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

Chapter 045 Calming Down

Jiang Ruan returned safely, and Jiang Li did not get any benefits. Shen Mingzhen waved and called another maid, who left in a hurry. Not long after, she saw Jiang Li and Xiao Cui rushing over here. Jiang Li walked up to Jiang Ruan with an angry look on her face, and said angrily, "Why did you come back first?"

Before Jiang Ruan could speak, Lin Zixiang on the side couldn't stand it and said contemptuously, "The Jiang family is a government-run family after all. How can there be no hierarchy? A concubine's sister can be rude to a legitimate daughter?"

Her voice was not low, and many wives of officials around looked over. Jiang Li blushed and was very angry. She heard Jiang Ruan smile and said, "It's okay. There are not so many rules between us sisters. Li Niang was just in a hurry."

Lin Zixiang frowned, "If this happened in our house, we would definitely teach her a lesson."

Jiang Ruan didn't say anything this time, but just smiled. She didn't look angry, but it was a bit hard to tell what she meant. Jiang Susu stood up and said with a smile, "What's wrong? Big sister just came back from the farm, and she doesn't understand many things. Third sister is young, big sister, don't bother with her."

This was said in a flattering way, and it was not Jiang Ruan's fault, but it sounded like Jiang Ruan's fault. When some ladies and young ladies around who didn't know the truth looked at Jiang Ruan, they had some strange expressions, as if Jiang Ruan was really harsh on her concubine sister.

Jiang Ruan smiled and stared at Jiang Susu without blinking. Jiang Susu felt numb in her heart when she was looked at by her upturned charming eyes, and her back was stiff unconsciously. 

Jiang Ruan sneered in her heart. Jiang Susu always did kind things with the appearance of a fairy. Even in the last life, if it wasn't for the last step, when she had not been arrested as a scourge to the country and thrown into prison, this sister would always comfort and persuade her, calmly and patiently. 

Why is she so impatient now? She even deliberately talked about the matter of coming back from the farm, so that everyone stays away from her.

Could it be that her personality has changed in this life, and Jiang Susu's personality has also changed? Or was Jiang Susu originally like this, but in the last life, she trusted her wholeheartedly and turned a blind eye to all her heart-breaking words?

Lin Zixiang glanced at Jiang Susu coldly. She was aloof and arrogant, but she did not hide her dislike for Jiang Susu, and sneered from her nose: "Fake!"

Jiang Susu was stunned, forced to smile, but did not speak. In this way, it seems more like Lin Zixiang bullies others by taking advantage of her power, and Jiang Susu compromises for the sake of the overall situation.

Lu Zhu behind her almost laughed out loud. Lin Zixiang is also a wonderful person. In front of a room full of people, she dares to blatantly put down Jiang Susu's face, but no one dares to say anything wrong about her. 

Jiang Ruan smiled and said, "It turned out that I didn't tell Li Niang clearly. Li Niang, I waited for you for a long time just now, but you didn't come back. I was afraid that my mother would worry. I happened to meet a little maid, so I asked her to take me back first. The little maid should come to inform you. Why didn't you meet her?" 

Jiang Li held back her breath. She didn't see the little maid Jiang Ruan said, but Jiang Ruan should not have lied, otherwise how could she return so easily the first time she went to Shen's house. In this way, Shen Mingzhen's arrangement was wasted, and Shen Mingzhen was unhappy for no reason. 

Jiang Li cursed Jiang Ruan in her heart again. Then she said in a lukewarm manner: "If the elder sister doesn't want to wait for the younger sister, forget it, why say these things."