Chapter 224 From now on, we will serve our cousin together, aren’t we sisters?
Chapter 224 From now on, we will serve our cousin together, aren’t we sisters?
The army went out to fight, and the capital returned to its former tranquility. Jiang Yutong would occasionally go to the shop, and then stroll around the Pluto Palace and the Du Mansion.
That day, Jiang Yutong came out of the shop as usual and saw the familiar figure in front of a food shop. Although he was deliberately disguised, Jiang Yutong still recognized him.
Perhaps feeling Jiang Yutong's gaze, Ning Zhengqing threw away the pastry in his hand and turned away.
The boss cursed, "What kind of person is this? You said you wanted to buy it but you don't want it. You wasted a piece of oil paper for nothing."
Jiang Yutong chased for a few steps, but soon he disappeared from sight.
Xia Zhu and Qiu Yue also followed, "Miss, is there anything going on?"
"Just saw someone I know."
Jiang Yuantong shook his head and said, "Let's go."
After getting on the carriage, Jiang Yutong thought more and more that something was wrong and told the driver, "Go to Pluto's Palace."
Princess Dou is still very nice to Jiang Yutong. When she heard that Jiang Yutong was coming, she asked someone to welcome her in.
Inside, Princess Changning and Dou Xiumin were accompanying Princess Dou.
Jiang Yutong greeted everyone.
Princess Dou smiled and said, "You've come just in time. We just happen to have some fresh mutton. Let's have a mutton hotpot here today."
Jiang Yutong declined, "No, I came over now to talk to General Shi about something."
Princess Dou's heart tightened. "But did Feng'er bring back any news?"
Jiang Yutong quickly said, "Don't worry, Princess. I haven't received any news from Hades yet. It's something else that I want to trouble General Shi with."
Princess Dou patted her chest and said, "I'm glad you're okay."
Then Princess Dou ordered someone to find Shi Zhiwen.
Shi Zhiwen arrived soon.
Jiang Yutong bowed to Princess Dou and said, "Princess, please excuse me and General Shi."
Dou Xiumin curled her lips. "As a single man and a single woman, what can we not listen to? Your aunt is half your elder."
Jiang Yutong looked up at Princess Dou and said, "Princess, this is a little private matter of mine. If you want to hear it, it's okay to talk about it here."
Princess Dou glanced at Dou Xiumin and said, "No need for that. You can go and talk to her yourselves."
Dou Xiumin shook her handkerchief and snorted.
Jiang Yutong didn't walk far. When they reached the yard, the people in the house could see them but couldn't hear what they were saying.
Jiang Yutong recounted what happened when he saw Ning Zhengqing. Ning Zhengqing was rescued on the way to Beijing and there was no news since then. Now he appeared in Beijing again. At this time, Jiang Yutong still needed to be cautious.
"Go check it out, don't alert the enemy."
Shi Zhiwen frowned, "I understand."
Jiang Yutong thought that it would be inconvenient to come to the Pluto Palace every time she came to see Shi Zhiwen.
"If you have any news, please pass it directly to Xia Zhu. If I need you something in the future, I will also let Xia Zhu contact you."
Shi Zhiwen nodded, clasped his fists towards Jiang Yutong and left.
Jiang Yutong returned to the hall and said goodbye to everyone, "It's getting late. I won't bother you any more. I'll take my leave now."
Princess Dou smiled and said, "Come and play when you have time. Changning, go to the kitchen and tell them to load the mutton we got today onto Yutong's carriage."
Changning nodded and walked towards the kitchen.
Dou Xiumin rolled her eyes and said, "Aunt, let me see Yutong off."
Before Princess Dou could say anything, Dou Xiumin took Jiang Yutong's hand and walked out.
Crossing the corridor, Dou Xiumin stopped and said, "Although I am a little older than you, I will still call you sister from now on."
Jiang Yutong raised an eyebrow at the word "sister". "Where did Miss Dou start?"
Dou Xiumin held up her handkerchief and said shyly, "From now on, we will serve our cousin together, so we are sisters, aren't we?"
Jiang Yutong's expression changed, and she recalled the three rules she had agreed with Xiao Yifeng. "I haven't heard Xiao Yifeng mention this before."
"Oh, my cousin and I were originally scheduled to be married a long time ago. Since it was the Queen Mother who arranged the marriage, I can only be a little aggrieved. But as long as I can be by my cousin's side, I am happy to accept any status."
Dou Xiumin glanced at Jiang Yutong, who looked unhappy, and continued, "Before leaving, my cousin also promised me that when he returned from a victorious battle, he would take me in as his concubine."
Jiang Yutong pinched her handkerchief and said, "Congratulations, Miss Dou. It's getting late, I should go back."
Dou Xiumin saw that the effect was achieved, and said no more, "I'll take you there."
"No need. I've been to this Pluto Palace countless times."
After saying that, he walked away without waiting for Dou Xiumin to say anything else.
Dongmei hurriedly followed.
Jiang Yutong walked so fast that Dongmei had to jog to keep up.
Soon, they got on the carriage and Jiang Yutong said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
Xia Zhu glanced at Jiang Yutong, who looked unhappy, then turned to look at Dongmei, who shook her head.
The carriage left quickly. At this moment, Changning was leading people out with mutton. "Hey, the meat hasn't been loaded yet."
Changning was suspicious, seeing how unhappy he looked.
Then he arranged for someone to deliver the meat directly to the Jiang residence.
On the way back, I saw Dou Xiumin standing under the corridor with a happy look on her face.
"Cousin, why does Yutong look unhappy? What did mother say?"
Princess Changning was afraid that Princess Dou would send her away and say things to Jiang Yutong that she shouldn't, although Princess Dou seemed to be much kinder to Jiang Yutong during this period and seemed to have accepted her as her daughter-in-law.
Dou Xiumin shook her head. "No, I sent Yutong out after you left. Maybe Yutong left for something urgent."
Princess Changning didn't say anything after seeing this.
In the carriage, Jiang Yutong couldn't calm down at this moment.
Dou Xiumin's call of "sister" made her feel sick. In this era, she was unwilling to invest her feelings and could not accept the men having three wives and four concubines. She thought Xiao Yifeng was different.
Jiang Yutong snorted. It turned out that all men in the world are evil. Let's wait until Xiao Yifeng comes back.
For several days, Jiang Yutong was in a bad mood, and even Dongmei spoke in a much lower voice.
Dongmei looked at the letter in her hand and hesitated whether to hand it over. Finally, she bit the bullet and sent it to the study. "Miss, there is a letter from the young master and Hades."
Jiang Yutong was writing with a brush and said without looking up, "Put it there."
Dongmei put it down gently and prepared to leave.
"Is there any news from Shi Zhiwen?"
Dongmei shook her head, "Not yet."
"Understood, let's go down."
When the door closed, Jiang Yutong put down his pen, sat down, and looked at the letter.
I flipped through it and found Jiang Yuwen's first. Jiang Yuwen didn't say much, just said where he was and everything went well.
There was also a letter inside for her to pass on to Du Xiaoyao.
Then Jiang Yutong looked at the letter written by Xiao Yifeng, squeezed it and found it was quite thick, and threw it away in frustration.
At this time, Xia Zhu's voice sounded, "Miss, General Shi is here."
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