Chapter 339 A Slap and a Three Rubs
Hearing Jiang's mother's words from inside the house, Su Yindi burst into tears. She had only wanted to make friends with some capable people, and it was also for the future of the Jiang family, but she was being talked about like this.
When Jiang Zhi came in, he saw Su Yindi crying. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Su Yindi cried and said, "Go ahead and curse me, I know you're going to curse me. Your whole family doesn't like me, even though I gave you your only grandson, you still hate me. Fine, I'll leave. I'll take my son and leave you, and you can marry someone better."
Jiang Zhi said helplessly, "Look at what you're saying. How could I do such a thing? Mother was just worried that you would cause trouble, that's why she did this. You really went too far today. You really shouldn't have said those things to Madam Huo. You know our relationship with Huo Ran. The relationship between her and Huo Ran is very delicate. With your actions, aren't you putting yourself on the opposite side of Huo Ran?"
Su Yindi felt very wronged: "How would I know? I don't understand these things. I only thought that if I could get along well with her, it would also be good for you. I was doing this for you and for the Jiang family, but you all say this about me."
Jiang Zhi sighed. He didn't want to argue with his wife either; it wasn't worth it for outsiders. Although Su Yindi had talked a bit too much, her intentions weren't bad.
"Okay, stop crying. I was wrong today too. I shouldn't have been so irritable with you. I should have talked to you nicely. You just don't have much experience yet. Once you understand these important relationships, you'll know how to handle them."
Su Yindi was still very angry and aggrieved: "You slap me and then give me a sweet date, do you think I'm easy to talk to? Just now, your whole family was talking about me, you were all blaming me. You are all members of the Jiang family, and I'm the only outsider, right? You're all bullying me because my family has no one to rely on."
Jiang Zhi put his arm around her shoulder and patiently comforted her: "It's my fault. I have a bit of a temper. I will change in the future. But next time there is such an occasion, you must not say anything carelessly. You must keep your mouth shut. You know, trouble comes from the mouth. This is the capital city after all, not our old little place."
Su Yindi nodded: "I really miss our little village. Although we were poor and it wasn't as prosperous as the capital, life was really comfortable."
Jiang Zhi thought so too, but people always have to look forward. Since they have the ability to obtain an official position here, it means that they are capable. If they can achieve something, that is their skill.
After Jiang Mi returned, she began researching lime-scented soap, which was the main product of Jinning County. Lime is a very rare fruit, and it is indeed difficult to obtain. Only the palace has limes that are tributes from the south, and only some nobles have them. Ordinary people can only dream of getting them.
Just as she was worrying, Princess Jinning sent someone to deliver some limes. Jiang Mi didn't expect that Princess Jinning understood her quite well. Come to think of it, someone of her status would never be able to get limes. If Princess Jinning hadn't sent them, she wouldn't even have had the chance to see limes, unless she asked Huo Ran for help.
"This is a lime? It does look quite green." Mo Hua looked at it curiously. It was the first time she had ever seen a lime, and she was only able to see it thanks to her young mistress.
Siqin also said, "Yes, it smells quite nice, but how is this eaten? Why do those nobles like this?"
Jiang Mi opened the package and took a bite. The sourness made her eyes water: "It's too sour, and a little bitter too. Does Your Excellency like to eat this? There must be other ways to eat it. This is just too awful."
Mo Hua's mouth watered just looking at it: "We really can't understand the taste of such noble people, but the smell is quite refreshing, and it makes me feel much more energetic."
Jiang Mi stopped eating and tried to incorporate the flavor of lime into the soap. Princess Jinning had given her quite a few limes, but that was only enough to make a few soaps. She planned to give all the soaps she made to Princess Jinning and keep only one for herself. Such a rare flavor would probably cause a lot of people to fight over it if it were sold at Yue Shang Shao. However, there were too few limes, so she couldn't make more.
"Miss's soaps are all green; at first glance, they really do look a bit like limes." Mo Hua looked at them with great admiration. She liked them too, but if even her mistress couldn't have them, she certainly couldn't.
After Jiang Mi finished preparing the food for Princess Jinning, she planned to personally deliver it to Princess Qingning's residence. She hadn't seen Princess Jinning for some time and missed her quite a bit.
When the gatekeeper heard that it was Jiang Mi who had come to see him, he did not show any disdain. Instead, he respectfully asked Jiang Mi to wait outside.
I never expected that after waiting for so long, Zhao Zhilan would also arrive.
What are you doing here?
Zhao Zhilan was somewhat incredulous, then, as if realizing something, she said disdainfully, "So you've started currying favor with Princess Jinning too? Well, with your status, who would want to be with you? It's only because Princess Jinning rarely sees someone like you that she's interested in you, and the same goes for Young Master Huo."
Jiang Mi sneered: "Someone like me? What kind of person are you? What kind of person are you?"
Zhao Zhilan said with pride, "Don't think that just because I'm following Liu Zijun, I'll put her first in everything. My family is a scholarly family, a prestigious family, not comparable to a small family like yours."
Jiang Mi completely disregarded her words, instead coldly mocking, "Really? I thought you were Liu Zijun's maid. I saw you everywhere behind her, even more diligent than her maids. Turns out you're not?"
Seeing Jiang Mi mocking her like that, Zhao Zhilan was immediately enraged and reached out to hit her. At this moment, the gatekeeper came over and said to Jiang Mi, "Miss Jiang, our princess invites you."
Jiang Mi nodded and went inside. Zhao Zhilan wanted to follow, but was stopped by the gatekeeper. She asked in confusion, "Why are you stopping me? Don't you know who I am?"
The gatekeeper chuckled, "Of course I know. You're looking for Miss Jiang, but our princess said she only invited Miss Jiang in, not you."
"What?" Zhao Zhilan was incredulous. Why would Princess Jinning value a country girl more than herself?
Jiang Mi completely ignored Zhao Zhilan behind her. She followed the maid toward the backyard and asked, "Aren't we going to pay our respects to the Old Madam first?"
The maid leading the way said, "The old lady is taking a midday rest. Unless it's something very important, we shouldn't disturb her."
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