Chapter Thirty-Five: So She Was Waiting Here
Jiang Yu also thought of Father Jiang's little calculation and sneered.
It seems that my birthday tonight is destined to be extraordinary.
"Ziyue, Hongting, please pay attention to Wu and Jiang Xue today."
Jiang Yu remembered everything Chun He said to her last time.
And until now, Chun He has not shown up. It seems that Jiang Xue has discovered Chun He's second thoughts.
So she needs to be more vigilant.
Ziyue and Hongting nodded quickly.
"Miss, would you like to wear this moonlight dress?"
Jiang Yu looked at the white dress in Ziyue's hand, and her heart moved.
"Change into something more colorful."
Today is Mrs. Jiang's birthday. On such a grand day, if she wears too plain clothes, it will easily attract people's attention.
Jiang Yu always likes fairy-like dresses, and her wardrobe is basically filled with plain clothes.
Ziyue spent a long time selecting from the wardrobe and finally found a pink dress.
It seems to have been made last year, but I have never worn it.
It seems like it's time to make some brightly colored dresses for the lady.
After changing her clothes, Jiang Yu went to find Mu Wan'er.
When the mother and daughter went to the banquet hall, they saw Mrs. Jiang talking to Jiang Xue with a smile on her face.
Wu Li was also sitting on the side, smiling beautifully.
As for Yun Niang, she sat alone and didn't feel any discomfort even though she was looked at by many eyes.
Seeing the two of them coming in, Mrs. Jiang's smile paused, and there was a hint of disgust in her eyes.
"It's Yu'er here, come and sit here with grandma."
As for Mu Wan'er, she didn't even look at it.
Jiang Yu is considered a descendant of the Jiang family no matter what. Even if Mrs. Jiang doesn't like her, it won't matter.
But Master Mu hasn't come yet, and Mrs. Jiang doesn't bother to show off to her daughter-in-law, who is more noble than herself.
Jiang Yu ignored Mrs. Jiang and took Mu Wan'er directly to sit next to Yun Niang.
Mrs. Jiang's face instantly turned livid.
But before she could speak, she saw Father Jiang coming in with someone.
…
Soon, the Jiang Mansion was filled with guests, and the gifts Mrs. Jiang received made Mrs. Wu even more jealous.
Jiang's father walked among the officials, feeling quite proud.
Even Mu Wan'er smiled slightly and talked to the woman next to her. Although she didn't talk much and looked a little nervous, there was nothing wrong with Nanny Su at her side to guide her.
The focus of their discussion was naturally on Jiang Yu.
"Ms. Jiang is a caring and lovely person. Mrs. Jiang is so lucky."
"Yes! Miss Jiang is well-behaved and sensible. Such a good woman is probably engaged to be engaged."
"..."
Jiang Yu smiled along boredly, but her eyes kept staring at Wu and Jiang Xue.
But the two of them haven't done much.
While they were drinking each other, Jiang Yu saw the prince walking in, followed by Yuan Jinghong, who she had met twice before.
Jiang Yu was surprised at first, and then suddenly understood why her grandfather never mentioned Yuan Jinghong in front of her again.
He turned out to be the prince's son too.
Seeing the prince come in, Jiang's father smiled even more and ran over to greet him.
"I have met the prince."
He Lianchen chuckled lightly, indicating to everyone that there was no need to be polite, and then walked up to Jiang Xue.
Jiang Yu had always been wary of Jiang Xue and Wu. It was already past lunch time and the two people had not made any move yet. She was surprised. Now after seeing Prince He Lianchen and Yuan Jinghong, Jiang Yu felt more worried.
Bad premonition.
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw the prince and Jiang Xue saying something unknown and looking at her.
Coming!
Jiang Yu secretly thought to herself and watched Jiang Xue and the prince walking over.
"Sister, Mr. Yuan is here to see you."
As soon as Jiang Xue said her words, Jiang Yu could clearly feel that all the eyes of the people around her were focused on her.
Especially the women who had smiled with Mu Wan'er just now frowned and looked at Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu understood that they had talked to her mother so much and had planned to get married to her. Now that Mr. Yuan appeared and was spoken of so ambiguously by Jiang Xue, she must have been murmuring in her heart.
It turned out that she was waiting for her here!
"If Mr. Yuan wants to ask my grandfather for help, there is no point in asking me. It would be better to go to the prince directly, or it would be more useful to ask my sister to give the prince a pillow."
Jiang Yu did not pick up on Jiang Xue's criticism, and even directly addressed Jiang Xue and the prince without any scruples. Her bold and explicit words shocked everyone.
Especially the pillow talk made the people around him immediately think of what happened in the palace some time ago, and their eyes when looking at Jiang Xue changed instantly.
Mu Wan'er's face turned hot and she was on pins and needles. She suddenly thought of the book her daughter said she read a few days ago...
You shouldn't let your daughter read that book!
Jiang Xue was so angry that she coughed, and the looks around her made her feel as if she had been stripped naked, as if she had returned to that day again.
I wish I could faint again.
When He Lianchen saw this, he was also a little angry. Jiang Xue stood behind him and looked at Jiang Yu coldly.
This woman is so shameless, no wonder Xueer is always bullied by her.
"Jiang Yu, you are so presumptuous!"
Jiang Yu immediately hid behind Mu Wan'er, with a look of grievance on her face.
"Your Highness, please calm down. I didn't mean it. It's just that I'm not familiar with Mr. Yuan. He pestered me about this imperial examination and others don't know the truth. This really insults my reputation."
The prince choked and looked at Jiang Yu with more and more eyes.
This woman is so shameless. She lies in public and still feels confident about it.
If Yuan Jinghong hadn't been his man, he would have believed what she said.
Mu Waner was eager to protect her daughter, especially since this matter was related to her daughter's reputation, so she immediately put aside all the distracting thoughts in her mind.
"Don't be afraid, I, my mother is here."
As Mu Waner spoke, she looked at Yuan Jinghong who was following behind the prince.
But Yuan Jinghong didn't seem to be affected, and still looked at Jiang Yu affectionately.
"Yu'er, you know this is not what I am doing."
He paused, secretly glanced at the reactions of the people around him, and then continued:
"But Jinghong made you unhappy at Yunke Tower that day, so why are you so cold to Jinghong now? In the Grand Master's Mansion, the Grand Master obviously accepted me and waited for me to pass the exam..."
"Master Yuan, be careful what you say!"
Jiang Yu stared at Yuan Jinghong.
If she just thought Yuan Jinghong's appearance was too coincidental before, now she has completely understood that Yuan Jinghong was sent by the prince.
And he was definitely not kind to his grandfather.
"Young master Yuan, do you want to say that you have deep love for me, whom we only met twice? Ha! Then if the maid in your house meets you every day, wouldn't it mean that she has already become the love of your life?"
Jiang Yu smiled and spoke, not paying attention to Yuan Jinghong's gradually stiffening face, and continued to speak:
"As for your grandfather's promise to you, what did he give you?"
Her grandfather had always been shrewd and liked to mince words, and would never directly agree to anything. Yuan Jinghong wanted to use this wave of hints to solidify the entanglement between the two of them, but it was too simple.
Chapter completed!