Chapter 86 Sharing

When leaving the Fengchen Palace, Jiang Xuening took away the unfinished peach cake.

Xie Wei looked at her.

She explained with a serious expression, "Mr. Xie often goes to the palace every day, and I don't expect to bring the pastries in or out. So, this plate of peach slice cake is left in the palace without anyone to enjoy, and it may not taste good tomorrow. It's better for the students to bring it back."

Xie Wei remained silent.

Jiang Xuening assumed that he had agreed.

With the food box in her hand, she strode out of the Fengchen Hall: Anyway, the filling was also exposed and the packaging was also filled. If Xie Wei didn't see it, he wouldn't have noticed it. Even if he saw it, he couldn't change his thoughts or decisions. It's better to take advantage of your head still around your neck, live one more day, and eat a little bit. The peach cake exchanged for my life, of course I have to take it back and continue eating!

Thinking about this, her footsteps became light and agile.

Walking on the road feels like flying.

Xie Wei watched from behind her, feeling that her sadness and happiness were both genuine and simple.

*

Among the accompanying readers of Yangzhi Zhai, only Jiang Xuening was taken away by Xie Wei and needed to spend another time learning and practicing the piano. Therefore, the time of others often does not match her. She may only return when others are resting, and others may already be reading while she is resting.

It's the same now.

Jiang Xuening returned carrying a food box, and most of the people were resting at noon. The entire Yangzhi Zhai was quiet. She entered the room and placed the food box on her table. When she opened it, she couldn't help but take two pieces before thinking about it.

The incident of being framed has already happened once, and one can still make excuses for themselves, saying that they were not prepared and careless; But if it happens again, there won't even be an excuse to find, it's really stupid and dull.

Instead of guessing secretly, it's better to clarify in person.

Moreover, she has no direct conflict of interest with Xiao Shu in this life. She shouldn't be so upset during her time in the palace.

The sachet that may have caused trouble is now placed by the table.

A damaged scratch is very obvious.

Jiang Xuening stared at it for a moment, then closed the food box and grabbed the sachet directly from the table. She pushed open the door and walked out.

Her room is in the most remote corner of the entire Yangzhi Zhai.

Xiao Shu's room is actually the best one here, facing north and south, with windows on both sides and good lighting. It is adjacent to a corridor and there are no people around.

It doesn't take long to walk by.

At the entrance, there were palace attendants standing still to serve.

As Jiang Xuening walked over, the palace attendant standing outside saw her and bowed to her, saying directly to her, "Miss Jiang is here to find Miss Xiao, isn't she? Our girl is waiting for you."

Jiang Xuening suddenly raised her eyebrows in surprise.

This really surprised her a bit.

She glanced at the palace maid but didn't speak.

The palace attendant didn't say much and pushed the door open, inviting her in.

Jiang Xuening walked in.

The decoration of this room is not much worse than hers, with a hint of aristocratic and noble heritage everywhere. It doesn't look so luxurious, but even the flower vase casually placed in the corner is a green glaze after rain.

The palace attendant stood in front of the desk, waiting for the pen and ink.

Xiao Shu was wearing a light purple fairy dress, holding her sleeves in one hand and a pen in the other, and was painting. As the river flows, the two sides face each other. The ancient pine stands tall on the cliffs, and the distant shadows fade away at the end of the water waves.

His courage is not small.

The women next to her, whether from wealthy families or from small families, mostly prefer meticulous flowers and birds, writing about the spring grievances in the boudoir. However, Xiao Shu clearly does not like it and prefers ink painting to dye the rivers and mountains, with a more open pattern.

Perhaps this is the feeling she wants to give others.

When Jiang Xuening came in, her pen pointed precisely at the silhouette of the lonely sail. When she looked up and saw her, she curled her lips and smiled, saying, "I knew Miss Jiang would come to find me, but it was much earlier than I thought."

She paused her pen while speaking.

He also waved his hand and called for the palace attendants to leave.

There are only the two of them left in the room.

Jiang Xuening knew early on that Xiao Shu was not a good person to socialize with, and was not surprised by the words. She only said, "So it seems that I am quite beyond Miss Xiao's expectations."

Xiao Shu nodded and said, "It's not just unexpected, I really admire it."

Jiang Xuening said, "Are you referring to the investigation of Yang Zhizhai?"

Xiao Shu smiled and said, "Miss Jiang understands people."

Jiang Xuening sneered and didn't want to talk nonsense. She directly placed the sachet on the desk and said, "The sachet you returned to me yesterday is indeed mine. However, the place where you found the sachet is probably not where I threw it away."

Xiao Shu exclaimed, "I know."

Jiang Xuening immediately raised her eyebrows.

Xiao Shu remained silent for a moment, seeming to ponder before saying, "I did the investigation of Yang Zhizhai, but all of this stems from a ridiculous misunderstanding. I didn't mean to target you."

Jiang Xuening suddenly felt that she was very interesting.

Looking back at her, she smiled slightly and said, "I know too."

This conversation is quite intriguing.

There is mutual probing between two people.

In fact, when Xiao Shu first learned about Jiang Xuening, she did not consider her as her enemy. Firstly, she came from a high family and there were very few people who could threaten her. Secondly, there was no substantial conflict of interest between Jiang Xuening and her.

To become enemies, both are indispensable.

However, after entering the palace, everything seemed to have changed.

Jiang Xuening is visibly valued by the naked eye. Although her background is inferior, she is not inferior to her in the palace; Immediately after, Shen Jie became overly concerned about Jiang Xuening, even secretly hiding a embroidered handkerchief. Those who were slightly astute knew that Shen Jie was highly likely to be appointed as the Empress Dowager, and she was a woman who wanted to become the Empress.

In this situation, Jiang Xuening is enough to become a threat to her.

And it's a big threat.

That time, she happened to know that the palace was going to order an investigation. She thought that even if this was not possible, Jiang Xuening could suffer a lot in the Shenxing Division. Of course, what happened in it was up to Jiang Xuening himself the final say.

In this way, the threat posed by this person can be easily eliminated.

Unexpectedly, in the face of the crisis, Jiang Er, who came from a small family, remained calm and argued with reason, even resorting to death as a threat to resolve the crisis.

Unexpectedly, Shen Jie's embroidered handkerchief had another owner.

Her enemy is not Jiang Xuening at all, but her sister Jiang Xuehui!

This is really a big joke!

Xiao Shu has always had a good face, but when she was scolded by the Empress Dowager's aunt for this matter, no matter how unwilling or unhappy she was in her heart, she could not refute it——

It was a wrong move and a foolish move.

It's really not worth it to deal with both Jiang Xuehui and Jiang Xuening, the newly formed enemy, in the future.

No matter how strong a person is, they are nothing but a man's courage, unable to withstand a thousand swords and knives.

Xiao Shu is not willing to make too many enemies.

And the current situation with this sachet provides her with an excellent opportunity to reverse her previous mistakes and reduce a strong enemy for herself.

Xiao Shu scrutinized Jiang Xuening's expression, gently waved her hand, and asked her to sit down. She said, "It was a momentary mistake that day. I almost got tired and Jiang Er had an accident. I feel a little guilty and uneasy in my heart. However, I don't have much interaction with Jiang Er, I don't know much, and I don't know how to resolve this misunderstanding..."

A momentary mistake, a careless loss?

If the framing had become her, she would have been dead by now!

Undoubtedly belonging to the Xiao family, with a high family background, I really don't take the lives of others as my fate, so high and mighty! Even Xie Wei doesn't have this disgusting face!

Jiang Xuening realized that this may be the reason why she doesn't like Xiao Shu no matter what.

But she also had no intention of personally engaging in a life and death battle with Xiao Shu.

Since the other party has the intention of wooing her to make peace, she doesn't need to immediately refuse. At least she can recover some interest for herself before speaking?

Therefore, Jiang Xuening smiled faintly and pretended to be relaxed, saying, "Miss Xiao, with such a respected identity, if you want to resolve the misunderstanding, it will give me face. How dare I not respond?"

Just see if you want it or not.

Xiao Shu looked back at her, as if weighing the truth of her words. After a while, she was too lazy to beat around the bush with her. She only said, "It's pointless to beat around the bush in front of smart people. To be honest, if you're going out of the palace in the end, I don't want to make enemies with you. Although I'll crush you, I'll hurt one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, let alone deal with your sister. I'm willing to show sincerity, but I don't know if the previous grudge can be wiped out in one fell swoop."

One stroke of cancellation?

I think it's beautiful.

The ability to buy and sell forcefully is not small.

However, this was a thought in her heart. Jiang Xuening looked very talkative on her face and said with great interest, "Of course it's not a problem. After all, I'm a small person and weak, and I really can't compete with you. I just don't know how much sincerity Miss Xiao has."

Xiao Shu picked up her sachet, pondered for a moment, and then smiled, saying, "There are always some clowns who act as demons behind their backs, which is annoying. Miss Jiang doesn't like it, and I don't like it either. It's better to cook it properly, or to make everyone clean and pure."

Jiang Xuening looked very satisfied and said, "This is really great."

I can tell with my toes that someone behind my back, who was a demon, must have framed her with this sachet, and it's impossible to say what other important matters were involved.

Xiao Shu is certainly not a kind-hearted person.

What kind of "sincerity" or "one stroke of cancellation", that sounds good. In fact, even without her presence, she would definitely find the person who truly left the sachet and eliminate them to prevent future troubles!

This is just making full use of this matter.

If we can really make people forget the grudge they were framed for earlier, wouldn't it be like killing two birds with one stone?

Jiang Xuening is not fooled by this, but she will indeed go out of the palace in the future. There is no need to tear up her face with Xiao Shu so early, and anyway, she has brought Jiang Xuehui into the palace. The next period of deceiving others will not be harmful to her.

So I agreed very decisively.

After their conversation, it can be said that both the guests and the hosts were happy, and Xiao Shu personally escorted Jiang Xuening out of the door. As Jiang Xuening walked out of this long corridor and looked back at Xiao Shu's two closed doors, she only remembered the chaos of the previous life.

In her previous life, like Xiao Shu, she desperately wanted to become the queen.

But I didn't expect the country to collapse in one fell swoop, and even as a queen, I was as insignificant as an ant.

Xiao Shu, who was intelligent all her life, was calculating step by step to ascend to the rear position, but she knew nothing about the hidden danger: she, or rather the true enemy of the Xiao family, was not any of the accompanying readers in the Yangzhi Zhai at this moment, but the sage like Xie Shaoshi and Xie Ju'an who stood tall on the Fengchen Hall to preach and enlighten them!

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a sense of calmness in her heart as she sat on the mountain watching the tiger fight. She smiled and then walked back to her own room.

There is also a plate of peach cake waiting for her in the room.

Life is short, it's boring to engage in intrigues and fights with others!

*

Jiang Xuening dug out the medical book again and took out the plate of peach cake from the food box, placing it next to the desk. While reading, she casually took a piece to eat, and the winter afternoon was also leisurely and comfortable.

After watching for about half an hour, someone came looking outside.

Zhou Baoying, who had been here last night, knocked on the door again with joy in her voice: "Sister Ning! I'm here to return your cake!"

Jiang Xuening was taken aback for a moment, and it took her quite some time to recall. Zhou Baoying seemed to have said that she had borrowed her pastry to eat and would return it to her when the new pastry was delivered.

However

She shook her head and smiled, walked over to open the door for her and said, "I thought you were just joking."

Zhou Baoying really picked up a food box and stood outside. Her small and delicate Qiong nose wrinkled slightly, feeling a bit proud: "Everything related to eating is big, and Baoying always puts it into practice when she says it."

She walked in and opened the food box.

There are three layers inside, filled with various types of pastries.

Obviously, both the palace attendants in the Imperial Kitchen and Yangzhi Zhai knew that she loved to eat, and daily pastries were always delivered to her side with the most abundant, diverse styles and varieties.

"This is walnut cake, almond cake, rose pie, soybean cake..."

Zhou Baoying's eyes were bright and she pointed to Jiang Xuening as well.

As she spoke, she suddenly saw the plate of peach cake on the desk, and for some reason, her gaze couldn't move away.

Jiang Xuening was wondering why she was silent. As soon as she looked at her and followed her gaze, her heart suddenly felt a thump, pulling out the cold.

I made a mistake

Why didn't you hide this plate of peach cake first when I went to open the door and invited Zhou Baoying in just now!

Zhou Baoying bit her lip, looked at Jiang Xuening, and then at the plate of peach cake. "Sister Ning, this looks very delicious..."

Jiang Xuening: "..."

She wants to say, no, you misunderstood, this one is not delicious at all. But who can withstand Zhou Baoying's wet, deer like gaze?

It seems like not giving her food is a sin.

Moreover, the little girl seemed to have no intention of saying that to her yesterday, as she had a kind heart.

Jiang Xuening pondered for a moment, but couldn't bear to refuse. Although she felt blood dripping from her heart, she smiled and touched her head, saying, "If you want to eat, then I'll give you half to take back, okay?"

Zhou Baoying immediately smiled and said, "Okay!"