Chapter 15 Confrontation
The sun hung high in the sky like a big golden plate. There was no wind in the summer, only the sound of cicadas.

A little maidservant in brown short cloth, with double braids, looking lovely, helped another person get off the carriage.

The girl looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, in her prime, but she was wearing a gray black dress that had been washed to a whitish color. The loose black dress made her look even more petite and frail. Her long black hair was half-tied up with a wooden hairpin, and the rest was casually draped behind her head. Her black hair was like a waterfall, and her lips and teeth were red. Her eyes were like a deer in the forest, gentle, kind, and unusually pretty.

There was only a string of wooden Buddhist beads on her wrist, and the simplest gray cloth shoes on her feet. She clasped her hands together, with her eyes slightly lowered. Her eyelashes were long, her skin was snow-white and her hair was black. When people looked at her for a moment, they couldn't help but hold their breath.

Just like a mayfly born in the morning, beautiful, fragile, yet docile and unaware of the dangers of the world. Just like the girl under the seat of Guanyin, pure as a piece of white paper.

It was a windless June, but the moment the girl got off the carriage, people felt that everything around her was cool and comfortable. Her facial features were not as delicate and eye-catching as Jiang Youyao's, but she was naturally beautiful. Perhaps she grew up in a temple deep in the mountains, and she was naturally gifted. She had no desires or demands, and she walked step by step, as clear as the evening breeze.

The maid helped the girl to the gate of Jiang's house. The girl stopped and bowed slightly. Her voice was as gentle and soft as her appearance. She said, "Jiang Li is unfilial. I have met my father and mother."

When she said this, the people around her seemed to be awakened and stared at her blankly. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Miss Jiang looks like the Prime Minister!"

Jiang Li's eyelashes trembled slightly, her lips pursed slightly, but her posture became more docile.

Jiang Yuanbai looked at his daughter with a complicated expression. After seven years of not seeing each other, Jiang Li had changed so much that he could hardly recognize her as his fiery daughter. He always felt that Jiang Li's temperament was more like Ye Zhenzhen, who was simple and rough in doing things, inflexible, and did not know how to bow her head. Now, after hearing what the people said, Jiang Yuanbai suddenly realized that the grown-up Jiang Li looked more like himself, even more than Jiang Youyao.

Jiang Youyao inherited Ji Shuran's beauty, delicate and small like porcelain, but Jiang Li was like a pear tree growing in the mountains, pure and noble, with outstanding temperament, more like the character of their literati.

Even if this scholar's character is just a disguise.

Perhaps it was the sudden appearance of his daughter whom he had not seen for seven years that aroused Jiang Yuanbai's blood nature, or perhaps it was because Jiang Li now looked like himself, which made Jiang Yuanbai feel closer to her. In short, Jiang Yuanbai softened his heart and reached out to support Jiang Li's bent waist, saying softly: "It's good that you're back. Go in, your grandmother and the others are still waiting for you."

Jiang Yuanbo spoke, and Ji Shuran's smile froze for a moment, then became more sincere. She also held Jiang Li's hand and smiled, "You're finally back."

Jiang Youyao blinked her eyes and suddenly said, "Second sister, why are you still wearing the clothes from the nunnery when you return home? Didn't mother ask Nanny Sun to make new clothes for you? Why do you have to wear such simple clothes? If you don't know, you would think that mother has treated you harshly."

There was a moment of silence around them, and Ji Shuran shouted, "Youyao, stop talking nonsense!" She then turned around and patted Jiang Li's hand soothingly, saying with a smile, "Your sister didn't mean it, so don't take it to heart."

The people who had not yet left the door were staring at Jiang Li. Ji Shuran's apologetic consolation, Jiang Youyao's smug look, and Jiang Yuanbo's slightly changing expression as he looked at her were all seen by Jiang Li.

Tsk tsk tsk, what a big drama, just returning to Yanjing, not even entering the door of the house, but she was given such a blow. How to respond to this, Jiang Li returned to the mansion, and she obviously had new clothes, but she insisted on wearing the black clothes of a nun, what does this mean? Is she dissatisfied with Ji Shuran so she doesn't wear the clothes prepared by Ji Shuran, or does she deliberately let the people see that the Yuanfu Mansion treated her badly? In Jiang Yuanbo's eyes, Jiang Li's actions were disregarding the Jiang Mansion and were full of resentment towards the Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Li smiled slightly, her eyes were purer than Ji Shuran's, she smiled and said: "Mother's good intentions, Jiang Li appreciates it. The clothes sent by Nanny Sun are made of fine silk, intricately embroidered, and inlaid with jewels and jade, which makes people very happy at first sight." Ji Shuran looked at Jiang Li's smiling eyes, and for some reason, she suddenly felt uneasy, and instinctively wanted to stop Jiang Li from continuing. But before she could say anything, Jiang Youyao opened her mouth and continued: "If that's the case, why don't you wear it?"

"It must be that Li'er is used to simple clothing and vegetarianism and can't get used to it for the time being." Ji Shuran said quickly. She instinctively knew that she couldn't let Jiang Li speak, so she took the initiative to stop her.

Jiang Li shook her head: "How could it be? Jiang Li is a woman after all, how can a woman not love fancy clothes, but..." She shook her head regretfully, "After all, Jiang Li hasn't been home to see mother for seven years, and she has rarely communicated with her in the past seven years. Mother doesn't know how tall Jiang Li is, and none of the fancy clothes she made for her fit her."

None of them fit!
The people around were in an uproar. Jiang Li's words were not only because she had not returned home for seven years, but also because she had rarely communicated with her for seven years. I'm afraid it's not just rarely, but there was no communication at all! Otherwise, how could a mother not know her daughter's height when making clothes? That was because she had no idea what Jiang Li was like or how tall she had grown in the past seven years.
How cruel! No matter how big the mistake is, that person is still his own blood!

The people around pointed fingers at Jiang Yuanbai. Jiang Yuanbai was thinking in his heart, but his face was calm. Ji Shuran knew that Jiang Yuanbai was unhappy. In a hurry, Ji Shuran looked at Nanny Sun. How come Nanny Sun didn't mention such a big thing on the way back? Otherwise, how could she, who was so smart, let a little girl like Jiang Li take the raft?

Nanny Sun was also complaining in her heart. She had given those clothes to Jiang Li before, but Jiang Li refused to wear them. Nanny Sun asked her why she didn't wear them, and Jiang Li just said she didn't like wearing them. Nanny Sun didn't try to persuade her, and just thought that Jiang Li was just being stubborn, and even thought that being stubborn was better. When she returned home, it would be a good handle for Ji Shuran to use, so that Jiang Li would suffer a loss.

At that time, Jiang Li only said that she didn't like wearing it, but she didn't say that it didn't fit. Thinking about Jiang Li's previous behavior, Nanny Sun couldn't help but realize that Jiang Li had dug a trap from the beginning, waiting for the lady and the third lady to jump into it!
Jiang Li laughed in her heart. She didn't set a trap for others on purpose. She just did it by chance. It was also a test. If Miss Jiang San and Ji Shuran were really not easy to deal with, they would naturally bump into each other. If they were honest, they would be fine. I didn't expect that I would know everyone's character just after returning home. Ji Shuran was not as kind and gentle as she looked, and Miss Jiang San was also quite hostile to me.

As for this cheap father, Jiang Li is not his biological daughter, so she is not disappointed with what he does. Otherwise, if it were the real Second Miss Jiang, she would have been disheartened a long time ago.

Well, the Jiang family is the most prominent official family in Yanjing City. As a wealthy and powerful family, it is bound to be troubled. In this case, we can only fight against the enemy with our troops and block the water with earth.

But now, she is neither Miss Jiang Er who forgot about falling into the water because she was not as skilled as others, nor is she Xue Fangfei who was submissive and was killed by others. Jiang Li is not afraid of anything now.

You harm me, how do you know I can't harm you?
Jiang Li smiled at Ji Shuran and said, "Although the clothes my mother made don't quite fit me, it was made with such love that Jiang Li will never forget it. But I've lived in the nunnery for seven years and Jiang Li knows that nothing should be wasted. Since the clothes have been made, they can't just stay with me if they don't fit." She suddenly looked at Jiang Youyao on the side.

Ji Shuran's heart skipped a beat, and she heard Jiang Li smile and said, "I think the size of the clothes that mother made for my third sister is just right. Why not give all the clothes that mother made to my third sister? Now that I think about it, those styles and colors will be a perfect match for my third sister, and she will look very beautiful in them."

Ji Shuran's face turned pale.

The last straw that broke the camel's back! I'm afraid that from tomorrow on, the story of how the new wife of the Jiang family treats her stepdaughter and biological daughter will spread all over Yanjing City. The difference between relatives and strangers is obvious at a glance. Jiang Li had just returned home and destroyed her reputation as a virtuous woman that she had worked hard to build for many years!

What a great Miss Jiang!
　This is the first time that Li Zi is fighting. Hahahahahahaha

　　
　
(End of this chapter)