Written by: Qian Shan Cha Ke
Crying blood and tears, she pledged a poisonous vow. The gods did not fail her. She was sent back to a decade ago. The legitimate daughter of Jiang family returned from hell.
Forget it, whatever. Since they already claim...
"This servant is also not sure," Qing Ting said hurriedly. "Now, the entire capital is talking about this as if it is the truth."
Jiang Su Su's face turned white. "Mother clearly said that the matter of Zhou Da would not be a problem. Who on earth has spread such talk? This is not good, I must see Mother." After speaking, she donned her coat. "Let's go, quickly, Mother will think of a way to help me."
In comparison with Mei Qing Yuan's chaotic[1] situation, Ruan Ju was an oasis of leisurely calm.
[1] Ji fei gou tiao ( 鸡飞狗跳 ) - lit., the chickens are flying and the dogs are jumping (because they have received a shock).
Lu Zhu carefully placed a bowl of pearl and crystal jade tang yuan[2] on the table, and took out a small dish of rose cakes from the basket. "These dianxin[3] are a reward from the Old Jiang Madame. She says that Miss did very well last night, and bid Cai Que jiejie to send them over."
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[2] Tang yuan ( 汤圆 ) is a Chinese dessert made from a dough of glutinous rice flour mixed with water, rolled into balls, cooked and served in either sweet syrup (e.g. sweet ginger syrup) or boiling water with fermented glutinous rice, or deep fried. Tang Yuan can be in different colours, and have different fillings (such as sesame or peanut paste). 珍珠翡翠 (zhen zhu fei cui, literally pearls and crystal jade) tang yuan are green and white balls.
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[3] Dian xin ( 点心 ) is a style of Chinese cuisine featuring bite-sized portions of food served on small plates or in small bamboo steamer baskets. The food can be sweet or savoury. Examples of common dianxin items are fried radish cake, barbecued pork buns, shrimp dumplings.
Jiang Ruan smiled slightly. The Old Jiang Madame had made no mention of the matter concerning Jiang Su Su. This attitude was certainly food for thought, and it appeared that Xia Yan had not been able to give a satisfactory explanation for the situation in front of the Old Jiang Madame.
As Lu Zhu watched Jiang Ruan sample the dianxin, she said, "Miss, today, a lot of wild rumors are circulating outside. They are saying someone intended to frame Eldest Miss, but caused misfortune for Second Miss instead." She paused and looked at Jiang Ruan, saying "I should think Mei Qing Yuan must be under a lot of pressure[4] at the moment. Miss, after doing this, you must feel a great sense of relief after all that oppression."
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