Although he didn't agree with the two of them going out, he didn't disagree with Jiang An staying in Duke Zhao's mansion with Wan'er, so Jiang An shamelessly stayed in the garden to chat with Wan'er, eat snacks and look at the flowers.
Although all the servants and servants who passed by couldn't help but look at him, making him feel like being treated like a monkey, it did not affect his staying in Duke Zhao's mansion at all.
The Duke's wife asked the Duke of Zhao privately, "Why did you agree to let Jiang An have contact with our daughter? He's so bold."
Duke Zhao laughed and said, "Young people nowadays are too decadent and reserved. Isn't this quite interesting? Besides, he's not a bad person by nature, he just acts impulsively. These can be taught. But he said he was Jiang An, and I just can't remember him."
"Jiang An, Jiang, I remember that someone's wife's surname was Jiang, but I can't remember who this person was now," said the Duke's wife.
Although she didn't remember it, this sentence awakened Duke Zhao. The prince's princess's surname was Jiang, and her name was Jiang Tuantuan.
"I was wondering why Jiang An looked familiar. It turns out he looks a bit like Jiang Tuantuan. Could he be his younger brother?"
Thinking of this possibility, Duke Zhao immediately asked his servants to check. If it was really his younger brother, then this marriage would be a good one. After all, Wan'er would be of marriageable age in another year. Duke Zhao was very satisfied with such a relative.
Jiang Li and Rouer played on the street for a whole day. It was getting dark, and they had to send Rouer home. Jiang Li had no choice but to send her back reluctantly, and then ran back home. He was mainly afraid that Jiang Dafeng would come back first and see that they were not at home, which would expose their true identity.
Jiang An did the same. Seeing that it was getting dark, he said goodbye to Wan'er. Wan'er told him that next time he came, he could just go in through the main gate. She would tell the servant at the door.
After hearing this, Jiang An scratched his head shyly and nodded in response: "Okay."
Rou'er took out a white jade pendant from her cabinet and gave it to Jiang An. "This is a jade pendant that I like very much. I give it to you."
"Okay, I will definitely cherish it."
When he arrived at the door of his house, he took a sneak peek and found that the servant was not there. When he was about to rush in, he ran into Jiang Li who had rushed back. Jiang Li saw that Jiang An had changed into new clothes and wore a new jade pendant around his waist. Jiang An saw that Jiang Li had changed his corset to a blue one. The two immediately understood, smiled at each other, and walked into the house together.
The person who was investigating the situation at the back saw this scene and immediately returned to the Duke's Mansion to report the matter to Duke Zhao. Upon learning that Jiang An was really Jiang Tuantuan's younger brother, Duke Zhao was overjoyed and had an even better impression of Jiang An.
Then he walked to Wan'er's yard, ready to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.
Seeing her father coming, Wan'er immediately invited him to sit in the pavilion. Duke Zhao noticed the new bracelet on her wrist at a glance. He knew his daughter very well. She seldom wore bracelets or the like. He remembered that she had not worn it this morning.
As a result, when Jiang An came, there was an extra bracelet. It seemed that it was a gift from Jiang An, but Duke Zhao silently remembered it in his heart and did not say anything.
After sitting down, the Duke of Zhao asked, "How did you get to know him?"
"Last year, when my daughter and her sisters were playing by the small bridge outside the city, they happened to meet him. The portrait hanging on the wall in my daughter's room was painted by him."
Duke Zhao understood what was going on. He was using the portrait to seduce his daughter.
Wan'er continued, "I ran into him last year during the Spring Festival when I was out and about. We exchanged a few words, but I haven't seen him since."
"Oh? Why haven't I seen you since then?"
"Because he said he's going to take the Imperial College entrance exam next spring, so he's been studying hard at home."
"Is Wan'er satisfied with him?"
This question made Wan'er blush, and she quickly said, "We're just friends. I think you have a good personality and we get along well."
Seeing that Wan'er was already a little shy, Duke Zhao felt embarrassed to continue asking and turned away. However, he already had the answer in his mind. If Jiang An could really be admitted to the Imperial College with his own ability, he would be considered a talented person. He didn't expect that at his age, he would still have expectations for a boy.
After the two returned home, they immediately went into the house and started drawing mahjong. Jiang Li gave him ink and Jiang An picked up the pen to draw.
After a few minutes, Jiang Dafeng and his group came back. The first thing they did was to check whether the two brats were behaving properly.
After opening the door and seeing that the two were indeed painting, they prepared to leave and breathed a sigh of relief.
As a result, he always felt something was wrong, so he stopped and turned to look at the two people. One of them had changed her clothes and wore a jade pendant, and the other had changed into a new corset. Both of them had their hair standing on end.
Jiang Dafeng did smile and left the room.
I secretly thought that the children have grown up and the seeds of love are beginning to emerge.
Seeing that their father had really passed away, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
But just after I relaxed for a while, the door was opened with a bang.
It was Jiang Tuantuan who came. "How much have you two finished drawing?"
Jiang An said: "It's almost finished, just a few more to go." In fact, he had only drawn a few, and there were still a lot more to go.
"Okay, then you guys should draw them all tonight and give them to me tomorrow morning. I'm going to give them to the craftsman to make mahjong."
After saying that, he left.
The two of them looked at each other with bitter faces, and they both knew in their hearts that they would have to stay up late to finish the work tonight.
The next morning, when Jiang Tuantuan came to get the blueprints, he saw that the two men had dark circles under their eyes and looked exhausted.
But she was too lazy to care about them and quickly took the drawings to find the craftsmen. Hua He, Rou'er and Ming Man had been urging her these past two days, and she was really impatient, so she had to go and urge her two younger brothers.
When the drawings were handed to the craftsman, the craftsman smiled this time, which was completely different from his reaction when Tuantuan was given the drawings.
The craftsman made two on the same day. After seeing them, Jiang Tuantuan was very satisfied. Whether in terms of size, weight or feel, they met her expectations. So she immediately urged the craftsman to make two sets. Money was not a problem.
Upon hearing this, the craftsmen immediately stepped up their efforts and began to work day and night. It must be said that they were really amazing. In just three days, two sets of mahjong were made and presented to Jiang Tuantuan.
Jiang Tuantuan looked at the mahjong tiles. Each one was very delicate, without a single scratch or stain. The quality of the white jade was also of medium to high quality. He happily paid for it.
The craftsmen were very happy to take the money, even though everyone had dark circles and red eyes.
After the mahjong was ready, Jiang Tuantuan immediately organized his friends to come and play.
After Mingman got the news, he immediately begged the emperor to let him leave the palace. The emperor disagreed, so Mingman continued to pester him.
In the end, the emperor softened his heart and agreed.
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