Jiang Si absolutely refused to believe that her elder sister Jiang Yi had been divorced for having an affair in her previous life. However, she tried to prove it at her grandmother's birthday celebration not long ago, but to no avail.
Jiang Si thought about it and realized that he couldn't reach into the Zhu family for the time being, so all he could do now was to keep an eye on Zhu Ziyu.
As the husband of the eldest sister, Zhu Ziyu is the person closest to Jiang Yi. No matter what secrets there were in the previous life, he is unlikely to be a complete outsider. Staring at him may gain nothing, but it is better than doing nothing.
Jiang seemed a little regretful.
Her eldest sister was divorced and sent back to her parents' home because of adultery. She went back to see her eldest sister. At that time, her eldest sister looked like a lost soul. She could not answer any questions and just kept saying "I didn't do it", which made people feel sad.
She didn't dare to provoke her elder sister any more, thinking that she would ask her elder sister the truth after she came to her senses. However, not long after she returned home, she received the news that her elder sister had committed suicide.
If I had forced my elder sister to say a few more words in my previous life, perhaps I wouldn't be so clueless like I am now.
No, it's not completely clueless.
Jiang seems to remember the last time the two sisters met in their previous life, and also heard a few words from Jiang Yi.
That was when she finished comforting Jiang Yi and left. She walked to the door and lifted the thick cotton curtain. The wind blew snow on her face, making her shiver involuntarily and pause slightly.
At that moment, a faint cry came from the inner room: "We shouldn't have saved him!"
The cry was so low that it was blown away by the wind when it reached the outside, so that she thought she had misheard it.
Until now, after so many lifetimes, Jiang Si was still unsure whether her elder sister had said that at that time, but she was not prepared to let go of any clues.
If there is such a saying, who did the eldest sister save? Why do you say that person should not be saved? Or do you say that person was saved by someone else?
A series of questions led Jiang Si to a conclusion: On the premise that Jiang Yi had absolutely no affair, that sentence might indicate that the elder sister's ending was related to saving a person. Then this person was the key to solving Jiang Yi's dilemma.
A cold light flashed in Jiang Si's eyes: She must find this person.
"Girl, the young one is gone." Seeing that Jiang seemed to be lost in thought for a long time and had not come back to his senses, Ah Fei said cautiously.
"Go, and remember to report to me every three days, whether there is anything unusual or not."
Ah Fei was a smart man. Seeing Jiang Si's attitude, he immediately took the matter more seriously and patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, young lady."
After leaving the rented house, Jiang Si took Ah Man to a cosmetics shop.
This small shop, which she casually named "Lu Sheng Xiang", has gone from being deserted to being quite lively, with women coming in and out of its open door from time to time.
Aqiao was in charge of Lushengxiang, and all matters including contact with Xiuniangzi and checking accounts were handled by Aqiao alone.
A few days ago, Ah Qiao came to her and sighed, complaining that her newly opened cosmetics shop had been suffering losses due to the pressure from two old cosmetics shops. If things continued like this, she might as well sell the shop and make some profits.
Jiang Si had an excellent sense of smell and could grasp the slightest changes in scents, which gave her a unique advantage in perfume making. At that time, she wrote down a perfume recipe and gave it to Aqiao, and soon the perfume became famous.
The same perfume, but the one with fragrance smells extra fragrant and pleasant.
The subtle changes in fragrance bring completely different feelings to people. Dewberry became popular all of a sudden because of its unique fragrance.
After entering the shop, Jiang Si did not take off his veil, but looked around through the veil.
The small shop was kept spotlessly clean, with various items neatly arranged. A woman with a blue floral cloth wrapped around her head was walking back and forth greeting customers.
A small cosmetics shop like this only needs one shopkeeper and one clerk.
Lu Sheng Xiang went from nothing to something, from being deserted to being prosperous. Lady Xiu, who witnessed and participated in it all, seemed to slowly recover from the pain of losing her daughter, and a smile appeared on her face again.
Jiang Si did not disturb Lady Xiu and left quietly with Ah Man. However, she had an idea in her mind: she wanted to formulate two more perfumes to make Lu Sheng Xiang more advantageous in the perfume market, and then the business would be more prosperous.
Money is undoubtedly a person's confidence, and Jiang Si needs to spend money in many places. Not to mention other things, there are many people on Ah Fei's side who need to be connected, and these naturally need money to fill.
After walking a few steps out of Lu Shengxiang, Ah Man suddenly tugged at Jiang Si's sleeve and said, "Miss, look at that lady. She looks familiar to me."
Jiang Si paused slightly and looked in the direction Ah Man pointed, and saw a young woman accompanied by a maid walking towards Lu Shengxiang's direction.
Jiang seemed quite surprised.
The young woman with a bun turned out to be Ji Chongyi's sweetheart, Qiao Niang. Uh, now we should call her Grandma Ji San.
Unlike the graceful girl in the silk skirt with embroidery that I saw by the Moyou Lake that night, Qiao Niang this time was wearing a gorgeous dress and a golden swing on her head. The pearls and jade hanging from the swing swayed slightly with every step she took. She was completely different from the person she was a few months ago.
What surprised Jiang Si was that Qiao Niang, who had married into a wealthy family as she wished, did not look very well.
Jiang Si quickly withdrew his gaze and passed by Qiao Niang.
"Is the fragrant dew here really that good?" Qiao Niang looked up at the sign of Lu Sheng Xiang and said softly with some hesitation.
These days, she clearly felt that Ji Chongyi came back to his room less often than before. Although he still spoke softly to her, she instinctively felt uneasy.
That day, while strolling around the garden out of boredom, she overheard the maids praising the smell of the eldest girl's perfume. It was said that it was bought from a small shop that had just opened. She secretly memorized the name of the shop and finally found an opportunity to go out and buy it.
Hearing Qiaoniang questioning his own shop, Ah Man smiled and replied, "Of course it's fine. Madam, you will know after you try it. Our daughter also uses it."
"Aman." Jiang Si warned Aman in a low voice.
Ever since she successfully broke off the engagement, she never thought about having any contact with these two people again.
Qiao Niang was stunned at first, then she felt Ah Man's kindness and smiled, lowered her head slightly and walked into the shop.
As they walked back, Jiang Si said unhappily, "You're the only one who talks too much."
Ah Man stuck out his tongue and said, "Who told her to doubt that the perfume in our shop is not good? Besides, I really think that lady looks familiar. I wonder where I have seen her before?"
After taking only two steps, Ah Man suddenly remembered something and his face suddenly turned ugly: "Girl, girl, she is that, that——"
Jiang Si looked indifferent: "She is just a customer who came to our shop to buy perfume, nothing more than that."
Ah Man blinked and calmed down.
Although I didn't understand what the girl meant, I felt really happy when I saw that she didn't care at all.
Jiang Si returned home and wrote a letter to Jiang Yi.