Chapter 71: Show off
As the days passed, the day when Jiang Shen returned home was getting closer and closer.
Jiang Lan was looking forward to it more and more day by day. After breakfast every day, she would go to her eldest brother's residence to see what needed to be repaired and what needed to be added, striving to do her best.
On this day, Jiang Cheng was on vacation, and someone from the Duke's Mansion came to say that Jiang Yao missed her family and wanted her second sister Jiang Lan to go and visit them.
Jiang Cheng asked someone to call Jiang Lan over and told her about this matter, wanting her to go.
After all, Jiang Yao is pregnant now. It would be unreasonable if her family members didn't go to visit her. Since Zhang couldn't go, only her second sister Jiang Lan could visit on behalf of her family members. If they ignored her, it would cause gossip from outsiders.
Jiang Lan knew that Jiang Yao asked her to go over just to show off in front of her, so she just thought of it as going out for a walk. It had been a while since she had eaten the snacks in the teahouse, and she wondered if there were any new styles... Afterwards, Jiang Lan asked the housekeeper to prepare some supplements. After all, she was going to visit, and she couldn't go empty-handed. She still had to maintain the formalities.
When the carriage stopped outside the Duke's Mansion, Hua'er was already waiting at the door.
As soon as Jiang Lan got off the carriage, Hua'er came over and hurriedly led her in, as if she was afraid that she would change her mind and slip away.
On the way, Hua'er told Jiang Lan that Jiang Yao had been looking forward to her arrival for a long time, but the baby was not yet firmly seated. The Duke's wife was afraid that Jiang Yao would worry too much, so she asked her to take good care of the baby first, and it would not be too late to send someone to visit her after the baby was firmly seated.
Ever since Jiang Yao was diagnosed with pregnancy, her mother-in-law, the Lady of the Duke, treated her like a treasure. She had nourishing soup cooked for her every day and even opened a small kitchen for her. She paid special attention to her every drink and meal, and provided her with the best clothes and other things. She took care of her in every possible way, even better than her own daughter.
Huaer kept talking all the way, and her intention to show off was so obvious.
After listening to a few words, Jiang Lan started thinking about other things. She was wondering whether she should add anything to her eldest brother's yard. As for what Huaer said afterwards, she didn't hear a word.
Gui'er got angry when she heard that. She wanted to cover Hua'er's mouth. She was as noisy as a cicada and it was so annoying.
Qing'er entered the mansion earlier than Gui'er, had more experience, and was more patient, but she also disliked Hua'er's annoying look of deliberately showing off.
A little maid guarding the door saw someone coming and immediately went into the house to report to Jiang Yao.
When Hua'er brought Jiang Lan into the room, Jiang Yao was holding a small piece of clothing for a child and looking at it. She had already caught a glimpse of Jiang Lan coming in from the corner of her eye, and she deliberately changed direction, pointing the small piece of clothing towards Jiang Lan.
Seeing that Pei Qian was not in the room, Jiang Lan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She really didn't want to deal with him anymore. It made her more sick than eating a fly.
Jiang Yao put down her little clothes when Jiang Lan was about to reach her, and pretended to have "just seen someone". She stood up and walked over two steps with Hua'er's hand, welcoming Jiang Lan with a smile, and raised her hand to touch her belly, which was a little bit pregnant.
Jiang Lan also found it a little funny. She had stood up to greet her just to show off her belly. It was really well-intentioned.
"Third sister, please sit down quickly. Be careful not to sprain your waist." Jiang Lan said lightly.
In order to let Jiang Lan see more clearly, Jiang Yao deliberately straightened her waist. Jiang Lan saw through her little thoughts at a glance. She did not feel embarrassed, but felt that Jiang Lan was jealous of her in her heart, so she spoke in such a sarcastic tone.
Seeing Jiang Yao's smug expression when she sat down, Jiang Lan knew that what she said had been "misinterpreted" again, and she didn't plan to stay here any longer. She asked Qing'er to give the supplements she brought to Hua'er, and then conveyed Jiang Cheng's concern to Jiang Yao, and then prepared to say goodbye.
Jiang Yao hurriedly called her back, "Second sister, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Come and talk to me for a while."
Huaer immediately came over to keep her and asked her to stay for a while longer.
Jiang Lan asked lightly, "Third sister, do you have anything else to say?" Jiang Yao handed her the little dress and asked her to help see if it needed any more alterations. She also whispered to her that this baby was definitely a boy. Jiang Lan congratulated her and stood up again to say goodbye. Jiang Yao called her back and asked Hua'er, Qing'er and Gui'er to go out first, as if she wanted to ask Jiang Lan some little secret.
"Second sister, how is the matter between you and Prince An going?"
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Jiang Lan asked calmly, "What could possibly happen between me and His Highness Prince An?"
Jiang Yao gave her a look that said, "Don't pretend, I know everything." "We're all sisters, why should you hide it, second sister? Didn't the Empress give you a bracelet?" At this point, she glanced at Jiang Lan's wrist again, her eyes fixed on the white jade bracelet. "Is this the bracelet the Empress gave you?" She took another closer look and felt that there was nothing unusual about it. She felt a little more at ease and continued, "Second sister is not young anymore. If she can marry into the palace, it will be a blessing for eight lifetimes. We are all sisters, and we should help each other more in the future."
"Third sister, do you really consider me your own sister?" Jiang Lan looked at Jiang Yao meaningfully, with a sharp scrutiny in her calm eyes.
As soon as Jiang Yao met her gaze, she lowered her head guiltily, "What do you mean, second sister?" She then excused herself, "I didn't do anything to you even though you messed up my marriage. If I didn't treat you as my own sister, I would have cut off all contact with you long ago..." After she finished speaking, she quietly raised her head again, met those calm and scrutinizing eyes, and lowered her head guiltily again.
Jiang Yao would never have thought that one day she would become so timid in front of this sickly second sister, and would be so cautious even when speaking to her.
"Third sister, just take a good rest. There's no need to see me off." Jiang Lan got up and left.
After learning about the incident from Aunt Liu, she was able to speak to Jiang Yao calmly, which was the greatest tolerance. In the future, as long as Jiang Yao did not cause trouble, she could maintain the harmony on the surface and not bring up those things again because they had the same surname.
Now, there are more important people and things for her, and she doesn't want to wallow in this quagmire.
Jiang Lan had just left the yard with Qing'er and Gui'er when Hua'er caught up with her to see her off. She accompanied her to the carriage and only felt relieved after watching the carriage go away.
Pei Qian went out for an outing with Gu Jincheng and several other friends today and was not at home. Jiang Yao felt relieved to let Jiang Lan come over, but she was also worried that Pei Qian would come back early. Only when Hua'er came back and reported to her that Jiang Lan had already boarded the carriage and left did she feel at ease.
She originally wanted to show off in front of Jiang Lan, but ended up feeling humiliated. She was very unhappy and asked Hua'er to call Chunxian, the little bitch, over. Pei Qian was not here today, so she wanted to teach her a lesson.
Chunxian was the maid that Pei Qian had taken in before. She was protected by Pei Qian before. Every time Jiang Yao punished Chunxian, Pei Qian would quarrel with her when he found out. The mother-in-law, the Lady of the Duke, did not support her either, and thought she was narrow-minded and jealous.
Ever since she became pregnant, Jiang Yao was not afraid no matter how much Pei Qian argued with her, because she had the support of her mother-in-law, the Duke's wife.
Pei Qian argued with her twice, and the Duke's wife called him over to talk to him twice, but he was too lazy to argue with her anymore and turned a blind eye to Chun Xian's affairs.
After Huaer brought the person over, Jiang Yao asked Chunxian to kneel down first and wait until she woke up.
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Here, Jiang Lan was choosing a brush in the store, but she didn't know much about these things. Looking at the two brushes the boss showed her, she didn't know which one to choose. She thought of buying them both and then seeing which one her elder brother liked better.
She was about to ask the boss to pack up both pens when a slender hand reached out, picked up one of the brushes, and said that this one was better.
Just hearing the voice, Jiang Lan couldn't help but feel excited. After turning her head to take a look, her face flushed slightly.
Qi Wuhan took her to a private room on the second floor, and asked the boss to bring over all the pens in the store. He taught her step by step how to choose a pen and what kind of pen is suitable for writing what kind of characters.
Jiang Lan then discovered that in addition to the fonts he usually used, he also knew several types of calligraphy, and they were all beautiful.
In the end, all the pens dipped in ink were bought by Qi Wuhan, and the names written in different fonts were given to Jiang Lan.
Then Jiang Lan returned to the mansion with a picture of "Wu Han".
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