Chapter 194: Escape from the snake cave to the tiger's den
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Wu Laosan led his grandfather towards the city center.
On the way, he met his colleague Xiaojia.
Xiaojia followed a young man and woman. The woman was wearing a hat and a scarf, so her face could not be seen clearly. Judging from her figure, she must be a young woman of good age.
If it were in the past, it would be normal for women to dress like this on the street.
Noble ladies don't want to be seen when they go out.
But now, on the streets of Jingzhou, everyone is very open. Even the daughter of Lord Sima, who is so beautiful, goes directly to the street. It seems a bit strange to cover up like this.
But it's normal that they are from other places at a glance.
Now Jingzhou receives a huge number of tourists from other places every day.
The surrounding areas of Jingzhou are expanding and building houses, and many people move here with their families.
Xiaojia greeted Wu Laosan with a fist, and then passed by.
The woman with the veil seemed to be frozen and lowered her head.
Xiao Jia was a little surprised. The man and woman he brought did look a little strange. They didn't look like a regular couple, but more like they were eloping.
But as long as they didn't commit any crime, he couldn't care less.
He Yushi followed Wu Laosan to see the Yushi suite and didn't notice the young couple passing by.
The woman was wearing a hat and a veil, obviously not wanting to be seen.
He Yushi naturally wouldn't stare at a young woman of good age.
When the woman saw them pause, she just turned her back. He Yushi just thought the woman was too shy.
It was his first time in Jingzhou, and it was impossible for him to know any young girls.
Xiao Jia continued to move forward with his guests.
"If you and your daughter come to Jingzhou for the first time, you must buy the Jingzhou three-piece set. It is great for personal use and as a gift."
The woman wearing the veil was Jiang Wan. After her eldest brother died unexpectedly, she secretly investigated the cause of his death.
She originally thought that it was Jiang Changtian who did it, but Jiang Changtian said that it was the Seventh Prince who ordered someone to do it.
She didn't believe it, but after investigating, it seemed that it really had nothing to do with Jiang Changtian.
Although Jiang Changtian's figure was everywhere in Ming County, the death of her eldest brother was not his doing.
It was really the Seventh Prince's doing.
Because she was the one who knew the Seventh Prince best.
This made her really terrified.
She felt that if their family continued to stay in Ming County, they would die out like Jiang Changtian's family in the previous life.
Now, her mother and her sister have actually fled Mingxian.
She found out that her mother had become the concubine of the Crown Prince of Han, and her sister had become the daughter of the Crown Prince in the capital, enjoying wealth and glory.
Her mother didn't want them anymore.
Her eldest brother was dead.
She tried to escape from Mingxian several times, but was driven back on the grounds of safety protection.
She couldn't leave Mingxian with her grandmother and father.
This small county was where she grew up, but she had no nostalgia for it, only deep fear.
She hated that dream. Why did it let her know so much, let her know that she had a bright future, a high position and power, and everything was within her reach, but she was trapped in Mingxian, like a trapped beast.
Everything was upside down.
She seemed to be experiencing the hardships of Jiang Changtian's family in her previous life.
Although, in detail, their life was not that hard.
At least the Jiang Mansion was still there, and there were still servants and so on.
But there was no hope.
It was the most desperate.
During this period, Jiang Wan struggled.
She learned from her dream that there was a Shangqiuyuan in Jingzhou, where there was a famous master Jingren, who liked to collect beautiful girls or girls with strange destinies. In the future, Jingren would be a guest of honor in the royal family.
Later, a concubine was presented by Jingren.
The concubine had an unusually beautiful appearance and a heart as vicious as a snake. Fortunately, she died young, otherwise she would not be able to defeat her.
It was also from that concubine that she learned about the existence of Master Jingren and the way Master Jingren tamed those women, which was very perverted and terrifying.
Thus, she revealed the news about Jiang Mianmian to Jingren in a roundabout way and carefully.
She succeeded.
Because when she thought about it day after day, she found that all the changes seemed to start from the birth of Jiang Mianmian, and she did not die young.
She remembered that day when she worshipped Buddha, she saw the Buddha's eyes and tears came out, which made her heart tremble.
It seemed that everything began to change from that day.
Jiang Feng did not die, Jiang Mianmian did not die, Qin did not die, Jiang Yu did not disappear, and Jiang Changtian did not disappear.
She thought she had found a way, as long as Jiang Mianmian died, everything would be back on track.
But then, Shangqiuyuan disappeared.
When Jiang Wan received this news, she trembled all over.
How could it be, how could someone be so crazy.
But thinking that the man was Jiang Changtian, yes, he was a madman, a complete madman.
Day after day, Jiang Wan seemed to give up.
Her father became obsessed with Buddhist scriptures and began to chant them all day. Her
grandmother, who used to chant scriptures all day, stopped chanting and always wailed and cursed people because she was uncomfortable and her wounds always hurt.
Pain can make people emotionally collapse, and from time to time she received news about the happy life of Jiang Changtian's family in Fucheng. Jiang Yu lived a happy life after marriage, Qin was a guest of the wife of the prefect, Jiang Mianmian became the most dazzling daughter in Fucheng, Jiang Feng became a disciple of a famous teacher and became more and more successful, and Jiang Sima became more and more powerful.
Whenever there was a little bit of trivial good things, someone would talk to Madam Jiang.
After finishing muttering, he would add: "Madam, you are just ungrateful. You want to drive such a good child out of the house and expel her from the clan. Oh my."
Madam Jiang always felt like she had a heart attack and also suffered from palpitations after hearing what she said.
Old Madam Jiang was not feeling well, and the death of her eldest grandson was a big blow to her, but what hit her even harder was her son's lack of motivation.
She was very disappointed by her eldest son's decadence and his daily chanting of Buddha's name.
She used to chant Buddha's name every day, but in fact, she had no Buddha in her heart.
But her eldest son chanted Buddha's name every day, and it was obvious that he was possessed by a demon. He really put on a monk
's robe and started to eat vegetarian food. Except for not having shaved his head, his every move was no different from that of a monk. Old Madam Jiang cursed her son, and except for when she mentioned that woman named Wu, he was slightly touched. At other times, he seemed to be unaware. No matter what she said, he replied Amitabha.
She knew Huaisheng hated her.
Because of an accidental quarrel, Jiang Huaisheng scolded the prince. After Old Madam Jiang accidentally said that Prince Han was your brother from the same mother, Jiang Huaisheng became like this.
He didn't care about anything. Except that he was still at home, it was basically the same as being a monk.
Jiang Huaisheng didn't care even when Jiang Wan was old enough to have her coming-of-age ceremony.
Old Madam Jiang was not in the mood either.
Jiang Wan was increasingly tired of serving her grandmother and listening to her curses.
Finally, after planning for a long time, she pretended to be a woman in distress and was rescued by a young man.
She pretended to have lost her memory and followed the young man all the way out of Ming County.
The moment the carriage left Ming County, she really felt as if the shackles on her body had broken and her body felt lighter.
The young man she was looking for was someone she had chosen after observing for many days.
Although she had never seen this young man in her dream, and he should not be someone she is familiar with, she saw that his manners were noble and generous.
The accessories on his body and the details that were inadvertently revealed were all the style of nobles in the capital.
It was said that the young man was traveling. He was handsome, his manners were simple and righteous, and he must be the son of a big family.
He said his surname was Liu.
She remembered that there was indeed such a family in the capital, the Liu family, but they were not prominent. They were considered middle-class in the capital. It seemed that Young Master Liu's aunt married into the palace and was just a noble.
But no matter who it was, as long as he could save her from Ming County, it would be fine.
She was already obsessed with Ming County.
But in the end, Young Master Liu left Ming County, but did not return to the capital, and came all the way to Jingzhou.
She said she came here because of her reputation and was originally going to Jingzhou, but she got lost and ended up in Ming County, where she accidentally saved Miss Qingqing.
Young Master Liu didn't know how to address a girl, and seeing that she was dressed in green and extremely beautiful, he temporarily called her Qingqing.
Although there was some ambiguity along the way, they were still polite to each other.
It's hard not to have feelings for young men and women, with red sleeves and fragrance, accompanying each other along the way.
As a "amnesiac" girl in distress, Jiang Wan naturally couldn't stop people from going to Jingzhou.
But when she thought of the famous Sima Jiang, Jiang Wan was still instinctively terrified.
She wore a hat and veil when she entered the city, but she didn't expect that it would inexplicably attract attention. No one on the street dressed like this.
But she had no choice but to do so. She
had just arrived in the city, and she didn't expect to see the famous He Yushi.
He Yushi was a very tough man. No matter how many emperors he had, he was still Yushi.
Jiang Wan was glad that she was wearing a hood so that no one could find out.
She was like a frightened bird, afraid of being discovered.
She and Master Liu followed the guide to the shop and listened to the young man's endless introduction: "...This is the property of the eldest daughter of our Lord Sima. It's all her dowry."
"Your Lord Sima really loves his daughter like his life. He gives such a rich property to a married daughter. I heard that he has another daughter, is that true?" The servant beside Master Liu asked curiously.
"Yes, these shops, as well as the inns, restaurants, shops, and land in the city, are all the young girls' businesses. Lord Sima treats both girls very well."
Jiang Wan held a porcelain bottle in her hand and lowered her head to smell the rich fragrance in the bottle. This is for shampooing. This bottle costs one or two silver coins. The things in this shop alone are worth thousands of taels, and they queued at the door for a while before entering.
There are also cheaper versions, and people are constantly buying them. You don't need to enter the store, you can buy them at the stall at the door. There is a constant stream of customers and the sound of copper coins jingling.
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