A cunning look flashed in Jiang Qiao's eyes, and he was making plans in his mind.
"Mom, don't be sad. Let's take the opportunity of running away from home to have some fun. It's too boring in the mansion." She saw the sadness between Ji Muhe's brows and comforted her.
Ji Muhe was not the type to be coy. She held Jiang Qiao's hand, her eyes filled with doting smiles. "Okay, forget about that old antique of your father."
Jiang Qiao pretended not to understand and asked her, "Mom, do you think Second Aunt is weird?"
Ji Muhe suddenly looked up into Jiang Qiao's eyes, as if surprised to have found a kindred spirit. "Qiao Qiao, you also feel something is wrong, don't you? I thought I was too nervous and overthinking it."
As she spoke, her body trembled slightly, as if she had been troubled by this problem for a long time.
Yes, she had long felt that there was something wrong with the way Feng Ruoxi looked at Jiang Hao. It was not the look of a woman looking at her brother at all, but rather a look of some unknown infatuation.
Ji Muhe has experienced many things, so she won’t be wrong.
But the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues were in force, and in this era, men were supposed to have three wives and four concubines. Jiang Hao had done well enough, and she didn't know how to tell him her guess.
Feng Ruoxi likes Jiang Hao, which is unethical. Ji Muhe's sense of propriety and integrity tells her that she cannot mention it.
"Mom, I don't like Second Aunt's family. Dad was so mean to me because of Second Aunt. I'm so sad." Jiang Qiao's expression was serious, his eyebrows were deep, and there was a coldness in his eyes.
She wanted Ji Muhe to be tough, at least Feng Ruoxi could not stay in the general's mansion. Otherwise, given Feng Ruoxi's temper, she would sooner or later take action against them, mother and daughter.
This time it depends on Jiang Hao's choice. Does he want the help of brotherhood, or does he want Ji Muhe and her?
Ji Muhe looked at her daughter's aggrieved look, and she still couldn't bear it. Her aura changed, as if the spoiled second young lady from the past had returned. "Mother knows."
Ever since she married into the general's mansion, Ji Muhe's temper had long since disappeared with her loving husband and mother-in-law's love, and she had become more patient. But today, her daughter was wronged, and she could no longer tolerate Feng Ruoxi.
Before noon.
Ji Muhe brought Jiang Qiao to the Duke's Mansion.
The servant quickly led his men in.
In the study, there are calligraphy paintings by literati hanging everywhere. Ji Qi has always liked these calligraphy works.
He frowned and looked at his daughter beside him and asked, "Mu He, why did you come back so suddenly today and didn't write to Dad?"
Ji Muhe had a stern face and said in a bad temper, "I had a fight with Jiang Hao. What? Doesn't Dad welcome me and your granddaughter?"
Ji Qi understood but didn't say much. He didn't want to get involved in their quarrel. Didn't he understand his daughter's temper?
"Then stay a few more days."
Backyard, martial arts training ground.
Jiang Qiao looked at his cousin in white clothes with a look of disbelief.
"Cousin, are you sure?"
Ji Zhan's voice was sonorous and powerful. He handed the big knife in his hand to her with an expectant look on his face, "I'm sure, come on!"
Ji Zhan was a reserved and introverted civil servant in the imperial court, but she admired those with great martial arts skills. Therefore, she was very fond of her cousin, who was also a skilled martial artist. When she heard that Jiang Qiao was coming today, she kidnapped her and asked her to perform... a sword show for him. ˉ\_(ツ)_/ˉ
Jiang Qiao held the big knife in his hand and chuckled twice.
No, when you come to visit someone's house, you have to let them perform swordplay for you!
Are you polite?
And she was wearing a light and plain dress today, looking so gentle!
Doesn't he find it particularly abrupt?
This cousin of hers is really strange! What's his hobby? He looks like a gentleman, but he likes to watch swordplay?
Wangcai: [Stop wasting time, let's play, the kids can't wait.]
Jiang Qiao: ...
Forget it, just play one for him. Seeing the child’s naive look, she felt “distressed”.
Jiang Qiao gripped the hilt of the Tang sword, calmed his mind, and his eyes became determined. He danced the sword in the air, and every time he swung it, he could hear the sound of the blade tearing through the air.
“Pah pah pah——”
Ji Zhan applauded her, “Cousin, you are so awesome!”
Jiang Qiao returned the knife and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "No big deal, I'm just hungry."
She hasn't eaten yet!
Ji Zhan was in a good mood and immediately wanted to take Jiang Qiao out for a good meal.
Manzuilou is the best restaurant in the northern part of Han.
Ji Zhan and his friends came at the wrong time, so there were no private rooms and they had to make do in the lobby on the first floor.
Jiang Qiao said she didn't care. She looked at the table full of delicious food, swallowed her saliva, and then picked up her chopsticks without hesitation.
When Jiang Qiao was enjoying her meal, Ji Zhan suddenly asked, "Cousin, can you breathe fire?"
“Cough cough cough…”
Jiang Qiao almost choked to death after hearing this. Her cheap cousin really treated her as a street performer.
She retorted sarcastically, "Why don't you ask me if I can break a stone in my chest?"
Unexpectedly, Ji Zhan asked her seriously, "Can you do it?"
Jiang Qiao stopped what he was doing and looked at Ji Zhan with suspicion. "Cousin, if you like this so much, why don't you go see a professional juggler?"
Ji Zhan coughed lightly twice and tilted his head slightly. "I am the eldest grandson of the Duke's Mansion. How can I let myself be distracted by material things? If others knew about it, they might not say what they would say about the Duke's Mansion. Naturally, I must be prudent and put the Duke's Mansion first."
Jiang Qiao: "Cousin, you are so pretentious~"
Ji Zhan: ...
"Miss Jiang, what a coincidence."
A clear voice came from behind.
Jiang Qiao subconsciously turned around, but saw a face that was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar.
Shi Yechen...
Can't you finally bear it and come to meet me?
Ji Zhan put away his casualness, became reserved and polite, stood up and saluted respectfully.
Shi Yechen's public persona was simply that of an easy-going person. He quickly stopped Ji Zhan and smiled kindly, "Young Marquis Ji, there's no need to be so polite."
Ji Zhan showed the proper respect and distance towards Shi Yechen.
The three princes in the court are fighting fiercely for the throne. Because of his aunt Ji Yan, he is closest to the sixth prince Shi Chuan, and the two are good friends.
Although Shi Chuan had no intention of competing for the throne, he knew Shi Yechen's character well. He knew that if Shi Yechen became the last person to ascend the throne, everyone else would die. In order to stabilize the current situation in the court, the Duke's Mansion sided with the Sixth Prince to maintain a tie.
It is understood that Shi Chuan and Shi Yechen have always been at odds with each other. The Duke's Mansion is the descendant of the Sixth Prince, so Ji Zhan naturally does not like Shi Yechen.
Jiang Qiao didn't move, just put down his chopsticks and drank a glass of liquor, with only coldness in his eyes.
Ji Zhan didn't know what happened between Jiang Qiao and Shi Yechen, and he didn't notice that the atmosphere was wrong. Out of courtesy, he invited Shi Yechen to sit down with him.
Shi Yechen of course agreed. He came here today just for Jiang Qiao. She had clearly returned to Beijing yesterday, but she had not come to find him as agreed. Shi Yechen was worried that something might happen.
He knew that Jiang Qiao was obsessed with him, and there was something wrong with it.
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