Chapter 357 A Little Thought
With the system in place, ginger honey can still be made.
"Miss, the old lady said she wants to go for a stroll in the street and asked me to call you to come with her." The person outside was Jiang's mother's maid, and Jiang Mi responded.
"I understand. Tell Mom to wait for me outside. I'll grab something to eat and then I'll go."
Jiang Mi didn't go to the front to eat either. She was afraid that her mother would worry if she saw her face, which showed she hadn't slept all night. So she first used some makeup to cover her face slightly, then ate a couple of bites of pastry before going to the front yard.
Su Yindi and Liang Lan were also waiting there. Su Yindi was dressed up in her finest clothes and seemed very happy.
Jiang's mother said with a smile, "Aren't we going back to our hometown in a few days? I was thinking of bringing some things back for your elder brother and sister-in-law. After all, it's the capital, and they've never been here before, so we should at least bring them something."
Jiang Mi readily agreed and accompanied her mother shopping. It had been a long time since she had gone shopping like this. She had been too busy these days and had given her mother and son very little time.
"Isn't Dad coming along?"
Jiang's mother said with a smile, "Your father recently made a new drinking buddy and went drinking with him, taking your peach blossom wine with him to play the good guy."
Jiang Mi was also happy that Jiang Cheng had found someone to talk to: "If Dad is happy, then let him be."
Jiang's mother laughed and said, "You just keep spoiling him. He spoiled you when you were little, and now it's your turn to spoil him."
The family was enjoying a happy time together. All three men went out, while the women went shopping. Jiang Mi thought this was perfect.
After Jiang Mi left, Si Qin went to find Liu Min and told him everything that had happened the night before. Sure enough, as Jiang Mi had predicted, Liu Min's first reaction was to tell Huo Ran.
Siqin quickly said, "It's okay if you tell your master, but my young lady said that we must not alert the snake. We must not let your master get excited. If he gets excited and startles the snake, we won't be able to find it. But it's also possible that my master is just being paranoid."
Liu Min, having seen this kind of thing many times, naturally knew what to do: "Don't worry, Miss Siqin, I will tell my master. My master isn't stupid; he knows how to handle such matters."
Siqin nodded. Liu Min was always reliable, which must be thanks to their master.
Mo Hua also went to the winery. When Xue Lian saw that everyone was gone, she threw down the broom in her hand and swaggered into Jiang Mi's room.
Zhu Qing saw this and was so frightened that she quickly called out to her, "Xuelian, what are you doing? You can't just enter the young lady's room like that. The young lady scolded you last night, have you forgotten?"
Xue Lian said nonchalantly, "So what? She's not here now, is she? Mo Hua and Si Qin, those two tagalongs, aren't here either. As long as you don't say anything, no one will know."
Zhu Qing panicked immediately. She usually got along fairly well with Xue Lian, but if she saw Xue Lian doing this and didn't say anything, wouldn't that make her part of Xue Lian's group? What if the young lady found out and kicked her out too?
"Xuelian, stop right there. If you keep doing this, I'll tell Miss."
Upon hearing her words, Xue Lian's eyes immediately turned cold: "Zhu Qing, have you thought this through? Are you sure you want to betray me?"
Zhu Qing hesitated for a moment. She didn't want to betray Xue Lian, but she also didn't want to betray her mistress. After all, she was able to live such a good life now thanks to her mistress's care.
"No, I don't want to betray you, but why do you have to go against Miss? Can't we just do our jobs quietly? What are you doing in Miss's room? You're not really going to steal something, are you?"
Xue Lian looked at her coldly: "Since you won't help me, then shut your mouth and don't say anything, or I'll rip your tongue out!"
Zhu Qing was startled and quickly covered her mouth. She didn't understand why Xue Lian had changed. She wasn't like this before, and now she could say such fierce things.
Xue Lian went in and carefully searched around, but found nothing. The bottles and jars on the table didn't seem to be of any use either. She took a little bit, and when she came out, Zhu Qing was no longer outside, so she decided to just ignore her.
Xue Lian swaggered off, abandoning her work, and headed straight for the outer courtyard. Everyone said that the top scholar and the third-ranked scholar were twins, and that they were exceptionally handsome. She had never seen them before.
As she turned the corner, she bumped into someone, and just as she was about to fall to the ground, the person caught her.
This man was very handsome, with gentle features in his eyes and brows.
Are you alright?
Xue Lian came to her senses. She didn't know who she had bumped into. Logically speaking, apart from the two adults, there shouldn't be anyone of that age in this house.
"This servant greets Your Excellency."
Jiang Xuan nodded. He had never seen this maid before; she must be from his sister's room.
Just as Xue Lian was about to leave, she heard the servant behind her call out, "Second Young Master, I heard from the gatekeeper that Miss and the Old Madam went out together, and the two ladies went with them. They shouldn't be in their rooms now."
Jiang Xuan paused. Since Jiang Mi wasn't there, he had no choice but to go back first.
"Fine." As he passed by Xue Lian again, he said to her, "When Honey comes back, tell her to... never mind, I'll come find her tonight."
Xue Lian nodded and curtsied. She acted very shy in front of Jiang Xuan. She never expected that this was the top scholar of the day. He was indeed very handsome. No wonder Jiang Mi was so beautiful. It turned out that everyone in this family was good-looking.
Her heart began to flutter. If she could marry this man, she would live a happy and respectable life. She had heard that his current wife was a village woman from the countryside. She had met her twice; she was plain-looking and had nothing remarkable about her.
On the other side, Liu Zijun originally thought that her marriage with Huo Ran was a done deal, but unexpectedly, Prime Minister Liu said that the Emperor had changed his mind!
"Why did the Emperor go back on his word? Didn't he agree to it before? Father, did you talk to the Emperor? Please issue the decree to grant the marriage as soon as possible!"
Prime Minister Liu was already unhappy, and his daughter's lecture only made him angrier: "What do you know? You're trying to teach your old man? This matter is not as simple as you think. Why do you think Huo Ran is so favored by the Emperor? Besides the Emperor's affection for him, what else is there? He has helped the Emperor a lot behind the scenes!"
Liu Zijun didn't understand these things, nor did she know them.
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