Chapter 505: Meeting An Guo Guo

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Jiang Yun Hui shook her head, gave a hehe laugh, 'Your second uncle ordered it.'

Jiang Yun Chu was somewhat surprised, unconsciously raising her eyebrows.

Since it had already been said, Jiang Yun Hui sat opposite, picked up a cup of tea, drank it herself, and said, 'I've never seen Father so attentive in his instructions; only when you were little did you keep telling me to let your sister have her way, not to snatch from her, not to quarrel with her.'

'I didn't know before; I just thought Mom and Dad doted on you, making you the most beloved.'

Jiang Yun Hui looked at her sister; as a child, she was envious, and objectively speaking, she was also jealous.

But she had never hated her.

Mother always told her, they were sisters, sisters for life.

'Sister, do you know?'

'Before you turned five, all the good things in the mansion were first brought to you, and only then did I get to choose.'

'At that time, I questioned Mother.'

'Do you know what Mother said?'

Yun Hui laughed; actually, the sisters do resemble each other, especially their eyes, both taking after the Kang Clan.

Jiang Yun Chu shook her head. 'How so?'

'Mother said, your sister deserves the best in the world.'

'At that time, I didn't understand.'

'But later, when you were five, you fell into the water; the imperial physicians and the renowned doctors of Da Ning were all summoned to the general's manor.'

'Your fever lasted a full month.'

Jiang Yun Hui, thinking back now, still feels terrified.

At that time, Father stood outside Sister's courtyard every day, saying nothing, his face grim, his whole body filled with anger.

Mother sent soups and waters to Sister's courtyard every day, but in the end she would take them back, disappointed.

The household seemed to be in a warm spring breeze, then suddenly entered winter.

She felt guilty and afraid, wondering if her wicked thoughts had been heard by heaven, causing her sister to fall ill?

'Since your fever, the household has changed.'

'What hasn't changed is that Mother would pick out good things in advance and send them to your courtyard, but then claim they were things I didn't want.'

'Mother still makes your favorite foods, but says they are things I don't like.'

Jiang Yun Hui looked at Jiang Yun Chu; over the years, the sisters have both been in their twenties, and she never imagined there would come a day when she would say this.

'Have you ever hated me?' Jiang Yun Chu looked at her, eyes full of gentleness.

When she was unwilling, when she was full of resentment, the Yun Hui in the shadows would be even more unwilling, right?

'There was before, but later, no.'

'Sister, we are sisters; even if we aren't blood-related, you will always be my sister.'

She spoke firmly, full of reliance.

When the Third Prince tried to forcefully take her, Sister stood before her, shielding her little world.

No matter what happens, as long as Sister is there, she has boundless confidence.

'Sis, let's have hot pot; I'm hungry.'

'Let's go pick up Zhi Dong and Yue Yue together, okay?' She coquettishly tugged at Jiang Yun Chu's sleeve, her petite nose twitching, showing a bit of a little girl's demeanor.

Even in front of Mother, she no longer had those little-girl airs.

Having a sister lets her keep acting coquettish; even when she's seventy or eighty, with a head full of white hair, she thinks, as long as Sister is there, she can still act coquettish with her.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Yun Chu thought she wouldn't rest until she took her out today.

'Go!'

'Okay!' Jiang Yun Hui gave a hehe laugh, feeling that her scheme had succeeded.

These days, the Da Ning Emperor has seized all the clues, rounding up everyone; the behind-the-scenes figure of Da Ning is an old Grand Commander.

But the people of the Divine Hall stirred his greed; for his descendants, a man who had lived half his life in purity ended up on a path of no return.

And those lurking in the dark were all arrested—some died, some were captured; in a short time, the whole of Da Ning underwent a bloody purge, unprecedentedly clean.

At court, hearts were in turmoil, especially the Chancellor, who died under the sword of Fang Zi Lun; when his head hit the ground, it spun several times.

Moreover, some people are waiting for an opportunity.

But…

These have nothing to do with them.

'You kids, can't you eat at home? Why must you go out to eat?' The Old Lady has been delighted these past few days.

Yue Yue's little mouth is as sweet as honey; she daily coaxes the Old Lady, making her extremely happy.

'Grandma, just let us go.'

Then, whispering in the Old Lady's ear, she said, 'Sister's mood is surely not good; it's lively outside, I'll accompany Sister to stroll around more.'

The Old Lady's face, which had just been unwilling, instantly did a 180-degree turn: 'Go, however much money we spend on food and shopping today, Grandma will cover it.'

Hearing the two of them speak, Jiang Yun Chu smiled helplessly.

They have always been loving me in their own way.

'Mom, this tastes good.' Ning Yue Xue picked a lemon tea; maybe she's young, but Yue Yue definitely likes sour things.

'I want this.'

The two of them simultaneously tapped that name—lemon tea.

Yue Yue lifted her head and saw a familiar face; in recent years, Mother hasn't been in the mansion, so she basically never goes out.

'Guo Guo sister.' She looked at An Guo Guo, her eyes showing a bit of happiness.

An Guo Guo didn't recognize (them), hearing Yue Yue's words, she saw Jiang Yun Hui and Jiang Yun Chu, and only then did she look at Yue Yue.

"Little lass, a girl changes a lot when she turns eighteen—your change is really too much, isn't it?" As you know, the little lass before was just a white dough ball; looking at her, you'd want to take a bite.

But now her figure is slender, her round little face has also changed—her brows and eyes have opened up, carrying a touch of a daughter's gentleness, yet also gaining a bit of heroic spirit.

Her age is still young after all, and she still can't properly conceal her nature.

"Big sister, you're just the same as before, not much changed."

"But you've gotten a lot whiter."

An Guo Guo wasn't dark before; she just liked going out to forage, always getting herself tanned dark. These past two years, Ning Jing has been chaotic, so the Prince of Yong'an wouldn't let her go out, and he literally kept her covered up until she turned white.

Well, today she couldn't hold back any longer, so she hurriedly sneaked out.

Lemon tea, hot pot—she's here!

"You've gotten white, right? I think so too." An Guo Guo laughed. She used to always want to ruffle Yue Yue's hair, but now she's a grown young lady; the hand she reached out felt awkward and she pulled it back.

Everyone saw her appearance and couldn't help but laugh.

"Didn't the Prince of Yong'an already betroth you to someone? How can you still run out?" Jiang Yun Hui asked.

These days, the Yong'an Prince's mansion has closed its doors to guests, saying they are focusing on preparing the dowry for Princess An.