A lot of things happened in the Dongping Marquis's Mansion these days, and Jiang Si had previously claimed to be ill for a while, so the four sisters rarely had such an opportunity to get together.

However, the atmosphere in the small carriage was not so pleasant.

"Some people are just thick-skinned. They contradict their elders and then go out and play around again." The sixth girl, Jiang Pei, sat at the door of the carriage, looking at herself in a palm-sized mirror.

She undoubtedly said this in a very nice way.

In the girl's opinion, Jiang Sicai had just had a confrontation with the second wife Xiao, but then he ran to the Changxing Marquis's Mansion to play. His face was as thick as a city wall.

Jiang Si glanced at Jiang Pei with a half-smile.

Jiang Pei felt uncomfortable with Jiang Si's look, and pulled the fifth girl Jiang Li: "Fifth sister, is that right?"

In her opinion, as two girls from the second wife, even if they were not on good terms with each other, they should be united in their dealings with the outside world.

Fifth Miss Jiang Li obviously didn't want to offend anyone, so she just smiled and said nothing.

Jiang Pei curled her lips in disdain and smiled at the third girl Jiang Qiao: "Third sister, do you still remember the year we went to the Marquis' Mansion? It seemed to be earlier than now, and the peonies in the garden of the Marquis' Mansion were in full bloom."

"I didn't notice." Jiang Qiao was playing with a string of jade beads out of boredom.

She had no interest in admiring flowers or the scenery; she made the trip only because she was afraid of embarrassing her mother, so she just went to get the job done.

In terms of sisterly relationship, if she disliked Jiang Si because of the secret rivalry since childhood, she looked down on Jiang Pei completely.

I have never seen such a rude person.

Jiang Qiao thought so and couldn't help but glance at Jiang Si who had a calm expression. She thought: This is also a paper tiger. If it were her, she would have beaten Jiang Pei several times.

It seemed that the carriage was too small for four people, or the squeaking sound of the wheels was too boring. Jiang Pei was silent for a while, but then she couldn't help but turn her attention to Jiang Si: "Fourth sister, are you really not worried about being embarrassed when you arrive at the Marquis' Mansion?"

Jiang Si leaned against the car wall with his eyes closed, pretending not to hear what was said.

Jiang Pei's indifference made her even more reckless. She put away the mirror and said with a smile, "Yeah, if I was afraid of being embarrassed, I wouldn't have gone. This thick skin, it is said to be hereditary--"

Jiang Si opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Pei coldly.

There seems to be a reason why Jiang Pei used "genetics" to stab Jiang.

Jiang Si's mother, Su, was born in the Yining Marquis Mansion. She was a famous beauty in the capital at that time. However, such a beauty had been engaged since childhood.

Su and her fiancé were childhood sweethearts and had a deep relationship. Originally, there was no possibility that Su would marry Jiang Ancheng. However, when the wedding was about to begin, Su's fiancé was noticed by Princess Rongyang.

After some twists and turns, Su's fiancé Cui Wei became the consort of Princess Rongyang.

The marriage between the Cui family and the Su family fell through, and it had little impact on the Su family.

The Cui family was the leader among the military families at that time. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Cui Wei eventually became a royal consort with the help of the person above, while the Su family was simply unlucky.

The Marquis of Yining thought the same thing at the time, and planned to postpone the marriage for Su for a year or so. However, not long after, rumors suddenly spread that Su and Cui Wei had been together since childhood and had been so close to each other that their innocence was no longer clear.

This rumor completely ruined the Su family.

No matter how much Su's parents loved their daughter, no one in a family of comparable status to the Marquis of Changxing was willing to marry Su.

Su stayed in the palace for another two years, until she met Jiang Ancheng by chance when she went out to burn incense. Jiang Ancheng was amazed by her beauty and insisted on going to Changxing Marquis' Mansion to propose marriage, regardless of Madam Feng's anger.

At that time, the Marquis of Yining and his wife were already worried about Su's marriage. The Duke of Dongping sent a matchmaker to their house and immediately inquired about the man. It turned out that Jiang Ancheng was qualified to be a son-in-law in terms of character and appearance, but the title of the Duke of Dongping was only inherited for three generations, which was a big disadvantage. However, their daughter's reputation was damaged, so the Marquis's family had no room to be picky.

Marquis Yining and his wife were worried that their daughter would be wronged, so they prepared a generous dowry for Su.

This generous dowry made Old Madam Feng hold her nose and keep silent, but in her heart she believed that the rumors were somewhat true and that the Yining Marquis's Mansion felt justified in giving their daughter such a generous dowry.

In this case, it would be strange for Madam Feng to have a good impression of Su.

Even though Jiang Ancheng mentioned several times later that Su was a good girl, Mrs. Feng became more and more disgusted. She believed that Su had bewitched her son with her beauty, so she was determined to comfort her.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The more brilliant and outstanding Su was among the noble ladies in those days, the more people laughed at her later.

It is obvious that Jiang Pei's knowledge of the past generation is not just a figment of her imagination.

Jiang Si originally did not want to argue with a foul-mouthed little girl, but he could no longer tolerate the insult to his late mother.

"What's the matter? Is someone feeling guilty?" Jiang Pei covered her mouth and laughed.

She just didn't believe that Jiang Si would dare to hit her in front of so many people? But when it comes to verbal battles, she is no less capable than others.

Jiang Pei thought so and turned the jade bracelet on her wrist.

The pair of jade bracelets were given to her by her stepmother after she heard about the dispute between her and Jiang Si. It was obviously a recognition of her actions.

Jiang Si looked at Jiang Pei coldly, with no intention of rolling up his sleeves to hit anyone.

Some people only care about eating and not about being beaten. It's a waste of energy to fight with such people.

Seeing that Jiang Si said nothing, Jiang Qiao secretly rolled her eyes.

You are so good to her usually, but now you are acting like a little white rabbit? Come on, beat her!

Jiang Qiao was not biased towards Jiang Si, but she just couldn't stand Jiang Pei's rude words.

No matter how much sisters argue, it is too much to be disrespectful to each other's parents.

This is the principle of being a human being, and it also applies to the outside world.

The fifth girl, Jiang Li, vaguely felt the dark surge beneath the calm and quietly moved to the corner.

"Shame on you? Guilty?" Jiang Si smiled instead of getting angry, "Sixth sister, do you know that it is Second Sister who is feeling guilty now? If I don't go, Second Sister will also be the one who is embarrassed."

"What are you talking about?"

Jiang Si reached out his hand and tapped Jiang Pei's cheek with his slender, white fingers: "Do you believe that if I get off the car now, my aunt will take off the new bracelet on your wrist?"

Jiang Pei couldn't help but shrink back.

Of course she was not stupid. She knew that she went to Changxing Marquis' Mansion to support her second sister. If Jiang Si really wanted to make a fuss and get off the car now, her stepmother would definitely skin her alive.

"Do you believe that when I tell my second sister that you are too noisy and ask you to go back to the mansion, she will not say a single word of 'no'?"

"I don't believe it!" Jiang Pei was very confident this time.

How is this possible?

The second sister had sent invitations to all four of them. She and her second sister had the same father, and she had always obeyed her second sister's words since she was a child. How could the second sister let her go just because of Jiang Si's words?

"Then let's take a gamble."

"What?"

"Betting on whether Second Sister will do this. If Second Sister doesn't listen to me, then you win, otherwise you lose."

"What does it matter if we win or lose?"

Jiang smiled nonchalantly: "If you win, you can set whatever conditions you want. If you lose... it's easy, just slap yourself ten times in front of the three of us and say that you ate too much shit and your mouth stinks. What do you think? Do you dare to bet?"