Jiang Taohua accompanied Qin Yuan in Shangjing for a whole day, and even took him to a clothing store to buy him some clothes made of good fabrics. Qin Yuan refused to buy them, but Jiang Taohua forced them on him.
When night fell, Jiang Taohua brought Qin Yuan to Zui Xiang Lou for dinner again.
The food at Zui Xiang Lou was very expensive, and Qin Yuan didn't want Jiang Taohua to spend money, so he said, "Taohua, let's just go to a street stall and eat something instead of eating at Zui Xiang Lou."
He was just a poor scholar and didn't have much money. He couldn't afford to treat his niece to dinner at Zui Xiang Lou, and he didn't want his niece to spend money to treat him.
"Uncle, the food at Zui Xiang Lou is delicious. Let's eat here." Jiang Taohua knew that Qin Yuan didn't want to spend money, so she smiled and said, "Uncle, I'm not short of money. You don't have to worry about me having no money."
She made a lot of money when she was the top courtesan in Baihualou.
"But..." Qin Yuan wanted to say something, but Jiang Taohua interrupted him with a smile, "Uncle, I want to eat at Zui Xiang Lou."
After hearing her say that she wanted to have dinner at Zui Xiang Lou, Qin Yuan said nothing more and followed her to have dinner at Zui Xiang Lou.
After dinner, Jiang Taohua took Qin Yuan to play on the pleasure boat. She directly booked a large pleasure boat for her and Qin Yuan to play on.
Seeing Jiang Taohua spending money so lavishly, Qin Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Taohua, you are..."
Qin Yuan really wanted to ask her if she had curry favor with some powerful person, but he was afraid of making her unhappy, so he stopped talking halfway.
Jiang Taohua knew that Qin Yuan wanted to ask about her current situation, so she told him without hiding anything: "Uncle, I am now in the Prince of Jin's Mansion. When I was in Baihua Pavilion, I was redeemed by the Jiangzhou prefect, who gave me to the Prince of Jin."
Jiang Taohua spoke calmly, but Qin Yuan felt heartbroken when he heard it.
He said with a face full of self-blame: "Taohua, I'm sorry. It was my uncle who failed to control that vicious woman, so she sold you to Baihua Pavilion, causing you to suffer so much."
Whenever he thought of his vicious wife selling Jiang Taohua to Baihua Pavilion, he was so angry that he wanted to beat that evil woman to death.
"Uncle, don't blame yourself. Prince Jin is very good to me, and I am living a good life now." Jiang Taohua comforted him.
Qin Yuan looked at her eyes, which were full of light and energy, and knew that she had not lied to him. The King of Jin was indeed very good to her.
Being able to win the favor of King Jin, Taohua can be considered a blessing in disguise.
However, thinking about the noble status of Prince Jin, Qin Yuan couldn't help but worry again because he would definitely not marry Taohua and it would be impossible for him to be devoted to Taohua in the future.
If the evil woman in his family had not sold Taohua to Baihua Pavilion, Taohua could have married Meng Yuanguang, whom she loved.
Taohua and Meng Yuanguang were childhood sweethearts. Meng Yuanguang was a good man and valued feelings. After marrying Taohua, he would definitely be devoted to her. Alas, it was all that vicious woman's fault.
Now that Taohua has become the Prince of Jin's woman, there is no need for him to mention Meng Yuanguang in front of him, so as not to bring back bad memories for Taohua.
Qin Yuan put away his thousands of thoughts and said to Jiang Taohua with a serious face: "Taohua, my uncle's house will always be open to you, and my uncle will always keep the room you live in for you.
If one day you no longer want to be with Prince Jin, come back to Xinghua Village and your uncle will raise you."
"Okay." Jiang Taohua nodded with a smile.
Qin Yuan is indeed a good uncle worthy of respect.
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After finishing his work, Long Jingyan returned to the mansion and went directly to Yunshuiyuan to look for Jiang Taohua in her room. However, he found that Jiang Taohua was not in the room. He couldn't help but frown.
These days, he has become accustomed to returning to the room and seeing Jiang Taohua lying on the couch in the room, leisurely reading a storybook and waiting for him to come back.
He was not used to her not being in the room today.
Thinking that this woman would easily fall asleep while taking a bath, he went to the bathroom to look for Jiang Taohua, but he couldn't find her.
He frowned tightly and went to look for Jiang Taohua at the place where Jiang Taohua often went in the mansion these days.
There is no water pavilion.
There is no garden either.
Jiang Taohua was nowhere to be found in the places she usually went to.
The servants in the mansion said that Jiang Taohua had gone out and told them not to follow her.
Long Jingyan panicked, and inexplicably had the idea that Jiang Taohua had abandoned him and run away.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, his face instantly turned gloomy and he sent everyone in the mansion out to look for Jiang Taohua.
He also went out to look for Jiang Taohua with a cold face, thinking that if Jiang Taohua really ran away, he would bring her back, tie her to the bed, and bully her severely until she became pregnant with his child and gave up the idea of running away.
Jiang Taohua didn't know that she didn't have a palace now, which made Long Jingyan think wildly. She and Qin Yuan were playing chess leisurely on the pleasure boat.
Qin Yuan watched Jiang Taohua play chess so well and praised her, "Taohua, your chess skills are really amazing now. Even your uncle is no match for you."
Jiang Taohua smiled and said nothing.
The two of them played chess leisurely for a while. Qin Yuan glanced at the sky and said to Jiang Taohua, "Taohua, it's getting late. You should go back to Prince Jin's mansion quickly, so that Prince Jin won't worry about you."
When Jiang Taohua heard what he said, she remembered Long Jingyan. It was indeed late and she should go back. Otherwise, Long Jingyan would be worried if he saw that she didn't go back.
So she said to Qin Yuan, "Uncle, come with me to the Prince of Jin's Mansion. Don't go back tomorrow. It's not easy to come to Shangjing, so spend more time here."
"No, Taohua, your uncle is relieved to know that you are doing well now. Your uncle will leave for the capital tomorrow. The children in Xinghua Village are waiting for your uncle to go back and teach them." Qin Yuan smiled and rejected her proposal.
It was enough to know that she was doing well, and he didn't want to stay here and cause her trouble.
Jiang Taohua saw that Qin Yuan was determined to go back to Xinghua Village tomorrow, and knew that he was anxious to go back to teach the children in Xinghua Village, so she didn't force him.
When the pleasure boat stopped at the shore, Jiang Taohua and Qin Yuan got off the boat.
Qin Yuan accidentally stepped on a stone and stumbled. Jiang Taohua reached out to support him.
This scene happened to be seen by Long Jingyan who came to find Jiang Taohua. Both of them had their backs to him. From Long Jingyan's perspective, it looked like Jiang Taohua and Qin Yuan were being affectionate with each other.
Long Jingyan's face instantly darkened, his heart burning with anger, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
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