noffsinger Chapter 123: The Cannon Fodder Sister Who Was Married Instead in Ancient Chinese Literature 3
Chapter 123: The Cannon Fodder Sister Who Was Married Instead in Ancient Chinese Literature 3
She took off all the headwear on her head, and her long, shiny and smooth black hair instantly cascaded down and spread softly on her body.
Jiang Yue pulled her hair up neatly and picked out a simple white jade hairpin from her dressing box to secure her hair.
Just a few simple movements, including the few steps she just took, made Jiang Yueshu feel breathless and her body became heavier.
"Huh!" Jiang Yue let out a long sigh. The most urgent thing was to exercise, otherwise she might exhaust herself to death without doing anything.
"Gurgle~" Jiang Yueshu, who had just thought about losing weight, suddenly heard the sound of hunger coming from her stomach. She thought of the piece of cake she was holding in her hand when she first came into this world.
No wonder, the original owner's stomach had been enlarged due to Yunxi's long-term feeding, and he would feel hungry from time to time.
Jiang Yueshu ignored the hunger in her stomach and had no intention of picking up the pastries to eat.
As the saying goes, if you want to lose weight, you need to control your mouth and move your legs.
She had to start controlling herself from this moment on.
Jiang Yueshu sat in front of the dressing mirror to rest for a while, then began to walk around the small room.
Throughout the entire afternoon, Jiang Yueshu kept walking for a while and resting for a while.
At some point, a maid's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Second Miss, it's time for dinner."
Jiang Yueshu looked at the sky which was getting darker and guessed that it was time for dinner.
"Come in."
Jiang Yueshu thought about it and let the maid in.
Chunyu outside the door was stunned for a moment. As usual, the second young lady would basically let her take the meals to her own room to eat.
Chunyu pushed open the door without thinking too much and saw the second young lady in front of the dressing mirror at a glance.
The woman in front of me had her long hair tied up high, her eyes were calm, and she sat upright on a stool.
Chunyu was startled. In his memory, the young lady had never acted like this before.
"Miss, you..." Chun Yu realized that she had said something wrong as soon as she opened her mouth, and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, "Miss, please spare me, I didn't mean to say anything..."
Jiang Yueshu was confused by this, but then she thought of the original owner's memory. It seemed that whenever she was dissatisfied with something, she would lose her temper uncontrollably.
Jiang Yueshu glanced at the extinguished aromatherapy, suspecting that it might be responsible for all this.
"Get up. I just woke up from a short nap. Go and prepare some clothes for me to wash up." Jiang Yueshu said calmly, holding her forehead.
Given her public image, it's not surprising that she sleeps in broad daylight.
Chunyu then stood up in panic. The second young lady's temper was always unpredictable. Even if the lady pleaded for her, if she was not satisfied, the lady would still take advantage of her.
Chunyu no longer thought about Jiang Yueshu's strange behavior. She just thought that she had just woken up, so her hair was tied up.
She bowed and was about to leave, but she saw a few scattered cakes left on the table.
Jiang Yueshu followed her gaze and spoke softly.
"Chun Yu, I went to bed early this afternoon, so I didn't finish the cakes. The remaining pieces are given to you."
Chunyu thanked him again and respectfully took the plate of pastries away.
Jiang Yueshu looked at her back with flickering eyes. She turned around and put the incense, which had been extinguished long ago, back into the stove in a different direction.
Chunyu quickly brought water and towels and started to help Jiang Yueshu wash up.
After a while, Jiang Yueshu's bun was done. She only picked out a few head ornaments and didn't put on any makeup, so she looked rather plain.
Chunyu looked at the second young lady in front of him nervously, feeling a little doubtful.
"Let's go to Songbaiyuan today."
Upon hearing this, Chunyu immediately stretched out an arm and helped Jiang Yueshu out.
The original owner was fat and didn't like to walk, and Yunxi deliberately indulged her, so she mostly ate in her own room.
Songbaiyuan is the courtyard of Jiang's father, and Jiang's father, Yunxi, Jiang Yixiu and Jiang Xinghui have meals together every day.
When she went out, Jiang Yueshu saw the other three maids in her courtyard, namely Xia He, Qiu Ju and Dong Mei.
These are all first-class maids around her, who take care of her personally.
Among these people, Jiang Yueshu guessed that there must be Yunxi's spy, but she didn't know who it was.
In the original owner's memory, Yun Xi sent her to the Du family alone on the pretext of better performing a replacement marriage, without bringing a personal maid. This also led to the original owner's subsequent isolation and helplessness, so she had no idea who the people around her belonged to, or maybe they were all hers.
Yun Xi's half-brother Yun Qingnan is also a cruel person. I don't know if he couldn't survive in the Yun family or what, but when he hooked up with Du Ping's mother Du Ruoping, he decisively married into the Du family, a merchant family, and his son also took his mother's surname.
Jiang Yueshu shook off the memories in her mind and walked forward following the maid's force.
After all, given her current condition, she really couldn't go to Songbaiyuan quickly by herself.
When Jiang Yueshu arrived at the front hall of Songbaiyuan, Jiang's father's bodyguard Song San immediately informed Jiang's father.
In the front hall with a depressing atmosphere, Father Jiang was eating calmly when he suddenly heard Song San's report.
"Sir, the second young lady is here."
The four people at the table paused while eating. Yunxi and Jiang Xinghui looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
Jiang Yixiu first glanced in the direction of Jiang's father, then looked outside the courtyard, wondering what he was thinking.
Father Jiang put down his bowl and chopsticks, his tone mixed with a little bit of excitement, as if he was trying his best to suppress his emotions, "Let her in quickly."
Led by Song San, Jiang Yueshu entered the front hall. Four people with different expressions were sitting scattered around a large round table.
"My daughter greets my father and brother." Jiang Yueshu performed an awkward greeting and spoke with a smile.
After Jiang Yueshu finished speaking, she smiled in the direction of Yunxi and Jiang Xinghui, then stopped talking and sat down next to Jiang Yixiu.
Father Jiang and Jiang Yixiu frowned slightly when they looked at Jiang Yueshu's appearance, but quickly returned to normal and nodded indifferently.
Yunxi was first startled by Jiang Yueshu's plain appearance, and then she saw Jiang Yueshu, who had never saluted before, actually saluted for the first time. Doubts arose in her heart, thinking that Jiang Yueshu should not be like this.
Even Jiang Yueshu's sudden visit today was beyond her expectations, but Jiang Yueshu's subsequent performance dispelled her doubts.
Under her subtle influence over the past decade, Jiang Yueshu has become straightforward and simple-minded. She has no knowledge of basic etiquette and does not look like a lady from a noble family at all.
But her inappropriate manners and her recent disregard for her and Xinghui made her feel that she was still the same stupid and unreasonable fool.
Perhaps, I was overthinking it. Jiang Yueshu's every move has been under my eyes for so long. No changes could escape her eyes.
When the maid guarding in the front hall saw Jiang Yueshu sit down, she immediately and swiftly prepared the dishes and chopsticks.
Jiang Yueshu then picked up the bowl and chopsticks and joined the family. Jiang Yueshu's arrival did not bring any change to the dull dinner party. The people at the table continued to eat their meals in silence.
Jiang Yueshu picked up her food calmly, not paying any attention to the occasional glances from the sidelines.