Chapter 46: Is it for her?
At the banquet, Jiang Lan and Zheng Qianer, the third daughter of Mr. Zheng's family, were seated together.
Previously, in the General's Mansion, Cui Jingshu instructed Gu Xuan'er and others to push Jiang Lan into the water, and Zheng Qian'er was one of them.
Jiang Lan still remembered her, so when she saw her again, she just nodded politely and treated her like a stranger. However, if she caused trouble for her again, she would not suffer in silence.
When Zheng Qianer saw her, she was a little embarrassed at first, but then she took the initiative to talk to her with an intention to please her. Her attitude towards her took a 180-degree turn.
Jiang Lan felt a little puzzled, wondering if the other party didn't recognize her, or was he setting a trap for Cui Jingshu again?
The next moment, Zheng Qianer took the initiative to apologize, hoping that Jiang Lan could forgive her and stop blaming her. It was her fault before, but she was forced to do so. If she didn't do it, she would offend Cui Jingshu, and she would definitely suffer in the future.
Jiang Lan said that they would just keep out of each other's way in the future, and her attitude remained calm, with no intention of making peace.
Zheng Qian'er was somewhat disappointed. She had expected Jiang Lan to shake hands with her and make peace after hearing her heartfelt words, instead of her current cold and aloof attitude. She shamelessly moved closer to Jiang Lan and said in a more flattering and even humble tone, "Can you please talk to the Marquis and ask him to stop bothering my father?"
Jiang Lan paused with her chopsticks that were about to pick up some food, and immediately understood why the other party's attitude had changed 180 degrees. She couldn't believe it at the same time. Would he go looking for trouble with the other party's father for her?
Then she thought it might not be for her, maybe it was for something else, but a voice in her heart told her that it was for her.
Like a fish that escaped a net, traces of joy kept surfacing from the depths of my heart, circling around that voice, round and round, like hypnosis...
"My father has already scolded me severely." Seeing Jiang Lan silent, silently using her chopsticks to pick at the food in the bowl, thinking about something in her mind, Zheng Qian'er complained again, "If mother hadn't stopped me, she would have beaten me. You should have said a few good words to the Marquis and asked him to stop bothering my father."
Jiang Lan asked in return, "Your father is an official appointed by the imperial court and has done nothing wrong. Why would the Marquis cause trouble?"
Zheng Qianer then recounted the whole story.
On the second day after Jiang Lan fell into the water, Lord Zheng was stopped by the Black Armor Guards on his way home from court, and was then invited to the Marquis' Mansion for tea. It was unknown what Qi Wuhan said to him, but after leaving the Marquis' Mansion, Lord Zheng immediately rushed home and asked someone to call Zheng Qian'er. He immediately yelled at her to kneel down, scolded her harshly, and even wanted to beat her to death. If Madam Zheng had not come to plead for her, Lord Zheng would have really used family law in his anger.
Mrs. Zheng asked what happened, and Lord Zheng pointed at Zheng Qian'er and asked her to tell him what good things she had done in the general's mansion yesterday!
Zheng Qian'er then cried and told the whole story. Madam Zheng felt that she could not be blamed for this, as it was all Cui Jingshu who instigated it. She also felt puzzled. What did this have to do with Marquis Jin'an?
Zheng Qianer also couldn't understand, what does this have to do with Marquis Jin'an?
Lord Zheng was so angry that he kept calling the two idiots, saying that Marquis Jin'an invited him to the mansion today just to stand up for the second daughter of the Jiang family. He asked the two to think carefully about the relationship between Marquis Jin'an and the second daughter of the Jiang family, and who was the Marquis Jin'an? He even dared to hit the censor, and the emperor turned a blind eye and scolded him with just a few words. If they offended him, the whole mansion would suffer!
The mother and daughter then realized that Marquis Jin'an was standing up for the second daughter of the Jiang family.
Afterwards, Zheng Qianer was placed under house arrest for reflection and was only released two days ago.
Jiang Lan listened silently, and then remained silent for a while. Then she said calmly, "The Marquis is not the kind of person who would look for trouble. He won't cause trouble for your father again because of such a small matter. Don't worry."
Zheng Qian'er finally breathed a sigh of relief and brought up the gossip that Cui Jingshu had asked the musician from Xueyue Pavilion to teach her how to play the piano, hoping to use this to get closer to Jiang Lan.
She thought Jiang Lan would be very interested, and the two of them would definitely be able to chat together, and then naturally become close friends. However, after she chattered a lot of gossip, Jiang Lan didn't respond, and kept picking up food and eating, as if she didn't hear it. She was also a little embarrassed, like putting her face in front of a cold butt, so she stopped talking.
After the meal, the maids brought tea. When Zhang took the tea from Tanxiang, she winked at Qing'er. Qing'er's hand shook and she accidentally spilled the tea on Jiang Lan's dress.
Zhang pretended to scold Qing'er, then asked Tanxiang to take Jiang Lan to change her skirt. Qing'er and Gui'er also went with them.
After leaving, Tan Xiang sent Gui'er to the carriage to get some spare clean clothes, and then took Jiang Lan and Qing'er to the wing room.
On the way, Jiang Lan accidentally sprained her ankle. Qing'er helped her sit on a stone by the roadside. Tanxiang asked her if she could still walk, and her tone was a little anxious, as if she was afraid of wasting time.
As soon as Jiang Lan tried to stand up, she frowned and hissed in pain. Qing'er quickly helped her sit down.
Tanxiang said that the stones were cold, so she asked Jiang Lan not to sit there, and asked Qing'er to carry Jiang Lan over there.
After Jiang Lan lay on Qing'er's back, Qing'er couldn't even stand up, let alone carry her over.
"Second Miss, let me carry you on my back." In order not to waste time, Qing'er had to do the hard labor herself, and in her heart she cursed Qing'er for being useless and eating so much rice in vain.
After Jiang Lan lay on Tan Xiang's back, Tan Xiang used all his strength to carry her up. As soon as he raised his foot, he staggered and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Qing'er supported him in time.
"Am I very heavy?" Jiang Lan asked.
Tan Xiang forced a smile and replied, "The Second Miss is not heavy."
Qing'er looked at Tanxiang's struggling expression and smiled secretly.
In fact, Jiang Lan herself is not that heavy. She was even a bit underweight before and didn't look like she had much flesh on her body. She has been eating well these days and has gained some flesh. She is neither too thin nor too fat and looks very pretty.
However, as Zhang's personal maid, Tan Xiang had never done physical work on weekdays. Although Jiang Lan was not heavy, it was still very challenging for her to carry her while walking.
Even with Qing'er's help, Tanxiang still staggered as he walked, his steps swaying to the left and then to the right, as if he was drunk.
After carrying Jiang Lan into the side room and putting her down, Tan Xiang was so tired that he took a breath and then took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Jiang Lan sat on the stool beside the table, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qing'er.
Qing'er handed it to Tanxiang. Tanxiang was a little thirsty, so she took the tea and drank it. After she swallowed a sip of tea, her expression suddenly changed and her eyes widened in horror.
There's drug in this tea!
She took a sip before reacting.
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