Cao Xingyu, the son of Marquis Changxing, stood not far away with a faint smile on his face and a melancholy look in his eyes.

The peony was bright and fragrant. Jiang seemed to be standing among them, and he felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.

Jiang Qiao instinctively took a half step forward and blocked Jiang Si behind her: "It's my brother-in-law. My fourth sister and I are enjoying the flowers."

Cao Xingyu chuckled, his eyes sparkling in the sunlight, and he looked unusually kind: "This patch of peonies is indeed better than those elsewhere. My two sisters, enjoy them slowly."

He walked forward step by step.

The copper hairpin in the sleeve was hard and cold, pressing against the girl's soft skin.

Jiang Si tightened his grip on the copper hairpin and looked at Cao Xingyu approaching with cold eyes.

Cao Xingyu is rather thin, and his moon-white gown gives him a kind of pitiful, frail beauty.

Who could have imagined that such a person would do something so unjust and unjust?

A beast in human clothing.

This word suddenly flashed through Jiang Si's mind, and the fear that had arisen uncontrollably due to the shadow of his past life suddenly disappeared, leaving only determination.

She must skin this beast and prevent him from harming innocent women again!

Cao Xingyu approached, but did not come in front of the two of them. Instead, he went in another direction while still some distance away from the peony flowers.

There's nothing wrong, it seems like a rare coincidence.

Cao Xingyu walked away gradually without looking back.

Jiang Qiao stared at the moon-white background for a moment, curled her lips, turned to Jiang Si and asked, "Why did you grab the hairpin just now?"

Jiang Si's expression had long since returned to normal, and he smiled and said, "I was startled by the sudden appearance of the prince, and I threw the hairpin away subconsciously."

"Did you throw it away?" Jiang Qiao looked around. "Where did you throw it?"

Jiang Si pointed casually: "It seems to be over there."

She pointed at a bush, and Jiang Qiao lost interest at the sight: "Forget it, let alone a copper hairpin, even if it's a gold or silver hairpin, you can't take something you picked up."

Cao Xingyu's sudden appearance obviously dampened Jiang Qiao's interest in flower viewing: "Let's go to the pavilion on the rockery to find my second sister and the others."

"Okay." Jiang Si couldn't dig up the soil under the peony flowers at this moment, so he had to suppress the urge to find out what was going on and nodded.

Jiang Qiao took two steps forward and paused, as if talking to herself: "It's really strange to find such a copper hairpin next to the peony flower."

Jiang Si, who was following behind, laughed dumbly.

Jiang Qiao is rough but thoughtful. It turns out that no one is a fool.

There is a stone table and stone benches in the Bayin Pavilion on the rockery. It is a good place to cool off in summer. And because it is standing high, you can take in the beautiful scenery in the marquis's garden.

The scene of Cao Xingyu's chance encounter with Jiang Si and the other person in the garden just now was also seen by everyone.

Jiang Qian didn't even raise her eyelids at this, she just held a cup of tea and sipped it slowly.

Jiang Pei was eager to please Jiang Qian, so she put one hand on the railing and said meaningfully, "Fourth sister is really pretty, standing among the peonies, she is really prettier than the flowers."

Her second brother-in-law is a gentleman with a refined temperament, and he is also the son of the Marquis of Changxing, a noble and high-ranking official. He is a rare and good son-in-law. She doesn't believe that her second sister won't be nervous.

You know, with a Jiang-like appearance, not only men but even women can't help but take a second look at her.

Jiang Qian put the teacup on the stone table. Instead of looking at Jiang Si in the flowers at the foot of the mountain, she stared at Jiang Pei.

Jiang Pei gradually felt uncomfortable, not knowing where she had said something wrong.

Jiang Qian suddenly smiled: "Yes, let alone among us sisters, even if we look at the whole capital, it's probably hard to find someone who can surpass Fourth Sister in appearance."

As she spoke, she glanced at Jiang Si who was walking towards her and said, "As an elder sister, I am honored to have a younger sister who is as beautiful as the goddess of Luo River."

She had nothing to feel guilty about. Cao Xingyu was a pervert. Once he set his eyes on a woman, he would not stop until he got her. If anyone was to blame, it was Jiang Si, who was too attractive and had no marriage to rely on from the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

Seeing that Jiang Si and the other person were climbing the stairs and were about to reach the pavilion, Jiang Pei smiled awkwardly and dared not say anything nonsense anymore. Her dissatisfaction with Jiang Qian increased a little.

My second sister was born into a good family and married well, so it's really easy for her to talk without any worries.

Everyone loves beauty. She doesn't believe that her second brother-in-law won't be attracted to Jiang Si after having more contact with her. Just wait and see how she cries when that happens.

Jiang Pei had some malicious thoughts in her heart, as if she had already seen what was going to happen, and she felt very happy.

"Why don't you two sisters play for a while?"

Jiang Qiao walked in first and sat casually on a stone bench, enjoying the coolness up there: "Although the peony flowers are beautiful, I can't stand the strong fragrance if I stay there for too long, so I came up to get some fresh air."

Jiang Qian glanced at the gorgeous peony flowers from a distance and smiled meaningfully: "Yes, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it won't feel special after seeing it too many times, but this patch of peonies is indeed worth seeing."

The sisters sat in the music pavilion for a while, then Jiang Qian brought them back to their residence and arranged for a maid to take Jiang Si and her sisters to rest.

"The east and west courtyards of the prince's residence have always been empty. Before the sisters came, I had already ordered people to clean up the two courtyards. The third and fourth sisters will live in the east courtyard, and the fifth and sixth sisters will live in the west courtyard. What do you think of this?"

Before anyone else could speak, Jiang Pei spoke first: "We will all follow Second Sister's arrangements. Second Sister is so lucky. She has been married to Brother-in-law for several years, and Brother-in-law doesn't even have a concubine."

Jiang Qian glanced at Jiang Pei, smiled, and ordered the maid to lead the four of them down to rest.

Jiang Pei looked embarrassed and felt more and more unimpressed.

It's strange, she got a lot of advantages in front of her stepmother with her sweet words, but why did she run into obstacles everywhere in front of her second sister?

What she said were clearly the proudest things about being a woman.

Jiang Si took in all of Jiang Pei's troubles and almost laughed out loud.

Poor Jiang Pei was unaware of the true situation and just kept flattering Jiang Qian and the prince of Changxing, not realizing that every word she said was actually a slap in Jiang Qian's face.

The east wing of the prince's residence is not very big, but it is quiet and elegant. At this time, a crabapple tree in the corner of the courtyard has passed its flowering period and has just produced green fruits.

"The bedding and bed curtains in the east and west rooms have been replaced with new ones. Which of the two girls will live in the east room and which will live in the west room?" asked the maid in green who led the two girls over with a smile.

"Which room do you want to stay in, Third Sister?" To Jiang Si, the east and west rooms made no difference.

Jiang Qiao's words were beyond Jiang Si's expectation: "Why bother? I'll just sleep with my fourth sister."

The maid in green was also stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look at Jiang Si.

"I'm used to sleeping alone..."

Jiang Qiao held Jiang Si's hand and said pitifully, "I'm not used to the sudden change of place. I can only sleep peacefully with someone familiar. Fourth sister, please let me sleep with you."

Jiang Si thought about Jiang Qiao's unintentional protection in the garden and almost nodded. But when he thought about Jiang Qian and her husband, his heart suddenly hardened and he shook his head and said, "I'm still used to sleeping alone."

"In that case, I'll stay in the east room."

The day was calm and peaceful, and it was soon time to light the lamps. After washing and dressing, Jiang Si was lying on the couch reading a book, but he heard footsteps coming closer and closer, and finally stopped outside the curtain.