Grandma Lan's skills were truly exceptional. The horrifying sight of her neck turning purple was almost completely covered up in less than fifteen minutes.
"Mother, you're back? Did Boss Su give you any trouble?" Upon hearing the voice, Jiang Yaojie quickly led Nianci out from the next room and knocked on Jiang Ling's door to ask.
Jiang Ling sighed softly. Fortunately, Granny Lan had gone first. She glanced at Granny Lan and said calmly, "Granny, there are some things I want the child to hear. You should know what to do!"
Granny Lan is a shrewd woman; how could she not understand the meaning behind Jiang Ling's words?
She looked at Jiang Ling with some confusion, bowed, and asked, "What? Madam, this old servant doesn't know what you're talking about. This old servant was just helping you in to wash your face!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ling's lips curled slightly. She took out a few silver melon seeds from her bosom and stuffed them into Granny Lan's hand, saying, "Well, Granny, you've worked hard. Consider these silver melon seeds my treat for you to some tea!"
Granny Lan did not refuse, and accepted the silver melon seeds with a clear conscience, saying, "This old servant will take her leave now!"
"Young Master Yaojie! Young Master Nianci!" Granny Lan said, opening the door for the two of them.
When Jiang Yaojie saw that it was Granny Lan who came out, he became anxious and tugged at Granny Lan's sleeve, asking, "My mother, is my mother alright?"
"Young Master Yaojie, what are you saying? Madam An is perfectly fine!" Granny Lan said tactfully before leaving Jiang Ling's room.
"Mother!" Jiang Yaojie rushed over with Nianci. Seeing that his mother seemed to be alright, Jiang Yaojie breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at Jiang Ling, biting his lip, his expression conflicted for a long time before tentatively asking, "Mom, what does Boss Su want with you? Boss Su's eyes just now scared me to death!"
After hearing this, Jiang Ling smiled slightly, reached out and touched Jiang Yaojie's head gently, and said softly, "This child, you still need to be tempered. People are just a little strict, and you get so scared. How will you stand on your own when your mother is no longer by your side?"
Jiang Yaojie chuckled and scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
"It's nothing, Boss Su isn't angry with us, don't worry!" Jiang Ling said, trying to brush it off.
Jiang Yaojie wanted to ask something more, but Jiang Ling coaxed him out with a few words. Jiang Ling looked at Nianci next to Jiang Yaojie and sighed helplessly. She really hadn't expected the child's identity.
After finishing everything, Jiang Ling changed her clothes and came out of the room.
Magistrate Duan handed over the congratulatory gift. At this moment, he was as shy as a young girl. He scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "This is for you. I don't know if you will like it!"
Jiang Ling looked curiously at the beautifully packaged box on the table. Encouraged by Magistrate Duan, she slowly opened the box.
Inside was a set of exquisite jewelry, including hairpins, hair ornaments, necklaces, bracelets, and even armor.
"This is too valuable!" Jiang Ling closed the box and shook her head, wanting to refuse.
"Oh dear, don't..." Magistrate Duan was a little anxious, and he pushed the box in front of Jiang Ling.
His burning gaze was fixed on Jiang Ling, making her lower her head in embarrassment and her eyes darting around.
Magistrate Duan took a deep breath. After the thrilling scene just now, he finally understood how important it was to cherish the people in front of him.
At this moment, he was no longer conflicted. He looked at Jiang Ling and said, word by word, "There are some things I've thought about for a long time. I feel that if I don't say them now, I don't know if I'll ever be able to say them again!"
"Brother Duan, I..." Judging from Magistrate Duan's expression, Jiang Ling guessed what was going on and wanted to explain.
Unexpectedly, Magistrate Duan immediately interrupted her, grabbed Jiang Ling's hand, and said to her, "Sister, please let me finish what I have to say! Give me this chance!"
Looking into Magistrate Duan's earnest and ardent eyes, Jiang Ling finally bit her lip and nodded gently.
"I like you, I really like you. It's not because you're a member of the An family now that I like you! It's because from the day you saved me, you planted a seed in my heart! I think if it weren't for you, I might not be here today! Of course, don't worry, my feelings for you aren't out of gratitude, but genuine romantic love!"
"I know you'll think I'm a lecherous scoundrel and a smooth talker if I say this! But, Jiang, please forgive my abruptness. I thought I could keep this feeling to myself and silently protect you, but I underestimated my feelings for you. Especially today, when I saw the Third Prince choking you, my panicked mind went blank, and all I could think about was how to save you!"
"What I said at the time was from the bottom of my heart. I would rather give up this official post than let you die. I know that saying this might be too abrupt! But I may never have another chance like this. Keep this. If you don't like it, you can throw it away when I leave!"
After saying these words, Magistrate Duan felt a great sense of relief. His previous courage vanished, and he quickly stood up and fled the "crime scene" as fast as he could. He was so cowardly that he didn't dare to look at Jiang Ling again, and he didn't even have the courage to listen to what she wanted to say.
"Liu Zi! Go! Go quickly!" Magistrate Duan pushed open the gate of Jiang Ling's house and jumped into Zhao Liu's carriage as fast as he could. Even Zhao Liu was startled. If it weren't for Magistrate Duan's familiar voice, Zhao Liu would have liked to lift the carriage curtain to see what kind of fat thing had just crawled in.
With three sharp cracks, the carriage sped away from Lujia Village.
Jiang Ling's home.
Jiang Ling stared wide-eyed in surprise. It took her a long time to recover from her shock. However, the magistrate was no longer there. If it weren't for the box next to her reminding her that what had just happened was real, Jiang Ling would probably still be a little dazed, wondering if the person just now was the magistrate.
Looking at the exquisite set of jewelry in the box, Jiang Ling's feelings became inexplicably complicated.
The atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly became extremely oppressive. The four old women, Mei, Lan, and Zhu, had already disappeared without a trace, while the four families, Shan, He, Hu, and Hai, pretended that nothing had happened and went about their own business.
This somber atmosphere was broken by Jiang Suihe, who came home from school.
"Mom! What are you daydreaming about?" Jiang Suihe pushed open the door and noticed that the atmosphere at home was a bit strange. Although her four uncles, Shanhehuhai, were each doing their own thing, their eyes kept glancing in Jiang Ling's direction.
The four grandmothers, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, were no longer there. Seeing her mother's solemn expression, Jiang Suihe immediately stepped forward to inquire.
"Ah, Suihe is back. Mother is fine. How did you do at school today?" Jiang Ling immediately put on a smiling expression upon hearing Jiang Suihe's voice, stroking Jiang Suihe's hair with affection in her eyes as she asked.
Jiang Suihe grinned, and just as she turned around, a small object fell off her with a "thud".
Jiang Suihe's face turned deathly pale.
Jiang Ling picked up the small object with some suspicion and looked at Jiang Suihe.
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