Jiang Si never expected that the girl dating Zhu Ziyu was actually Cui Mingyue, the eldest daughter of General Cui's mansion.

Cui Mingyue is the beloved daughter of General Cui Xu and Princess Rongyang. Her brother is Cui Yi, who was in an affair with Yang Shengcai who died in the arson attack on the Jinshui River pleasure boat.

Cui Mingyue's father was a famous general, her mother was the eldest princess, and her grandmother was the empress dowager. Such a distinguished background would put her at the top among the noble ladies in the capital. Jiang Si never thought that she would be Zhu Ziyu's lover.

Could it be that she was misjudged, and Cui Mingyue and Zhu Ziyu didn't have that kind of relationship?

Faced with such an absurd reality, Jiang seemed to almost doubt his own inference.

"Girl, I'll follow you." Seeing that Jiang seemed absent-minded, Ah Fei said in a low voice.

Jiang Si stopped Ah Fei: "No need."

She already knew the woman's identity, so there was no need for Ah Fei to go with her.

Jiang Si followed him.

Cui Mingyue took her maid for a casual stroll and unexpectedly came into Lushengxiang.

Faced with this coincidence, Jiang Si was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He adjusted the light gauze hanging from his veil and walked in confidently.

Miss Xiu was quietly introducing a new perfume to a young woman when she saw someone walking in from the store entrance like a ginger. She was so surprised that she forgot to speak for a moment.

The boss's actions are really unfathomable.

"Shopkeeper, I'm calling you. Are you deaf?" The maid following Cui Mingyue shouted in dissatisfaction.

Lady Xiu came back to her senses, apologized to the young woman, and hurried over to greet her: "I wonder what the distinguished guest wants to buy?"

Cui Mingyue did not speak, and the maid said in a crisp voice: "I heard that the scented dew here is good. Bring all the scented dew to our girl to have a look."

Madam Xiu said yes, not daring to look at Jiang Si any longer, and walked quickly to the shelf to get a few bottles of perfume.

"This is jasmine, this is gardenia, this is..."

Listening to Lady Xiu's introduction, the maid asked Cui Mingyue flatteringly: "Miss, which one do you want to try?"

"Try the rose flavor." Cui Mingyue said casually, holding her chin with one hand while looking at the shelves full of goods.

Madam Xiu picked up a bottle of light pink perfume, uncorked it and poured a little on the maid's outstretched wrist.

The maid raised her wrist and sniffed it, then held it out to Cui Mingyue like a treasure: "Miss, it smells better than what you are used to."

Cui Mingyue glanced at the maid, frowned and sniffed.

The rose perfume she usually used was a tribute from overseas, which was priceless. How could the perfume in such a small cosmetics shop be better than the tribute?

Smelling the faint but refreshing fragrance, Cui Mingyue's eyes showed surprise and she nodded slightly.

The maid asked Lady Xiu, "Do you have any better rose scented water?"

These girls only use the best items. Even though the perfume in this shop smells good, how could they use such inferior stuff that so many other people are using?

"Please wait a moment, sir."

Seeing that Lady Xiu went to get the top-grade rose scent, the maid went to Cui Mingyue's ear and whispered with a smile: "Miss, you used the fresh scent, that man will probably be infatuated with you——"

Jiang Si stood openly behind Cui Mingyue and eavesdropped with his ears tilted up. At this time, he heard three words uttered from Cui Mingyue's mouth: "He is not worthy!"

These three short words were cold and heartless, revealing the writer's disdain for the man mentioned by the maid.

Thinking of the fact that Cui Mingyue had just met Zhu Ziyu secretly, Jiang Si could easily guess that the person the maid mentioned was Zhu Ziyu.

This made her even more confused.

Cui Mingyue just had a date with Zhu Ziyu, why does he have such an attitude?

Thinking of Zhu Ziyu's triumphant look when he left Tianxiang Teahouse, Jiang Si found it even more strange.

"Okay, stop talking outside!" Cui Mingyue scolded unhappily.

Until Cui Mingyue and his servant left, Jiang Si heard no other useful information.

She leaned against the counter, pondering this bizarre incident.

Let's first acknowledge that Zhu Ziyu's lover is Cui Mingyue. Then it makes sense why Zhu Ziyu went to such great lengths to frame his elder sister.

He wants his elder sister to give Cui Mingyueteng the position, and he must do it cleanly!

This is actually ridiculous. With Cui Mingyue's background, it is impossible for her to be the concubine of the son of a fourth-rank official.

However——Jiang Si sneered in his heart.

Zhu Ziyu and Cui Mingyue can be lovers, so what else is impossible?

Back then, her mother and General Cui were childhood sweethearts, and were about to get married, but Cui Mingyue's mother, Princess Rongyang, intervened and the pair of lovers were separated.

Princess Rongyang was willing to risk the public's attention to snatch the love of her husband. So, what's so strange about her daughter becoming a concubine for true love?

Jiang Si was suddenly stunned, and a thought emerged in his mind: Maybe Zhu Ziyu thought so too!

Yes, a man like Zhu Ziyu would not act until he sees the rabbit. If he had not been sure that he could marry Cui Mingyue as his second wife, he would certainly not have taken any action to plot against his obedient wife.

So what about Cui Mingyue?

The three words "He deserves it" echoed in his ears, and Jiang Si thought of his previous life again.

Zhu Ziyu did not marry Cui Mingyue in the end. Instead, he married the daughter of an ordinary official as his concubine three years after his eldest sister passed away.

More importantly, no word was heard between Zhu Ziyu and Cui Mingyue at that time, and in the eyes of the world, the two had no connection at all.

Zhu Ziyu is still a promising young man, and Cui Mingyue is still a noble lady.

Did someone hit the duck with a stick, or——

The three words "he is not worthy" made Jiang Si more inclined to another guess: Cui Mingyue was just playing a trick on Zhu Ziyu, maybe she was smug seeing a married man bowing down to her, or maybe...

Jiang Si's eyes seemed to freeze, and coldness and anger emerged from his heart: Maybe it's just to make life difficult for the elder sister!

Jiang seemed to know Cui Mingyue's attitude towards the Jiang family.

In her previous life, she married into the Anguo Mansion and entered the top circles in the capital. She had met Cui Mingyue several times and knew her attitude clearly.

Presumably, in Cui Mingyue's view, her mother deserved to die for letting General Cui keep thinking about her, and her children deserved to die as well.

Having experienced all the bad things in his previous life, Jiang Si had already begun to assume the most malicious things about others.

"Girl, the master is still waiting for you." Aqiao came over quietly and reminded.

Jiang Si reached out and patted his forehead.

Oops, I forgot about father.

He hurried to the teahouse across the street and met Jiang Ancheng's eager eyes. Jiang smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"It didn't take long. Has Si'er bought it?"

Jiang Si pointed at the brocade box that Ah Qiao was holding and said with a smile, "We've bought it. Father, let's go back."

She has to go back and sharpen her knife to deal with that couple!

"Okay." Jiang Ancheng walked out of the teahouse slowly, his expression suddenly changed, and he walked slower and slower.

Jiang seemed to notice something was wrong and stopped: "Father, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Ancheng curled his lips: "No, nothing..."

Oh my God, after eating greasy roast meat in the mansion and drinking a bellyful of tea, he seems to have a stomachache!