Chapter 621 Selling One's Soul and the Golden Bracelet?
Dongzang nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, yes! Madam, please let me follow you from now on. Don't let Linchun follow you anymore. She's too cunning; I'm sure I'm more useful than her!"
Hearing this, Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but burst out laughing: "You know you're naive? When you grow up and become more shrewd, you won't have to be as cautious as Lin Chun. I'll only consider it when you're about the same level as me."
As he spoke, he rubbed her face and walked forward on his own.
Dongzang listened in a daze, and finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
She felt that she would never have the same brains as the lady in her lifetime.
Although she wasn't very bright, she still knew that going to the palace to express her gratitude today was actually a major hurdle.
The general was reinstated, but would soon be leaving the capital. The others, however, were to remain in the capital. With someone as powerful as Xiao Yuanshan above them, the situation was no longer certain.
There are countless eyes watching the lady now.
Then look at the lady; she calmly went to the Emperor and cried her heart out. Leaving aside the many rewards she received...
At first, the Emperor frequently mentioned the young lady, perhaps even planning to bring her and her son into the palace so he could use their family to control the general later. But after the Lady's tears, the Emperor completely forgot about it! He didn't mention it again until the very end!
And then there's that Eunuch Li. Don't underestimate him just because he's a high-ranking eunuch; he's a servant of the Emperor. If the General isn't home, a single mischief from him could be enough to give them a hard time.
Now it seems they're trying to build a friendly relationship.
We need to use the same mindset we had before, and if someone disagrees, we should fight them. It's been a while now, and I've been through quite a few things. I know that having a brain is an advantage.
However, she never knew that crying could have such power!
Madam, this is simply making things difficult for me!
It seems difficult for her to compete with Lin Chun for the position of the lady's personal guard. However, she should at least be ranked second, right?
Thinking this, he stared intently at Jiang Nuanzhi with eyes wide open, like bright light bulbs.
"Dr. Jiang, can we say a few words now?"
As Dongzang were each lost in their own thoughts, they found their path blocked again.
She looked up and immediately frowned, stepping aside to block his way. Why was Lord Jiang still waiting here?
Then he turned around to look at Jiang Nuanzhi.
Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow; he hadn't expected that Lord Jiang would still be waiting.
He waved his hand, signaling Dongzang to move aside.
"Sir, please speak quickly. I have just received an imperial decree to return home and reorganize the General's Mansion."
"Madam, do you really not know what happened back then? I presume the general's children are not your biological offspring? Aren't you curious about their backgrounds, especially your youngest daughter?"
As he spoke, Jiang Ren's gaze remained fixed on Jiang Nuanzhi's face.
Jiang Nuanzhi remained expressionless, her eyes holding a half-smile: "What exactly does Your Excellency want to say?"
"If Madam wishes to know, I will be waiting for you on the third floor of Yunshang Pavilion after I leave office today!"
Jiang Ren's eyes held a deep, meaningful look: "Madam, please don't be late."
"In no mood."
Before Jiang Ren could finish speaking, he heard Jiang Nuanzhi's clear and decisive voice.
For a moment, Jiang Ren's lips stiffened, and he looked at Jiang Nuanzhi in disbelief.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at him with a smile: "Why is Lord Jiang so concerned about my family affairs? You were handling a case with the Emperor, how did it end up in my house? Or is it..."
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at the official meaningfully as she spoke: "You look like a gentleman from the East, yet you still invited a woman from the inner quarters to meet you at some Cloud Pavilion."
Tsk tsk, the world is going to the dogs, people's hearts are no longer what they used to be.
With that, Jiang Nuanzhi sighed again and left with her hands behind her back, as if avoiding him like the plague.
Dongzang followed suit, giving Lord Jiang a disdainful look just like Jiang Nuanzhi. Then, clutching what he was carrying, he immediately caught up with his master and left.
"A woman confined to the inner quarters?"
Jiang Ren stared wide-eyed for a long time before finally coming to his senses. He gritted his teeth and grabbed the eunuch beside him incredulously, saying, "Did you hear what she said about her being some worthless woman from the inner quarters?!"
The young eunuch swallowed hard. "I didn't hear that. But Physician Jiang is now a first-rank noblewoman, which means she's a woman confined to the inner quarters, right?"
"Pah! She's wearing official robes, what kind of woman is she! Look at her, she doesn't look like she's content in the inner quarters at all!" Jiang Ren suddenly lost his temper and jumped up!
The young eunuch shrank back in fright, glanced at him, and thought to himself that Lord Jiang in front of him was indeed very petty.
Doesn't Dr. Jiang know this?
He had heard everything said before the Emperor. Physician Jiang, like them, came from a poor family, and it had been truly difficult for her to get to where she was today. She was, after all, a woman who had worked tirelessly to support her family. How could she be so enraged by this Minister of the Court of Judicial Review? This official truly had no tolerance whatsoever!
Of course, he dared not say this aloud. He had to put on a smile and coax, "Well, Lord Jiang, why don't you calm down? The Emperor is waiting for you."
Jiang Ren's forehead veins throbbed, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and finally, he flicked his sleeves and went into the Emperor's bedchamber.
"My lady, what's wrong with the Emperor? Why is he suddenly so agreeable? Not content with a thousand taels of silver, he's sent another hundred taels of gold, these jewelry pieces, and even these rare medicinal herbs!"
On the carriage returning home, Dongzang stared in disbelief at the gleaming gold before him, the two sets of white jade and jadeite headdresses that the Emperor had specially instructed someone to send over, and a box of precious medicinal herbs.
Actually, there are still twenty servants in the carriage of the Imperial Household Department behind him. They were carefully selected by him and his wife from the Imperial Household Department to serve in the household.
Jiang Nuanzhi was putting a gold ingot in her mouth and biting it: "Hey, it's real gold!"
Then, he glanced at Dongzang and said earnestly, "These were all obtained by your wife selling her soul. Do you know how hard it was for me?"
In a daze, she recalled her tearful plea to the Emperor, and Jiang Nuanzhi shivered involuntarily, then brushed the goosebumps off her arms.
"Huh? Madam, what have you betrayed?"
Dongzang stared wide-eyed at the lady in front of him, but when she turned her gaze to the large gold piece, her eyes began to glow with a green light again.
Then, in the next second, four gold ingots landed in her hands.
However, the lady in front of him had lost the composure and calmness of a doctor. At this moment, her bright red mouth was stretched open, revealing two rows of neat and white teeth. No, it looked like her gums were almost showing. She was tightly gripping his hand.
"Dongcang, when you have some free time later, take these gold ingots and have them forged into two large gold bracelets for me. Remember, they must be quite thick!"
Hehehe, it wasn't a bad cry, I got a big gold bracelet! Yay!
Winter storage: "."
A large gold bracelet?
Is it the kind she's thinking of?
The kind that even the ladies of the capital would find vulgar?
Wait, none of that matters. Dongzang carefully stuffed the gold ingot into his bosom, then leaned closer and asked, "Madam, what did that Lord Jiang mean just now? Are we really not going to see him?"
Goodnight, my darlings.
(End of this chapter)
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