Chapter 196: Pulling Together

Jiang Yishi and Zheng Tingting went to the Jin Garden to say a few words to the old man before returning to the Floating Life Residence.

Zheng Jingjing also came and was teasing Hua Hua and Jojo under the porch.

Zheng Jingjing rushed over to Jiang Yishi and wanted to hug her, but was pulled away by Zheng Tingting, “Jiang Er Sister has a body, don’t bump into her.”

Zheng Jingjing blinked her big beautiful eyes, “Second sister, don’t my eyes look better?”

Jiang Yishi took a serious look at her eyes and laughed, “Indeed they look better, they have grown taller and more watery.”

Xiao Ni Zi smiled and narrowed her eyes, and added, “It’s better not to get married, you can go out when you want to. Once you marry, you can’t help it.”

This is to say that she hasn’t been to her house since she married?

Jiang Yishi was delighted. She said, “Being a daughter-in-law, of course, is not as free as being a girl.”

These two sisters of the Zheng family were both pleasing to the eye.

But seeing the half a catty of blood swallows and a soft satin rewarded by the Grand Princess Yichang, Jiang Yishi’s good mood was gone again. Anything sent by that house Jiang Yishi didn’t want to take and didn’t dare to use.

Jiang Yishi accepted it with a stiff upper lip and asked with a smile, “Is the Grand Princess her old man’s health alright?”

Zheng Tingting said, “After eating the tonic soup sent by Jiang Er Sister for the first few months, her body is much better. But in the past few days, she’s not well again, saying that her chest is stuffy and it’s hard for her to feel well, so I want to beg her sister to make a jar of tonic soup like before. Her old man also let me tell you, when you tire sit more stable, go to see her, she misses you …….”

Since she knew that Zheng Ji was her real father, Jiang Yixi very much disliked that old lady, and even more so, she didn’t want to see her. Not to mention that there was a He in her family who was not kind to her, so it was impossible to go to her house.

But Zheng Tingting came to ask for tonic soup, she couldn’t say no.

Jiang Yishi sent someone to ask Huang Xin to come and play with Zheng Jingjing.

Zheng Jingjing was only a year older than Huang Xin, and both of them were a bit shy. But with Flora’s teasing and Jojo’s noise, the two little girls were amused and giggled, and in no time at all they were holding hands.

Jiang Yishi went to the small kitchen to look at the food and herbs to be used, she put on the tonic soup, watched it boil, let the subordinate watch, then pulled Zheng Tingting to the upper room.

The two leaned against the kang in the east side of the house and whispered.

The Grand Princess is sick, and Zheng Ji has something to do with it. She sent a letter for Zheng Ji to come back for the New Year, and Zheng Ji did not explicitly refuse, but only said that a neighboring tribe seemed to be moving, and he would have to look at the situation …….

The Grand Princess was so angry that she cried and cursed again, “I dare to force him to come back if I say there is movement? If I force him to come back, I’m not putting my family and country first. That sinner, this palace owed him in his previous life, in this life he is here to collect his debt ……”

Zheng Tingting’s mouth pouted even higher, “I’ve only seen Uncle Ji twice, the first time I was too young to have an impression. The second time was when I was seven years old, I thought he was particularly serious and didn’t even smile. I was afraid of him and didn’t dare to talk to him.

“Jing thought about him for many years and summoned up the courage to go and call him. He did not talk much, but took Jing to the examination school martial arts homework …… He stayed at home for ten days and then left, uncle grandmother cried so much, aunt did not even dare to cry in public.”

Jiang Yishi didn’t want to hear about Zheng Ji and was only interested in He. Seemingly unintentionally, she said, “If you ask me, the most pitiful one is Mrs. Zheng. Eh, why didn’t she follow to serve General Zheng? Even if she doesn’t stay together all the time, she should still visit him once in a while.”

Zheng Tingting beamed, but still whispered, “Even though the adults didn’t say it explicitly, I still heard a little bit of the doorway from Uncle Grandmother’s words. Uncle Ji is unwilling to come home, there are reasons of being busy with official business, and …… other reasons, he, he, he maybe doesn’t really have an amicable relationship with auntie.” Embarrassed again, he tugged at Jiang Yishi’s sleeve, “Good sister, this is something I’ve only said to you, ten thousand don’t say it out.”

Jiang Yishi nodded, surprised, “I see that Mrs. Zheng has a gentle temperament, a clean look, and must have been a rare beauty when she was young, is General Zheng still not satisfied? Since it’s so resistant, why doesn’t the Grand Princess think of her son and find a girl he desires?”

Zheng Tingting shook her head, “I’m not sure, once I asked my mother, she scolded me.”

Jiang Yishi laughed, “The younger generation is indeed not good to discuss the elders’ affairs ……,” and pulled the words elsewhere, “You also went hunting, Zhao Fifth Girl really first with the crown prince has the first and last?”

Zheng Tingting was excited when she said this, she straightened up and said, “Of course, many people have heard it, it must be that person who snatched Zhao Yuanluo in. The Emperor had no choice but to make her the Crown Prince’s daughter. However, Zhao Yuanluo is also repulsive, she married into the East Palace is just right, the two are a perfect match.”

Her face sank again, spitting, “Hmph, the old Zhao family also wanted to give me to his family’s Zhao Laoshi, but my uncle and grandmother and uncle and grandfather didn’t agree. Noble Consort Zhao again asked the Empress Dowager to appoint a marriage, wanting to force a marriage. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager asked my grandmother what she wanted to do, and she didn’t agree. That family is filthy, no one is good.”

That family is indeed dirty. The Hundred Zi Temple was dirty enough, Zhao Yuan Cheng was the gold master behind the Hundred Zi Temple, and it wasn’t certain that the rest of the Zhao family was involved.

Meng Ruimo in order to protect the women who had gone to the Hundred Zi Temple for incense and the children they had given birth to, didn’t dare to make a scene and didn’t entangle it in the deep, but instead hurriedly burned the temple down and killed a few monks who had done bad things ……

Jiang Yishi look at this clean and beautiful little girl in front of her, beautiful and soulful, there is also a Ying Qi, if married into that kind of family is really ruined.

She coldly grunted, “Zhao Guifei and the old Zhao family are on the line with your family, Princess Shengping wants to Shang your big brother, and the old Zhao family is hitting on your idea.”

Zheng Tingting sneered, “It’s not my big brother and I they’re looking at, it’s my Uncle Ji behind us. Uncle Ji not only holds a heavy army, he is also extremely trusted and appreciated by the Emperor.”

Before the mid-morning meal, Jiang Yishi sent someone to invite Meng Lan and Meng Frost to keep them company.

Meng Hua had been grounded by the old lady for two months for hitting her eldest sister, and Jiang Yishi wouldn’t have invited her if she hadn’t been grounded.

The big kitchen sent a good table and the small kitchen of the Floating Life Residence also made a few dishes.

After lunch, Jiang Yishi led a few girls to sit on the kang and chat.

The Zheng sisters played until the beginning of the day before they left. Not only did they take with them a jar of tonic soup, but also two pots of the famous orchids that Elder Meng had sent to Elder Son-in-Law Zheng and Elder Junior Princess Zheng, as well as one of the Elder’s promises.

The promise was that during the period of time when the Grand Princess was not well, Jiang Yishi would make tonic soup every three days and send it to the Grand Princess’s residence.

The old master was trying his best to bring the Zheng family together.

Jiang Yishi is very depressed. She hated to avoid the Zheng family to avoid far away, but the Meng family for the sake of political interests but hard to bring the Zheng family together.

Toward the end of October, Jiang Yishi more “carefully” boiled the old lady’s medicine. The old lady finally survived the 28th day of the 10th month, the morning of her death in her previous life.