Chapter 52 Why are you giving me this?
Lu Qiongshuang jumped straight up several steps to Jiang Xue's side. Her skirt was too long and too big, and she almost tripped.
Jiang Xue reached out to help her, but she didn't care about anything else and just said to Jiang Xue mysteriously:
"Sister, I have something for you."
"What?" Jiang Xue was stunned.
"Let's talk about it when we get home." Lu Qiongshuang said with a smile.
Su Yu walked down and said to Jiang Xue, "Third sister, why don't you go back to Yawu Cottage and let Master Yan treat you?"
Jiang Xue shook her head and said, "No need. I think it's because I haven't worked much for a long time. I'm a little tired from climbing the stairs. I'll be fine after I go back home and rest for a few days."
Su Yu said regretfully, "I was thinking of taking you to Huijiang Tower for lunch at noon, but now we can only do it another day."
Jiang Xue smiled at her and said, "When I feel better, I will definitely come back to look for you."
Su Yu nodded and said, "I get along very well with you two sisters. If you have time, come to Sajin Lane to find me. You can go to Yawu Cottage or Jinxiu Tower. As long as you come, I will always be there."
Jiang Xue agreed and took Fu Dong and Lu Qiongshuang into the carriage.
Xu Chong and Gan Ning nodded to He Zhilin, then drove away in their carriage.
Su Yu watched Jiang Xue's carriage leave, then turned around and saw He Zhilin staring in the direction the carriage was leaving.
She smiled and said softly, "Mr. Yan, Miss Jiang San is the one you once told me about when we were young—"
"Sweetheart?"
Her voice is gentle, like the spring breeze in March.
He Zhilin just smiled bitterly, lowered his head to look at his toes, and did not answer.
Seeing that he looked depressed, Su Yu joked:
"If it was her, I wouldn't be so unfair."
He Zhilin looked up at her, a little surprised.
"I pride myself on my good looks and talent, but you, Master Yan, remained calm while I was in your arms. This really made me angry."
Su Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "But today's Miss Jiang San has a good appearance and a good temperament. I like her very much."
"Mr. Yan, if you still care about the beauty in your heart, you must work hard. I think this sister is good in every way, and there will be no shortage of bees and butterflies around her."
He Zhilin said softly: "She is married."
Su Yu was a little surprised and asked, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
He Zhilin said: "I just found out a few days ago."
Su Yu frowned and said, "If you had seized the moment a few years ago, you wouldn't be sighing in vain today."
"Even if she had never been married," He Zhilin whispered, "it wouldn't have been me."
Seeing how sad he looked, Su Yu could only sigh.
"There are so many troubles in the world, and all the vanity will fade away with the wind."
The two of them left Wanbao Tower silently.
A window on the top floor of Wanbao Tower was propped up, revealing two figures.
Ji Yan, waving his fan, gloated: "I told you to be fierce, look, you scared the girl away, didn't you?"
The man just looked at Jiang Xue's carriage in silence.
"I see that the two servants beside her are quite skilled. It won't be that easy for you to steal someone's roof next time~"
Ji Yan glanced at the person beside him and said, "Why don't you give me some money and I'll find a way to lure her to your building. She still wants to pick a birthday gift. A few days ago, two ivory jade chopsticks unique to the Chu State came to my building. I'll spread the word and I guarantee she'll come here as soon as she hears about it - Hey! Hey, you -"
When the man saw the carriage had disappeared from his sight, he just said something lightly and turned away before Ji Yan could finish his words.
"No need for you."
In the carriage, Jiang Xue had calmed down and said to Fu Dong, "Have you given the banknote to Madam Su Yu?"
Fudong nodded.
Lu Qiongshuang held a small cloth bag in her arms and said, "Cousin, shall we go directly to the Gu Mansion?"
Jiang Xue nodded and said to Fu Dong, "Tell Xu Chong and Gan Ning not to go through the main gate."
"Enter the yard directly from the side door?" Fu Dong asked.
Jiang Xue shook her head and whispered something to her.
Not long after, Lu Qiongshuang stood outside the high wall of the backyard of Gu Mansion, a little dumbfounded.
"Cousin, you are a princess of a country, are you sure?"
Jiang Xue nodded expressionlessly.
"Why? Why don't you go through the door but climb over the wall?" Lu Qiongshuang's face was full of disbelief.
"If you want people to know that we went to Sajin Lane today, I will tell my aunt that you insisted on taking me there."
Jiang Xue looked at Lu Qiongshuang and gave her a warning smile.
"Yes, I can. It's fun to climb over the wall occasionally after walking through the gate so many times." Lu Qiongshuang nodded immediately.
"But cousin, the three of us have some light ability to flip over, but what about you and Fudong?"
Lu Qiongshuang pointed at himself, Xu Chong and Gan Ning and asked.
"I'm going to have to trouble you three." Jiang Xue said.
Xu Chong and Gan Ning immediately took a step back.
Hug the princess? They felt a chill on their necks and immediately expressed their unwillingness.
Jiang Xue smiled and said, "I'll leave Fudong to you two. Qiong Shuang, take me over."
Lu Qiongshuang looked at Jiang Xue.
"Didn't you say that you have a good physique and a master who is an excellent martial artist?" Jiang Xue asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Of course I can, but cousin," Lu Qiongshuang flattered, "Can you allow me to go out of the house 'occasionally' to play?"
Jiang Xue nodded.
Lu Qiongshuang immediately put his arms around Jiang Xue's waist, exerted force with his feet, kicked the wall a few times, turned around neatly, and carried Jiang Xue into the yard.
Xu Chong and Gan Ning looked at each other, and each of them grabbed Fu Dong's arm and lifted her into the yard.
Fu Dong covered his mouth tightly for fear of screaming.
Jiang Xue said, "Please bring in the things we bought today, then return the carriage and then - jump back."
Xu Chong and Gan Ning nodded, then suddenly flipped out again.
Fu Dong was stunned.
Jiang Xue took away Lu Qiongshuang's hand from her waist and led them towards Wen Qingxuan.
The backyard was filled with guards from Changle Palace. All of them who saw Jiang Xue and the other two turned a blind eye.
As soon as she arrived at Wenqingxuan, Jiang Xue looked for Xiaochun.
Xiaochun was sorting out the accounts. When he heard Jiang Xue had returned, he immediately went to the main hall.
"Has Ruan Yisui been here?" Jiang Xue asked.
"No," Xiaochun shook her head and said, "But Guard Jiang came and left again when he saw that His Highness was not there."
"Oh?" Jiang Xue was puzzled. She asked Ruan Yisui to report back every two days. Today, she went to Yawu Cottage but didn't see him. He also didn't come to Gu Mansion. Was he delayed by something?
"Did Jiang Qibin say anything?" Jiang Xue asked.
"No, I thought His Highness had gone out, and he just said that he was going to do his job first, and it would be the same if he reported to His Highness when he came back."
Jiang Xue nodded and said, "Go serve the food first. Some people may be too hungry to walk."
She pointed at Lu Qiongshuang who was slumped in a chair beside her.
Xiaochun nodded and went out with Fudong.
"Are you sitting like this in the prime minister's residence?" Jiang Xue asked, picking up the tea on the table and taking a sip.
Lu Qiongshuang immediately sat up straight, took out the small cloth bag she brought from Wanbao Tower and handed it to Jiang Xue.
"This is for you, cousin."
Jiang Xue opened the package and found a hairpin.
It's just that it's a little thicker than ordinary hairpins.
The body of the hairpin is made of lacquered wood, but it feels cool when held in the hand. The head of the hairpin is a copper cirrus cloud with lacquer and gold coating. The cirrus cloud is woven into a flower shape with gold threads and is symmetrically inlaid with several dark green cat's-eye stones.
Jiang Xue asked: "What is this?"
"Cousin, do you think this is just an ordinary hairpin?" Lu Qiongshuang asked excitedly.
"This is not a hairpin." Jiang Xue said, "Besides, I have so many gold, silver, jade, and jewelry. You wouldn't be so idle as to pick out an ordinary hairpin for me."
Lu Qiongshuang was a little frustrated. She stood up, walked to Jiang Xue and took the hairpin.
She slightly moved a joint of the hairpin, and the hairpin immediately fell off her hand, revealing a cross blade inside that was shining with a cold light.
Jiang Xue took the hairpin and looked at it for a moment, with a look of surprise between her brows.
She reached out to touch the blade, but Lu Qiongshuang quickly stopped her and said, "It's sharp, so be careful, cousin."
Jiang Xue raised her eyes and looked at her, with a suspicious tone:
"What are you giving me this for?"
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