In the cool autumn, the sky darkens, revealing a blue indigo outline.
The General's Mansion.
Jiang Qiao prepared everything and took Chunhua out of the yard. She was wearing the dress embroidered with hundreds of butterflies and silver patterns today. Her three thousand black hair was simply tied up, and her head ornaments were two green jade hairpins, which embellished her look just right.
Her delicate face looked charming even with just a touch of makeup, but her eyes were like clear and transparent ice and snow, so calm that not a single ripple could be stirred.
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, but there is an indescribable dullness in the mansion.
Not far ahead, Jiang Anran was standing under the Albizia albizzia tree with a gloomy look on his face, apparently waiting for someone.
Jiang Qiao walked past her without even looking at her, treating her as if she were air.
Until... Jiang Anran called her, "Sister!"
Jiang Qiao stopped and waited for her to continue without looking back.
Jiang Anran walked quickly to her, tears in her almond-shaped eyes, "Sister, I don't know if you have any misunderstandings about me. Maybe I have done many wrong things in the past, but I really know that I was wrong. Now that my mother has become like that, I really don't know what to do..."
She didn't know why Jiang Qiao was so indifferent to her and her daughter now, but Jiang Anran knew that Jiang Qiao was the softest-hearted person.
Feng Ruoxi hadn't woken up yet, and Jiang Hao had never visited her. Only Jiang Anran stayed in the yard to take care of her.
Jiang Qiao didn't know whether Feng Ruoxi was pretending to be unconscious or was really unconscious, or whether Feng Ruoxi had given Jiang Anran some bad advice again.
"Jiang Anran, do you really know you're wrong?" Jiang Qiao said in a low voice, glancing coldly at the person in front of him.
Jiang Anran inexplicably felt a little fear. Jiang Qiao had really changed a lot. At this moment, she suddenly began to doubt whether the person in front of her was really the idiot whose emotions were all written on his face?
However, she remembered what Feng Ruoxi had said, wiped the tears from her eyes and replied, "Of course, sister, I really know I was wrong. Can you forgive me? Don't blame me and mother?"
Jiang Qiao immediately changed his mood and said with a smile, "Of course, we are a family, how can I really blame you."
In fact, she had already guessed that Jiang Anran would come to see her tonight. A selfish and opportunistic person like Jiang Anran would naturally not miss the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace.
Jiang Anran indeed thought so. Sometimes, opportunities have to be fought for by oneself. What if some famous family takes a fancy to her? Then Jiang Anran and her daughter will have a way out.
In her previous life, the original owner would bring Jiang Anran to every banquet. Everyone knew that she had a smart and polite sister, but she herself was a complete fool and was fooled by others.
This time, she would of course bring Jiang Anran with her, but...she hoped Jiang Anran could handle everything tonight...
After Jiang Anran heard Jiang Qiao forgive her, she stepped forward, took her arm, and asked knowingly, "Sister, are you going to the palace to attend the banquet?"
"Do you want to join us?" Jiang Qiao gave her a way out.
Jiang Anran nodded happily. She knew Jiang Qiao was soft-hearted and would definitely take her with him tonight. However, she still asked reservedly, "Is it okay?"
Jiang Qiao pulled his arm out of her grasp and said softly, "Of course."
…
Arrived at the gate of the mansion.
Jiang Hao and his wife were already waiting.
Ji Muhe watched Jiang Anran come out with Jiang Qiao without asking much questions. She didn't have much opinion about her niece, but felt more pity.
In her heart, Jiang Anran was also a poor person who lost his father when he was young.
It’s just Feng Ruoxi…
Ji Muhe felt nauseous when he thought of this name, and hoped that she could just settle down.
It's getting late.
Finally, Jiang Hao rode in the front in his own carriage. Jiang Qiao was worried about Ji Muhe's belly, so he rode in the same carriage with her in the middle. Jiang Anran followed alone at the back.
The wide streets were brightly lit and decorated everywhere. The streets were crowded with people, and smiles were on their faces.
Jiang Qiao sat in the carriage and listened to the noise outside. She raised her hand slightly, picked up the tea on the table beside her and took a sip.
Ji Muhe seemed to be in a good mood and didn't have any severe pregnancy reactions, perhaps because she would see Ji Yan soon.
…
An hour later, the carriage stopped at the palace gate.
Jiang Qiao opened the curtains and looked outside. All the dignitaries had arrived, and she also saw that figure.
Yan Qingli...
Jiang Qiao will never forget her back.
In the previous life, Yan Qingli had caused great harm to the original owner's body. She had the appearance of a Guanyin but the heart of a vicious snake. No one knew how many lives were on her hands.
As soon as Jiang Hao got off the carriage, he was pulled by his colleagues to reminisce about the past, and the responsibility of taking care of Ji Muhe fell on Jiang Qiao.
Jiang Anran had attended banquets of all sizes, but had never been to the palace. As she looked at the red brick exterior wall in front of her, her ambition could no longer be restrained.
Feng Ruoxi was right. If the General's Mansion was unreliable, couldn't she rely on others?
Jiang Qiao glanced at Jiang Anran and the smile on his lips widened a little.
Jiang Anran, I hope you perform well tonight...
Inside the palace, the lights were bright and the voices were bustling.
Waves of melodious piano sounds came. The musicians in the palace were different. The piano sounds were soft and lingering in the hanging beams, making people feel happy.
Jiang Qiao found a good seat and sat down. She could feel that many people were looking at her with expressions of surprise, admiration, envy, and... disdain.
She didn't care about the gazes and let them look at her.
Jiang Qiao, however, looked in one direction and met Yan Qingli's gaze, giving her a provocative smile, with a sharp and ostentatious look in his bones.
Yan Qingli, who was not far away, was stunned, and the gentle smile on her face suddenly seemed a little fake.
Is that Jiang Qiao?
How could that be?
Doesn’t that country bumpkin love complicated accessories the most and has such bad taste that people can’t even look at them?
How come he looks so different after returning from a victory?
When Yan Qingli wanted to take a closer look, Jiang Qiao had already looked away.
Yan Qingli felt inexplicably irritated, but she didn't pay too much attention to this episode and continued talking with Princess Yongping beside her.
Princess Yongping Shi Yunyue is the only daughter of the current queen. She is the apple of everyone's eye and is extremely spoiled.
Yan Qingli's family background is not very high, but because of her great talent, she has a place in the capital. However, compared with Shi Yunyue, there is a huge gap between them, so she is determined to have a good relationship with this princess.
"Your Highness, this cherry wine looks good. It's pure and rich, but not intoxicating. Would you like to try it?"
Shi Yunyue raised her eyelids slightly, frowned slightly at the wine glass that had been touched, and said, "Go back to your seat and stop hanging around me."
She hated it most when people tried to talk to her and acted like smart-assed.
Yan Qingli withdrew her hand awkwardly. This was the only princess she had ever been bullied by in her life. However, everyone knew that she had the best relationship with Shi Yunyue among all the young ladies from official families, so no one would laugh at her to death.
"Yes." She sat behind Shi Yunyue and stepped back to hide her annoyance.
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