After Mu Gens mother left, Jiang Wanru sat in the room, slowly sorting out her thoughts. Until she heard the sound of footsteps outside the courtyard, the sound of knocking on the door next door, and the sound of low, unclear voices. When her door was lightly tapped, she was already sitting at the desk, with a book on it, and she said softly: "Come in."

  Ji Yan lightly pushed open the door, lowered his head and slowly came in, standing by the table and saying in a low voice: "Miss, my brother is looking for me to discuss something, Ill be out for a while." Jiang Wanru glanced at Ji Yan as if he was picking up gold from the ground, responded with a light "uh-huh" before refocusing on the book in front of her. Ji Yan heard this "uh-huh", looked up and quickly glanced at Jiang Wanru, saying softly: "Miss, Ill be back before dinner."

  Jiang Wanru didnt raise her head to respond, instead staring at the book in front of her, her fingers moving slowly and unintentionally on the table. Jiyuan saw that Jiang Wanrus face had no other expression, so she quickly stepped out of the room and gently closed the door. Standing outside the room, Jiyuan let out a soft breath and patted her chest lightly with her small hand. Her brother looked at her timid appearance, his eyes dimming slightly as he gazed towards Jiang Wanrus door.

  The two siblings walked out of the courtyard, and a smile appeared on Jiyuans face. Her brother Fang Zheng had been carefully observing his sister, and seeing her relaxed expression, he couldnt help but ask: "Jiyuan, did Third Miss trouble you just now in the room?" Jiyuan heard her brothers words and looked at him in surprise, shaking her head and saying: "Miss has never troubled me."

  He looked at her disbelievingly, he had always known that his own sister was timid since childhood, like a frightened little mouse. If someone touched her or scared her with just half a sentence, she would not dare to speak up for herself afterwards. Fang Zheng thought about it and still felt somewhat uneasy, so he glanced around the road to make sure no one else was listening, then said in a low voice: "Ji Yan, Third Miss is different from the other young masters and misses of the Jiang family. If you suffer any injustice at her hands, just tell your brother."

  Big brother knows someone close to the young master, and when I arrive, I can go ask for his help. Hell definitely be willing to put in a good word for us with the young master. Once thats done, you wont have to follow Miss Third around anymore. Sigh, Mother said this arrangement is good for you, being assigned to Miss Thirds courtyard, just one maid, aside from Miss Third, theres no one else to bully you. But actually, Miss Third alone can crush you, sigh, with your temperament, its better to go where there are more people, at least youll meet someone who knows you and will take care of you a bit.

  It would be best if you could return to the side of Madam Zhao. Youre not saying that the sisters in Madams courtyard are all kind and good to you, are you? You said before that those sisters can all read and write, and theyre all very capable. Jiyan listened to his words, shaking her head vigorously, her small face flushing red as if blood was about to seep out, but she couldnt say a word with her mouth open.

  Fang Zheng saw his own sister like this, and in his heart he thought she was deeply wronged, but only because she was too timid to speak out. He let out a long sigh and said to her: "Ji Yan, originally youre young and dont need to go out and do things for the family. Its just that Madame happened to take a liking to you, thinking your name is auspicious and can bring prosperity to Third Miss. Now its Third Miss who doesnt acknowledge Madames kindness, so you dont need to help her out. This matter cant be dragged on for too long, when the time comes and Madame finds out, she wont blame Third Miss for being ungrateful, but rather will blame you for knowing and not reporting."

  Ji Yan finally managed to speak up, seeing his own brother continuing to mutter discontentedly: "Hmph, since you moved into Third Misss courtyard, Father and I have been helping her with the heavy chores in the courtyard every day so that your days by her side would be better. No wonder everyone calls her a fool, she doesnt know peoples hearts at all. Only that wooden-headed kid Mu Gen thinks Third Miss is good."

  Ji forgot what he was going to say, and suddenly remembered what Fang Zheng had just said. He reached out and grabbed Fang Zhengs arm, asking: "Does Brother Mugen think the young lady is good?" Fang Zheng looked around cautiously, nodded at his own sister, and whispered: "Dont let this get out, but Ive already seen through it. Before you even entered Third Misss courtyard, he was pulling her into a corner outside to talk. I caught them twice. I thought we all grew up together, so I reminded him."

  Although his mother had nursed the third young lady, after all, the third young lady was still a young lady and not her own sister. He didnt need to be so attentive to the third young lady, if the young masters found out, their familys days in the Jiang household would not be easy." Fang Zheng said this and then immediately thought of his own little sister, who had been exceptionally close to Mugen since childhood.

  He bowed his head and looked at Jiyuan, seeing her small face drooping down, complaining in a soft voice: "Mugeng brother always says Im too young, and theres nothing to talk about with me. But my words are more than Misss. These days, watching Miss stay in the room all day, I go in and out, she can only say two or three words to me at most." Fang Zheng understood the meaning of his sisters words, looked at her in surprise and said: "Jiyuan, youre still young now, if you want someone to talk to, brother will accompany you."

  Ji heard this and looked up at her brother, thinking for a moment before saying: "Brother, dont go talk to Master Da Shao Ye. Miss doesnt mind that Im young, and when I make mistakes, she doesnt scold me. Every time I see Miss, I feel really nervous, thinking that shes just not fond of talking, with no expression on her face, but actually, she understands everything in her heart."

  Fang Zheng only smiled and listened to his good-hearted sisters words as long as his own sister was fine. He didnt have any curiosity about the stupid Third Miss at all, anyway in this mansion, Third Miss was really too inconspicuous. If it werent for her birth mother Yu Niang, probably after many years, the people in the mansion would be able to remember that there was such a person.

  Jiang Wanru stayed in the room for a while, opened the door and looked outside, feeling that it was still early, thought about it and walked out of the door. She stepped out of the courtyard gate, casually trampling on the snow, turned her head to look at one footprint after another that she had made with her own feet, and slowed down slightly, walking further away.

  "Third sister." She faintly heard Jiang Wenqis call, but the large snowflakes falling on her face made her think she had misheard for a moment. After a while, from the front turn, came another "third sister" cry. Jiang Wanyu stopped and looked up to see Jiang Wenqi waving at her from the corner, she quickly glanced around and saw no one, then hurriedly ran over, saying in a low voice: "Wenqi, its snowing so heavily, what are you doing out here?"

  Jiang Wenqi saw her coming, smiled and took out the small booklet with warmth from his arms, handed it to Jiang Wanyu and said: "Third sister, didnt you say last time that you wanted to understand the marriage laws? Here, this little book has records, you can take a look quickly. Five days later, I will return it to its owner."

  Jiang Wan received the small booklet as if it were a precious treasure, and upon opening it, she saw that it was a handwritten copy. For a moment, she was taken aback, and looking at Jiang Wenqi, she asked: "Is whats written in this booklet reliable?" Jiang Wenqi glared at her and said: "Of course its reliable! Those official law books are only available to government officials. When it comes to laws and regulations, even if someone is copying them down, they wouldnt dare make a single mistake. If youre caught, itll be a serious crime. You can rest assured and read on."

  Jiang Wanru nodded with a smile, thinking that she was worried about not understanding some words, so she said to Jiang Wenqi: "If I dont understand something, Ill write it down and you can think of a way to ask your husband secretly later." Jiang Wenqi nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, Mr. is very talented and understands everything." Before he left, he also said: "Third sister, dont wander around outside, on snowy days people can see farther than usual." Jiang Wanru smiled and said: "Hmm." After the two parted ways, they quickly walked in their respective directions.