Jiang Baichuan hesitated for a moment, but in order to please Jiang Songyi, he finally gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, took out a silver note worth one thousand taels from his sleeve, and handed it to Jiang Songyi.
His eyes were full of earnestness and his tone became much softer.
Jiang Songyi was slightly stunned, her eyes fell on the banknote, and a complex emotion surged in her heart. She looked up at Jiang Baichuan, a hint of doubt in her eyes.
Jiang Songyi said calmly, "Second brother, what do you mean?"
Jiang Baichuan smiled sincerely and said, "I was wrong about what happened yesterday. I failed to understand your feelings and made you unhappy. This is a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will accept it."
Jiang Songyi frowned slightly, still a little unconvinced: "Do you really think you were wrong about what happened yesterday?"
Jiang Baichuan sighed and said sincerely, "Yes, I was wrong. I shouldn't have ignored your preferences, nor should I have been so cold to you. These banknotes can't make up for my mistakes yesterday, but at least they can let you buy something you like."
Jiang Songyi shook his head slightly, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "Second brother, are you sincere? Or are you just trying to please me?"
Jiang Baichuan looked at Jiang Songyi seriously, his tone firm: "I promise you, this time I am sincere. I really want to treat you well and don't want you to be hurt again."
Jiang Songyi's eyes flickered, and he was a little hesitant: "Then... can you tell me why you suddenly changed?"
Jiang Baichuan smiled bitterly: "Maybe I have really grown up and started to understand the preciousness of family love. Maybe I saw your loneliness and couldn't bear it. In short, I am willing to change and be good to you."
Jiang Songyi looked at the banknotes handed over by Jiang Baichuan and smiled brightly. He said happily, "Second brother, what are you doing? This is a lot of banknotes!"
Jiang Baichuan smiled slightly, with a hint of teasing in his eyes: "Sister, this is a little gift from me, please take it. After all, you are the jewel of our Yongding Marquis Mansion, and this little bit of silver is nothing."
Jiang Songyi gladly accepted it, took the banknote with a smile, and put it directly into his sleeve.
Jiang Baichuan watched her skillful movements and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He originally thought Jiang Songyi would refuse, but she took all the banknotes directly, which made him feel a little painful.
"Second brother, you are not feeling sad, are you?" Jiang Songyi asked cunningly with a turn of his eyes.
Jiang Baichuan pretended to be innocent and chuckled, "That's not true. I just think you should cherish this gesture even more, sister."
"Second brother, do you know why I am so happy?" Jiang Songyi asked.
Jiang Baichuan shook his head: "Sister, I can't guess what you are thinking."
Jiang Songyi smiled, her eyes sparkling. "Because these banknotes represent your trust. I know you've always treated me like your own sister, so I'm so happy."
Jiang Baichuan's eyes flashed with emotion, and he patted Jiang Songyi on the shoulder: "Sister, you have grown up and become sensible. I am very relieved."
Jiang Songyi smiled mischievously and said, "Then second brother, you must continue to love me!"
Jiang Baichuan smiled dotingly: "That's natural. But, sister, you also have to learn to be independent and can't always rely on me."
Jiang Yuyao felt mixed emotions when she saw how close the relationship between Jiang Baichuan and Jiang Songyi had become.
She sat alone in the Qiu Shui Pavilion, looking at the fallen leaves outside the window, her heart filled with bitterness.
Jiang Yuyao compared the thousand-liang silver note that Jiang Baichuan gave to Jiang Songyi with the tourmaline hairpin worth only a few dozen liang that she had received. She couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of absurdity in her heart, as if she had become a farce in the eyes of others.
Just as her mother said, these people in the Marquis' Mansion doted on her on the surface, however, all the precious rewards and benefits went only to Jiang Songyi.
After all, she and they were not relatives of the same origin, and the warmth of family love could never reach her.
Jiang Songyi skillfully picked out the tourmaline hairpin and placed it in front of Jiang Yuyao. Then, she took the remaining hairpins in her hand one by one and said, "Since you are so generous and have a special liking for this hairpin, I will gladly accept the others."
Jiang Yuyao looked at Jiang Songyi in astonishment, with waves of disbelief surging in her heart. She didn't expect that she would be so greedy.
The value of that bunch of hairpins is so high that it is not only enough to buy Liao Qianqian, but even enough to buy all the women in the brothel!
However, she couldn't refuse outright in front of her grandmother and second brother, lest she appear stingy, so she could only force a smile: "Since sister likes it, then let her be satisfied. If sister needs more, I have many exquisite hairpins that can be given to her."
Jiang Songyi smiled and replied, "Great, today is a good opportunity. Let the maids bring it immediately."
Jiang Yuyao bit her back teeth so hard upon hearing this that they almost broke.
"You only possessed those treasures by usurping my identity, yet you dare to give them to me? What a joke! If you are truly generous, then return all that does not belong to you."
The old lady was observing from Jiang Yuyao's perspective and felt that Jiang Songyi was impolite. However, after hearing Jiang Songyi's inner thoughts, she couldn't help but feel that it was true.
The good things Jiang Yuyao gave clearly belonged to her granddaughter Jiang Songyi.
"Fei Yue, go to my room and get the rosewood box." The old lady suddenly gave an order to the maid beside her.
Jiang Yuyao still remembers her grandmother's rosewood box clearly. It was one of her grandmother's dowry treasures, and inside it were displayed all kinds of gorgeous and exquisite jewelry.
She had a special liking for these dazzling ornaments and had subtly hinted to her grandmother many times, but she was never able to get what she wanted.
However, thinking about how her grandmother has always doted on her, could it be that because Jiang Songyi's behavior was too excessive, her grandmother planned to give her the jewelry in the box as compensation?
However, when Feiyue carefully brought out the rosewood box, the old lady simply opened the lid, glanced at it, and then said to Jiang Songyi, "Songyi, the Marquis' Mansion has been indebted to you over the years. This box contains my favorite jewelry from my youth, many of which were gifts from the imperial palace. Now I give them all to you."
Jiang Songyi glanced at it with a little curiosity. She had seen many of those jewelry in Jiang Yuyao's dowry.
In her previous life, she had envied Jiang Yuyao and imitated her by begging her grandmother for jewelry. However, her grandmother always thought that she lacked etiquette and was not solemn enough, and never satisfied her. Instead, she gave the whole box of jewelry to Jiang Yuyao as a dowry.
This is really ridiculous. In this life, she will no longer be jealous of Jiang Yuyao.
Although Jiang Songyi didn't have much affection for the people in the Marquis' Mansion, she understood that the Marquis' Mansion's wealth was not a sin, so she gladly accepted it and said with a smile, "I dare not refuse the gift given by my elders. Then your granddaughter will respectfully obey your orders."
The old lady nodded slightly and said gently, "I'll have the maids carefully wash and dress you later. I'll take you to your aunt's house so you can meet some new friends."
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