The days passed peacefully, as if nothing had affected them, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of summer, and the weather was a little cooler than before. The redundant things of the past slowly settled down, and the death of Mrs. Jiang seemed to be gradually forgotten by everyone.

In the Jinying Palace, the snow pigeon flew in from the window and landed on the boxwood desk in the house, and the wings were accidentally stained with the ink in the inkstone, and the snow-white feathers appeared a few points of ink.

Xiao Shao lifted the snow pigeon from the edge of the inkstone and put it in the palm of his hand, and the snow pigeon's snow-white little head tilted its head to look at him, and its black bean-like eyes were sensitive and wise. Xiao Shao touched the snow pigeon's head and untied the copper strip tied to the snow pigeon's legs.

The note in the copper strip is not long, and there is a small line of handwriting written on it, Xiao Shao slowly frowned after reading the note.

After a while, he put the note on the oil lamp on the side and burned it, and instructed the people around him: "Prepare the horse, I will leave Beijing." ”

"Master......" Jinyi hesitated.

"Tell Ye Feng to come out, Yi Bao Pavilion doesn't need to do anything, go to Baizhang Tower to find Qi Si."

Jin Yi's expression was grim and he said, "Yes." ”

……

Ruan was in the middle, Tianzhu raised the curtain and said, "Girl, the carriage is ready." ”

Dew Drop grabbed a small basket of snacks on the table and said with a smile: "It's good to take some to eat on the road." ”

A few days ago, I received a post from Mrs. Dong, and the payment was Dong Yinger, but the person who invited her was Mrs. Dong, who only said that she wanted to invite Jiang Ruan to the house for a small gathering. Since the death of Mrs. Jiang, and in order to keep filial piety, Jiang Ruan simply stayed in the courtyard for a long time and never went out. Dong Ying'er said that she hadn't seen her for a long time, and when she suddenly received a post from the Dong family, Forsythia and Bai Zhi felt a little surprised.

So today, I asked Tianzhu to prepare a carriage and go out to Dong's mansion.

When I went out, I happened to meet Jiang Dan and Hongying talking, Hongying's belly became more and more pregnant, and she was about to give birth in a few days. Now Jiang Quan has handed over all the things in the house to Hongying to take care of, Xia Yan has never released it, and the original second aunt has long since died.

Dewdrop's eyes flashed, and I don't know if Hongying wants to be left and right, except for Jiang Susu, she is always kind to Jiang Dan, and the relationship between the two is very good. On the surface, he didn't do anything to look at Jiang Dan, but Dew Drop had been with Jiang Ruan for so long, so he could naturally see that Jiang Dan was not harmless on the surface, and Hongying was not slapping Jiang Ruan in the face by doing this? Or, does Hongying think that she has curried favor with Jiang Dan, and she will be able to go to the palace in the future?

Although there was still a sweet smile on his face, his eyes could not hide his anger. It was Jiang Dan who saw them first, and greeted with a smile: "Big sister." ”

Jiang Ruan nodded: "Fourth sister, aunt." ”

Hongying held her stomach with one hand, and there was no haggard and sloppy appearance on her face after she was pregnant, but it was more radiant, and it seemed to be a little more amorous and charming than before, her skin was smoother and smoother like jade, and the clothes and jewelry on her body were all of the highest quality, which was obviously favored by Jiang Quan. She saw Jiang Ruan and said with a smile: "Where are you going, big girl?" ”

"Miss Dong invited me to a small party at the house."

Jiang Dan laughed: "Big sister is really enviable. ”

"You will be able to make many sisters in the future, what envy is there." Hongying said with a smile.

"Auntie teased me." Jiang Dan lowered his head a little shyly.

Jiang Ruan looked at the scene in front of him and the happy scene, the concubines and concubines in this house got along very well, and Hongying's actions were inseparable from Jiang Quan's orders. A trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and when he raised his head again, he was still smiling like a flower: "In this case, I won't disturb my aunt and the fourth sister to chat, I'll go first." ”

"Big sister walk slowly." Jiang Danxiao's kindness, if he didn't know, I'm afraid he would still think that these two were biological sisters.

After leaving the mansion and getting into the carriage, Luzhu finally couldn't help but say: "What does the fifth aunt mean, I see that I am more enthusiastic with the fourth lady than with the girl." ”

Jiang Ruan shook his head lightly: "Fifth Aunt is a smart person, so she naturally understands that she can't get any benefits from me." "She has a cold temperament, because of Xia Yan and her second aunt, she and Hongying are on the united front. As soon as Xia Yan and the second aunt go, Hongying has no threat in the house, as long as she curries favor with Jiang Quan, the second Jiang Quan has never been waiting to see her, Hongying is warm with her, and she will lose Jiang Quan's favor.

"It's too much of a rudder." Dewdrop thought about it for a moment, and finally shook her head.

"People's hearts are fickle, so why look forward to it." Jiang Ruan closed his eyes and rested against the wall of the car.

Dew stuck out her tongue and stopped talking. Tianzhu glanced at Jiang Ruan thoughtfully. The longer she followed this master, the deeper Tianzhu's doubts about Jiang Ruan became, and she didn't understand where Jiang Ruan's almost innate coldness came from. In some things, she is more ruthless than a killer. Tianzhu in Jinyi Wei can be regarded as having seen all kinds of people, but he has never seen such a deep lady, who is smart and terrifying.

And what Jiang Ruan said before the second aunt died was also deeply imprinted in Tianzhu's heart.

Jiang Ruan said that Jiang Fu owed her life debts, and she would collect them one by one, but from beginning to end, her family members who died in Jiang Mansion were only Zhao Mei alone, where did they get the life debts one by one.

Tianzhu felt that Jiang Ruan had a deep secret hidden in her heart, and this secret was unknown even to the few maids around her who were very close. She thought that maybe she should find an opportunity to report these things to the young master.

……

Jingzhao Yin Fushang.

Dong Yinger leaned on the soft couch, not so much leaning, but rather losing the strength and falling softly on the couch, compared to the thin and haggard a few days ago, it seems to have gained weight these days, but her face is full of sorrow, where she looks like a carefree girl.

The maid Hong'er stepped forward and brought the boiled brown sugar lotus seed porridge and put it on the couch, and said respectfully: "Miss, use some porridge." ”

"I don't want to eat it." Dong Ying'er didn't look over.

"If you don't want to eat, you have to eat." A cold and hard voice came, but it was Lord Jingzhao Yin Dong who stepped on the door. It's just that his expression is very cold, and he said bluntly: "Put away your unrealistic thoughts, the portrait has been sent to the palace, and someone will come to the womb in a few days, and you will obediently enter the palace for me." ”

"Father," Dong Ying'er's voice was soft, but her tone insisted: "Ying'er will never enter the palace." ”

"Don't enter the palace? Then you will go to Chang's house with your mother to apologize and enter the door of Chang's house! Master Dong said angrily.

"Ying'er only marries one person in this life, and that is General Jiang Xinzhi!"

As soon as these words came out, Dong Ying'er was angry, and he raised a hand to Dong Ying'er, Dong Ying'er looked at him without fear, but he couldn't bear it in his heart, but Dong still didn't beat it. Just said angrily: "Confused! I see you're still not sober, lock up for a few more days! ”

After that, he brushed his sleeves away angrily.

After Master Dong left, Dong Ying'er seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and the whole person withered, lying on the soft couch and crying. Lord Dong has always loved her, but now he is locking her in the house under house arrest, and ordering people to eat and drink carefully every day, if nothing else, just to send her to the palace. She originally thought that she had a good father and sympathized with Jiang Ruan's experience, but now it seems that her father is the same as Jiang Ruan's father, in the end, he is equally ruthless!

said that in the outer hall, Jiang Ruan got out of the carriage and was welcomed in by the subordinates of the Dong Mansion. Jiang Ruan has been to Jingzhao Yin's Mansion a few times, and the subordinates have to get acquainted with her. Led her into the main hall, Mrs. Dong was sitting in her seat and was distracted, and when she saw her coming in, she hurriedly got up and greeted her: "County Lord." ”

"Madame, just call me Ruan Niang." Jiang Ruan smiled.

Mrs. Dong smiled and said, "Ruan Niang, in fact, I gave you that post in the name of Ying'er, you ...... You won't blame me. ”

"Madame said with a smile," Jiang Ruan smiled, "But what happened to Sister Ying'er?" ”

Mrs. Dong's heart jumped, she looked at Jiang Ruan, and met the other party's gentle and smiling eyes, there seemed to be a reassuring and trusting magic in those eyes, she was a little relieved, and sighed and said: "I'm not afraid of the county lord's jokes when I say it, Ying'er, this girl, has never let me worry about it before, and she is sensible and sensible early." Ruan Niang may have heard that Ying'er was engaged to the third son of the Chang family in her early years, but... Hey, at this juncture, she had a sweetheart, and she went to talk to the third young master Chang by herself, and quit the Chang family. ”

She saw that Jiang Ruan did not show a look of disdain, so she boldly continued: "This kind of thing happens in our house, and it is intolerable, and the Chang family is the same, after withdrawing from the family, this matter has been spread, Ying'er has already reached the time to say goodbye at this age, and after such a trouble, even some people who want to marry Ying'er have also dispelled their thoughts." Seeing that Ying'er stayed in the mansion and let others say, the old man was angry and asked people to draw Ying'er's portrait and send it to the draft. ”

"Sister Ying'er, but you don't want to?" Jiang Ruan asked.

"I don't want to." The sadness on Mrs. Dong's face became even heavier: "Ying'er knew that she had a big quarrel with the old man about this matter, the old man was a stubborn man, and he also had a mess with his daughter, locked Ying'er in the house, and ordered the maids to watch her eat every day, saying that if she threatened her body, she would kill all the maids in her room." Ying'er couldn't help it, she ate every day, but she became more and more sad. She said to Jiang Ruan: "Good boy, I know that you have a good relationship with Ying'er, and Ying'er can always listen to your words for a point or two." And you let her dispel those unrealistic thoughts, and let her stop indulging in them like this. ”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: "Naturally, Ruan Niang, can you ask, who is Sister Ying'er's sweetheart?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Dong's expression changed, and she lowered her head as if she could not bear it, and she didn't dare to look at Jiang Ruan's face for a long time, and after a while, she struggled to squeeze out a few words from her mouth: "It's the county lord's eldest brother...... Adjutant General Chiang. ”

……

The maid opened the curtain, and Dong Ying'er said impatiently: "Let's go out, I want to be alone." ”

"Girl, the lord of Hong'an has come to see you." The maid whispered and nodded to Jiang Ruan behind her. Jiang Ruan motioned for the maid to come out, and the maid covered the door and left.

Dong Ying'er was lying on the soft couch, and she was stunned when she heard the maid's words, and she didn't seem to be able to understand the "Hong'an County Lord" in the maid's mouth, so she reacted after a while, and hurriedly went to look, and sure enough, she saw Jiang Ruan walking towards this side.

"Sister Ruan." Dong Ying'er stood up in shock, since Mrs. Jiang died, she should have followed the people in the house to Jiang's house to mourn, but Lord Dong locked her in the house and didn't allow her to go out, so she didn't see Jiang Ruan. Speaking of which, the two have not seen each other for many days, Dong Ying'er has never seen outsiders in these days, and she is still a little happy when she suddenly sees Jiang Ruan.

She looked at Jiang Ruan carefully, because she was still in the heat of filial piety, Jiang Ruan couldn't wear red clothes, only wore a cyan thin robe, which was simple and pure, but it added a bit of vulgarity and grace to her that she didn't usually have. looked very energetic, but he didn't fall into grief because of Mrs. Jiang's death.

"Sister Ruan, how are you? I can't get out of the house, I heard that you were arrested and put in prison that day, but you didn't suffer any grievances, right? Dong Ying'er asked with concern.

Jiang Ruan shook his head, his gaze paused on Dong Ying'er's face. Dong Ying'er has always been lively and cheerful, and Lord Dong has protected her well, and she has always been carefree. Now it seems that the joy that always hung on that face has disappeared, leaving only a deep sorrow.

Dong Ying'er noticed Jiang Ruan's gaze, lowered her head a little uncomfortably, and asked, "Sister Ruan, why did you come to see me?" ”

Zhao Jinlin, Zixiang, Wen Feifei, and the others didn't come to look for her, but they were all blocked by Master Dong because she was sick. Jiang Ruan was able to get the permission of Master Dong to come to the house, there must be some reason.

"Mrs. Dong invited me here."

"My mother?" Dong Ying'er was a little puzzled: "What is she looking for you to do?" ”

Jiang Ruan looked at her and didn't speak, Dong Ying'er was silent for a moment before she said, "You know everything, don't you?" ”

"Yes." Jiang Ruan said lightly: "You are going to enter the palace." ”

"I don't want to enter the palace." Dong Ying'er shook her head desperately: "I don't want to be sent to the palace, Sister Ruan, you save me." ”

"So, you marry the Chang family?" Jiang Ruan asked.

"No, I don't want to marry the Chang family either. I...... Chang San Gongzi is a good person, I can't lie to him. Dong Ying'er muttered: "I already have someone in my heart, I can't marry someone else." She tightly pinched the silk cloth under her body: "My father wants to send me to the palace, and he doesn't care about my wishes, and he won't listen to anything I say." ”

"Master Dong is right." Jiang Ruan's expression was calm, and he was not moved by Dong Ying'er's words.

Hearing this, Dong Ying'er looked at Jiang Ruan in disbelief and said, "You actually think he's right?" No, my father just wants to exchange me for the glory and wealth of the house, he just doesn't want me to ruin Jing Zhaoyin's reputation. Father didn't think about it at all, Sister Ruan, Jiang Shangshu treated you like that, don't you resent it? How can you say that the father is right? What is the difference between what your father is doing now and what Jiang Shangshu is doing to you? Sister Ruan, how can you say that? Her tone was full of resentment and paranoia, and there was still her original cheerful appearance.

Jiang Ruan quietly looked at the woman in front of her, time flies, love is poison, it makes Dong Ying'er seem to be a different person, even her father can treat her like this. Lord Jingzhao Yin Dong and Jiang Quan are two different people, Jiang Quan wants to be rich and noble, even if he takes her and Jiang Xinzhi's lives. And Jing Zhaoyin just wanted to make this crazy daughter sober up, but unfortunately his hard work was in vain, Dong Ying'er not only failed to sober up, but even hated him together.

Dong Ying'er suddenly raised her head and stared at Jiang Ruan, suddenly got down from the couch and fell at Jiang Ruan's feet, two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks, she said: "Sister Ruan, you help me, you help me, I only have Vice General Jiang in my heart, I will never marry anyone else in this life, you help me persuade my father, Sister Ruan, you are so smart, there will be a way." ”

Her hair was messy, her tone was humble, and she fell at Jiang Ruan's feet like a mustard, holding Jiang Ruan's legs tightly with both hands, and her teary eyes were really like she was cornered.

Jiang Ruan sighed softly, bent down, pulled Dong Ying'er's fingers away one by one, and looked at her with pity: "Why should I help you?" ”

Dong Ying'er was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she meant.

Jiang Ruan's expression was gentle, and his tone was soft, but the words he said were full of coldness: "My eldest brother has no intention of you, do you like him or not, what does it have to do with him?" ”

"I ......." Dong Ying'er was speechless, yes, Jiang Xinzhi and her had only met a few times in a hurry, and Jiang Xinzhi didn't show any special meaning to her. She fell in love with Jiang Xinzhi wholeheartedly, and she didn't know Jiang Xinzhi's attitude, but because Jiang Xinzhi led the troops to the battle, she could deceive herself, and now that Jiang Ruan told the truth so unabashedly, Dong Ying'er suddenly felt embarrassed.

"You don't want to enter the palace, and you don't want to marry into the Chang family, but you can never marry the eldest brother." Jiang Ruan said softly.

"For what?" Dong Ying'er's voice was full of tears, and she looked at Jiang Ruan as if she was looking at a stranger.

For what? Jiang Xinzhi is on the rise above the court, and he will not be able to join the faction of the Eight Princes in the future, but Jing Zhaoyin maintains a neutral attitude in the court, and he will not offend either the Eight Princes or the Five Princes. In the future, if Jiang Xinzhi really marries Dong Ying'er, Xuanli threatens Jiang Xinzhi with Jing Zhaoyin, Jiang Xinzhi will have an extra weakness, and he will always be taken care of.

If Jiang Xinzhi really likes Dong Yinger, then all this is nothing, but unfortunately, Jiang Xinzhi has never shown his liking for Dong Yinger.

"Because Big Brother doesn't like you." Jiang Ruan's words crushed Dong Ying'er's most delusional thoughts. She opened her mouth and said to Jiang Ruan, "What are you doing ......?" Do this to me? ”

"The things of the world can only be demanded by love." Jiang Ruan bowed: "Sister Ying'er's liking for her eldest brother is Sister Ying'er's business. Sister Ying'er is self-determined. She said lightly: "I just don't know if Sister Ying'er will have no regrets when the day when the eldest brother marries a wife and marries." ”

"Sister Ruan, are you really so ruthless?" Dong Ying'er said with difficulty.

Jiang Ruan's eyebrows and eyes were gorgeous, his expression was not shocked, and he said, "Yes." ”

------Off topic------

Jiang Dan is not a big boss, the big boss will not come out for the time being, it will not come out until the later stage, Jiang Dan is a big shrimp at most, and he is destined to not go too far, don't worry~