Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Leaving

Chapter 15

Cuiping told the driver to drive slower, but even so, Jiang Yu still felt uncomfortable. The jolting of the carriage made her want to retch.

"Bring the tangerines here."

Cuiping peeled a tangerine, put the flesh aside, then picked out the tangerine peel and put it to Jiang Yu's nose. Seeing her take several deep breaths and look relieved, she comforted her and said, "Second Miss, bear with it. We'll be home soon."

Jiang Yu lifted the curtain and looked outside. Sure enough, they had arrived in Lin'an City. As the year was coming to an end, the entire city was particularly lively, not to mention the lanterns to watch. Cuiping looked

at Jiang Yu, as if she had something to say but didn't dare to say it. She was just anxious in her heart. What should she do about this matter?

Jiang Yu lowered the curtain and then sat back. Her face was a little pale, with a kind of delicate beauty. She picked up the orange on the table and bit a slice. It tasted sweet and delicious, but she showed a bitter smile on her face and said, "Where is my home?"

Cuiping didn't know how to respond for a moment, and was so anxious that she almost cried. Finally, she pulled Jiang Yu's arm and said, "Second Miss, don't worry, there is always a way."

When they arrived at East Street, Jiang Yu remembered that her mother asked her to take the account book back from the store, so she asked the coachman to stop the carriage at the intersection. Cuiping carefully helped her get off the carriage.

The business in the store was very good, but several transactions had been completed in a short while. The shopkeeper said with some apology, "Second Miss, I'm sorry that I'm too busy. Mr. Xie has ordered 15 boxes of Eight Treasures Ruyi gift boxes, and I'm asking the waiter to pack them."

Jiang Yu put several cakes together and made an Eight Treasures Ruyi gift box, which sold unexpectedly well.

"Master Xie?"

Lin'an City is not big, and his father is a county magistrate. Jiang Yu is naturally very familiar with the officials here, but he has never heard of a master surnamed Xie. The shopkeeper smiled and explained, "He is a master Xie from the capital, and he is a relative of our Jiang family."

Jiang Yu knew that the shopkeeper was talking about the Xie family where his sister Jiang Jin married. Although the Xie family is different from before, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. In the past ten years, there have been a few seedlings who can read, but they are still not established. I haven't heard of any of their children working in the capital... Jiang Yu felt strange.

After a while, Master Xie came to the door. Jiang Yu looked up and was stunned. This Master Xie was actually a female official. She was slender, wearing court clothes and a jadeite pearl crown. She was dignified when she walked. Although she was a woman, she did not dare to be underestimated.

The shopkeeper obviously understood Jiang Yu's surprise, and he came to the side and explained in a low voice, "This is Mr. Xie from the Shanggong Bureau. I heard that he is very favored by His Majesty and has been promoted to the fourth rank."

The words Shanggong Bureau immediately made Jiang Yu lively.

Jiang Yu remembered that her sister said that there was a girl in the Xie family who didn't like the marriage arranged by her family and ran to the capital. Later, she entered the Shanggong Bureau with her own talents.

But after all, she was a woman. No matter how outstanding she was in the Shanggong Bureau, her family didn't pay much attention to her. No wonder Jiang Yu had never heard of her.

Xie Wenlan asked her attendant to carry the gift box. When she looked up, she saw Jiang Yu staring at her. The main reason was that Jiang Yu was so beautiful that it was hard to ignore her. She smiled at Jiang Yu and said, "This is the second girl of the Jiang family, right?"

Jiang Yu hurried forward to salute. Xie Wenlan's behavior was already quite masculine. Compared with the gentleness of a girl, her manners were generous and generous, and her posture was upright, which made her look confident and neat.

"It's my daughter, nice to meet you, Mr. Xie."

Xie Wenlan said, "We are relatives by marriage. If you really want to count, you should call me sister. There's no need to be so polite."

The two exchanged a few polite words, but they were very harmonious. When they were waiting to leave the store, Xie Wenlan turned around and was about to leave, but she put her foot on the door sill and then retracted it. She walked back to Jiang Yu. Her face was rarely serious, different from the warmth just now. She whispered to Jiang Yu, "Second Miss, you may not remember me. When my brother was a child, he was troubled for months, and it was the second Miss who solved the couplet that could not be solved."

Jiang Yu had forgotten this matter and was quite surprised.

Xie Wenlan obviously guessed Jiang Yu's reaction and reminded her a few times. Jiang Yu then remembered that her eldest cousin Du Haoyu had gone to Xie's school to take classes. At that time, she stayed at her uncle's house. Once, Du Haoyu brought back a couplet and said that no one could solve it. Jiang Yu looked at it for a few seconds and solved the second couplet. At that time, she was praised by Du Haoyu.

"So that's what happened."

"When I saw the second couplet, I was amazed. I thought that Miss Jiang must be a very smart person. I always wanted to make friends with her, but I didn't have the chance. I didn't expect to meet her here."

Xie Wenlan obviously knew Jiang Yu's situation and said seriously, "This world is too harsh on women. It seems that there is no other way to go except to get married."

People are most afraid of talking about deep things when they are just friends, but Jiang Yu strangely heard the sincerity in Xie Wenlan's words, because she felt the same way.

After waiting for Xie Wenlan to leave, Jiang Yu was silent for a long time, until the shopkeeper came over with the account book, and then he came back to his senses, but there seemed to be something different in his eyes.

When she returned home, her mother saw Jiang Yu's pale face. She said distressedly, "Are you frozen? Why do you have to go out today? It won't be too late to go and fulfill your vow when the weather gets warmer next spring." Then she remembered Jiang Yu's recent discomfort and said, "You always feel uncomfortable and can't eat. Why don't you see a doctor?"

Jiang Yu shook her head firmly and said, "Mom, it's okay. I just caught a cold when I watched the lanterns a few days ago. I will be fine after resting."

Mrs. Du was still worried, so Jiang Yu said, "Mom, I want to eat chicken porridge."

"Chicken porridge?" Mrs. Du was still worried at first, but when she heard that Jiang Yu wanted to eat chicken porridge, she suddenly perked up and said, "Mom will make it for you right away."

Jiang Yu looked at her mother's caring expression, her heart filled with reluctance and attachment, and said, "Mom, you are so kind. Your daughter really wants to be with you forever."

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Jiang Yu's reluctance, Du was a little surprised, but she remembered that Jiang Yu would marry to Lichuan after the New Year, and she was afraid that she was reluctant to let her go. She said, "Are you worried about the marriage? That's your uncle's house, just like your own family. Don't worry. If someone bullies you, just go to your grandfather to complain."

Jiang Yu laughed and said, "Who dares to bully me?"

Grandfather loves her, and there is no need to mention her uncle. Zhou is also straightforward and likes Jiang Yu's temperament very much. As for other people, let alone, it's just... Jiang Yu couldn't help thinking that she and the Du family were not destined to be together.

In the evening, after Jiang Yu settled the account book, she began to count her things. She originally had private money, and her mother also stuffed a lot of silver into her after she came back. This amount is already not small, not to mention that she also has a shop in the capital.

The annual income alone can make her worry-free.

This made Jiang Yu breathe a sigh of relief. Although she had always known that money was important, she realized how useful money was after she married into the palace. In many cases, a penny could kill a hero.

Jiang Yu thought about it and wrote a letter to Li Ji in the capital.

Since that day, Jiang Yu put away the red veil and made new clothes for her parents and shoes and socks for her grandfather. Mrs. Du was a little surprised and asked, "Ayu, have you finished embroidering the veil?"

Jiang Yu said, "I don't know when I can honor my parents after I get married, so I'll make clothes for you and dad now."

Mrs. Du said, "Your father and I can wear anything. Why bother? Be careful not to hurt your eyes." Although she said so, she was smiling and kept praising Jiang Yu's needlework.

Jiang Yu went to settle the account books of the store again, and wrote a detailed note, which was left for her mother alone. Only then did she take a breath. It was strange that she had such a big reaction before, but she has gradually gotten better recently. She can smell the fragrance of cooking, and her appetite has improved.

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The day Jiang Yu left home, the weather was unusually cold. She was covered with a sable fur cloak and ear warmers, and Cuiping carefully helped her get on the carriage.

"Second Miss, are we really leaving like this?" "

Yes, we are leaving like this."

Jiang Yu looked at the situation at home, and her eyes could not help but redden. Although she thought about it a thousand times in her heart, who would be willing to leave? But now there is no other way.

She didn't want to go back to the palace or marry her cousin with her child. She didn't want to do the former. The life in the palace was suffocating, and Lin Bozhi was ruthless to her. She didn't want to go back. As for marrying her cousin... her cousin treated her sincerely, how could she let him raise someone else's child?

As for aborting the fetus in her belly, Jiang Yu had never thought about it. How many years had she been waiting for it? She once thought that she couldn't have children.

Just like what Xie Wenlan said, this world is too harsh on women, but she just wants to make a way for herself.

She will raise her child by herself.

The carriage drove all the way out of Lin'an, but suddenly stopped. Jiang Yu's familiar male voice came from outside, saying, "Ayu, where are you going?"

"Cousin?"

Jiang Yu was startled. She lifted the curtain and saw Du Haoyu riding a horse following her. He looked at her with a smile, and seemed very calm, but he didn't wear a cloak in such a cold day, only a single piece of clothing, which showed how anxious he was.

Du Haoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiang Yu. He got off the horse, but he was afraid of scaring Jiang Yu, so he said softly, "There is a teahouse in front. Let's go have a cup of tea to warm up. I'm freezing." Then he showed his red wrists pitifully.

He was riding a horse and wearing such thin clothes, so he was naturally frozen.

Jiang Yu nodded.