Jiang Li spoke to herself: āItās a pity, fifth sister has both the appearance and talent, but in the future, probably could only be matched with an unknown man. Let alone being on par with heir Zhou, maybe he couldnāt even be compared with an ordinary official son. Thatās right, being an ordinary personās wife perhaps couldnāt be compared with being heir Zhouās concubine. What a pity,ā she hesitated as she was about to continue speaking and shook her head. With a sigh, āComparing one person to another, but still inferior, itās all due to fate.ā
Jiang Yuāe felt even more uncomfortable. What she hated most in her life was to be compared to others. But in the Jiang family, she felt as if anyone could come up and trample her. Thereās hatred in her heart and unwilling to concede, Jiang Yuāe said: āMy life is like this, of course not as good as third sister. But second sister is generous. Originally, heir Zhou was supposed to be tied together with second sister, now he becomes second sisterās brother-in-law. Second sister could actually be so calm. No wonder people say staying in the nunnery for some time would make one have a clear mind without any desire.ā
Jiang Yuāe thought Jiang Liās light as cloud, gentle as wind, carefree appearance was undoubtedly just pretending. If it was her, it was impossible for her to be so relaxed. But Jiang Yuāe often happily stabbed Jiang Li with a knife but she always returned without any achievements. It was as if Jiang Li didnāt know how to be angry.
Sure enough, this time, Jiang Li listened to Jiang Yuāeās provocation until the end and merely smiled with indifference. She said: āSo what does it matter whether one is willing or unwilling? After all, itās already like this. Moreover, in the future I still have a chance. Though not comparable with heir Zhou, itās still a chosen one, while fifth sisterā¦ā¦.ā She glanced at Jiang Yuāe meaningfully and didnāt continue.
Jiang Yuāe understood the words Jiang Li didnāt say out loud. The person Jiang Yuāe could pick would forever be incomparable to the one for Jiang Li.
Probably because her heart was full of anger and resentment, Jiang Yuāe was unable to think clearly and felt dizzy. She momentarily didnāt know what to say.
While speaking, from the corner of her eye, Jiang Li paid attention to the expression of the palace maid that was showing them the way. Noticing that the palace maid seemed to be listening to the conversation between her and Jiang Yuāe but remained unmoved, Jiang Li became more alert.
After walking for a while, suddenly they came face to face with another palace maid. She smiled at Jiang Yuāe and said: āHer Highness Li-pin asked slave servant to bring Jiang fifth miss to pick clothes first in the side room.ā Then she turned to Jiang Li and smiled: āJiang second miss first go to the room in front to sit and have a rest. After Jiang fifth miss has picked a dress, slave servant would send miss back.ā
Jiang Li sneered inside, Ji Shuranās people were really impatient to take Jiang Yuāe away. A play must be acted in its entirety; she smiled faintly, her hands pressing onto the middle of her forehead. Jiang Li spoke to Jiang Yuāe: āSince thatās the case, then fifth sister go first. I have a terrible headache and will take a rest first. Iāll just wait for you in the room.ā
Along the way, Jiang Yuāe had eaten a bellyful of anger from Jiang Li and naturally wouldnāt say anything abnormal. Furthermore, she could go to pick the clothes prepared for her by Li-pin, which made Jiang Yuāe very excited. Jiang Yuāe agreed and saw Jiang Li turned around, following the original palace maid to continue moving ahead.
But in the split second Jiang Li turned around, something suddenly fell out of Jiang Liās sleeve.
Jiang Yuāe was close to her and subconsciously bent down to pick it up. It was a strip of paper. Jiang Yuāe was about to call out to Jiang Li when for a moment, the light emitted from the lanterns hanging at the side of the promenade fell on the slip of paper and she could clearly read the handwritten message on it.
Jiang Yuāeās voice was immediately swallowed back into the throat.
She gripped the slip of paper and straightened up, then watched Jiang Liās figure from the back as she walked farther and farther away, her heart beat very fast.
On the note, itās written that Zhou Yan Bang had unexpectedly wanted to meet Jiang Li in private. Looking at it, it should happen tonight. Jiang Yuāeās first reaction was to give this slip of paper to Ji Shuran and let Jiang Liās scandal be exposed in front of all the people. With this thought, her dizziness seemed to subside a lot.
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Jiang Yuāe tucked the slip of paper in her sleeve. Jiang Li and the palace maidās figures had already turned the corner of the promenade, no longer visible. Only then did Jiang Yuāe turn around, looked at the palace maid that was going to bring her to pick clothes and was looking at her, smiled and said: āMy second sister was careless, she didnāt even know that she had dropped her stuff. Could only wait while I think of a way to return this to her. Letās go.ā
Jiang Yuāe also followed the palace maid who had shown up halfway and turned around to head in another direction.
On the other side, Jiang Li, who was following the palace maid towards the tea room, calmly lifted the corners of her lips.
When she dropped that slip of paper but thereās no sound at all from behind her, she immediately knew that Jiang Yuāe had taken the bait.
In that kind of situation, when Jiang Li discarded the piece of paper, itās impossible for Jiang Yuāe not to have seen it. But Jiang Yuāe didnāt call her, naturally itās because she had seen the handwriting on it.
What Jiang Yuāe was going to do was nothing else but to look for Ji Shuran to take credit for herself. But taking this slip of paper and showing it to Ji Shuran would not indicate anything. Thatās because in the end, Jiang Li didnāt go to keep the appointment. However, if Jiang Yuāe had taken what Jiang Li had been talking about along the road to heart, the outcome, her choice, would be different.