Chapter 575: Mrs. Jiang is missing
Chapter 575: Mrs. Jiang is missing
Outside the bridal chamber, Caiyi brought a sewing basket and a chair. She saw Li Jing still leaning on the railing with her arms folded, her eyes fixed on the distant sky.
Caiyi stood up, walked to Li Jing's side, and asked worriedly, "Ajing, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing Caiyi's voice, Li Jing withdrew her gaze and was silent for a moment before saying, "It's okay. How's the prince?"
"I've taken a break with the princess."
"Well, take care of them."
Li Jing's tone was calm, and no emotion could be heard from her. She turned and left the yard.
Caiyi looked at her back as she left, and always felt that her gaze just now was particularly cold and lonely, and the whole person looked out of place with the festive atmosphere in the mansion today.
She wanted to care about Ajing, but didn't know where to start.
*
Li Jing tied the horse to the tree at the gate of the courtyard in Wuyi Lane, turned around, walked to the door, and raised his hand to knock on the gate.
After a while, steady footsteps were heard approaching. The courtyard door opened, revealing Li Qingfeng, dressed in a gray robe, with his long hair half tied up and a few spots of ink on his fingertips.
Li Qingfeng seemed a little surprised when he saw Li Jing.
"Ajing, why are you here?"
"I'll come as soon as I want."
Li Qingfeng was speechless for a moment, her lips curled up slightly. This was indeed her personality, coming when she wanted to and leaving when she wanted to.
"Are you not welcome?" Li Jing looked at him and asked calmly.
"Of course not." Li Qingfeng stepped aside to let Li Jing in, then closed the gate. "The Prince Su's mansion has been decorated with lights and colorful decorations these past two days, so it must be very lively. I didn't expect you to come."
Li Jing walked into the house without looking back, "I want to eat chicken legs."
Li Qingfeng looked at the few chickens left in the fence and thought about buying a few more.
*
After the wedding, Su Lingyue and Xiao Yu slept in separate rooms. Yan Qing slept on the low couch at Xiao Yu's room so that he could be taken care of more easily.
Su Lingyue went to Jiang Mansion and Zhao's Trading Company again. After returning empty-handed, she sat at the table with her hands on her chin, in a daze.
She should have gone to see Xiao Yu, but seeing Xiao Yu's body getting weaker day by day, her heart ached like a knife.
Although she was ready to die with Xiao Yu, deep down, she felt that such a good person like Xiao Yu should not have such a short life. She wanted Xiao Yu to live a long life.
"Miss!"
Caidie ran in excitedly, and when she saw Su Lingyue, she slapped her lips lightly, "No, Princess, Miss Yan'er has sent a letter!"
Seeing her like this, Su Lingyue couldn't help laughing. "If you keep hitting her like this, your mouth will get swollen sooner or later. Just scream like before!"
Caidie handed the letter to Su Lingyue and refused righteously, "How can that be! The prince has already given the reward money."
Su Lingyue was helpless with this money-grubber. She wondered if one day Xiao Yu would give her enough money so that she could help Xiao Yu sell herself.
When the letter was opened, it contained a few lines of revised poetry: "We are not together on auspicious days, we are getting farther and farther apart, and there are fewer letters. Once you enter the nunnery, it is as deep as the sea. From now on, my cousin is just a stranger."
In just a few sentences, Su Lingyue felt Jiang Yan's deep resentment. She must have learned about her marriage from her uncle's letter.
But Jiang Yan was practicing in Qingshi Temple with her hair uncut, and she couldn't come down the mountain for a while. She was busy those days and forgot to tell Yan'er.
It seems that I will have to coax her well when she comes back in the future.
At the end of the letter, Jiang Yan said that Su Nanxing chanted scriptures and recited Buddhist scriptures with her every day in Qingshi Temple and did not do anything else.
A stone in Su Lingyue's heart fell to the ground. There were so many people around Yan'er, and Ling'er was also there, so there would definitely be no problem.
*
Worried that Jiang Yan might get hurt, Mrs. Jiang has been paying extra attention to Su Nanxing's every move in the yard these days.
After observing for a period of time, fortunately everything is normal.
But she did not dare to take Jiang Yan's protection lightly at all. These days, except for the Buddhist temple, Jiang Yan stayed in the yard where they lived.
Fortunately, Ling Ling and a few maids were there to keep her company, so she didn't make much noise.
On this day, Jiang Yanru went to the Buddhist temple to copy scriptures with Ling Ling as usual, along with the maids and servants.
After copying scriptures for a while, she found that Madam Jiang had left the Buddhist hall at some point. Thinking that Madam Li had followed her, Jiang Yan continued to copy Buddhist scriptures with Ling Ling.
By noon, Jiang Yan had finally finished copying the task assigned by Madam Jiang. She returned to the yard hand in hand with Ling Ling. They searched everywhere but did not see Madam Jiang and Nanny Liu.
"mother!"
Jiang Yan called a few times, but no one answered.
Ling Ling, who was standing by, called the maidservant guarding the gate, "Have you met the Madam?"
The maidservant at the gate shook her head. "The Madam and the Young Lady went out together and haven't returned. We were wondering, it's almost noon, and the Madam hasn't returned to arrange meals for the Young Lady yet."
Before she could finish, Jiang Yan trotted out of the yard.
On weekdays, my mother either accompanied Jiang Yan in copying Buddhist scriptures in the Buddhist temple, or arranged her meals in the yard. She rarely went out alone.
A huge panic rose from my heart, and I staggered while running and shouting "Mom".
Ling Ling also sensed something was wrong, but was still worried about Jiang Yan, so she ordered the people in the yard, "Call everyone to go find Madam Jiang!"
After saying that, he ran out to look for Jiang Yan.
The maids and servants in the courtyard were told to go out and look for the pigeon. One of them, a nanny who was accompanying Madam Jiang, immediately wrote a letter and tied it to the pigeon's leg.
"Good boy, fly back to Jiang Mansion!" After saying that, she threw the pigeon into the air. Seeing the pigeon fly away, she hurried out of the yard to help look for someone.
In the huge Qingshi Temple, Jiang Yan couldn't think of anyone else other than Su Nanxing who would do something bad to her mother.
Arriving outside the courtyard where Su Nanxing lived, Jiang Yan slammed the wooden door hard, "Su Nanxing, come out!"
She clapped and shouted, and on the third time, the gate finally opened, and the person who came out was Aunt Liu, who served Su Nanxing personally.
Seeing Jiang Yan's red eyes and anxious look, Aunt Liu asked with a smile: "Miss Jiang, what's the matter?"
Jiang Yan was worried about her mother, so she didn't bother to be polite with Aunt Liu. She pushed her away and ran in to look for someone.
Jiang Yan opened the doors of the houses in the yard one by one, but her mother was nowhere to be found. She kept shouting while searching until the last door was opened.
Seeing her like this, Madam Liu hurried over and asked unkindly, "Miss Jiang, what happened? Why are you looking for Madam Jiang in our courtyard when you're fine?"
After searching fruitlessly, Jiang Yan wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve and asked Aunt Liu with red eyes, "Where is Su Nanxing? Where did she hide my mother?"
Madam Liu flicked her sleeves and asked coldly, "Miss Jiang was looking for your mother, so how did she find her way to our courtyard?"
Jiang Yan glared at Aunt Liu angrily, her almond-shaped eyes filled with tears but she stubbornly refused to cry.
At this time, the courtyard door opened from the outside, and Su Nanxing walked in slowly in a white Taoist robe.
Seeing Jiang Yan confronting Madam Liu, Su Nanxing curled the corners of his mouth and looked at Jiang Yan with his arms folded, looking at her with a gloating expression.
"Looking for your mother? Someone saw her coming down the mountain. She has time to act wild here. Why not go down now? Maybe you can catch up with her."
After hearing what Su Nanxing said, Jiang Yan turned around and left, trotting all the way to the gate of the nunnery to ask the gatekeeper nun.
After receiving the confirmation, Jiang Yan was immediately filled with doubts. Her mother wouldn't just come down the mountain without asking for permission. Something must have happened.
Ling Ling ran across most of the nunnery and finally found Jiang Yan in front of the mountain gate. After asking about the situation, he grabbed Jiang Yan who was about to leave.
"I'll accompany you!"
She never forgot Su Lingyue's entrustment from the beginning to the end. Jiang Yan was a weak woman. With her around, she wouldn't be at the mercy of others when encountering problems.
Jiang Yan hesitated for only a moment before nodding and pulling Ling Ling into the carriage.
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