Chapter 2 Change

Chapter 2 Change

She can see how much the young lady likes Shen Yan.

Back then, the young lady fell in love with Shen Yan at first sight, and she would not marry unless he was Shen Yan.

Shen Yan came to propose marriage, but was rejected by the master.

The girl even cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, so the master had to agree to the marriage and even sponsor Shen Yan to go to Capital City for the exam.

Who would have thought that Shen Yan would want to break off the engagement after becoming Tanhua?

Jiang Youning: "... Such a happy day, you want your Young Lady to cry?"

Chuntao suddenly realized, "Could it be that Shen Tanhua is not breaking off the engagement?"

Jiang Youning: "..."

"Ning'er."

Jiang Youning raised her head and looked at the doorway, seeing Jiang Xubai and his wife, Mrs. He walked in with a smile.

Jiang Xubai is forty-five years old this year. His countenance reveals the shrewdness of a businessman, and his figure is a bit fat because of socializing.

Mrs. He is the daughter of a merchant. At the age of forty, she still has a captivating charm. From her facial features, it can be seen that she looked very beautiful when she was young.

Jiang Xubai had four¹ sons and two daughters under his knees. The eldest son, the youngest son, and the original owner were born to Mrs. He, as well as both the second son and youngest daughter, were born to concubines.

Jiang Xubai didn't like the original owner's stupidity.

Since Jiang Xubai sent Xue Yi away, the smile on his lips has not disappeared. The future son-in-law being a general was something he never dared to think about in his life.

Mrs. He happily sat beside Jiang Youning, holding her daughter's hand, and said earnestly, "Ning'er, your mother knows that you like Shen Tanhua, but you and Shen Tanhua have no destiny, so don't be sad."

Jiang Youning: "......" She couldn't wait to be happy, so why would she waste her time and energy being sad? Is it because there is too much water in her body that she needs to use her tear ducts to get rid of it?

Jiang Xubai was in a good mood when he thought that his future son-in-law was General Xie and that he would be taken care of in business in the future because of General Xie's prestige.

"Ning'er's marriage to Xie Dajun was also a blessing in her previous life. As for Shen Tanhua, our Jiang family doesn't care much about him as a son-in-law."

Looking at his daughter's silence, he added: "Ning'er, don't look at General Xie as a military man. When you marry into the general's mansion, you'll be the general's wife. You'll also be granted the title of Imperial Mandate Madam.
This is the kind of marriage that many women waiting in the boudoir could not even hope for."

"My lord is right." Mrs. He continued to advise, "I heard that General Xie is tall and handsome. Didn't Ning'er see him yesterday? Isn't he even more handsome than Shen Tanhua?"

Jiang Youning did see General Xie last night. It's just that at night in ancient times, how could those few candles compare to modern lights?

The candlelight is dim, making it impossible to see the appearance of others.

Handsome or not, she doesn't know. But General Xie deserves to be a military general, with a tall and straight figure as a pine, estimated to be about 190cm, and she looks very petite and delicate in front of him.

It was said that General Xie is brave and good at fighting, and his strength is boundless. Last night, she also experienced it personally, feeling that one hand could break her waist.

If she hadn't spoken up quickly, she'd be dead or paralyzed in bed by now.

Mrs. He persuaded her with kind words and saw that her daughter, who had always been crying and fussing, did not shed a single tear. She thought that her daughter must be moved because she had been talking about it for a long time.

Who wouldn't be tempted to marry General Xie as his wife?

"Go back to the accountant office to get some silver taels, and buy a few more beautiful clothes. Girls look tender and lovely in pink."

As a man, Jiang Xubai naturally understands men, so he would like to give a few words of advice so that his daughter can dress up carefully so that she can marry into the general's mansion smoothly.

At this moment, Jiang Youning was wearing green clothes with red beaded flowers on her head, and her makeup was a bit heavy. She was obviously only fourteen years old, and because of her old-fashioned and vulgar clothes, her appearance value was also greatly reduced.

Of course, Jiang Youning knows that pink is delicate and pretty. Just for the sake of a smooth breakup of the engagement, she hasn't deliberately changed her style of dress but rather continued to keep the original owner's makeup.

Another reason is that a sudden change will make people suspicious.

Mrs. He's ramblings made Jiang Youning a little drowsy, but when she heard the word 'silver', she instantly woke up a little.

Who would refuse pocket money?

Thought that the Jiang family was in the tea business, they would have at least tens or hundreds of taels of silver for their pocket money. But when they came to the accountant's office to get the money the next day, the accountant only gave them eight taels of silver.

The value of silver taels varied from dynasty to dynasty, and according to the prices here, they were equivalent to about three thousand dollars in modern times.

Then she saw Chuntao say with an expression of surprise, "Master is really generous this time. He took out eight taels of silver at once."

"......" Jiang Xubai was so happy that he only gave them eight taels of silver. If he was not happy, he would not even give three taels of silver, right?

With pocket money, she would naturally go to the street to buy two new sets of clothes to wear. She really didn't dare compliment the original owner's clothes.

There is no need to walk when going out. There are carriages and sedan chairs as means of transportation, and Jiang Youning chooses to travel in a carriage.

Nishang Pavilion is also somewhat famous in Jinling, where you can buy custom-made clothes.

Jiang Youning bought two colors of cloth, pink and lake green, and then Master Li measured her three measurements² before customizing the clothes.

Tears welled up in Chuntao's eyes. The Young Lady's vision finally became normal. The pink and lake green colors are very suitable for the Young Lady.

Afterwards, Jiang Youning went to Baohua Hall to look at the jewelry.

After strolling around, she noticed that the cheap styles are not good-looking, the better-looking ones cost more than one tael, and the high-end jewelry costs ten or two hundred tael.

Of course, gold jewelry and jeweled hairpins are more expensive.

It's so expensive. It's better to make it yourself.

After making up her mind, Jiang Youning bought some materials and picked the best Suzhou embroidery thread so that the velvet flowers she made would be more delicate.

As for how much money was spent on manufacturing tools, it was more than half of the silver left compared to buying hairpins.

There was still some gold and silver jewelry at home, so she would change the style and save a lot of silver, and the rest of the silver belonged to her pocket money.

After going back, Jiang Yuning opened her trousseau, taking out the jewelry inside one by one.

Half of the jewelry was bought by the original owner, and the other half was given to her by her parents for every festival celebration and birthday.

She specializes in jewelry-making and design.

It took two days, and the originally tacky jewelry has taken on a new look.

Chuntao picked up the jasper hairpin that had been replaced with pearls. Before the change, the jasper hairpin had colorful feathers, the style that the brothel girls liked, and the change of pearls immediately made people at present shine.

She looked at Jiang Youning with admiration and said, "The Young Lady's eyesight has not only become normal, but she also has this exquisite craftsmanship."

Since the dissolution of the engagement, Jiang Youning has always dressed according to her own aesthetic.

Chuntao happily looked at Jiang Youning in the mirror. Her little face without makeup was like peach blossoms in March, and her watery almond eyes were full of spirit.

"The Young Lady should have dressed like this a long time ago. This way would be good-looking."

Jiang Youning looked at herself in the mirror, and she was very satisfied with her appearance. She wore her modified pearl flower hairpin, which matched the pink clothes very well.

Chuntao wanted to hear the rumors about General Xie today and felt the need to gossip with the Young Lady for a few moments.

"Young Lady, today nubi has heard some rumors about General Xie in the past two days. Would you like to hear them?"

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1. From the original text 姜叙白膝下有四子两女. I don't know if the author mistyped because the total number of his sons here was three. Don't know where his third son gone.

 2. BWH. Bust-Waist-Hip measurements.