Without waiting for Feng, Jiang Mingzhi sent someone to tell Feng Yushan, then packed up his things and took his people back to the Jinyi Marquis Mansion.
A ritual had just been held at the Jinyi Marquis' Mansion, and prayer flags were still hanging at the hanging flower gate. I had only been away for a few days, but when I came back, I had an indescribable feeling of not having been there for a long time.
Zan'er had been staying in Mo Chunyuan. When she saw her young lady and her group coming back, she excitedly stepped forward to pay her respects. She had been feeling uneasy these past few days and had a bad premonition. Thinking that her young lady had been living in the Feng family and the lady had always had ill intentions towards them, Zan'er was also worried that something might happen.
"Miss, you are finally back!" Zan'er's eyes turned red and she almost cried.
Jiang Mingzhi looked at her and was moved. She could tell that Zan'er really cared about her now, which was different from before when she was just pretending.
"Everything is fine, you don't have to worry." She smiled and comforted Zan'er before going into the house.
Qingtang patted Zan'er's shoulder and said, "You must have worked hard at home these days."
Zan'er shook her head. "It's not hard. As long as you come back safely, I'm fine. As long as I'm in this yard, no one can take anything from it, not even a needle or thread!"
Ping'er thought about what happened at Feng's house today, and was thinking about finding an opportunity to tell Zan'er about it. It was such a fresh and big news, it was a pity that Zan'er couldn't see it with her own eyes.
Although Jiang Mingzhi had been staying at Feng's house for the past two days, he had not been idle. Now that he was back at Mo Chunyuan, he suddenly felt relaxed.
Qingtang asked the kitchen to bring back half a chicken. He watched someone clean the chicken and cook it in the pot before turning around and going back to the main house.
Jiang Mingzhi was sitting on the kang by the window reading a book. It was a rare moment of leisure. The crabapple blossoms outside the window were almost withered, the leaves were green, and birds were startled by the branches. The girl had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and she leaned against the window, with a kind of quiet and peaceful appearance, which made the surroundings feel peaceful and tranquil.
At that moment, Qingtang suddenly felt reluctant to step forward and disturb the silence. It was only when Jiang Mingzhi turned the page and caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of her eye that she stepped forward.
"Miss." Qingtang brought a blanket and draped it around Jiang Mingzhi's waist. "I asked the kitchen to prepare a pot of chicken soup. You can read for a while. When it's ready, I'll serve it and bring it over."
Jiang Mingzhi pursed her lips and smiled, "Okay."
Then she returned her gaze to the book. She felt a little tired, not physically, but mentally.
These days, many things happened that she had never experienced before, and she had to be extremely alert to deal with them. However, a person's energy is always limited, and after a long time, she would inevitably feel exhausted.
When reading, people can calm down and ignore everything around them at that moment. Their spirits are also replenished at this moment, which makes Jiang Mingzhi feel inexplicably peaceful and comfortable.
But this comfort did not last long. As she was sipping the fragrant chicken soup with oily aroma, Jiang Rongqing came over.
Jiang Mingzhi knew that he would definitely come looking for her, but she didn't expect him to come so soon.
"Didn't Father go out fishing?"
Jiang Rongqing himself had an idle job. On weekdays, when he had nothing to do, he would go out fishing and enjoy the scenery, like a free and easy Buddhist monk. It was still early today, and Jiang Rongqing was at home, which meant that he had not gone anywhere.
As if she had thought of something, Jiang Mingzhi smiled and stood up, bowing slightly to Jiang Rongqing. "It's my fault for not knowing that father was at home. Otherwise, I would have gone to pay my respects to him as soon as I got back."
"Don't be so fake here!"
These words came out very strangely. Jiang Mingzhi looked at Jiang Rongqing, but did not ask any further questions. Instead, he waited for his next words.
"Did you design the Feng family incident?"
"Why do you say that, father?"
"Oh, your cousin from the Pei family and Feng Baoan have always been close, and you're jealous, so you resorted to this desperate measure?"
Jiang Mingzhi was very upset. Is her cheap dad okay in his brain?
"Father, what you said is a bit nonsensical. To be honest, I haven't even seen what my cousin from the Pei family looks like. What is her relationship with my cousin from the Feng family, and what is her relationship with me? Why would I plot against her?"
Jiang Rongqing looked at his daughter coldly, with no emotion in his eyes, as if the person in front of him was not his daughter, but a stranger who had nothing to do with him.
Fortunately, Jiang Mingzhi had already known about the character of this stepfather long ago. She herself did not have any hope in him, so naturally she would not be disappointed by his indifference and alienation.
"Then when you were at Daci Temple, you had a conflict with Prince Jin's concubine, and you humiliated the young lady of the Changyuan Earl's Mansion. I can't have wronged you, right?"
Jiang Mingzhi calmed himself down before speaking, "Father, I'm sure you've heard about that from Madam, but it's not what you imagined. It was just a misunderstanding. As for me humiliating Han Qingyue? That was her own fault. She humiliated me first."
"How could a young lady from a distinguished baronial family do something so disgraceful?" Jiang Rongqing simply didn't believe his eldest daughter's words. "Do you think everyone is like you, who has been..."
The words "just a fool" were on the tip of his tongue, but he didn't say them out loud. However, Jiang Mingzhi's eyes suddenly darkened and he asked, "What has happened since childhood? Why didn't you finish your words, father?"
How could she not know what Jiang Rongqing wanted to say? It was just that anyone could say this, but he couldn't.
Why did Jiang Mingzhi allow Feng's scheme to succeed at that time? Jiang Rongqing was the main culprit. People's patience has a bottom line, and Jiang Mingzhi's tolerance for Jiang Rongqing has reached its limit.
"Father, do you really not know why I became ill? Why have I wasted ten years of my life in vain, living in that shabby little courtyard, being looked down upon and suffering so much?"
"What do you mean by that?!"
Jiang Rongqing looked displeased, and Jiang Mingzhi chuckled twice, his smile full of coldness and sadness.
"Madam, you've been sending me medicine after medicine for ten years, but my condition hasn't improved at all. Did you really never have any doubts?"
As soon as the words fell, the room fell into deathly silence. Jiang Rongqing wanted to say he didn't know, but when he met his eldest daughter's sarcastic gaze, his heart sank.
"No matter what, your mother is doing this for your own good. Even if those medicines aren't good for you, I don't think they'll do you much harm. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to survive these ten years safely."
As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Mingzhi immediately gave up the idea of ​​continuing to talk to Jiang Rongqing. As the saying goes, you can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep.
"Okay." Jiang Mingzhi's voice had calmed down. He looked up and smiled. "Then I hope that when Madam brings the medicine to you, your father won't hesitate."
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