miss, why are you trying to persuade her? She's always been so domineering. You're her elder sister, the legitimate daughter of this mansion, and yet she's humiliating and scolding you like this!"
She was speaking up for her master, but Jiang Yushu didn't seem to care much. He smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "It was just a slap in the face. Come on, let's go see my elder sister."
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