Chapter 32 She must be a rough girl growing up in the countryside
"You'll know in a few days."
Bai Lan looked at Song Yu suspiciously, "Miss, you must be hiding something from us. I'm always by your side, and we've never seen the man in the painting before... Tell me, and I'll help you share your thoughts."
Song Yu looked at her and felt that there was no need to hide it from her. The scene of Banshan Yunyin would happen soon, and it was time for her to know what happened that night.
I only told her what happened in Banshan Yunyin.
Worried that Bai Lan would be frightened, he did not tell her about the scene where Song Rui shot her.
Bai Lan's face showed horror. Will they die at the hands of horse bandits at the Yunyin Inn halfway up the mountain?
This... this is impossible?
Bai Lan quickly calmed down and said, "This is just a dream, don't take it seriously."
Song Yu didn't expect her to believe it. "Whether this dream is true or not, we must be cautious."
"That's right... We need to be cautious. Since we're worried about what happened in the dream, wouldn't it be possible for us to avoid it by telling the Master and the Madam that we won't be staying at the Yunyin Inn halfway up the mountain?"
Song Yu pinched his smooth, round chin and thought, "In the dream, we died at the hands of bandits. If this disaster really happened to us, it would happen again even if we stayed at another inn. Telling my parents now will only make them panic. Our best plan now is to prepare more pills and powders..."
Bai Lan suddenly understood, "Miss, I understand now!"
Bai Lan then put her hands on her waist, slammed the table, and said fiercely, "If the horse bandits dare to come, they will never return!"
Song Yu:!!!
"Oh, by the way, Miss, you haven't told me who the man in the painting is?"
Song Yu: ...
"He's the person I dreamed of. He's here to deliver a letter to my grandmother. I have to intercept this letter and read it first..."
In this life, she must know the content of Song Mingzhu's letter.
At the same time, in Taocheng, thousands of miles away.
"Master, the peony fruit cake has been delivered."
Jiang Youya's loyal servant Chang Huai personally brought in a plate of fruit cake.
Jiang Youya looked at the freshly baked peony fruit cake and couldn't wait to pick it up and taste it.
Chang Huai hurriedly advised, "It's still a little hot, let it cool down before eating."
"It's okay, just blow it."
Jiang Youya blew on it quickly a few times and then took a bite.
Chang Huai saw Jiang Youya frowning and asked, "Does the peony fruit cake at this restaurant in Taocheng taste the same as the one made by the eldest lady?"
Jiang Youya was a little disappointed. "The taste is a little worse. It's not as good as the last one. It's only about 50% similar to Wanwan's. Currently, the peony fruit cake from Mingyue Tower in Beijing is closer to Wanwan's."
Chang Huai said, "Every chef's dishes taste different. This peony fruit cake will definitely taste different depending on who makes it. The chef of Mingyue Tower also learned it. He then put in a lot of effort to refine it to achieve the taste of Mingyue Tower."
Jiang Youya looked up at him and asked, "Did the master from Mingyue Tower tell me which county in the south he learned his craft from?"
"This... I don't think we've mentioned this before. Didn't Master and Young Master say that this peony fruit cake comes from the Chen family, a branch of the Wen family in Yancheng? I think the peony fruit cake made by this lady tastes most similar to the one made by Young Miss. Why don't we go directly to Yancheng?"
Jiang Youya put down the fruit cake and said, "Yunzhou has investigated the Wen family but has found no news about Wanwan. We may find nothing if we go again. I suspect someone deliberately erased Wanwan's traces to prevent Yunzhou from finding her."
When Chang Huai heard this, he knew that his master firmly believed that the eldest lady was still alive.
Is someone covering up the young lady's tracks?
Who will cover up?
That's impossible.
"Master, I paid a large sum of money to ask the people of Suzaku Pavilion to investigate. Suzaku Pavilion has never failed. If someone really wiped out the young lady's trace, Suzaku Pavilion would definitely not be unaware of it."
Jiang Youya tapped the table repeatedly, and after a while he said, "Then let's go directly to Yancheng."
The man outside the door who looked like a waiter turned around and went downstairs with a tray and went to a storage room in the backyard of the kitchen.
After coming out, he changed his clothes and climbed over the wall to leave.
"Madam, Zhang Yuan is back."
Song Mingzhu sat upright and said, "Let him in quickly."
A moment later, Qiuyue brought Zhang Yuan in.
"lady."
"How? Where are they going next?"
"Madam, Mr. Jiang will go south tomorrow and go directly to Yancheng to look for Mrs. Chen, a member of the Wen family's branch."
"What?" Song Mingzhu's face changed drastically. "Why would they think of going to Yancheng to look for the Wen family?"
"I overheard that Master Jiang paid a large sum of money to the underworld organization Suzaku Pavilion to find out who made the Peony Fruit Cake. Suzaku Pavilion found the source of the cake, Chen, the wife of the eldest wife of the Wen family's side branch, but failed to find Madam Song."
Song Mingzhu was a little confused. Why did the Wen family hide the identity of her sister-in-law?
Could it be that the Wen family regards the Jiang family as their rival?
This is the only possibility.
"Zhang Yuan, Aunt Xu can make peony fruit cake. Take her to Yancheng immediately. We can't let Mr. Jiang see the real Madam Chen. You know what to do, right?"
Zhang Yuan glanced at Aunt Xu, who was over forty but looked more than thirty. She had a mellow complexion and a good temperament, and understood. "I understand."
After Zhang Yuan and others left, Qiuyue made a cup of tea for Song Mingzhu.
"Don't worry, Madam. The Jiang family won't be able to find Madam Song's whereabouts. The old lady will receive a letter in a few days."
Song Mingzhu felt uneasy all the way south.
"With my eldest brother there, the girl won't marry too badly. She's spoiled by him and his wife and has never had to suffer."
"Madam treats her well and always sends her gifts during festivals. She will definitely remember Madam's kindness in the future."
Song Mingzhu pursed her lips. What she gave her were all Kyoto specialties, not fashionable clothes or accessories.
"I wonder how this girl is doing now?"
Song Mingzhu has been worried about her looking good over the years.
Qiuyue said, "She grew up in the countryside and has been sickly ever since childhood. Now all she can do is draw amulets, which is crude and uncouth."
Song Mingzhu smiled, "I hope so."
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"Daddy and Mommy, Chen Chunhua has woken up. How is her health?"
"I'm afraid he'll need quite some time to recover." Jiang Yunwan sat down and took a few sips of herbal tea before continuing, "He was so weak, barely breathing, that he even ate breakfast with his eyes closed. I don't know if he was really that way or just pretending."
"Then I'll go take a look."
"Sister Yu, don't go." Song Mingen pulled her back. "You only know a few words now, and you're only good at drawing amulets. Don't let them see any flaws in your other skills like medicine and painting."
When Chen Chunhua was about to give Yujie an education, she said that girls don't need to study, and marrying into a good family in the future is better than anything else.
He still insisted on teaching Yu Jie'er how to read and write.
Wanwan wanted to raise her well, so she sent her to the temple on the grounds that she was weak and sickly.
On the surface, he followed the master to learn how to use amulets to earn money to honor Chen Chunhua.
Wanwan taught her music, chess, calligraphy and painting in private, and several of her masters also taught her skills.
His original intention was that when he and Wanwan were no longer around in the future, Sister Yu would learn these skills so that she could protect herself at critical moments.
"Then I won't go. Whether she's pretending or really sick, I'll just wait until the letter from home is delivered to her. Now I'll just have to wait for Song Rui to trick me into going to Fuxianglou in the county."
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