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"No!" Without the slightest hesitation, I rejected Miss Jiang's good intentions.

This was not an era of tolerance for women, and there had never been room for women to make multiple choices.

"Haven't you seen my brother?" Eldest Miss Jiang stared at me with her mouth wide open in shock.

It was likely that in the heart of Miss Jiang, with such outstanding looks and extraordinary character, a man of good family background would not be rejected.

"I always felt that marriage was the word of the parents and the matchmaker."

Rather than persuading Miss Jiang, I'm more confident that I can talk things over with Grandmother. I might as well just directly push this matter onto Grandmother right now.

"Little sister is too …" Big Miss Jiang wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, she decided not to bring it up.

That's too old-fashioned, isn't it?

It's just that in my previous life, I've already suffered from being unruly, and in this life, I have no intention of doing it again.

They chatted for a while, but there was no longer any interest in talking. They only talked about how short a time it would take for them to get by. Add to that the fact that Second Miss Jiang was sitting obediently on the edge of the brick bed next to her sister with red eyes and occasionally wiping her red nose with a handkerchief, the atmosphere between the three of us couldn't help feeling a little awkward.

Fortunately, Madame Jiang had sent a wife to invite the three of us over. She smiled and said, "I've been looking for the ladies for quite a while. So, it's here!"

As soon as I entered, Mother Du served her grandmother to get up, exchanged a few pleasantries with Madame Jiang, and then led me into the carriage. Even I couldn't help but wonder if my grandmother knew about the silly thing Second Miss Jiang had done.

"Not happy with the ladies?" I carefully poured a cup of tea and offered it to Grandmother.

"It's alright, but that's all that matters!" Grandmother waved her hands, looking slightly exhausted.

"Then why are you returning so early?" I curiously asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Could it be that Second Miss Jiang's rash action of knocking down Grandmother caused some mishap?

"Don't worry!" Grandmother saw my nervousness and immediately understood what I was thinking: "Silly girl, I'm healthy!"

"Then what happened to you?" I looked my grandmother up and down, afraid that something was wrong with her.

"I did it for you!" My grandmother smiled and helped me to tie a piece of hair that hung in front of my forehead.

For me?

I came to the Jiang family for that.

The last one to come, the first one to leave, was obviously putting on the airs of a lady.

"You …"

He had thousands of things to say, but he didn't know where to start.

I thought that my grandmother had given up on this idea after that revealing comment about the Jiang family, but who would have thought that I was wrong!

"Don't be in such a hurry to reject it!" When my grandmother saw that I was about to speak, she immediately cleared her throat and interrupted me. "I know all about what happened to you on the lake today. Have you ever thought about how you managed to succeed?"

Why did he succeed?

Naturally, I had to rely on the fact that I was a young lady who hadn't left the pavilion yet, while that Young Master Jiang was an outsider. He couldn't just rashly offend me.

"Then have you ever thought about what would happen if he insisted on lifting the tent and giving you a glance?" There was a hint of satisfaction in the grandmother's voice.

He deceiving me was already shocking enough, do you really want to exchange a few words with me?

When I think of the beautiful women in my grandmother's courtyard, I can't help but sigh.

"I'm still young, and this young master Jiang isn't sure either. Why don't we look at him for another two years?"

My words were weak.

Originally, I thought Grandmother would get angry when she heard about this private meeting, so I intentionally hid it from her. I didn't expect Grandmother to not only already know, but even seemed to agree with my words.

"He's already engaged at the age of twelve, not to mention that the kid from the Jiang Clan is already seventeen, what else is there to be uncertain about!" Grandmother laughed at my forced evasion, looking at me with a face full of ridicule.

I just sat in the corner, blushing.

"Since you are unwilling, then let's take another look." Grandmother let out a sigh. "Don't blame Grandmother for finding a better husband in the future!"

He didn't even plan to get married. Where did he get a husband?

"Look at what you're saying!" Smiling, I threw myself into Grandmother's arms and coquettishly complained, "You're in such a hurry to get me married off!"

"Seeing that you've gotten married well, I can feel at ease to close my eyes!" Grandmother lovingly stroked my head. "Even if your uncle and aunt are too unsightly in the future, you still have a place to stay!"

However, how well could a girl who didn't have a family, live in such a mean family?

But in the end, it was Grandmother's sincere intention to lick the calf's heart for me.

"Thank you!" It was a hot summer night in the carriage, and I could feel the sticky sweat on my grandmother's skin.

"You child!" Grandmother sighed with a smile. "What's there to thank me for?"

When I got home, I dined with my grandmother, who said that she was tired. I knew she wanted to talk to Mother Du about my marriage, so I went back to the courtyard with a smile.

In bed late at night, I couldn't help but think about how I could win the favor of Miss Xue and how I wouldn't need King Qi to show up in person.

The answer was naturally a gift!

Miss Xue, as the daughter of the family's most important nurture, naturally had an extraordinary eye. Moreover, she had to be gifted in the name of King Qi, so her level naturally couldn't be too low. She had to attract suspicion, and it would be best if she could give away some paintings and vases.

However, this kind of item was often their family heirloom. Even if they took out money, they might not necessarily be able to buy it. What's more, even if I had a famous painting of Tang Yin in front of me, I still wouldn't be able to ask for it.

Since that was the case, he might as well open up other paths and pick some new, coincidental items for Eldest Miss Xue. Not only did he take advantage of the opportunity to earn some silver coins, he even showed his friendship.

Since then, I often look forward to Zhou coming back from Shandong as soon as possible, so that I can pour some strange things back. On the other side, I also wrote a letter to Shopkeeper Xiao. I only said that I wanted to befriend a few Xue Clan ladies and let him find some objects that were not too expensive but must be unusual.

A piece of white paper was used to make a Persian cat that was lying on the side. It looked very lazy and lively. It was a make-up case of a flower bird and a franc. It had the coyness of a little girl and the earrings of a cat. "All were returned by Miss Xue, but the letter was left behind.

However, that letter was copied from the letter that King Qi had given me.

I may not be good at writing, but I'm an expert at painting. I've only studied King Qi's calligraphy once, and I've learned about fifty to sixty percent of it.

It was obvious that Miss Xue didn't recognize King Qi's handwriting, which was why she had kept the letter carefully.

The small basket was woven from thin strips of bamboo, and contained black stones carved from black jade and white jade. Each and every one of them were sparkling and full, making people unable to let go of them.

Lu Ke smiled as he lifted the curtain and entered. He dismissed the people in the room and whispered, "Miss, we haven't retreated back yet!"

Over there, he was referring to the Xue Residence.

From then on, Miss Xue accepted whatever she sent over. Occasionally, she would reply with a sentence or two, and the text would often be copied from the verse, causing me to be disappointed.

"Miss, why do you think Miss Xue, who is usually so dignified, can write these kinds of words?!" Lan Ling pinched the paper slip of paper given to her by Miss Xue and stared hard at it.

During this half year, her improvement had been extremely fast and she was now able to study on her own.

To have an independent mind, the first thing you have to do is read. Only reading can help you think. Clearly, Lan Lingyun was in this stage.

"What do you mean?" I tested her with a smile.

"Doesn't this mean that if I don't look for you, you won't …" Is she married? "

Lan Lingyun's face turned red and she said it while shrinking back her neck.

Green Cock and I looked at each other, and we smiled at each other.

"How can that be!" Lu Kui covered his mouth with his handkerchief and laughed. "You idiot!"

It was written, "Qing Qing Zi Wu, Zi Ning is silent?"

"How can it not be like that!" Lan Li took the note and read it again, word for word: "Isn't 'heir' supposed to mean 'heir'? If you want to have children, you have to get married, right? "

Listening to Lan Li's explanation, I couldn't help but laugh. I didn't know if Xianxian would be so angry that he would flip over after hearing it.

"This' heir 'really has a connection to' thought '!" I said smilingly, "This poem isn't about the matter of the clan. It's completely about the feelings and feelings of a child!"

Lan Li blushed at my words, but a few days later she took a book of the Book of Songs with her from the study and went back to study it. It made Green Buster secretly complain when he followed me to do needlework at night: "Now this girl is really crazy! Those who do not sleep at night and study hard all night with the help of the lamp, those who do not know will think that she is going to the capital to rush the exam! "

"Maybe a poem is going to come out of our house!" I used the green bandit to beat up Luo Zi and compare her with me. "This is also a matter of face for a young lady like me! Go back and tell Lan Li not to worry about the lamp oil money, and ask me for pen and paper whenever you need them! "

I don't know why, but I've always had a hard time with these handiwork. Learning embroidery is very slow, and this is also very annoying to me, often because of a moment of absent-mindedness to make the wrong order, have to open it up again. All the things that lead me to make are different, either the top is too small to fit in at all, or the bottom is too tight to take out.

Even though I am already very careful, I am not even a little bit inferior to the Green Bandits!

"Miss, why are you still allowing her to do this!?" She is becoming more and more lawless! " Green Cock took my fan sleeve and went over to pick the plum blossoms with a needle.

"I like her that much!" I carefully watched as each of the green bandits lifted their hands, and the originally wrinkled fan cover instantly became flat.

I couldn't help but sigh deeply. "What should I do in the future without you by my side? I can't even make myself a fan cover!"

"Then this servant will stay by your side for the rest of her life!" Lu Kui smiled in agreement.