Chapter 35 Lady Jiang Has Gone Mad
"It seems like she came about two years ago. When the old lady was on a boat trip, Wu Mama was selling her food along the street. The old lady liked it and brought her back."
"She is in charge of the old lady's meals. It's normal that the lady doesn't go to the kitchen and wouldn't know about it."
Jiang Shiyao smiled and said, "When have we ever eaten anything like this? It must have been the young master who ordered the kitchen to do so."
Thinking that the prince's wedding day was approaching, Madam He thought, "As long as the prince's heart is tied to his wife, he won't be afraid even if the mistress enters the house in the future."
Fu'er, who was standing to the side, had already started to doze off.
Madam He picked her up. "There are few people in the mansion today. The young lady has never run around like this before. She must be tired."
Jiang Shiyao: "It's good to take a nap now, there will be fireworks later in the evening."
Mrs. He took Fu'er to bed.
Jiang Shiyao and Shuangjiang took out more fabric and started making new clothes.
In the morning, Zhou Congxian misunderstood that it was an undergarment made for him, and that he needed to make him a new undergarment.
Unaware of the reason for the Frost's Descent, she could only purse her lips and smile secretly.
Jiang Shiyao wanted to tease her a little, "Miss Shuangjiang, you seem so happy, has someone written to you again?"
Frost blushed instantly, stomped her foot, and turned to run away.
"Madam, you should cut this dress yourself!"
Jiang Shiyao laughed so hard she almost fell over; she hadn't expected Shuangjiang to be so easily amused.
The sun isn't hot yet; it feels nice and warm on your skin.
She leaned over the table and cut out the basic shape of the garment, then raised the collar and thickened the shoulders according to Zhou Congxian's request.
After she finished doing all this, she stood up, rubbing her lower back.
The whole courtyard was quiet. She looked out from the doorway toward the house where the frost had fallen.
The girl also fell asleep on the square table.
Jiang Shiyao suddenly had a thought: if she could have such a peaceful life after she got out, she would be content.
In the afternoon, after the three woke up, Fu'er took Little Bone out to run around wildly again.
After the first frost, the laundry room was cleaned and the clothes were retrieved.
"My lady, it's really strange today. Everyone who went to the laundry room to get their clothes was late, and the head housekeeper gave them a good scolding."
Is it too late?
Jiang Shiyao frowned slightly.
Madam He didn't take it seriously. "The masters and the head steward are not here, and with the spring drowsiness after dinner, these little maids have all become lax."
Shuangjiang stuck her tongue out at He's mother, "Little girl, you've let your guard down, but haven't I been letting my guard down too?"
As Jiang Shiyao watched the two laughing and talking, a strange feeling slowly spread through her heart.
She pursed her lips and thought for a moment, "Shuangjiang, when you went there, was Aunt Zheng's courtyard already late?"
Shuangjiang thought for a moment, "I remember that Cui Rong was in Aunt Zheng's courtyard. I don't think I saw her yet. I did see a little girl crying, but I don't know whose courtyard she was."
Jiang Shiyao's heart tightened slightly.
Before dinner, Shuangjiang brought out the food from the kitchen, which was the same as at noon.
It's just that there's one more sweet soup than at noon.
Fu'er was starving when she came back from playing, and she pounced on me with a cry.
"It smells so good!"
Jiang Shiyao grabbed the little girl in one go, "Wait a minute."
"What's wrong?" Shuangjiang asked, puzzled.
She took off the silver hairpin from her hair and tried all the dishes one by one.
Mother He was also puzzled, "My wife suspects Mother Wu? She has no reason to harm us, does she?"
Jiang Shiyao shook her head. "Today is too strange. It's better to believe it's true than not to believe it's not."
"Especially after lunch, the mansion is very quiet, even Little Bone is asleep."
Shuangjiang looked at Jiang Shiyao, "Wife, aren't you asleep?"
Jiang Shiyao paused for a moment, then said, "No."
Mrs. He breathed a sigh of relief, "My wife is overthinking it."
Jiang Shiyao frowned. If she was the only one who hadn't slept, that would be even stranger...
"Let's skip this meal. There are some snacks in the house; we can just have those."
She had already stood up, holding Fu'er, and said, "Pour all of these out."
"When Aunt Wu comes to collect the bowls later, you take Fu'er out, I'll stay here by myself."
Mother He and Shuangjiang exchanged a glance. Although they felt that their wife was overthinking things, they could only agree for the time being.
"yes."
Mrs. He served the delicious-looking and fragrant dishes, feeling it was such a waste to throw them away.
Having lived in the mansion for so many years, when have I ever eaten such a good meal?
She glanced back and saw her wife comforting her daughter. She quietly took the food back to her room.
At dinner time, it wasn't Granny Wu who came to collect the plates anymore; a young maidservant took her place.
Jiang Shiyao asked, "Where is Aunt Wu?"
"Wu? You mean Aunt Wu, right? She went back."
Jiang Shiyao watched the little girl's departing figure, somewhat puzzled.
Wu? Wu?
Did she mishear?
As dusk fell, Mother He and Shuangjiang returned with Fu'er.
"My lady, Wei Xun is back. He said he wants to set off fireworks later."
"Everyone has gone to the back garden now."
"Everyone?" Jiang Shiyao pursed her lips. Was she overthinking things?
Song Jiyun had no ability to reach into the Duke's mansion's kitchen.
Otherwise, in her previous life, she wouldn't have bothered to replace the purchasing manager in the kitchen with her own person and make special efforts to reorganize the situation.
Madam He smiled and said, "My lady, you are worrying too much. This is the Duke's mansion, not outside."
Fu'er didn't understand what the adults were saying; she only knew that the fireworks were about to be set off.
She skipped and hopped, grabbing her mother's finger and pulling her outside, shouting, "Fireworks! Fireworks! Mother, come see the fireworks!"
Jiang Shiyao snapped out of her daze and touched Fu'er's little face. "Okay, let's go watch the fireworks now."
There was a pond in the back garden, and Wei Xun ordered people to arrange fireworks around the pond.
They even hired a fireworks craftsman to connect all the fireworks with fuses.
Jiang Shiyao, holding the hand of the somewhat excited Fu'er, said, "Don't rush, it hasn't started yet."
She looked around; it was past dinnertime, and everyone had eaten before coming out.
From what we can see now, there is nothing unusual about their faces.
It seems she was really overthinking it.
As night deepened, Wei Xun stared in one direction, remaining motionless.
Aunt Zheng was getting impatient. "Why aren't you letting us out yet? How long are we going to have to wait?"
Wei Xun explained, "Auntie, the imperial city hasn't been released yet. If we release it, it won't look good when the Duke goes to court tomorrow."
Aunt Zheng then shut her mouth.
As Shuangjiang approached Jiang Shiyao, she said, "My lady, it's getting a bit windy. I'll go back and get my cloak."
Jiang Shiyao turned and glanced at her. "Okay."
When Wei Xun saw a flash of sparks in the direction of the imperial city, he turned his head with excitement.
"ignition!"
The fuse burned, igniting one firework after another.
Fireworks soared into the night sky, bursting into the most beautiful sparks.
"Wow!—"
The entire pond was illuminated by dazzling fireworks, their light flickering on everyone's faces.
Fu'er danced with joy, "Mother! It's so beautiful!"
Jiang Shiyao smiled knowingly.
"My lady, were you satisfied with today's dinner?"
Suddenly, Wu's mother's voice rang in her ears.
Jiang Shiyao was startled and turned her head sharply.
Mrs. Wu was looking at her with a half-smile on her face!
She only felt her hand holding Fu'er loosen, and Fu'er suddenly collapsed softly.
Mother Wu quickly picked up Fu'er, saying, "My little girl is tired so quickly."
"Wei Xun!"
Jiang Shiyao immediately shouted.
All she received in response was a chorus of cheers.
It seemed that no one noticed anything unusual about this place, not even Mrs. He, who was closest to the scene!
Mrs. Wu still had a kind smile on her face.
"My lady, you don't need to bother. They've all been drugged with illusions. The only thing that's attracting them is the fireworks in the sky."
"Has my wife not eaten dinner?"
She glanced at Fu'er, who was leaning on her shoulder. "Somewhat wary, but not enough."
Jiang Shiyao suddenly felt dizzy and unable to stand.
“You were sent by Song Jiyun.”
"No! You've been in the Duke's mansion for years; you're someone Song Yitang planted there!"
Mother Wu just smiled and tossed Fu'er into the pool!
"Fu'er!"
Jiang Shiyao's face turned pale, and the suffocating feeling from struggling in the icy lake water in her previous life rushed back to her.
She jumped straight down in the direction of Fu'er!
Jiang Shiyao grabbed her daughter, but the dizziness that followed almost made her let go.
She bit her tongue hard, and the taste of blood instantly filled her mouth.
"Help!--"
The people gathered on the shore were still gazing at the fireworks in the sky with mesmerized expressions.
No one could hear the cries for help from the two people in the pond.
Jiang Shiyao struggled to hold her daughter up with both hands, as if the despair of her past life was being reenacted.
She had already bought her travel permit and books.
They were just one step away from escaping this place.
"Help--"
Every time she opened her mouth, icy pool water rushed into it.
Jiang Shiyao felt her head getting increasingly dizzy and her body becoming heavier and heavier.
She was truly unwilling to accept it.
Even ants try to survive, but she can't even think about surviving.
I don't know, God, if she will get another chance to be reborn.
Let her be reborn before she was sold into prostitution.
She didn't want to go back to the Duke's mansion.
Just when Jiang Shiyao thought she was about to die, a beam of light suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Jiang Shiyao".
"Jiang Shiyao".
Someone is calling her.
"Mother!"
"Mother!"
Jiang Shiyao suddenly opened her eyes and sat up abruptly from the bed.
She was panting heavily, looking around at the furnishings with a somewhat bewildered expression.
"Mother!" Fu'er hugged her mother's neck with teary eyes.
Jiang Shiyao turned to look at Zhou Congxian, who was guarding the bedside, and said, "Fu'er and I were thrown into the pond by Wu Mama from the kitchen!"
Wei Xun, standing behind Zhou Congxian, had a strange expression on his face.
"My lady, you insisted on going down to catch fish yourself. We couldn't stop you, and we almost dropped Fu'er. Luckily, Aunt Zheng was quick-witted and agile!"
"I'm going down to catch fish?" Jiang Shiyao frowned. "No, it was Wu Mama from the back kitchen who poisoned all of us!"
"She threw Furen down there. You've all been drugged and can't hear my cries for help!"
Zhou Congxian: "Mother Wu hasn't come for three days."
"No? How could that be..." Jiang Shiyao opened her mouth, "Mother Wu brought lunch, everyone slept very soundly, and we didn't eat dinner!"
Wei Xun glanced cautiously at the young master. "Young master, should we ask the imperial physician to take another look?"
Jiang Shiyao looked at Zhou Congxian and Wei Xun's expressions and said, "I was telling the truth."
Zhou Congxian stood up. "You should get some rest."
"Fu'er, take her to my mother's courtyard first."
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