Chapter 1489
After two years of seclusion, she could finally rest. Jing Jiaren felt rxed. After taking a bathst night
and drinking the Divine Suppression Soup, Jing Jiaren slept very soundly that night.
The next morning, if Honghong hadn''t growled downstairs, Jing Jiaren probably would have overslept
and missed the time to participate in the oath-taking meeting. She was awakened by Honghong''s roar.
When she opened her eyes, she heard a mirthful female voice asking, "Honghong, your master isn''t up
yet?"
From the voice, she was probably the nanny her mother had brought over from the Zhang family. Jing
Jiaren had called her "Grandmother Lu Mian" ever since she was young.
Jing Jiaren hurriedly got up, took off her silk jacket, and put on her coat. After she pushed open the
sliding door and walked to the balcony, she leaned against the railing and shouted at Grandmother Lu
Mian, who was talking to Honghong in the courtyard downstairs, "Grandmother Lu Mian, you''re here so
early?"
Lu Mian was an olddy who looked to be in her sixties. She was wearing a dark green dress and her
slightly white long hair was neatlybed.
Lu Mian raised her head gently. When she saw Jing Jiaren, her eyes immediately revealed affection.
As soon as she woke up in the morning, Jing Jiaren''s long ck hair was draped behind her shoulders
in a slightly messy manner. It weakened her cold aura and added a hint of gentleness to her. Looking at
the woman who had be more and more slender, Lü Mian said in a soft voice, "Jiaren, your mother
asked me toe over and make you a bowl of pasta."
Compared to other super worlds, the Divination Continent, which believed in divination, was somewhat
superstitious.
They felt that eating pasta before participating inrge-scalepetitions and important asions
brought good luck.
Jing Jiaren smiled as shemented, "My mom is really superstitious. Thank you, Grandmother Lu
Mian."
"Okay."
The lock outside the door opened automatically and Lu Mian was let inside.
After Jing Jiaren returned to her room, she entered the cloakroom.
All her dresses were of the same style and were either ck or red. Although the colors were the
same, the designs were exquisite and elegant. Jing Jiaren chose a ck dress with a tube top and a
camellia on the chest.
The mboyant dress made Jing Jiaren''s skin look fair and her neck look slender.
After Jing Jiaren did her hair and went downstairs, the pasta was ready.
"Jiaren,e and eat." After Lu Mian wiped her hands, she stood at the side of the dining room. After
Jing Jiaren finished eating the noodles, Lu Mian brought the bowl into the kitchen and said, "Your
mother asked you to go to her ce before you set off. She has something to tell you."
"Alright, I''ll go now."
Jing Jiaren stood up and washed her hands. After saying goodbye to Honghong, she went to the
Patriarch''s Mansion.
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Jing Jiaren''s mother''s name was Zhang Zhanyi. She was an aloof and elegant woman. From the back,
she looked like an older version of Jing Jiaren.
Early in the morning, the maid ced clusters of fresh flowers on the stone table. Madam Zhang chose
a few of them and said, "Take the others away." The Jing family had their own Spirit Grass Academy,
which also cultivated flowers. Every morning, the gardener would pick a batch of flowers before sunrise
and send them all to the Patriarch''s Mansion. After Madam Zhang chose them, the other spiritual
flowers would be sent to other people''s courtyards.
Madam Zhang ced a bouquet of magnolia shears on a ck jade te and decorated it with a
rockery. Then, a te of flowers with oriental charm waspleted. "Move this bouquet to the
Patriarch''s desk."
"Okay."
As soon as the maidservant took the bouquet away, Madam Zhang turned around and looked out of
the courtyard door. When she saw the slender and elegant woman outside the door, a charming smile
appeared on her face. "Jiaren,e over and let me take a look."
After Jing Jiaren pushed the door open and walked in, she walked around the camellia garden and
came to Madam Zhang. "Mom."
After Jing Jiaren sat down on the empty stool beside Madam Zhang and picked up a thin bamboo to
fiddle with, Madam Zhang guided her gently as she watched her actions. After Jing Jiaren finished
fiddling, she looked at the thin bamboo in the green jade bottle andmented, "Not bad. It''s quite
tasteful, but it''s too full."
After Madam Zhang picked up the scissors and cut the bamboo branch on the left side of the thin
bamboo, the arrangement of the flowers instantly became elegant and graceful.
"Mother, you''re the best," Jing Jiaren praised sincerely.
Madam Zhang shook her head and said meaningfully, "Oriental flower art emphasizes beauty. If you go
too far, it won''t have the same effect. If you''re too full, it''ll look messy. It''s like this when ites to
arranging flowers, and it''s the same when ites to people." Madam Zhang stared at Jing Jiaren with
her beautiful eyes as she said, "Jiaren, you''re the thin bamboo in this bottle. Although you''ve grown up
tall and straight, your life has been too smooth-sailing and you''ve never suffered any setbacks. If you
encounter a strong wind, I''m afraid you won''t be able to bear it."
Jing Jiaren understood. This was why her mother had called her over to talk. "You want to remind me
not to be arrogant and look down on the other participants just because I have some talent and ability?"
Madam Zhang was relieved to see that Jing Jiaren understood immediately.
She nodded and replied, "That''s right. You''re my daughter. I know better than anyone that no matter
how levelheaded you seem to outsiders, you''ve always been proud deep down. When I was young, I
was very simr to you. I always felt that I was superior and number one in the world. But the world is
very big. There are always people better than you."
"You''re indeed talented in divination, but how can the participants who were able to qualify for the
Divination Conference be ordinary? All these years, you''ve been in seclusion, but were the other
participants wasting their time? Jiaren, you have to always be respectful to yourpetitors. That way,
you won''t fail too miserably. I hope you understand this principle."
Madam Zhang had always been smart and intelligent. Jing Jiaren had been very obedient to her
mother since she was young.
Madam Zhang''s words had a much greater impact on Jing Jiaren than Jing Ruge''s words.
After Jing Jiaren thought about it seriously, she replied humbly, "Mom, you''re right."
Madam Zhang looked at the time and saw that there was still plenty of time, so she chatted with Jing
Jiaren for a while longer. "How were your gains from this trip to the inner academy?"
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Jing Jiaren replied, "Sessfully finding the Divination Ultimate Art is my greatest gain."
Madam Zhang smiled and looked at her meaningfully before saying, "Then… what about other
aspects? Have you met any young men who fell in love with you? Your father, your aunt, and your
uncle met and fell in love in the inner academy. To us, the inner academy has a special meaning. I
thought you would also meet your significant other in the inner academy."
Jing Jiaren looked at Madam Zhang reproachfully, then lowered her head and said self-deprecatingly,
"The news of me and Ye Qingyang has long spread throughout the three thousand worlds. Who would
dare to get involved with a heartless woman like me?" Jing Jiaren had never nned to get married in
her life.
When Madam Zhang heard this, her heart ached. She held Jing Jiaren''s hand in her palm as she
lamented, "As time passes, everyone will eventually forget about this matter. Oh right, Ye Qingyang
didn''t bully you in the inner courtyard, did he?"
Jing Jiaren shook her head. "He''s not that kind of petty person."