Chapter 298 Lantern Festival
“In that case, let’s go together.” Jiang Cheng spoke first. Since he said so, the rest of the Jiang family naturally had no other objections.
Jiang's mother always felt that Jiang Cheng had become better than before. Could it be that he had taken a liking to Huo Ran's identity?
Huo Ran lingered for a while, drank another cup of tea, but still didn't see Jiang Mi come out. In the end, he had to leave with regret. However, thinking that he would see Jiang Mi the next day, he felt much more cheerful.
"My lord, Princess Chongyang has invited you to her birthday banquet tomorrow. If you go to see the lantern festival, I wonder if Princess Chongyang will cause trouble again."
Huo Ran's previously upturned lips fell, and his expression changed from relaxed and cheerful to much more irritable: "I'll just show my face tomorrow and leave. In previous years, I always managed to avoid her birthday celebrations, but it's hard to hide this year, so I can only go through the motions."
Liu Min said worriedly, "I wonder if Princess Chongyang will cause trouble again now that she knows about Miss Jiang's existence. She's arrogant and might bully Miss Jiang."
Huo Ran snorted coldly: "She dares! Send more people to protect the Jiang family. Make sure no one with no sense of propriety harasses them. Also, when I go to see the lantern festival with them, remember to keep the Liu family away. I need to find an opportunity to let the Empress Dowager see Jiang Mi. If the Empress Dowager likes her, the Emperor will like her too."
Liu Min said with a smile, "Now the Empress Dowager likes to use the soap made by Miss Jiang. If she met Miss Jiang in person, she would definitely like it even more."
Huo Ran thought so too. Thinking of Jiang Mi, he smiled happily. He didn't know why, but he liked Jiang Mi so much. Maybe it was the fate that brought them together some time ago. If she hadn't saved him, he didn't know what would have happened to him. He might have been dead long ago.
Jiang Mi had just finished her work and only learned during dinner that Huo Ran had come again. She had been locking herself in her room these past few days and had finally made a very special soap. This soap would take some time to make, so the quantity would be very limited, and the price she would sell it for would only be higher. Whoever could buy it would be a matter of fate, and it was estimated that someone from the palace would come looking for him in a while.
"Miss, don't work too hard. We have so many people doing this now, and besides, didn't you say that we focus on quality, not quantity? So you don't need to work so hard." Mo Hua felt sorry for Jiang Mi and said this with concern when she saw Jiang Mi's tired face while bringing her water.
Jiang Mi shook her head: "It is precisely because we are committed to quality that we have higher requirements for quality. Only by making good products will we attract more customers. As long as the customers are wealthy and powerful, we will not lack money."
They didn't understand ink painting, but after hearing what the young lady said, they felt it made a lot of sense. Whatever the young lady said was right, and they just had to do it.
"Don't worry so much. You don't understand these things anyway, and you wouldn't know even if I told you. Why are you so concerned? We just need to listen to Miss. Anyway, I'm not going to use my brain. I'll just do whatever Miss says." Siqin smiled. She wasn't so upset anymore. She was Miss's maid, and all she needed to do was serve her well. As for anything else, she didn't care anymore.
"Alright, I won't worry about it. I'm just worried about Miss. Look how hard she's worked. Her eyes are all dark and swollen. She hasn't slept day or night. Her body is going to break down. I need to find a way to help Miss recover properly."
Mo Hua's face was full of heartache. She was only able to live such a good life because of her young mistress. Naturally, she had to cherish such a good young mistress.
Siqin brought Jiang Mi a bowl of ginseng soup and said, "Miss, you should take good care of yourself. You've lost a lot of weight these days. You still have to go see the lantern festival tomorrow, otherwise you won't have any energy left."
Jiang Mi frowned: "I don't like this taste. Could it be that my mother asked you to bring it over? No, that doesn't make sense. If it were her, she would probably have brought it over herself."
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Jiang's mother brought over a bowl of soup and said, "Honey, I saw you last night, and you didn't sleep for most of the night. You must have been busy all night. Drink this bowl of soup."
Jiang Mi looked at the bowl of ginseng soup again and said helplessly, "Why is it this again? I don't like drinking this, but you all insist on giving me this. Sigh."
When Jiang's mother saw this, she was indeed relieved. It seemed that the two maids had served her very well, and she could feel more at ease even if she wasn't there anymore.
“We were poor before, and we couldn’t afford to drink this. Now that we’re rich, we naturally want to give my honey the best food and drink. And now that your brother is capable, we can’t let you suffer. We didn’t have these things when we were young, so we have to make up for it now that we’re grown up.”
Jiang Mi knew that her mother was worried about her. Even though her second and third brothers worked very hard every day for their official duties, her mother didn't seem to care about them as much.
"Mother, Second Brother and Third Brother are also working very hard. Aren't you going to see them?"
Mother Jiang shook her head: "No need, they all have their own wives who love them, so why would they need me? Besides, they are men, and men should work harder. You are a girl, and girls should be raised in comfort. Look how thin you are now, it really breaks my heart."
Jiang Mi leaned against her mother and said happily, "I'm fine, Mother, you don't need to worry about me. Now that we're living a good life, you can enjoy your retirement too. Although I'm busy now, I'm very happy. This is the kind of life I want. I'm very content."
Jiang's mother never expected that Jiang Mi, who used to be so lazy, would one day become so motivated. She felt as if her daughter had become a completely different person.
"Alright, then I'll stay with you. Anyway, your older brother and sister-in-law are taking care of things at home, so they don't really need me. I'll stay here and take care of you."
Mo Hua innocently said from the side, "Madam, don't worry, we'll take care of Miss. We'll definitely serve her well, so you can just enjoy yourself."
Siqin nudged her: "The old lady feels happy like this. Nowadays, all parents feel this way. As long as they can be by their children's side, they feel content. They can take care of their children without feeling tired, only happy."
Jiang's mother nodded with a smile: "Yes, as long as I can see my honey happy every day, I'm very satisfied, and I'll be content for the rest of my life."
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