Camellia
Jiang Yimian froze, staring at the White-Tailed Eagle for a while. Seeing that it had no intention of attacking, she relaxed.
Her line of sight fell on the bright red camellia on the White-Tailed Eagle’s back.
Because of this vividly blooming camellia, the White-Tailed Eagle seemed less ferocious and more comical.
Judging by its size and the glossiness of its feathers, it was likely someone’s pet, clearly well-cared for.
Xiao Qi stared at the White-Tailed Eagle, somewhat dazed. After a while, she said, “This White-Tailed Eagle has a fierce and untamable temperament. In my memory, I’ve only ever seen the Young Master raise one. Could this be it?”
Thinking of this possibility, and looking again at the camellia blooming behind the White-Tailed Eagle, her eyes couldn’t help but show a bit of mischief. “It’s already June, and there’s still a camellia blooming so well.
I wonder where the Young Master found it.”
Jiang Yimian also froze, stopping in front of the window. She reached out and took the extraordinarily vibrant camellia, which seemed to still have dewdrops on it, from the White-Tailed Eagle’s back, and couldn’t help but smile.
Last time, she casually mentioned that if he wanted her to not get bored, he should think about how to surprise her. Unexpectedly, Lu Cijian actually remembered it.
At this time of year, most camellias have already fallen. To find one blooming so vibrantly is quite difficult.
Xiao Qi covered her mouth and laughed aside, “I think this camellia was just picked recently. I’ll find a vase for the girl to put it in.”
Saying this, she left the house.
Jiang Yimian was having a staring contest with the somewhat ferocious White-Tailed Eagle.
After hesitating for a while, she took a small piece of meat from her space and threw it over.
Before the meat even landed, the White-Tailed Eagle quickly flapped its wings, soaring into the air, opening its pale yellow beak to snatch the meat, swallowing it in a few bites.
Seeing that it seemed still not full, Jiang Yimian fed it a few more pieces of meat.
After several times like this, the White-Tailed Eagle finally stopped staring at Jiang Yimian with those ferocious eyes. Instead, it stood quite obediently in front of the window, as if waiting for her next instruction.
Jiang Yimian smiled and reached out to touch the shiny feathers on the White-Tailed Eagle.
Seeing that it had no intention of leaving, she sat down at the table after thinking for a while and wrote down what happened yesterday when she met the Chu Prince and the Masked Man.
After hesitating for a long time, she still wrote a few words at the bottom.
The White-Tailed Eagle seemed to understand her intentions. It proudly extended a leg, revealing a small mail tube hidden under its feathers.
There was a complex pattern on the small mail tube, which Jiang Yimian had seen on Song Er’s jade pendant before. Confirming the White-Tailed Eagle’s identity, she also felt relieved.
Jiang Yimian stuffed the letter into the small mail tube, ruffled the White-Tailed Eagle’s fluffy head, and then released it.
When the White-Tailed Eagle returned to the Capital, Lu Cijian was in the Censorate processing official documents.
Wang San entered from outside the house and respectfully said, “Master, Jiang Girl has a letter.”
He had seen the Young Master release the White-Tailed Eagle early this morning. He was curious what important matter the Young Master was sending out, but he never expected it to be delivering flowers to Jiang Girl.
Such a large, vividly blooming camellia was extremely eye-catching on the White-Tailed Eagle.
If he didn’t know that White-Tailed Eagles are untamable and ferocious, and are not easily caught, he would have worried that the White-Tailed Eagle carrying that bright red camellia would be shot dead.
He also didn’t know what Jiang Girl replied.
Lu Cijian froze, raised his head from the desk, took the letter from him and looked at it, but his brows furrowed slightly. “The Chu Prince returned to the Capital?”
Wang San was a little surprised that he would suddenly ask this. He only said, “I heard that he returned yesterday, but I don’t know exactly what he did.”
It was already difficult for their people to infiltrate the Royal Residence, let alone become a confidant of the Chu Prince.
This man is naturally suspicious and does not easily trust others. The people around him are all those who have been with him since childhood. For others to gain the Chu Prince’s trust is as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Lu Cijian stared at the few words on the letter again and again, confirming that Jiang Yimian was really fine, before his gaze fell on the small words at the bottom.
“The flowers are beautiful, I like them very much, A’jian is thoughtful.”
Lu Cijian’s lips curved involuntarily, and he couldn’t help but imagine Jiang Yimian’s appearance when she received the flowers.
He thought Mianmian should be more beautiful than the flowers.
Just as he was thinking, Wang San suddenly cried out in pain.
The man who had been full of curiosity, stretching his neck and trying to widen his eyes to stare at the thing in Lu Cijian’s hand, suddenly changed his expression, clutching his neck looking uncomfortable.
He was curious what Jiang Girl wrote in the letter that made the Young Master so happy.
Not only did he not see anything, he also strained his neck, the pain making him cry out involuntarily.
Lu Cijian came back to his senses, glanced at Wang San indifferently, and after a while said, “The Chu Prince was attacked in the Capital Outskirts yesterday, and Mianmian happened to be there.”
She also encountered the Masked Man.
Last time he was curious about this person’s identity. Unexpectedly, it was the unremarkable guard beside the Chu Prince——Zhao Cheng.
They had investigated this person before. He was just an ordinary guard, and was not usually favored by the Chu Prince. Unexpectedly, he was secretly the Chu Prince’s right-hand man.
One Zhao Cheng is difficult to deal with, not to mention the other Hidden Guards.
The people around the Chu Prince are not to be underestimated.
Wang San paused, and quickly said, “It wasn’t our people.”
A few days ago, the Pavilion Master sent a message asking them to return to the Pavilion. If they had really attacked the Chu Prince, they wouldn’t have failed to tell them.
Moreover, now is not a good opportunity to act.
Lu Cijian nodded, and then said, “How is the Marquis Residence situation?”
At the mention of this, Wang San smiled, “Today someone impeached Duke Anguo in the Imperial Court for failing to teach his son properly and condoning Lu Lin’s public abduction of a woman. The evidence is conclusive. Duke Anguo suffered a silent loss and was fined his salary. He’s likely to be quiet for a while.”
Now that the Young Master, holding the identity of Duke Anguo’s Heir, has entered the Censorate, coupled with his thunderous methods, Duke Anguo has recently become the center of attention in the Capital, causing dissatisfaction among many people.
Now many people are watching Duke Anguo, making him have to keep his tail between his legs.
Coupled with today’s events in the Imperial Court, Duke Anguo probably won’t have time to manage the Young Master’s affairs, let alone harm the Young Master.
Lu Cijian simply nodded calmly.
For several days, Jiang Yimian took Wang Fengqin and the others around Pingjiang County, almost visiting the entire County Town.
They found out which family’s lion heads were delicious and which family’s pastries were the sweetest.
Because Wang Xiaohei planned to return to Qing Stone Village tomorrow, they specifically came out together today to buy some things for Old Man Liu and the others to take back.
Among them, Xiao Nuaner and Xiaoye were the most excited. Every time they came in the past few days, they returned with full hands.
Today, hearing that they were going to bring gifts for Gousheng and the others, they immediately pulled Wang Fengqin around, buying more things with each shop they entered. Anything fun they saw, they bought it.
Jiang Yimian looked at Jiang Dazhuang carrying large and small bags in front of her, then at the three people still excited beside her, and couldn’t help but smile.
Wang Xiaohei beside her was a little helpless, “Sister Mian, tell your aunt and them, we’ve bought enough these days. If we buy any more, the carriage won’t be able to hold it all.
People who don’t know would think I’m moving!”
When they came, the carriage only had a few people and a few sets of changes of clothes, nothing else.