Chapter 139: Is This Really Good?

"Who cares who's watching? If you want to get married, go ahead; if I'm treated badly I'll run back and live cramped with you at Qiao Mai's place."

"Just spout childish words."

Qiao Mai quickly had someone set out fruits and snacks, Wang Jiaru didn't hold back, picked one she liked and ate it.

"Qiao Mai, I'm getting married; have you prepared a gift for me yet?"

"I've already prepared it, just waiting for you to come so I can give it to you."

"May I go take a look?"

"Then wait; I'll go fetch it, and the old lady also has a share."

"What kind of gift?" Wang Jiaru asked curiously.

"You'll know when you receive it."

Although to Wang Jiaru this was very ordinary, she didn't reject it, happily accepted it, and only then did Shopkeeper feel relieved.

Jiaru threw herself into her arms, "Sister, you're so kind; compared to those sisters who are only nominally related by blood, you truly feel like my real sister."

The old lady was extremely envious, "Servant girl, later have your friend make one like this for me as well?"

"This mirror is prone to breaking; handle it gently, as delicate as porcelain."

They slipped quietly into the County Town, then quietly moved into the mayor Qian's private residence.

It so happened that Qiao Mai needed to go to the County Town at the end of the month, so she decided to send him there.

"Let's go, aiming to catch the affair in bed!"

While speaking, Qiao Mai took the dressing mirror out from inside; its frame was golden, fitting the status of a royal daughter‑in‑law.

Someone inside let out a shriek, then a male voice barked a command.

"Yinshi has gone to that house; by now he should be asleep."

"Wife, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's all her; she seduced me before the marriage, I couldn't hold back, so I…"

"Not at all, I'm so happy I haven't even had time yet."

"Aha, sister, now you have no reason not to go to Jingcheng; as my sworn sister Wang Jiaru, who would dare look down on you?"

He was naked, covering his genitals, and crawled up in front of Ruxin.

"Stop it, I was even pointing at you to support my sister after you get married."

"Fine, just make the time longer; he comes and goes for about a year."

"Heavens, old lady, don't talk nonsense; I wouldn't dare to be sworn with the future Princess Consort, would I have to let people spit on me until I drown?"

"Who are you, daring to break into someone else's private residence? Do you even have any law?"

In the County Town there was a small courtyard house, quiet inside; a guard on the roof waved at them, another guard clambered over the wall and slipped inside, quietly opened the courtyard gate, and the group entered.

The dinner that night was prepared with dishes Wang Jiaru liked; Shopkeeper was pleased to see her, knowing she was about to have a grand wedding, and took a ruby hairpin from his collection to give her.

"So you didn't touch me, using those methods to make me think I was yours, right?"

Yinshi, upon hearing this, suddenly lifted his head.

Qiao Mai gently lifted the cloth, and the old lady and Jiaru widened their eyes, asking in disbelief.

An old and a young, now it's lovely; they kept looking at themselves in the dressing mirror.

The sky grew darker, and finally they received word from the guard.

"Ruxin's husband deceived her in marriage, has a concubine and child elsewhere; today is the day of his mourning, Ruxin returned to her Niang Jia, he will definitely go to the concubine's side, he wouldn't dare come by day, only at night, understand?"

"Then why not you two become sworn sisters?"

"You, alright then, I'll go together with the old lady and the others; let's agree, our whole family will go, and you better not complain about it being troublesome later."

The guard on the house rushed down, pointing, then made a gesture resembling a couple's intimate move.

Yuan Jiaqi, not knowing what was happening, whispered, "What are you about to do?"

Wang Jiaru pulled her hand, lifted her head and stared at the sky.

Qiao Mai also knelt, the two bowed their heads three times, then Wang Jiaru stood up, about to cut her own finger.

"A friend of mine loves traveling the world; this is something he brought from across the sea, called a dressing mirror that can capture the whole body."

"Heaven above, earth below, I Wang Jiaru sincerely swear sisterhood with Qiao Mai; henceforth we shall share blessings and hardships together!"

She tugged hard, "This is really nice, come on, kneel, I just like having you as my sister; other sisters don't work for me here."

"Alright, pointing at the two of us is fine, whether we drink or not; pointing is not good, drinking blood doesn't work, let alone blood water."

"Of course it's me; if I hadn't broken in, how would I know you're still keeping a concubine here, the child is already over a year old."

The old lady, delighted, held her own mirror, sat on a chair and kept looking at herself; I must say, this gift truly touched her heart.

"Catch the cheating!"

"Really, really, where did you get this thing?"

Qiao Mai gently patted her head, "When you have a baby, I'll give your child a rare item then."

The two lowered their heads, looked at the reflected images in the mirror, and nodded excitedly.

"Ah?"

With a thump, she knelt, and Qiao Mai looked at her.

"Old lady, you also have a part in this, too."

Mayor Qian dispatched a carriage, picking up Shopkeeper and Ruxin; to avoid suspicion, he made his own carriage, and Qiao Mai hurried a carriage to take Yuan Jiaqi in another carriage.

The guard below lightly leapt down, Mayor Qian gave them a signal, the two used their strength, slammed the door open with a bang and rushed in.

"Right, the copper mirror here doesn't reflect people clearly; you can't see anything on the face. Do you think my thing reflects people truly?"

Grandparent and grandchild couldn't even talk to Qiao Mai, they clung to the mirror checking if anything was on their faces, whether their hair was messy, whether their clothes fit.

While speaking, they opened two other boxes, "This is a vanity mirror, only reflects head and face."

At that moment the torch lit up, Ruxin walked slowly from behind the crowd, expressionless, staring at Yinshi.

The two of them swallowed at the same time, "Your gift is truly rare, probably the only one in all of Jingcheng, how enviable!"

Qiao Mai laughed as she went out, then returned to her courtyard, entered the house, lifted a rectangular wooden box from the corner, tucked it under her arm, then picked up two small wooden boxes from the floor, and in no time she was back in the old lady's courtyard.

Tsk tsk, you call it a rare item, and it really is a rare item, Sister Qiao, wooo wooo wooo, I love this gift so much, what should I do, what should I do, what should I do, staying with you makes me not want to marry anyone.

Alright!

Exactly, who dares, come, come, come, let's swear brotherhood right now!

The old lady, frightened, hurriedly said, "This is not allowed; swearing brotherhood is about sincerity and earnestness, not something you can express by drinking a sip of blood."

When Ruxin saw her, Feng Yinshi knew it was over; after all, he is a Feng family person, inheriting the Feng family's thick‑skinned genes.

Is this really okay?

Who dares?

Yuan Jiaqi's school enrollment was settled, and Fenglin Shuyuan instructed him to report to the Academy on the first day of the fifth month.

Qiao Mai also laughed; this little Wang Jiaru's Servant Girl truly exudes an unstoppable jianghu aura.

You went to the Yiguan?

The old lady made a suggestion, and Qiao Mai opened her mouth, a bit unable to believe it; those words came from the old lady's mouth.

Aiyo, that's such a show‑off!

She gently placed the box on the table, smiling sweetly at the two of them.

"Old self is waiting!"

"This, is this a mirror?"

"Got it!"

Time really drags; finally night arrives, and no one even feels like eating.

The two watched curiously as she slowly opened the box; the box was exquisite, and inside was even more exquisite, wrapped in red silk cloth.

Upon hearing that, the old lady immediately stood up from her chair.

Knowing that Qiao Niang was going to give it to him, the delighted Yuan Jiaqi couldn't sleep at all, so his eye circles were dark blue the next day.

"Haha, that's a must; from now on, anyone who dares to bully sister will be cut down without mercy!"

"Otherwise, what, be foolishly tricked by you again?"

"You, how can you go to the Yiguan? Those Yiguans are all scammers."

"Is that so? So everyone else is bad, but your Feng family is good?"

"Yes, my Feng family are all good people, Ruxin, please forgive me this time; I will definitely cut off all contact with her, okay?"

(End of Chapter)