"Who do you think is walking blindly? It's the sixth young lady from the Marquis of Changping's mansion!"
Jiang Segu looked at Song Yuru's arrogant demeanor and retorted with some disgust, "Who do we have here that is so mean and rude? It turns out to be the fourth young lady of the Song family who is practicing meditation at Jingyue Nunnery!"
I was quite worried when I heard that Grand Tutor Song had sent you to Jingyue Nunnery for quiet cultivation. But now that I see Fourth Miss Song is as before, I suppose she hasn't suffered during this time. I'm truly happy for Fourth Miss Song..."
"Stop pretending! If it weren't for you, we sisters would have been sent to Jingyue Nunnery!" Song Yuru felt a surge of anger rising in her chest as she thought about the days she was tormented by those old nuns at Jingyue Nunnery.
If it weren't for their mother saying that the Peach Blossom Banquet was being held at their Song family home and that the sisters needed to help entertain the guests, their grandfather wouldn't know when he would have let them come back!
What's even more infuriating is that, even though the third brother and the sixth brother were both there that day, the grandfather only punished the three sisters, which shows that the grandfather was biased.
What's most infuriating is that Jiang Segu, the culprit who harmed them, was actually allowed to attend this year's Peach Blossom Banquet!
Why should I?!
If she doesn't get her revenge today, she's not a Song!
"Don't think I don't know about your family's recent troubles just because I'm at Jingyue Nunnery! I heard your little lover was blinded by an arrow and will be unable to take the imperial examinations from now on! It's a pity for all the feelings you had for him; from now on, we'll probably have to call you the blind bride!"
Song Yuru felt as if she had rubbed salt into Jiang Segu's wounds.
However, Jiang Segu showed no sign of being hurt; on the contrary, he seemed completely unconcerned.
"Jiang Liu, how could you be so heartless! Just because Liang Shaojie is blind, you want to abandon him after taking advantage of him? Good heavens, I heard that you did a lot of outrageous things for him before, how come now that he's blind, you want to abandon him and find someone else! Poor Liang Shaojie, to have met such a heartless person like you!"
After she finished speaking, Jiang Segu quietly said, "Sister Song Si truly has the heart of a bodhisattva. It seems that during your time at Jingyue Nunnery, you have received enlightenment from the bodhisattva. If that's the case, why don't you marry Liang Shaojie with a heart of universal salvation, so as to comfort his heart that I have hurt!"
Song Yuru was so angry that she didn't know how to refute him.
Song Yuting, standing behind her, spoke in a gentle tone: "My fourth sister is just feeling sorry that you two, a perfect couple, could not be together. She was just feeling a bit sentimental. I hope Sixth Sister Jiang will not take offense!"
Jiang Segu looked Song Yuting up and down. Seeing that she was no longer mindlessly echoing Song Yuru as before, but was instead being more reserved and apologizing to her, he began to treat her with a different attitude.
"Compared to her previous fierce demeanor, Miss Song's temperament has indeed become much gentler. It seems that this trip to Jingyue Nunnery was worthwhile! Today, the Song family is the host, so Fourth Sister Song and Fifth Sister Song must be very busy. I won't keep you from entertaining the guests!"
Jiang Segu, unwilling to get entangled with the two any longer, pulled Jiang Youhui, who was trembling beside him, and started to leave.
Outraged, Song Yuru stretched out a foot to trip Jiang Segu.
Jiang Segu, who had been on guard all along, pretended not to see and stepped hard on her foot, even deliberately grinding it against the instep.
"Ouch, that hurts! Jiang Liu, how could you be so barbaric and rude! If you don't like what I'm saying, then don't listen, why did you have to break my foot!" As she spoke, her wails grew louder.
Song Yuting understood, and put on a pitiful look of being bullied, "Sixth Sister Jiang, it was all our fault before. We sincerely apologize to you. You have already scolded us, and we have been punished by Grandfather. You have already vented your anger. Why do you have to pick a fight with my Fourth Sister today!"
It's the same old routine, Jiang Segu thinks it's unoriginal!
Why don't she give these two something fresh?
Jiang Segu stepped forward, her face full of concern, and asked, "Sister Song, how are you? Let me see how your foot is!"
As he spoke, he squatted down, grabbed Song Yuru's ankle, and started to take off her shoes.
The bamboo grove where they were located was a place that separated male and female guests. After Song Yuru's scream just now, it would soon attract the guests from both sides.
If a man outside the marriage saw her feet, what would become of her reputation!
Song Yuru struggled, but Jiang Segu held her feet tightly and quickly took off her shoes.
At this moment, a man's voice could be heard coming from the east side of the bamboo forest.
"Jiang Segu, what are you doing! Let go of me right now!"
Jiang Segu had already spotted the shadowy figures. He loosened his grip slightly and said in a low voice with a hint of schadenfreude, "Song Yuru, once your feet have been seen by many men, do you think you'll marry one of them, or take turns serving them?"
Song Yuru was angry, ashamed and anxious because of what she said. She could no longer pretend that her foot hurt and kicked Jiang Segu away with all her might.
"ah!"
With a scream from Jiangse Valley, a few people walked out from both the east and west sides of the bamboo forest.
"What was the fourth young lady of the Song family doing? Why did she kick that girl for no reason?"
"No wonder she was sent to Jingyue Nunnery for solitary cultivation. She dared to be so arrogant at a banquet like today, which shows she doesn't have a good temperament!"
"I think it's a waste of time to go to Jingyue Nunnery; the bad habits still haven't been eradicated!"
"..."
These were whispers among the female guests.
The male guests were relatively quiet, and seeing that it was a dispute between two women, they decided to stay away for the time being.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, the girl who had fallen to the ground suddenly cried out in surprise.
"My bracelet!"
Everyone looked at the emerald bracelet that had broken in two on the ground, and for a moment they all looked down on Jiang Segu.
She seems to be short-sighted; it's just a bracelet, why is she making such a fuss about it!
Seeing this, Song Yuru's eyes darted around slightly, and she said apologetically, "Sixth Sister Jiang, I didn't mean to kick you just now. It's just that you stepped on my foot and hurt it, and then you insisted on massaging it for me without considering the occasion. I..."
A slight blush rose on her face. "How can a young lady like me take off her shoes and socks in public? You wouldn't listen to me, so I pushed you in my haste. I never expected that I would break your jade bracelet!"
Ultimately, it's all my sister's fault...
As she spoke, she took off a pair of violet jingling bracelets from her wrist and limped toward Jiangse Valley.
"These violet jade bracelets were a gift from my maternal grandmother when my sister turned 18 last year. Don't let their small size fool you; violet jade is rare, let alone such pure pieces!"
As she spoke, Song Yuru removed the peony hairpin with red gold and rubies and a pair of filigree begonia hairpins from her head. "Sister, I don't know the value of your jade bracelet. I'll give you these as compensation first. After the banquet today, I will definitely come to apologize in person!"
In an instant, everyone praised Song Yuru for her magnanimity and understanding.
Jiang Segu ignored these fickle people and sadly picked up the bracelet from the ground, saying in a worried tone, "Fourth Sister Song, it's not that I'm stingy, it's just that you really can't afford to pay for this jade bracelet..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
