Bondage

Following Miss Lan's family into the conservatory in a daze, Bai Ruizhu hurriedly stood up to salute the three of them.

The two ladies of the Lan family smiled, but Jiang Jing couldn't help but smile.

Bai Ruizhu fits her name quite well. Compared with the slender and soft girls in Shangjing, she looks more plump, and her round and jade-like appearance has a bit of rich and noble charm.When she hooked her lips and smiled slightly, her round almond eyes were slightly curved, and she looked very kind and gentle.

"It's the first time we meet, here's a gift for you... I embroidered it myself."

Taking out the purse from his bosom, Bai Ruizhu gave the incense pill pendant embroidered with Ruyi bat patterns to several people.

Jiang Jing took it in a daze, feeling uncomfortable.

The small incense ball pendant is very exquisitely made, and she never has this kind of craftsmanship.

"Thank you, Miss Bai."

"Just call me Ruizhu."

Miss Lan Qi smiled and said, "I can't do that, it's better to call Miss Bai first to be polite."

Bai Ruizhu's face turned red, and her cowardly appearance aroused pity.

Jiang Jing felt his tongue hurt when he saw it, and when he thought of Mrs. Chen's eagerness for quick success and lack of dignity, his gums turned sour and his heart was sad.

The three little girls chatted happily, Jiang Jing lowered his head and lowered his eyes.

"This is the color of the twelve kingdoms raised by Uncle Jiu. It is the most precious thing on weekdays. If it weren't for the distinguished guests coming to the mansion today, we would not be able to come to this Fuxiang Pavilion."

Bai Ruizhu pursed her lips, too ashamed to speak.

She has an elegant and quiet temperament, and her tongue is also stupid. At this time, when she is teased, she will just blush and giggle, and she can't say anything to refute.Seeing this, Lan Qi and Miss Lan Si both liked this uncle more and more, and they held hands and laughed happily.

Standing behind the three of them, Jiang Jing said softly, "The colors of the twelve countries are really beautiful, but I don't know what words are engraved on that pot?"

"Everyone in the world speaks their minds, but I don't know if the higher-ups have also said... what?"

When she said this, the three little girls were a little curious, especially Bai Ruizhu who had never seen Lan Yunhe before.

A girl of this age already has a three-point girlishness, so how can she resist her curiosity about her future husband?Hearing what Jiang Jing said now, he couldn't help squatting down to look carefully at the porcelain basin with the colors of the twelve countries.

The two ladies of the Lan family also poked their heads over, and the three of them got closer and closer, while Jiang Jing bit his lip, picked up a small red spider from an unopened crabapple, and flicked it secretly and carefully on Bai Ruizhu's neck.

"what!"

Something crawled up around her neck, and Bai Ruizhu stood up abruptly in shock, but she didn't expect to make such a big move and directly overturned the pot of twelve national colors in front of her to the ground, and the petals fell to the ground.

"Hey... yo."

Miss Lan Qi's eyes widened, and then she said in a panic, "This... this is Uncle Jiu's favorite pot, and he is usually very spoiled, but... what should I do?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

As soon as he came, he caused a catastrophe, Bai Ruizhu's eyes were flushed but she didn't dare to cry.

"Don't panic, I... I'll send someone to find Uncle Nine, Uncle Nine will not punish us."

Bai Ruizhu said with red eyes: "I was reckless, Miss Wanwang, please help me say sorry to Mr. Lan, I... my family will pay for the beauty of the twelve countries."

Miss Lan Si took her hand and comforted her softly. After she went out of the warm room and called the maid to look for Lan Yunhe, the four girls stood under the glazed window in panic, looking forward to it.

Jiang Jing glanced at Bai Ruizhu, seeing her flustered look about to cry or not, he felt guilty secretly.

She didn't intend to harm anyone, it's a matter of life for a woman to marry, if she really went to the Chen family to make a living in the hands of a vulgar and cunning Mrs Chen, she might die within three or two years, without a doubt. It's a later date.

Jiang Jing's eyes turned red, and he took Bai Ruizhu's hand.

Bai Ruizhu sniffled and patted her: "Don't be afraid, it's my fault alone and it will definitely not hurt your reputation. It's all because of my own recklessness, and it has nothing to do with other ladies."

Jiang Jing's eyes turned red when he heard this.

Although I'm sorry for her, she really needs the marriage of the Lan family more than Bai Ruizhu.

Now Jiang Jing only hoped that the marriage of the Bailan family would fail, and Mrs. Lan could take a look at her again. If she could marry into the Lan family smoothly, she would burn incense and pray to Bai Ruizhu every day for the rest of her life, in order to ask the Buddha to protect her for a smooth life.

When Lan Yunhe came over with the maid holding the things, he saw the four little girls all had bitter faces, looking miserable.

She looked carefully at Bai Ruizhu's face, and only looked away when she got close.

"I'm sorry, I was reckless and broke Mr. Lan's Twelve National Colors. I just wrapped it in a handkerchief. I don't know if I can save it."

Bai Ruizhu said hastily: "Whether it can be saved or not, my family will pay for it. I don't know where these twelve national colors can be sold? Please tell me one or two, and I will look for someone when I return to the house..."

The servant girl smiled and said, "The Twelve National Colors were brought back by Master Jiu from Guanfeng Cliff six years ago. He said that he picked them off because they grew on the edge of the cliff. There is no second plant in the world."

"Then... what should I do?"

Bai Ruizhu's round face was flushed red, tears were welling up in her eyes, she could only hold back her apology.

The servant girl burst out laughing: "Jiuye said, it's his fate with the Twelve Kingdoms that has come to an end, and it's none of Miss Bai's business."

"Jiuye also prepared a gift for the ladies, so that the ladies will not be disturbed by this matter, and let you not take it to heart."

The servant girl delivered four carved sandalwood boxes to several people. The boxes in the hands of Lan Si, Lan Qi and Jiang Jing were all the same size and carved, only Bai Ruizhu's was much bigger than the other three.

Jiang Jing's face was pale, and his lips trembled slightly: "This... this is not good."

"It's a gift from the elders, it can't be refused, the girls sent by Master Jiu just keep it, it's in line with the rules."

Thinking that Jiang Jing didn't dare to accept things from outside men, the maid explained softly, and comforted Bai Ruizhu a few words before slowly leaving.

"Don't be afraid, since my uncle said he wouldn't blame me, he won't blame me. Why don't we look at what uncle gave me, the old man has the most good things in the whole house."

Miss Lan Qi hurriedly opened the box, only to see a lambskin rattle with a jade handle inlaid with colored treasures inside.

"How old are Fourth Sister and I, Uncle Ninth still gives these children's toys?"

Jiang Jing also opened it in a daze, and the items in the wooden box were the same as those of the two young ladies of the Lan family.

Lan Qi urged Bai Ruizhu, and Bai Ruizhu opened the box with a blushing face. Inside was a string of red gold silk inlaid agate wreaths. Although it was also something for children, it was very expensive at first glance...

Until Jiang Jing returned to Song Wan's side as if he had lost his soul, what came to mind was still the phrase "Master Jiu said that his fate with the Twelve Kingdoms is over, so I can't blame Miss Bai" and the dazzling red gold necklace in the wooden box collar.

After getting into the carriage of the Hou Mansion, Jiang Jing never came back to his senses.

Song Wan looked at her pale face and bluish cheeks and said softly: "What did you do?"

Jiang Jing's body trembled, and he pursed his lips tightly without saying a word.

Turning her head to look out of the car window, Song Wan said leisurely: "Fortune and misfortune are impermanent, people bring it on themselves."

"The disaster is caused by oneself, so he should bear it himself. It is not for a gentleman to blame others, and neither should you."