Chapter 22 Mismatch

After leaving the Youhuang Pavilion, Yan Lin took her for another stroll.

Things like gold, silver, jade, rouge, sachets, and even calligraphy and painting, when you come to a store and see a few good ones, you always ask her "like it or not". At first, Jiang Xuening didn't notice anything, but when she saw Yan Lin pick up another jade Ruyi and ask her, she had a faint feeling in her heart.

Youth's expression has always been straightforward.

However, at this moment it appears reserved.

When he asked her "like it or not" like it like this, his eyes were smiling, but his gaze was a bit evasive, as if hiding something for fear of being discovered by her, and there was also a hint of inconspicuous shyness.

Yan Lin really doesn't want her to know.

As September is about to pass, the hand breaking index will soon be October, followed by his coronation ceremony in November.

Once the coronal ceremony is passed, one can discuss marriage.

At that time, he can go to the Jiang Mansion to propose marriage, so the dowry list naturally needs to be prepared in advance: he wants to know what Ning Ning likes and doesn't like. If she has something she likes, she will quietly buy it after today and put it on the dowry list later. I think she will have a small surprise when she sees it.

The boy's worries are not hidden deep enough.

When Jiang Xuening didn't notice it, he could still say as usual whether he liked or didn't like it, thinking that he was asking himself as usual; But after seeing it, he said that he didn't like it, and kept saying that he didn't like it was not good.

She followed him to visit two more stores.

Finally, he stopped in front of the third shop selling Zhucui Toumian and said to Yan Lin, "I'm a bit tired."

Yan Lin looked up and saw that her face was indeed pale.

Only then did I realize that I had a great time wandering alone, but I forgot that she was going to the palace tomorrow and asked if she wanted to stop and rest. I felt a little guilty for a moment and said, "It's all my fault, I forgot again. Anyway, there's still plenty of time in the future. When you come to the palace to accompany the princess, I can also come and find you. Let's go back early today and I'll see you off."

Jiang Xuening came out by carriage.

Yan Lin, however, rode a horse and only slowly followed her car when she returned.

She occasionally lifted a corner of the car curtain, and could see the golden glow of the sunset falling on the tall figure of the young man. The high bridge of the nose, slightly smiling lips, and even the slightly moving eyelashes were stained with light. When she turned to look at her, it was both fiery and dazzling.

But her heart was filled with sourness.

Almost done.

It's time to find a suitable time and clarify with Yan Lin.

*

After returning to the mansion, Jiang Xuening asked someone to move out all her belongings and also asked someone to go to the accounting room of the mansion to check what things her parents had added to her in recent years.

She doesn't have any accounts herself, but she does have them in the mansion.

The maids and women who had been punished for stealing things from her before were so frightened that they trembled and thought that the second girl was going to start digging up old accounts again. Even the Wang Xing family's faces were pale with fear.

Jiang Xuening only said, "I have said that I will not pursue you again. This time it is not your business. Those who should move things should check their accounts."

The maids and women In the room finally calmed down.

In no time, several boxes were moved out.

Jiang Xuening then pointed to the list in her hand and divided all of her valuable items into two sides: on one side was her own, which was basically a gift from the government; On one side, Yan Lin has been delivering over the years, which accounts for the majority.

She made a new account book herself and recorded it clearly.

The Yongyi Marquis's Mansion was grand and prominent for a while, but there was no news of the imperial edict to plagiarize the family. Even the night before, everyone in the Marquis's Mansion was still preparing for the coronation ceremony of Yan Lin the next day.

So copying one's home without any preparation.

All property was confiscated and confiscated, and they were thoroughly investigated. People were also directly imprisoned. Even though there were people outside who were working hard to clear the way, there were financial restrictions and no Marquis or Crown Prince could be seen. In addition, the Royal Guards later discovered that the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion indeed had a letter of contact with the Prince of Pingnan's rebellious faction, and the Holy Emperor was furious, so no one dared to run for the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion anymore.

In the end, it was remembered that the Marquis's Mansion had served the country and spared the death penalty of extermination.

But how destitute and destitute was he after being exiled?

In the previous life, Yan Lin returned to court and seemed to have transformed into a person, always carrying a fierce aura and rarely laughing again.

The fiery youth in her memory seemed to have never existed.

Only in the quiet of the night, when he lay on the bed in her palace, gently holding her hand and telling her about what he had seen, heard, experienced, and felt during his exile in the Northwest Outland, could Jiang Xuening feel that this was Yan Lin——

The young man who talked to her about the magnificent mountains and rivers when he was young.

The story he tells is different: when he was young, he was a noble young marquis, dressed in fresh clothes and dressed in anger, looking all over the mountains and rivers, full of vitality, and what stayed in his eyes were all those brilliant and beautiful things; After being exiled, he was not only no longer a noble family, but also a person of guilt. When he went to the bitter cold land, it was the same mountains and rivers, and in his eyes, he was filled with depression. What remained in his memory was the hardships of the world and the fickleness of people's hearts.

Now, God has given her an opportunity to turn back the long river of time and let her see the sincere and passionate youth in her memory.

She can't repay this kind of emotion.

But how touching would it be if this young man could always be the beautiful image in his memory?

In the daytime, Yan Lin bought a piano as a gift and left it on her desk.

Jiang Xuening looked up quietly for a long time, and then recorded this qin in her account. She wrote a line with small characters at the back, "Three thousand taels of silver.".

After bidding, I couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

Yan Lin, this guy is really spending money without blinking an eye. Can't we empty her out? I bought three thousand taels of this qin, but I don't know how much it will be discounted when it's ready for sale.

So Lv Zhaoyin is truly a unscrupulous businessman!

Lian'er and Tang'er didn't know why she suddenly started counting things again, but suddenly remembered something and leaned in to say, "By the way, girl, because you were selected as the princess's accompanying reader, both the master and wife rewarded you with a lot of things. In the afternoon, the eldest girl also brought a set of four treasures of the study. Do you want to take a look and order them too?"

Jiang Xuehui?

She looked towards Lian'er.

The lake brush, Duan inkstone, Songyan ink, and a piece of paper with a clear heart are all excellent things.

So he fell silent for a moment and said, "Let it go."

*

The fact that Jiang Xuening was summoned to the palace to be the princess's reading companion naturally sparked a lot of discussion in the Jiang Mansion. After all, her temperament was spoiled and she was not good at learning, and she was far from Miss Jiang Xuehui in all aspects.

But the final list came down to her.

At the beginning, the name of the young lady was widely circulated in the mansion, and no one expected such an unexpected situation to occur.

For a moment, everything was said: some said that the name in the palace might have been mistaken; It is said that Jiang Xuening flattered the princess and used some means to make the princess cross out Jiang Xuehui's name and give her the opportunity; There are also rumors that she went to the master's place privately and forced him to change her to her before submitting the candidate. There are also rumors that it was because Jiang Xuehui's qualifications were not enough that the palace did not appreciate her

But anyway, the words didn't reach Jiang Xuening's ears.

She doesn't care.

Tomorrow morning, they were about to enter the palace. Although Jiang Boyou and Meng also felt that the outcome of this time was confusing and confusing, they still set up a meal in the room in the evening and called for Jiang Xuehui and Jiang Xuening to come and use it together.

This is the first time Jiang Xuening has seen Jiang Xuehui since the palace's accompanying readers were selected.

It looks no different from usual.

Still dignified and virtuous as before, she would take the initiative to serve her parents at the banquet, and there was no injustice or disappointment between her eyebrows and eyes. It seemed as if this had never happened before, and she had not heard any rumors outside.

Jiang Boyou, on the other hand, was worried and did not have much hope for Jiang Xuening's entry into the palace. He only earnestly advised, "My father is an official in the court, and his political achievements are still satisfactory. After you enter the palace, you don't need to argue about anything. As long as you take good care of yourself and control your temper, don't cause trouble if you are good. Whether the princess likes it or not, the gentlemen like it, is not important. You can barely pass it by. Remember to watch more and speak less, and focus on doing things."

Jiang Xuening has responded one by one.

But what she thought in her heart was: Jiang Boyou doesn't need to worry so much when she enters the palace tomorrow to start learning etiquette. After all, if the plan of "slacking off" goes smoothly, I'm afraid she won't be able to pass the etiquette and qualifications, and she will be able to go back home early.

Jiang Boyou looked at her casual appearance and felt a bit worried. He didn't say much, but he thought to himself: when the court goes down tomorrow, he will ask Ju'an for a few words and ask him to take care of her in the palace.

Meng, on the other hand, still harbored resentment towards the unexpected changes in the candidate for the accompaniment. During the banquet, her expression was not very good. She glanced at Jiang Xuening several times and wanted to ask if she had done something in the middle, but Jiang Boyou signaled to her beside her, so she didn't ask.

When explaining, it's just a matter of two sentences.

After all, Jiang Boyou had said the real words and didn't say a few words to Jiang Xuening from beginning to end.

A meal only dispersed at a quarter past the hour of Youshi.

When he came out of the main house, the mansion had already been lit.

Jiang Xuening came out with Jiang Xuehui after a salute, so it's normal to walk on the corridor with one in front and the other at the back.

If it were usual, they would leave without any hesitation.

Today, Jiang Xuening stopped her and said calmly, "I don't like the things you gave me."

Jiang Xuehui stopped her steps and didn't look back. "Then Sister Ning can throw it away," she said

Jiang Xuening chuckled sarcastically and said, "If I were you, I would have submitted my name, but I would not have been selected. Instead, my ignorant and inexperienced sister would have been selected as a supporting student. I must think about whether I have been played with. You are hypocritical and even want to give me pens, ink, paper, and inkstones. Do you think I can't see that you actually want to enter the palace?"

Jiang Xuehui finally turned her gaze to look at her.

The corridor was covered with wisteria flowers, but the flowering season had already passed and it was late autumn. The leaves withered and the branches were sparse, so the frosty white moonlight on top of her head hung down from the gaps between the branches and flowed finely onto her.

A simple moonlight white dress, standing there yet beautiful and charming.

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Even the sarcastic smile at the corner of his lips had a moving posture.

Her joy and anger are not concealed, as if she disdains to conceal them.

Jiang Xuehui felt a little envious and slowly said, "I want to enter the palace. Which woman in the world has never loved prosperity? This is not a shameful thing for me. It's just that in the end, things don't work out, and there's nothing to complain about. Everything has its own fate, and now I don't have the ability or fate."

Jiang Xuening couldn't stand her calm expression when she spoke. The smile on her lips gradually faded away, but the sarcasm in her voice became even stronger: "Do you know why I didn't like you as soon as I entered the mansion?"

Jiang Xuehui remained silent.

Jiang Xuening broke off a small dry branch hanging from the corridor and with a "snap", there was a different kind of shock in this quiet night: "Not only because you are better than me, better than me, enjoying everything I should have enjoyed. More importantly, after four years, you have not only known your own background, but also who is your biological mother. Some people, even if they do not have nurturing kindness, still have it. But you have never asked Wanniang a word, even a word."

Jiang Xuehui's palms folded in front of her slowly tightened, and she lowered her eyes slightly, as if she had something to say.

But ultimately, it was not said.

Jiang Xuening casually threw the withered branch away and smiled at her, saying, "Before Wanniang fell ill again, she took my hand and stuffed the bracelet from her family into my hand. She asked me to go back to the mansion, and when I saw you, I handed it over to you. But I never gave it to you because I felt – you didn't deserve it."