Chapter 63: Disobedience and Evil Intentions after Slapping
Jiang Shishu asked sincerely, but Jiang Shiyuan shook his head and answered with certainty.

"Don't worry, she is much more tenacious than you think, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to grow up under Second Aunt's care for so many years. Don't take today's incident to heart, I will deal with it later."

Jiang Shishu nodded obediently. She didn't have any big ideas, so she naturally obeyed her elder sister's words. However, she was still a little scared. After all, she had lived in the princess's mansion for so long and had never seen the princess lose her temper like this. She thought she was a gentle person, but she didn't expect her to slap the princess thirty times as soon as she opened her mouth. She was so scared that she needed to calm down.

Seeing what she was thinking, Jiang Shiyuan stepped forward and said comfortingly.

"The princess is not an unreasonable person. She slapped my fourth sister today for a reason. She was indeed a little unbecoming. You are embroidering gifts at the princess's mansion, and it's almost time for you to return home, right? When you come back, take a rest at home, and we can chat."

"Well, it will be done in about three to five days. I will go find my elder sister then."

"That's perfect. Didn't Daddy say last time that he would take us to Lanyue Tower to watch the Qiqiao Festival?"

"A grand gathering for begging for skills?"

Pei Zisu asked this question. He suddenly felt that his cousin was living a very happy life and even had grand events to attend. If it weren't for some things to arrange in Hanzhou, he really didn't want to be separated from her for a moment.

Seeing what he was thinking, Jiang Shiyuan lowered his head and chuckled.

"Cousin, Hanzhou should also have many lively festivals to celebrate with the people, do you know?"

"New Year's Eve, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Cold Food Festival. Oh, and Hanzhou also has a April Mountain Temple Peach Blossom Festival. I've never been there, but I heard it's very lively every year. Ah Nian, do you want to go?"

"April? If there's a chance, of course I'd like to go."

"Okay, I'll arrange it then."

Pei Zisu's tone was so calm that no one could hear anything wrong, but it was clear that in his previous life he had been assassinated on an ordinary day in April and died beside the flooded Huai River.

Although he had not yet found out who had harmed him, he had memorized the face of the man who had killed him before he died. Therefore, he had already made arrangements in advance to search for that person secretly. If he knew who was the mastermind behind it, he would make him feel the same way!

He was lost in his memories and dazed for a moment, and then he missed the heartache in Jiang Shiyuan's eyes at that moment.

April 22, the 14th year of Shengkang's reign, was the day when the news of his death reached Xijing City.

The next month, the King of Han led his personal guards in a rebellion, and they were advancing rapidly. If it were not for the help of King Yi, who joined forces with the Longwu Army in Xijing City to fight hard, the world would have been replaced by a new leader long ago.

When it came to discussing the crimes and punishments, all the descendants of the King of Han were killed. However, whether the Pei family, the most important family in Hanzhou, was involved had been a hot topic of debate in the court.

Until she died, she still hadn't figured out the cause and effect.

But she remembered clearly that Prince Yi wanted to marry the daughter of the Pei family. This matter was arranged by her hypocritical husband, Prince Chun, in her previous life. However, she did not live to see the outcome, so she was not very clear about it.

The two of them were silent, each with their own thoughts. Jiang Shishu, who was standing aside, frowned a little, but dared not say much, so he could only stand there obediently. It was Pei Ziyao who interrupted their thoughts. No matter what happened in the future, she was still high-spirited and heroic at the moment. She walked over and said loudly, "The banquet is about to start. What are you and cousin Anian doing standing there? Let's go."

As soon as she opened her mouth, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, then put aside their thoughts and went to the flower hall. When they arrived, the scene was very lively.

No one mentioned those two little things that just happened.

Everyone congratulated and praised Mrs. Pei, especially when mentioning the marriage between Jiang Shiyuan and Pei Zisu, they couldn't stop praising them for being a match made in heaven and a talented man and a beautiful woman.

Pei was laughing happily, not feeling at all that her limelight was being stolen. Old Madam Wang was even more so, she was laughing so hard that her eyebrows and eyes were almost invisible. But compared to their laughter and joy, Old Madam Jiang in the side room had a cruel look on her face.

"You are a worthless person. You came to the Marquis' Mansion and not only did you not bring any help to the family, but you also angered Princess Qinghuan and slapped her thirty times. I think your reputation is ruined. Who would want someone who has offended the princess to marry into their family? Trash! You are just a piece of trash!"

Old Madam Jiang cursed and vented all her anger at the humiliation she had just suffered at the hands of her eldest granddaughter. She didn't care at all that there was a maid from the Marquis's Mansion in the room who was applying medicine to Jiang Shiyue. Such humiliation made Jiang Shiyue, who had already felt wronged, even more resentful.

The trouble she is in today is all because of those two good sisters!
One pretended to be noble and dignified, and the other pretended to be pitiful, but she was sent to Princess Qinghuan as a stepping stone. Thinking of this, the flesh in her hands was squeezed to the point of bleeding, but she was completely unaware of it.

The maid also knew that it would be embarrassing for her to stay, so she quickly applied the medicine and left.

After she went out, Jiang Shiyue crawled on her knees to Old Madam Jiang. Now her only hope was her grandmother. No matter how much she hated this old woman, she could only pretend to be aggrieved.

"Grandma, you are right. I was just anxious and wanted to show off, but I didn't expect that my elder sister would be so cruel. After all, I am also a member of the Jiang family. I dare not say anything when the princess punishes me, but she doesn't help to plead for mercy at all. She really doesn't care about the family affection of my Jiang family. Grandma, after such an elder sister gets married, I am afraid that she will really do as my mother said and will not take the Jiang family into consideration at all!"

Even with a swollen face, he still did not forget to trip up Jiang Shiyuan. Jiang Shiyue was indeed a child raised by his second aunt Zhang. He was very good at confusing right and wrong.

Although Old Madam Jiang hated her granddaughter, she felt that what she said made sense.

Today, their Jiang family should have been on equal footing with the Marquis' Mansion, but Old Madam Wang only had the Xiang family in her eyes and didn't take her seriously at all. Otherwise, even for the sake of this marriage relationship, she shouldn't have let Princess Qinghuan humiliate the Jiang family like this.

When she thought that the Wenyuan Marquisate might have done it on purpose, she looked at the four granddaughters in front of her and they didn't seem as annoying as before. She frowned deeply, but still let her stand up and talk.

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to eat this meal. Come back with me first."

"Wait a minute, grandma. I know I've embarrassed myself, so I'm too embarrassed to go to the banquet. But you are my eldest sister's grandmother, and you are also an elder that the Marquis's wife should respect. You came here today because you were invited. There's no need to be angry because of your granddaughter. You should go and have a good meal today, so that the dignitaries in Xijing City can see clearly that the girl who is betrothed to the Pei family is our Jiang family's girl after all. This is the most important thing."

Although Jiang Shiyue is small in stature, he has a big mind.

Although she was wronged today, she had suffered a lot in the past, so she would not leave angrily for such a small thing. She had not yet achieved what she wanted, but since she could not do it herself, she would let her grandmother go.

As long as everyone remembers that it was their Jiang family that was engaged to the Pei family, then she, the fourth daughter of the Jiang family, still has a glimmer of hope!
So she had to kneel down to let her grandmother go to the hall.