"I dreamed--" Jiang Si's eyes flickered slightly, revealing a hint of fear.

Old Madam Feng couldn't help but hold her breath.

The three-legged incense burner on the table by the window exudes a fragrant aroma, which is the incense that Old Madam Feng often uses.

Old Madam Feng was particular about this. She had certain customs regarding what kind of incense to burn at what time throughout the year.

But no matter what, Jiang seems to dislike the smell of incense.

It was too thick and it made her nose uncomfortable.

"I dreamed that the two pheasants were trying to grab my eyes. I tried to avoid them, but they actually flew towards my grandmother..."

"And then?" Old Madam Feng's eyes narrowed.

"Then..." Jiang Si paused, and quickly raised his eyes to look at Old Madam Feng, "I saw my grandmother was unable to avoid it and was scratched in the eye by a golden pheasant."

Madam Feng's grip on the teacup suddenly tightened.

At her age, she believes more and more in mysterious things. She felt very uncomfortable because she was woken up by such a strange dream last night. She didn't expect that the fourth girl also had the same dream.

"Do you remember which eye the rooster scratched your grandmother in?"

"Left eye." Jiang Si said without hesitation.

Old Madam Feng was greatly shocked.

If she had some doubts before, she had to believe it now. The golden chicken in her dream scratched her left eye!

This dream is definitely not a good omen, and it will most likely come true. Otherwise, it would not make sense for the grandfather and grandson to have the same dream.

"What happened later?" Old Madam Feng asked after she gathered her thoughts.

"When the granddaughter saw the golden pheasant scratching her grandmother, she woke up in shock and nothing happened afterwards."

Madam Feng was silent for a long time before she murmured to herself, "What does this dream imply?"

She was just mumbling to herself in a state of restlessness, but Jiang Si interrupted her and said, "The hint is obvious."

Old Madam Feng was stunned and stared at her as if she had never known this granddaughter before.

Jiang Si pursed her lips and smiled: "I thought of my second sister as soon as I saw her today. She is the second youngest among the girls in the Bo's Mansion, and she is also born in the year of the Rooster. The two golden chickens must be her."

"Nonsense!" Old Madam Feng's face darkened.

Jiang Si spread his hands: "Originally, my granddaughter could not have thought of this. Who knew that I had that strange dream last night and my second sister came today."

"That's enough." Madam Feng put the teacup heavily on the tea table, not wanting to listen to Jiang Si anymore. "You can go back now."

"Granddaughter, take your leave." Jiang Si stood up and bowed slightly to Madam Feng. She had no intention of continuing to persuade her, so she walked out.

"Wait." Old Madam Feng called out from behind.

"Grandma, do you have any other instructions?"

"I don't want to hear this nonsense from anyone else!"

Jiang Si smiled: "Don't worry, grandma, I know what's going on."

In the previous life, it was my grandmother who was “talking nonsense”.

It was at this time that Madam Feng began to feel unexplained pain in her left eye, and within two days she could no longer see.

How could Mrs. Feng bear the pain of losing the sight in one eye? After consulting several doctors without success, she turned to a fortune teller.

The witch performed a ritual, and in the end the blame was actually directed at Jiang Zhan.

Jiang Zhanxing is the second child. He likes to walk his birds and play with his dogs. He just happened to buy a pair of parrots. All the signs seem to match Mrs. Feng's strange dream.

Old Madam Feng believed it without a doubt and ordered her men to break the necks of the pair of parrots in front of Jiang Zhan.

Strangely enough, not long after the pair of parrots were executed, Mrs. Feng's left eye healed again, and from then on she became even more disgusted with Jiang Zhan.

Jiang Si still remembered that after Jiang Zhan died, she came back to attend the funeral. Her father, who usually beat and scolded her second brother, had mostly white hair, while her grandmother was as calm as usual.

At that time, she thought that her grandmother's behavior was typical of a noble family, where one could remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe. Later, she realized that her grandmother was not being calm, but being indifferent.

There is so little emotion, so how can I be sad?

After Jiang Si left, Madam Feng was not as calm as she appeared.

What the fourth girl said does not seem to be without some truth—

"Mother Feng, what do you think?"

The mansion is managed by the second wife, Mrs. Xiao. Mrs. Xiao often gives sweet treats to the people around Old Madam Feng, so Mother Feng naturally has to speak for the second wife.

“It’s hard to say—”

"Just say whatever you want to say. You've been with me for so many years, don't you know my temper?"

Mother Feng hurriedly said yes, and then said carefully: "The old woman saw with a cold eye that the fourth young lady was not very friendly to the second young lady today. Maybe she said so because there was a little conflict between the sisters."

"How do you explain the fourth girl's dream?"

"The fourth lady and the old lady had a related dream, which shows that this dream really foreshadows something, but the old woman can't think of where it should be."

"I hope it's just a coincidence." Old Lady Feng murmured.

While Old Lady Feng was talking to Mother Feng, a maid in a light green boa came to Yaxinyuan. She quietly asked Ah Xi a few words and then hurried back to report to Second Madam Xiao.

"Madam, Sister A Xi said that the Second Aunt was scolded several times by the Fourth Miss today. The old lady was annoyed and did not keep the Second Aunt to talk. The Second Aunt might be unhappy, so she went straight back to her parents' home..."

Xiao's face suddenly darkened.

How could this be possible? She had been the housekeeper for so many years and she believed she had never treated the eldest wife badly. Qian'er also treated Jiang Si like an elder sister. How could Jiang Si be so ungrateful as to make her daughter angry?

The more Xiao thought about it, the angrier she became. She said with a gloomy face, "Go and call Mrs. Liu from the kitchen."

Jiang Si didn't know that Jiang Qian's hasty departure made Xiao particularly concerned about what happened in Ci Xin Tang, and even if he knew about it, he wouldn't care.

After leaving Ci Xin Tang, she sent A Qiao to report to Jiang Ancheng and left with A Man.

The second floor of the teahouse by the window offers a good view of the bustling street scene. Jiang Si holds a cup of tea and drinks it slowly.

Ah Man took a sip of tea and tasted it: "It's not as good as our tea."

"Drinking tea is not just for the taste." Jiang Si stared out the window and said casually.

"Then why?" Ah Man asked curiously.

Jiang Si had already seen Jiang Zhan approaching from a distance.

Jiang Zhan is not even seventeen years old. His height does not stand out among the crowd, but he can always be spotted at a glance.

A young man who is as bright as a pearl or jade, just like a pearl in a pile of gravel, naturally attracts people's attention.

But what attracted Jiang Si at this moment was not her handsome brother, but the bird cage in her brother's hand.

An exquisite bird cage woven with bamboo threads, containing a pair of colorful parrots.

"Of course it's to block people!" Jiang Si explained casually, his eyes following Jiang Zhan from far to near.

Jiang Zhan hummed a little tune and walked briskly, and the servant Aji had to jog to barely keep up with him.

Seeing that Jiang Zhan was about to walk past the teahouse, Jiang Si broke off a piece of snack and threw it down, hitting Jiang Zhan on the shoulder.

Jiang Zhan reached out and touched it, and found pastry crumbs on his fair palm.

Jiang Zhan was furious and raised his head to curse: "Who is so——"

The girl's bright face disappeared from the window.

"——How clever!" Jiang Zhan panted and continued with the previous words.