This thought suddenly came to Madam Feng's mind, and then she secretly laughed at herself for being too sensitive. The look in her eyes as she looked at Jiang Qian returned to kindness.
Jiang Qian was startled.
She knew very well that her grandmother's love was always conditional.
Her father was more promising than her uncle. As his only legitimate daughter, she had been loved more than her other sisters since she was a child. After she married into the Changxing Marquis's Mansion, her grandmother looked up to her even more. This could be seen from her grandmother's attitude every time she returned to her mother's home.
But these two times, it was clear that something was wrong with my grandmother.
Jiang Qian quietly looked at the second wife, Mrs. Xiao. Mrs. Xiao had a perfect smile on her face and there was no sign of anything wrong.
Her gaze passed over several people and fell on Jiang Si.
The girl who was sitting quietly in the corner was wearing a half-new green shirt, with two ordinary pearl flowers on her well-behaved double buns, and her delicate eyebrows and eyes were shrouded in indifference, as if it had nothing to do with her.
Despite this, she is still so beautiful that she seems to be glowing, making people who see her sigh at the injustice of creation.
Jiang Qian became even more confused.
There are six girls in the Bo's mansion. The eldest sister is cowardly by nature, the third sister is a bastard's daughter, the fifth sister and the sixth sister are both bastards, and the one who loves to pick on others the most is Jiang Si.
Jiang Si is very aware of his advantages in appearance. Even at home, he always looks carefully dressed up when he appears in public.
When did it start to change?
Jiang Qian suddenly remembered that Jiang Si was dressed very casually when she returned to her parents' home two days ago. However, she was so angry at Jiang Si's inexplicable provocation at that time that she ignored this point.
Jiang Qian is not a stupid person. Although there is no evidence, she is convinced that the subtle change in Madam Feng's attitude must be related to Jiang Si.
"Qian'er, since you are already a married woman, you should not go back to your parents' home so often, lest the Marquis's Mansion have any ideas." Old Madam Feng said gently while rubbing the left temple acupoint.
Jiang Qian nodded obediently: "I know it, but I came over the other day and saw that grandma didn't look too good. I couldn't let it go, so I came back to check on her."
Jiang Si secretly curled the corners of his lips.
In order to show her filial piety, Jiang Qian did not mention her letter, but instead focused on her own attentiveness and consideration.
"You are so thoughtful, girl. When it comes to grandma's age, she is already half-buried in the ground." Jiang Qian's words made Old Madam Feng feel very relieved, and she smiled so much that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes smoothed out.
Jiang Qian covered her mouth and laughed: "Grandma, you are wrong. With your health and blessings, you will definitely live to be a hundred years old."
"Yes, when Cang'er gets married and has children, your great-grandson will be waiting for you to choose a wife for him when he grows up." Second wife Xiao echoed.
Jiang Cang is the eldest grandson. He and Jiang Qian are the twins, Long and Feng. He is not married yet.
Unlike the noble families who married early, most students who took the imperial examinations married late. Once they passed the examinations, the woman's background would take a qualitative leap.
There were many young men in the Great Zhou who waited until their early thirties to get married in order to pass the imperial examination, not to mention that Jiang Cang was not even twenty years old.
Old Madam Feng was obviously not worried about the fact that Jiang Cang had not married yet, and she smiled when she heard this.
When she smiled, her left eye suddenly felt a sharp pain, as if a needle had suddenly pierced into it.
Madam Feng immediately closed her eyes and her face turned pale.
The harmonious atmosphere in the room suddenly stagnated.
Second wife Xiao and Jiang Qian looked at each other, both somewhat puzzled.
After a few breaths, Old Madam Feng slowly opened her eyes.
"Old lady——"
Madam Feng raised her hand, stopped Xiao from talking, and said calmly, "I'm a little tired, you all should go away."
"Grandma——" Jiang Qian felt quite unwilling to the sudden change of atmosphere.
Madam Feng looked at Jiang Qian deeply and suppressed her complicated emotions: "Since you are back, have a meal with your mother before going back."
When Xiao heard this, her face suddenly turned red.
How could she not hear that Old Madam Feng was still worried about her finding out about Ci Xin Tang?
Jiang Qian was unaware of these twists and turns. Seeing Old Madam Feng acting like this, she had no choice but to retreat with the crowd.
Looking at Jiang Si's leisurely back as he left, Jiang Qian moved her lips, wanting to stop him and say a few words, but Xiao just coughed lightly.
Jiang Qian looked towards Xiao.
"Let's go to Yaxinyuan."
The mother and daughter returned to Yaxin Garden and dismissed the servants. Jiang Qian couldn't wait to ask, "Did something happen in the mansion? I think my grandmother's attitude is a little strange."
Xiao endured the embarrassment and told Jiang Qian the situation.
"Mother is really too impatient. With Grandmother's strong character, how can she tolerate anyone asking about Cixintang's affairs? If you had been patient for a while before taking action, Jiang Si wouldn't have been able to drag Grandmother into this. Then, even Grandmother wouldn't tolerate her, a junior, being so hard on you."
"I originally thought that if I taught that girl a lesson she would behave herself in the future, but who could have imagined that she would be such a shameless and stubborn person!" Xiao was furious at the thought of being humiliated by a young man.
"No—" Jiang Qian frowned.
"What's wrong, Qian'er?"
"Grandmother's attitude is wrong not because you sent people to inquire about the affairs of Ci Xin Tang." Jiang Qian was obviously not a careless person. She frowned and thought carefully.
After a moment, her brows relaxed and she said firmly, "It was that dream. That day Jiang Si suddenly mentioned that she had a dream and that's when grandma's attitude started to change!"
"Jiang Simiang dreamed of two golden pheasants grabbing her eyes?" Xiao was not slow to react to this. After a moment's thought, her expression suddenly changed. "I understand. Your grandmother must have thought of you from those two golden pheasants!"
Jiang Qian was a little puzzled: "What does this have to do with me?"
Xiao's eyes flashed with sternness: "Didn't Jiang Si ask your grandmother if she had a nightmare? Who knows, maybe the dream she had was fake, and your grandmother's dream was real, but that damn girl somehow got wind of it! Qian'er, think about it, you are the second girl in the Bo family, and you were born in the year of the Rooster..."
"Grandma still believes this?" Jiang Qian looked unhappy.
Jiang Si was arrogant and indifferent to the sisters in Bo's Mansion, but very close to her. How come he suddenly became like this?
As for her grandmother, having loved her for so many years, would she really abandon her just because of an inexplicable dream?
"Qian'er, you are still young. When you reach your mother's age, you will understand that people value life more as they grow older, so they believe in these things more and more."
Jiang Qian nodded slowly, her face suddenly covered with frost, and murmured: "Originally I was a little reluctant--"
"Qian'er, what are you talking about?"
Jiang Qian came back to her senses: "I didn't say anything."
At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside, followed by the voice of a maid: "Madam, something happened in Cixin Hall."
Xiao immediately called the maid in: "What happened?"
"The old lady suddenly lost one of her eyes!"
"What?" Xiao couldn't help but take a step back. Thinking of the mother and daughter's previous guesses, she looked at Jiang Qian with a pale face.