Chapter 93: Digging a Pit
Jiang Yishi had never put Jiang Yiyan in her eyes, that was the real stupid stickman. She inherited all the short-sightedness, greed for money, and boldness of the First Lady Jiang, and magnified it infinitely.
She also instructed Hua Hua to listen to the conversations between the First Lady and Jiang Jin, and to pay particular attention to the matter of purchasing fields.
In the morning of the 18th day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Yishi was doing embroidery in the house, when Hua Hua, lying on the bed, suddenly meowed.
Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Jin were discussing the purchase of land for their master.
Jiang Jin said he had his eye on 600 mu of land in Tong County, but Mrs. Jiang disagreed, saying that the land there was expensive, so it would be better to buy it in Tangzhou. Tangzhou is not too far from the capital, the price of land is cheaper, buy more, it is good to say. And let Jiang Jin do not care about this, after the year she sent managers to go.
Jiang Jin knows that his mother is bold, and Jiang Yishi got so much dowry is extremely dissatisfied, persuade, “Mother, a small thing to do a small thing to do, at most by grandmother and father reprimanded. But there are some things you can’t do, be found out out, jail may be possible …….”
Being poked and prodded by her son, Jiang Dame glared at Jiang Jin and scolded, “What do you think of my mother as? Old lady live so old, what should do what should not do still use you to say ……”
By the way and gossiped a few sentences, Meng Da Lady and Meng House elders are very hate Jiang Yishi, only in the way of Meng Ruimo bitterly begged, had to agree. Now Meng Ruimo’s eyes are getting more and more blind, go to Shu Xi also can’t see well, will definitely become completely blind ……
At the end, Mrs. Jiang also laughed and said, “I think, that blind man should not be able to inherit the title, and the person who will inherit the title will definitely be the third prince Meng. Once Duke Meng dies, that house will be owned by Dame Meng and Duke Meng. A blind man, a blind man’s daughter-in-law who is unpopular, will be in the dark inside the palace, not to mention outside. Hmph, the old lady and your father and the three houses are all waiting for Yala to bring up her younger siblings in the future, dream on. She has given her so much dowry, and all of that was originally yours and your brother’s.”
Jiang Jin asked, “Mother, did Great Lady Meng tell you these words?”
“Of course not, I guessed it from the words of Grand Madam Meng and those few stewardesses ……”
Jiang Yishi secretly grunted, Grand Madame Meng was starting to dig a hole for herself again. By letting Grand Madame Jiang have this illusion, she was trying to make things difficult for herself in her mother’s house, right?
Moreover, Great Lady Jiang really wants to buy land in Tangzhou, I don’t know if it will be like the previous life ……
Now it sounds like Jiang Jin is indeed not involved. Jiang Jin although not much ability, but like Jiang uncle more, bold, too big and bad things do not dare to do.
Hua Hua had just closed her mouth when Shui Qing walked in.
She took half a bowl of water and brought it to Hua Hua, smiling, “Howling so loudly that you can be heard outside the courtyard. Your throat is dry, drink some water.”
Hua Hua did indeed dry her mouth and lowered her head to drink the water.
On the twentieth of the lunar month, all the academies took a long vacation, and Jiang Xun also lived back in the Jiang residence, waiting until the twenty-first of the first month of next year to learn.
The flavor of the New Year is even stronger.
Jiangfu prepared a generous gift to send to the Duke of Chengdu. The Duke of Chengdu also prepared a new year’s gift to send over, the new year’s gift is casual, let the old lady and the Jiang uncle was very disappointed, but also let Jiang YiYan fully taunted Jiang Yishi for two days.
On the 30th day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Yishi presented a winter coat she had made for the old lady, a pair of thousand-layer shoes, and a pair of thousand-layer shoes for each of Jiang’s uncle and the three lords. Of course, these things were mainly made by the maids, and she only made a few symbolic stitches.
She didn’t want to make them for Uncle Jiang at all, but having honored the Third Elder, she had to honor him as well.
This was also the first time since Jiang Chen’s death that the second house had given filial piety to the elders on New Year’s Eve. In her previous life, she had always felt that the family had taken great advantage of her father, and she was so angry in her heart that she didn’t even do face-saving favors.
Jiang Yishi so, or hope that Jiang Xun after she married as much as possible to get a little more love from the elders, not too lonely. Even if it’s superficial, for Jiang Xun, who is still a child, something is better than nothing.
The Third Mistress gave each of Jiang Yishi’s siblings a new outfit yesterday.
This was also the first time since Jiang Chen’s death that they received new clothes from their elders. Not to mention Jiang Xun was happy, even Jiang Yishi’s heart was like a ray of sunshine shining in, much warmer.
After the New Year’s Eve dinner on the thirtieth day of the year, the men went to the outer courtyard to observe the New Year’s Eve, and the women went back to their respective courtyards to rest.
On the way, Jiang Yirou glanced at Jiang Yishan who was trotting behind Jiang Yiyan, and whispered to Jiang Yishi, “If Jiang Yiyan wasn’t so annoying, the four of us would have been able to learn how to play drums and flowers, make poems and drink wine, so it would have been so much fun. It would be nice if our two younger brothers could stay in the inner courtyard. It’s not fun to rest so early on New Year’s Eve.”
Jiang Yishi agreed. There was that one fly buzzing around, stirring up the good sisterhood. Squeezing her small hand, she said, “Go to my yard and tease Flora.”
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, before dawn, Marquis Jiang wore his court dress, and Old Lady Jiang’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wore phoenix crowns and capes and went to the palace in a car.
The court would call for a big court meeting once a year, and Marquis Jiang was able to look at the Emperor from afar, which was the first day he was proud of.
Every year on the first day of the New Year, he was able to kowtow to the emperor outside the Taichi Palace, is the second day of Jiang Bozhi.
Elder Lady Jiang and First Lady Jiang were also able to kowtow to the Empress Dowager outside of the Ci Ning Palace to pay their respects today, it was their most gratifying day.
Elder Master Jiang and Jiang Wen were in the outer courtyard to receive those who came to the house to pay New Year’s greetings, Jiang Jin, Jiang Xun, and Jiang Fei went to their relatives’ and friends’ houses to pay New Year’s greetings respectively, and Jiang Xun would go to Duke Cheng’s house on behalf of the Jiang family.
Today, the second master of Meng House, Meng Zhi Xue, came to the Jiang House to pay New Year’s greetings, making the three masters very happy.
Jiang Xun came back at the end of lunchtime and took out a red envelope to Jiang Yishi with a smile. He said that he had kowtowed to Grandfather Meng and also kowtowed to Grandfather Meng on behalf of his sister, and Grandfather Meng gave him two red envelopes.
Jiang Yishi took it with a smile, and the red packet contained eight golden melon seeds.
Asked, “Grandfather Meng did not enter the palace today?”
Jiang Xun said, “Grandfather Meng’s old cold leg is offending, so painful that he can’t walk.”
Jiang Yishi was very distressed, and thought of making some snacks with extra ingredients, and sent someone to take them to Steward Wang of Meng’s family home, who would then send them to Elder Duke Meng.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the third house followed the third wife back to her mother’s home, and Jiang Jin and his wife also went back to Great Grandma Jiang’s mother’s home. Jiang Yihui, the eldest aunt of the Jiang family, was going back to her mother’s home, and the couple was waiting for them at home.
Jiang Yihui was the only generous person among the four children of Mrs. Jiang. Before getting married to Jiang Yixi siblings are good, the previous life of Jiang Yixi after the nunnery, but also to visit the nunnery. Just life is not good to give birth to a child, in-laws and men are not happy. Even if the man lifted a few concubines and common rooms, a concubine gave birth to a son, still not treated by the in-laws.
Jiang Xun came to the Scorching Courtyard first and talked to Jiang Yihui until noon, before the two siblings went to Ruyi Hall to eat.
Jiang Yi Hui and the eldest Mrs. Jiang’s eyes are red, at first glance, they have cried. Uncle Jiang and the old lady both had a sullen face, a look of unhappiness.