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Quick Transmigration: She's a Heartbreaker: Ch 94, The Imposter Noble Lady Jiang Xun's heart moved slightly. She hesitated before replying, "I can't bear to leave Grandmother this soon yet." Old Madame Yan smiled sadly, "Grandmother can't bear you leaving either, but you always have to marry and Grandmother can't keep you for a lifetime. Besides, Grandmother is already very old. I just want to watch you marry and live a good life. But Grandmother also has selfish intentions and doesn't want you to marry too far away. This Xiao family is a prominent family in the capital. If you marry over, you can stay close to home and I can support you too." Jiang Xun secretly sighed. This Old Madame Yan was indeed very good to her granddaughter, only it’s a pity that the original owner wasn’t the real one. Suddenly, she seemed to have understood something as the gears in her head turned. What the original owner was most eager was probably this kind of familial affection. She whispered, "Grandmother, can I think it over again?" There was a hint of anxiety in her eyes that made people feel distressed. When Old Madame Yan looked at her, her heart softened, "Of course, you can... … Grandmother will support you no matter your decision. This matter can’t be made in a hurry." Jiang Xun said emotionally, "Grandmother, you’re so nice to me." "Then how about you come along to the spring banquet that the Xiao family is going to hold in another two days?" Old Madame Yan asked with a smile. Jiang Xun nodded. ... The Xiao Family Spring Banquet was the day after tomorrow. Jiang Xun felt there was an eighty percent chance that when she arrived in the Xiao Mansion, she would meet Su Xun, that transmigrator. Therefore, she decided to go out and gather information. The original owner had previously heard there was a tea shop in the capital where people can inquire any information. The mastermind behind the scenes was unknown, only that they have an intricate information network. Somehow, they get their people inside major residences, restaurants and brothels or have bribe maids and servants, making all sorts of insignificant news available to be bought from here. As long as the price was right, they can get the information someone wants to know. However, secrets about the Imperial Court or the familial clan weren't something any ordinary person can afford. Most people who go there are people who're about to get engaged to gather information on the other party to inquire about their character and whether there is anything shading they’re hiding. Jiang Xun found a reason, saying that she was going to buy some books and tea leaves, so Old Madame Yan had someone accompany her out of the house. She put on a veil to cover her face and rode the carriage to the busiest street in the capital. Today, she only let Ying Qiao accompany her while she had Cen Bi stay home to take care of her courtyard. She also gave her a few easy and ostentatious things to do to distract her without making her suspicious. Jiang Xun first visited several jade jewelry shops and then went to check out some rouge powder before strolling over to that tea shop. The tea shop was extremely spacious. Generally, such a big shop all had an interior room for distinguished guests to rest or choose goods. In this shop, if people want to inquire about information, they have to relay a code word. Jiang Xun asked Ying Qiao to wait outside. Pretending to go in to pick tea leaves, she followed the shopkeeper into a well-insulated interior room. Jiang Xun thought when she said her request, she would have to wait at least one or two days to get the information she wanted, but the man actually replied, "What a coincidence, the person you mentioned happened to be here yesterday. I already have pre-collected information about her." Jiang Xun raised her brows slightly. Tomorrow will be the Xiao Family Spring Banquet. If she could get the news today, it would be for the best. She said in a low voice, "Name a price." The man smiled, "Young Lady is a straightforward person. This person is not anyone important, fifty taels of silver will be enough." Jiang Xun took out one hundred taels of silver from her sleeve. Those brilliant silver ingots dazzled the man's eyes as she said lightly, "Here’s a hundred taels, speak." The man was delighted. He took the silver and put it in his sleeves, "The person Young Lady is inquiring about is a maid of the Xiao family that their Second Young Master rescued from a bandit hole a few days ago. She said that she has amnesia and has nowhere to go, so he took her in the Xiao Residence. Somehow she managed to please Xiao Mansion's Third Young Miss and stayed by her side. Who knew she would sneak up on Xiao Second Young Master’s bed a few days ago and be discovered? After punishing her, the Second First Madam almost drove her out of the residence, but Xiao Third Young Miss interceded, saying that it was a misunderstanding. I’m not sure what happened, but in the end, she was allowed to stay for a few more days and had to leave as soon as her injuries recovered." The man jested freely and described the details clearly. Hearing him speak so vividly, Jiang Xun couldn’t help feeling it was funny. Once he finished speaking, Jiang Xun asked, "You said she was here yesterday, why did she come here?" "What else can she do? Of course, it is to buy information. Only she couldn't afford the price of the information she wanted to buy, so she took out a piece of high-quality jade pendant. I didn't dare to accept it." The man smiled sarcastically, "If it weren't for that piece of jade, I wouldn't have investigated her and you wouldn't have been able to get the information you want this soon today." Jiang Xun chuckled softly. That was true, now she's just a maid. How much money can she have? If the jade pendant wasn’t rewarded to her by the master, it had to be stolen. In aristocratic families like the Xiao Residence, everything was recorded in a register. They don’t accept those kinds of things. Here, if people want to buy information, they need to pay in gold or silver, nothing else will be accepted. "What information did she come here to buy?" "She ah, she inquired about the Duke Residence. As for the specifics, it’ll require another sum of money." Jiang Xun blinked and took out another hundred taels. "Enough?" The man's eyes lit up as he nodded quickly, "Enough, of course it’s enough. She came to ask about Su Xun, the granddaughter of Old Madame Yan from the Duke Residence, who just returned." ... On the second day, Jiang Xun followed the noble ladies from Yan's Mansion to Xiao Mansion in a carriage. Standing at the door were Xiao Jing Yan, the eldest son of the Xiao family, and his wife, the Older Young Mistress of the Xiao Residence. The flower banquet was held in the back garden of the Xiao Residence. Everyone followed the maid through the long cyan stone paved corridor to see a jasper-like lake. After passing the cyan stone tunnel, they arrived at the back garden. While still some distance away, Jiang Xun could see many familiar people. Several temporary pavilions have been set up in the garden. The small pavilions built among the flowers also appeared rather unique and elegant. The ladies who arrived early were already sitting in the pavilion, admiring the flowers. For this flower viewing banquet, the Xiao Mansion made great efforts. Xiao Jing Yan, the eldest son of the Xiao family, just got married last fall. His wife, Wang Shi, came from a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River and wasn’t familiar with the powerful circle of the capital. The flower banquet was to let her know people and merge into the noble ladies’ circle. It just so happens that spring has arrived and it was also time for the noble ladies in the capital to talk about marriage . The flower banquet this time is also a blind date in disguise. The Xiao Residence barely invited all the unmarried men and women of the capital with their parents. Jiang Xun's arrival attracted many gazes. The fact that she won the xing ling a few days ago has been spread. Everyone now knew that the granddaughter of the Duke Residence’s Old Madame Yan was a talented woman who all the noblemen praised. When they saw her now, she was indeed a stunning beauty with that appearance, figure and temperament. Jiang Xun was also a social expert. While chatting with those ladies, she complimented them one by one, making everyone have a good impression of her. However, she still didn't like mingling in the women's pile. It was too boring for her. It happened that the people from Jiang Residence came. Taking advantage of the time everyone was chatting, she walked to the other side of the garden. She had to say that the garden within the Xiao Mansion was indeed beautiful, not to mention how it has been arranged again especially for today. The various types of flowers and plants were beautiful and the fragrance of the flowers makes people feel refreshed. Yet, she didn’t get to appreciate it for too long before she suddenly saw Wei Ming Yu. Wei Ming Yu dressed extremely conspicuously with flamboyant makeup on her face. There was a crisp sound as she walked since there were delicate jade bells hanging around her waist. Because she was glancing around and walking in a hurry, she didn’t notice Jiang Xun. Jiang Xun blinked suspiciously and followed her. Unexpectedly, she took many turns before arriving in front of a bamboo forest. When Jiang Xun saw her stop, she hid and watched her quietly. "Who is it?" Vigilance shone through a cold voice, it was Shen Xi Tang. Jiang Xun was startled, but soon Wei Ming Yu responded, "General Shen, it's me." "You... … Why are you here?" Shen Xi Tang's voice was cold enough to freeze ice. Even if Jiang Xun couldn't see his face, she could guess that his face wasn’t that good. Wei Ming Yu was so nervous that her speech became jumbled, completely unlike the proud and arrogant woman she normally was. "I... … I have something to tell you." "Talk then." Shen Xi Tang's gaze suddenly drifted away. "General Shen, I... … My heart is yours." Her voice was very small, making Jiang Xun barely able to hear her. Taken aback, she thought internally: This Wei Ming Yu was truly quite bold. She actually confessed to Shen Xi Tang in private. She pursed her lips. Suddenly feeling bored, she wanted to leave. Who knew when she turned around, she would bump into a wide chest and be grabbed on her shoulders by a pair of large hands? Jiang Xun abruptly halted her steps and glanced up to see that it was that cold-faced wangye, Yan Shen. As Yan Shen's cold eyes fell on her face, he showed a look of disgust and then pushed her away like one does with a snake. Jiang Xun was pushed back a few steps by him to step on some dry branches, making a sound. A bad feeling rose in her heart. When she turned her head, sure enough, she was met with Wei Ming Yu's angry and shocked eyes. While Shen Xi Tang also looked at her with a meaningful look. The corners of his mouth appeared to be raised, but also not. No emotion could be seen from his face, as if he was completely incomprehensible. What he held in his hand was not the previous piece of warm jade that he carried, but was replaced with a string of Buddhist beads. His slender white fingers were flicking the beads one after another as his eyes fixated on her. Jiang Xun felt the way he was staring at her was strange Yan Shen then imperviously asked in an icy voice, "What are you hiding here for?" Jiang Xun scolded him in his heart, but maintained her calm and didn’t get flustered. She answered, "I wasn't hiding." Yan Shen furrowed his brows, "Then why are you here?" Jiang Xun raised her eyes to look directly at Yan Shen, her eyes soft as spring water. Her focused eyes at him wasn’t something Yan Shen was used to. His brows furrowed even tighter as he said in a deep voice, "Benwang is asking you something, why aren’t you quickly answering?" Jiang Xun smiled faintly, "Kang Wangye, everyone is here to enjoy the flowers at Xiao Mansion today and the scenery here is excellent, why can't I be here?" Her eyes were soft and clear. Yan Shen paused, staring into her eyes, not knowing what to say for a while. "Wangye shouldn’t have any other problem, right? Then I will leave first, please excuse me, Wangye." Jiang Xun turned around and left quickly after speaking. Once she left, Shen Xi Tang walked behind Yan Shen and casually fiddled with the Buddhist beads, "Why are you here?" The author has something to say: Yan Shen: This woman must have deliberately ran into my arms to seduce me Shen Xi Tang: Following me, is it possible that you also want to confess? Jiang Xun: Excuse me, goodbye The Big Pig Trotters: Stop flattering yourself, let me come onto the scene __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes: taels (两): a type of Chinese measurement for gold and silver currency. Right now (2022), a tael of silver is worth 154 RMB/tael or $21.60 Older Young Mistress (大少奶奶): Young Mistress, 少奶奶, refers to the wife of a family’s young master, so Older Young Mistress refers to the wife of a family’s eldest young master Benwang (本王): how the members of the Imperial Family refer to themselves, often used to show superiority or for formal uses
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