Chapter 16 Love at first sight?

When Xie Jing saw her looking away, he heard her say,

[I am so clingy, and I still dream of becoming his general’s wife even though I knew we had an engagement agreement. Xie Jing has such a bad temper, he will definitely not let me have my wish, and then cancel the engagement and tell me to get out as far away as possible! Out of sight, out of mind!]

Xie Jing really doesn’t like women who are clingy and dream of marrying into a general’s mansion, but it’s the first time he’s seen Jiang Youning racking her brains to make him cancel the engagement.

Money and a house are so important?

Marry him, and what’s his will be hers, no more than what he gives?

Xie Jing paused when he thought of this, he was led astray by her.

She says she’s smart, but she’s actually stupid!

Jiang Youning glanced at Xie Jing secretly and found that his face was very gloomy, and she was a little excited.

[Xie Jing must be thinking, I have never seen such a shameless woman, she is so shameless to stick to me, and wants to marry into the general's mansion? She is not big, but she has big ambitions, and she has beautiful dreams! ]

She laughed as she thought about it, [Hahaha, I laughed to death! ]

Xie Jing's mouth twitched twice. It is true that she is not big, but she has a lot of little tricks in her mind.

There was no conversation along the way, and the carriage stopped at the gate of Jiang's house.

Jiang Youning looked at Xie Jing, "General, I'm getting off."

Xie Jing: "Okay."

Jiang Youning retracted her gaze, pushed open the car door, picked up the lunch box and walked out. As soon as she walked out, she heard Xie Jing's low and pleasant voice coming from behind her.

"Tomorrow, I will ask Xue Yi to pick you up."

Jiang Youning: "..."

Ah! What does this mean?

She began to doubt herself, [Why is it different from the dream? Did I try too hard? Or has Xie Jing changed his taste? He likes this kind of clingy and ambitious woman? He actually wants to date her? ]

[Date! He just explained it to her, and he still wants to date her? ]

Jiang Youning got off the carriage with doubts and watched the carriage slowly leave.

[How can I make Xie Jing break off the engagement? Oh! It's so frustrating! ]

Chuntao came back earlier than her. Seeing Jiang Youning coming back, she happily came up to her and helped carry the food box.

"Miss, where have you been?"

"I went to have dinner with General Xie. This is the food and wine I packed back. Heat it up for dinner."

Jiang Youning said as she lay down on the couch. It was perfect to have a good sleep after eating and drinking.

After Chuntao put away the food box, she took out the money bag and placed it in front of her, saying excitedly, "Miss, this is the money I earned today. Miss Nan is really generous. She said to add five taels."

Jiang Youning picked it up and weighed it. It was quite heavy. She had earned a lot of money these days. She took out ten taels of silver and gave it to Chuntao.

"For you."

Chuntao looked at the ten taels of silver in her hand and asked in confusion: "Miss, why are you giving me so much silver?"

Jiang Youning said: "You have been working late every day to make hairpins, this is the salary you deserve."

"Salary?" Chuntao showed an expression of disbelief, "I am still paid?"

Jiang Youning smiled and said: "Of course, I can't work for nothing."

Although Chuntao is Jiang Youning's personal maid, her monthly salary is only one tael of silver.

How can she not be surprised when Jiang Youning gives her ten taels of silver as salary?

"Miss, you gave me too much. I feel a little uneasy."

Jiang Youning smiled and said, "Just take it. I will open a shop in the future and let you manage it."

Chuntao was excited and happy to hear about opening a shop, because she could earn more money and didn't have to be sneaky.

But the next second, she said with a look of disappointment, "But I can't read."

Jiang Youning paused and said with a smile, "What's the problem? I'll teach you."

Chuntao said, "I'm afraid I can't learn it because I'm too stupid."

Jiang Youning said, "You have learned such complicated velvet, what else can't you learn?"

Chuntao was confident after hearing this, "Miss, I will work hard to learn."

"That's right, I'll teach you the words we use in daily life first."

Jiang Youning took out paper and pen and taught her to write three words, meat buns.

Chuntao took the pen and wrote, but the words were crooked, like a dog crawling.

Chuntao was hit hard, "Miss..."

Jiang Youning praised, "It's okay, it's good to write like this for the first time. Write more and practice more, and you will be good."

After being praised, Chuntao gained confidence, "I will work hard."

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In the luxurious carriage, Xiao Yun was still angry, and he opened and closed the folding fan in his hand, closed and opened again...

"You are so good, Xie Jing, you just rely on me not to punish you and disobey the imperial order!"

He lifted the curtain with the folding fan and ordered, "Go and check the woman named Jiang Youning."

"I obey your order." Wei Chen took the order and drove away.

When Wei Chen came back, it was already dark.

Xiao Yun was reviewing memorials in Yu's study when he saw Wei Chen coming back and asked, "How's the investigation going?"

Wei Chen first explained his identity and background.

"I heard that Jiang Youning was so happy with Shen Tanhua that she cried, made a scene and even hanged herself for him, and then the two of them got engaged... Because she had physical contact with General Xie, after Shen Tanhua broke off the engagement, General Xie came to ask for marriage. I also heard that Jiang Youning was very ugly before..."

Xiao Yun's eyes flashed with doubt, "Ugly?"

Wei Chen said, "Yes, and then she became beautiful."

Xiao Yun asked, "So Xie Jing didn't know Jiang Youning before?"

Wei Chen said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Yun was smart and wise, and he figured it out quickly. He raised the corners of his lips, "Xie Jing, you are really brave!"

The next day, Xue Yi came to pick up Jiang Youning as promised.

This time, when Jiang Youning passed the front hall with Chuntao, Jiang Xubai stopped her.

"Ning'er, take Yanran with you."

"But the general..."

Jiang Youning was interrupted by Jiang Xubai before she finished speaking, "Just say Yanran is bored at home, let's go out and play together."

Jiang Yanran took Jiang Xubai's arm and said, "Dad, I just want to go out and play with Sister Ning'er. It doesn't matter if Sister Ning'er doesn't want to. Don't make things difficult for her."

Jiang Xubai felt that his daughter was wronged, "Ning'er, you see Yanran is always thinking about you, what about you? You forgot who raised you when you hooked up with General Xie?"

In the end, Jiang Youning couldn't take Jiang Yanran with him.

Xue Yi saw Jiang Yanran and looked at Jiang Youning, "Miss Jiang, what is this?"

Jiang Youning said, "I'm taking her to play together."

Xue Yi didn't say anything after hearing this, "Miss Jiang, please get in the carriage."

Jiang Youning and Jiang Yanran got in the carriage one after another.

Xue Yi waited until Chuntao went up before asking the coachman to hurry up the carriage.

At this time, in the private room of the Fu Jiang Restaurant

Xie Jing did not expect that the emperor would come to his house again. He knew it was because of the princess without asking.

Before he could speak, Xiao Yun asked first: "I heard that you and Miss Jiang got engaged after only meeting once? Why is that?"

Xie Jing only thought about it for a moment and guessed that the emperor checked Jiang Youning after returning yesterday.

"Because, I fell in love at first sight."

Facing the monarch, this was the second time he lied.

Xiao Yun was stunned for a long time after hearing this, looking up and down at Xie Jing, half believing and half doubting.

Xie Jing did not want to lie to the monarch, but there was no way, who asked Xiao Yun to ask him to marry the princess?

Xiao Yun asked again: "When do you plan to get married?"

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