C12

"Jiang Wan?" Xiao Rui Xuan's usual cool face bloomed with a look of fascination. A smile appeared on her face, and she whispered into Jiang Wan's ear, "You owe me one today!"

Then, he pushed aside the flowers in front of them and walked out, holding onto the broken flower branch.

Hiding in the forest and not daring to breathe, Jiang Wan heard the crown prince Xiao Rui's mocking voice from outside the forest: "You brat, you've been quite free lately, running to my Crown Prince's Palace every few days, speak!" Is there some motive? "

"Your highness really likes to joke around. I was just greedy for the plum blossoms in your garden …" Xiao Rui replied.

"Come on, your Jin King Manor's Plum Blossom isn't any worse than mine …"

Hearing the voices of the two leaving, Jiang Wan heaved a sigh of relief. Hiding under the treetops, she looked around for a while. After confirming that there was no one around, she carefully walked out.

"Miss, where did you go?" Just as she was heading back, two girls came running over from another fork in the road. They were Clove and Jasmine.

Both of their faces were anxious, their eyes red. It was obvious that they had been crying for quite some time.

"This Plum Blossom Forest is just like a maze!" Clove, who finally found Fourth Miss, held onto Jiang Wan's arm, as if she could disappear at any time, "Fourth Miss, let's go back. It wouldn't be good if we lost her again."

Jasmine, who was standing beside Clove, also felt as if she had been struck by garlic. Just now, the two of them had made a thousand guesses and ten thousand guesses in their minds, and they had all prepared for the worst.

Jiang Wan looked back at the forest they were hiding in and also felt that this wasn't a place to stay for long. She then walked out of the Plum Garden, bringing Clove and Jasmine with her as she was about to leave the Plum Garden, when she met Xia He who was hugging two plum branches.

"Great! I was just thinking of where I could find you two, but I didn't think of you two coming out together." Xia He was very happy to see Jiang Wan and the others.

Meanwhile, Jiang Wan stared at Xia He's eyes again and again.

Her eyes were clear and bright, allowing Jiang Wan to size her up. In other words, she didn't know about what happened in the Plum Garden.

Jiang Wan's anxious heart had finally calmed down. Just now, she had even thought that she had been tricked again, because the appearance of the crown prince and Crown Prince Jin was too much of a coincidence.

When Jiang Wan brought Clove and Jasmine back to Jiang Wei's yard, she found the atmosphere was a little strange.

Jiang Shu, who wasn't in high spirits before, seemed very happy at this moment. Jiang Yu's face was dark, and the Qin family sat there awkwardly. Although Cui Liandi still had a smile on her face, there was clearly a trace of despise on it.

What was going on?

Jiang Wan was full of questions, but she didn't know who to ask.

However, this strange atmosphere continued all the way until their luncheon, where they looked at the stewed meat, goose-neck, and sour fish on the table … Jiang Wan guessed that no one at this table had any appetite.

"Esteemed Empress, is the jade white jade soup that we ordered still going to be served?" Just as everyone was eating until their food became tasteless, Qin mama suddenly walked in quietly, leaned over and whispered into Jiang Yu's ear.

Jiang Yu swept a glance at the crowd and waved his hand impatiently. Then, Qin mama tactfully retreated.

From the corner of her eyes, Jiang Wan saw that when Qin mama left, she'd brought along a palace maid who was wearing a cherry grass color armor while carrying a soup bowl.

As everyone's mood wasn't as good as before, the moment the banquet ended, Cui Yanzhi felt a little tired and left with her group.

The Qin family brought Jiang Wan and Jiang Shu to bid their farewell. She patted Jiang Yu's hands and said: "This matter cannot be rushed. There will be more opportunities in the future."

Jiang Yu glanced in the direction in which Jiang Wan and Jiang Zhuzhe were standing and sighed. "This is the only way. It looks like the new year is about to arrive, and the banquets in the palace will also increase. I'll find another chance when the new month comes."

Jiang Wan was standing there attentively, as if everything on the surface had nothing to do with her, but her ears were constantly paying attention to Jiang Yu.

Hearing her and the Qin family speak like this, they knew that they would not rest until they had achieved their goal.

She sighed in her heart. It seemed that this matter would have to be resolved soon.

Feeling both physically and mentally exhausted, Jiang Yu no longer wanted to socialize with Qin mama. Thus, she called over Qin mama and only sent née Qin out herself.

"Madam, I really don't have enough hospitality today." Senior Servant Qin forced a smile at née Qin the whole way. "Don't blame the Empress for this."

"Why should I blame her?" With a long sigh, the Qin family fiercely gouged out Jiang Wan with their eyes.

This made Jiang Wan curious. Just now, when she left, exactly what happened?

Walking out of Ginger's yard, the three tin sedans they came from were still on the path outside the yard.

Before getting on the palanquin, Jiang Wan instructed Clove, who was beside her, "Go ask Pearl and the others what exactly happened when we left just now."

Lilac answered and left.

When the group returned to Sansui Alley, they saw from afar that Zhao Su Niang, who was wearing an amber fern, was waiting for them at the Flowerfall Gate. When she saw the few people return, she welcomed them with a face full of smiles.

On the way, when the Qin family, who was not in a good mood, saw her, their expressions became even worse. They didn't even look at Zhao Su Niang as they walked into the Duskfall School with a dark expression.

Zhao Su Niang felt that she had been left alone at the side, and her smile turned into one of embarrassment, congealing on her youthful face.

"I'm tired today, so everyone can leave." The Qin family stood under the overhang of Jun Yutang's main house, allowing the maidservants beside them to quickly come over and take off her ash-green plaid cloak. Then, they glanced at Jiang Wan, Jiang Shu and the others who were all standing in the courtyard and said, "There's no need to come and greet them today."

"Yes, mother." Jiang Wan knelt down obediently.

And it was only after nagging at her with a look of disgust that Mother Du lifted the plywood curtain and walked into the main house.

Seeing that, Jiang Shu made a face at Jiang Wan, and said with a face full of joy and misfortune, "Sister Wan'er, you displeased my mother again today!"

After saying that, she also lifted up the plywood curtain and slipped into the main house.

Was he pissing off the Qin family?

Jiang Wan secretly laughed in her heart. She would not spend the rest of her life to win the Qin family's smile.

When she thought of this, she felt troubled once again.

A little servant girl like her, who was born in a subordinate clan, if she didn't please her mother, then where was her way out? It had to be known that the Qin family was the one in charge of her life and death.