"There's no need to look at me. There will be plenty of opportunities to look at me in the future." Jiang Zuilan glanced at her and turned to leave.

Jiang Qiaorou laughed stiffly after hearing what Jiang Zuilan meant. Her eyes fell on Jiang Zuilan's retreating back, and a hint of anger flashed in her eyes.

When Jiang Zuilan returned to the small courtyard again, Qiu Yu had already received ingredients from the kitchen, but they could only be regarded as ordinary ingredients.

"I'm hungry now, let's cook." Jiang Zuilan said to Qiu Yu.

"Miss Fifth, do you want me to cook? But I can't!" Qiu Yu became more honest, but she really can't cook. She usually only does some chores, and there is a special cook to do the cooking.

of.

"If you don't do it, why do you still let me do it? You are the only maid in this courtyard. You won't say that you can't do this, right?

You can't learn. If you really don't want to do it, then I can only think of other ways. Although your deed of betrayal is with the madam, if I call you and you can't do it, go to the madam to get the deed of betrayal.

Bring it and replace it with a new maid. It’s not a problem.”

Jiang Zuilan looked at Qiu Yu for a few times and then said, "You look pretty and pretty. If you sell it to the land of fireworks, you can sell it for ten taels of silver. I'll use the ten taels of silver to buy a country girl and another twenty taels."

You can just buy a country girl who can do anything, and you can still make a profit."

When Qiu Yu heard this, her face turned pale. Being a maid was already inferior to others. If she was sold to that place again, her life would be over. She quickly said, "Miss Fifth, please don't sell me. I can learn to cook."

, please don’t sell me.”

"I remember clearly how you treated me in the past. If you were obedient and did your job well, I wouldn't be so ruthless." Jiang Zuilan glanced at her. She remembered how mean this maid was to her original owner in the past.

As long as she was kind to the original owner before, she can't treat her like this.

"Yes, Miss Fifth, I used to be fooled by lard, so I would treat you like that. I will never dare to do that to you again." Qiu Yu has fear and hatred in her heart. Now Jiang Zuilan can't be bullied at all, and she can only have opinions if she has any opinions.

I can hold it in my heart.

"Hurry up and cook." Jiang Zuilan directed Qiu Yu while she watched Qiu Yu cook.

This Qiu Yu also comes from a poor family, so it’s not like they don’t touch Yang Chun Shui. When I was a child, I did everything at home. How could I not cook? It’s just that in the past few years, I haven’t cooked since the Shangshu Mansion.

It’s not like you can’t do anything even if the food comes.

Jiang Zuilan watched from the side and said a few words from time to time. The reason was that she couldn't trust this maid and she was afraid that the maid would add something to the rice. So when Qiu Yu was cooking, Jiang Zuilan was watching from the side.

Wash it several times and make sure it is clean and hygienic.

"Do you know why I'm looking at you here?" Jiang Zuilan asked.

"This... Qiu Yu doesn't know." Qiu Yu actually guessed it in her heart, but she pretended not to know.

"I'm afraid you'll poison the food. If I treat you like this, I don't believe you don't hate me in your heart. So in the future, when you cook, I will be watching you. Don't be afraid. If you want to poison, don't carry it.

I'll get off." Jiang Zuilan looked at her and said softly.

"Fifth Miss, how could I poison you?!" Qiu Yu was startled by Jiang Zuilan's words. She didn't have the guts to poison you. She originally wanted to do anything, but now she didn't dare to do anything after being watched by Jiang Zuilan.

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"Stop talking nonsense, you don't care what you think of me, hurry up and cook, do you want to starve me to death?" Jiang Zuilan was too lazy to tell her so much. For such an insincere maid, no matter how good you are to her, she will not be sincere.

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She didn't deny that she wanted to tease her. Who asked her to tease her before? Now that things have changed, it's time to tease her by herself.

On the first day Jiang Zuilan returned home, he suddenly became a famous figure in the capital, but he was just a notorious one.

Jiang Zuilan's story has also spread wildly among the people in the house, and has become a topic of conversation among passers-by on the street. Although Jiang Biaohong has ordered not to talk about it casually, there is no airtight wall in the world, especially this kind of thing cannot be covered up.

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The next morning, the aunts and ladies of the Jiang family, including Mrs. Wang, went to the main courtyard to pay their respects to Jiang Biaohong's mother, Mrs. Zhou.

This greeting every morning is also essential.

The entire Shangshu Mansion is managed by the Wang family alone, including the properties outside the Shangshu Mansion.

Jiang Biaohong's mother, Zhou, is old and has long since stopped caring about these things.

"Greetings to mother."

"Greetings to grandma."

Everyone bowed their knees slightly, lowered their heads, lowered their eyebrows, and respectfully greeted Mrs. Zhou who was sitting on the soft couch.

Mr. Zhou was sitting upright. Although she was almost sixty, she still looked younger than the usual old lady. There was no expression on her face, giving people a very stern feeling.

"Okay, sit down!" Mrs. Zhou asked everyone to sit down, acting like an old lady.

"Thank you grandma."

"Thank you mother.

Everyone retreated to both sides and sat down on the chairs next to them.

Wang was the only one who walked to Zhou and sat down directly next to Zhou.

Next to Ms. Wang was her daughter Jiang Shiyan. Ms. Wang had two daughters. The eldest daughter was already married to the general’s second son. She also had a son who was two years older than Jiang Shiyan and was already married.

She is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Household Affairs.

Jiang Shiyan is fifteen years old. Although she has already passed her haircut years, she has not yet been married.

The dignitaries in the capital are all eyeing the official daughter of the Shangshu family. After all, the Shangshu family is quite powerful.

Marriage is also very normal. Consolidating one's power through marriage is the default rule of many families. Just like the Shangshu Mansion uses marriage to support each other with families of equal strength.

Ever since Jiang Shiyan turned fourteen and had hair extensions, people who come to propose marriage have almost crossed the threshold of the Shangshu Mansion.

However, Jiang Shiyan didn't like any of them. She was arrogant and wanted to marry the most noble man and become the most noble woman.

The one she wanted to marry was naturally the current prince, Yun Feng Jue.

However, with the power of her Shangshufu, she was still close to marrying the prince and becoming the princess. But it would have been possible two years earlier, but the prime minister's daughter had already married the prince, and now the position of the princess has been taken.

, so no matter how good she gets married, she can only be a good wife.

But even so, it is good to be a noble concubine, and Jiang Shiyan is confident that she can squeeze that one out.

As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, so Jiang Shiyan ran for the position of queen from the beginning, and now she is just waiting for such an opportunity.

Although Jiang Shiyan is only fifteen years old, she has already developed very well. She has a face as beautiful as a flower, and she is also a beauty.

As soon as Jiang Shiyan sat down, Mrs. Zhou took her hand affectionately, and her serious face turned into a kind one.

"Yan'er is tired after standing for a long time." Mrs. Zhou's love for her granddaughter is not just for use, but somewhat sincere.

A faint smile appeared on Jiang Shiyan's face, she shook her head and said, "Grandma, Yan'er is not tired."

Seeing Zhou's attitude towards Jiang Shiyan, several concubines standing next to her secretly glanced at Jiang Shiyan with jealousy.

They are both ladies from the Shangshu Mansion, so why is she, Jiang Shiyan, born as a legitimate daughter, yet they are treated differently? Why is Jiang Shiyan nobler than them, just because she is a legitimate daughter, while they are concubines?

No one wants to be born shorter than others. Compared with their appearance, they are not bad, so why can they only marry a concubine or a low-class family?

"Madam has raised the second young lady so richly. If she gets tired after standing still, then she must have pampered her a little." A sharp voice rang out, and it was Aunt Liu who spoke.

Because he is young and beautiful, he knows how to get into trouble, and now he is favored by Jiang Biaohong, so he is a little embarrassed and dares to talk back to Mrs. Zhou.

The second aunt and the fourth aunt had a flash of smile in their eyes.

Aunt Liu and the eldest lady are the most annoying people to them.

However, this Aunt Liu is a bit shallow after all, because a truly smart person will not ignore the Zhou family and the Wang family openly.

They have been here for so many years, and after giving birth to only one daughter, they have never been pregnant again. Needless to say, this is also the Wang family's fault.

Let’s just talk about the third aunt in front of me. Although she gave birth to a son, she didn’t end up dying in childbirth. The son was also named Wang in the end.

How many people don’t know how vicious this Wang’s mind is?

Although Aunt Liu has some means, she does not have a good natal family to support her, and a man's favor is the most unreliable thing.

Which one of them was not pampered when they were young, but now? They are not at the point where they are old and yellow.

Fortunately, they still have a daughter, which will be a help when her daughter marries her husband's family in the future. Unlike Aunt Liu, she doesn't even have a child. If she is rejected in the future, she will have nothing to rely on, but they will not sympathize with her.

A sharp look flashed in Zhou's eyes. This Aunt Liu, who usually indulged her, was really going too far.

Do you really think that because Jiang Biaohong likes her, she won't dare to do anything to her?

Jiang Shiyan frowned slightly and raised her eyes to look at the proud Aunt Liu, a look of disgust flashing in her eyes.

This Aunt Liu was only a few years older than her, and she dared to be so arrogant just because she was young and beautiful and had gained some favor from her father.

She is just a little concubine, but she dares to ignore her mother and compete with her for her father's favor.

The disgust in Jiang Shiyan's eyes flashed away, and then she showed a beautiful smile.

"Aunt Liu arranges Yan'er like this, grandma, Yan'er will not obey." This simple sentence raised Zhou's hatred for Aunt Liu to a higher level. As expected, she came from a small family and had shallow eyes.

very.

Wang did not speak, but looked at Aunt Liu expressionlessly.

"Second Miss, what are you talking about? How dare I arrange it for you, Second Miss? I was just telling a joke." Aunt Liu said with a smile on her face. She originally meant her words to ridicule Jiang Shiyan, but now she had to admit that she was joking.

Aunt Liu looked at Mr. Zhou's increasingly bad expression, but she still couldn't stand it.
To be continued...