Xiao Shao looked at her thoughtfully. Jiang Ruan was indeed angry. This discovery caused a faint feeling of satisfaction to rise in his heart. Even the cold expression that had not disappeared since Jiang Su Su's appearance had disappeared, leaving only a hint of a smile.
Jiang Ruan looked at his smile and felt increasingly annoyed. This annoyance also contained a little loathing for herself. Since her rebirth, perhaps because of the lessons of her previous life, she did not put too much hope in anything. But once she set her mind on something, she would have a strong desire to possess it. Now that she had accepted becoming the mistress of the household in Jinying Wang fu, regardless of whether she had feelings for Xiao Shao or not, in her heart, Xiao Shao was hers.
Jiang Su Su had touched her things, so naturally, she was displeased. However, the initiator of all this did not have the slightest self-awareness. With a beautiful face, she pretended to be innocent.
The angrier she became, the more adorable she was in Xiao Shao's eyes. Without waiting for Jiang Ruan to open her mouth, he pulled her to his side and pressed her onto his lap.
"You …" Jiang Ruan was furious. Logically speaking, this was not the first time Xiao Shao had done this. When she was in Jinying Wang fu, she was also fortunate enough to be treated with such courtesy by Xiao Shao. However, at that time, Xiao Shao was drunk and delirious, so it could be ignored. Now, in broad daylight, although there was an engagement, this action was too rash and sudden.
"Don't move." Xiao Shao pressed down on her back. His movements were gentle, but his strength was surprisingly great, leaving no room for resistance. However, his next words caused Jiang Ruan to lose her intention to treat him coldly. He said, "It is only right and proper for my husband to hug me."
Jiang Ruan rolled her eyes in her heart, only to hear Xiao Shao say, "It would be better to change to the beautiful woman in front of you to seduce me."
This person was always cold and sarcastic, but when he spoke, he had a way with words. Jiang Ruan looked at him in disbelief and was somewhat puzzled. She had originally thought that he was joking, but he had a serious look on his face, which made her scratch her head in puzzlement. However, after Xiao Shao's actions, that bit of displeasure from before disappeared without a trace.
Indeed, being born good was an advantage. Jiang Ruan thought to herself that beauty could bewitch people. For a moment, she only cared about her own matters and did not pay attention to Xiao Shao's expression. She also overlooked the joy that flashed in Xiao Shao's eyes as he held the beauty in his arms.
After an unknown period of time, Xiao Shao's expression changed slightly. He patted her head and said, "Someone is coming."
Others could not control what these two people did in private, but in the end, Jiang Ruan was still unmarried, so she still had to scrupulously observe etiquette. Moreover, the Jiang fu was such a troublesome place, and if one wasn't careful, unfavorable rumors about Jiang Ruan could easily spread. With Xiao Shao's reminder, Jiang Ruan stood up and obediently picked up the teacup on the table, pretending to pour some tea for Xiao Shao.
She heard someone knocking on the door, "Eldest Miss?"
Judging from the voice, it was Hong Ying. Hong Ying must have noticed that there was no movement after a long time. Seeing that the person who came to report did not return, she must have grown suspicious. Thus, she personally came to see what was going on. The timing was just right. If it weren't for the fact that he had other plans, he would have fallen into Hong Ying's trap.
Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, "Come in."
Hong Ying's hand that was pushing the door paused for a moment, and her heart immediately started pounding. How could Jiang Ruan be so calm? Why was it so quiet inside? Not even the slightest trace of displeasure could be heard. The manservant and old woman who were responsible for guarding the door had also disappeared. The more afraid Hong Ying was, the more she did not dare to rashly push the door open. In her heart, she could not help but begin to regret agreeing to Jiang Su Su's request so hastily. That Xiao Shao was not an ordinary person. If he saw through her and wanted revenge, she would not be able to do anything.
In the end, the door was pushed open. Hong Ying took a deep breath and looked inside. She saw that the inside was neat and tidy, and Jiang Ruan was standing beside Xiao Shao, pouring tea for him. Nothing seemed out of place.
Hong Ying looked at the two people inquiringly. Jiang Ruan was still as calm as before, and there was no emotion on her face. There was a faint smile on her lips, and as always, no one could understand what she was thinking. Xiao Shao was the same, indifferent as before, and there was no special expression on his face. But even so, Hong Ying could still feel the faint joy in the room.
Joy?
What had happened here? Hong Ying looked around, but did not find Jiang Su Su's figure. What was going on? Hong Ying was startled at first, but then she slowly calmed down. She even rejoiced in her heart. Looking at Jiang Ruan and Xiao Shao's unhappiness, it seemed that Jiang Su Su had not succeeded. Hong Ying was somewhat disappointed, and at the same time, she felt somewhat incredulous. According to Jiang Su Su's plan, she should not have failed. With Jiang Su Su's charm, even without any special means, she could make men go crazy for her. Why, was Xiao Shao an exception? Unexpectedly, he did not fall head over heels for her?
Hong Ying changed her train of thought and heaved a sigh of relief. Just now, when she had pushed the door open, she somewhat regretted rashly agreeing to Jiang Su Su's request. After all, this Xiao Shao was an important minister of the imperial court, and his power was more than several times that of Jiang Quan. If he really found out that she had colluded with Jiang Su Su to scheme against him, it was inevitable that he would be angry and retaliate. The risk of opposing such a person was really too great. Now that Jiang Su Su had overestimated her capabilities and fled, this matter could be considered to have been let off the hook. No matter what, it had nothing to do with her.
She smiled apologetically and said, "I came to see if Your Highness and Eldest Young Miss still need anything. I will then order people to prepare it. This is also the first time that Your Highness has entered our fu. In the future, our two families will have a close relationship, so we absolutely cannot neglect you. "
Jiang Ruan lightly glanced at her. Her curly eyelashes suddenly flickered, and she smiled slightly, "Yiniang is really considerate, but speaking of which, this room does indeed need to be tidied up."
Hong Ying stared blankly and asked blankly, "Eldest Young Miss, do you have any instructions?"
Xiao Shao looked at Jiang Ruan without saying a word, his gaze full of indulgence. Obviously, he was also prepared to respectfully listen to this Young Madam's nonsense.
Jiang Ruan combed her hair, and her expression was incomparably sincere, without any trace of pretense, "The tea room that Yiniang chose has a beautiful scenery, and the location is also very good. However, perhaps it has been too long since anyone has come to tidy it up, so there are rats nibbling inside. "
"Rats?" Hong Ying had originally been a little nervous when she heard Jiang Ruan speak, but upon hearing her words, she laughed, "How could there be rats? Eldest Young Miss might have seen wrongly. I had previously ordered people to specially tidy it up." Moreover, in order to achieve her goal, Jiang Su Su had already arranged the inside and outside of the tea room. How could such a fragrant place be tolerated by rats?
"Yiniang, if you don't believe me, you can go and take a look." Jiang Ruan pointed at the jadeite screen in the room, and her smile became a little more meaningful, "Just now, the rats suddenly scuttled out and gave me a fright, so Xiao Wangye acted and killed the rats. Isn't that the stain left behind? "
Hong Ying looked in the direction that Jiang Ruan was pointing at, and saw that under the jadeite screen was, shockingly, a pool of blood. Some of the blood had splashed onto the jadeite screen, and it was exceptionally clear, causing one's heart to skip a beat.
At first, Hong Ying was somewhat puzzled, but just as she was about to say a few words, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind, and she immediately retreated a few steps with a deathly pale face. She stared fixedly at the pool of blood, and then turned her head to look at Jiang Ruan. Jiang Ruan smiled and nodded at her, saying softly, "Yiniang, did you see it clearly?"
At this moment, they heard someone shouting loudly from outside, "Not good, not good, something has happened to Second Young Miss!"
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Less than a few hundred meters from the entrance of the Jiang fu, the place had long been surrounded by people so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. Three layers inside and three layers outside were all commoners, and among these commoners, the men's eyes were especially fanatical.
"What a beautiful and charming woman, that look in her eyes is practically seducing this prince!"
"She really has the face of a fairy and the body of a prostitute. This figure, even if it lingers on the beam for nine days, it will not disappear!"
"Whose family's young lady is this? Why is she lying here without rhyme or reason?" There were also kind-hearted people who asked.
"Look at her attire, how does she look like the daughter of a good family? Hey, Brother, you probably haven't seen such a thing in your daily life. We've seen this kind of situation many times in the capital city. Most of the time, it's indecent women who hang around with men and are punished by the main wife. Isn't this deliberately giving her a taste of her own medicine? However, this woman is really strong, just looking at her makes one unable to bear it. I don't know which family's young master has such good fortune, but the most difficult thing to bear is a beauty's kindness! "
"Pei! What kind of gaze is that? What indecent woman? Isn't this the Second Young Miss of the Jiang family from the Shangshu fu? That's the famous talented woman in the capital city, why does she look so familiar to me? I'm sure I'm not mistaken, what's going on? "
The person who was surrounded in the middle of the crowd was dressed in a plain white dress. The dress itself was somewhat faintly discernible, outlining the lines that made one's imagination run wild. Her long black hair, which had just taken a bath, was wet and stuck to her body, causing the originally somewhat thin dress to become even more transparent. One could almost see the beautiful scenery under the robe. The woman's head was lowered, but her delicate and elegant little face could still be seen. At this moment, it was unknown whether she was angry or embarrassed. Her bright little face was slightly flushed, but it made one's heart even more swayed. The light sweet fragrance that came from her body was enshrouded in the air, like a first-rate aphrodisiac, causing the surrounding people to look at her like wolves and tigers. Several men began to become restless, wanting to make a move on her.
Jiang Su Su gritted her teeth so hard that they almost broke. When the imperial bodyguard had thrown her here, she did not know which of her acupuncture points had been sealed. At this moment, her whole body was really soft, and she could not exert any strength at all. Like a drowning dog, she let these lowly commoners watch the fun, and even more so, she had to accept the disgusting gazes of these men. When Jiang Su Su thought of this, she wished that she could gouge out all the eyeballs of the people who were looking at her. Of course, the person she hated the most was the cause of all this, Jiang Ruan.
She could not say anything, and could only hear the unbearable words and discussions of the people around her reaching her ears.
"Don't bully me for being inexperienced. In any case, that Shangshu fu is a dignified official's family. How could a pure and clean young miss act in such a lewd manner? Moreover, look at this woman, her entire body is full of flirtatious charm. How could this be done by a proper young miss? I'm afraid that she has long understood the affairs of the heart. She's a stunner."
A pot-bellied middle-aged man finally could not bear it any longer. Waving a fan, he walked forward and squatted down in front of Jiang Su Su. He pinched Jiang Su Su's chin and forced her to raise her head. As soon as she raised her head, the surrounding people could clearly see Jiang Su Su's appearance. Immediately, they sucked in a breath of cold air and praised her for her good looks. The middle-aged man was obviously very satisfied. His lecherous eyes wandered up and down Jiang Su Su's entire body before he said, "Not bad, you're a wonderful person. May I know which brothel this young miss is from? Come back with me and be my seventeenth concubine. I will love you dearly. "
This man was dressed in gold and silver, but his appearance was unbearably crude. The way he spoke was also very vulgar. With one look, one could tell that he was the master of some family who had suddenly become rich. Normally, if someone treated Jiang Su Su this way, she would have already scolded them. But now, facing such a disgusting face, she could not even open her mouth.
Seeing that Jiang Su Su did not make a sound, the middle-aged man took it that she had agreed. He stretched out his plump hand and patted her face, "Beautiful girl, come home with me."
However, this was not the only person in the crowd who had lustful thoughts. Immediately, someone said, "This young miss was clearly mine first. Why are you fighting over her?" It was a rather wealthy young master from an official's family.
"What are you arguing about? This old man has also taken a fancy to this woman. There must be a rule: first come, first served."
This beautiful woman would always attract attention, not to mention such a natural beauty. Some people wanted to take this beauty home and make her their own, while others wanted to dress this beauty up properly and give her to their superiors in exchange for a successful career — if such a beautiful woman caught the eyes of their superiors and was given away as a gift, it would certainly be a great honor.
Unlike the men, the women looked at Jiang Su Su with eyes full of contempt, "Tsk, nowadays this foxy woman is getting more and more incredible. She actually has no sense of shame in the streets and alleys."
"Indeed." The women's eyes could not tolerate this kind of vulgar and vulgar person. One after another, they discussed, "This is really degrading public morals. This brothel woman is really shameless. How can an ordinary family do such a thing?" They actually regarded Jiang Su Su as a prostitute from a brothel.
Jiang Su Su only hated that she could not speak at the moment. Otherwise, she would definitely use a pair of scissors to cut off the tongues of these long-tongued women. All her life, she believed that she was a fairy who had descended from the Nine Heavens Jade Lake. She had always had an aloof appearance that was above the common people. Even in the capital, all kinds of praises added a layer of brilliance to her mystery. When had she fallen to such a sorry state? It was as if all her disguise had been stripped away and she was naked in front of everyone's eyes. It was really, extremely humiliating!
The only thing that could prove her charm was perhaps those men who fought over her because of jealousy. Even at this point, these men still fell head over heels for her beauty. It was just that … at this moment, the men who fought over her were all ordinary people. They were either merchants who reeked of money or country gentlemen who suddenly became rich. They were worlds apart from those elegant young masters of the past. Even the most inconspicuous person among those who admired her in the past was still many times better than everyone here. There was a sharp contrast between the present and the past. Jiang Su Su was simply about to collapse from the situation in front of her.
This fight attracted more and more people. At this moment, she heard a voice, "Over there!"
Jiang Su Su looked up and saw that the crowd had been separated into two sides, and a few people were walking in from the outside. At the very front were a few servants, and behind them was a woman with a big belly. It was Hong Ying.
Suddenly seeing Hong Ying, Jiang Su Su was angry and anxious. Hong Ying hurriedly stepped forward and without saying anything, ordered the servants to help Jiang Su Su walk away. They knew that this was a scandal and did not dare to do anything to reveal their identity. They only hoped that things could be settled.
However, even though Hong Ying thought this way, the people around her were not willing. The men who were fighting over Jiang Su Su stopped at the same time. One of them stood in front of Hong Ying and said, "What are you doing? You dare to touch the person that I like? "
Hong Ying held back her anger and smiled at the man. "Sir, to tell you the truth, this is a niece of this concubine's distant relative. Due to some matters, this concubine has to bring her back. Sir, please excuse us for a while."
If it was someone else, it would have been fine. However, the other party was a rough and ignorant rich merchant. He immediately laughed and said, "Young lady, don't bully me for being ignorant. This woman said that she was a distant niece. Clearly, she was a girl from a brothel. I, your master, am not an unreasonable person. Young lady, just name your price. I will pay any amount of money. I like this little beauty. I want to take her back to be my seventeenth concubine. "
Hong Ying's cheeks flushed with anger. This person was so unreasonable that it was impossible to reason with him. However, she could not let this person casually take Jiang Su Su away. If Jiang Su Su was taken away, and there were people who knew her, there would be no place for the Jiang family in the capital. As for Jiang Quan, if he knew that his most beloved second daughter had met with such a mishap, he would definitely put all the blame on her head. At that time, she would not have any good results to eat.
However, Hong Ying had forgotten that even if Jiang Su Su had not been taken away, there was no such thing as an airtight wall in this world. Paper could never cover fire, and this matter would eventually spread. At present, it had not been exposed because the people could not associate this woman with the Second Miss Fairy of the Minister's residence. However, the capital was only so big, and there were always a few people who knew her. Today, Jiang Su Su had met with such a mishap in front of the Minister's residence. Her reputation could be considered ruined. How could she have a good end in this life? For a woman, this life was worse than death. If Jiang Quan knew about this, how could he let it go?
Hong Ying forced a smile. "Sir, she is not a girl from a brothel. She is a girl from a proper family. I am afraid that your wish will not be fulfilled."
"What proper girl?" The wealthy merchant was also somewhat displeased. "Do you think I don't have eyes? What are you trying to do by declining like this? Guards, bring my Seventeenth Yiniang back. "This person was completely unreasonable and intended to directly snatch her back. Not only that, he looked at Hong Ying and giggled. "Little girl, don't fail to appreciate my kindness."
"You-" Hong Ying had never met such a scoundrel. In a moment of desperation, she said, "You dare! Do you know who she is? "
"Who is she?" The man smiled insincerely. "Could it be that she is a member of the golden branch or jade leaf family?"
Hong Ying choked and did not dare to say Jiang Su Su's name. At this moment, she saw a person dressed as an imperial bodyguard running over from afar. He said in a loud voice, "Yiniang, the Princess has asked me to help find the whereabouts of the Second Miss. Is there any news?"
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