Chapter 7: The Hall of Compassion
Jiang Ancheng glared at Jiang Zhan: "You look like this to be embarrassed?" โ
Jiang Zhan touched his head.
The hair is not messy, where is the shame?
Jiang seemed to smile at Jiang Zhan and said, "Second brother, I want to eat Cai Ji soup dumplings." โ
Cai Kee soup dumplings are a century-old brand, separated from Dongpingbo Mansion by two streets, near Kangde Fang, where Anguo Mansion is located.
In the previous life, Ji Chongyi and Qiao Niang fell into the water and did not make such a big move, and the Anguo Mansion easily suppressed this ugly matter. When the marriage between the two families was advanced, many people even speculated that there was something wrong with her.
At the beginning, she was young and ignorant, and she only thought about marrying a high gate and raising her eyebrows, but later she realized that the secret loss was not so delicious.
After last night's trouble, although Ji Chongyi's matter has not yet reached Dongpingbo's Mansion, it must have spread from Kangde Fang, and at this time, the second brother will go to Cai Ji to buy soup dumplings, and he will definitely hear the rumors.
"The fourth sister wants to eat soup dumplings? I just want to eat it too, you wait, I'll buy it. Jiang Zhan didn't mention going to the Mercy Hall to ask for peace, dusted off his body, and hurriedly walked out, only to walk a few steps and then return, sneering at Jiang Ancheng.
Jiang Ancheng's brows suddenly twisted into Sichuan characters: "What?" โ
Jiang Zhan stretched out his hand: "My son has not had enough money recently, so my father will give him a cushion first." โ
"Get out!" Jiang Ancheng took out a piece of broken silver from the purse on his waist and threw it into Jiang Zhan's arms, gritting his teeth.
Jiang Zhan ran away, ran to the gate of the courtyard and turned around and shouted, "Fourth sister wait for me." โ
Although he still had a cynical smile on his face, his eyes were bright, and he seemed to have not seen Jiang for many years.
"I'm waiting for my second brother in Haitangju."
Jiang seemed to go to the Cixin Hall with Jiang Ancheng.
The eldest maid in the Hall of Compassion, Ah Fu, said to the two of them: "The eldest lord, the fourth girl, the old lady is meeting guests, please allow the maid to speak." โ
Greeting guests so early? Surprise flashed across Jiang Ancheng's face.
Jiang seemed to snort slightly, and the fragrance came from the vague smell.
The fragrance is more and more subtle, it is not common, and the ginger seems to be standing outside the house but smells it all at once, this is gardenia.
Mrs. Guo, her former sister-in-law, likes gardenia very much.
It stands to reason that it is impossible for ordinary people to stand in this position and smell the aroma of the people in the house, but Jiang seems to be different.
She had a keen sense of smell, and later went to southern Xinjiang, where she lived as a girl because of her resemblance to the deceased granddaughter of the Wumiao elder.
The elder of the Wumiao tribe is an old woman who can't see her age, and there are many miracles, according to her outstanding talent for smell, she taught her a strange technique, not to mention being able to accurately distinguish the body fragrance of different people, that is, a gust of wind blows, and even can judge whether there is rain coming through the subtle differences in the taste of the wind.
Knowing that the wife of the prince of Anguo, Guo Shi, was inside, Jiang seemed to be quietly relieved.
After a while, the eldest maid Ah Fu turned back and said to Jiang Ancheng: "Master, the old lady invites you in." โ
Her gaze fell on Jiang Yi, with a bit of complexity: "Fourth girl, you can drink a cup of hot tea in the ear room first." โ
"Father, then I'll wait outside first." Jiang seemed to bend his knees at Jiang Ancheng.
Jiang Ancheng followed Ah Fu in, and at a glance saw a woman sitting opposite the old lady Feng.
The woman was about thirty years old, and her appearance was quite good, and her slightly long eyes showed a bit of shrewdness.
Jiang Ancheng became more and more strange.
Since my mother was entertaining a female guest, why did she let him in?
"This is Uncle, right?" The woman stood up.
Old Madam Feng nodded: "It is the father of the four girls." Boss, this is the wife of the prince of Anguo, and she is here to discuss marriage today. โ
"Isn't the date set?"
Old Madam Feng glanced at Guo.
Guo's face was ashamed: "There was something wrong last night, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law mean that they want to marry the fourth girl earlier......"
"Why is that?" Jiang Ancheng's face was slightly gloomy.
Generally, the scheduled family affairs are suddenly advanced, which will always cause rumors, which has no effect on the man, but is not good for the woman.
Although Guo Shi felt embarrassed, he knew that he couldn't hide the movement last night, and said embarrassedly: "Uncle is not sensible, I went to Moyu Lake to play last night, and accidentally fell into the waterโโ"
No matter what rumors are outside, the Guogong Mansion will never admit that the little uncle jumped into the lake with a woman, which is really embarrassing.
Jiang Ancheng interrupted Guo's words with a dark face: "What does the third son of your mansion have to do with the marriage in advance?" Don't you have only one breath left, and you want my daughter to marry Chongxi? โ
"Uncle misunderstood, although Uncle was a little frightened, it was fine." Guo Shi felt unhappy in his heart.
If it weren't for the little uncle who was dizzy and did that kind of thing, why would she be a little low in the small uncle's mansion.
"Then why did you advance the marriage?" Jiang Ancheng asked reluctantly.
The three children lost their mothers early, and he couldn't be careless in the matter of marriage.
Jiang Ancheng's aggressive tone made Guo, who was accustomed to being sought after by everyone, more and more unhappy, but his face did not show any light: "Although Uncle is fine, there was another woman who fell into the water with him last night...... Others were talking nonsense, and the in-laws discussed it and wanted the four girls to pass through the door in advance......"
"And a woman?" Jiang Ancheng's face was so cold that it seemed to be covered with a layer of ice, "Who is that woman?" โ
Guo Shi was annoyed by Jiang Ancheng's attitude, thinking that the old lady Dongping had acquiesced to her attitude just now, and simply said: "Don't hide it, Uncle has met that woman before." Of course, Uncle can rest assured, Uncle is just young and ignorant, and his in-laws will take good care of him in the future, that woman-"
"Retire!" Jiang Ancheng didn't want to listen to it anymore, and coldly spit out two words.
Guo was stunned.
Did she hear it wrong? What did Dong Pingbo just say?
Retirement?
Guo Shi only felt ridiculous.
It is a good thing that Dongpingbo's Mansion can be married to Anguo Mansion with a lantern, and Dongpingbo is so lightly said to quit his family?
"Uncle, don't worry, wait until I'm done-"
"Retire!" Jiang Ancheng said neatly.
He's waiting for a fart, can this woman still spit out ivory from her mouth?
"Old lady, lookโ" Guo Shi looked at Old Madam Feng helplessly.
Dare to love Dong Pingbo is a stunned young man, this kind of person can actually save his father-in-law's life by chance, otherwise how can there be such a family business.
Fortunately, the old lady of Dongping Bo is a clear person, and if she can't retreat, Dongping Bo will always listen to the old lady.
"Boss, you have to listen to Mrs. Shizi. The marriage between the two families is a big deal, how can you just retreat? Old Madam Feng said in a deep voice.
"It is precisely because marriage is a big event that I can't push my daughter into the fire pit!"
"Uncle's words, that woman will be a concubine at most, and she will not shake the status of the four girls and the three young grandmothersโโ"
"Retire!" Jiang Ancheng choked back Guo's words with two words.
Guo Shi said lightly: "Uncle, you still need to ask the old lady what she means about this matter, right?" โ
Jiang Ancheng sneered: "Mrs. Shizi has a good background, and she is not badly educated. So let me ask you, what is the focus of marriage? โ
"It is the life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker." Guo blurted out.
"That's it, I'm my father, is there a problem with quitting my family?"