Ultimately, Jiang Mingrui and Jin Huifang were punished and ordered to leave the Jiang family after Old Master Jiang's birthday celebration and go to the Jingsi Manor at the foot of Baiyun Temple Mountain for three months.
Lu Xueying returned this time to congratulate Grandpa Jiang on his 60th birthday.
Jiang Mingde didn't have time to come back. He asked his wife, Lu Xueying, to bring their children back to perform filial duties on his behalf.
Jin Huifang took away all the housekeeping power from her.
Zhuang Meixue relinquished some of the household management authority to Bai Xiuxiu, citing her poor health.
Bai Xiuxiu takes over her favorite big kitchen, it's full of oily food!
Ye Yunniang's wet nurse's meals, which used to consist of five dishes and a soup, have now been reduced to three dishes and a soup. The soup has also been diluted with water.
This is still the result of having Chunyao's man and Chef Jin watching over it.
After dinner, Ye Yunniang went to Xiaosongju for her class and told Kong Ci that she would be leaving the Jiang family for three months.
After hearing this, Kong Ci stopped teaching her the "Hundred Family Surnames" and instead taught Ye Yunniang the "Three Character Classic." She didn't check her handwriting, but only taught her to recognize the characters.
I taught from the afternoon until the evening.
Ye Yunniang thanked him, slung her schoolbag over her shoulder, and left, returning to Zhiyuxuan. After dinner, she went back to her room to practice calligraphy.
Grind the ink, dip the brush in the ink, and scrape the ink away. Begin writing.
"Your wrist posture is wrong," the person behind her said, wrapping their large hand around Ye Yunniang's hand holding the pen and correcting her mistake. They even guided her through the writing process.
Ye Yunniang was a little nervous at first.
They quickly relaxed and immersed themselves in Jiang Mingzhe's teachings.
After writing a large piece of calligraphy, Jiang Mingzhe let go of Ye Yunniang's hand, allowing her to practice on her own.
Jiang Mingzhe's gaze remained fixed on Ye Yunniang; how could he relax? He simply put down the calligraphy brush in his hand.
He went to the table, poured a glass of water and handed it to Jiang Mingzhe, saying, "Second Master, have some water."
Jiang Mingzhe glanced at the cup. "You're just giving me plain water?"
"I'm breastfeeding, so I can only drink plain water," Ye Yunniang explained.
Jiang Mingzhe took the water, took a sip, found it tasteless and bland, yet essential.
"Second Master, what brings you here?" He had promised her he wouldn't come so often, and it's only been a few days, yet he's here again.
Thinking of Zhuang Meixue's vicious words in the garden, Ye Yunniang couldn't help but tremble.
Jiang Mingzhe reached out and pulled Ye Yunniang into his arms. "Scared again?"
If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't afford to offend him, Ye Yunniang would have rolled her eyes at Jiang Mingzhe. Wasn't this guy asking a pointless question?
"Tell me about the garden in detail."
Ye Yunniang recounted what had happened, including Zhuang Meixue's whispered remark, "It's such a pity we couldn't sell Jiang Tingjun."
At that time, Ye Yunniang was holding Jiang Tingjun and was closest to Jin Huifang, so she heard what they said clearly.
Ye Yunniang's fear of Zhuang Meixue deepened.
“Actually, it’s no wonder you’re angry, Madam. A mother’s greatest fear is that her child will be in danger or get hurt. If someone were to treat Pan’er like that, spit, spit, spit…” Ye Yunniang spat out a series of spits as she spoke of the hypothetical situation, and clasped her hands together, chanting, “Bad things don’t work. What I just said was bad, and none of it will work. May the Bodhisattva bless Pan’er so that she may be safe and healthy every year and grow up healthy.”
Ye Yunniang kept muttering to herself, fearing that something might happen to her son.
Jiang Mingzhe felt displeased as he listened to Ye Yunniang constantly talking about her son with another man, and he pressed his lips down in displeasure.
The aggressive kiss made Ye Yunniang's breathing unsteady and her limbs weak.
Before she was stripped naked, panting Ye Yunniang reached out to stop him, "Second Master, I have to serve the young master tomorrow. Can we stop here?"
If Jiang Mingzhe could hear, he wouldn't be him.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be able to get up tomorrow morning." Jiang Mingzhe's reply relieved Ye Yunniang.
Soon, Ye Yunniang regretted her ignorance; she was able to get up because she hadn't slept all night.
As dawn broke, Jiang Mingzhe reluctantly let Ye Yunniang go.
The gentle and delicious wet nurse always made Jiang Mingzhe want to have a second, and a third bite after finishing just one...
Jiang Mingzhe left through the window. Ye Yunniang was very tired, but afraid that falling asleep would delay things. She struggled to get up and opened the doors and windows to let the smell dissipate.
The soiled bed was changed. I noticed a white jade bracelet with a warm, lustrous sheen under the pillow.
Ye Yunniang picked up the bracelet, put it deep inside the cabinet, and continued with her work.
Granny Shi stood at the doorway. "Leave it to me."
"Thank you for your hard work, Grandma." Ye Yunniang handed the soiled sheets and blankets to Granny Shi to take care of.
Pear brought breakfast, and Ye Yunniang was reciting her lessons in the corridor.
"Sister, you got up so early today."
"Hmm, what's the main kitchen preparing for today?" Ye Yunniang asked somewhat guiltily, trying to change the subject.
Unlike Ye Yunniang, Li'er reported her breakfast: "Five-grain porridge, steamed buns, spring rolls, egg pancakes, and refreshing side dishes."
"You said it, I'm hungry now." Ye Yunniang followed Li'er into the room to eat.
After finishing her meal, Ye Yunniang went to Fanghua Courtyard to hand over the care of Chunyao to the young master.
Time quickly came to the day of his birthday.
It was the patriarch of Jiangcheng's richest family's birthday celebration. A lavish, all-day banquet was held, with no monetary gifts required; guests could come and eat as they pleased. The entire city of Jiangcheng was buzzing with excitement.
Grandpa Jiang was very happy, listening to the guests congratulate him and say joyful words.
The most important part of celebrating a birthday is giving birthday gifts.
The birthday gift that Lu Xueying presented on behalf of Jiang Mingde was a thousand "longevity" characters written by Jiang Mingde himself.
Lu Xueying is right. Jiang Mingde took time out of his busy schedule to write this carefully, just to wish his father a long and healthy life.
Ye Yunniang stood behind Jin Huifang, holding Jiang Tingjun in her arms. Chunyao was on her left and Dongqing was on her right.
Chunyao leaned close to Ye Yunniang and complained, "Last time it was the old man's fiftieth birthday, the eldest son also sent him the character for longevity. He sends one every ten years. He seems filial on the surface, but he's just stingy and trying to save money."
Faced with Chunyao's accurate吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or witty remarks), Ye Yunniang could only bite her lip hard to keep from laughing out loud.
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