Three families hire each other, the mistress of the marquisate accidentally offends the treacherous

After returning to the villa, Jiang Qingyue took a nap.

When I woke up, the sun was already setting.

She recalled what happened in Prince Chen's Mansion today.

I owe Ji Yunzhi another favor.

Nie Qianjin was very upset.

There will be no need for any more intersection in the future.

And Cao...

Today, although Cao was not sent to jail, one of her right-hand men was defeated.

Moreover, after this incident, the people around Cao will also be in panic, and no one knows whether they will be the next to be pushed out.

Cao's reputation would be ruined, and Liu would also distance herself from her.

Next, it depends on what happens on Jiang Peilan's side.

She got up from the bed. Lu Huan heard the noise and came over to help her dress and do her makeup.

"What's wrong? But something happened?"

Jiang Qingyue saw that Lu Huan looked unhappy and asked.

Lu Huan took a post from the side.

"Whose house is this post from?"

Jiang Qingyue was puzzled.

Lu Huan replied, "Miss, it was sent by the imperial concubine in the palace. She said that she and Miss were very happy to meet and they hit it off immediately. She wanted Miss to enter the palace to accompany her for a few days."

"How many days will you stay with her?"

What is Nie Qianjin going to do next?

Jiang Qingyue rubbed his eyebrows.

This matter needs to be resolved properly. If it is dragged out, there will be endless trouble.

"Miss, this imperial concubine certainly has bad intentions. You'd better find a way to refuse to go."

Jiang Qingyue took the wet towel and wiped her face. She didn't want to go either, but if she didn't go, Nie Qianjin would definitely cause trouble for her again and again.

She can escape the first day but not the fifteenth.

Seeing that she looked troubled, Lu Huan suggested:

"The young lady said she was not feeling well at the banquet today, so she can use this as an excuse to shirk responsibility. The Imperial Concubine said that they had a good relationship with the young lady right from the start, but she can't force her request after the young lady said she was not feeling well."

Jiang Qingyue: "This method can only delay it for two days. If she still asks for it after two days, I'm afraid I'll have to go again. We have to think of a way to solve this problem thoroughly."

"That lady..."

Jiang Qingyue waved her hand: "Let's just say this for now.

"Then send a letter to the general's mansion and ask the general to come over tomorrow and tell him that I have something to say to him."

The reason why Nie Qianjin kept staring at her was because of Dong Lingyan.

No matter what she does, it will be useless. Dong Lingyan has to take action.

While Dong Lingyan is still concerned about her and feels guilty about it, she'd better solve this problem once and for all.

Lu Huan responded with a "yes" and stepped back.

Jiang Qingyue went to the warehouse, thinking about picking out a decent gift for Ji Yunzhi.

Ji Yunzhi helped her time and again, so she had to express her gratitude in return.

No one should be nice to themselves.

She spent a long time picking in the warehouse, but she was not satisfied with any of them and felt that none of them were suitable.

As the prime minister of the Great Zhou, Ji Yunzhi received countless rewards from the emperor. He probably wouldn't even look down on things like gold, silver, and jewelry.

After choosing for a long time, I finally chose a fishing painting by a famous artist of the previous dynasty.

This is a unique piece, so it can be given away as a gift.

However, when Jiang Qingyue opened the scroll, another picture emerged in her mind.

A young boy and girl quietly left the city and went fishing at a lake.

That day, the sky was clear and the breeze was gentle.

The young man was calm and composed, sitting quietly by the lake fishing, while the young girl quietly picked up some dead branches nearby, preparing to grill the fish after catching them.

The girl picked up a full pile, and her coarse cloth clothes were cut in two pieces, but she was not aware of it at all.

But in the end the boy didn't catch any fish.

He said that next time he would catch a lot and make sure to feed her well.

The girl smiled and said yes, looking forward to it with great joy.

But I didn’t expect that this “next time” would be so far away…

Jiang Qingyue put the scroll away and wanted to choose a new gift, but after looking around, she couldn't find a more suitable one.

She looked at the painting and put it into the scroll.

She has been thinking about it for a long time, maybe Ji Yunzhi doesn't remember it at all.

She was just overthinking it.

She took the scroll and gave it to Lu Huan, asking her to deliver it to the Prime Minister's Mansion early the next morning.

Towards evening, Jiang Qingyue was preparing to have dinner when she received a message from the front saying that General Dong Ling had arrived.

Jiang Qingyue glanced outside: people used to rush in without restraint, but now they are polite.

She scooped a mouthful of soup: "Let him wait."

She ate leisurely, not affected by Dong Lingyan's coming.

During the period, he also praised Shiso a few words.

She didn’t know if it was because she was in a good mood after the divorce, but she felt that the dishes cooked by Shiso were becoming more and more delicious.

After eating and washing up, Jiang Qingyue asked about Dong Lingyan, and Lu Huan replied:

"Miss, General Dong Ling is still waiting outside."

"Please invite him to the front hall and talk there."

"Yes."

Jiang Qingyue went to the front hall and saw Dong Lingyan was already waiting there.

As soon as he saw her coming, he hurried to meet her:

"clear……"

Just after saying one word, he noticed Jiang Qingyue's unhappy look at him, and finally sighed and changed his name:

"The county lord."

"General Dong Ling came here so late at night. What's the purpose?"

"I received your message that you had something to ask me. I was afraid it was something important, so I came here today."

Jiang Qingyue looked at him and sighed softly: "General, you know how much criticism Qingyue would suffer if others knew that she came here so late at night."

"I...I came here quietly, no one found me, don't worry."

"General, you thought you were coming quietly, but that was just a self-deception or an excuse to evade me.

"If anyone wants to know the general's whereabouts, he should be seen entering through the main gate of the villa."

"Then... I'll be more careful next time and climb over the wall."

"It seems that the general did not take Qingyue's words last time to heart. The general does not care about Qingyue's feelings at all. If the general thinks so, then don't come again in the future."

"No, no, no..., I'm sorry, it's my fault for not thinking carefully.

"I will definitely pay attention to this next time. I should come again tomorrow, but after receiving the news, I felt really uncomfortable in the mansion, so I wanted to come earlier..."

He originally wanted to say that he wanted to come and see you earlier, but he was afraid that it would make Jiang Qingyue unhappy, so he gave up.

Recently, Jiang Qingyue's figure appeared in his mind from time to time.

The way they looked when they first met, and the way she came to the general's mansion on her own initiative, the way she looked under the lamp, the way she made tea for him in the pavilion of the general's mansion...

The scenes lingered in his mind.

In his dreams at night, he would see her face and her gentle and kind voice, talking to him.

But when I woke up, there was nothing.

He knew he had done something wrong, but there were some things he...he had no choice about. This kind of struggle made him feel tormented everywhere.

He wanted to protect Jiang Qingyue and Nie Qianjin as well. He had no choice but to hope that Jiang Qingyue could give him a chance.

Lu Huan served the tea. Jiang Qingyue looked at him and said calmly, "General, please sit down."

Dong Lingyan looked at her, then at the chair, and then sat down.

"Today in Prince Chen's Mansion, I wanted to stand up for you, but she is the Imperial Concubine after all, so I have to give her some face. I couldn't refute her in public. But I have already warned her not to cause trouble for you."

Dong Lingyan looked like he was expressing his loyalty, wanting to let Jiang Qingyue know that he had her in his heart and that there were other reasons why he did not step forward.

Although he didn't do it, he wanted Jiang Qingyue to know his feelings.

Jiang Qingyue twitched the corner of her mouth and said:

"If you hadn't said it, my life might have been easier. Once you said it, the Imperial Concubine would hate me even more."

"will not."

"She will."

Dong Lingyan lowered her head and tried to explain: "She is a kind person, but she has been locked up in the palace for a long time, so her personality has changed a little, but she definitely has no bad intentions."

Jiang Qingyue looked him straight in the eye: "No one with bad intentions would specially call me over when jumping off a cliff just to frame me.

"If she had no bad intentions, why did she insist on dragging me down with her when she could have fallen off the cliff by herself?

“I have no bad intentions, but today I was so aggressive towards you, forcing you again and again. Even after I clearly stated that I did not want to take the stage, you still used your status as a concubine to pressure me.

"If the Prime Minister hadn't defended me, how do you think the noble ladies in the capital would look at me?

"Seeing how the Imperial Concubine treats me, how will they bully me? General, you know best that the hierarchy in the capital is strict, and those people are used to flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. The Imperial Concubine is targeting me so blatantly, but she doesn't want to let me off easily?

“Even so, General Dongling still deceives himself and others, saying that the imperial concubine has no bad intentions.

“But I think that if one day the imperial concubine reaches my situation, the general will definitely not judge the people who bully the imperial concubine in this way.”

"No, I didn't."

Jiang Qingyue smiled and said nothing.

She had no intention of arguing with Dong Lingyan. Her goal was to solve the problem, to resolve the trouble that was Nie Qianjin.

“In fact, I really want to know why the general cares so much about the imperial concubine, but what is the connection between the two of you?

"If there really is a favor that must be repaid, Qingyue understands, but Qingyue does not want to be a scapegoat for no reason, nor be targeted for no reason.

"After the banquet, the Imperial Concubine sent someone to send Qingyue a letter, asking her to come into the palace to accompany him. Qingyue knew that once she entered the palace, she would never be able to come out again, so she wanted to ask the General, so that Qingyue could die with a clear conscience."

"No..." Dong Lingyan was about to refute subconsciously.

Jiang Qingyue didn't argue with him, but just looked at him and smiled.

This smile made Dong Lingyan feel uneasy.

"If you don't want to go, I can help you push it."

Jiang Qingyue looked at him and still said nothing.

She had said everything she needed to say, and today she wanted Dong Lingyan to tell her the reason behind their relationship.

Some feelings may seem desperate when hidden, but once revealed to the world, the parties involved will find that they don't seem so unforgettable.

She didn't know what the connection between the two of them was, but she had to do something for herself.

No matter what kind of favor was involved between the two of them, she had lost half her life and a child, so she should get it back.

Feelings are something that you sometimes think up on your own. If someone gives you a few suggestions, the result will be very different.

Just like now, Dong Lingyan's feelings for her were the same.

With such a good premise, she was very confident that she could make Dong Lingyan treat his relationship with Nie Qianjin correctly.

After all, the time has been long enough, and now Dong Lingyan also feels that the new love is good enough, so she will fight for herself.

Looking at Jiang Qingyue like this, Dong Lingyan felt defeated. He took a sip of tea to ease the torment in his heart.

Then, he slowly opened his mouth:

"I originally lived in the residence of the Grand Historian, and my mother was the legitimate daughter of the Ling Jing Mansion in the Right Wing Army of the capital.

My father fell in love with a woman and took her into the mansion as a concubine, but she coveted the position of mistress and killed my mother.

"They targeted me everywhere and tried to kill me time and again. Fortunately, I was lucky. Although I suffered a lot, I survived.

“I was driven to a remote house in the palace, and no one cared about my life or death. At that time, the Jing family was sent out of the capital and could not take care of me.

“I was so hungry that I sneaked out of the house and became a beggar in the south of the city.

“I don’t want to go home because not only are there people who are trying to harm me at home, but there’s also nothing to eat. At least I can survive outside.

"But being a beggar is not that easy. There are gangs everywhere, and you have to hand in what you beg. I don't know the rules, so I was beaten many times. They drove me out of their begging area.

"It was the dead of winter, I was cold and hungry, and when I felt like I couldn't hold on any longer...

“She showed up, she gave me clothes, she gave me food, she gave me money.

"She told me that we should live well no matter what and make those who bully us pay the price. If we die, it will only make our loved ones sad and our enemies happy.

"She said..., my mother would definitely want me to live well..."

As Jiang Qingyue listened to these words, her facial expression changed and her eyes flickered.

When he finished speaking, he asked:

"Is this person Nie Qianjin?"

"Yes."

"How do you know for sure?"

"Later I went back to see her, she lived nearby, and she could answer almost all of my questions about the past.

“Except for the person who helped me, no one should know these things.

"Although she looks a little different from when she was a child, her voice is vaguely similar. I shouldn't be mistaken, and she also admitted that she is it."

"It sounds like..."

Jiang Qingyue took a deep breath and asked him again:

"Did that little girl recite the Three Character Classic to you?"

"Yes, so that day when you came to the General's Mansion, I asked you to read the Three Character Classic. Your voice is indeed somewhat similar to hers. I first noticed you because you recited a short poem at the Peach Blossom Banquet, and the feeling of reciting the poem was very, very similar to hers.

"I...I did think you looked like her before...but later, I found that you were different, you..."

Jiang Qingyue interrupted him:

"That little girl, does she always have a needle and thread in her hand every time she appears?"

"Yes."

Dong Lingyan looked at Jiang Qingyue in confusion, not understanding how she knew this.

"Did she ever sing a ballad:

"The white moonlight shines on the hills, and the spring breeze blows down pear blossoms into the stream."

Dong Lingyan listened to the tune sung by Jiang Qingyue and looked at her intently.

I heard her say, "When I was eight years old, I met a little beggar carrying a bamboo tube near the Shuangqiao Bridge in the south city."

"boom……"

The sound of a tea cup falling to the ground.

Dong Lingyan's fingers were trembling, and he stood there in a daze as if he had been struck by lightning.