Just nothing to do?

Jiang Si took Jiang Yi's arm and walked slowly forward, his eyes flashing slightly.

Maybe she was too sensitive. When she heard words like "just happened", she couldn't help but think too much.

"It seems that today is not a day off." Jiang Si said casually.

Officials have fixed days for rest. Today, Mr. Jiang went to the yamen, so there is no reason for Zhu Ziyu, who works in the Hanlin Academy, to rest.

Jiang Yi's smile was filled with a hint of sweetness that could not be concealed: "Fourth sister, you don't know that the Hanlin Academy is very idle. It just so happened that your eldest brother-in-law had finished his work and heard that I came to Baiyun Temple to burn incense, so he asked for leave from his superiors to accompany me."

"My brother-in-law is so good to me."

"Fourth sister!" Jiang Yi couldn't help but blush.

She came to burn incense this time to pray for a child.

Jiang Yi has been married to the Zhu family for more than four years and currently has only one daughter. In this era when having a son means one has a firm foothold in the husband's family, it is impossible to say that she has no pressure in her heart.

What made her feel lucky was that although her mother-in-law had some complaints about this, her husband had always protected her and even accompanied her to burn incense today.

Looking at the happy light that naturally revealed in Jiang Yi's eyes, Jiang Si was silent for a moment.

She could feel her elder sister's genuine joy, and she might be the one to break it all with her own hands.

However, the hesitation in Jiang Si's eyes was quickly replaced by determination.

If this is all an illusion, then what's the harm in breaking it? It's much better than the eldest sister carrying such humiliation and going to her death.

A breeze blew by, bringing a slight coolness and the scent of grass.

Jiang Si raised his eyes and looked up at the sky.

The sparse clouds on the horizon had accumulated at some point, layer upon layer like a mountain of clouds, slowly changing shape in the blue sky.

The sun at this time of year is no longer as scorching as in summer. The rays of sunshine are bright and refreshing, bringing a touch of warmth to everything.

Jiang seemed to know that it was going to rain, probably a heavy rain.

She didn't rush Jiang Yi to go back, and instead turned the conversation to the people around Jiang Yi: "I saw a maid who came to burn incense with my elder sister today and she looked unfamiliar. Why didn't I see Ah Zhen?"

Jiang Yi had two maids as part of her dowry, one named Azhen and the other Azhu. She usually took both of them with her when she went out, but today Jiang Si only saw Azhu, while Azhen was replaced by a strange maid.

Hearing Jiang Si mention Ah Zhen, Jiang Yi's face became a little unnatural: "Ah Zhen was sick, so I didn't take her out."

Jiang Si stopped and looked at Jiang Yi without blinking.

Jiang Yi felt more and more uncomfortable: "Why are you looking at me like that, Fourth Sister?"

Jiang Si frowned slightly: "I always feel that my elder sister is hiding something from me."

Jiang Yi reached out and touched Jiang's white forehead, and said angrily: "You, what are you thinking about at such a young age? You're asking questions even though a maid didn't come with me."

The more Jiang Yi said this, the more Jiang Si suspected that there was something wrong. She lowered her eyelids and put on a lonely look: "Eldest sister always says that I am young, but in fact I will be sixteen after this year. I remember that when my eldest sister was sixteen, she had already married into the Zhu family."

"Fourth sister——" Jiang Yi was speechless for a moment.

Jiang Si continued to belittle her: "I even called off my marriage when I was fifteen, so I have more experiences than my elder sister did when she was fifteen. My elder sister always treats me like a child, and others would just find it funny if they knew about it."

Jiang Yi was stunned for a moment, and then felt filled with heartache.

She is the older sister. In her eyes, her younger brothers and sisters who have never enjoyed the love of their mother since childhood will always be children. However, the reality is that no one can stay forever without growing up.

Maybe she could talk to her fourth sister about some things, so that her fourth sister wouldn't be ignorant and suffer in the future.

After thinking this through, Jiang Yi stopped hiding Ah Zhen's affairs and sighed, "Ah Zhen had thoughts that she shouldn't have, and your brother-in-law got angry and sent her to the sewing room."

"Having thoughts that shouldn't be there? Big sister, what do you mean -"

Jiang Yi blushed, and endured the embarrassment and said: "Your brother-in-law was reading in the study at night, and she ran to deliver sweet soup..."

"She actually set her sights on my eldest brother-in-law?" Jiang Si's face showed anger, but his heart was calm.

Perhaps because of the bad things she had experienced with Jiang Qian and her husband, a maid who wanted to climb into bed could no longer arouse too many emotions in her.

"The elder brother-in-law was——"

Jiang Si smiled shyly, "Your eldest brother-in-law was annoyed at the time, and brought Ah Zhen to me for me to deal with. Ah Zhen had this idea, so I definitely couldn't keep her around. But she grew up with me after all, so I couldn't just kick her out. So I sent her to the sewing room to work, which was out of sight, out of mind."

"What's the name of the maid that came with my eldest sister today? Is she taking Ah Zhen's place?"

"The maid who came with me today is called Aya. She has not been given a waiting list yet."

Jiang Si showed a curious look: "Aya is a maid in Zhu's house, right? She actually caught the eye of the eldest sister. Is there something special about her? Or maybe the eldest sister has helped her and thinks she is reliable?"

Jiang Yi showed a look of not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "What did Fourth Sister say? She is just a little maid. I thought she was pretty stable so I just randomly asked her to go out with me. How could you think so much?"

Jiang Si smiled awkwardly: "I just asked casually. It's rare to meet my elder sister. I'm happy even if we just chat about whether sows can climb trees."

I originally thought that seeing a strange face next to my eldest sister was a breakthrough, but now it seems that I was overthinking it.

Jiang Si's words made Jiang Yi feel guilty, and she immediately said, "If Fourth Sister misses me, you can always come to Zhu Mansion to find me."

"Okay, I miss Yanyan too, so I'll go see her when I get back."

Jiang Yi smiled softly: "Yanyan was clamoring to come with me today. The mountain temple is colder than outside. I was afraid she couldn't stand it, so I didn't agree. The little girl was very angry for a while."

"Big sister."

"Um?"

Jiang Si decided to get straight to the point and ask, "Have you ever saved anyone?"

Jiang Yi was confused by the question: "Fourth sister, what's wrong with you? You ask such weird questions."

"Big sister just ask if there is any."

Jiang Yi really loved her only sister. Even though she thought Jiang's question was far-fetched, she still replied, "Big sister stays at home all day. Can she be a chivalrous hero like in the opera? Fourth sister, why did you think of asking this?"

Jiang Si took out the words he had prepared earlier: "I had a strange dream not long ago. I dreamed that my elder sister rescued a frozen snake in winter. As a result, the snake bit my elder sister fiercely after it warmed up. It was poisonous..."

Jiang Si's face changed as he spoke, and he squeezed Jiang Yi's hand tightly: "Sister, this dream really scares me."

Jiang Yi smiled and hugged Jiang Si, comforting her: "You are still a little girl. A dream makes you have wild thoughts."

At this moment, a loud noise shook the sky.

There was thunder in the autumn.