Chapter 118: Peace After the Storm
Jiang Shijin didn't believe that the Bai family had any good intentions.

Zuo just wanted to see a joke, so she didn't want to see him at all. But when Lingzhi walked in, her face looked a little unhappy, and she said something to Jiang Shijin who was still lying on the bed.

"Princess, this is the note that the eldest young lady just left behind."

Jiang Shijin was a little confused. Why was he handing over a note at this time? He took it and was a little impatient at first. But when he looked at it, he was so frightened that he couldn't even speak.

The note read: A few days ago, Zhang was executed by her parents and taken away by their family after her death. Her coffin is now kept in a charity cemetery outside the city and it is unknown when she will be buried.

Just four lines of words made Jiang Shijin's eyes red.

That was her mother who gave birth to her and raised her. She had been devoted to her for so many years, and now she was gone. How could she accept it?
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, Lingzhi, go outside and find the prince to come over. I want to ask him, is my mother really gone?"

As soon as I finished speaking, tears started to fall.

Then he lifted the quilt and prepared to get down, with a somewhat crazy look on his face, and said to the outside.

"No, I'll go ask in person. I want to go back to the Jiang family to see what's going on."

She had been recuperating since returning to Prince Chun's Mansion, and most of the time she was upset and regretful about the loss of her child. She didn't know much about her mother, so of course she couldn't accept the news when she suddenly heard it.

In just a few days, she lost her son and her mother. Her already difficult emotions became even more intense. When she struggled to get up, she was stopped by Lingzhi.

"Princess, your wound has just healed a little. The doctor has repeatedly told you to rest. If you go out now, not only will it cause trouble for the prince to take a concubine, but you may not be able to return to the Jiang family. It will only make your situation in the mansion more difficult. If the second wife is still alive, she will feel sorry for you."

Lingzhi genuinely cares about her master Jiang Shijin, so everything she says is for her own good.

Jiang Shijin cried sadly, but she also knew that Lingzhi's words made sense. Listening to the loud sounds of gongs and drums outside, she had never felt more desperate than now.

The wound on her stomach was aching slightly, and because of her violent struggle, it seemed to be bleeding. Lingzhi was very anxious. Their Crown Prince's Consort had already suffered a lot this time. If she didn't take care of her body, the possibility of getting pregnant in the future would be even smaller. So she hurried to find medicine.

Although Prince Chun's Mansion was very cold towards Jiang Shijin's courtyard, they still provided all the necessary medicines. After re-applying the medicine to Jiang Shijin, they also gave her a tranquilizer pill, hoping that Jiang Shijin could rest for a while and calm down.

Jiang Shijin lay back on the bed, tears dripping from the corners of her eyes.

This time, she really felt a little regretful.

Life in her previous life was not as rich as it is now, but it was much better in every aspect. At least her mother was still alive and could entertain Sun Yile every day. At least she was in good health and had enough energy to take care of the children. At least she had never been looked down upon by her husband's family, and the couple was still harmonious.

Thinking of this, she felt that she had done something wrong. On the day of the Lantern Festival, when she took the initiative to use the name of the eldest sister to seduce the prince, she thought that she would walk a path that everyone would envy, but she didn't expect that this path was the real purgatory on earth.

Only she knew the tears of regret she was shedding at this moment. What she didn't expect was that even so, the outsiders' calculations against her had not stopped. Her cousin Zhang Yunmeng was one, and the other was the old lady Jiang who had loved her like a treasure.

In Tai'an Courtyard.

At this moment, Jiang Shiyue was obediently serving the old lady with medicine. After experiencing what happened with Aunt Hai, she seemed to have grown up a lot overnight. She used to be a little eager for quick success, but recently she has been very well-behaved.

During the day he stayed with the old lady in Tai'an Courtyard, never causing trouble nor talking too much. At night he would return to his own Yueying Pavilion and would not go anywhere else.

"Two days ago, I was going out to buy some new silk threads for my eldest sister's wedding dress. Thinking that my fourth sister hadn't been out for a long time, I specially went to ask her out, but she refused. Big sister, this fourth sister is not too sad."

Jiang Shiyue loves to go out and she will never miss any opportunity.

But now, she actually refused, so Jiang Shishu was very surprised, and then became worried. After all, losing her mother was basically the same as happening right in front of her, so she mentioned it when Ting Shixuan was chatting with Jiang Shiyuan.

Jiang Shiyuan put down the teacup in his hand and did not respond.

She could understand her fourth sister's behavior these days. She just wanted to pretend to be well-behaved and pitiful in front of her grandmother, so that when her aunt went north, she could say a few good words for her and let her leave Xijing City, this place of trouble, as soon as possible.

However, she felt that she had been a little too self-sentient in the past few days, always thinking about the brothers and sisters in the family. It would be inappropriate to abandon the siblings from the second room, so she came up with such advice. But now it seems that she was a little redundant.

I don't know whether my aunt will approve of my fourth sister's behavior. She has been in business for many years, and I'm afraid her eyes are even sharper than mine. My fourth sister's little tricks may not be enough in front of her.

"Don't worry. It's a tiring job for Fourth Sister to serve Grandmother now. She is probably just too lazy to move. Since the incident with Aunt Hai has already happened, there is no need to worry too much. Time will slowly heal the pain."

Jiang Shishu sighed. There wasn't much she could do.

However, she now has some pretty good material, and she thought that after her eldest sister's wedding dress is embroidered, she will make a few for her fourth sister. Although she can't legitimately observe mourning for Aunt Hai, it is still a token of her love.

Thinking of this, I didn’t say anything more.

"After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be the Queen Mother's birthday. You have received the princess's promise, so you will also have to enter the palace at that time, so you can put my wedding dress on hold. First, pick out some brocade with bright colors. Do you want to make the style yourself or let an outside embroidery workshop decide?"

Compared to Jiang Shiyue, Jiang Shiyuan likes to take care of his third sister more, so he asked this question.

"Thank you, big sister, but I don't plan to make it. Among the several ready-made clothes that Daddy bought for me before, there is one with oleander embroidery. It looks pretty good. I plan to wear that to the palace. It won't cost a lot of money."

When Jiang Shiyuan heard the word "waste", he suddenly reacted.

Aunt Yang received a monthly allowance as an aunt, and the third sister received a monthly allowance as a concubine. The two of them together only received one and a half taels per month, which was not a big deal for daily expenses, but it was really tight if they wanted to buy anything.