Chapter 7 Chapter 7 The discord-provoking man number three...
While she was still in a daze, the man's hand was already extended to her.
Jiang Wu hesitated for a moment before she raised her hand and placed it on his large, dry palm. With him as support, her skirt fluttered down, and the jade pendant she wore around her waist clashed with her movements, making a fierce tinkling sound.
"Do you know what forbidden steps are?" Xie Ji's voice suddenly came from above her head.
Jiang Wu subconsciously covered the forbidden step with her hands, and her scalp immediately felt numb. If she had known, she would not have made a forbidden step just to look good. She was about to say that she didn't know.
"The prohibition is to regulate and restrain behavior. When you wear it, you should regulate your every move and pay attention to your manners at all times."
"Do you still have to keep your teeth from showing when you smile and your feet from showing when you walk?" Jiang Wu, who was covering his forbidden feet for fear that they would move around, consciously continued the second half of his sentence.
Xie Ji nodded slowly with his hands behind his back, "It's good that you understand."
"You can't do this and you can't do that. What's the fun in living? Besides, the Forbidden Steps thing exists simply for the sake of appearance. It's you who have given it so many unnecessary rules." And the sound of the Forbidden Steps thing when it shakes is like the tinkling of Jade Springs, so beautiful.
Jiang Wu raised her eyes and met the man's suspicious gaze. She immediately stopped what she was about to say and put her hands behind her back to distance herself from him. "I already know I was wrong. You can't hit my palm."
After walking out of the alley, Jiang Wu, who was always worried that he would suddenly take out a ruler, discovered that there were streets with many connections and a lot of people not far away.
By evening, the clouds in the sky spread across the horizon like fire, and the rouge-red clouds were stacked thickly layer by layer.
She had been in Chang'an for a long time, and this was her first time out. She was like a bird released from a cage, and everything she saw was new to her.
"There are lanterns tonight." His words were like a cool breeze blowing in the hot summer, or like freshly picked green apricots being thrown into a cool ice bucket with a clinking sound.
Jiang Wu immediately jumped into his arms with joy, tilting her head back like a puppy, and smiled at him with bright and moist eyes, "Husband, you treat me so well."
When her grandfather was still alive, he took her to the town to see the lanterns, but the streets there were not as wide as here, let alone as beautiful.
Xie Ji's ears flushed red as he was suddenly hugged tightly. He grabbed her collar and lifted her away like a kitten, "Hugging and embracing in the street, how can you be so rude?"
Jiang Wu, feeling as if fate was holding her neck, pouted in dissatisfaction, "How can I hug my own husband and call him by his name? It should be Aunt Qing's brother."
Besides, she knew in her dream that it was inappropriate for him to kiss Shen Tingxue on the street, to force Shen Tingxue to keep silent over and over again through the open window on the street, and to go in and out of the carriage in the downtown area with Shen Tingxue three times.
Xie Ji corrected her helplessly, "It's a deep love."
"Yeah, it's almost the same anyway." It's okay as long as you understand the meaning.
The man walking in front asked her, "Do you want anything to eat?"
Jiang Wu, who felt that his eyes were not enough to see, was staring at the candied haws not far away. After thinking for a while, he said, "I want to eat jiao'er and plum blossom soup cakes."
Because northerners pronounce "jiao" and "jiao" similarly, dumplings are also called jiao'er.
Jiang Wu wanted to suggest eating candied haws, but when she realized he definitely wouldn't allow it, she gave up. After all, someone like him would definitely think eating while walking was indecent.
Forget it, let’s eat it next time.
There are many high-ranking officials and wealthy people coming and going in Taibai Tower, and none of them have ordinary property.
After ordering a few dishes and the soup noodles and dumplings she requested, Xie Ji handed her the menu, tapping the table with his half-bent fingers, "Do you want to add anything else?"
"No need. The dishes you ordered are enough. It would be a waste if you ordered more." The main reason was that Jiang Wu saw that the cheapest dish of stir-fried vegetables cost ten taels of silver, which was so expensive that she was shocked. You know, she and her grandfather couldn't even earn ten taels of silver a year before.
She was also afraid that if he couldn't pay her in the end, she would be left here to wash dishes to pay off the debt.
Xie Ji handed over the brewed Qing Feng Sui and said, "This is our family property."
"In addition to Taibai Tower and Zuixian Tower, there's also the Nishang Pavilion you just passed by, Yunshanfang, Liuxifu Cakes, Jingguo Shop, and Jinshizhai. They're all owned by the Prime Minister's Mansion. Once you learn how to manage the household expenses, you can start learning how to run the mansion's businesses."
Jiang Wu was so stunned by the list of shop names that he almost dropped his jaw. "Then why did you bring me here?"
Could she take the menu back and order now? Actually, she didn't really want to order, mainly because the dishes he ordered might not be enough.
The azure teacup accentuated Xie Ji's slender white fingers. He took a sip of tea and said, "Get familiar with your own business in advance so that you won't be deceived by those who are cunning and cunning in the future."
As the two were talking, the previously tightly closed carved yellow pear wood door was pushed open. A young man with a clean and gentle demeanor, a fair face, walked in with a smile, holding a broken jade fan in one hand and wearing a jade crown with tassels on his head. He bowed and saluted, "Teacher, I heard you were at Taixian Tower, so I came to see you."
The person who came was the last despicable man in the dream, the current crown prince He Shiyan.
Unlike Ji Xiao, who was strong and athletic, he was impulsive, irritable, and easily deceived. Song Jin was also a hypocrite with a vindictive heart and a vindictive nature.
He could be described as a truly gentle gentleman who made people feel like spring breeze. If Jiang Wu wasn't the unlucky wife who was deceived and toyed with by the three of them in her dream, Jiang Wu thought, she would definitely like such a man who said to her -
The lady's nature is like the bright moon, pure in heart and elegant in temperament, suitable for a man.
He is also the most unpredictable person among these people.
Because he said he liked Shen Tingxue, but some of his actions did not seem like it. If he did not like Shen Tingxue, some of his actions were full of deep love.
He Shiyan smiled and called her, "Master's Wife."
Jiang Wu suddenly pulled herself out of her memories and stood up. She suppressed the thoughts in her eyes and bowed to him. "I greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May His Highness be blessed with good health."
He Shiyan raised his hand to support her from a distance, "Master's wife, you don't have to be so polite to me."
Jiang Wu pursed her lips and shook her head, "You are the Crown Prince, and a court lady should be polite when she sees you, otherwise it would be against the rules."
"Your master's wife is right. Without rules, there is no order; without rules, there is no system." Xie Ji looked at him and asked, "Your Highness, have you had your meal yet?"
With a look of shame on his face, He Shiyan shook his head, "Not yet."
"Since you haven't eaten yet, Your Highness, why don't you leave one dish for me?"
He Shiyan did not answer, but looked at Jiang Wu, as if he was asking for her opinion.
He Shiyan and Xie Ji both had a pair of affectionate and radiant peach blossom eyes, but Xie Ji's aura was too fierce, and his face always looked distant and indifferent. A glance from him could make a person's skull stand on end and feel as cold as ice to the bone, so how could they dare to have even the slightest bit of affection?
The former's temperament was as gentle as the warm sunshine in March. When his pair of peach blossom eyes looked over, I just wished I could drown in the deep affection he fabricated called gentleness.
Jiang Wu lowered her eyelashes and said softly, "Your master is right. Since we ordered a lot of dishes, it's just right for us to sit down and eat together."
"Then I thank Master and Mistress for the invitation."
Soon, the ordered dishes were served one after another, and Jiang Wu found that there was also a dish of hawthorn ice meatballs.
The washed red hawthorns are dotted like rubies on the snow-white jelly and dumplings, which makes people's mouths water and appetites increase.
Xie Ji asked the waiter to place the bowl of hawthorn iced meatballs in front of her. "Although iced drinks are good in summer, you should also be careful to eat less to avoid unbearable stomachaches at night."
"I know, I know my limits." Anyway, it's all in her mouth, and it's her decision how much to eat. If you have the guts, snatch the spoon from her mouth.
He Shiyan stared at the two of them with a dark gaze, his lips curled slightly. "Master and his wife have such a good relationship. It reminds me of how Master treated Xue'er in the past. I still remember Xue'er's favorite food was also ice-cold meatballs. After finishing her homework, she would always chase after Master and ask for some. If she couldn't get any, she would make a fuss, and Master would have to take out ice-cold meatballs to appease her."
He was about to say more, but Xie Ji's cold tone had already thrown it over him, "Do you have to say it during dinner?"
Jiang Wu, who was scooping ice-cold Leng Yuanzi's soup into her mouth with a long silver spoon with carved patterns, secretly felt lucky that she was not the one being scolded.
Sure enough, it feels good to watch others get scolded.
He Shiyan, despite being a crown prince, was reprimanded mercilessly. He didn't feel the slightest bit of resentment. Instead, he lowered his head in humility and guilt, "I forgot that Master doesn't like others talking during meals."
While they were eating, musicians would accompany them behind a bead curtain.
Silver bowls and plates are full, and the country is extravagant and lustful.
After they finished their meal and were about to leave, the steward of Taibai Tower suddenly came over with an anxious look on his face.
"Wait for me here first, I'll be back later." After Xie Ji gave Jiang Wu a few instructions, he followed the manager into an empty box nearby.
He Shiyan didn't leave immediately. Instead, he looked at the woman beside him with pity, "Madam, do you think your husband really wants to marry you?"
Then, He Shiyan saw the woman with her head lowered hesitate for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "My husband is willing to marry me. I think he likes me."
"Then, Madam, have you ever seen what your husband looks like when he truly loves someone?"
Jiang Wu wanted to say that of course she knew, but she couldn't figure out what he was up to. She just lowered her head and nervously hooked her fingers around the Jade Forbidden Steps at her waist.
After all, she was just a poor woman who was about to find out that her husband didn't love her.
"Madam, do you think that Master is really good to you now? In fact, it is only because Master has a sense of responsibility. And I have seen how Master truly loves someone." He Shiyan's eyes were full of sympathy for her superiority, and he deliberately piqued her anxiety.
"What do you mean?" Jiang Wu frowned, full of confusion.
"Madam should have met Master's only disciple besides me today."
Jiang Wu nodded.
"Why are you telling me all this? Are you trying to sow discord between me and my husband?" Jiang Wu clenched her fists and glared at him with red eyes. "I'm telling you, no matter what you say, I won't believe you."
He Shiyan couldn't bear it any longer and wiped the red corners of the woman's eyes with his fingertips. He sighed softly and said, "Madam, didn't you notice that there was an untouched rose shortbread on the table?"
"What are you doing?" Jiang Wu, frightened by his actions, pursed her lips and took a step back, her face filled with anger. "Don't forget, I'm your master's wife now."
The man seemed oblivious to her anger, instead continuing to speak to himself, his eyes still filled with pity and compassion for her. "Because that's Xue'er's favorite dish. Master always brings Xue'er with him whenever he comes to Taibai Tower. Over time, even without Master's explicit instructions, the kitchen staff here always prepares a rose shortbread for Master whenever he comes to eat. I'm also Master's disciple, and I've dined with Master at Taibai Tower before, but the kitchen staff never prepares a dish specifically for me."
"I think Madam should also know that Taibai Tower is Master's property. If they hadn't been instructed, how could they do this?" He Shiyan was like an upright gentleman. Not wanting her to be deceived by her husband, he told her the cruel truth.
"I know it's best to keep some things secret from Madam, but I don't want Madam to be kept in the dark. Madam should have the right to know the truth. Otherwise, it would be too cruel for Madam."
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I didn't want to update so late today, mainly because it bumped into [Joker]
A relative in the village died suddenly. The funeral was held at noon today. I started having trouble breathing around 12 o'clock. It felt like something was pressing on my chest. The discomfort was as severe as being short of oxygen in the plateau. There was no oxygen tank at home, so I had to breathe through my mouth. My body also felt hot afterwards [clown]
It's almost 2 o'clock, and I feel better now that the funeral is over. [Clown]
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