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"Wan Wan?" Xiao Rui, who sat by the side of the bed, suddenly called out Jiang Wan's name in a low voice, just like he had called out every time in his previous life. It made Jiang Wan suddenly feel like a lifetime has passed.

Jiang Wan raised her head in astonishment, looking at the man's handsome appearance overlapping with that image in her memory, she couldn't help but want to cry.

But in the end, she managed to hold back her tears.

"What?" She raised her head to look at Xiao Rui with an indifferent expression.

Xiao Rui Xuan had been looking at Jiang Wan with a face full of anticipation, hoping to see the most familiar smile in his previous life. However, he was disappointed.

Xiao Rui laughed mockingly to himself in his heart. Why did he have such a ridiculous thought?

But no matter, he could slowly nurture her until she was as close to him as he was in his previous life.

Right now, he could only slowly ponder about it.

"Wan Wan," Xiao Rui paused for a while before continuing, "I will be leaving the capital for a few days, so I won't be able to see you for the near future."

Jiang Wan bent down and hugged her back while sitting on the bed. She blinked her eyes with a bit of incomprehension, and thought to herself, "What is he doing?" Are you reporting your whereabouts to me?

It was like a husband coming to say goodbye to his wife before he left.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wan felt herself blushing again, so she leaned her face closer to her knees, exposing only her head, not wanting to let Xiao Rui see her embarrassment.

Suddenly, a whistle sounded from outside the house. It sounded like the chirping of a bird or the chirping of a bug. When Xiao Rui heard this, his expression darkened.

"I'm leaving." Xiao Rui reluctantly looked at the silk-like top of Jiang Wan's hair, then took out something from her lapel and shoved it into Jiang Wan's hands: "When I'm not here, if there's anything important, then take this to the Ji Jia Village in the north of the city to find Grandpa Ji."

Jiang Wan looked at the item that suddenly appeared in her hand and was stunned.

It was actually the Nine-striped Dragon White Goat Fat Jade Pendant that Xiao Rui had given him as a token of his affection in his previous life.

He actually gave the jade pendant to her! Does this mean that...

Jiang Wan didn't dare to continue guessing. She suppressed the restlessness in her heart and raised her head. She wanted to ask more questions, but Xiao Rui's figure was nowhere to be seen in the room.

Jiang Wan sat there in a daze, letting the light of the octagonal oil lamp shine on her face, giving her an indescribable sense of disappointment and desolation.

Jiang Wan, who had been holding the Nine Tattooed Dragon Jade Pendant and beating the drum, fell asleep again in a daze.

"Mother Han, this is already the beginning. Miss still hasn't woken up, is it really okay?" Clove walked out of Jiang Wan's room softly and asked Han Li's mother, who was doing her needlework, with an anxious expression on her face.

At this moment, Han Li's mother was stitching the hem of a really purple pleated skirt. She raised her head to look at Clove and smiled. "Fourth Miss must be tired to sleep so early. Why don't we let her sleep a bit more …"

Just as the two of them were talking, they heard a rustling sound coming from the other side of the room.

Clove quickly entered the room and lifted the curtain, only to see that Jiang Wan had already sat up and stretched herself.

"What time is it?" Jiang Wan asked casually.

"It's too early." Clove quickly called in Mommy Han to help Jiang Wan wash and change clothes.

As for Jasmine, she walked in while carrying a bowl of piping hot sugar Swallow Nest porridge.

"Eh? Is there anything else to eat in the kitchen? " Today, Jiang Wan was wearing a green dress with twigs. She put down the book she had just picked up and sat in front of the window. The winter sunlight shone on her body, making her look like a tender bud that had just sprouted.

When the Jiang family was still in Zhenjiang, in order to save money on the kitchen, the Qin family had set a rule that after dinner, no matter which room they stayed in, the kitchen would no longer provide food.

"Of course not!" Clove and Jasmine exchanged a glance, then smiled complacently, "It's Jasmine. She brought the congee back a few hours ago, and then kept it warm in the peat stove that's used to make tea."

"You guys are the only smart ones." Jiang Wan lightly savored the bowl of dessert as she played with Lilac and the others.

"Aiyo, Fourth Miss is really lively here!" Mother Du, who was holding a red lacquer box, came in smiling. Her chubby body made people feel that she was kind when she smiled.

Jiang Wan hurriedly stood up with a smile and asked curiously, "Why is mother Du free to come here today?"

"To see the Fourth Miss, of course." Mother Du smiled as she sized up the cloves and jasmine that she and Jiang Wan were having fun with, then glanced at the black lacquer desk by the window, only to see a half-finished piece of clear paper lying under a pair of brass paperweights, and a lake pen soaked in ink on the inkstand beside them.

"I wonder how Miss Four's copy of the scripture is doing?" A glint flashed across her eyes.

With one look, Jiang Wan knew that she was here as a spy for the eldest wife. Thus, she lowered her head and said with an ugly expression, "Roughly half of it is copied."

"He's only copied half of it?" "Then Fourth Miss, you have to hurry. I just went to Fifth Miss's place, and she's almost finished copying it."

Almost done copying it?

Jiang Wan laughed coldly in her heart. With Jiang Shu's obvious words that were pieced together, she would like to see what face the Qin would have to present to Madame Li as a birthday present.

"Fourth Miss, in order to take you and Fifth Miss on a birthday celebration, Madam specifically ordered a set of Pearl Jadeite Noodle Roll for you at Ru Yi Li in the capital." As she spoke, Mother Du opened the red lacquer box in her hand. Inside were three hair combs, a pair of pearl flowers, and a pearl footstep. Compared to Jiang Wan's previous jewelry, this one was quite a bit more beautiful.

"Fourth miss, don't blame this old woman for speaking too much. I'm eleven today …" Mother Du looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, as if the words were swallowed back in her mouth.

"There's no need for Mama Du to remind me. I know that time is of the essence." Jiang Wan gave a helpless smile, "But it's just a matter of slow work. If the scriptures are quickly copied and the Bodhisattva blames you for it, wouldn't that be a crime?"

The underlying meaning of his words was that he would act recklessly like Jiang Shu. When that happened, the Bodhisattva would blame him for bringing bad luck down, but that was hard to say.

When Mother Du heard this, she also awkwardly smiled, and then with the excuse that she didn't want to disturb Jiang Wan from copying the scriptures, she left behind the red paint box with the pearl and jade head.

After Mother Du left, Clove and Jasmine both rushed towards the red lacquer box on the head. Then, they carefully took out the pearl steps that were sparkling with a luster. They carefully examined it in their hands, unwilling to part with it.

"Fourth Miss, is this really the head that the eldest wife gave you?" Jasmine could not believe her eyes. After all these years, the fourth miss' jewelry box was filled with old styles that had been rewarded by the Qin family.

"Probably." Jiang Wan also took out a pearl flower from the red lacquer box, her brows slightly raised as she watched.

The pearls on this pearl flower are selected as the best south pearl, the grains are round and full. Moreover, the workmanship was exquisite. With a single glance, one could tell that the value of the workmanship was not small.

Did the Qin family burn their brains?

"Clove, can I trouble you to find out if I am the only one who owns this pearl head, or if Fifth Miss also got it?" Jiang Wan held the pearl flower thoughtfully, instructing the lilac.