I can no longer drink the tea in my hand!
Jiang Mingwei slammed the teacup down on the table, startling Chunxing, who quickly turned to look at her mistress.
Seeing her gloomy expression, with a storm brewing in her eyes, as if a tempest was about to break...
"No, Hua Cui wouldn't have been gone this long. Something must have happened to her. I need to leave the manor immediately!"
Jiang Mingwei murmured to herself, then got up to go find Hua Cui, and Chunxing quickly followed her.
"Miss, wait for me! I'll go with you!"
It's always good to have someone with you, so Jiang Mingwei didn't refuse. She didn't even have time to dress up and left the general's mansion in simple casual clothes.
Fortunately, she can leave the manor at will now, and Madam Zhou no longer interferes. Otherwise, if she hadn't been allowed to leave today, Jiang Mingwei would definitely have thrown a tantrum!
The thought that Hua Cui might have encountered unexpected trouble filled her with immense fear and unease.
Unlike others, Hua Cui was the kindest person to her since she arrived here, and she absolutely did not want to lose her!
The two walked very fast, so fast that they didn't even notice Wei Jing passing by on the other side of the street.
Watching her hurried departure, Wei Jing stopped, his expression wistful.
"Strange, where is the First Madam rushing off to in such a hurry? Why is she accompanied by Chunxing instead of Huacui today?"
Qingfeng murmured to himself, but when he turned his head, he caught sight of his master's deep, dark eyes.
"Perhaps something happened to Hua Cui, which is why sister-in-law is so anxious?" Wei Jing asked in a low voice.
Qingfeng thought for a moment and shook his head. "It shouldn't be, right? Miss Huacui is inseparable from the First Madam all day long. What could possibly happen to her? Perhaps the First Madam has something for her to do?"
Wei Jing frowned, pondered for a long time, then turned and followed in the direction Jiang Mingwei had gone...
Jiang Mingwei walked quickly, lifting her skirt as she went. She knew that her appearance was certainly impolite, and that she might have already been recognized by the noble ladies who were out for a stroll and were secretly laughing at her.
But Jiang Mingwei didn't care at all.
She was filled with worry that Hua Cui might have run into trouble.
I can't believe this actually happened...
Chunxing was young and short, so she had to jog to keep up with Jiang Mingwei.
Seeing her gloomy profile, her usually smiling face now cold as frost, he couldn't help but shiver and cautiously tried to comfort her.
"Madam, don't worry, Sister Hua Cui will be alright! She's probably just been held up by something!"
Jiang Mingwei pursed her lips and remained silent.
Was it delayed? And is everything alright?
Right now, no one's opinion matters. Only by seeing Hua Cui safe and sound can she put aside her worries and fears.
She stormed all the way to the Fragrance Street, but didn't see any spice vendors soliciting customers at the entrance. Jiang Mingwei turned into the street and shouted loudly.
"Shopkeeper, where is my maid? She came to fetch spices for me this morning and hasn't returned yet. Where did you take her?"
Jiang Mingwei was furious and didn't want to appear weak or give the spice vendor the impression that she was easy to bully, so she spoke in a cold voice.
She is indeed just a stay-at-home woman now, with no special skills.
But if this spice merchant dares to harm Hua Cui, even if she risks being killed to beg Wei Jing, or loses all face to beg Jiang Mingjin, she will never let anyone who harms Hua Cui go!
As soon as Jiang Mingwei finished speaking, she turned into the house and suddenly froze.
At the counter, Hua Cui was standing with bags of spices around her. Behind the counter was a spice vendor, who seemed to be calculating Hua Cui's accounts.
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, Jiang Mingwei was both shocked and incredulous.
Wait, why is Hua Cui still here?
Wasn't something possibly wrong with her...?
"Miss, Chunxing, what brings you here?"
Hua Cui blinked, her face filled with confusion. She hadn't expected her young mistress to appear here at this moment. She quickly put down the spices in her hand and walked towards the two of them.
Jiang Mingwei snapped out of her daze, grabbed Hua Cui's arm, and looked her up and down.
Only after confirming that she was safe and sound did my heart finally settle down.
Seeing that Hua Cui was unharmed, her anger surged even higher!
"What's wrong with you, girl? You left this morning and it's already so late, and you still haven't come home. I thought you were in some trouble, so I came here to get justice for you. I never expected to see you here!"
Jiang Mingwei's words carried a rebuke, but if you listened carefully, it wasn't hard to hear that she was more worried and afraid of Hua Cui.
She was genuinely afraid that something terrible might happen to the little girl.
Hua Cui was stunned for a long time before she realized that Jiang Mingwei was worried about her.
She squinted, revealing a sweet smile.
"No wonder Miss came here suddenly, it turns out you were worried about me! Don't worry, Miss, Hua Cui is fine, she's doing very well! The shopkeeper is also very hospitable, he even let me have a meal here this morning."
"It's not that I didn't want to go back, it's just that the spices weren't all ready yet. I waited a little longer to get them all together. I didn't want to disappoint you when I got back, Miss. Now they're almost ready."
She pointed to a large bag of things on the counter.
Jiang Mingwei glanced at her, then looked suspiciously at the spice vendor.
He seemed quite guilty, and quickly smiled as he came out from behind the counter, nodding to Jiang Mingwei in explanation.
“Madam, I’m so sorry. I didn’t expect your people to arrive so early. So, in order to prepare all the spices, I kept this young lady here for quite a while, which has caused you to misunderstand.”
"Don't worry, we're doing legitimate business, a small operation, earning our money through hard work. We wouldn't dare do anything shady. Right now, we have all the spices, except for one that's completely out of stock, Madam, what do you think..."
After all that commotion, Jiang Mingwei really didn't expect it to be a misunderstanding.
But no matter what, it's good that Hua Cui is alright. She's relieved that she's alright, which is much better than her being anxious if something really happens.
In comparison, what does the absence of one spice matter?
"If you really don't have it, then forget it. I'll come back for it later. But what kind of spice is it?"
"It's the scent that lingered on the lady's jade pendant yesterday."
Jiang Mingwei nodded knowingly, vaguely sensing for some reason that it was that kind of spice.
Although it smells really strange, it's inexplicably irresistible.
That's why she wanted to buy it and study it, hoping to make a very good product.
Since it's not available right now, she won't force it, but she does feel somewhat disappointed.
After paying the difference, she quickly returned home with Hua Cui and Chun Xing.
As always, the spice merchant respectfully escorted them to the gate, but his gaze lingered on Jiang Mingwei's departing figure, a wicked smile playing on his lips...
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