The night was quiet, and Jiang Wanruo sat at the desk with a calm expression. Ji Yan approached her side and said in a low voice, "Miss, I've gone to ask around. My parents and Mu Gen's uncle and aunt are temporarily staying outside the inner courtyard, guarding your dowry. Your brother and Mu Gen's brother are arranged to stay in the outer courtyard." Jiang Wanruo nodded slightly and said to Ji Yan in a soft voice, "You know the rules of the Wang Manor better than our Jiang family. Don't go out of the courtyard without a reason, and don't spread rumors randomly, lest you get into trouble."
Jiang Wanru and Ji Yanqian were speaking in hushed tones inside the house. The people in the courtyard stood in twos and threes, pretending to look up at the moon while actually exchanging opinions about the new bride. When the gate creaked softly, the woman guarding the entrance smiled loudly and asked, "Sister Zhang! Sister Chen!" Jiang Wanru and Ji Yanqian vaguely heard the commotion inside the house, and Ji Yanqian immediately stood up straight beside Jiang Wanru.
The door was lightly knocked a few times, and Shu Yu's voice sounded from outside the room: "Young Madam, it's Shu Yu. Zhang Mama and Chen Mama from the Wang Fei's side have arrived." Jiang Wanru nodded slightly to Ji Yan, and quickly walked over to open the door. At this time, Jiang Wanru was already sitting properly at the edge of the table, calmly looking at the two slender women who had entered. The two women were clearly dressed in bright clothes, and when they paid their respects, Jiang Wanru stood up and only returned half a courtesy. She heard them say: "Young Madam, Wang Fei has ordered us to come and burn incense for the new house."
They finished speaking and didn't wait for Jiang Wanru to respond, telling Shu Xiang who followed in: "Shu Yu, when using this incense, don't leave any maids in the room. You go arrange people by Young Madam's side." Jiang Wanru heard these words, looked at Ji Yan and slightly nodded, saying: "Ji Yan, follow Shu Yu over there, rest well tonight and come early tomorrow." Ji Yan followed Shu Xiang out. The two women went to burn the incense themselves.
Two women lit incense, and one of them specifically said to Jiang Wanru: "Young Madam, this incense will only burn for a short while. It was the princess who asked us to come and fumigate tonight." As soon as Jiang Wanru heard this, she stood up and said: "Thank you for the princess's concern." After the two women left, a strong floral scent wafted through the room. Jiang Wanru didn't like this smell, but thinking that the owner of this house was Lianhao, he might like such a strong fragrance, so Jiang Wanru walked over and pushed the window open a bit more.
The sound of distant noise can be heard, and there are also faint voices in the courtyard. Jiang Wanyu sits in front of the dressing table, removing the hair crown and various hairpins from her head. She gently combs her long hair into a bun and places it on her neck. For the first time, Jiang Wanyu has the opportunity to carefully examine herself in the mirror. She gazes at her eyes, which appear bright, quiet, and deep no matter how she looks at them. Jiang Wanyu stretches out a finger and gently touches the eyes in the mirror. The life of the Jiang family still leaves a deep mark.
Lian Hao entered the room, Jiang Wanru immediately stood up and turned to greet him: "Young Master is well." Lian Hao heard this and slightly frowned. He said with great displeasure: "In the future, when you are in the house, don't give me these empty formalities." Jiang Wanru responded lightly: "Yes." At the same time, she glanced at the beautiful maid who followed him in, her eyes filled with an uncontrollable smile. A fragrance wafted through the room, and Lian Hao said to Jiang Wanru while the beautiful maid helped him take off his clothes: "I don't like it when there are strange fragrances in the house, you need to remember this."
Jiang Wanru felt the room was hot and unbearable, so she walked over to pour herself a glass of water and drank it in big gulps, feeling slightly cooler. When she heard Lianhao's words, she put down the cup in her hand and explained indifferently: "This incense was sent by the princess." Lianhao heard this and immediately stopped the maid from extinguishing the incense, saying: "Let it burn for now." The beautiful maid turned back to help Lianhao undress, while calling out: "Shu Yu, have someone bring water to Young Master's and Young Madam's bathroom." Lianhao smiled slightly and nodded at her.
Jiang Wanmu gazed at the deep affection between the young master and the maid, watching as they left one after another. Only then did she go over to open the door on the inner side of the room. Entering the bathroom in the inner chamber, clean water had already been prepared for her to bathe. After bathing, she put on a single layer of clothing and quickly returned to the room. Lian Hao had not yet arrived at the room. Jiang Wanmu thought about the several maids she had seen before, each with their own charm, and a smile appeared on her face as she thought about it. Just as Jiang Wanmu was about to get into bed, she heard the sound of Lian Hao opening the door. She immediately lay down on the bed, pulled the quilt up over herself, covering herself completely, pretending to be fast asleep.
Not long after Lianhao entered the house, a commotion finally broke out inside. The women waiting in the courtyard couldn't help but smile when they heard the noise. Someone whispered, shaking her head, "The young mistress's looks... Alas, it's hard for the queen to be so considerate, the young mistress should be grateful." Another person said softly, "This is good. I'll go and invite two of the joy mothers in right away."
After a while, the sound of "send water in" came from inside the new house. The people guarding the yard looked at each other and smiled with joy. They gazed at the candlelight inside the room, which became even brighter. After the two women entered the room, they quickly brought out a neatly folded white cloth. With joyful expressions on their faces, as they walked past the women in the yard, they whispered: "We're going to report the good news to the princess." The tense hearts of the people in the yard relaxed for a moment. Tonight could pass without incident until dawn, and everyone nodded to each other, except for those keeping watch, who quietly returned home one by one.
The sky was just getting light, Jiang Wanru heard the sound of footsteps outside, she opened her eyes with force and looked at the red silk canopy in front of her, for a moment she was stunned and couldn't remember where she was. It wasn't until she felt a hot body lying beside her that she suddenly became vigilant and turned to look over, seeing a man's handsome sleeping face, she quickly and quietly shifted her own body.
Jiang Wanru quietly got out of bed, stretched her limbs lightly after getting up, and didn't feel the legendary soreness and discomfort. She only felt that her legs were slightly uncomfortable. She walked near the incense burner, where the incense had long been extinguished, leaving only a small handful of cold ash. A bitter smile appeared on Jiang Wanru's face, and it turned out that this incense had such a wonderful effect. As for who took the initiative and who was passive between the two last night, she couldn't remember, and thought it would be best to forget.
Jiang Wanru gently pushed open the door to the inner chamber, where a clean bath had already been prepared. After she finished dressing, Lian Hao was standing in the room, and the beautiful maid was carefully helping him get dressed. When she saw Jiang Wanru enter wearing red clothes, her hands involuntarily trembled slightly. Lian Hao immediately sensed it, turned around, and looked at Jiang Wanru with a displeased expression, saying: "This is Shu Mei, who has been serving me for many years, always attending to my needs with dedication."
Jiang Wanru listened to Lian Hao's obviously warning tone, saw the complacency in Shu Mei's eyes, and glanced at the slender jade hands lightly placed on Lian Hao's chest. In her heart, she secretly congratulated herself, "Fortunately, it's only three years; how could someone like this be a lifelong companion?" She calmly opened her mouth to say: "The people by Master's side are naturally Master's people." Her submissive words won Lian Hao's approval, and he turned to Shu Mei to say: "This morning, you were slow with your hands and feet. You can't be like this in the future." Shu Mei quickly fastened the buttons, and soon Lian Hao was dressed in his red robes.
Lian Hao and Jiang Wanru, a newlywed couple, walked out of the courtyard one after another. Beside Lian Hao, three young servants followed closely, speaking to him in hushed tones as he listened intently. A few steps behind, Jiang Wanru was accompanied by Ji Yan and several senior maids from Lian Hao's household. Jiang Wanru glanced at Ji Yan beside her, observing her expression, and asked softly, "Didn't sleep well in the new place?" Ji Yan smiled and nodded, "Yes. Miss, did you sleep well?" The maids behind Jiang Wanru burst out laughing upon hearing this.
Jiang Wanmu's face was slightly flushed, and she looked at the others with a puzzled expression, saying: "After a while, you'll get used to it and sleep soundly." Jiang Wanmu didn't walk slowly, but after a long time, she still fell far behind Lian Hua and the others. The path from Lian Hua's courtyard to the main hall was quite far in Jiang Wanmu's opinion, but fortunately, the scenery along the way was beautiful. Jiang Wanmu had a thin layer of sweat on her face, and the clothes on her back were slightly damp.
As soon as Jiang Wan saw the figure of Lian He in front of her, she slowed down her pace. After turning a slight bend in the road, they caught sight of a woman dressed in colorful clothes walking towards them with a big smile on her face. "Young Mistress, Young Master has arrived at the main hall," she said loudly. "The masters are waiting for the new bride to serve tea." Jiang Wan looked up and saw that the sun had not yet risen, so she estimated the time in her mind. She thought that the masters of Lian Wang Fu, as well as their servants, were all very diligent and got up early.
The maid behind Jiang Wanru smiled and greeted loudly, "Aunt Lian is here! Aunt Lian's clothes look great today." Jiang Wanru told the woman, "Please come over and speak up, I'll leave quickly now." The woman saw that Jiang Wanru's face didn't show any displeasure, and also saw those few maids rushing forward, each smiling and speaking to her. The woman said somewhat displeased, "You've all been in the mansion for some years, do you still remember the rules of the mansion?"
Several maidservants retreated behind Jiang Wanru, smiling and saying: "We were all excited to see Aunt Lian and forgot the rules for a moment. We won't dare next time. Please forgive us this once, Aunt Lian. Look, even Young Mistress isn't angry with us." The woman glanced at Jiang Wanru, who was lowering her eyes, and then looked at the unfamiliar maidservants standing beside her, always half a step behind their mistress. The woman looked at these few maidservants but ultimately didn't say anything.
Several maids saw Madame Lian's expression calm down and immediately inquired about the news, "Madame Lian, I think it's still early, have all the masters arrived at the main hall?" Madame Lian glanced sideways at Jiang Wanru, feeling that her expression was extremely calm, unlike a typical new bride who would be anxious and excited. She slightly narrowed her eyes, seeing that several maids' expressions were more excited than the person involved, and whispered: "You few, calm down. When the masters want to go to the main hall, they will go, what's it got to do with you guessing?"
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