Chapter 7: Precious Countess

Thinking of those past events Jiang Yishi became angry and said with a beep, “Granny Yu is getting old, serving Xun’er is beyond her ability, it’s time to let her go home to retire.”

Grandma Wu snorted coldly, “It’s best to throw her out. That granny is not only lazy, her mouth is also bad, relying on her elder brother to be the eldest uncle, often scolding the little girl …….”

When Jiang Xun was a child, his nurse took leave to go out to take care of a sick man, and Mrs. Jiang transferred the mother-in-law to take care of Jiang Xun’s daily life, and the nurse never came back. When Jiang Chen was alive she didn’t dare to be so wanton, Jiang Chen died and the elders didn’t care, so her guts gradually got bigger.

Jiang Xun also has a maid and a boy. The two are small, twelve, three years old.

Jiang Yishi remembers, in-laws do like to scold people, especially Jiang Xun’s two maids and boy, not less by her bullying.

Waiting for the refusal of marriage, the people who should be ousted out, the people who should be asked to come over, she can go to the manor in peace, but also must go to the Huzhuang, which is located in the western suburb of the countryside.

The first thing she had to do was to help someone, to help the little nun on a diet who was wearing her hair and practicing at that critical moment. Dieting little nun common name is Li Zhenbao, is the daughter of the Prince of Yong, when the relatives of the Queen’s full granddaughter, because of the fate and physical reasons a few years old to go to the Zhaoming nunnery to wear a hair practice, twelve years old this year.

The second thing to do is to “repay the favor”, find a way to cure Meng Ru Mo’s eyes. She heard Jiang Xun said, Meng Ruimo and the old Duke of the manor cultivation in the western suburbs of the capital.

Then secretly earn some money for her and Jiang Xun future plans.

Mother Hu left some dowry, but not much, has been in charge of the old lady. One of the manor Hu Zhuang, Sister Wu’s man there as the head of the manor.

Grandfather in the field as an official, the official is still not big, the uncles are also no success, Jiang Yishi siblings simply can not count on this foreign family.

In the Jinhe Dynasty, women could set up female households or comb themselves. Old Mrs. Jiang and Uncle Jiang are definitely not willing to waste her good chess piece, even if she marries an old widower with a bit of status, she is still contributing to the Jiang family.

In these two years, Jiang Yishi should plan well, and if she can find someone she likes, of course it’s better, but if she can’t, she will find a way to force the old lady to agree with her to set up a female household to comb herself. The experience of her previous life told her that it is not good to marry, rather than marry.

She also asked, “Sister, how far is Huzhuang from Zhaomingan?”

Sister Wu said, “Zhaoming Nunnery is at the foot of Qingluo Mountain, and it’s only a quarter of an hour’s journey from Huzhuang to there.”

“So close ……”

Sister Wu asked, “How does the girl know about Zhaoming Nunnery?”

Jiang Yishi laughed, “At the Peach Blossom Banquet, I heard a few noblewomen whispering that County Precious of the Yong Royal Family is practicing at Zhaoming Nunnery. They also said that County Head Zhen Bao suddenly had a drastic change in temperament last month, clamoring to return to secularism, clamoring to eat meat. Yong Wang Wang and Wangfei, Yong Wang Shizi all went to Zhaoming nunnery to accompany her, the empress dowager is also so worried that she can’t sleep …….”

County Prefect Zhenbao’s clamoring to return to secularism and eat meat was really what Jiang Yishi had heard at the Peach Blossom Banquet, while County Prefect Zhenbao’s presence at the Zhaoming Nunnery was what she had heard from Sister Wu.

One day in the middle of April in her previous life, a little girl with hair and wearing a nun’s plain clothes broke her foot while passing by the Huzhuang. She cried and knocked the door open, wanting to use a silver ingot to hide in the Hu Village for a few days.

The little nun with hair and so rich, Wu Dabo consciously her identity is not simple, and the manor is only the Wu family father and son three men, do not dare to stay. Said not to charge money, send her some herbs and fasting food, let her sit outside to rest.

The little nun is not willing, is making a fuss, rushed over a group of people, an old nun with hair hard to put her back on the back, but also called her “diet master” …….

Jiang Yishi remembers very clearly, is a day in mid-April, she has just been betrothed not long, Sister Wu went back to the manor, came back to tell her this as a joke.

Except for outsiders, almost everyone in the capital knew that County Precious’s dharma name was ridiculously called Setsuna, they just didn’t know what nunnery she actually practiced in.

If one could get on good terms with County Lord Zhenbao, many things would be much easier to accomplish.

At night, Jiang Yishi dreamed of being caught in the act of adultery again, and Meng Zhimo instructed her to “live.”…… After she woke up, she thought, perhaps the only way to stop this nightmare is to completely reject the marriage and change her fate, right?

The next morning, the rain has stopped. The blue sky is clear, and the eastern sky hangs a fiery red rising sun.

The old lady’s side underlings went to the masters’ courtyard, saying that the old lady did not sleep well yesterday night, and that the younger generation did not need to go to her to greet her.

Shui Xiang brought back the breakfast, the same as yesterday’s breakfast, two small rolls, a plate of pickles, a bowl of mung bean porridge.

Although Jiang Yishi said that he had approved two things, but the third thing is not known until next morning, so Mrs. Jiang did not let the kitchen restore Jiang Yishi’s portion.

Shui Lu glanced at the food without saying anything. She went to talk to her mother last night, uncle’s fall was not serious, just a broken foot. Her mother also said that the First Mistress would transfer her to work with the Fifth Miss. The fifth girl is a concubine’s daughter, so she will work there for the time being, and will be transferred there later when there is a vacancy at the third girl’s side.

At this time, she didn’t want to be nosy, and also betrayed a not-so-important piece of information, “I heard from my mother that uncle was invited to Ruyi Hall by the old madam yesterday, and didn’t return to the main courtyard overnight, and didn’t go to the court in the morning either.”

Jiang Yishi said with a cold face, “Don’t tell me these things in the future. Those who understand the situation know that it’s you who talk too much, and those who don’t think that I’ve deliberately raised an earwig.”

Shui Lu pursed her lips with red eyes, aggrieved. In her heart, she thought that she would hurry to find her mother and leave here earlier.

Sister Wu also squeezed, “Look at your frivolous manner, more than a girl.”

Shui Lu couldn’t help but cry and run away.

Jiang Yishi asked Sister Wu to take a silver horn to buy a pair of pig intestines, and buy a few seasonings and Chinese herbs, and invited Jiang Xun to come for lunch.

Jiang Yishi’s private money is not much, only a dozen taels of silver. Thinking of the five hundred taels of silver that Jiang Xun refused, her heart was drawn tight. Why was she so stupid before, cheapening the old lady for nothing. Jiang Xun again stupid will not Meng Ruimo send him the silver thing to say out, must be in-laws know, secretly told the first lady, the first lady and then told the old lady.

Jiang Yixi took out another twenty big coins and asked Shui Xiang to go to the big kitchen to buy more firewood. The mansion would supply firewood for each courtyard, but not much, just enough to boil water.

There was a stove in the Scorched Garden’s side room that was specifically used to boil water or heat up meals.

Not long after, Shui Xiang walked through the door of the Scorched Garden with the Bean Maid who was carrying a large bundle of firewood on her back and two bundles of firewood in each hand.

The simple girl put down the firewood and pulled out the axe from her belt to start chopping wood.

Seeing Jiang Yishi come out, she hurriedly stopped her work and saluted Jiang Yishi.

“Slave girl has met second girl. That, the firewood is a little thick, I’m afraid that the sisters won’t be used to burning it …… hehehe.”

Raising her hand and rubbing her face, there was immediately an extra piece of black ash on her face.

The Bean girl wore a double maiden bun, was a meter seven or so tall, with slender legs, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and plump lips. The clothes were not clean, and there were two patches.