The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 228. Evildoer

In the early morning of the second day, Jiang Ruan had just had breakfast. Before he went to the study room, someone from the concierge came to report. He still had a baggage-like thing in his hand. It only said that it was given to the master of Jinying Palace. Who, the concierge couldn’t answer why, except that it seemed to be a carriage in the Mo family’s mansion. This Mo family is naturally the capital of Mo Cong’s mansion. It’s true that the master of Jinying Palace is Xiao Shao, but now Jiang Ruan can sit on the master, and the concierge did not hesitate immediately, so he handed it over to Jiang Ruan. , Jiang Ruan returned to the study and threw the burden on the desk, but Tian Zhu said: “Why don’t you open the young lady? If there are other important things, it will not be good to delay.”

In Tianzhu’s view, if Mo Cong came to deliver something, it might have something to do with official business. Jiang Ruan is not an ignorant woman in the house. She can deal with some things very well. Now it is a troubled time. Timing is precious, Xiao Shao. It will take about late night to come back. In this way, it would be better for Jiang Ruan to take it apart and see what it is.

Forsythia also hurriedly said: “Yes, Madam, it’s always something in the house.” Forsythia is not as far-reaching as Tianzhu. She just thinks that Jiang Ruanzheng and Xiao Shao are a little strange now, and can’t always be so indifferent. Going down, this matter may not be an opportunity. Jiang Ruan thought for a while, then took the burden to his eyes and slowly took apart.

There is nothing in the burden, only a coat. This coat is a black Su embroidered brocade robe. The corners of the robe are embroidered with dark golden unicorns. It is Xiao Shao’s robe. Letter.

The robe that Mo Cong sent back to Xiao Shao for no reason was a strange thing. What’s more, there is a letter. Jiang Ruan did not hesitate and opened one side of the letter. When the letter paper was unfolded, there were only two simple words on it: Thank you. . It is the beautiful lower case letters commonly used by women, but the handwriting is neat and elegant, and it is just a simple sweep, and it already feels like a good handwriting. It’s just a word of thanks, and this handwriting is already so unusual. And the content itself is very thought-provoking. Dewdrop’s face changed a lot when she saw it, and she couldn’t tolerate her not thinking about it. Maybe she was a little weird if this matter was placed in the past, but now she looks at these things and she can’t help her mind. A thought came up. With Jin’er’s lessons learned, how can she not be nervous, her face immediately changed.

Tianzhu’s gaze also moved, and he stopped talking, Forsythia opened his mouth, obviously no longer knowing how to deal with the situation in front of him. Before the three of them spoke, they saw Jiang Ruan picking up the robe and slowly leaning under the tip of his nose. Both Forsythia and Luzhu stared at her nervously. Although Tianzhu was not as nervous as Forsythia and Luzhu on his face, he still refused to miss Jiang Ruan’s expression without blinking. After a while, Jiang Ruan put down Xiao Shao’s robe, her expression never changed from beginning to end, she threw the robe back into the baggage, and said to Dewdrop: “Where is the gift of the General’s Mansion prepared a few days ago?”

A few days ago, the third grandmother of the Zhao family was found to have a heartbeat. Now that Zhao Feizhou is so old, the third grandma can still be pregnant. This is something that surprises everyone in the General’s Mansion. When the good news came, Jiang Ruan also ordered the people to prepare a gift and prepared to go there in person, but recently he almost forgot these things.

Dewdrop was surprised: “It’s already prepared. It’s just given in the gift list from Steward Lin. Is the girl going to have a look now?”

“No need to look,” Jiang Ruan stood up: “Let’s go to the General’s Mansion today.”

“Hey?” Forsythia’s heart trembled, apparently already faintly thinking of the direction Dewdrop was thinking, although he was a little hesitant, but… Jiang Ruan took the lead to go out before they could speak, and several people looked at each other. In the end, Tian Zhu came forward and stood still at the desk. After hesitating, he stretched out his hand to pick up the robe, and shook it under his nose like Jiang Ruan.

“What?” Forsythia asked anxiously.

Tian Zhu frowned tightly, but he didn’t seem to understand very well, and asked with slight doubts: “Orchid?”

Jiang Ruan went out like this, but Steward Lin dared not say anything. He probably wanted to step forward to dissuade him. Finally, seeing Jiang Ruan’s cold expression but he didn’t dare to step forward, he could only shrink at the vermillion gate of the palace. Behind the pillar, he clasped the lacquer on his head with his fingers, Jin Si stood with his chest and watched the action of Butler Lin finally couldn’t help saying: “Hey, Lao Lin, if this pillar is broken, it will be deducted from your own wages. The money for repairs?”

Steward Lin’s actions stopped abruptly, but he immediately raised his face and taught: “What do you know, this old man is worried. You little girl doesn’t understand how to share the worries with the old man. I don’t know how to do something all day long. What you should do, you know how to yell.” At the end of the talk, Jin Si came to teach Jin Si. Jin Si was stunned for a moment, and said, “It is necessary for you to be so nervous all the time? The young lady is just going to the general’s mansion, that is, returning. It’s nothing more than her maiden’s effort, what did you do to follow what’s big? Those who don’t know think what’s wrong with the young lady.”

“So you have no eyesight.” Manager Lin looked at her with his hands behind his back and said, “Do you know why the young lady returned to the general’s mansion?”

“I know, the third grandmother of the Zhao family is pregnant. Madam Young will congratulate me in the past. This is a happy event.” Jin Sidao.

“If you are really congratulating, why wait until you, the young master, have already taken the young master back with you. This time I am going back today, it is obviously the appearance of arguing and angering to return to my mother’s house. I heard Forsythia last night. Mr. Lin said, he became a little annoyed: “It’s so good, but I irritated my daughter-in-law to her natal family. The young master really didn’t learn my cleverness at all. This woman has to be coaxed. I see him. I don’t want to coax anymore.”

Jin Si heard the words and thought about it seriously, and looked at the steward Lin: “Speaking of it, I also think that there are too many recent incidents. First, Jin Er and Luzhu, and then the young lady and the master. This is quite a bit. It’s a coincidence, but I don’t know how it came out. Is it bad Feng Shui?”

“Kanming’er has to let people go to the temple to put a pillar of marriage incense, this mansion can not tolerate toss.” Lin Guanjia also agreed.

却说这边，蒋阮带着天竺几个到了将军府，她这来的也是突然，也没定下帖子的说法，甚至都没让小厮提前去大哥招呼，不过赵家的人见她来了还是十分高兴地，尤其是赵家的几个奶奶，俱是欢喜着出门去迎接。

蒋阮让人把给三奶奶的礼物抬出去，登门做客自然也不会少了其他人的，三房人人人都有礼，这礼写的也是十分周到，让人挑不出一点错处来，出手十分大方。这便是林管家的手笔了，林管家写礼从来都是一把好手。

待大奶奶将蒋阮引进府中，要先见过府里老爷赵光，赵光却是不在正厅，大奶奶便笑称：“爹在后院下棋呢，阿阮随我来吧。”待真的引了去后院的时候，蒋阮却是微微一怔，只因与赵光下棋的，正是蒋信之。二人也是有许久未见了，蒋阮自年关之后便忙于帮宣沛站稳脚跟的事情，蒋信之在军营中每日的公事也颇为繁忙，也不知是不是因为有了赵瑾的缘故，他倒是没像从前一样那样日日将蒋阮都要放在眼皮子底下才安心，是以兄妹这次见面倒也突然。

不过感情显然不会因为距离隔得多久就生疏，蒋信之一见到蒋阮，立刻就顾不上自己还未下完的棋局了，立刻站起来就往蒋阮这边大踏步走来，欣喜道：“阿阮，怎么突然来了，也不找人提前说一声。”

气的赵光在背后跳脚：“臭小子，还不快回来，这局棋没下完往哪跑！”

“得了祖父，”却是另一个声音插了进来，道：“您那臭棋篓子，也就只有堂哥有这个耐心与你下棋了，下完了又如何，总归都是败局。”

赵光最容不得别人说他下棋下的不好，立刻就对赵飞舟横眉冷竖的要责骂，赵飞舟却是扮了个鬼脸，一溜烟儿跑走了。赵飞舟的性子倒是和赵元风的性子继承了十成十，总之便是个风风火火的胡闹人。赵光便也不好追，瞧见蒋阮便咳了咳，目光里还是抑制不住的欢喜：“阮丫头，你回来了。”

Jiang Ruan nodded and greeted him, and the satisfied look on Zhao Guang’s face became heavier. In all fairness, although Jiang Ruan didn’t have much time to come to the General Mansion in daily life, this would be more beneficial to the General Mansion. Maintaining an appropriate degree would not cause any trouble to the General Mansion. Although she herself looks at her polite and estranged attitude on weekdays, the gift lists for the holidays are very thoughtful. She says that sometimes you can see a person’s mind by looking at the gift list, which is from these gift lists that make no mistakes. It really makes people feel uncomfortable, and only feels that this girl is trying to get everything done, to protect them, and it makes people feel closer to Jiang Ruan and feel distressed. Of course, the people in the General’s Mansion naturally don’t know that the gift list is prepared by Steward Lin every time. In their opinion, Jiang Ruancong is extraordinary. It is not surprising that this gift list came from her hand, but a steward can draw up such a gift list. Somewhat unlikely. It’s not easy to know the gift list. When many ladies start to learn butlers, they start with the preparation of the gift list. Once they are drawn up, they may be able to have a good relationship. An important opportunity to climb up.

After Zhao Guang and Jiang Ruan had spoken, Li came back and dragged her into the hall and kept asking about the recent situation. Li’s love for Jiang Ruan is truly heartfelt, and he has doubled the regrets he had on Zhao Mei back then to Jiang Ruan. Zhao Yulong and Zhao Yi also came back. Grandma Zhao San had some surprises. Originally thought Jiang Ruan would not come, but today he suddenly came. The Zhao family gathered together, and Li was so happy that they let people go to the kitchen. To cook some good dishes, Zhao Yuanping asked, “Girl Ruan, why didn’t Prince Xiao come with you today?”

Everyone looked at Jiang Ruan, and Jiang Ruan smiled and said, “He is busy with his business. Today, I also suddenly came here from Xingzhi, and I have to call him over to meet his grandfather and grandmother the next day.”

Xiao Shao was really busy. The Zhao family all went to court, and they knew that he had been busy in Beijing all year long, so Zhao Yuanping didn’t ask any more questions. When it was time to eat, the family was arrogant and entangled. Jiang Ruan sat among them, but was a little dazed. In the past few days, the mist in the Jinying King’s Mansion has become a mess, and Jin Yiwei is good, and the maid next to her is also good. Or is it good for herself? There is a sharp contrast between the excitement and gentleness in front of people and the coldness and estrangement in the back. She never felt it before, but now she feels the difference more and more, or she doesn’t know when her heart began to be covered by others. Yes, at least for those close to you.

During the meal, Li asked tentatively: “A Ruan, it’s too late to see the weather today, so I won’t go back tonight.” She said this rather carefully, staring at Jiang Ruan’s without blinking. With expression on his face and gaze that could not conceal the expectation, Jiang Ruan suddenly smiled and said, “Okay.”

Li breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered the next person to say: “Quickly, quickly, get the room in Fang Huayuan out. I just let someone sweep it a few days ago, and I have accumulated dust in the past few days.” Fang Huayuan It was the yard where Zhao Mei lived when she was a girl in the mansion. After Zhao Mei left, the yard has not been deserted. After so many years, waiting for a person who will never return, people will clean up the house every few days. It seems that only relatives can do it.

“Why the mother is in a hurry,” the second grandmother smiled: “Isn’t there anyone who makes people clean up the house while eating? Don’t be anxious. After the meal is finished later, the sister-in-law and the mother-in-law will continue to talk, and I will send someone to clean there. Room, I still have a lot of interesting textbooks here, but I don’t know if A Ruanxi doesn’t like it.” She is a refreshing person, and she is full of smiles, which always makes people feel refreshed. Jiang Ruan then smiled and said: “Xiao Shao has been very busy these few days, almost no longer in the house every day, and I plan to stay here for a few more days. I only hope that my sister-in-laws will not dislike me.”

“No trouble, no trouble,” the third grandmother said in a pleasant surprise: “That’s okay. I’m stuck in the house every day, and no one speaks. No matter if A Ruan is here, I’m finally accompanied.”

When the mistress heard the words, she feigned angrily and said, “What are you talking about, is it possible that I am not a human being every day? I have been with you all these days for nothing.”

The third grandmother hurriedly smiled and confessed her forgiveness. For a while, there was a lot of laughter in the room, so it was so lively. At night, I accompanied a few sister-in-laws to say something. It was already late at night. Jiang Ruan returned to Fang Huayuan and was about to freshen up and rest, but he heard Tian Zhu suddenly shouted vigilantly: “Who?”

Jiang Ruan turned his head and saw a person walking out of the shadow of the lights, it was Jiang Xinzhi. He glanced at Tianzhu and said, “You go down first.”

Tian Zhu was taken aback, but he also knew that Jiang Ruan had a close relationship with his brother, so he left without saying a word. Jiang Ruan and Jiang Xinzhi walked to the stone table in the yard and sat down. Jiang Ruan asked with a smile: “Big brother doesn’t sleep so late, isn’t it because he wants to chat with me?”

“A Ruan,” Jiang Xinzhi’s expression was serious: “He bullied you?”

Jiang Ruan was stunned before he came back to his senses. The “he” in Jiang Xinzhi’s mouth naturally refers to Xiao Shao. She smiled: “Big brother, how dare he bully me? I was the only one who bullied others. You are worried too much…”

Before she could finish her words, Jiang Xinzhi interrupted: “A Ruan, you and I are the brothers and sisters of the same mother. Nowadays, only you and I are the closest in this world. You loved me since you were young, although later I’ve been apart for many years, but I don’t know you. Today in this mansion you behave abnormally. You were angry with me when you were young, you didn’t cry or make trouble, and you always walk away silently. You are used to using silence to express your dissatisfaction and escape. Confronting the conflict. A Ruan, what’s the problem with Xiao Shao?”

Jiang Xinzhiguo really knows her. Even though many of her thoughts have changed in this life, the long-term relationship with the brothers and sisters of a female compatriot can still make Jiang Xin see her fault at a glance, but Jiang Ruan was a little helpless: “Brother, I did have a problem with him, but if you can’t handle this problem, then you are too underestimated. You can’t get involved in matters between husband and wife. He didn’t bully him. I, it’s just that I think he is a little unhappy and bully him.” Seeing Jiang Xin’s unstoppable spirit of failing to achieve his goals, Jiang Ruan explained the ins and outs of the matter, but concealed the part of the quarrel with Xiao Shao. Said: “Jin Yiwei is always his person, loves the house and Wu, the same, I am not happy with him Jin Yiwei, naturally I am not happy with him, so I want to relax, and let myself calmly think about the reasons for the matter by the way.”

“Do you think…” Jiang Xinzhi looked at her suspiciously, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said: “This is indeed a bit strange, I will pay attention to it. In that case, you will stay here for a few more days. , Then since Xiao Shao didn’t stand up for you, you deserve to be angry.” He said angrily, “I should teach him some lessons.”

Jiang Ruan smiled, and suddenly remembered something, and said: “Brother, I have something to tell you.”

Jiang Xinzhi smiled and said: “What’s the matter?” He suddenly looked at Jiang Ruan in surprise: “May I want more nephews?”

“What?” Jiang Ruan couldn’t laugh or cry: “I want to tell you that this time, the thirteenth princes and the eighth princes can barely maintain neutrality in the palace this time, but it is absolutely impossible to go to the back. , Always show a team, eldest brother, I am on the side of the thirteenth prince.”

“Oh,” Jiang Xinzhi was a little disappointed. Jiang Ruan said such a big event, but he also said: “If you don’t tell me this, I will choose the thirteenth prince in the end.”

“Why?” Jiang Ruan asked in doubt. Jiang Xinzhi has always been a gentle and upright person. Even if he became resolute on the battlefield, he did not obliterate the justice in his bones. Such a person wants to support a person and step into the court. The dispute in this is not an easy thing.

“Xuan Li once did something unfavorable to you, how would you choose him?” Jiang Xinzhi snorted, “Although Xuan Pei does not seem to be easy to deal with, at least he has helped you out.”

“Your reason is simple,” Jiang Ruan couldn’t help but smile again. After speaking a few words with Jiang Xinzhi, he felt relieved. After Jiang Xinzhi left, he went back to the house to rest and had a good night’s sleep.

In the next few days, Jiang Ruan was in the General’s Mansion. It was the first time that the people in the General’s Mansion saw Jiang Ruan live in. They were eager to take out everything good for her to make her happy. A person is full of kindness towards her. This kindness is not the kindness of strangers on the street, but the kindness from the bottom of my heart and from the family. So Jiang Ruan was a little happier than at Jinying Palace, so the General’s Mansion sent someone to Jinying Palace to tell the news that Jiang Ruan would stay here for a few more days.

In the Jinying Palace, Xiao Shao was sitting in the study, and a young servant came over and said, “Master, there is another letter from the general’s mansion, saying that the young lady will stay there for a few days.” The young servant also wiped it away. Khan, these days, butler Lin has been tossing these little servants who are passing on these words. Jiang Ruan has not come back since that day when he went to see the third grandmother of the Zhao family. If the first day can be said to be late and it is inconvenient to travel, the second day can be said to be my family gathered together to talk, but such a series of things is a bit overwhelming. People in the General’s Mansion are naturally open-minded and daring, look. Not out of the doorway. The Jinying Palace knew the reason, and Jiang Ruan had only written a few words to tell them plainly: This princess is angry, go back to her family’s house!

This Jiang Ruan is not coming back, and every time the little servant sent by the palace to urge him to bring it back is nothing more than a news: the princess does not want to leave yet, so she has to stay for a few more days. It is actually bad for the married daughter to stay in her natal family for too long, but there is no one daring to say anything about the status of the General’s Mansion and the identity of Jiang Ruan. But Steward Lin was scratching his cheeks in his heart, so he wished that Xiao Shao would immediately be tied to the generals’ mansion and beg Jing to plead guilty, so that the heroine of the palace could be coaxed back.

Steward Lin tentatively said: “Master, when will I go to the General’s Mansion in person? It will be more than ten days after holding up my fingers, and it won’t be good to continue like this.” A few words were swallowed.

Xiao Shao didn’t say a word. He used to have an expressionless appearance, but Steward Lin didn’t know what he meant at the moment. A few days ago, Qi Feng also came to find Jiang Ruan once. Qi Feng didn’t know that Jiang Ruan had returned to the general’s mansion, so he only brought a large box of novel things over, saying that his friend had left Jiang Ruan specially. Xiao Shao’s face at the time was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and Qi Feng’s attitude was surprisingly cold. Butler Lin felt a little guilty when he saw it, and he didn’t know how Qi Feng felt. However, Qi Feng left quickly, and the look between the two was very unpleasant.

Xiao Shao has always got along well with a few senior brothers. In the end, he was acting righteously. This was the first time he had met Qi Feng with a black face. Steward Lin muttered in his heart that Xiao Shao’s appearance clearly cares about Jiang Ruan, but why can’t he let this face down.

As I was thinking about it, I saw Jin Yi handing over a post. The posts here are usually under the management of Butler Lin. But when Jin Yi took the post, it was a bit strange. But Butler Lin was shocked, wondering if Jin Yi wanted to grab his own work? So he took a quick glance. He had a good eye, and he could see clearly with just one glance. The post was from Mo’s House, and some other people were mentioned casually. There was a name that made Steward Lin feel a little bit. I was familiar, but I couldn’t remember it. When I was still struggling, I heard Xiao Shao take a look and said, “Get the horse.”

Is this going to go? Jin Yi fell and quickly took the cloak. Xiao Shao left in a hurry and barely stayed. Steward Lin stayed on the spot by himself, suddenly slapped his thigh and said, “Hey? Yao family! That’s not for the young master. The bandit who smashed the flowers?”

The moon is sparse, and the night is like ink. Forsythia goes outside to prepare hot water for Jiang Ruan to take a bath. Tianzhu is outside and Jiang Ruan is standing in the courtyard. It hurts. The air was fresh at night, and the walls in the yard were covered with moonflowers. The flowers were small and exuding a little fragrance, which was very charming at night.

Dewdrop was walking to Yueluo and wanted to pick some petals, but something on the opposite side of the wall “plopped” and frightened her. When she was about to be born, she saw a black tabby cat swiftly from there. Ran past.

“It turned out to be a cat,” Dewdrop said, patting her chest, turning her head but listening to Jiang Ruan said: “You go in first, I’ll sit down for a while.”

Dewdrop took the basket and returned to the house first. Jiang Ruan turned around. As soon as Dewdrop entered the house, there was already a slender figure under the moonflower vine behind him. The figure stood under the moonflower flower, tall and straight, as if standing here at the beginning. Jiang Ruan was not surprised, but stood a few steps away from him and looked over in silence.

The dark clouds gradually dissipated, and the moonlight gradually fell, and the extinguished figure also appeared clear. It was a young man, beautiful and heroic, walking at night in brocade clothes, and the moonlight fell on his face, making him even more handsome. If a human being in the world is like a Qingjun immortal who walked out of the Qionglai Wonderland, he looked down on the world faintly.

Today, Jiang Ruan wore a big red and thin long skirt with thin quilts. The hem of the skirt was drawn down long, dragging a splendid landscape on the ground, and embroidered with big and big golden flowers, which made people in an instant. Dazzled. And her face was beautiful, and she was a little more charming in the night.

There seemed to be another wild cat crying in the air, Jiang Ruan Rong Yan was beautiful, his red dress was like a fire, and he was slim and graceful, which gave her a breath of solemnity. She said: “Why the lord is visiting late at night?”

The young man was dressed like a brocade in black, with a beautiful and british appearance. He lowered his eyes and said, “I heard that the concubine of the General’s Mansion is naturally charming, and I am here to visit.”

“Naturally charming bones can count, if the prince finds a bronze mirror to look inside by himself, he will know what a wicked nature is.” Jiang Ruan said coldly, before waiting for the other party to answer, turned back to the room, “Bang” The door closed with a sound.

A crack appeared on the face of the deserted young man who stayed in place. He was so gut that he still slammed the door? It was Nuonuo, a guard on one side, who stretched out his hand, Xiao Shao looked at him with an unkind expression, and Jin San softly said in a low voice: “Master, this won’t work, Madam Young will definitely not forgive you.”

Sure enough, she was still angry, Xiao Shao pursed her lips, and her gaze at the door of the room suddenly became more bewildered.