Li Jiaqi looked at Jiang Tianxiang and was silent for a moment before speaking: "Tianxiang, why did you run away from home? Do you regret it and don't want to marry me anymore?"
Jiang Tianxiang smiled bitterly when she heard this question: "Brother Li, I am the daughter of a criminal woman, and you are the son of the prefect, although you still insist on the engagement."
"But what about your family? They may not accept me. Besides, I don't want you to have a quarrel with your family because of me. You finally found your family."
"You should cherish her and not be caught between your wife and mother! I can't bear to let you go, but I don't think about our future life."
"It would be better if we had never been together in the first place if we were to spend our lives blaming each other. You may not understand my thoughts, but I am determined."
"I will not avoid Tianjiao's matter this time. Since she wants my name, I can't back down. I will go back to the Jiang family. But the matter of the engagement is over!"
Li Jiaqi suddenly laughed: "You said give up, so what am I? You've completely denied me before we even started? What exactly are you planning to do?"
Jiang Tianxiang looked at Li Jiaqi tenderly: "My plan is very simple. I plan to stay with the princess and concentrate on being a flower artisan."
"As for you and I, maybe we are not meant to be together. Maybe I will get married in the future, or maybe I won't. But this has nothing to do with you, Mr. Li."
"Although you left home without saying anything, I can't be so self-aware! If I keep dragging you into this, I'll make you a laughing stock!"
Li Jiaqi's eyes were red. After so many days of searching, all she got was a sentence from Jiang Tianxiang: "It's not meant to be!" She was extremely heartbroken, but she could do nothing about Jiang Tianxiang!
Jiang Tianxiang's eyes turned red when she saw Li Jiaqi's appearance, but she managed to hold it back. She looked at Li Jiaqi and said, "Mr. Li, go and prepare to return home."
"I also have some things I need to sort out, please!"
After saying that, Jiang Tianxiang ignored Li Jiaqi and walked out first. When she arrived at the backyard, she saw Xiaoman standing there.
Jiang Tianxiang walked over and saluted: "Greetings, County Lady."
Xiaoman raised an eyebrow and looked into Jiang Tianxiang's eyes: "Have you made it clear? Tianxiang, do you really not regret giving up Li Jiaqi? He seems to be a responsible person."
Jiang Tianxiang smiled, although it was a little reluctant, but she was very open-minded: "Although I am reluctant, I have to! Li Jiaqi is the son of the prefect."
"She will take part in the imperial examinations and have a bright future. As for me, I am good for nothing except growing flowers! I am the unloved daughter of the Jiang family, and even the daughter of a murderer."
"If I really marry him, it will be a stain on him that he will never be able to get rid of in his lifetime! And I don't believe how long our relationship can last."
"I can't even imagine whether the setbacks he encounters in the future are because of me, making his road more difficult than others. At that time, will he still be as persistent as before?"
"It's better to just leave and give up, and give each of us a good life. Besides, isn't it good for a woman not to marry? I see Miss Qingye beside the princess is not married either."
Xiaoman almost laughed out loud. She actually compared him to Qingye. She couldn't help but cough twice. It's not that she doesn't want to get married, but her suitors are too outstanding and she hasn't decided who to marry yet.
But speaking of it, it's also okay for her to stay by my side and be an aunt after not getting married. I didn't say much, but just praised her: "Actually, I admire you very much."
"You are more open-minded than most women of this era! You have a clear mind. I'm sure you will meet a good man who is willing to protect you for your whole life and can ignore others."
"Go ahead. Come back after you've dealt with Jiang Tianjiao's affairs. Then you can see if you're willing to follow me to Kyoto or wander around with Beibei. It's all up to you."
Jiang Tianxiang bowed to Xiaoman and thanked her: "Thank you, County Princess. I will take my leave now."
Looking at Jiang Tianxiang's back, Xiaoman found it funny. She turned around and saw Li Jiaqi following behind her, unwillingly wanting to say something. Xiaoman raised her eyebrows and looked at Li Jiaqi.
"Li Jiaqi, Tianxiang's words were so clear just now, have you given up? She has no confidence in you. Indeed, the challenges you two face together are too great."
"It's not something that ordinary people can bear. You are no longer a craftsman, but a son of an official. You have greater responsibilities."
"You are also responsible for the livelihood and future of the entire family. Your wife, Tianxiang's background is indeed unbearable. Choosing to give in is the wisest choice."
Li Jiaqi looked at Xiaoman in confusion: "I heard that the county lady was originally the daughter of a farmer in the mountains, but she is still where she is today? Does birthplace matter?"
Xiaoman was speechless after hearing this, but she still added: "You are a person who is not very smart. I am the daughter of a farmer in the mountains, but my family background is clean."
"Besides, I have a good future, but it is also because I have a good sister, Princess Bingjian, that I can be where I am today."
"Tell me, what does Tianxiang have? A brother who doesn't care about anything? A sister who wants to kill her and steal her fiancé? A father who doesn't care about her?"
"To give another example, Tianxiang also said that she only knows how to grow flowers! I just want to help her, but in the end, she will just become the best flower grower in the Great Zhou Dynasty, right?"
Xiaoman felt a little powerless and angry when she said this. Just because her mother was a murderer, Tianxiang's fate would only become more miserable.
She glanced at Li Jiaqi and said, "Okay, Li Jiaqi, get ready to go back. Besides, Tianxiang just doesn't want to marry you now, maybe there will be a turning point in the future!"
"After all, she didn't marry you, nor did she marry anyone else? Besides, I'm very busy, so hurry up and leave."
Xiaoman looked at Li Jiaqi's back as she walked out. It was still very depressing to break up a pair of lovers, but she really couldn't help.
After all, in this dynasty, rumors are more ferocious than tigers. Even someone as outrageous as her would not do anything rash. Suddenly Xiaoman felt a little depressed.
No matter which dynasty it was, the families of those criminals seemed to be troubled and ridiculed because of this, but they felt aggrieved because it was the fact.
This is a kind of helplessness and also a reality. Although she is the county lord, she cannot force the people to look at Tianxiang differently like her.
It is not possible to stop others from looking at Tianxiang with tinted glasses, and it is already extremely difficult to agree to give Tianxiang a place to stay.
At this time, Jiang Tianxiang was also thinking, why did the county lady suddenly ask to keep her by her side? Was it because she didn't want to keep her by the princess' side
The princess is still young, and education is very important. If she keeps the daughter of a murderer around, it will definitely be a stain on the princess in the future.
As for the county princess, everyone knew that she acted arbitrarily, and both her natal family and her husband's family loved her very much, so no one dared to say anything. The most important thing was that she had found her husband's family.
Her husband's family wouldn't dislike her for this, so she dared to do it. So, the county lady's place is the best place to stay, Jiang Tianxiang thought, and she had already thought about where to go in the future.
After waiting for the Jiang family to deal with the matter, Jiang Tianxiang finally made a decision and came to Xiaoman: "Thank you, County Lord, for giving me a place to stay."
Xiaoman laughed and said, "You are good at making choices. In that case, come with me to Beijing later. My sister has a flower garden in Kyoto."
“You can do what you like.”
Jiang Tianxiang smiled with satisfaction when she heard this, and happily knelt down to thank her: "Thank you, County Master. I never thought that I could still do what I like."
Xiaoman burst out laughing: "You only know how to grow flowers. Speaking of which, I am the winner. I got a master of growing flowers like you for free. Won't I make a fortune in the future?"
Beibei walked in at this time and looked at Jiang Tianxiang: "Aunt Xiang, why don't you stay with me?"
Xiaoman laughed when he heard this: "Oh, Beibei, you heard that your aunt Xiang can help your aunt make a fortune, so you want to snatch her away, right?"
Beibei pouted: "No way! My aunt Xiang is not a tool to make money, aunt, how can you do this."
Xiaoman didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She looked at Jiang Tianxiang, then at Beibei: "Beibei, your aunt Xiang is not young anymore. She can't run around with you."
"After all, your aunt Xiang will get married in the future!"
Beibei looked at Xiaoman in confusion: "That's not right, isn't Aunt Xiang going to marry Mr. Li? Why did you want to go with us? Aunt Xiang, has Li Jiaqi changed her mind?"
"I'll catch him and beat him to death!"
Xiaoman and Aunt Xiang looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was Xiaoman who spoke up: "You, don't meddle in the adults' affairs. This is the business of your Aunt Xiang and Master Li."
"You are still young, you will understand when you grow up!"
Beibei looked at the two of them with dissatisfaction: "You just bully me because I'm young, forget it, I don't care, anyway, I believe that auntie won't let auntie Xiang suffer any loss."
"It doesn't matter if Aunt Xiang doesn't follow me. I still have a brother anyway!"
After saying that, he ran out directly. Xiaoman couldn't help laughing when he saw this, so he looked at Jiang Tianxiang and said, "Forget it, Tianxiang, before you leave, you should stay with Beibei for a while longer."
"After all, we don't know how long it will take Beibei and the others to come back."
Jiang Tianxiang nodded immediately: "I know."
Xiaoman nodded in satisfaction. On the other side, Bai Jing, who had learned that Qian Jiujiu had gone to treat her mother's illness, had rushed back home and saw Qian Jiujiu making medicine.
There was another handsome man who was reading the characters. Bai Jing was a little infatuated with him for a moment. The man was so handsome, with a gentle face. She couldn't help but admire him in her heart.
What a handsome young man! However, when receiving Bai Jing's infatuated gaze, Gu Xiangning frowned with some dissatisfaction and glanced at Bai Jing with murderous eyes.
Bai Jing shuddered immediately. There must have been something wrong with her eyes just now!