The two had a good chat, though that was Jiang Jiuniang's own opinion.
After spending the day out, Jiang Jiuniang had swindled the two out of a lot of money, which pained them greatly, but they still stubbornly held on. Afterwards, they went to the restaurant that Hou had booked for dinner before preparing to go back.
As she was leaving, Madam Zhang took Jiang Jiuniang's arm affectionately and said, "I feel a connection with you, Madam, and I would like to become good sisters with you. Why don't you move into my residence? The courtyard is already prepared, and you can go there now. What do you say?"
That's her main purpose today.
Jiang Jiuniang smiled, knowing that they were worried that she would be discovered at Ji Ziqiu's house and that they would only feel at ease if she went to the Jiedushi's mansion to be personally watched by them.
"Great! I'd like to live with you too, that way we can meet up for tea!"
Jiang Jiuniang readily agreed, then glanced at Hou Shi and said, "I'll go back and pack tonight, and move in with you tomorrow!"
"It has to be tomorrow?"
Zhang was in a dilemma, as Liao Yifeng had told her to bring the person back today.
"Yes, my son has to go back tonight. He'll be worried if he can't find me. I'll go back tonight and explain to them, and then we'll move over together."
"Oh, what's the big deal? We can just have someone tell them! Come with me now."
Seeing Zhang's impatient manner, Jiang Jiuniang's face gradually darkened, and she asked, "Is there something you need in such a hurry, Madam?"
Seeing how quickly her expression changed, Zhang didn't dare say another word and hurriedly explained, "It's nothing, nothing. How about I pick you up from the Ji residence tomorrow?"
"Great! Thank you so much, Madam!"
The two resumed their smiling faces, as if nothing had happened.
Afterwards, Zhang left alone by carriage, while Jiang Jiuniang followed Hou back to the Ji family. Hou was so angry that she gritted her teeth and didn't say a word to Jiang Jiuniang the whole way.
Jiang Jiuniang didn't mind at all; in fact, she took the initiative to talk to her after getting off the car.
“Madam Ji, as you just heard, Madam Liao just invited me to stay at their residence. I will be moving out tomorrow.”
She spoke in an arrogant tone, showing a clear disdain for Hou, which made Hou feel deeply humiliated.
"Madam, please go wherever you like. Our small place really can't accommodate someone as important as you!"
Because she was angry, Hou spoke without thinking, and her sarcastic tone revealed her true feelings.
Jiang Jiuniang immediately laughed: "Madam Ji, what you said is really interesting. When Madam Liao invited me, you didn't even try to keep me. So what am I supposed to do here? No wonder Madam Liao always says that you are not thoughtful. It's really not easy for her to tolerate you for so many years. She also said that if it weren't for the sake of our two families, she really wouldn't want to have anything to do with you!"
After saying that, he left directly, leaving Hou Shi standing there in self-doubt.
What exactly did she do wrong that made Jiang Jiuniang and Zhang Shi keep nagging about it?
However, what is certain is that the Liao family wants to abandon the Ji family in order to please Jiang Jiuniang and her husband.
Her face was grim. After returning, she sent someone to bring back Ji Ziqiu, who was injured but still holding his post.
Ji Ziqiu had been working for a day and a night and was already at his limit. If it weren't for wanting to impress Lu Baichuan, he would have gone back long ago.
Just then, someone came to report that his wife had an urgent matter to attend to. With this excuse, he was able to run as fast as he could, even though his leg was injured.
Lu Baichuan glanced at it, pretended not to see it, and continued to watch as people rescued Prince Jing.
Gou'er's original task was to watch over Ji Ziqiu, but now that Ji Ziqiu is gone, he has nothing to do, so he goes to chat with Prince Jing.
Prince Jing's wounds had been treated simply, and with Lu Baichuan there, he felt much more at ease, and his condition gradually improved. He was even in the mood to chat with the dog.
When the dog appeared, he finally understood what had been puzzling him.
For some time now, someone had been bringing him food. He always thought it was Lu Baichuan, but he was curious about how Lu Baichuan's lightness skill could be so superb. It was obvious that you had to be very close to deliver food. As long as you were close, Prince Jing could judge his abilities by his footsteps. But in the past, Prince Jing could never tell who the other person was. So every time he wanted to talk to them, he didn't dare to open his mouth, for fear of mistaking them for someone else.
But when the dog appeared, he knew that it had always been this kid.
It has to be said that Lu Baichuan and his wife really trust this child, even bringing him to such a dangerous place.
But then I thought about it again, and it seems even more precious that Jiang Jiuniang came all this way while pregnant.
He remembered the kindness and affection this family showed him.
When Ji Ziqiu returned home, Madam Hou had already finished crying. Looking at his wife's red and swollen eyes, Ji Ziqiu was immediately puzzled: "What happened? Didn't I ask you to accompany Madam Lu for a walk and cheer her up? Why are you crying like this? Did she make things difficult for you?"
He thought to himself, "That's impossible. How could a beauty like Jiang Jiuniang make things difficult for anyone?"
Hearing this, Madam Hou felt even more aggrieved, and tears welled up in her eyes again. She said aggrievedly, "It's more than just making things difficult for me. She has disliked me from the very beginning and has made things difficult for me at every turn. Later, she even joined Madam Liao in criticizing me and speaking ill of me to my face. Tomorrow, she is even going to move directly to the Liao family's house. She is openly looking down on us!"
"It's one thing for her to look down on me, but Zhang Shi is also in cahoots with her. She hasn't paid any attention to me all day, as if she can't see me at all. She even told Jiang Jiuniang's family to move to her house right in front of me, saying that I wasn't considerate enough and that she had long since stopped wanting to talk to me. She's really going to any lengths to please that woman!"
“Master, I think the Liao family really doesn’t take us seriously anymore. Judging from this, aren’t we going to become expendable pawns? Such a big case, if Prince Jing finds out, are we going to have to take the blame? The whole thing behind the scenes was done by that Liao guy…”
Before Hou could finish speaking, Ji Ziqiu covered her mouth and warned in a low voice, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
These things should be kept to oneself unless absolutely necessary, but Lady Hou blurted them out. Isn't that courting death?
Hou wanted to retort, but when she saw Ji Ziqiu's murderous gaze, she felt a chill run down her spine and fell silent.
After a while, Ji Ziqiu released her, regained his usual composure, and said calmly, "They can go wherever they want to stay. They are my superiors, so we can only appease them, understand?"
Hou nodded, but was still somewhat unwilling. She wanted to speak, but Ji Ziqiu interrupted her: "I understand what you've said. I'll be more careful in the future. There's no need to say anything more. Go out."
Hou Shi lifted her skirt and ran faster than anyone else; she was really afraid that if she ran even a little slower, her husband would kill her.
As Hou passed by, Ji Ziqiu's face darkened completely.
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