Marriage of the Di Daughter Chapter 4.2: Temple

Jiang second young miss reminded her of herself. Just like her past self, someone snatched her things. Just like her past self, the turtledove wanted to occupy the magpies nest1. Just like her past self, she was unable to defend herself.

Tonger helplessly looked at Jiang Lis dark look. She couldnt help but shiver.

For some reason, Tonger felt that the second miss had become strange ever since she woke up. The second miss was always frank and straightforward, one was one and two was two. She had even fought with the nuns in the nunnery, easily agitated and easily angered. Of course, it was not the second misss fault, it was all those bad peoples fault.

However, since waking up, the second miss was not like before. She was mild and gentle, her speech soft and slow, which made her unable to tell what she was thinking. Also, Tonger felt somewhat afraid when the second miss stopped speaking to ponder.

Jiang Lis finger caressed the already sewn shoe sole in front of her. The stitches were meticulous. Although Tonger was noisy, her needlework was pretty good.

She had to think of a way to get out of here.

The Xue Fang Fei from Yanjing should already be dead. But she didnt know how Princess Yong Ning and Shen Yurong, these two animals, would justify their lies. In addition, she wanted to go and see Xue Zhao again and think of a way to return him to Tongxiang. Xue Huaiyuan had passed away, his son and daughter had also passed away. Who had received his corpse and held a funeral for him? She was unable to see Xue Huaiyuan one last time before his final moments.

She had to depart from this place, but nowadays in the city of Yanjing, nobody in the entire government house remembered her, Jiang Li. A person that no one remembered was unlikely to be brought out from here.

Since this was the case, then she could only take the initiative to leave this place.

Nobody remembered, so she had to let everybody remember, it shouldnt be a difficult thing to do.

Jiang Li suddenly laughed.

Tonger looked at her in surprise, this was the first time Jiang Li had smiled these past few days. It wasnt a sneer or a bitter laugh, but a comfortable and happy laugh. In a split second, this single laugh made her withered yellow complexion become lively, blooming brightly like a flower in the morning.

Tonger, Jiang Li asked, You said a peddler will come up the mountain?

Thats correct, Tonger said, Every year on the tenth of May, Mr. Zhang would come up here at noon. We had made an agreement with him, if there are any delicious pastries and candies, he would come to us first and let us pick them.

Contrary to what one might expect, as the servant of a prestigious family, even though she was in dire straits and could only take out a string of copper coins, she still spoke in quite an imposing manner.

Is there a lot of pastries? Jiang Li asked.

A lot, Tonger asked, does young miss want to eat pastries?

Jiang Li laughed, I do.

It was too bitter. And because it was too bitter, her mind constantly thought of the sweet taste of honey. These pastries could let her finally taste the sweetness, and at the same time could also make some other people feel bitter.

Tonger excitedly said, Its good that young miss wants to eat some sugar. A few days ago we saved up a few copper coins and can exchange them for quite a few baskets. Young miss can eat as many as you want!

Jiang Li said, You mentioned that this place is next to He Lin Temple, right?

Tonger stared blankly at her and asked, Does young miss also want to burn incense?

No, Jiang Li replied, I dont believe in Buddha.

Tonger was puzzled.

Jiang Lis smiling expression softened a little as she said, What trust can you put in Buddha?

Footnotes:

1:, meaning for one person to forcibly take another persons place. A version of the idiom , lit. the magpie made a nest but the turtledove dwells in it, meaning to reap what one has not sown.