Chapter 235 A Nightmare
It snowed for several days.
The sky finally cleared up.
The sun is shining, but it can't take away the cold.
The capital is very cold, much colder than Jiangzhou.
Qi Caiwei and her daughter were a little uncomfortable.
Outside the city gate, there were crowds of people and traffic, a prosperous scene.
Only then did they feel that they had really returned to the capital, to their home.
I feel a lot more relaxed.
Qi Caiwei originally felt guilty for leaving her son in Jiangzhou, but when she thought about seeing her parents soon, she became excited.
In Jiangzhou, where Lu Qingyao is.
She was always looked down upon and was a concubine who was looked down upon.
But in the capital, she was first the daughter of a minister, and only then Jiang Yunze's equal wife, and no one dared to disrespect her.
Jiang Zijin took a deep breath.
She felt that the air in the capital was fragrant, with the faint scent of magnolia and the aroma of wine and coriander wafting from restaurants and hotels.
A very familiar taste.
The past few years in Jiangzhou seemed like a lifetime ago, like a nightmare.
A very long nightmare.
It shaved off her pride and wiped out her brilliance.
She was born and raised at the foot of the imperial city, and in her previous life she had even become the mistress of this imperial city.
She felt that her destiny was closely connected with the imperial city.
Otherwise, why would everything go wrong and not go as planned after leaving the capital?
Now that I'm back, everything will be fine.
The carriage slowly arrived at the city gate.
Butler Wang, who was sent by Dad to pick them up, was waiting at the door early. When he saw the carriage, he came forward with a smile.
"Madam, Third Miss, you must have been very tired after the long journey. The master has already had wine and food prepared to welcome you. However, the master originally wanted to come and pick you up in person, but unfortunately he has official business at the government office and will not be back until later. So he specially sent this old servant to pick you up."
This steward Wang is my father's confidant and a lackey, and Jiang Zijin dislikes him very much.
"Don't go back home yet, go to Qi's house."
A girl's clear and loud voice came from the carriage.
Steward Wang's smile was a little stiff, and he said cautiously, "Third Miss, the old lady is still waiting at home..."
"Really? Then go to the Qi Mansion and report to your grandfather in person."
There was some anger in the little girl's childish voice, and her tone was majestic and cold.
Butler Wang was stunned. Who would dare to go against Lord Qi's wishes, not even the old lady?
I wondered in my heart why this third girl was a little different from before.
But without giving it much thought, he involuntarily bowed and apologized, "This old servant has overstepped his bounds. Madam and the third young lady can go wherever you want. I will send you to the Qi Mansion right now..."
"Then let's go."
On the way, Qi Caiwei grabbed her daughter's hand and said, "Jin'er, I don't believe your father really went to the government office. He must have gone to that little bitch Tao Tao. Why don't we go back? I want to see how he explains it."
Explain!
Jiang Zijin sneered and pulled his hand back from Qi Caiwei.
"Mother, what can you do when you go back? Make trouble with Daddy and ask him to send that concubine and the bastard away?"
"What else? Do we have to keep her for the New Year and bring her back home?" Qi Caiwei said unhappily.
For a moment, she suddenly felt that the look in her daughter's eyes when she looked at her was so strange and cold.
I felt uneasy.
If she goes back to the Qi family now, her father may not be friendly to her.
The incident in Jiangzhou might have spread to the capital.
She didn't dare see her father.
Jiang Zijin was helpless.
Is the woman in front of her really her biological mother? Why is she so simple-minded?
On the way back, she also figured out a lot of things.
In the past, the Lu family had not fallen.
A'niang didn't dare to provoke Lu, and Lu didn't take her seriously, so the two of them lived in peace for many years.
Later, A Niang and Grandmother wrongly accused Lu, but Lu did not defend herself and directly took Jiang Zifeng and Jiang Ziyan to Jiangzhou.
He immediately became a disciple of Master Cui and won the hearts of the people in Qingshi Town.
Now that I think about it, it's probably not my mother who has the upper hand. What Lu Qingyao wants is to go to Jiangzhou and risk her life.
Now the eldest and second brothers have passed the imperial examinations and become scholars.
If they graduate from high school in the future, they can naturally use the Cui family's connections to rise to prominence, become good sons to their fathers, and become the pillars of the Jiang family.
A mother's status depends on her sons. The Lu family can use their two sons to turn things around, and even their Lu family...
Jiang Zijin felt a chill at the thought.
By then, there would still be a place for A-niang in the Jiang family, and her marriage would be affected.
She had to go to her grandparents to discuss countermeasures.
As for the concubine and the child, we absolutely cannot make a fuss. If we do, they might become alienated from their father.
But you can't stay either.
The carriage slowly arrived at the Qi family.
Not surprisingly, Jiang Zijin did not meet his maternal grandfather and grandmother, and went directly to meet his concubine's grandmother.
It was her maternal grandmother, Ms. Hu.
"Grandma, Jin'er misses you so much." Jiang Zijin leaned in Hu's arms and acted coquettishly, her little girl's demeanor was very adorable.
Mrs. Hu gently stroked her granddaughter's head, looked at her little face, and smiled gently, "You've become whiter and more outstanding... The mountains and rivers of Jiangzhou are indeed nourishing, but you've lost some weight..."
As he said this, he stuffed a candied fruit into his granddaughter's mouth.
When he looked up at his daughter again, his smile disappeared.
Even the thick makeup on her face couldn't hide her age and the faint scars on her face...
"Weier, how did you get yourself into this state? And where's Pei'er? Why didn't she come back with you?"
Qi Caiwei lowered her head and did not dare to look at her mother.
Her mother is already a grandmother, but she is still so radiant and doesn't look old at all.
She is obviously not much younger than her stepmother, but she looks ten years younger than her. She has no idea what her mother has eaten.
"You are such a worry, why don't you say something?" Mrs. Hu felt angry and distressed when she saw her daughter like this.
"Grandmother, my mother suffered a lot in Jiangzhou. The Lu family attached themselves to the Cui family and targeted my mother everywhere. The officials' wives and noble ladies in Jiangzhou also looked down on my mother and made things difficult for her everywhere. The wife of Qin Tongpan, Wang, even beat my mother and scratched her face..." Jiang Zijin said slowly.
The more miserable A Niang was, the more her grandparents felt sorry for her and would not be able to bear to blame her.
"My younger brother didn't do well in the Tongshi exam. I'm ashamed to see you and grandfather, so I want to stay in Jiangzhou to study and return to Beijing after passing the Tongshi exam next year."
Mrs. Hu was furious, but she couldn't bear to blame her daughter.
His expression softened slightly.
"You and your daughter shouldn't return to the Jiang Mansion yet. Rest for a few days and then have Jiang Yunze come and pick you up..."
Qi Caiwei pursed her lips and couldn't help asking, "Mother, what about the concubine? Should we find someone to secretly kidnap her?"
"You're so stupid! You've stained your hands for a country girl. Don't you have any brains?"
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