Jiang Ancheng walked very fast, and Jiang Si followed closely behind him.

Jiang Ancheng suddenly stopped and looked at his daughter. His anger was like a flame in the wind, sometimes rising high and sometimes falling.

After repeating this several times, he said, "Follow me."

The father and daughter soon arrived at the study.

Jiang Ancheng sat down, glanced at his silent daughter, and pointed at the chair: "Sit down."

Jiang Si sat down and lifted the hem of his clothes that were wet with tea to one side.

Jiang Ancheng sighed and scratched his head in distress: "Si'er, why didn't you tell me when you received the letter from the palace? Even if your father is not at home, you can ask the servants to deliver the letter to me."

Jiang Si smiled and said, "My daughter doesn't think it's a big deal."

"It's not a big deal?" Jiang Ancheng glared. "You should have excused yourself from attending this ridiculous banquet on the grounds of illness. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been pestered by that shameless brat, the Prince of Yan!"

Jiang Ancheng was suddenly stunned when he said this: "Si'er, have you met the King of Yan?"

"Um."

"That--"

"I didn't expect that the King of Yan is Master Yu." Jiang Si took the initiative to say.

Jiang Ancheng slammed his fist on the desk: "This kid, it seems like he has been eyeing you for a long time!"

Jiang Si smiled and advised: "Father, don't worry, the selection of concubines is decided by the emperor and the queen."

Jiang Ancheng breathed a sigh of relief: "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't be able to sit still! Well, you should put your heart at ease and go back to change your clothes. As for your grandmother... just don't show up in front of her recently."

"The daughter left."

Jiang Si walked out of the study and looked up at the sky.

The sky began to clear up, and the golden sunlight shone through the clouds, coating the green tiles on the roofs with a golden glow.

Although early spring is cold, it has finally arrived.

It seemed that her father had misunderstood something. Was he worried that she would faint from crying if she was chosen?

Jiang Si folded his tent and walked quickly towards Haitangju.

Old Madam Feng was totally unable to calm down and immediately ordered people to go out and inquire about the plum blossom viewing banquet.

It didn't take long for the trusted mother-in-law, Mother Feng, to come back with a lot of news.

Seeing the look on Mother Feng's face, Old Lady Feng's heart skipped a beat and she asked hurriedly, "How is it?"

Mother Feng nodded heavily: "Now it has spread outside that the fourth girl really got six plum blossoms from the King of Yan, and not only that, it is said that the first plum blossom from the King of Shu was also given to the fourth girl..."

Old Madam Feng felt dizzy when she heard this, and she gritted her teeth and cursed, "This damn girl who attracts bees and butterflies!"

She was still thinking that the fourth girl might have a good future because of her looks, but it turned out that she was overthinking.

The more Mrs. Feng thought about it, the more troubled she became.

"What do people say outside?"

Seeing that Mother Feng was hesitant, Old Madam Feng's face darkened: "Just say whatever you heard. What else can't you say now?"

"People outside are secretly criticizing the Fourth Young Lady as a bad omen, and say it's useless. The nobles in the palace have spoken. Giving flowers is nothing. It's just a daydream for the young lady from the Duke of Dongping's mansion to become a phoenix..." Mother Feng said as she scanned Old Lady Feng's face, and saw that the old face was becoming more and more gloomy.

"That's all just gossip!" Old Madam Feng was upset and told Mother Feng, "Tell the concierge not to let the fourth young lady go out again."

As word of Madam Feng's instructions spread, everyone in the mansion immediately understood its meaning.

The second wife, Mrs. Xiao, immediately gave the order: "Stop making new clothes for the fourth young lady in the needlework room. Since she doesn't go out, there's no need to prepare so many clothes. There's no reason to skip over the other young ladies..."

When it was time for dinner, Ah Man got angry when he saw the food the maid brought from the kitchen: "Is this edible? The shrimp soup is cold, and there is only the chicken head but no chicken nuggets in the fried chicken with salt and pepper! I'm going to settle the bill with the kitchen now. Those people must have done it on purpose!"

"No need to go." Jiang Si took one look at the shabby meal and thought it was ridiculous.

My grandmother changes her attitude faster than turning the pages of a book, and the servants change their attitude even faster, which shows how wise her decision was.

Since there was no cleanliness anywhere, why should she wallow in the muddy pond of the Dongping Marquis's mansion?

"Girl, are we just going to endure this?"

Jiang Si stopped looking at the food and went back to sit beside the bed, fiddling with the tassels hanging from the curtains: "If you want to endure for a lifetime, then you don't have to. If you only want to endure for a moment, then what's the harm in enduring?"

If she continued to live in the Earl's Mansion for a long time, for example, if the Second Mistress wanted to bully her, she would not tolerate it for a moment, otherwise everyone in the mansion would think she was easy to bully and would come to step on her.

And now, why not endure it?

The more the old lady goes too far, the more justified she will be in the future, and no one will be able to blame her too much.

Ah Man was confused after hearing this: "Forbear for a lifetime? Forbear for a moment? Young lady, I am getting more and more confused."

"All you need to know is to ignore it for a few days. If the food doesn't suit your taste, go out and buy it."

"But--"

Ah Qiao gently pulled Ah Man and said, "The girl said so, so you should do it. The girl must have her reasons."

Ah Man thought about it and nodded reluctantly.

Humph, if the girl hadn’t said so, she would have smashed the pot in the kitchen!

As it got darker, Aqiao added another lamp, and the room suddenly became brighter.

Jiang Si took a bath and changed her clothes, sitting on the edge of the bed in a snow-white undergarment.

After all, it is not the coldest month of winter anymore. After taking a bath, my whole body is warm and even my toes are lazily refreshed.

Seeing that Jiang seemed to be drowsy, Ah Qiao said softly, "Miss, I will wait on you and you can rest."

"No hurry." Jiang Si said, glancing at the window unconsciously.

Based on her understanding of Yu Qi, there is a high probability that he will come over tonight.

Just as I had these thoughts, there was a sound from the window frame.

"Girl?" Aqiao asked what Jiang Si meant.

Jiang Si nodded slightly.

Ah Qiao skillfully picked up the vase on the high table and walked over, asking in a low voice, "Who?"

You can never be careless. What if the person outside the window is not Mr. Yu? He can throw a vase at him and then shout for help.

Outside the window: "Woof!"

Ah Qiao quickly opened the window and a big dog jumped in.

Seeing Erniu, Jiang Si was overjoyed. He walked up to the big dog and rubbed its head hard, then took off the gold bag on its neck and opened it.

There was a emerald green jade ruyi painted on the paper.

Jiang Si smiled upon seeing this, and finally he felt relieved.

The next morning, several eunuchs quietly left the palace, divided into two teams, and rode in carriages in different directions.

A large number of people gathered in front of the breakfast stall at the entrance of Yuqian Hutong where the Dongping Marquis's Mansion was located. The aroma of steamed buns and fried dough sticks wafted straight into the high-walled courtyard.

Ah Man put one hand on his waist and argued with his disciples: "I just went to the entrance of the alley to buy some meat buns to eat. Why can't I go out?"

The servant said without even raising his eyelids: "The old lady has ordered that you are not allowed to go out unless necessary."

"Isn't it because you bought some meat buns?"

"When something happens, you need to have a counterpart who is in charge."

"Go to hell with your opponent, you're just full and have nothing to do." Seeing that no matter what he said, Ah Man couldn't convince him, so he grabbed the doorman and threw him out.

The eunuch who came with the imperial edict was shocked when he saw the old man falling in front of him.