She inexplicably recalled that when she was still in the Wei family mansion, she tried to please Wei Jing in order to avoid being killed by a sword, so she chose to feed him fish.
Unexpectedly, those fish kept eating and eventually ate themselves sick...
Jiang Mingwei felt a pang of guilt.
I instinctively turned to leave, but suddenly heard a soft call from behind me.
Why does my sister-in-law avoid me when she sees me?
Although they were some distance apart, it was unclear whether Wei Jing was using internal force to transmit his voice.
Jiang Mingwei always felt as if the voice was ringing in her ear.
She suddenly felt a shiver run down her spine and had no choice but to turn and look at Wei Jing.
The two were far apart. She hesitated for a moment, then walked over.
"What are you saying, second brother? Why would I hide from you the moment I see you? I just suddenly felt a little tired and decided to go back."
"Second brother, you seem to be in a good mood today. Why are you feeding the fish here?"
As they got closer, Jiang Mingwei smiled sheepishly and spoke with a guilty tone.
Wei Jing narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Mingwei, his gaze finally settling on the fish.
A smile played at the corners of his mouth, and a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.
"I had nothing to do, so I came to check on them. Didn't my sister-in-law help me take care of a batch of koi before? It's a pity they all died from overeating. Well, at least they didn't live in vain?"
He spoke in a calm tone, yet his words were so humorous that Jiang Mingwei's face suddenly flushed red, and she didn't dare to look Wei Jing in the eye.
Sure enough, it wasn't just her; Wei Jing also remembered the batch of koi fish that she had stuffed to death!
That's why she avoids Wei Jing whenever she sees him...
Afraid that he would remember the shameful things she had done, Jiang Mingwei smiled sheepishly.
Before she could speak, a gentle breeze brushed past Wei Jing from her direction.
In an instant, the smile on Wei Jing's face vanished, replaced by a serious and ruthless expression.
He stared intently at Jiang Mingwei, scrutinizing her from head to toe, as if trying to take in everything.
His gaze was so intense that Jiang Mingwei was momentarily at a loss for words. She opened her mouth to speak, but didn't know what to say, so she had no choice but to remain silent.
However, the atmosphere between her and Wei Jing became increasingly awkward.
Wei Jing's thin lips tightened, and he remained silent, simply staring at her intently.
Soon, even Hua Cui sensed that something was wrong.
Something's not right. Second Master is never such an unreasonable person. Why is he looking at his young lady like this today?
That's really strange...
"Second brother?"
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Jiang Mingwei felt flustered and subconsciously called out to him.
However, Wei Jing's expression did not change in the slightest.
His behavior made Jiang Mingwei feel inexplicably guilty and afraid. She made up an excuse and quickly ran away with Hua Cui, not daring to say another word to Wei Jing.
Seeing Jiang Mingwei turn to flee, Wei Jing finally came to his senses.
Thinking back to my state just now, I was so frustrated that I didn't know what to say!
He wasn't deliberately staring at Jiang Mingwei in a daze; he simply smelled that familiar scent on her once again.
Dharani incense.
That day, after he sent Qingfeng to investigate Jiang Mingwei's movements, he found nothing amiss.
They discovered she had visited a spice shop and began monitoring her closely, but the spice shop was probably just an ordinary shop with nothing unusual about it.
Just to be on the safe side, Wei Jing even took some time to go there and searched for a long time, but he couldn't smell any tara incense.
But why does Jiang Mingwei always smell of tamarisk when she comes back?
Did he miss something, or did he really make a mistake?
In fact, this is just a kind of fragrance that is extremely similar to dharani.
If that were the case, he should have smelled it very clearly when he went to the spice shop that day.
But, ironically, he couldn't smell it...
Wei Jing was lost in thought at that moment.
The more he couldn't find the information, the more anxious and uneasy he felt, as if some kind of crisis was slowly approaching.
But unfortunately, he was powerless to resist.
"I was so scared! Thank goodness he's back! I don't know what's wrong with him, he kept staring at me, it was really creepy!"
Back in the courtyard, Jiang Mingwei muttered to herself, trembling as she recalled Wei Jing's grave expression when he looked at her earlier, her eyes filled with fear...
Hua Cui rarely nodded, her face full of worry.
"Yes, Miss, I've never seen Second Master like that before. He looks at you as if he has some deep-seated hatred for you. But just a second ago he was smiling and talking to you. Could it be that you really fed his fish to death and he's angry?"
Jiang Mingwei shuddered upon hearing this.
Is that really the case?
She thought it shouldn't be like that. Wei Jing wouldn't be so stingy. It was just that he killed a few fish. Didn't he buy new ones for him later?
But no matter what, at this moment she didn't want to go near Wei Jing anymore, afraid that he would look at her with eyes that wanted to kill her again...
To calm herself down, Jiang Mingwei went into the side room again after dinner.
She didn't go back to her room to rest until she was exhausted.
Because she went to bed late, Hua Cui originally wanted to tell Jiang Mingwei when she went to get the spices the next day, but seeing that she was still asleep, she told Chun Xing instead, asking her to tell her after the young lady woke up, while she went to get the spices first.
Chunxing nodded in agreement, and Huacui went out alone.
Jiang Mingwei slept soundly until the sun was high in the sky without being disturbed.
When I woke up groggily, I felt like I had slept for a long time.
Hua Cui, who always likes to call her, didn't call her today, which is really strange.
She rubbed her eyes and called out loudly for Hua Cui.
The door was pushed open, but it was Chunxing who came in.
Upon seeing her, Jiang Mingwei was slightly taken aback. "Why are you the one serving me my toilette today? Isn't it always Hua Cui? Where is she?"
"Sister Hua Cui saw that Madam was sleeping soundly early this morning, so she went out to get the spices first and told me to tell Madam."
"I see. How long did it take?"
Recalling her promise to Hua Cui yesterday, Jiang Mingwei nodded faintly.
Chunxing thought for a moment and then said, "They've been gone for about an hour and a half, they should be back soon."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mingwei frowned slightly after an hour and a half.
Fragrant Powder Street isn't far from the General's Mansion. Even if you walk slowly, an hour is enough to get there and back. And Hua Cui is definitely not the kind of person who would linger on the way.
Could it be that the spices haven't arrived yet, and she's been sitting in the shop for a while?
After much thought, this is probably the only possibility.
So he didn't say anything more, and just let Chunxing help him get up and wash.
Jiang Mingwei hadn't expected that Hua Cui, who had skipped lunchtime to wait for her to eat together, would not return until the afternoon.
Jiang Mingwei was extremely anxious.
It's just getting some spices, why does it take so long?
Her intuition told her that something was very likely wrong with Hua Cui!
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