The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the night breeze is blowing gently.
Jiang Jingyu asked Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu to move the incense table to the yard.
"Miss, I will go get you another lantern!"
Qiu Shuang said this and ran to the room, brought back a lantern and placed it next to the incense table.
With the moonlight as a backdrop and the candlelight as a reflection, the area around the incense table instantly became bright.
Jiang Jingyu raised her eyes and glanced at Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu on the side, and said to them, "You two should go and rest. You don't have to accompany me."
Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu shook their heads at the same time: "We have to accompany the young lady! We won't sleep until the young lady sleeps!"
Jiang Jingyu looked helpless: "Okay, then go inside and get a stool to sit on. Aren't you tired of standing?"
"Yes, Miss!"
Qiu Shuang giggled and pulled Dong Xu to the steps at the door. She bent down, blew a breath, and then sat down.
Qiu Shuang patted the seat beside her, looked up and said to Dong Xu, "Dong Xu, come and sit down too!"
Dongxu nodded and sat aside.
The two little girls held their chins and looked quietly at Jiang Jingyu's figure in front of them.
"Miss, your perfume-making skills are so good. If the incense you mix is put on the shelves, I guarantee that it will be sold out within a day!"
Dongxu tilted his head and glanced at Qiushuang. "One day? You're probably underestimating me. I think they'll be gone in less than half a day."
Qiu Shuang smiled and agreed, "That's right, Miss's craftsmanship is even better than that of the perfumer in the shop. Last time when I couldn't sleep, Miss specially made a calming incense for me, and I slept so well that night!"
Jiang Jingyu couldn't help but smile when she heard what the two little girls said.
"Okay, both of you stop bragging. The tranquilizing incense contains tranquilizing powder, so you'll naturally sleep well."
Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
The lady smiled!
This was the first time they saw the young lady smile since they came to the general's mansion!
The two little girls were surprised and happy, and were about to continue to make Jiang Jingyu happy when an uninvited guest suddenly appeared at the door.
"General!"
Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu were startled and hurriedly stood up from the steps and bowed to Zhou Huaiqian at the door.
Jiang Jingyu, who had known that Zhou Huaiqian appeared in Nanyuan, looked up and looked at him in surprise.
"Why is the General here?"
Zhou Huaiqian was distracted for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
He walked straight towards Jiang Jingyu. Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu were startled and subconsciously ran in front of Jiang Jingyu to block her behind them, looking at Zhou Huaiqian with vigilance.
They knew that the general resented their young lady, and now that the general suddenly appeared in Nanyuan, he must have had bad intentions!
Zhou Huaiqian's mouth twitched when he saw the two of them looking so defensive. Did he look so scary?
Zhou Huaiqian didn't bother with the two maids. He walked up to the three of them, the master and the servant, and stopped, stretching out his hands behind his back.
"One hundred taels of silver, the property is returned to its original owner."
Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu were stunned. They didn't expect that Zhou Huaiqian was here to repay the money.
Dongxu was more stable than Qiu Shuang after all. She was surprised for a moment, then took the banknote from Zhou Huaiqian's hand.
"I'll accept this banknote on behalf of my young lady. Thank you for coming here in person, General!"
The banknote originally belonged to their young lady, so Dongxu felt at ease accepting it.
Jiang Jingyu said nothing and acquiesced to Dongxu's actions.
After Dong Xu took the banknote, Zhou Huaiqian still stood there without moving.
Qiu Shuang asked doubtfully, "General, is there anything else?"
Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu stared at him, their vigilance undiminished.
Zhou Huaiqian felt uncomfortable being stared at by the two of them. He glanced at Jiang Jingyu's face and then turned around.
Looking at his departing back, Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu breathed a sigh of relief.
Just don’t come here to cause trouble for the lady!
The vigilance on the two men's faces had just relaxed when Zhou Huaiqian, who was about to walk out of the yard, suddenly stopped.
He turned around and looked straight at Jiang Jingyu.
"Thank you for taking care of the shop today."
He was extremely busy today with the casino affairs. If Jiang Jingyu had not been there, there would have been trouble in the shop.
Jiang Jingyu looked at him indifferently, with no extra expression on her face.
"Since I'm married to the general, it's my duty to help manage the affairs of the general's mansion. General, there's no need to be polite to me. After all, we are family."
Zhou Huaiqian's eyes flashed slightly, he looked at Jiang Jingyu deeply, then turned and left Nanyuan.
Zhou Huaiqian left Nanyuan with a heavy heart, and did not notice the dark figure on the roof hidden by the shade of the tree.
Song Wenjing stood in a black robe with his hands behind his back. He lowered his eyes slightly, taking in everything in Nanyuan.
He listened to every word, including the conversation between Zhou Huaiqian and Jiang Jingyu.
After seeing Zhou Huaiqian leave Nanyuan with his own eyes, Song Wenjing did not take his gaze away. He narrowed his eyes and tightened his hands behind his back slightly.
Song Wenjing had just caught Zhou Huaiqian's momentary shock when he heard Jiang Jingyu say that they were a family. Perhaps it was because men's sixth sense was too strong, Song Wenjing actually sensed a hint of relief in Zhou Huaiqian's expression.
Zhou Huaiqian was glad that he married her and that they were a family.
It seems that not all the things he sent the secret guards to find out were true. Zhou Huaiqian's affection for his deceased wife was probably not as deep as he showed.
Song Wenjing was certain that if Zhou Huaiqian were given more time to spend with Jiang Jingyu, he would definitely forget the vows he made to his deceased wife and turn his attention to Jiang Jingyu.
They were childhood sweethearts, and she already had feelings for Zhou Huaiqian. If Zhou Huaiqian came back to pursue her, her feelings for him would only deepen.
By then, the two of them will be in love, so what role does he have?
If he really interfered and snatched her away, forcibly bringing her to his side, she would probably hate him for the rest of her life.
He originally thought that he would never be able to let a woman get close to him in his life, let alone fall in love with a woman. But when Shang Yuanye's tenderness fell into his arms, not only did it bring him closer, it also stirred his long-silent heart.
After struggling for a few days, Song Wenjing knew very well what he wanted.
He wanted not only her but also her heart.
So he couldn't give Zhou Huaiqian any time to react. He would never allow the thing he was worried about to happen...
P.S.: There are too many things to do at the beginning of the school day today, so I can only rush out this one, please forgive me, my dears! Our Jingdi immediately launched an attack on Sister Jiang hehe~
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