What do you want from me?
Jiang Shuwan could tell that she had something to do, so she asked her to sit down on another chaise lounge and had Qingxing bring her a cup of milk tea.
The bubble tea she made today is so delicious; you can suck on the tapioca pearls and chew them in your mouth.
Pei Shushu stared at the caramel-colored, fragrant milk tea and swallowed hard.
It smells so sweet! She's had the second young lady of the Jiang family's milk tea before, but it wasn't this sweet!
Pei Shushu forced herself to look away. She felt she couldn't be so spineless and ruthlessly pushed the milk tea away.
“I’ve recently heard some rumors about my older brother.”
"oh?"
"I heard that the big brother loves you very much?" the little girl said, a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushed.
"Mm." Jiang Shuwan nodded, her face showing no sign of panic or lying.
She looked at Pei Shushu and said sincerely, "Not only does the young master love me, but the old lady loves me too."
Pei Shushu expressed her disbelief, as she often visited Madam Pei's courtyard.
The old lady treated her well, and she had secretly tested her. The old lady did not favor Jiang Shuwan as the servants had said.
"Keep trying to make yourself look good. If you don't perform well at the clan banquet, you'll be in big trouble."
After she finished speaking, she gave a loud snort and then ran away again.
Qingxing stared blankly at her retreating figure. "Miss, is Fourth Miss here to cause you trouble, or to help you?"
She could tell from Pei Shushu's words that the clan banquet was very grand, with many people attending and many rules, and that her young lady should be careful in handling it.
"They probably came to pick a fight with me, but they accidentally said a bit too much."
"Hahaha, the Fourth Miss is quite funny."
Qingxing thought Pei Shushu was hilarious.
On the surface, she acted as if her young lady was not good enough for the young master, and that she, as her sister-in-law, looked down on her young lady.
In fact, the information conveyed in her words and actions was all in favor of her young lady.
"The little girl is indeed quite cute," Jiang Shuwan smiled.
In her previous life, Pei Shushu had said something similar to Jiang Yao.
However, Jiang Yao didn't realize it. She only felt that her sister-in-law looked down on her, and the two were at odds. Their relationship as sisters-in-law was not good.
Of course, she can't be like Jiang Yao.
Pei Shushu left, and Jiang Shuwan lay down and slept for a while.
After waking up, he ordered, as usual, a dish of eight-treasure roast goose and a soup of ham, bamboo shoots and wild mushrooms from the table, and asked the servant in the mansion to deliver them to Pei Yanzhi at the Imperial Academy.
Since returning from her parents' home, Jiang Shuwan has been having servants deliver meals to Pei Yanzhi every day or two.
Sometimes it was from her allowance, and sometimes she would give money separately to have the kitchen cook for Pei Yanzhi.
Various kinds of chicken soup, roast goose, roast mutton, and some tonics such as bird's nest.
They all cost a lot of money.
Then these things were sent into the Imperial Academy like a flowing stream, and none of them returned. The heir received so much food without uttering a sound.
Qingxing was very dissatisfied with this.
"Why do you look so unhappy? Weren't you happiest when I brought food to the prince?"
"It's not that I think the young master is still your husband. Even though the coachman ran away, it doesn't prove your innocence, and the young master suspects you because of it. But we still have to find a way to win the young master's heart." Qingxing pouted and said with dissatisfaction.
"I always thought that if you sent food to the young master, he would eventually see your true character and change his mind. But I never expected that when these things were sent over, there was not even a sound."
Jiang Shuwan didn't expect that Qingxing still hoped that she and Pei Yanzhi could go back to being a normal couple.
That's right, Qingxing doesn't know that Xiao Quanchen hates being schemed against the most.
Although he stayed on their wedding night, his intention was to treat her with respect, not to act as a normal married couple.
Moreover, the young official also has a scheming cousin in his heart.
Judging by the days, my green tea cousin still has a few months before she can go to Beijing.
A few months would be enough for her to establish herself in the Marquis's mansion.
"Fool," Jiang Shuwan tapped Qingxing on the forehead, "Do you even know what's the most expensive thing?"
What's the most expensive?
"Free stuff."
Jiang Shuwan stared at the food box on the table, a slight smile playing on her lips.
She sent these things not only to curry favor with the young powerful minister, but also to show off to Old Madam Pei.
These past few days, she has been going to pay her respects to Madam Pei every day, but Madam Pei has not only refused to see her, but has also not allowed her into the house.
But the maid who relayed messages in Madam Pei's room became increasingly polite to her.
Especially this morning, the little maidservant was told that she had become a useful old woman by Madam Pei's side.
She then knew that the fact that she had sent food to Pei Yanzhi must have been known to Old Madam Pei, and that Old Madam Pei was quite pleased with it.
Although the old woman didn't have the same status as Chang Mama, it proved that her impression on Madam Pei was better than before.
In this way, she could gradually cultivate Madam Pei's favor, and after the clan banquet, her status would slowly rise, wouldn't it?
Just as Jiang Shuwan was about to ask the servant to send the food to Pei Yanzhi, Xiao Tao rushed in from outside in a panic.
"Miss, the young master has arrived."
"Why is the young master here? Isn't the young master studying at the Imperial Academy?" Qingxing stood up abruptly.
"It seems the young master is on leave. I heard from the servant in the front courtyard that the Imperial Academy has a ten-day weekend, and the young master will be on leave tomorrow."
Qingxing counted on her fingers.
The Imperial Academy is under maintenance every ten days, and tomorrow is indeed the day for the Crown Prince to take a bath.
If we calculate the time when the Crown Prince gets out of school, wouldn't he have come over as soon as he got out of school?
“Miss, I now understand what ‘free things are the most expensive’ means.”
Qingxing immediately understood.
"Although the young master is cold to you, after you send him food every meal, even if his heart is as cold as stone, he will soften a bit. That's why he came to see you as soon as he got back."
"This child is teachable." Jiang Shuwan thought Qingxing was indeed clever.
Qingxing also thought that her young lady was incredibly intelligent.
Not only did the meals she provided win over the young master and the old lady, but they also invited the young master to come to the young lady's courtyard as soon as he finished school...
The Crown Prince comes over as soon as he finishes school, doesn't that mean he loves it very much?
It seems we won't need to specifically find people to spread rumors this time; the servants will automatically spread them far and wide.
Soon, Pei Yanzhi's figure appeared outside the window.
Jiang Shuwan went out of her way to greet her.
The weather has been warm lately, so even without lighting a brazier inside, the food on the table is still warm.
Jiang Shuwan invited him to have dinner together, but Pei Yanzhi declined, saying he was going to eat at the old lady's room later.
Jiang Shuwan didn't insist on keeping him. The two sat in the hall and chatted awkwardly for a few minutes before Pei Yanzhi finally got straight to the point.
"Thank you for the meal. I appreciate the thought, but you don't need to send any more in the future."
"The Imperial College has a canteen, and all my classmates eat there. I shouldn't be an exception."
After saying that, he ordered a servant to bring in a few pieces of brocade cloth.
They are all relatively expensive fabrics.
Qingxing happily put it away, feeling that the prince had indeed softened a bit.
Only Jiang Shuwan knew that the little minister was deceiving people again.
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