The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

"Miss Jiang, our princess said that she should come here in person, but she was afraid that Master Jiang and Madam Jiang would take her status into consideration after she came. Then you would be restrained and the guests would not be able to enjoy themselves. So, I will not come to disturb you today. Let me bring the gift I prepared for you."

Outside the Jiang family's door, Chu Jingyue's maid spoke respectfully and handed the gift to the Jiang family's servant beside her.

"Thank your princess for me." Jiang Suining said with a smile.

"Miss Jiang, rest assured. I will definitely pass on your message. In addition, the princess would like to invite you to go to the Xiangji Temple outside the city to burn incense together tomorrow."

"Okay, I understand. I'll go over." Jiang Suining responded.

Speaking of which, she and Chu Jingyue haven't seen each other since the last banquet at Prince Chu's Mansion. Why did he suddenly ask her to burn incense together? Maybe he was too annoyed by the marriage proposal recently and wanted to find someone to talk to.

Chu Jingyue's maid left.

Biyun took the gift from the servant and went into the mansion with Jiang Suining. However, before they had gone far, the servant came hurriedly over.

"Miss, someone just brought another gift, saying it's for your birthday." The servant handed over a wooden box.

Jiang Suining took it, opened it and found that it was an exquisitely crafted white jade brush with a dragon pattern.

"Who sent this?" Jiang Suining asked.

The servant shook his head. "The man just said it was a birthday gift for you, Miss. He put it down and left without saying anything else."

"Miss, who could it be?" Biyun asked doubtfully.

Jiang Suining looked at the pen and was also confused. For a moment, she couldn't figure out who it could be.

"Put it away first." Jiang Suining closed the box and handed it to Biyun.

The latter took it and put it together with the things that Chu Jingyue had someone send.

On the other side, in Shen Yanxi's villa.

Shen Yanxi, who was reading a book, saw the servant coming back and asked, "Did he deliver it?"

"Don't worry, Master. It has been handed over to the Jiang family. And it was in accordance with Master's instructions. Your name was not mentioned."

"Okay." Shen Yanxi nodded, "Go down and rest."

"Master, please don't blame me for being nosy. Since you wanted to send a gift, why didn't you let Miss Jiang know that it was from you?"

That pen is not cheap, and it is one of the young master's treasures. If I give it to him like this without even mentioning his identity, isn't it a waste?

"I don't have much friendship with Miss Jiang. If I rashly send her a gift, it might add burden to her."

"Then why would you send it if we have no relationship?"

Shen Yanxi paused in turning the pages and glanced at the servant, "Too much talk."

In fact, he couldn't explain it clearly. There was indeed no relationship between him and Jiang Suining that was so close that one could give another a birthday gift. Jiang Suining hadn't even invited him to her coming-of-age ceremony, but he just wanted to send her a gift.

The servant touched his nose. Wasn't he speaking the truth? "Master, I won't disturb you from reading anymore."

The servant turned to leave, but suddenly remembered, "Oh, Master, the master sent someone to tell you that the imperial examination is coming soon, so you should not live in this villa anymore. Move back home so that it will be easier for your family to take care of you."

"No need, it's fine here." Shen Yanxi refused.

The servant understood his young master's temper, so he didn't try to persuade him. "Then I will report this to you."

Shen Yanxi nodded, and soon the servant retreated.

After the servant left, Shen Yanxi's eyes fell on the brush placed on the desk beside him.

I don’t know which pen Jiang Suining likes, but when he thought of giving a gift, his first reaction was to think of the white jade pen with dragon pattern.

If Jiang Suining was a man, I think he would have appeared in the imperial examination hall in the future.

Shen Yanxi was lost in thought for a moment before he looked away and his eyes returned to the book in his hand.

Spring is in the air.

The sunlight came in through the window, sprinkled on the book in front of Shen Yanxi, and then moved westward little by little, and it seemed that even the sunset was tainted with a bit of bookish air.

Jiang Suining sat in the yard looking at the sunset in the sky. The sunlight reflected on his fair cheeks, as if covered by a halo. His expression was exceptionally peaceful, but his eyes were so deep that it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

This was the scene Xier saw when she walked into the yard.

Her steps paused, and her breathing subconsciously became tense and rapid.

"Miss." Xier walked forward.

"You're back." Jiang Suining turned his gaze to Xier, "You said before that you were not feeling well. Have you been to the clinic?"

Xier shook her head, "Slave, I was originally planning to go to the clinic, but then I got better again, and thought I couldn't help much in the mansion, so I went to Ningxiu Hall to take care of it."

After that, Xier added: "Don't worry, Miss. Ningxiu Restaurant's business is very good today. There is no problem."

Although Xier tried her best to make her tone sound normal, she couldn't help trembling all over.

Can Miss believe her reasons? What if Miss finds out... Thinking of Zheng Yaner's threat, Xier trembled even more violently.

Jiang Suining looked at Xier and frowned, "You are shaking."

"Slave, slave..."

"If you still feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself and go down to rest." Jiang Suining said.

Xier was stunned and looked up at Jiang Suining.

The latter continued: "Tell Biyun to ask her to find a doctor for you."

"No, no, I'm fine, no need to call a doctor." Xier said quickly.

Jiang Suining looked at her, "Really?"

"Really." Xier nodded.

"Okay, then you should go find Biyun and tell her that it was me who asked you to give me your monthly salary. If you feel uncomfortable, you can go see a doctor yourself."

Xier pursed her lips and looked at Jiang Suining, her eyes burning with tears, "Thank you, Miss. Thank you."

If she had stayed with the young lady from the beginning and had not lied to her, would things have been much better than they are now? However, she had lied to the young lady and there was no turning back.

"Okay, go down and have a rest. You don't need to serve here." Jiang Suining said.

"Yes, the slaves retire."

The sun had completely set in the west, and darkness enveloped the earth.

After the excitement of the coming-of-age ceremony during the day, the Jiang family seemed a little quieter at night than usual.

The next morning, Zheng Yan'er, who got the recipe, left the Jiang family early and went to Jinfeng Tower, where she made all her efforts to prepare how to compete with Jiang Suining for business.

Jiang Suining took her time to dress up, then took a carriage to meet Chu Jingyue for the appointment.

When Jiang Suining and Chu Jingyue arrived at Xiangji Temple, there were already quite a few pilgrims.

The two got off the carriage at the foot of the mountain and walked up the stone steps while chatting about recent events.

Chu Jingyue has been feeling upset and irritated recently because of being nagged about choosing a son-in-law. She said she came to burn incense today, but actually she just wanted to find an excuse to get some fresh air.

Arriving at the front hall of the temple, Chu Jingyue had finally vented her anger, "Sui Ning, do you find it annoying to listen to my complaints?"

Jiang Suining smiled and shook his head, "Of course not, but I can't help you with anything."

"It's okay. It's good enough that you can listen to me." Chu Jingyue said.

As the two were talking, they suddenly saw a familiar figure in front of them.

Han Nian'an!