ATBLM [QT] Chapter 93.1

Since the greenhouse was built, except for three meals a day and resting at night, Jiang Rui has been upstairs the rest of the time.

For several days, Huo Changyao did not need to ask when he came back. The servant would report to him that his wife was on the third floor.

He was a little helpless, but seeing that Xiao Qi liked it so much, he felt a little happy.

As the end of the year approaches, Huo Mansion gradually becomes busy, and there are more people who usually come and go. They either come to see Huo Changyao, or go to the back building to pay New Year’s greetings to the Old Madam Huo.

Since the last time she quarreled with Huo Changyao about his child, Wang Shi hadn’t seen him for a while. Even when Jiang Rui went to ask for greetings, she was lukewarm and completely lost the warmth she had a while ago.

Jiang Rui did not care at all. She was just going through the motions anyway. If Wang Shi wanted to see her, she would come in and say a few words. If she did not want to see her, she would wander around outside the door and then come back.

Huo Changyao, on the other hand, after hearing what the servant said about her treatment at Wang Shi’s place, apologized to her in private and said that she did not need to do the greetings so frequently in the future.

Most of the people who came to pay New Year’s greetings to Wang Shi were the wives and young ladies of other mansions. Sometimes Jiang Rui looked down through the greenhouse on the third floor, and she could see several groups of people coming and going throughout the day

Compared with previous years, there are obviously more young girls among these people this year. They are all young and beautiful, bright and beautiful, adding a lot of color to the winter garden of Huo Mansion.

It’s not that Jiang Rui has never seen the world before. Looking at this posture, she could tell that Wang Shi’s previous silence was not a matter of giving up, but she was secretly accumulating strength.

She is really planning to marry Huo Changyao to a concubine and is now choosing a candidate.

Jiang Rui was lying on the chair, and the bamboo recliner was swaying.

She wonders how Huo Changyao will feel when he finds out about his beauty.

Suddenly there were some other movements in the greenhouse. Jiang Rui sat up and took a look. She saw a child running up out of nowhere. Judging from his clothes, he must be a young master from another family. He was standing in front of a camellia, stretched out his hand, and went to pick the flower.

She stood up and walked over, “What are you doing?”

The child was startled, then raised his head, and commanded, “Hey, pick that flower for me!”

Jiang Rui had never seen such a rude child before. She crossed her arms and looked down at him condescendingly, “Whose child are you from?”

“You don’t care who I am. I want that flower, pick it for me quickly, or I will ask my Aunt to deduct all your wages!”

It seemed that he was a relative of the Wang family. Jiang Rui chuckled and said slowly: “It’s not impossible to ask me to give you the flowers. This pot of camellia is called Yupan Jinhua. It is a new variety that has just been cultivated. In order to make it bloom now, the gardener has spent a lot of effort and the cost was several tens of yuan. Let’s do this. I’ll give you a cheaper price. If you pay twenty yuan, I’ll give you the whole pot of flowers.”

“Who are you trying to scare? A pot of broken flowers costs 20 yuan. This Young Master wants to pick it!” The child pushed Jiang Rui and started to pull the petals.

Jiang Rui stretched out a hand and put it against his head. The seemingly light and skillful movement made it difficult for the child to move forward. He could only move his hands together like a turtle. When he got angry, he stretched out his feet to kick her. But because of his short legs, he could not move forward, and he did not even touch the corners of Jiang Rui’s clothes.

His face turned red with anger, and he yelled.

The movement attracted several people to come up from downstairs. Jiang Rui has never seen the person in front of her. It looks like she must be the child’s nanny. As soon as she came, she shouted ‘little ancestor’ repeatedly, pulled the child behind her, and kept asking who bullied him.

The little boy was freed and wanted to beat Jiang Rui again, but he was stopped by the servants of Huo Mansion.

The nanny glanced at Jiang Rui, and her face was not very good, “What’s going on, such a big Huo Mansion allows an adult to bully a child?”

Jiang Rui thought it was interesting. She raised her eyebrows and looked at the two of them. She also imitated their tone and said to Nanny Li: “What’s going on? Can any kind of people dare to visit Huo Mansion as a guest? Is it possible that all the guests nowadays are new to this and hit the host when they come up?”

“Who knows, is Madam injured anywhere?” Nanny Li asked her.

Seeing the child staring at her angrily, Jiang Rui deliberately raised her chin contemptuously, “Just like this little kid, let’s fight one by one, or two fight each other.”

The nanny was obviously angry after hearing what she said, but after learning her identity from Nanny Li’s words, she did not dare to say anything more, but her face was a little flushed.

But the little kid could not stand the irritation and immediately shouted: “Are you the Madam Huo who can’t give birth to a child?! Just wait for me. My Aunt wants my sister to be Marshal Huo’s concubine. When she gives birth to a child, you will be kicked out!”

There was no expression on Jiang Rui’s face, but Nanny Li’s face suddenly darkened. She and another servant held the child’s side in one hand and almost carried him downstairs.

The child screamed like he was killing a pig.

“What are you doing? What are you doing?! Put down the young master!” The nanny stamped her feet anxiously behind.

Seeing that she was about to catch up with them as she trotted, Jiang Rui stopped her and said with a pinched voice, “Watch your young master. If I meet him again next time I am alone, I can’t guarantee what will happen.”

The nanny was obviously frightened. She looked at Jiang Rui like she was looking at some sinister and poisonous woman. She hurried downstairs, tripped under her feet, and almost rolled down.

Jiang Rui watched happily from behind.

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Translator’s Comment:

What a rude child!

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