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Deliver him to the Heavenly Court?

Jiang Shu stubbornly stood there with a disdainful smile on her face. Did she think she was a three year old child that was trying to scare others?

However, when she saw two powerful women barging in and preparing to drag her out, she realized that the so-called "sending her to the Heavenly Court" was not just a joke.

As a result, Jiang Shu had been so scared that she had started shouting in Huaxia. Her voice startled the ladies who were chatting in the parlour, and quite a few people turned to look at Huaxia as well.

Lady Li, who was happily chatting with the Old Lady Chen, heard the commotion. With an apologetic expression, she stood up and hurried over with her maidservants.

The blue mist carrying the tea leaves on her dress was currently sitting on the bed covered with a large red embroidered cloth. With the help of Xiao Qian Shu and another girl, her hand was soaked in a copper pot while tears welled up in her eyes. On the other side, the glaring Fang Yuan and Jiang Yan were directing two bulky grandpas to hold a pretty little girl, while that little girl was struggling and screaming.

"What's going on?" Madame Li stood there majestically, unfazed. "Why are you making such a ruckus?"

The moment Jiang Zhuzhe heard this, he immediately shuddered in fear.

Fang Yuan was lucky to Madame Li. He pointed to the broken game on the chessboard and said, "Madam, we were playing chess just now and someone mysteriously came in and smashed the tea cup. Qinglan helped us block the tea cup for a moment so she burned our hands …"

Hot on hand?

Madam Li had an anxious expression on her face as she walked to the side of Qinglan and examined her hands.

Her daughter was not engaged yet, and it would be bad if some sort of imprint was left behind.

Fortunately, he managed it in time, and the cup of tea wasn't too hot either. The red marks on the back of Qinglan's hand gradually faded. She left without leaving any trace. Only then did Lady Li's hanging heart finally relax.

She turned her head to look at Jiang Shu, who was being held by her wife, and sized her up.

"You are …" Madame Li narrowed her eyes, certain that she did not recognize this little girl.

"My name is Jiang Shu, my father is the newly appointed vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, Jiang Chuanzhong!" Jiang Shu, who was worried that they would send her to the Shuntian, immediately introduced herself, indicating that she was also a young miss of the Shangguan family.

"Jiang Chuanzhong?" Madame Li glanced at Jiang Yan, who was standing to the side. In her impression, all she knew was that as a Grand Scholar of the Wen Yuan Pavilion, Elder Jiang Chuanhui was a filial disciple of the Jiang family. Who was this Jiang Chuanzhong?

Seeing Madame Li looking at her, Jiang Yan replied with a bitter smile, "That's my clan uncle."

Lady Li had a look of realization on her face.

"Miss Jiang, logically speaking, all the guests in our manor should be guests at the Spring Festival Banquet." Madame Li straightened her back, slightly raising her head with a haughty expression on her face. "But I don't remember having invited you …"

"But Madam, we were really invited!" Hearing Madame Li's words, Jiang Zhuzhe said anxiously, "The thread is still with my mother!"

"Yes, yes, we were invited as well." When the Qin family, who was originally standing behind others to watch the show, heard that Jiang Shu had caused trouble, they hurriedly took out their posts and squeezed into that small hug as well.

Madame Li frowned as she looked at the uninvited Qin family. Then, she turned to Jiang Zhuzshe and asked, "This is your mother?"

The moment Jiang Zhuzhe saw the Qin family, he felt much more at ease and nodded his head in agreement.

"I invited them here." Feeling that her hands were fine, she took her hands away from the copper basin, and wiped her hands with a dry handkerchief, "I wanted to invite Sister Wan'er to the banquet, but I was worried that she wouldn't be allowed to come out alone. That's why I sent a invitation to the female servants in charge of the mansion … But, she never would have thought that both Miss Jiang and her mother would come here. Only, she didn't bring Sister Wan'er here.

"Oh? Sister Wan'er? The girl that you mentioned you met in the old hometown of Jiang Ge? " The moment Madam Li heard Jiang Wan's name, her interest was piqued, and she locked her gaze onto a girl in the room who didn't seem too familiar.

When Jiang Wan saw Madame Li looking at her, she politely gave Madame Li a blessing, and said in a soft voice, "Jiang Wan pays her respects to Lady Li."

When Madam Li saw her porcelain white face, pointed chin, large almond-shaped eyes, and curved eyebrows, showing her obedience, she nodded slightly. Then, she turned to Jiang Zhuzshe and said, "Since Qinglan's original intention was to invite Big Sister Wan'er, then I'll ask that you and Miss Jiang return to the mansion first. As for Big Sister Wan'er, when the Spring Festival is over, I'll send someone to escort her home safely."

When née Qin heard this, her expression changed drastically. This Madame Li was being chased away!

When she thought of the fact that they were going to escort her to the Shuntian Manor, Jiang Shu hurriedly moved to the side of the Qin family. She tugged at her clothes and said, "Mother …"

The Qin family glared at Jiang Wan, then pulled Jiang Zhuzhe unwillingly and said, "Let's go, Sister Shu'er. We're going home!"

When she saw née Qin's expression, she knew that it would be hard for her to escape a calamity today. Thus, she softly said to the crowd, "Today's matters were all caused by me. I am truly sorry for this. I have ruined everyone's mood …"

"Sister Wan'er, what are you talking about? What does it have to do with you?" Jiang Yan said in an indignant tone for Jiang Wan.

However, Jiang Wan shook her head, indicating that she should stop. Then, with an apologetic expression, she said to everyone in the room, "I think I should still follow them. I'm afraid that if I return too late, it'll be even more troublesome."

Then, she looked towards Xiao Qian Shu and said, "It's just that my clothes and accessories have to be washed before I send someone to return them to you."

However, Xiao Qian Shu shook her head and said: "I have a lot of clothes like this, so I will give them to Big Sister Wan! It's just that you must come next time we invite you! "

Jiang Wan nodded with a smile and quickly followed the Qin family and Jiang Shu out of the Li Residence.

However, the rumors of Jiang Zhuzhe making a ruckus in the Left Imperial Emissary's house spread through the streets and alleys in a single day through the mouths of the wives who had come to attend the Spring Festival. Even Jiang Chuzhong, who had yet to go to court, had heard of this.

He held back his anger and endured the curious gazes of his colleagues as he returned home. However, he saw the maidservant Clove kneeling in the courtyard beside Jiang Wan, and Jiang Wan kneeling in the pavilion of the Jun Yutang. As for the instigator, Jiang Shu, she was leisurely sitting by the window on the fire brick bed, eating a snack.

"What's going on?" Jiang Chuanzhong, who had never paid much attention to the inner chamber, asked with a dark expression.

"It's nothing," Née Qin replied lightly. "Sister Wan'er did some things inappropriately today, so I'm currently teaching her a lesson."

"Inappropriate?" Jiang Chuzhong glared at Qin Lie and pointed at Jiang Zhuzhe on the brick bed. "Why did I hear that she was the one who was in trouble today?"