Chapter 81 Meeting an Old Friend
Jiang Guiyu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly spoke softly, "Sister Qingyue, this colorful glazed hairpin on your head looks so familiar. Is it from big sister? Big sister's jewelry is all fine items, worth a fortune. I asked big sister for it several times before, but she was reluctant to give it to me."
Mrs. Jiang looked in the direction Jiang Guiyu had asked, and indeed she saw a hairpin inlaid with colored glaze in her hair. Just standing there, she was dazzling.
This is indeed Jiang Wanyin's jewelry.
Just now she was still feeling guilty about what happened a few days ago, but now Wanyin has used this as compensation, and it is something that Jiang Guiyu doesn't have.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Jiang's guilt disappeared completely.
"Okay, I have to go to the palace now. Don't miss the time."
Mrs. Jiang got on the carriage immediately, and Jiang Qingyue followed closely behind her, getting on the carriage before Jiang Guiyu.
Jiang Guiyu didn't expect that she would take his seat, and immediately covered his mouth and started coughing.
Mrs. Jiang only remembered when she heard the cough.
"Qingyue, the large carriage in our house broke down this morning, so we can only take two carriages. Each carriage can only accommodate two people, and Guiyu has a cough, so I have to be by his side to take care of him."
Mrs. Jiang was a little embarrassed.
"Could you please take the back carriage?"
Jiang Qingyue didn't care.
"Why would Madam take care of this? I was the one who cured the Second Miss's cough last time, so it's best for me to take care of her."
"Besides, the palace has strict rules. This is my first time in the palace, and I don't understand many of them. Mother, please teach me more on the way, so that I won't bring shame to the Jiang family when I get to the palace."
After saying that, she looked under the carriage and saw Jiang Guiyu, whose face was pale and eyes were full of fear.
"Second Miss, please take the carriage at the back."
Jiang Guiyu felt a chill on the back of his neck and goose bumps suddenly appeared all over his body.
She suppressed her hatred and sensibly comforted Madam Jiang: "Sister Qingyue is right. I'll go to the carriage at the back."
She lowered her head, feeling lost and sad, and walked slowly towards the back.
Mrs. Jiang was so distressed that she was about to cry. When she was about to speak, Jiang Qingyue had already pulled the curtain of the car.
"Mom, do you think it's inappropriate?"
As she spoke, she pulled up her right sleeve, pretending to accidentally reveal the wound that was still being bandaged.
Mrs. Jiang's eyebrows jumped violently, and she immediately remembered something important.
"It was my mother's fault for not making the proper arrangements. But no one expected that the carriage we often used would break down."
Jiang Qingyue responded, "Yeah, I don't know how it happened so coincidentally."
Mrs. Jiang looked as if she had eaten a dead fly, and her face was really ugly.
Cuizhu helped Jiang Guiyu onto the second carriage and couldn't help but complain quietly, "Miss Third is really going too far. Why did she let you sit in the back carriage..."
"Shut up."
Jiang Guiyu shook his head. "If anyone hears this, Sister Qingyue will make a scene again."
Humph, let her be arrogant today, but after some time, she won’t be able to laugh anymore.
The carriage slowly drove towards the imperial city. Jiang Qingyue lifted a corner of the curtain and watched the street scene gradually recede.
There is a palace banquet today. I heard that the families of officials above the fifth rank in Yanjing City are all invited to the palace.
After a moment, the carriage stopped.
"Madam, we have arrived at the palace gate."
The sound outside the carriage brought Jiang Qingyue back to her senses.
After getting off the carriage, I saw that the palace gate was full of carriages from various mansions, and noble ladies were gathered in groups of three or four chatting and laughing.
As soon as they got off the car, several girls in gorgeous clothes came to greet them.
"Hey, Madam Jiang, where is Guiyu?"
Guo Jingyu looked at Jiang Qingyue unkindly. The two young ladies following behind her looked at her outfit and pointed and commented.
Jiang Qingyue then noticed that the three of them were dressed particularly beautifully today.
Especially Guo Jingyu, who wore a golden hairpin with a phoenix holding a pearl in her hair, and was embellished with pearls and jade, and her gaze was full of brilliance.
She was wearing a red crabapple brocade with golden brocade and smelling some unknown perfume, she looked very charming.
But she was also stupid. Today was the day when Concubine Wan was raising money for the disaster victims, and she dressed so expensively just to meet Chu Hean, but she was not afraid of stealing Concubine Wan's limelight.
Compared to the three of them, Jiang Qingyue's outfit did look a bit shabby.
Mrs. Jiang looked back frequently and didn't pay any attention to Jiang Qingyue beside her.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Jiang Guiyu being helped out of the car by Cuizhu.
"Guiyu, come here quickly, Miss Guo and the others are waiting for you."
"Guiyu is weak, how could you leave her behind alone?"
This question was asked to Mrs. Jiang, but he was looking at Jiang Qingyue when he said it.
Jiang Qingyue pursed her lips and said nothing, just looking at Mrs. Jiang.
Mrs. Jiang was holding her breath but couldn't vent her anger. Fortunately, Jiang Guiyu had already walked over to her side.
"Sister Guo."
She coughed a few times, and Mrs. Jiang hurriedly helped her breathe.
Guo Jingyu and Miss Bai immediately asked about Jiang Guiyu's recent situation with concern.
After coughing a few times, Jiang Guiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Qingyue is entering the palace for the first time. I'm afraid she might offend the nobles, so I'm just keeping her here to say a few more words."
After she reminded her, Madam Jiang remembered that she was so filled with resentment towards her daughter Jiang Qingyue that she forgot to remind her of the palace rules.
They have already reached the palace gate, and it is difficult to say anything with so many people present. I don’t know if Jiang Qingyue will do something wrong after entering the palace and bring shame to the Jiang family.
Suddenly, Guo Jingyu's expression became subtle.
"As for the palace rules, we often go there, so we know them best. Miss Jiang San, you will follow us in a while, and just do whatever we do."
Miss Bai raised her chin, full of pride.
"Yes, the palace has strict rules and regulations, and there are nobles everywhere. Miss Jiang San, you must be obedient, lest you offend the nobles. We can't save you."
How could Jiang Qingyue not know these people's little thoughts.
She raised the corners of her lips and said, "Okay, then I'll have to trouble you ladies to show me some new things."
At this time, the palace gates were wide open.
Maids were not allowed to enter the palace and could only wait beside their own carriages, while female relatives entered the palace in groups of three or five.
Guo Jingyu and the others invited Jiang Guiyu to walk in front and talked to him enthusiastically.
There were other young ladies who, upon seeing Jiang Guiyu, happily ran over to greet her.
Madam Jiang sighed, "Gui Yu is a kind person and gets along very well with these young ladies. This is your first time in the palace, so it would be beneficial for you to take this opportunity to make more friends."
Jiang Qingyue nodded.
This is indeed good for her.
"Oh right, we'll be at the palace banquet soon..."
There was no time to explain it in the carriage just now, so now Mrs. Jiang could only pick out some simple and important things to tell her.
Jiang Qingyue memorized them all and did not dare to be careless.
The master in the palace is extremely powerful, and saying the wrong thing could cost you your life.
She couldn't follow in her senior sister's footsteps.
"Mrs. Jiang."
Just as she was thinking about it, someone greeted Mrs. Jiang.
Perhaps because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Mrs. Jiang actually left Jiang Qingyue behind and followed the man away. After turning around the palace road, she disappeared.
Just now, Mrs. Jiang deliberately pulled her to walk at the back in order to remind her of the rules. Unexpectedly, she was left alone now.
Jiang Qingyue raised her eyes slightly, and a hint of fluctuation appeared in her clear eyes.
Senior sister, did you die in this palace with tall red walls and green tiles, where people are eaten without leaving any bones?
Not even the remains could be found.
"Qingyue." Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
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