"Jiang Qis family and the White Mansions deceased Bai Feng were close friends. It was because of this relationship that Yaner and Fourth Miss were able to be betrothed through a belly match. Now that Fourth Miss is no longer foolish, if someone else marries Yaner in her place, wouldnt it bring shame to Jiang Qis family?"
Jiang Xuanjin looked at the old man: "Madam Jiang Qishi had managed the Jiang family for many years before her death and had a eldest grandson, her merits were very high. Her last wish, how can it be easily destroyed?"
Its rare to hear him say so much, and Jiang Er Gongzi, who was daydreaming beside him, looked at him in surprise.
Whats it got to do with him? Its not his wedding, so why does he have to act like Jiang Yan must marry Miss Bai?
As soon as the late Jiang Qishi was mentioned, the atmosphere in the house became solemn. Jiang Chong furrowed his brow and cupped his hands towards Old Master: "I have met Bai Si Miss, she is elegant and refined, extremely noble. If I can marry her, it would be a blessing for our family."
Bai De was slightly surprised: "General, have you met the fourth daughter?"
"Yes." Jiang Chong nodded his head, "Today in front of the government office welcoming guests, although Bai Si Miss came alone, but her etiquette was very thorough."
Has Bai Zhuji arrived at the Jiang residence?! Bai Dechongs face turned green with anger, thinking to himself how dare she be so bold? She came alone, what right does she have to enter the door? Is it not that she has already lost face for the entire Bai family?!
"Master Bai, theres no need to be so flustered." Jiang Chong smiled and said, "I wasnt speaking nonsense. Fourth Miss is a beauty with a lovely face and excellent manners, and at first glance, she left Yaner in awe, thinking her a heavenly being."
"Oh?" Old Master Jiang was surprised, "How could I have known nothing about this matter?"
"Todays affairs are many, and the son has not yet had time to report to his father." Jiang Chong said, "But what the son says is not a single word of exaggeration. Bai Yu Shi underestimated this Fourth Miss!"
Bai De was taken aback, thinking back to the day he saw Bai Zhuji at the White Mansion, and couldnt help but shiver and shake his head repeatedly.
Has he learned etiquette properly? Nonsense! If that kid doesnt turn the Jiang Manor upside down, it would be a waste of the virtues accumulated by his ancestors!
"After hearing Big Brother say that, I really want to meet this Miss Bai Si." Jiang Shen smiled and said, "Isnt she supposed to come to the Jiang Manor? Send someone to invite her over."
Jiang Xuanjins hand paused on his Buddhist beads, his face slightly stiff: "Whats the point of seeing her now? We should discuss the wedding date first."
"Nobody has seen him, how can you ask two elders to discuss it?"
"It was a settled marriage, Miss Bai Si had no objections, and they should discuss the wedding date."
"But we also need to see Miss Bai Si, only then will we know if shes suitable or not?" Jiang Shen raised an eyebrow and glanced at Jiang Xuanjin, stroking his chin as he said, "Third brother seems a bit strange today."
Jiang Xuanjin fell silent, he couldnt possibly let people go to his Ink Dwelling to look for Fourth Miss Bai, that would be a disaster.
"Alright then." Old Master Jiang slapped his hand on the table, "Shen, take some men and go find Miss Bai Si."
"Alright." Jiang Shen smiled and stood up, his bamboo-green robe fluttering as he glanced at Jiang Xuanjin before walking out.
Jiang Xuanjins hand in his sleeve was pinching a Buddhist rosary, and his fingers were slightly pale.
"Take advantage of the opportunity." He said in a low voice, "You go think of a way to bring Miss Bai over."
Cheng Xiao really wanted to say, Second Master has left, what is he still doing here?
However, looking down at his own masters slightly tense jawline, he was startled.
Everyone is... at Moqi Bar?!
"Go quickly." Jiang Xuanjin gave him a glance.
She quietly exited, leaving me speechless. White Fourth Miss is truly formidable, actually convincing her own master to go pick her up and even bringing back Mo Ju.
He has never yielded to anyone in his life except for the master, and now he really wants to kowtow to the fourth young lady. Its really unthinkable, how did she manage to do it!
Qī Jǐn went west and soon found the "friend" that Fourth Miss had mentioned, smiling as he told him that Bai Fourth Miss was injured and resting at the Ink Dwelling.
Lu Jinghang slowly folded up his fan and smiled slightly at her: "I understand."
Li Huaiyu has done all she can for now, and the rest is up to him.
In the distance, a line of ten servants carrying tea water emerged from the front courtyard in a fish-like procession. The person at the head glanced over at him. Lu Jinghang nodded slightly, and that person understood, leading the group to walk towards the Ink Residence with their heads bowed and eyes cast downward.
Li Huaiyu lay on the soft couch in the attic, and glanced at the courtyard below through the window behind her. Outside the not-so-high wall of the courtyard, someones shadow was already wandering around.
Her eyes lit up and she looked around. Yu Feng was guarding the door outside, Qi Jin had not returned yet, and at present, she was alone in the house.
She put down her crutch and went over to a nearby low cabinet, rummaged through it, and pulled out a lighter.
The courtyard is heavily guarded, and the main building still has many hidden guards. If you dont lure the tiger out of the mountain, even if Lu Jinghangs people are very powerful, it wont work.
Gritting her teeth, she glanced at the incense burner beside her and placed it on a low table next to the soft couch. She opened the animal-shaped lid, lit the incense, and casually tossed the unextinguished tinder onto the ground.
The attic was covered with a woven carpet, and the fire starter had just been ignited. Huai Yu could only patiently hold the fire starter to ignite it, wait for the carpet to burn, then put the starter back on the ground, and quickly lie back down on the soft couch, closing her eyes and falling asleep.
The room had more curtains and drapes, the fire on the woven carpet did not disappoint her expectations, it also ignited the bed sheets hanging from the soft couch, thick smoke rose up in no time.
Feeling that the flames had almost died down, Li Huaiyu propped herself up and drowsily shouted: "Save me!"
Just as the guard outside sensed something was amiss, he heard her voice and rushed in without hesitation, only to be shocked pale by the scene before him.
The ground was ablaze with fire, and the bed was also on fire, thick smoke billowed, wrapping Miss Bai Si in it, as if her whole body had caught fire!
"Fourth Miss!"
"Quickly save me, I cant walk with my feet!" Cried Yu Mei mournfully.
She looked around, then used the wind to blow away the curtain and quickly patted out the flames. The ashes that had been burned flew everywhere, and Huai Yu was unable to breathe, coughing violently several times before falling silent.
The wind was strong, and he trampled on the fire heap, picked her up and rushed out of the broken window.
He hastily arrived at Moju and was thinking about how to take Miss Bai out without being seen, but then he heard a burst of screams all around.
He suddenly looked up and saw that on the second floor of the guest house, Yu Feng was holding a ball of brocade and jumped down in a very sorry state. The fire behind his back soared into the sky, attracting countless servants to stop and watch.
"Its all over, its on fire again!" The servants rushed about, shouting.
Riding on the wind, frowning and rushing into the courtyard, taking a look at who was carrying the sedan chair, everything in front of me turned black.
"Its all over!"
There were family slaves who had rushed in with him to put out the fire, staring blankly at the girl on the ground. After a moments reaction, they turned around and ran outside, shouting as they went: "The third young master has a woman hidden in his room! The third young master has a woman hidden in his room!"
The sound was so loud that it instantly drowned out the cries of "Fire!"
The Jiang government suddenly boiled up after a brief silence!