Chapter 148 Stay for Dinner
When the sunset was about to sunset, Zhihua gently knocked on the door and woke up Jiang Ting, who was immersed in her thoughts.
She walked lightly and entered the door. After looking at Jiang Ting's inquiring eyes, she whispered, "Girl, it's time to go to the main courtyard to say good morning."
Lianxiu got married in May last year, and now she has been pregnant for more than eight months and is about to give birth. Therefore, there is only one big girl beside Jiang Ting. Last year, Zhihua had also married Zhao Xi. Zhao Xi and Zhihua had no parents and elders, so Jiang Ting asked someone to calculate the date and plan to get married in October this year.
Jiang Ting withdrew her mind and nodded to Zhihua, "Well, I know. Go and prepare some cold water. I'll wipe my face and be energetic.
Zhihua responded respectfully, went out and arranged for the little girl to bring a basin of cold water in, waved her hand and let the little girl withdraw. She held the copper basin and looked at Jiang Ting's calm face and took the soaked brocade handkerchief. She only twisted the water slightly, covered her whole face, and then there was a long sigh.
When Zhihua heard this sigh, his heart was tied together, and his face was worried. She couldn't help saying, "Girl, you look very bad. Aren't you tired when you go out today? Otherwise, I'll send a message to the main courtyard. Don't say hello today.
Jiang Ting shook her head, wiped her face, soaked the cold handkerchief in the water again, and said, "I haven't seen my father for three days. Today is Mu Xiu, and my father should be in the main courtyard at this time. I'd better go there."
Zhihua looked at her with pity in his eyes, but stopped persuading her. The girl has gradually grown up in the past two years, and her mind has hidden deeper than before. If the girl doesn't say anything, she can't figure out what the girl thinks. At the beginning, she knew that the girl liked Yuejiyuan in her heart and didn't want to move to this Fangtingxuan. But at that time, the girl didn't say anything and let her wife demolish and rebuild the Yueji Courtyard...
This Fang Tingxuan is beautiful, but it is big, but the location is deep in the inner courtyard, far away from the main courtyard. The girl doesn't like this big yard. She hasn't visited the small garden behind the yard seriously. Thinking about the time when the girl harmed the back garden of the house, she was so happy and happy. But now, she doesn't even smile at people...
After Jiang Ting wiped her face, Zhihua went out of the door with a copper basin and handed it to the little girl guarding outside the door. She sighed, turned around and entered the door to help Jiang Ting pack her clothes. Go to the main courtyard to ask the elders. Naturally, you should dress upright and not be as casual as you wear in your yard.
Before she entered the main room, Jiang Ting heard Jiang Yong's "haha" laughter, followed by little Jiang Cheng's childish words. She paused and unconsciously felt a trace of inexplicable bitterness in her heart. She lowered her head and took a deep breath, then raised her head with a perfect smile on her face.
The little girls guarding under the eaves of the main room door saw Jiang Ting, so they came to greet her and entered the door to inform. Jiang Ting looked at all this coldly, and her heart was waveless. After thinking for a long time, she still decided not to tell Jiang Yong about it.
On the one hand, it is difficult for her to find an opportunity to meet Jiang Yong alone and talk about it in detail; on the other hand, she is afraid that if she says what she thinks in front of Wen, she will not help, but also cause trouble.
Wen gave birth to two children in a row, which caused great loss to the body. At present, she is not in good health and does not often go out to walk with the wives of Beppu. Therefore, Jiang Ting can conclude that unless the incident happens, the Wen family will not know that the royal family is plotting to let her be the prince's concubine.
On the other hand, as the legitimate daughter of Houfu, her identity is not low. If the prince wants to accept her, according to common sense, he should directly give her the position of concubine. Jiang Yong is her father, and if the prince really wants to take her as a side concubine, he has to discuss with him. Therefore, even if Jiang Ting doesn't say it now, Jiang Yong will naturally know it. It's just the difference between knowing earlier or knowing later...
After getting the general transmission, Jiang Ting entered the main hall with a smile on her face. Sure enough, after entering the door, she saw Jiang Yong sitting in the main seat, holding Jiang Cheng, a little boy who was less than two years old, talking. On the other side, Wen is also holding Jiang Xian, the second girl of the Jiang family, who has just been born for a few months, and looking at her with a smile.
Jiang Ting's eyes just swept over Wen's body, but when she looked at Jiang Yong's loving smile on Xiao Jiang Cheng's face, there was a trance in her mind. Jiang Ting remembered that when she first came to this place, she was also like the current little Jiang Cheng, who was held in Jiang Yong's arms and regarded as a treasure...
It was just a blink of an eye, and Jiang Ting regained her composure. She respectfully saluted Jiang Yong and Wen, sat down, and then smiled and drank tea quietly, watching the family of four interact.
After sitting for a while, Jiang Ting got up and left. The happiness and warmth in front of her are not suitable for her mood at this time. She was afraid that she could not help showing jealousy later. She knows very well how defensive Wen is from her. If she has a slightly different color, maybe Wen will be three points farther away from her. That's really unnecessary.
For Wen's family, Jiang Ting has only one idea, that is, family and prosperity. Wen's guard against her or alienate her, as long as she doesn't do anything out of the way to her, she ignores it. If she cares about everything with Wen, the backyard of Jiang's house will be chaotic. The backyard is in chaos, how can Dad deal with it at ease?
Jiang Ting has a thorough understanding of this weight. For the sake of her father, she doesn't want to care about Wen, let alone play with her. Therefore, sometimes, if she can return, she will withdraw. This is nothing to her.
However, Jiang Ting got up and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Wen: "Tinger, it's about to have dinner. Your father rarely comes back early today, so you can stay and have dinner with us."
Jiang Ting was stunned for a moment, looked up at Wen, turned her head and looked at Jiang Yong, who looked at her with a smile, and only nodded.
At dinner, Jiang Xian, who was still young, was hugged by the wet nurse. However, two-year-old Jiang Cheng can already eat by himself. On the table, little Jiang Cheng made jokes from time to time, which made Jiang Yong and Wen laugh.
Jiang Ting was in a bad mood, but she had to put up with it and laughed together. At least after a meal, she escaped from the main courtyard and returned to Fang Tingxuan as if she had fled.
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In the main room, Jiang Yong asked someone to take Xiao Jiang Cheng down, and the back color became gloomy. He looked at Wen, who smiled gently and dignifiedly, and asked, "Has anything happened to Ting'er recently?"
Wen was stunned by his question and shook her head and said, "Tinger? She has nothing to do. Where did the master say this?"
Jiang Yong looked at her look, and her face was gloomy. He smiled and said, "No, I just don't seem to be in high interest when she eats today, so I'm a little worried. Oh, by the way, I noticed at dinner that Cheng'er didn't seem to be close to Ting'er. I know you have many difficulties as a stepmother, but Ting'er is a kind-hearted and good child. There is no harm in letting Cheng'er get closer to her.
Wen looked at Jiang Yong red and couldn't speak for a moment. Today, she just looked at Jiang Ting's affection for him, so she left her to eat with them. Of course, she will do this. On the one hand, she also wants Jiang Yong to see her virtuous side and let him know that she actually cares about his daughter...
Who would have expected that it was just a meal, and he could see that Cheng'er didn't like her. Moreover, what he said so bluntly is simply scolding her for being small-hearted and can't tolerate her stepdaughter to get close to her parents and children...
Although she did think so, the anger in her heart soared when she was directly exposed by Jiang Yong in front of her servants. She gave birth to a pair of children for him. Can't she match the unhappy meal of the dead girl?
She shouldn't have showed that mercy today and let the little girl stay! Yes, why is she so stupid? Unexpectedly, the girl had a chance to put eye drops on Jiang Yong. Yes, wouldn't it be better if she left her to leave her silent and let the girl slowly alienate from Jiang Yong, and Jiang Yong's heart would sooner or later be filled with the pair of sons and daughters she gave birth to, and no longer have the status of that girl?
Mr. Wen was angry and regretful. She was annoyed that Jiang Ting actually borrowed a meal and gave Jiang Yong an eye medicine in front of her. She regretted even more that she would be soft-hearted for a while and gave her this opportunity!
However, no matter what Wen thought, she did not reveal anything on her face. Instead, she said to Jiang Yong with guilt: "Master is angry. This is all my negligence. The master also knows that Tinger rarely walks to me except in the morning and evening. I had to take care of Cheng'er and Xian'er, so I ignored her a lot. The master is angry. In the future, I will definitely pay more attention to Ting'er and let her get along with her brother and sister. We have few children, so we should be able to twist them into a rope.
The coldness in Jiang Yong's eyes really disappeared, and he nodded to Wen and said, "It's good that you think so. Cheng'er is still young, but Ting'er is 14 years old. She will start to get married next year. You have to figure out that if Cheng'er and Ting'er are closer, she, as a sister, can take more care of her younger brother in the future, right?
Wen was stunned, and a light suddenly flashed in his mind. But before she had time to think about it, she nodded to Jiang Yong intuitively and said, "What the master said is that my concubine understands."
Jiang Yong nodded with great comfort, and then got up and said, "Ok, I still have something to do. Let's go to the front yard to deal with it first. If I come back late, I will go to the study to rest. You're not well yet. You don't have to stay up late and wait for me. Just rest early.
Wen's mind was full of what Jiang Yong had said before. Hearing the words, he nodded and got up to salute him out of the door. After Jiang Yong's figure disappeared from the shadow wall, Wen couldn't help falling into meditation. She suddenly felt that Jiang Yong's words just seemed to be very reasonable.
Yes, Jiang Ting, as the direct daughter of Hou's family, will definitely be a rich and noble family to marry in the future. Moreover, her dowry is rich. Wouldn't it be better if she could get close to her son and add some help to her son in the future?