Chapter 553 Jiang Yining
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The convoy set off, heading north in a grand procession.
After setting off from Sanshan County onto the official road and heading north, leaving Jinzhou, everyone had different feelings: some were saddened by parting, some were hopeful, and some were uneasy.
Jiang Yining lowered the carriage curtain, her fingertips slightly cool.
The carriage was actually a bit stuffy, but Jiang Yining felt that the chill in her fingertips actually came from the bottom of her heart.
Jiang Huai.
The name rolled silently between her lips, carrying a heavy weight of doubt.
Why did Jiang Yining notice that her cousin Jiang Huai had come?
This story begins about two weeks ago.
Jiang Yining heard in Lijiatun that Sun Xiaoliu was coming to take Zheng Meiniang away from Lijiatun, so she thought she would go back to Jiangjiacun first, firstly to see her parents and brothers who were still alive.
Secondly, she wanted to ask her brother to send some money to her child with her ex-husband and leave a message for the child, informing him that she was going to Jian'an.
After Jiang Yining returned to Jiangjia Village, met her parents and brothers, left money and a message for her child, she boarded a carriage from the village to the prefectural city.
She thought that Jian'an was a distant place, and it would be difficult to find something she liked in the future.
Therefore, she wanted to go to the prefectural city to buy some food to take with her on the way to Jian'an.
As a result, just as she came out of the pastry shop on the most bustling street in the east of the city, she saw Jiang Huai standing right there on the side of the road in front of the Yuelai Restaurant!
What a coincidence!
Jiang Yining, who hadn't planned to go up and say hello, thought she would just pretend she hadn't seen him. But as she was about to turn her head, she saw that Jiang Huai seemed to be looking at a simple carriage that was approaching from not far away on the street.
Thus, Jiang Yining stopped, and then she saw that Jiang Huai was indeed bowing to the simple carriage that had stopped at the entrance of Yuelai Restaurant.
Jiang Huai bowed respectfully to the simple carriage, his posture so deferential, even carrying a hint of obsequiousness.
This is completely different from Jiang Huai's image as a schoolteacher in Lijiatun!
Who is Jiang Huai?
He passed the imperial examination at a very young age and became a scholar!
Those who have achieved official rank are exempt from kneeling before government officials!
At the same time, there aren't many people who would make Jiang Huai take the initiative to step forward and bow!
Don't be fooled by Jiang Huai's seemingly easygoing nature; he's actually quite proud and arrogant.
Jiang Yining immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Carrying two bundles of pastries, Jiang Yining took out five copper coins from her pocket and asked the young shop assistant, "Young master, do you know whose carriage that is?"
The waiter looked up at the direction Jiang Yining was pointing, then smiled and took the copper coin from Jiang Yining's hand. He leaned closer to her and whispered, "Honored guest, that carriage belongs to the Princess of Zhenbei!"
Distinguished guest, don't be fooled by the small size of the carriage or its seemingly simple appearance. Look at the glass lanterns hanging on it.
There aren't many carriages in the entire city that can afford to hang glass lanterns on their carriages.
Sure enough, as soon as the waiter finished speaking, a well-dressed and dignified woman stepped down from the carriage.
It really is Jiang Huijun!
However, it was Jiang Huijun wearing a veil!
Jiang Huijun—the Princess Consort of Zhenbei who "forced" Li Shiyue to leave Jinzhou and travel to the dangerous Jian'an.
Why was Jiang Yining able to confirm that the woman wearing a white veil was Jiang Huijun?
The year Liu Tan inherited the throne of Zhenbei, Jiangjia Village specially invited Jiang Huijun, the Zhenbei Princess from the Jiang family, to come back and worship their ancestors!
It was on that occasion that Jiang Yining, standing at the very back, caught a glimpse of Jiang Huijun from afar.
Jiang Yining would never mistake that figure from behind!
That's why Jiang Yining took it to heart.
She found a teahouse across the street from Yuelai Restaurant, ordered a pot of tea and a plate of snacks, and sat down.
After waiting for more than two quarters of an hour, Jiang Yining finally saw Jiang Huai walk out of the main entrance of Yuelai Restaurant.
Jiang Yining already knew why Li Shiyue was doing well as a female general in Jinzhou, even though she had just returned from a great victory against the Turks.
Suddenly, they were ordered to go to Jian'an to kill the bandits!
It's all because he offended Jiang Huijun!
So, why would Jiang Huai, as Li Shiyue's cousin-in-law, secretly meet with Jiang Huijun alone?
Thus, Jiang Yining waited another fifteen minutes on the second floor of the teahouse before she saw Jiang Huijun, wearing a veil, emerge from the main entrance of the Yuelai Restaurant.
After Jiang Yining returned to Lijiatun from the prefectural city, she took the opportunity to subtly inquire about Zheng Meiniang.
But from what Jiang Yining learned from Zheng Meiniang, Zheng Meiniang only knew that Jiang Huai had gone back to Jiangjia Village to visit the clan elders that day!
Zheng Meiniang had no idea that Jiang Huai had been to the prefectural city that day!
It was then that Jiang Yining realized that Jiang Huai must have been lying!
Why did he hide it?
So why did Jiang Huai lie to his mother-in-law?
He only mentioned returning to the village to visit the clan elders, never mentioning his trip to the prefectural city, let alone his secret meeting with Jiang Huijun.
Why didn't he dare tell his mother-in-law, Zheng Meiniang, about his meeting with Jiang Huijun, the Princess of Zhenbei who had a grudge against Li Shiyue?
Thus, Jiang Yining set her sights on Jiang Huai!
You should know that Jiang Yining really likes her employer, Li Shiyue!
Li Shiyue not only highly respects talented people, but she is also very generous with her pay!
These past few years, Jiang Yining has lived in Lijiatun, and those have truly been the most carefree days she has ever had in her decades of life!
Therefore, Jiang Yining was willing to leave her hometown of Jinzhou to follow Zheng Meiniang to Jian'an to continue working as an accountant for Li Shiyue, her employer.
If she continued to stay in Lijiatun, Jiang Yining felt that without Li Shiyue suppressing her from above, could she, as a woman, still have the final say in the accounting office of Lijiatun?
I'm afraid this accounting job will be taken away by someone else!
Therefore, it can be said that Jiang Yining really didn't want anything to happen to Li Shiyue!
Jiang Huai, however, went to see Jiang Huijun alone!
How could this not arouse suspicion in Jiang Yining's mind?
The convoy bumped along the official road, the only sound being the rolling of the wheels, each sound grinding against Jiang Yining's troubled mind.
Her gaze returned to the window, fixed on the figure on the carriage shaft ahead.
Jiang Huai seemed to sense something, or perhaps he had been exposed to the sun for too long, because he moved slightly and turned his head as if to look back.
Jiang Yining's heart tightened, and she shrank back sharply to avoid any possible eye contact.
Her heart was pounding like a drum, and Jiang Yining cursed herself inwardly for losing her composure.
If Jiang Huai really intended to hide something, or even... harbored ulterior motives, wouldn't her keeping such a close watch be like stirring up trouble?
Jiang Yining forced herself to calm down and took a deep breath.
I can't watch anymore.
As expected, Jiang Yining stopped paying special attention to Jiang Huai during the rest of the journey.
But the more Jiang Yining thought about it, the more questions and mysteries arose in her mind.
She had decided that once she arrived in Jian'an, she must immediately go and see Li Shiyue to tell her about Jiang Huai!
We must take precautions to prevent problems before they occur!
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