Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 177 Jiang Xue's Good

The betrothal ceremony of the Jiang family and the Xue family was scheduled for July 22nd.

The end of July is the end of summer and the weather will be much cooler.

Furthermore, Jiang Cheng will enter the Imperial Examination Hall to take part in the imperial examination on the ninth day of August.

If he completes the betrothal ceremony earlier, he can prepare for the exam with peace of mind.

With Yang's guidance, Jiang Li was able to organize the betrothal ceremony with ease.

In addition, Jiang Minzhi was a new official and was in the limelight, so the number of people coming to the banquet was even greater than she had expected.

"Send the message down to the kitchen. The dishes must be sufficient. No distinction should be made between men and women. Whether they can finish the food or not is their business. As the host, we cannot appear stingy."

Jiang Li was wearing a light blue skirt and had her hair combed in a decent and unobtrusive bun. She looked fresh, lively and elegant like an orchid.

She lifted her skirt and stepped onto the stairs, walking towards the front hall while giving detailed instructions to Luo Zhi beside her.

After Luo Zhi responded, she went to the kitchen to keep an eye on the girl.

Jiang Li took only two steps before turning around and telling Xing Ping,

"Go and tell the maids in the tea room. Although it's not as hot as it was two days ago, it will still be a bit stuffy at noon. Especially after the men have drunk alcohol, they may be more afraid of the heat. Make sure to prepare enough ice cubes, herbal tea, and hangover soup."

"Yes, girl." Xingping hurried away.

As Jiang Li walked, she was thinking in her mind if there was anything she had not taken into consideration.

My brother is welcoming guests outside the door, and my father is entertaining guests in the main hall. By the way...where is Zou?

Jiang Li stopped and looked around.

She had just patrolled along the way but did not see Zou.

Could it be that Zou took it upon herself to go to the backyard to receive guests?

Jiang Li was suddenly startled and quickened his pace to the second door of the backyard, but did not see Zou.

At the Moon Gate, there were two elderly maids she had specially arranged, who were welcoming the female relatives into the hospital.

Seeing her coming, one of the maids bowed and said, "Miss, is there anything I can tell you?"

Jiang Li shook her head. "Nothing, just take care of the guests."

The Jiang family has no mistress, and now it all depends on this girl. The two maids naturally obey her words.

A huge stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and Jiang Li couldn't help but complain in his heart, was he being too suspicious?

At this time, the entire Jiang family was busy.

As long as Zou didn't come out to cause trouble, she had no time to care about where Zou went.

At this time, Zou was looking around at the corner door of the backyard. Seeing that there was no one in the alley, she tiptoed out of the house.

Today, while the mansion was busy and no one was paying attention to where she was going, she wanted to sneak to Huajia Lane to take a look.

As soon as I turned the corner of the alley, a young man in a brocade robe came towards me, bowed and asked, "Are you Madam Jiang?"

Zou was startled out of nowhere.

When she looked carefully, she found that although the other party was asking, his tone was extremely confident. Could it be that she had seen her somewhere before?

She could only pretend to be calm and responded softly, "Yes, I am your servant. May I ask who the young master is..."

"I am from Changzhou, a student of the Western School. I have always admired Lord Jiang. I learned that Lord Jiang's residence is here, so I came to see him."

After hearing this, Zou straightened her back and couldn't help but act like a mistress.

"In that case, there happens to be a wedding in the mansion today. Why don't you go in and have a glass of wedding wine?"

"No, no, I dare not bother you. I just have something that I would like to ask Madam Jiang for help."

These calls of "Mrs. Jiang" made Zou so happy that she almost forgot herself.

Only then did she carefully look at the young man in front of her.

The man was not very tall and was rather thin.

He was handsome and fair-skinned, but his voice was a little delicate, not as deep as other men's.

"What's the matter?" she asked.

"It's like this. I have admired Lord Jiang's calligraphy for a long time. I want to ask for a few of his scraps to use as copybooks. If I can learn even a little bit of Lord Jiang's style, I will be satisfied."

Before Zou could answer, the man hurriedly added,

"Of course, I won't let Madam Jiang's hard work go in vain. I am willing to offer one thousand taels of silver as a reward. I hope Madam Jiang will agree to this..."

One thousand taels of silver!!

When Zou heard this, her eyes suddenly widened.

He instantly looked at the man in front of him as if he were the God of Wealth.

The man felt a little embarrassed by his stare and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Mrs. Jiang? Are you willing to make this trip for me?"

Zou snorted coldly, "Of course not!"

Do you think she is stupid?

He casually promised a reward of one thousand taels, proving that the man must be very wealthy.

Since you are so wealthy, why not kill as many rabbits as you can while there is still meat?

The man's expression changed, as if he had not expected Zou to refuse.

According to her master's investigation, she pawned items everywhere and seemed to be very short of money. How could she not be tempted by one thousand taels of silver?

"Mrs. Jiang, what do you want me to do you a favor?"

Zou cleared her throat and said with a smile, "With my master's reputation, how can a mere one thousand taels be enough?"

Hearing this, the man breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that she was just too greedy and thought the price he offered was not enough?

"Just tell me, Madam," the man said generously.

Zou smiled and held up a finger. "How about ten thousand taels?"

The man didn't hesitate and agreed immediately, "Deal!"

Zou looked pale.

It’s over. She agreed so readily. It seems she didn’t ask for too much!

The man took out a silver note from his pocket and unfolded it in front of her.

"This 1,000 taels of silver note is my deposit. I will come back here in three days to collect it, and I will pay the remaining silver at that time. Madam, do you think this is feasible?"

Zou took the banknote, still unhappy that her bid was too low, and said, "Okay!"

After receiving the banknotes, Zou took advantage of the early morning and went to Huajia Lane as quickly as possible to comfort the annoying Lian Laoer.

When she returned to Jiangdu City from Liangzhou, she had no idea that Lian Lao Er would sneak along with her.

He actually took advantage of the dirty things that happened between them in the past to control her and demanded a huge amount of hush money from her.

She scraped together some money and sent people to deliver it.

But Lian Lao Er actually thought that what she gave was too little. He went to the casino and lost everything in one go, and he didn't even have the capital to turn things around.

Just when Zou was worrying about what to do, this money came to her doorstep. It really was a blessing in disguise.

Once I get these ten thousand taels, I won’t be afraid of the second brother asking for a huge amount.

When the time comes, give him a few thousand taels and send him back to Liangzhou quickly. Keeping him in Jiangdu City will eventually be a disaster.