Chapter 9 Jiang Hui: I deserve to die!
"Second Madam?" Jiang Hui frowned slightly upon seeing this and called her carefully and respectfully.
Pei Jingxu held back her tears, lowered her head, and said in a muffled voice, "Thank you, Guard Jiang. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to my room and rest."
After saying that, without even looking at Jiang Hui, the woman turned and left.
Looking at Pei Jingxu's leaving back, Jiang Hui's face looked a little bad.
After all, he was a guard beside the young master, and helping Pei find the bracelet was not his job. Now that she had finally found it, even his thanks were so insincere!
It really leaves one speechless!
Thinking of this, Jiang Hui snorted coldly and turned to leave.
"Master Jiang Hui, please stay!"
Before Jiang Hui could take a few steps, another female voice called him.
Turning around, he saw Hongyao, the maidservant beside Pei Jingxu, running towards him with a lunch box in her hand.
Because of what just happened, Jiang Hui's expression was not very good, and his words were a little cold and hard: "Miss Hongyao, do you have any other instructions?"
It has a weird flavor.
As if she hadn't heard Jiang Hui's tone, Hongyao smiled apologetically and handed the food box to Jiang Hui: "Master Jiang Hui, this is the snack made by our girl. Please take it."
Jiang Hui frowned and said coldly, "Our master doesn't accept food from others."
"It's not for the eldest son, but for you, Lord Jiang," Hongyao explained with a smile. "Yesterday, my daughter found out that you were the one looking for the bracelet for her, so she worked all night and made these snacks just for you as a thank you gift."
"For me?"
The food box in his hand suddenly felt heavy, and Jiang Hui's face flushed slightly with shame.
He coughed awkwardly twice and said, "Then I'll trouble Miss Hongyao to thank the Second Lady on my behalf."
Hongyao smiled and nodded, then sighed and lowered her voice, "Master Jiang, please don't be angry with my daughter. She has already been wronged today, and now she sees that the bracelet that the Second Young Master left for her is broken. It's hard for her to calm down for a while."
Hearing this, Jiang Hui frowned: "What injustice has Second Lady suffered?"
Speaking of this, Hongyao's face turned sad, and she said, "Early this morning, my daughter was summoned to the main hall by the old lady. She said she had driven away Nanny Wang on her own initiative, and that she had evil intentions and was restless."
Jiang Hui said, "Madame Wang was originally driven away by my young master. What does she have to do with the Second Lady?"
"The young lady didn't want to implicate the eldest young master, so she didn't explain much. The old lady just took advantage of the situation and said she would give the young lady three months to keep her own account books and run the shop. If she couldn't learn, she would transfer all her dowry to the old lady."
"But isn't that the dowry that the Second Lady brought from the Pei family?!"
Jiang Hui has been running errands for the eldest son all year round, so he has never heard of such a thing!
Hongyao nodded, a look of worry on her face. "The old lady also said that she and the young lady are not family at all. The young lady remained chaste for the second young master and was willing to observe mourning for three years, neither marrying nor leaving. Yet, in the end, the old lady said such heartbreaking words."
At this point, Hongyao wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "My daughter doesn't know how to check accounts at all. The old lady did this, and my daughter is really heartbroken!"
As she spoke, Hongyao's voice began to tear up. "Actually, it's not that I'm heartbroken about the dowry. It's just that before the Second Young Master left, he asked me to take good care of the West Courtyard and be filial to the old lady. I'm blaming myself for not fulfilling the Second Young Master's instructions."
Jiang Hui frowned even more tightly as he listened to this, and his expression became more and more guilty.
——Just now he actually said that the second lady was ungrateful!
It turned out that he was scolded by the old lady, and she said such harsh words!
He weighed the lunch box in his hand and spoke slowly: "Second Madam is now..."
Hongyao wiped her tears again and said, "The young lady has just been crying. Now she is sitting on the couch in a daze. I don't know what she is thinking about."
Jiang Hui nodded: "Miss Hongyao, please take good care of my wife. I will go back first."
"Farewell, Lord Jiang. I was the one who got carried away today. The young lady didn't want others to know about this. Please don't blame me, Lord Jiang."
"good."
After seeing Jiang Hui off, Hongyao returned to her bedroom.
"Girl, it's all done."
Hongyao reported to the woman on the chaise longue.
"I understand." Pei Jingxu curled her lips, her face rosy and beautiful, completely devoid of the paleness and grief from before.
Hongyao was slightly puzzled: "Miss, why didn't you explain it to Guard Jiang yourself just now, and why did you have to use this servant to relay it?"
Pei Jingxu smiled and said, "Some words, when you say them yourself, won't make people feel sad, but when they are said by others, the effect will be different."
Jiang Hui had never had a good impression of her. If she had forced an explanation just now, it would have only backfired and made Jiang Hui even more impatient.
But if you start by suppressing the situation and then praise it, and let Hongyao speak to convey what just happened, then the incident will not only become more credible, but will also make Jiang Hui like her more.
——She suffered a great injustice, but she didn't say anything. It was the maid beside her who couldn't help but explain.
Such a woman can make people feel more pity and distress.
Hongyao nodded, not quite understanding, and her eyes fell on the bracelet.
"It's a pity that the bracelet given by the Second Young Master is broken."
Pei Jingxu chuckled softly, "What's the pity? It's not a top-notch item to begin with, and it doesn't suit me."
If it were in the past, Pei Jingxu might have treasured this bracelet like a treasure because of Rong Xuanzhou.
And now, the only value of this bracelet is to help her win Rong Jianxue's heart.
"Hongyao, go to the kitchen and make some ginger soup. I'm going to see him tonight."
Hongyao Fushen: "Yes."
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The east courtyard of Rong Mansion, the study.
At the desk, Rong Jianxue had just put down his writing.
"Did mother really say that?"
Jiang Hui nodded: "Yes, I asked the maid outside the door at the time, and she did say it was a bit harsh."
The man lowered his eyes slightly, and the dark pupils under his long eyelashes looked like soaked cold jade.
"In the year since Pei came into the family, Mother's living expenses have indeed improved a lot. I originally thought it was because of the increase in Father's salary, but now it seems that she must have used Pei's dowry."
According to the laws of Yunlan Country, a woman's dowry must be registered under her name. Unless the woman agrees, it is against etiquette and law to take the dowry without her permission.
Xuanzhou died on the battlefield. It would have been fine if his mother had not treated Pei well, but she actually had such thoughts and intended to embezzle Pei's wealth.
It's really wrong both morally and logically.
The man lowered his eyes and looked at the scripture he had just copied.
——For some reason, he seems to be copying the "Classic of Purity and Tranquility" these days.
Jiang Hui already felt guilty about what happened today. Now, facing Rong Jianxue, he murmured, "When I saw Second Madam staring blankly at the broken bracelet, I imagine she must have been very sad."
Come to think of it, not only was her dowry coveted by her mother-in-law, but the bracelet left behind by her beloved husband after he died on the battlefield was also destroyed. Any married woman would be heartbroken.
Rong Jianxue didn't say anything, his eyes were silent and emotionless.
"I will discuss this matter with Mother tomorrow. No matter what, Mother shouldn't covet Pei's dowry."
Jiang Hui nodded. He was about to say something when he heard a soft female voice coming from outside the door.
"Sir, I made some ginger soup. Would you like some?"
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