Chapter 44 Provocation
Jiang Yuanbo planned to send Jiang Li to Mingyi Hall, and soon the whole Jiang family knew about it.

When Second Housewife Lu was talking to Jiang Yuanping, she also asked, "What was your idea, big brother? Why did you think of sending Jiang Li there? If Jiang Li went in, the girls who were studying there would definitely talk about her behind her back, and they might even bully her. Our Jiang family would be embarrassed, wouldn't they?"

Mrs. Lu was spoiled since she was a child, and Jiang Yuanping was a good-tempered person with a smile on his face, so he didn't care about what he said on weekdays. The first half of her words seemed to be for Jiang Li's sake, and the second half seemed to blame Jiang Li for losing face, and it was unclear whether her intentions were good or bad.

"Brother has his own ideas. Why are you worrying about them?" Jiang Yuanping drank his tea slowly. "We don't have a daughter in the second branch."

"That's right." Mrs. Lu thought for a moment and said, "If there's any shame, it's the eldest wife who's embarrassed. But I think Jiang Li is not a pushover. She just came back not long ago and she's already made the eldest sister-in-law look shabby. She looks much better than before. I just don't know how long she can hold out. I've never seen Ji Shi just let it go after suffering a loss at the hands of anyone."

Judging from Mrs. Lu's tone, her relationship with Ji Shuran is not as harmonious as it appears.

"Don't mind his business." Jiang Yuanping waved his hand: "The world is at peace."

In Wanfeng Hall, Old Madam Jiang was also discussing this matter with Jiang Yuanbai.

"Yuan Bo, what exactly do you think?" asked Old Madam Jiang.

"Mother, Li'er is already fifteen. Children of commoners start school at the age of fifteen, but princes start school at the age of eight, and sons of ministers start school at the age of ten. Although Li'er starts school later, it's the same as children of commoners."

Madam Jiang looked at Jiang Yuanbai and said, "You know, that's not what I'm asking. The age when the second girl enters school is not important."

Jiang Yuanbo hesitated for a moment: "Mother, although Li'er made mistakes in the past, it is not too late to mend the situation. She was too young at that time, and her future cannot be affected by the mistakes she made when she was young."

Madam Jiang lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking. After a long while, she said, "Since you have made up your mind, just do it. Zhenzhu," she called the maid beside her, "take the four purple wooden study sets from the storehouse and send them to the second girl."

Zhenzhu quickly stood up, and Jiang Yuanbo heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Jiang Yuanbai left after talking to Madam Jiang about things to do after school. After Jiang Yuanbai left, Feicui, the maidservant beside Madam Jiang, asked, "Madam, don't you want the second young lady to enroll?"

"If I didn't want it, I wouldn't have given her stationery."

Sending stationery was to express Mrs. Jiang's support for Jiang Li's admission. When other people in the Jiang Mansion saw it, they would not speak up even if they had any other opinions.

"Then..." Emerald was puzzled.

"I watched Yuan Bo grow up. He is a thoughtful person. I am afraid that he has set his eyes on the second girl and wants to do something with her." Old Madam Jiang sighed, "But the second girl now is not something that anyone can manipulate."

"I'm afraid that this will cause a rift between the father and daughter, and that the family will be in turmoil."

…While Madam Jiang was speaking, Jiang Youyao broke a teapot in the back garden of the Jiang residence.

Jiang Yu'e looked at the purple clay teapot with heartache. If such a teapot was sold outside, it would cost at least one hundred taels of silver. Jiang Youyao just broke it, but she didn't care at all.

"Jiang Li! Why did Dad send Jiang Li to Mingyitang? What did she say to Dad!" In front of Jiang Yu'e and Jiang Yuyan, Jiang Youyao never concealed her anger.

Jiang Yuyan shrank timidly, but Jiang Yu'e agreed with her, "Jiang Li must have said something in front of Great Uncle. Jiang Li is really weird. Not long after returning home, Great Uncle's heart has been biased towards her. Oh, by the way," Jiang Yu'e wanted to stab Jiang Youyao, so she said, "I heard that Grandmother also gave Jiang Li a set of purple wood stationery, which is the set that Grandmother didn't give you when you asked for it before. Jiang Li is really not simple. Not only did she win over Great Uncle, but she also pleased Grandmother."

Hearing this, Jiang Youyao was stunned, and then asked: "Are you telling the truth? Did grandma really give Jiang Li a set of purple wood stationery?"

"Of course it's true." Jiang Yu'e shrugged, "All the servants in Wanfeng Hall saw it."

"This bitch!" Jiang Youyao was furious. She liked the purple wood stationery very much and asked Madam Jiang for it several times but she never gave it to her. Now Madam Jiang gave the stationery to Jiang Li. Isn't this a slap in her face? It's telling others that she, Jiang Youyao, is not as good as Jiang Li!

"No, I have to go find my mother," Jiang Youyao said, "We can't let Jiang Li go to Mingyi Hall!"

"Third sister," Jiang Yu'e held her back, "Now that the old lady and the eldest uncle have spoken, Jiang Li's entry into Mingyi Hall is a foregone conclusion. It's too late for Third Sister to say it now, but I think that Jiang Li entering Mingyi Hall is simply ignorant of the world. She doesn't even think about how many young ladies from noble families in Mingyi Hall dare to associate with her. And she is so poorly educated, and I don't know how many jokes she will make. Wouldn't she become a foil for Third Sister and be ridiculed by others?"

Jiang Youyao slowly calmed down after hearing this. Jiang Yu'e's words made sense. She said, "That being said, it's unbearable for her to always hang around in front of me!" Jiang Youyao felt very uncomfortable when she thought that Jiang Li might go to the Imperial College across the street and do something to Zhou Yanbang.

"Third sister, a lack of patience can ruin great plans." Jiang Yu'e said with a smile.

After Jiang Youyao calmed down and left, Jiang Yuyan asked, "Fifth sister, why did you encourage Third Sister to deal with Second Sister?"

Jiang Yu'e sneered: "Who told her to overestimate her own abilities!"

The third branch of the Jiang family was originally weak, after all, it was a concubine's branch. Jiang Yuyan and Jiang Yu'e were able to study in Mingyi Hall because Jiang Yuanxing had always tried to please Jiang Yuanbo. In Jiang Yu'e's heart, she was both inferior and conceited. She had high aspirations and was determined to be no worse than anyone else. In terms of talent and learning, in fact, the most outstanding person in the entire Jiang family was Jiang Yu'e.

Jiang Youyao doesn't need to win the reputation of a talented woman to be the apple of the Jiang family's eye, but Jiang Yu'e wants this reputation to add icing on the cake. This is the only thing Jiang Yu'e is proud of. She is more talented than Jiang Li, and she will feel superior by stepping on Jiang Li, the legitimate daughter.

But now, Jiang Yuanbai asked Jiang Li to go to Mingyi Hall. In this way, the four daughters of the Jiang family are the same. Someone who was much worse than herself suddenly caught up with her, so Jiang Yu'e's sense of superiority disappeared, and Jiang Li was the culprit of all this.

To restore his sense of superiority, Jiang Li had to live a worse life than him. Jiang Youyao and Jiang Li were already enemies, and a slight provocation would inevitably lead to countless conflicts.

Jiang Yu'e only needs to add fuel to the fire.

(End of this chapter)