I've been reborn, who still wants to be a cowardly little white flower?

Chapter 12: The Jiang Mansion Welcomes the First Wave of Disaster

With the calming incense, Jiang Yuan had the most comfortable sleep in his life.

When I wake up in the morning, I feel refreshed. I don’t have any dreams at night, and my whole body and soul fall into a deep sleep.

Chunzhi and Luzhu pushed open the door and saw Jiang Yuan doing horse stance in the yard.

Lu Zhu smiled and said, "Girl, let's practice."

Chunzhi also covered her mouth and laughed secretly. What was wrong with her young lady? She wanted to abandon the embroidery needle and pick up the silver spear?

"Exercise and keep your bodies strong. You two have to follow me and practice." Jiang Yuan said quietly with his eyes closed.

"Girl, it's cold in the morning, so you should wear an extra layer when practicing." Chunzhi said, then left with her purse.

The food in the temple is light and they cannot eat meat, but the dishes still have to be plentiful. Moreover, the portions provided in the temple are not large, so she couldn't ask for too much.

So she planned to go out every day to buy some at the nearby market.

There is an earthen stove in their small yard where they can cook.

In addition to doing horse stance every day, Jiang Yuan also does squats with stones, practices Tai Chi, and does a kind of boxing that has never been seen before. Occasionally, she can be seen gesticulating with branches.

Chunzhi and Luzhu were confused, but they adjusted themselves at the same time and no one asked any more questions.

The three of them lived a peaceful life in this small courtyard, and five days passed in a flash.

Something big had indeed happened in the Jiang Mansion.

The birthday celebration ended on the third day. Qin Yunzheng, the prince of Jin, was very angry with Jiang Wan because he had been teased for three consecutive days. The plan of the two failed before it even started.

Jiang Wan was also very upset. Not only did she fail to destroy Jiang Yuan's reputation, but her own reputation was also tarnished.

Now, even if Qin Yunzheng told the prince and princess that he wanted to marry a girl from the Jiang family, he could only choose one. It would be awkward to ask for two legitimate daughters, one to be his wife and the other to be his concubine.

The princess did not attend the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Jiang Mansion, but while drinking tea, she met Cui Ru. It happened that some rumors began to spread in the capital, so Cui Ru told the princess what happened that day.

The princess's impression of Jiang Wan was greatly reduced.

Qin Yunzheng didn't find a chance to talk to Jiang Yuan, so naturally he didn't want to go to Huangjue Temple to find her rashly.

In order to make up for it, Jiang Wan came up with another idea. She said that in a few days, she would go to Huangjue Temple to visit Jiang Yuan and take her out for a walk on the pretext of relaxing her mind.

Let Qin Yunzheng arrange some bandits, and then a hero will save the beauty, then they will know each other. Jiang Yuan might be moved, fall in love at first sight, and marry her.

After pacifying Qin Yunzheng, the two of them went to prepare.

Unexpectedly, the wind direction in the capital changed the next day. First, there was a rumor that Lord Jiang favored his concubine and neglected his wife. His original wife had just passed away three months ago, and not only did he let his concubine organize such an important birthday banquet in the mansion, but he also asked his wife to take care of him.

What's even more outrageous is that the daughter born to the principal wife was driven out of the mansion by Lord Jiang and sent to Huangjue Temple before the birthday banquet was over. The mansion didn't even send a carriage to take her away, but asked Miss Jiang to hire a broken carriage.

Some people also said that they saw with their own eyes Miss Jiang getting on the carriage with red eyes and crying.

Immediately afterwards, someone in the court reported Jiang's father, saying that he had immoral personal traits, favored his concubine and neglected his wife, and treated his first wife and legitimate daughter harshly, etc.

The emperor and the empress were married at a young age and had been together for many years. They could not bear to see this, so they fined Jiang's father half a year's salary on the spot and made him stay at home for a month to reflect on his mistakes.

Not only that, he also punished Aunt Qiu and her son and daughter, confining them to the mansion for a month.

As a result, Jiang Wan's coming-of-age ceremony could only be held in the mansion by the few of them themselves.

Father Jiang was furious, Jiang Wan was so angry that she smashed Jiang Yuan's yard to pieces, Aunt Qiu was in a panic all day long, and Qin Yunzheng's plan failed again.

Qin Yunzheng was furious and sent people to investigate. In the end, he only found out that there were indeed people who saw Jiang Yuan leaving in a carriage that day. This was a fact, but as for the source of the spread, he could not find it at all.

Father Jiang knew that he had been tricked by Jiang Yuan. He asked her to go to Huangjue Temple, but he said it was after the birthday banquet. He did not say that she could not use the carriage from the mansion to take her there. Everything was arranged by Jiang Yuan himself.

He was angry, but he could only rage helplessly because he couldn't get out.

Several people swore secretly in their hearts that once the one-month deadline was up, they would rush to Huangjue Temple and cut Jiang Yuan into pieces.

At this time, Jiang Yuan was sitting on the rocking chair he had just made, drinking tea, basking in the sun, feeling drowsy, and holding a newly made purse in his hand, with a little bit of silver in it. This was newly made by Chunzhi, and it contained the silver that Jiang Mu and Jiang Lin had given him that day.

After dinner every day, Chunzhi and Luzhu would accompany Jiang Yuan for a stroll around the yard. Huangjue Temple is a large temple and many people would stay overnight.

Whether it is dignitaries or ordinary people passing by, as long as there are vacant rooms, Huangjue Temple will provide convenience, so you will meet many people.

"It's windy and a bit cold today. Girl, let's take a walk and then go back." Chunzhi said as she pulled Jiang Yuan's cloak closer.

Jiang Yuan nodded, and a lady who was chatting with her, holding her one-year-old daughter, also agreed, "Yes, yes, the wind is still quite strong, girl, please go back quickly, we will go back too, thank you for the side dishes you brought."

Jiang Yuan gently pinched the little girl's chubby face and said, "You're welcome. We can only eat vegetarian food here."

After saying goodbye, the three of them walked towards their own yard.

"There's a fire, there's a fire, come quickly, put out the fire." Suddenly, noisy shouts were heard from the other side of the wall.

The Moon Gate was not far ahead. The three of them ran over quickly and saw a fire on the other side of the wall. Jiang Yuan pushed Lu Zhu and said, "Go and call for help."

Luzhu agreed and ran while shouting.

Jiang Yuan lifted her skirt and ran towards the fire, with Chunzhi following closely behind.

After passing through two courtyards, we finally arrived at the fire site. Due to the strong wind, the fire spread very quickly. The monks in the temple were carrying basins of water in and out.

There were also people staying in the temple, and when they heard the noise they all came to help, including many who were dressed as guards and servants.

Jiang Yuan was sharp-eyed and saw a maid rushing towards the burning house. When she reached the door, she was blocked by a fallen beam at the door. She took a few steps back and fell to the ground.

A young monk passed by with a basin of water. Jiang Yuan snatched the basin and poured the whole water over his head.

"Girl, what...are you doing...? Girl..." Chunzhi hadn't finished her words yet. Jiang Yuan, who had splashed water all over her, had already rushed out, and she couldn't even catch him.

He jumped over the maid who had fallen to the ground, covered his nose with his arms, and rushed directly into the house full of flames.

After Jiang Yuan rushed in, another lady ran into the yard. She was dressed elegantly and her face was full of worry, but she still remained calm.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw the raging fire in the house and yelled, "Where's the girl?"

The maid used her hands and feet to frantically crawl to the woman's side, crying with tears all over her face, "Miss, the girl didn't come out."

"What?" The lady staggered for a moment, then quickly calmed down. "It can still be saved. Go in and save him."

Luzhu shouted and rushed over. At a glance, she saw Chunzhi struggling to rush into the fire despite being stopped by someone, "Where's the girl?"

Chunzhi pointed to the room where the fire was burning. "The girl rushed in and I couldn't hold her back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luzhu ran into the house, but was caught by someone with quick eyes and hands. Several women who lived in the temple came over and hurriedly stopped the two of them.

Lu Zhu shouted to the inside of the house, "Girl, girl, please come out quickly, let me go, I want to save my girl, let me go."

"Girl~Girl, if you die, Green Bamboo will never live alone, let me go, let me go quickly..."

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