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Second Miss Jiang raised her head and looked at me with a face full of hope. "Little Sister Yang, I know that my brother admires you from the bottom of his heart. If he comes looking for you, can you tell me? I won't tell my mother. Really, I won't tell anyone! I just want to know if he's okay, and that's it! "

I hesitated, wondering if I should tell her about seeing the injured Jiang Ming this morning.

"My brother said that big sister's marriage is decided by her parents. When she got married, she said whatever she wanted to say, but it has only been half a year, and she has already forgotten about it. So he must marry someone he likes …" Sigh! "I wonder if the three of us will end up like this!"

My initial sadness was forcefully dissipated by Second Miss Jiang's words.

Jiang Ming actually compared Miss Jiang with him. Isn't this too shameless!

He wasn't a girl. He needed to marry someone else. Even though he had married a girl and entered the house, he still stayed in his own house. He just couldn't get involved with his wife!

However, to his wife, that was the man she would have to rely on for her entire life in the future. The men she would have to face day and night, the men she would have to serve, would be men who did not love her.

This was much more painful than Jiang Ming!

In that case, only by coaxing a pure and innocent young lady like Second Young Miss Jiang would she be able to earn tears!

I smiled as I sat down beside Second Miss Jiang. I pulled a handkerchief from my sleeve and helped her wipe the corners of her eyes. I smiled as I asked her, "If you didn't say it, I would have forgotten! Didn't your mother want to talk about you with her nephew? Why is there no movement again? "

Second Miss Jiang took my handkerchief and wiped her eyes while complaining, "Don't mention it anymore! Just because of this matter, my mother was about to have a huge argument with her mother! "That scoundrel who came out of nowhere said he wanted me to go through the door, but he told my mother to prepare a thirty thousand silver dowry, which angered my mother to the point that she had to lie in bed for a few days before she could recover."

I looked at Second Miss Jiang, who still had an innocent expression, and sighed.

It was fortunate that the marriage had been ruined by such an incident. Otherwise, with Second Miss Jiang's straightforward character, she would definitely suffer a great deal if she were to blindly marry and be dumb to marry.

After comforting Second Young Miss Jiang for a bit, I brought her back to the Warm Pavilion as it was getting late.

The dishes on the table were already set up, and the maidservants were all waiting at the side. They were just waiting for Second Miss Jiang and me to return and then they would be able to start the banquet.

I hurriedly apologized to Eldest Miss Xu and pulled Second Miss Jiang to sit beside me.

Young Miss Xu's face was full of curiosity. Taking advantage of the maidservants washing our hands, she smiled and asked, "Why have the two of you been gone so long?"

"Oh!" I took the handkerchief from Lan Lingyun and wiped my hands. I passed it back to her and smilingly said, "I brought Second Miss Jiang to take a look because a beauty raised in a warm room was smiling."

Eldest Young Miss Xu's face was full of joy, her eyes shining. "Does Little Sister like to raise orchids too?"

I thought to myself, This is bad.

I usually hate these tedious work, let me appreciate it is fine, but really let me care about that plant all day long, I really can't.

The reason why he knew the names of these orchids was thanks to Miss Wen. Because she loved these things best, every time she wrote to me, she would tell me which orchid had bloomed and which peony had been defeated. She spoke with the tone of someone who had raised a child.

I smiled in embarrassment. "I don't love to raise orchids. It's actually the personal property of my grandmother."

Eldest Miss Xu said resentfully, "That's true. Nurturing orchids costs a lot of money!"

The meaning behind his words was that this kind of merchant house only knew that silver and gold were expensive. It didn't understand the sweet fragrance of the sweet orchids or the love of flowers and plants.

I couldn't help but smile. I remembered that Miss Wen had written that after she married into the Fang family, she would be afraid to freeze her precious plants to death in the cold weather in the capital. She would make arrangements for her husband and mother-in-law and set up a greenhouse for them in the back garden.

Second Miss Jiang was a child. Once she identified someone as a good person, she absolutely could not tolerate others humiliating her. Seeing that Lady Xu's words offended me, I couldn't help but get angry. My eyes stared at Lady Xu like an eagle and I was about to retort.

I hurriedly gave a meaningful glance to Lan Li, who smiled as she stepped forward and filled the wine cup in front of Second Miss Jiang.

I raised my teacup in my hand and raised my cup with a smile. "Today's banquet should be a feast for all my sisters. "But today is really inconvenient. I will use tea in place of wine to toast my sisters!"

After drinking the door cup, they could begin the banquet.

Like the family table, I had a dish of veggies, a bowl of gold and jade, and a bowl of broccoli soup. Big Miss Xu, Second Miss Jiang, and Fifth Miss Xue had the same dishes on the table: all nine kinds of old duck osmanthus pot. There were five plates by her side with a pot in the middle, which consisted of a piece of gelatinous meat, a piece of hibiscus lung, a piece of golden silk powder, a piece of lily honey, and a piece of chrysanthemum.

Fifth Miss Xue, who had been arranged to stay at home, was curious about the different dishes on the family table. She sat in her seat and stretched out her head to take a look.

Noticing Jiayi had grabbed a pair of chopsticks from the casserole, he asked with his eyes wide open, "Is it delicious?"

Jia Yi shook his head and laughed, "It's too hot, I haven't eaten yet!" She looked at me and smiled. "Sister, can I give the dishes to my cousin?"

Even though he was still a child, it was always right to pay more attention.

"It's not something that's rare, there's no point in using it!" I turned back to Lan Li. "Go and prepare a dish for Miss Biao."

"Me too!"

When Qingxi, who was standing beside Second Miss Jiang, heard this, her face flushed bright red. She tried her best to tug at her Young Miss's sleeve, but was taken away by Second Miss Jiang.

I helplessly shook my head and added, "Go and get another serving for the young second young miss of the Jiang family!"

Lan Ling giggled in response, and turned around to make the arrangements.

All of us stopped our chopsticks and waited for the maidservants to return to the table.

A few stout mothers brought in the other half of the table for Miss Xue and Second Miss Jiang, then made a round table for them. They put their dishes back on the table and filled it to the brim.

Second Miss Jiang specially chose that vegetable dish to eat. As she ate, she praised it, saying that it was delicious. Her gaze frequently fell on our table, filled with regret.

Ning Lin frowned and asked, "Big sister Jiang, why do I still feel that the food here is better?" This vegetable dish has no taste at all. It's as if it was cooked with white water! "

When Second Miss Jiang heard Fifth Miss Xue's words, her face turned ashen.

This was a farewells at the time of mourning. How could it be tasty when it was so simple and lacking in water? Second Miss Jiang was just pretending to be carrying the food to insult Eldest Miss Xu.

He did not want to be exposed by the childish words of Miss Xue.

"Your Big Sister Jiang is from South Africa, you like to eat these bland foods!" I smiled as I helped Second Miss Jiang out of her predicament, and advised her: "Although your taste is light, try some of the other dishes, especially this Clear Pearl Soup. I specifically invited the master of the Drunken Peaches to use fresh fish meat to make fish balls …"

When Second Miss Jiang heard this, her face didn't change in the slightest. After tasting it, she praised it, saying that it tasted just as good as the cook her grandmother had brought her brother.

I smiled bitterly.

It seemed that the people from the Jiang Clan did not know that Jiang Ming was the owner of the Drunken Peach Restaurant.

Since that's the case, I couldn't be so reckless as to reveal this matter. I had no choice but to hide it from Second Miss Jiang and say that I hadn't met Jiang Ming before.

Halfway through their meal, Red Jade suddenly lifted the curtain of the Warm Pavilion and giggled as she said, "Please."

A woman with a white complexion and a tall figure came in first. She was wearing a short, embroidered jacket with a pale blue face and a white riding skirt. She was accompanied by a small boy, the same bright eyes and white teeth.

That jade pendant was once the object of love in my case.

I was so excited that I forgot that I was sitting behind a table. I suddenly stood up, kowtowed, and staggered a bit before recovering my senses. I smiled and called out to her, "Sister Wen, why are you here?"

Miss Wen brought Wen Chengzu over and greeted me with a smile. After instructing her brother to greet me, she smiled and said, "Why, am I not allowed to come?"

"It's not that I can't come!" It's an invitation, but it's not coming! " Laughing, I took her hand, and accompanied her in a group of people to bow to the opposite side of the table, instructing Lan Li: "Quickly get a table of Su Su, and put it beside my table!"

The Fang family's matriarch, Second Young Master Fang's great-grandmother had just passed away. Currently, Miss Wen was also in the midst of her mourning period.

Miss Wen quickly smiled and refused, "She came here after eating at home! In the morning, I returned with my husband, and after lunch, I heard my mother mention that she had delivered a post to my house, so I hurriedly brought my ancestor here!

Jia Yi and Ning Lin hid behind me, secretly looking at ancestor Wen Cheng.

Thinking that Jia Yi had made a face at him, the opposing Wen Chengzu wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to. His little face that was like a white magnolia flower petal was red and pink, making him look cute.

I smiled and patted the shoulders of the two little fellows beside me, teasing them. "Just a moment ago, he was making a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace like a monkey. Now that we've met him, he won't even talk anymore!" He pointed at Wen Chengzu and said, "This is your Wen Family's elder brother."

Jia Yi stepped forward to pay his respects and greeted him with a smile, "Brother."

Wen Chengzu pursed his lips into a smile, appearing very bashful.

Miss Wen touched her family's head and said with a smile, "This child really has a good appearance!" He took a large camphor wood box from Qiu Yu behind him and handed it to Jiayi. "This is a set of four treasures for your study. You can use it!"

Jia Yi held the box in his arms and wanted to open his mouth to express my gratitude, but he didn't know what to call it. He turned his head and looked at me in confusion.

"You can only call her Second Sister-in-law Fang!"

Miss Wen jokingly scolded me, "You mischievous brat! If you don't play tricks on people, you will feel uncomfortable! "

Ning Lin pulled on his sleeves and taught him, "You call her Big Sister Wen!"

After thanking everyone at home, Miss Wen gave each of them a slender box, and repeatedly refused to take their seats. I then placed her brother and sister beside me, using a long black table on which I placed some melon and fruit tea for the two siblings to have some snacks.

After the meal, the maidservants served tea one by one to wash our mouths, Lan Li smilingly poured two cups of hawthorn water on the Wen siblings, saying, "Second Young Madam Fang, please try it, this water was even made according to the recipe you gave us!"

Miss Wen looked at Lan Ling and complained, "You little girl, you're just like your little miss. You have a glib tongue!"

Lan Lin just smiled while holding the tray.

After washing his hands, Jia Yi walked in front of Fifth Miss Xue and muttered a few words to her. The two of them hesitantly walked in front of me and asked, "Big sister, we want to go with Brother Wen to play in the flower garden!"

I looked at Wen Cheng's small face and delicate figure and shook my head. "No! "It's too cold outside, and the garden is covered with snow, making it easy to slip!"

The two children looked disappointed.

On the other side, Miss Wen turned around to ask her younger brother. Wen Chengzu smiled and nodded, revealing a bashful smile.

They wanted to ask him if he was willing to play with them.

These few times when he had met Lady Wen, he had always been by himself and had never seen her bring her father out to visit. It was most likely because the knot in his heart had not been resolved, so he had to vent his anger on this child …

Living under someone else's roof, and not being cared for by a foster mother, the child was also suffering.

"Don't you have a ball?" "I'll tell them to bring you the ball. Why don't you go to the west side of the house and take it?"

Jia Yi was slightly unhappy and hesitated for a long time before agreeing.

I whispered to Jiayi, "If you don't listen, I'll tell your brother!"

Jiayi was clever, he shook his head and took two steps back, "Then we will kick the bucket!"

At this moment, I am truly grateful for the severity of the letter, allowing me to coax the child, as if there is divine assistance.

When Jiaji went to ask Wen Chengzu to play with him, Wen Chengzu stood timidly by her sister's side and did not move.

Miss Wen put her arm around her brother's shoulders and explained with a smile to Jiayi, "Brother has always been studying at home and doesn't know how to dance."

Family elder was anxious, he pulled Wen Chengzu and laughed: "Come! I'll teach you! It's very simple, my sister has already learnt it! "

As if I were stupid!

When everyone in the room heard this, they all laughed.

Jiayi also reacted and felt that his words weren't quite right. He smiled at me in embarrassment.

Miss Wen advised a few more things to Cheng, but he shyly nodded his head. He followed Jiayi to me, bowed, and then walked to the west side with me.

A group of servants followed behind three small figures.

Gong Er's wife was at the back of the group. She nodded to me, indicating that I should not worry.

Miss Wen stared at the back of Cheng's ancestor until he disappeared behind the curtain. Only then did she turn her head, faintly concealing her worry.

She was afraid that her brother would rarely come out to socialize and lose etiquette in front of Yi Xiang and Ning Lin …

I invited the ladies with a smile. "After we've had dinner, why don't we go sit on the kang in the inner room. It's warm and we can see the three children, so we should have some of their fun!"