Chapter 06 Chapter 6

Jiang Runchu's head hurt even more after hearing this, but it would be a waste of time to continue talking to her, so he got up and went to Rongde Hall.

Sure enough, after telling Jiang Jingchun about this, she went back to Chongming Hall.

There was no way, Li knew how to control her.

She hadn't been hard for a few days before she fell at the feet of her mother.

However, she had to attend the nanny's class later in the day, so she had to go and come back early.

Li met the person he wanted to see in the evening.

Jiang Jingchun stood at the door, peeking inside. Li saw him and snorted coldly, "I've been waiting for you for more than ten days, but you didn't come back. Now that I heard that I was going to the Marquis' Mansion, you condescended to come and see me."

Li's harshness was within her expectations. She was actually being a little unfair. She walked in with a shy smile and threw herself into her arms before she could say anything more. She said, "Mother, don't be so fierce..."

She always knew how to coax her, and as long as she listened to her, her mother would be happy.

Li's expression eased a little, and she glanced at her. "You are so heartless, why do you come back? I don't want to see you."

Jiang Jingchun said hurriedly, "Mother, don't say such cruel words. If you don't want to see me, why do you send people to ask Huayun about my situation every day? I know everything. Besides, I just went to my grandmother to learn some rules and regulations. I will come back naturally after I have learned them well. You see, I have lost a lot of weight these days. Don't you feel sorry for me?"

After hearing the words "learn to behave yourself", Li went to see her and found that her face had indeed become smaller.

The old lady was notoriously strict, and she must have suffered a lot during that time.

But Li still refused to say anything nice. She said, "Who told you to go? You deserve it."

Jiang Jingchun noticed that her tone was gradually softening, so she said a lot of coaxing words. After a long time, she first promised that she would come back after learning the rules. Only then did Li completely relax her brow and agreed to take her to the Gu family.

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In early April, it was time to visit the family.

Jiang Jingchun first asked for leave from her grandmother, and then happily went with Li to get on the carriage to Gu's house.

Among the group, besides the mother and daughter from the first wife, people from the second wife were also there.

After Jiang Nan was promoted to the position of Shangshu, he moved into the Shangshu Mansion, a courtyard with five entrances and three exits. They* had more than enough space for the first wife's family, so they asked the second wife to move in as well. Now both families live in the Shangshu Mansion.

The second master of the Jiang family is named Jiang Cheng. He is several years younger than Jiang Nan. He did not have a good time at the beginning. After only a few years of good life, the Jiang family was demoted. In addition, later on, old lady Jiang fully supported the eldest son Jiang Nan and did not take much care of Jiang Cheng, so he did not have much success. Now, it is all thanks to Jiang Nan's identity as the Minister of Personnel that he has managed to get a fifth-rank official position in the Ministry of Personnel.

Jiang Cheng married a woman named Lin, whose family background was not very high, and was even more shameful when compared with Li Wanning.

Perhaps it was because Li and Lin's auras did not match each other, and they looked down on each other. Li looked down on Lin's background, thinking that she was from a humble family and could not be put on the stage, while Lin complained that Li was arrogant and looked down on everyone.

The two wives did not get along, so the relationship between the first and second wives became a little strange, both overtly and covertly.

But when Madam Gu invited people, she couldn't just invite the people from the first wife and not invite the people from the second wife. If the old lady knew about it, she would probably be unhappy, so people from the second wife were also there this time.

The old lady had already felt guilty for only caring for the eldest son and neglecting the second son. Now that things are getting worse, she will naturally pay more attention to them.

Mrs. Jiang's second wife, Lin, was accompanied by her daughter Jiang Jingfang, who was one year younger than Jiang Jingchun.

The people from the two rooms met each other when they were going out, and they bumped into each other head on.

"Oh, what a coincidence! Sister-in-law is also going to the Marquis' Mansion?" Lin spoke first, and then she looked at Jiang Jingchun beside her and said, "I heard a few days ago that our eldest daughter was learning etiquette from the old lady, and she even called the maids from the palace. I thought she was really calm, but why is she playing around again today? It's not good to fish for three days and dry the nets for two days."

This Lin spoke in a weird tone, and Li Wanning was furious. She cursed in her heart that this person from a small family was so unpresentable. She was about to retaliate, but Jiang Jingchun on the side spoke first.

"Thank you for your concern, Auntie. It's getting late and the show will start soon. Don't worry, just take your time. We'll go first."

Having said that, he took Li away without caring about her reaction.

This action shocked not only Li, but even Lin's mother and daughter were unable to react for a while.

In the past, Jiang Jingchun would have been afraid that she would have followed her mother in arguing with her. Both of them had bad tempers, especially Li, who could not bear to suffer any loss. Once they started quarreling, it would never end. Later, when the news got out, even if it was the people from the second house who started the trouble, the people from the first house would not have a good reputation.

Now, Jiang Jingchun has learned his lesson.

It seems that the old lady's lessons were not in vain.

She had a plan in mind, wondering when to send her own daughter over.

We can't let the people in the first wife's house take all the good things.

In this way, you can learn some good things and get close to the old lady. There is no harm in being close to her.

The Shangshu Mansion and the Marquis Mansion were not far away from each other, and they arrived there in less than half an hour.

Because Second Madam Lin had deliberately snorted at the door of Jiang's house just now, Li was unwilling to give her a good look. After getting off the carriage, she did not wait for anyone and went straight inside.

Lin didn't care to pay any attention to her and just followed behind her, pretending nothing had happened.

In short, the two families have been holding grudges for a long time. Li is not a person who can hide things. She shows her likes and dislikes clearly on her face. As a result, the servants in the Marquis' Mansion have seen a lot of this and can understand that there is a rift between the two families, but they just watch and pretend not to see it.

Jiang Jingchun followed behind his mother, being unusually obedient and steady. He kept his head lowered and his eyes fixed on the ground, never once looking away.

She was wearing a light green dress today, and she didn't wear the flamboyant jewelry on her head like she usually did. She wasn't as flamboyant as usual, like a little peacock wherever she went. She had two hanging buns on her hair, which no longer swayed easily as she walked, and the slightly delicate makeup on her face made her look more dignified than usual.

She has changed a lot, but the only thing that remains the same is that she is still incredibly beautiful as before.

Everyone vaguely noticed that Jiang Jingchun was different today.

I don't know what happened, it has changed so much.

Jiang Jingchun noticed the gazes of others from the corner of her eye, but she didn't take it to heart and walked obediently.

But at this moment, I heard Jiang Jingfang's surprised voice from behind, "Cousin."

Then it was Lin who asked, "Fu Yan, have you just come back from outside? We are going to your mother's place, shall we go together?"

On the tenth day of April, Gu Huaisheng was not on duty. It seemed that he had just gone out to do something. When he came back, he and his group bumped into each other.

Lin was somewhat pleased with herself. She felt that Jiang Jingchun was acting the moment she saw her. Didn't others know what kind of person Jiang Jingchun was? Why was she pretending to be so dignified?

Gu Huaisheng just happened to come back from outside. In the past, whenever Gu Huaisheng showed up, she would jump up and down to get under his nose, pinching her throat and calling him "Cousin Gu", fearing that he wouldn't see her.

Now that he is here, Jiang Jingchun's true colors will definitely be revealed.

Hearing Lin's words, Gu Huaisheng responded indifferently with no expression on his face. He did not look at Lin's mother and daughter. His gaze was fixed on the front, and he unconsciously noticed the back that had not turned around for a long time.

In the past, his eyes would never fall on her too much, and he would not notice her.

However, she didn't know when it started, but she always liked to force her way into his eyes. No matter who was around her or what the situation was, she would get close to him. It could be said that her uncharacteristic behavior now attracted Gu Huaisheng's attention unknowingly.

The noisy little girl in the past is unusually quiet today.

But his sight was only focused directly in front of him, and he used his peripheral vision to see unconsciously.

He thought he was just curious and had no other thoughts.

Finally, Jiang Jingchun turned around.

Jiang Jingchun was not as excited as a young girl seeing her lover. She was very well behaved. She crossed her hands neatly in front of her body as Aunt Liu had taught her, and bowed slightly towards Gu Huaisheng.

She said slowly, "Hello, cousin."

Different from the sweet voice of the past, this voice is soft and gentle, like a gentle breeze blowing across the eyebrows, smoothing out the wrinkles.

However, such a change did not seem to cause any emotional fluctuations in Gu Huaisheng, and his expression seemed to have not changed much from beginning to end.

However, his gaze finally fell right in front of her.

Only then did he realize that his cousin had become like a completely different person.

He remembered that some time ago, she stood in front of him and asked him stubbornly, "Cousin, what kind of person do you like?"

The little girl's thoughts were easy to guess. In his eyes, she was cleaner and more thorough than a piece of rice paper that had never been painted with ink. Gu Huaisheng knew what Jiang Jingchun was thinking without even having to think about it.

Even Gu Huaisheng himself doesn't know what kind of person he likes.

But I don't know how he caused Jiang Jingchun to have such a misunderstanding, making her think that she liked such a person.

However, he was happy that Jiang Jingchun had misunderstood him, as at least this way he could feel a lot better.

There will be no more chattering in your ears.

There seemed to be a hint of smile in the corners of his eyes, and those peach blossom eyes that had been cold for thousands of years finally blossomed with a bit of spring.

The divine instrument is bright and beautiful, the eyes are bright and the eyebrows are sparse.

These words unconsciously came to Jiang Jingchun's mind.

Just like that, she couldn't help but be infatuated with him again.

He seemed to reply to her, "Hello, cousin." She didn't know that she couldn't hear anything else.

Gu Huaisheng walked faster and went inside.

She retracted her gaze and suppressed the urge to follow.

My cousin doesn't like her like that.

So, she can no longer be the same as before.

She can't follow him wherever he goes.