Chapter 235 My fate is up to me
There are many rumors among those outside that they are vying to change their household registration and become Jiang'an County residents, thinking that they can compete for the status of "the first embroiderer in Jiang'an County".
But if those people can also compete for this "magnificent grace", wouldn't these noble ladies from aristocratic families have an advantage?
If she could really get the title of "the best embroiderer in Jiang'an County", it would be the icing on the cake for the girls of these families.
Even further...
Entering the palace, you will be appreciated and favored by the saints.
Who wouldn't be tempted by such a great temptation?
With interests at hand, it is not surprising that these people would come to contact her.
However, after all, she is a eldest lady who has grown up with a lot of beauties and pampers. She has always had a high self-esteem. How could she look down on someone like her who is "struggling in the dust" and "a despicable thing that cannot be put on the stage"?
Even Su Nong, a serious member of the Su family and a noble lady, isn't she still considered a lowly thing that cannot be put on the stage?
It is natural for them to look down on a young lady from a wealthy family and sneer at her.
Otherwise, I would not have argued with my mother just now, and would have reluctantly come forward and become "familiar" with her.
"It seems that my mother-in-law is right. You are indeed not a simple person."
The woman stretched out her hand generously: "How about we make friends?"
Make friends?
Jiang Anning looked at her with a gentle smile on her face, but made no move.
"You don't want to?"
The woman raised her eyebrows in surprise and said to herself: "It's normal that you don't want to."
"Who would be willing to give up the wealth that comes from heaven?"
"If it were me, I wouldn't want to either."
Jiang Anning blinked and thought this girl was very interesting.
Those who are open-minded are too understanding.
She snorted and laughed.
Xie Lan’s eyebrows stood up: “Why are you laughing?”
Could it be that he was laughing at her?
Do you think she is overestimating her abilities?
She had a stinky face and was very unhappy.
"It's nothing, I just think my sister is very interesting."
Jiang Anning covered her mouth and her smile subdued: "Thanks to my sister for not disapproving of it, then I will be shameless and become friends with my sister?"
The edge of the eye may be a wonderful thing sometimes.
She didn't know the person in front of her. What is my identity and where do I come from? I just feel that if I get along well with people, I will become very good friends.
Friends...
This word is too far away and unfamiliar to her.
In her previous life, she lived a miserable and miserable life. She was deceived, abused, and imprisoned by the Zhao family... She had no friends at all.
In this life, I have been on good terms with Aunt Fang and Sui Ran.
But they are always more grateful to her than knowing each other.
It seems that they are not friends.
And Song Yao...maybe they can barely be considered friends?
However, it is more like a partner.
Not to mention the late wife, I always treat her as the boss.
Duan Qingshan... don’t mention it!
Jiang Anning counted the people around her. It was really hard to say which one could have the wonderful feeling that the woman in front of her gave her.
Xie Lan was stunned for a while: "Really?"
After saying that, she laughed first: "Aren't you afraid that I will plot against you?"
"Not afraid."
Jiang Anning was decisive and straightforward.
She is barefoot and not afraid of shoes, so what is there to be afraid of?
What else is worth plotting?
What's more, is she afraid that those who want to plot against her will not plot against her?
Obviously not.
So what is there to be afraid of?
What is there to be afraid of?
At worst, gods come and kill gods, and Buddhas come and kill Buddhas!
What evil are you afraid of?
As long as she is worse than the villain, there is nothing to be afraid of.
This is the truth that Jiang Anning believes in most now.
But when this resolute and resounding "not afraid" fell in Xie Lan's ears, only unconditional and absolute trust remained.
Isn't this a sign of trust in her character?
She was instantly moved and tears filled her eyes: "You, you are really, really stupid. You are so gullible when you haven't even met people a few times."
Feigning anger and scolding a few words, I had already added Jiang Anning to my list of good friends.
In the past, it was not impossible that the noble ladies and powerful young men who surrounded her would say obedient words and compliments to please her.
Show loyalty, show loyalty, and do everything possible to please her.
But who doesn’t know their little thoughts?
It's just a matter of seeing through things without telling them, and maintaining a superficial relationship.
What's more, most of those people are just trying to please people, and most of them are hypocritical.
No one has ever said to her "I'm not afraid of you" so firmly, without hesitation or hesitation, completely expressing trust.
Even if it was just deception, those who had been around her in the past did not dare to speak so firmly.
In this way, Jiang Anning's determination, lack of hesitation, and lack of hesitation naturally appear to be extremely precious!
Xie Lan was so moved inside.
Who would have imagined that Jiang Anning just died once and didn't care about anything... Even this life, she could resolutely risk it and perish together with the merman.
The only thing she thinks about in this life is: no longer be at the mercy of anyone!
Her fate is up to her.
No one can help it.
The two of them had their own thoughts, but they both had a good impression of each other.
"I know you are Jiang Anning, a native of Jiang'an County, your home is in Jiangjia Village, and you are an embroiderer."
Xie Lan looked at the person with a smile: "But you probably don't know who I am, where I come from, and where my home is."
Jiang Anning smiled slightly and thought to herself: I really didn't know that before.
But just now... the barrage had told her.
[Xie Lan: Descendant of the Imperial Master]
[According to legend, Dajing’s first national preceptor had the blood of Nuwa and was born with divine power that could communicate between heaven and earth. During the reign of Emperor Taizu, Dajing was suddenly hit by a once-in-a-century drought. There was no rain in the country for three consecutive years. The entire Dajing territory had no food production, no grains were harvested, and the roadside was full of hungry people with white bones]
[Everyone said that Heaven was going to destroy Dajing, and the people and the royal family members all shouted that Emperor Taizu should sacrifice his body to Heaven, asking God to show mercy and appease his anger, and take back the punishment of such natural disasters and annihilation]
[Just when Emperor Taizu was about to die for his country, a goddess descended from the sky]
[The goddess claims to be a descendant of Nuwa and can bring rain to Dajing]
[Later, after the goddess worked and communicated with heaven and earth, rain fell from the sky, and the drought in Dajing was alleviated]
[Emperor Taizu personally knelt down and worshiped the goddess as Dajing’s Imperial Master]
[Later, the goddess became immortal, leaving only a pair of children, stationed in the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion]
[Historical name, descendant of Guoshifu]
Jiang Anning was a bit surprised by his identity, but Xie Lan only thought that she had never heard of the Imperial Master's Mansion, a distinguished identity that could only be reluctantly known in the circles of powerful people.
"My surname is Xie, and I am the daughter of the Xie family that is more noble than the national surname."
Her voice paused slightly: "You can call me Xie Lan, or you can call me Shao'an."
"Xie Lan, Xie Shao'an, both are my names!"
She leaned close to the person's ear and lowered her voice: "However, I told you that only one person knows the name Xie Shao'an!"
"I consider you a friend."
Jiang Anning responded with a gentle smile: "Then I'd better call you Xie Lan."
"It's okay, it's up to you."
Xie Lan held her chin up and lamented: "Everyone thinks my life is good, but I don't think so."
"My status is an honor, so why is it not a shackles?"
"I'm tired of looking at those hypocritical faces all day long."
"You are more real."
Jiang Anning:......
She pursed her lips and smiled lightly, but said nothing.
If you knew that my hands were already stained with blood, would you still feel this way?
reality?
simple?
clean? The smile on Jiang Anning's lips couldn't help but deepen a little.
It is really difficult for her to associate such pure and beautiful words with herself.
"How do you know that I am not sanctimonious or hypocritical?"
Jiang Anning asked with a smile.
Xie Lan was stunned, stared at the person for a moment, and burst out laughing: "Bad people don't think they are bad people, and sanctimonious hypocritical villains don't think they are hypocritical villains either."
"Their world is always filled with justice, and they are the real enforcers of justice."
"I wouldn't ask stupidly like you."
“Not to mention that I won’t struggle and tangle all the time, wondering whether what I am doing is wrong, whether it is too cruel, and is harmful to the peace of the world.”
Jiang Anning actually felt that this was very reasonable.
It seems that her mentality is wrong.
Even though they killed Zhao Hai and Zhao Yinlian for revenge... there was always an unspeakable feeling lingering in their hearts.
It was as if he was doubting the correctness of what he was doing.
I doubt whether it is undesirable to respond to violence with violence.
Deep inside, it was like a little person was jumping up and down, criticizing her cruelty.
She was accused of being blinded by hatred and turning herself into an executioner just like Zhao Hai and Zhao Yinlian.
But it was obviously not her who did the wrong thing!
She shouldn't be the one who really should feel guilty.
Jiang Anning added a spoonful of tea: "You're right, I'm obsessed with it."
It was obvious that the two had just met for the first time, but they had a rare rapport and had a great time chatting.
"Aren't you curious as to why I took the initiative to come to you?"
Xie Lan suddenly became a little cautious when he mentioned the purpose of his trip.
"What's going on?"
Jiang Anning was indeed a little curious.
Those ladies and eldest ladies in Jiang'an County may still want to use her guidance to win the first prize in one fell swoop and become the "No. 1 Embroiderer in Jiang'an County" that was not named in the imperial edict, setting a good example for their lives. A gold edge.
But Xie Lan...
The descendants of the Imperial Master's Office should not be short of the yellow satin of the imperial edict.
As someone just said, there are many people around who are here to compliment and please her.
Not to mention an inconspicuous name like "the best embroiderer in Jiang'an County", even if she is the empress of the world, she may not be able to catch people's eyes.
The Xie family name is more noble than the national surname.
In Dajing, everyone had to kneel down and kowtow when they saw the emperor.
But when Emperor Dajing met the descendants of the Xie family, he had to politely ask them how they were doing.
Speaking of which, the teacher’s surname is also Xie.
In Dajing, it seems that the surname "Xie" is rarely seen.
I wonder if there is any origin?
Jiang Anning's thoughts, which were gradually drifting away, were pulled back by Xie Lan's voice,
She was shocked and looked at the person in front of her in disbelief: "What?"
"I said, the picture of worshiping the Buddha was actually made by you."
Xie Lan raised his hand and waved, and Jiang Anning felt as if there was an invisible barrier around him, and the noise around him became weaker.
"Don't worry, now, only you and I can hear what you and I say here."
She looked at the man's peach-like face and moved closer: "I came just for the Buddha image."
Jiang Anning blinked: "I..."
She was about to deny it with "I don't know what you are talking about."
Xie Lan smiled and said first: "Those people in the palace each have their own plans. They are like flies and dogs, and they almost share the same tongue."
"But they dared to hide it from the people in the Jiang'an Marquis Mansion, and even ignored the declining Jiang'an Marquis Mansion, but they didn't dare to hide it from me or deceive me."
"Even the man sitting high above the temple wouldn't dare!"
"I want to know whose hand the Buddha image is from. It's not that difficult."
Xie Lan moved closer, his nose almost touching Jiang Anning's.
"I also know that the other embroiderer of this Buddha picture is your late grandma."
Jiang Anning's eyes suddenly became sharp for a moment, she leaned back and pushed him away: "What do you want to do?"
Her voice was slightly cold: "I'm just an embroiderer. I have little skills, just to make ends meet. I'm not good at anything else. I'm afraid I can't help you much."
"That's enough."
Xie Lan smiled and narrowed her eyes: "What I am looking for is an embroiderer with outstanding abilities."
Jiang Anning pursed her lips slightly and waited for someone to continue.
"In the Imperial Preceptor's Office, there is a volume of embroidery pictures left by the first Imperial Preceptor."
“It’s just that it’s too old and the damage is serious.”
"I have seen the picture of worshiping the Buddha that you embroidered. It was completed after repairing the semi-finished product embroidered by your mother-in-law."
"You have experience in repairing and have superb embroidery skills. I believe you can repair this embroidery picture in the Imperial Prefecture."
Xie Lan once again approached the human eye, but Jiang Anning avoided it in disgust.
Xie Lan immediately covered his heart and made a gesture of holding his heart in his arms, looking full of sadness: "You obviously told me just now that we are the best in the world, how come you dislike me so soon after so little time has passed? ”
“After all, it was me who paid by mistake.”
That way, exaggerated and artificial.
Jiang Anning twitched the corner of her mouth speechlessly.
Her eyes were more curious and fell on the invisible barriers around her.
I can’t help but think: Are there really gods in this world?
I don’t know if I can learn it...
Xie Lan saw that she was in a trance while looking at the barrier. She understood instantly and followed the instructions: "We are the best in the world. I definitely can't let you run away in vain. In this way... you help me repair the embroidery of the Imperial Master's Mansion, and I will teach you this How about the method of enchantment?”
"Boundary?"
It sounds like a cultivator in a drama.
"Yes, enchantment."
Xie Lan looked a little arrogant: "I am a descendant of the Imperial Preceptor's House. I still have the divine power of the first Imperial Preceptor in my blood. It's just a barrier, so what's the problem?"
"I will be even more powerful!"
"More powerful?"
Jiang Anning was indeed curious: "How powerful is it?"
Can you kill the person you want to kill with just a thought?
She wants everyone who harmed her mother-in-law and father to die!
"Of course..." Xie Lan coughed twice uncomfortably: "As powerful as you want!"
“In short, it’s awesome!”
Jiang Anning blinked and looked at her suspiciously.
"Don't believe it? You, you..." Xie Lan pinched his earlobe anxiously, as if he suddenly remembered something, and took out an emerald green bottle the size of a thumb from his purse: "This is for you!"
"What is this?"
Jiang Anning was curious and wanted to open it to take a look, but Xie Lan hurriedly reached out to stop her.
"Don't touch the things inside with your hands!"
Jiang Anning blinked, confused.
Xie Lan held it in for a while, regretting taking it out.
Just meeting Jiang Anning's pure and innocent eyes, she hesitated and struggled for a moment, then said: "This thing is very corrosive. Once it touches the skin, it is fine when it is dry and oil-free. Clean it up in time." , there will be no danger.”
"But once this thing comes into contact with the skin when it is wet, it will become extremely corrosive!"
Xie Lan looked serious: "Even though this bottle is only so big, if all the contents in it were poured out, it would be enough to corrode an entire adult man's leg!"
"I also use it for self-defense."
She warned her a lot: "You must not touch it randomly, let alone try it out of curiosity. It will really corrode the entire leg, but it will soon!"
"When the time comes, there won't even be an antidote, and we won't be able to save him!"
Xie Lan's expression was particularly serious.
Jiang Anning twitched the corner of her mouth slightly. Why did she feel that the effect of this thing sounded a bit familiar?
Isn't this the corpse powder she prepared based on the notes left by her mother-in-law?
Zhao Hai died on this thing.
No bones remain.
All that was left was a puddle of smelly water.