Part 1: A Dream Within A Dream / Rebirth of Ill Fated Concubine

Chapter 030 Sisters

Seeing her sincere words, Li Mi comforted her: "Miss Jiang, you are worrying too much. This matter has nothing to do with Miss Jiang. The temple needs to investigate it carefully. Miss Jiang should leave early and don't delay the return to Capital City." 

This is true. Although everyone in the temple has reasons to be suspicious, Jiang Ruan is the one who is least suspected. First, she just happened to pass by here to stay overnight. Second, the corpses on the ground were all the work of martial artists. Such a massacre last night did not alarm anyone in the temple, which means that the murderer is highly skilled in martial arts, and it is even more impossible to be Jiang Ruan and the other four weak women.

Having said that, asking to stay would be a trouble. Jiang Ruan asked Zi Su and others to pack up and followed Wang Yushi to the carriage to say goodbye to Li Mi.

The remaining journey was very close to Capital City. At about noon, the carriage arrived at the gate of Capital City.

Lu Zhu had never been to Capital City before. She curiously lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and exclaimed: "This is Capital City. I always heard people say that Capital City is prosperous. Now it is true. It is so beautiful!"

Zi Su and Lian Qiao also looked out. They had been away from Capital City for six years. When they returned to Capital City again, they were only excited. They were happy for Jiang Ruan from the bottom of their hearts. 

They were excited that the hard work had paid off. Jiang Ruan was not as happy as them. She slowly lifted a corner of the curtain on her side and just saw a black horse running past the carriage. The horse was a rare species. She couldn't help but take a few more glances. When she looked again, there was only a faint back figure. She only felt that the figure on the horse was unparalleled.

Jiang Ruan smiled faintly and looked around. The streets of Capital City were prosperous and the crowds were shoulder to shoulder, which was no different from what she remembered. Thinking back to when she left Capital City for the farm, she was also in a mourning carriage, with a few lonely followers, and left Capital City just like that. After a lifetime, she was no longer the same person she used to be when she came back.

She looked up, and the wind outside slowly blew on her face, feeling the cold winter wind in the capital. Lian Qiao was about to persuade Jiang Ruan to put down the curtains and not catch a cold, but when she turned around and saw the expression on Jiang Ruan's face, she couldn't help but be shocked. She felt that her girl's eyes were cold and indifferent. Although she didn't have any expression, she had an extremely cold breath, like a demon returning from hell, which made people shudder.

When the carriage arrived not far from Jiang's house, Wang Yushi parted ways with Jiang Ruan. Now that he had just reported Jiang Quan, he was very disdainful of Jiang Quan and didn't want to see him. He asked Xiao Ma to drive the carriage and send Jiang Ruan and others back to Jiang's house, and he left first.

The closer they got to Jiang's house, the more nervous Zi Su and the others in the carriage became. Jiang's house might mean a better life for them, but it also meant the beginning of a fight. Jiang Ruan looked the calmest one, but only she knew the surging hatred in her heart.

Jiang's house was located on the most prosperous street in the capital. Because the servants informed them of the news, everyone in Jiang's house had to come out to welcome the daughter of the Jiang family. 

Jiang Quan was not there, so Xia Yan came out to greet her in person. The emperor's anger and the rumours of the people, only by showing that Jiang's house valued the daughter of the Jiang family very much, could the storm be gradually calmed down.

Some people among the people saw Xia Yan go out with the maids and old women in person, and they knew the ins and outs of the matter. Some of them stood at the door of Jiang's house and waited to watch the excitement. 

After a while, many people gathered at the door of Jiang's house. Xia Yan did not order the servants to drive them away. The more people there were, the easier it would be to be a witness.

The carriage drove slowly and finally stopped at the door of Jiang's house.

"The eldest lady is back!" A maid standing next to Xia Yan said loudly, and Xia Yan's face suddenly showed a gentle smile.

The crowd of onlookers looked at the carriage curiously. Jiang Ruan's behaviour in the court had spread throughout the capital, and everyone wanted to see what this noble and miserable daughter of the Jiang family looked like.

Two maids quickly got off the carriage. One maid helped to lift the curtain after getting off the carriage, and the other maid stretched out her hand and pretended to help the person in the carriage.

"Big sister!" A surprised voice sounded, and a girl in white clothes walked out from behind the door of Jiang's mansion. This girl looked only eleven or twelve years old, but she was already born with a national beauty, as graceful as an ink painting, with a pair of beautiful eyes that seemed to contain clouds and mist. 

She was wearing a lily jacket and skirt with white brocade, which made her fair skin look even more like jade, and her lips were as pink as cherry blossoms. The most beautiful thing was the teardrop mole under her eyes, which was very touching, like a fairy in the clouds. There were no ornaments on her body, only two emerald ribbons in her hair, which made people feel soft and elegant.

Some people recognized her. The eldest daughter of the Jiang family was not favoured, so few people knew Jiang Ruan's name, but Jiang Susu's name was known to everyone in the capital. The jewel in the palm of the Jiang family was born with stunning beauty and outstanding talent, and she was the most beautiful girl in the capital.

With this stunning little beauty on the side, fewer people looked at the carriage.

"Miss, go slowly." A crisp voice suddenly sounded in the carriage.

In an instant, a delicate jade hand stretched out. This hand was as white as jade, and it looked like it could not be grasped, and it looked like it had no bones. It was just a hand, but somehow, it made the people present feel moved, and their eyes attracted by Jiang Susu returned to the carriage again.

In the carriage, the maid helped the rumoured daughter of the Jiang family and finally appeared in front of everyone.

But the girl in her prime was wearing only a loose dark green old cotton jacket and a light grey coarse cloth skirt. Her long hair was tied up in a bun with a simple wooden hairpin. The two strands of hair hanging down were hanging beside her ears, making her small and delicate ears look like white jade carvings, which made people unable to look away.

She slowly raised her head, revealing a delicate oval face. Jiang Susu's skin was already very fair, but hers was three points fairer than Jiang Susu's, as if it could be seen through the water. Perhaps because of the long journey, two faint pink clouds rose on her cheeks. 

A pair of bright eyes gently scanned the surroundings, and the upturned corners of her eyes were charming, which made people around her feel moved. 

If Jiang Susu's clothes were refined, made her looked pure and beautiful, this girl's clothes were old, but she looked extremely bright. People couldn't help but wonder what kind of good colour she would be if she changed into brightly coloured clothes.

Generally speaking, the brighter a woman's appearance is, the more likely she is to be vulgar. Only a pure and elegant woman like Jiang Susu can be a lasting beauty. 

However, this girl in plain clothes and hairpins has extremely beautiful and gorgeous facial features, but her expression is gentle and distant, with an inexplicable sense of precipitation, as if she has experienced many heavy years, not frivolous, but only calm and beautiful. Although she is still young, her every move has a mature elegance.

She walked towards the door of Jiang's house step by step. People with sharp eyes found that the girl walked with her back straight, and there was nothing wrong with her step by step. 

Originally, it was thought that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, who was undisciplined in the manor, must have behaved in a way that was not decent. 

Now it seems that this girl is not only noble, but also well-educated and outstanding in appearance, and is comparable to Jiang Susu, the second daughter of the Jiang family.

(End of this chapter)

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