In her previous life, when the First Lady wanted to adopt her younger sister, she also sent Nanny Qiu over like this to ask Jiang Jingshu if she was willing to be adopted into the First Lady's family.
But Jiang Jingshu's cold and aloof manner completely enraged Nanny Qiu and annoyed the First Lady.
The adoption didn't go through, and it only brought trouble. Not long after her younger sister came of age, the two of them were carried into the Yong'an Marquis Mansion in small sedan - chairs to be concubines.
At this moment, she suddenly felt a little nervous. Her fingers tightly grasped the corner of her clothes.
"What message did the First Lady send?"
Jiang Sihe felt that her voice was trembling with nervousness.
"The First Lady sent me to ask Second Miss if she is willing to be adopted into her family and become the legitimate daughter of the Jiang Mansion?"
Finally, she waited for this sentence. She had schemed so much, snatched the opportunities that originally belonged to her younger sister, and almost lost her life again because of this. Was she finally going to get what she wanted?
"That won't do. If elder sister is adopted into the First Lady's family, how can she repay the kindness of her birth mother? Elder sister won't agree..."
The same words, coming out of Jiang Jingshu's mouth again, were particularly harsh.
"Is this the First Lady's idea?"
Concubine Ruan at the door asked coldly.
Hearing Concubine Ruan's voice, Nanny Qiu turned around. "It's the First Lady's idea. Now we want to ask Second Miss's opinion. If Second Miss is willing, the First Lady will go and explain it to the master..."
Hearing Nanny Qiu's words, Concubine Ruan just thought it was ridiculous. The First Lady wanted to adopt her daughter without asking her opinion at all.
Nanny Qiu and the First Lady naturally thought this was a favor to them. Could Concubine Ruan not be willing for her daughter to become a legitimate daughter?
Jiang Sihe saw her birth mother looking at her, and that look made her feel cold all over.
She knew her birth mother didn't like her, but at this moment, the genuine disgust in her mother's eyes still made her feel very uncomfortable.
"Elder sister, do you really want to abandon mother and me for the title of a legitimate daughter? Are you really such a spineless person?"
Noticing that her elder sister didn't say a word, Jiang Jingshu's tone was a bit anxious.
Hearing Jiang Jingshu's words, Nanny Qiu's face instantly darkened. It was a pity that the madam still wanted to adopt Fourth Miss together. Listen to what she said. She was really ungrateful.
Concubine Ruan walked in a few steps and gently stroked the hairpin at her temple.
"Sihe, mother is asking you. Are you willing to be adopted into the First Lady's family?"
With just one look, Jiang Sihe understood that with this expression on her mother's face, she was sure that with her temper, she wouldn't dare to go against her.
So she deliberately asked her in such a tone, just wanting her to reject Nanny Qiu face - to - face and let the First Lady give up this idea.
"Mother, I'm willing to be adopted into the First Lady's family!"
Jiang Sihe's tone was extremely firm. She knew that after she said this, she would be estranged from her mother and younger sister from then on.
But she didn't regret it. Thinking of the indifference of her mother and younger sister in her previous life, which made her die in a dark room unknown to anyone, she had already cut off the family ties in this life.
"Elder sister, how can you ignore mother's kindness of giving birth to and raising you? Sure enough, you're just a person greedy for wealth..."
Jiang Jingshu pointed at Jiang Sihe's nose and scolded.
Jiang Sihe didn't even look at Jiang Jingshu. She walked around her mother who was blocking the way and came in front of Nanny Qiu.
She slowly said, "Nanny Qiu, please go back and tell the First Lady that I'm willing to be adopted into her family!"
Looking at the pale - faced girl in front of her, Nanny Qiu felt a strange sense of pity in her heart. There was a calmness in her eyes that didn't match her age.
"Okay, then Second Miss should take good care of your health first. I'll go back and report to the First Lady. After arranging everything, I'll come and pick Second Miss up to the madam's courtyard..."
After saying that, Nanny Qiu didn't even look at the other two ungrateful people in the room. She just gave an order.
"Danfeng, take good care of Second Miss!"
Then she turned around and left the room.
Danfeng came over to support Jiang Sihe and saw her smiling at her. She whispered, "Please go and get me a change of clothes. I've been lying in bed for a few days and feel a bit uncomfortable..."
Hearing Second Miss say this, Danfeng naturally understood that she wanted her to go out first. She probably had something to say.
"Second Miss, you don't need to be so polite. I'm here to take care of you. I'll go and get your clothes right away..."
After saying that, she also left.
There were only the three of them, mother and daughters, left in the room. Concubine Ruan's cold face showed even more indifference without any expression at this moment.
"Mother..."
"Humph, you don't need to call me like this. Now that you've climbed up a high branch, I'm afraid I can't bear to be your mother..."
Mother's sarcasm made Jiang Sihe feel even colder.
"Hehe, does mother think I've climbed up a high branch?"
"Elder sister, you've always loved petty gains. Now you've become even more selfish. For the sake of glory and wealth, you don't even have a bit of backbone. You actually recognize the First Lady as your mother. Have you forgotten all the kindness of mother's giving birth to and raising you over the years?"
"Kindness of giving birth to and raising? Haha..."
Jiang Sihe, a person who had died once, just thought it was funny to hear Jiang Jingshu say these words.
When the two of them were concubines in the Marquis Mansion, in order to let her non - competitive younger sister and mother have something to eat, she endured all the tortures from the Marquis's wife. But in the end? Her mother and younger sister thought that she had disgraced them for that hand - out food. When she was finally trapped in the dark room, her mother thought that her daughter had shamed her and never came to see her. At that time, the kindness of giving birth had already been repaid.
As for the kindness of raising, it was even less worthy of mention. In those years in the villa, the mansion had long forgotten about them. They didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes. It was she who often went to the back mountain to dig some mountain products and secretly sold them in the town to exchange for money to buy rice, noodles, and cloth.
But her mother and younger sister still disliked her for bargaining with people in the town for some silver and losing her dignity.
So even if there was the kindness of giving birth to and raising, she had already repaid it when she died in the dark room!
"Just as younger sister said, I'm a selfish person. And I just want to have enough to eat and wear warm clothes. Now that such a good opportunity is in front of me, why should I miss it?"
She really wanted to see how her mother and younger sister, who loved dignity and were cold and elegant, would survive if she wasn't in the villa anymore.
"How could I have given birth to such a spineless person like you..."
Mother looked at Jiang Sihe coldly, with complete disappointment in her eyes.
Jiang Sihe now had no feeling for these words. If it was in her previous life, she might have felt sad and wronged, but now her heart was completely cold.
"Jingshu, let's pack our things and go back to the villa now. I feel ashamed to stay with her for even a moment longer!"
After saying that, without even looking at Jiang Sihe, she walked towards the door.
Jiang Jingshu wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Jiang Sihe.
"Don't say any more, younger sister. I'm definitely going to be the legitimate daughter of the Jiang Mansion. You might as well swallow those grand truths of yours..."
Jiang Jingshu looked at Jiang Sihe with disgust on her face. Finally, she snorted and turned around to leave.
"Wait a minute..."
Jiang Sihe suddenly called out to Jiang Jingshu who was walking towards the door.
"What? Do you regret it, elder sister? Even if you regret it this time, mother won't easily forgive you..."
"Jiang Jingshu, I just want to say one thing to you."
For a moment, Jiang Jingshu felt that the Jiang Sihe in front of her seemed to be a different person.
"There's an old saying among the folks, 'If a man does not work for himself, he will perish'!"