When there was a stir in the courtyard at dawn, Jiang Wanru slowly opened her eyes on the bed. Through the slightly open window, she looked out at the bright light outside and thought that today should be a sunny day. On a good day in the Wang Mansion, she didn't have the mind to sleep in. After getting up, Jiang Wanru went straight to the side room to wash and comb her hair carefully, then tidied up the room with ease. With a leisurely hand, she pushed all the windows open, and the sky's bright blue color instantly appeared before her eyes.

  Jiang Wanru suddenly raised her head to gaze at the blue sky, which was a brilliant blue with only thin white clouds decorating it lightly. Her restless heart of late, as if baptized, gradually calmed down. She looked up at the sky and saw people passing by in the courtyard, who caught sight of her by the window, slowed their pace, and quietly paid their respects to her as they passed under the window, with a look of surprise in their eyes.

  Ji Yan approached the window and gazed at Jiang Wanru, who was dressed up. There were no hair ornaments on her head, only a high bun with two loose strands framing her face, highlighting her natural beauty. She looked up at the sky with a distant gaze, her eyes drifting away. The dark red flowers on her brocade dress set off her pale face, making it shine like white jade. Ji Yan always felt that this Jiang Wanru was very far away from her, an unapproachable person.

  She immediately laughed loudly and called out: "Good miss!" Jiang Wanru heard her voice, looked down to see Jiyuan standing under the window, saw that her hair was slightly disheveled, and lightly said with a smile: "Come in." Seeing Jiang Wanru looking at her with a lowered head, Jiyuan's eyes were as affectionate as before, and her face was instantly filled with smiles, jumping and rushing into the room. After entering the room, she carefully examined Jiang Wanru, smiling and taking out two golden hairpins from her bosom, holding them in her hand for Jiang Wanru to see.

  Jiang Wan looked at the two golden hairpins in her palm. She gazed at Jiyan's hair, where a silver hairpin was slanted and pinned. "Jiyan, do you want me to help you re-braid your hair so that we can use these two golden hairpins?" Jiyan shook her head lightly and said, "No, I braided my hair early this morning. I thought Miss didn't have many hair accessories, so I brought out these two hairpins to show them to you. Can they be used? Now looking at Miss's hair, I think it looks good without any hair accessories."

  Jiang Wanmu smiled and reached out to pull Jiyan closer. After signaling her to sit down, she quickly rearranged her hair and put the silver hairpin back in place. Smiling, she said: "Thank you for your kindness, Jiyan." Jiyan's face turned red as she turned to look at Jiang Wanmu, saying: "Miss, is it okay for you to go out like this?" Jiang Wanmu chuckled and said: "Today's guests are all noble. The luxurious decorations will be taken care of by others; our family's young lady can be low-key. We can't draw too much attention; if we want to stay in the capital in the future, we can't let people remember our faces."

  Jiang Wanru took Jiyan and Xiumei out of the courtyard, along the way, listening to the steward sent by the prince's wife, saying in a low voice: "Third Young Madam, this morning you will go with Old Princess Wang to celebrate her birthday. They are all family members of the palace. After breakfast, there will be guests at the mansion. The madam wants you to help Second Young Madam entertain some guests. After lunch, the guests have been arranged to rest in their designated places, and Young Madam can take a break in the courtyard for a while. Before dinner, from the main gate to the grand hall, red carpets will be laid out to welcome the most honored guest."

  Jiang Wanru listened to the housekeeper's words while sizing up the various exotic flowers arranged on both sides of Wangfu Road. As they walked, they didn't see any repeated flower patterns. Such grandeur was no wonder why those in the midst had an air of wealth and elegance about them. Halfway through their journey, Jiang Wanru's group encountered Lian Hao coming from the opposite direction. He stared at her hair for a moment before shifting his gaze away. Jiang Wanru smiled calmly and politely greeted him, while Lian Hao looked thoughtful as he returned the greeting, saying, "You go ahead, I'll be there in a bit."

  The woman in charge beside her, hearing Lian Hua's words, looked at his calm expression, and her eyes widened as she carefully sized up Lian Hua and Jiang Wanru's expressions. Jiang Wanru smiled and nodded "yes". Lian Hua furrowed his brow, looking at her hair but didn't say anything, he just quickly left. As soon as Lian Hua walked away, Ji Yan let out a relaxed sigh, which made Jiang Wanru turn around to glance at her.

  When Jiang Wanru arrived at the main hall, there were already many people inside. However, the seat of honor was empty, and she saw the second young mistress busy with something. She quickly walked over to her side. The second young mistress smiled when she saw Jiang Wanru and said: "The grandparents are still having their meal, they won't be here for a while. Father and mother are in their reception hall, greeting some elderly relatives. When I came over from my meal, the eldest sister-in-law was still eating in the side hall on the left. That place will be used to entertain female guests later. Today is busy, we won't have too much time to eat."

  Jiang Wanmu thanked her and smiled as she turned to the side hall. The side hall next to the main hall only had four tables, and there weren't many people inside. The young master's wife sat at the main table, while only a few people sat at the three guest tables. Jiang Wanyi stood beside the main table, smiling as he spoke with the young master's wife. When the person next to the young master's wife caught sight of Jiang Wanmu, they smiled and leaned in close to whisper something in her ear.

  The crown prince's wife looked up and saw Jiang Wanru entering, smiled and beckoned her to come over for dinner. Jiang Wanru smiled and walked over, after entering the hall she paid respects to the crown prince's wife. As she turned around, she saw several older women sitting at the guest table staring at her. Under their gaze, Jiang Wanru slightly smiled and bowed to pay respects, earning their smiling faces.

  The young master's wife looked at her with a smile in her eyes, gesturing for Jiang Wan to come over and sit beside her. After Jiang Wan sat down, she said: "Wan, I've noticed that you usually have a light breakfast. Before you arrived, I instructed them to prepare a bowl of plain congee for you. Today's congee tastes good, paired with green jade pastries. Do you think this is alright? If it's too bland, I can ask them to add some meatballs?" Jiang Wan listened and nodded with a smile: "Thank you. No need to add meatballs. What the young master's wife said is exactly what I like to eat."

  The young master's wife smiled and said to Jiang Wan-yi, who was still standing beside her: "Wan-yi, you also sit down and try some more pastries. Today's pastries are different from usual, they were all made according to the recipe of the palace." Jiang Wan-yi sat down with a smile, thanked the young master's wife for her kindness, and looked at Jiang Wan-mei across from her with a smiling face: "Third sister, Father and Mother and elder brother and sister-in-law will come over, you have time to see them later. They haven't seen you for some days, they miss you very much." The young master's wife heard this and her eyes flickered slightly, but she still smiled at Jiang Wan-yi, seeing the deep sisterly affection on her face. At this time, Jiang Wan-mei nodded smilingly to the woman who brought the porridge and pastries.

  Jiang Wanmu heard Jiang Wanyi's words, thinking that even if they passed by each other without recognizing themselves as father and brother, it was quite unfeeling. The Jiang family would rather not have had her from the beginning, how could they think of her? Jiang Wanyi became more and more eloquent, fearing that others wouldn't know, the Jiang family treated her with deep affection. She said such words like a sisterly love, just wanting to stimulate her, wanting to see her lose her temper in front of everyone. After Jiang Wanyi finished speaking, she smiled at the calm woman opposite her, whose expression was quite tranquil and smiling.

  Jiang Wanmu gazed at Jiang Wanyi, who was smiling, and said: "Thank them for thinking of me. Today is a good day for the Wang family, with many guests in the mansion, and the young master's wife is busy. I'm following Second Young Master's wife, so I can't just idle around without doing anything. Since we're family, it doesn't matter if we meet today or on an ordinary day. Family members don't need to go out of their way to entertain each other; that would only make us seem too unfamiliar with each other. Consort Lin, you're a guest, so take the time to accompany them more today."

  Jiang Wanmu finished speaking and glanced at the calm and collected Crown Prince's wife, who continued eating with her head down. Jiang Wanyi sat across from her, tightly gripping her chopsticks as she repeatedly stared at Jiang Wanmu. This person, who had grown up in the Jiang family like a wild weed, was now relying on the power of the Wang Manor to speak slowly and lazily about her own father, mother, brother, and sister. Jiang Wanyi heard the soft murmurs of conversation coming from the guest table in the hall, interspersed with mocking laughter. She took a deep breath, smiled, and said to the woman across from her: "Third Sister, now that you're the Third Young Master's wife at the Wang Manor, it's not as easy for our family members to see you as it was before."

  Jiang Wan was quietly having her meal, without raising her head to look at Jiang Wan Yi. Jiang Wan Yi could ignore the etiquette of dining, but she couldn't follow suit. After finishing her meal and using the scented water offered by the maids, she took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth. She turned around with a smile and said to Jiang Wan Yi: "Wan Yi, if your family members want to see Wan Mu, they can come anytime and the Wang Fu will let them in. The affection between parents, brothers, sisters, how can we block it? Wan Mu has such good relatives, I'm happy for her as an elder sister."

  The relatives who arrived early in the hall had been paying attention to the main table after Jiang Wan entered. The third daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Wan, was an idiot, and it was not a secret in the capital. Before Jiang Wan was about to marry into the Lian Wangfu, they tried to ask Jiang Wanyi about her situation. Every time, Jiang Wanyi had an expression that seemed to be difficult to speak, and after being asked many times, she would lower her head and remain silent. This made these relatives praise the deep sisterly love between them, but everyone in their hearts sighed endlessly, each mistakenly thinking that the rumors were true.

  After the New Year's festival, rumors spread again in the capital that even the three young mistresses of the Wang family were not stupid. When their relatives heard about it, they thought back to the few times they had met her, and that person who always lowered her eyes and followed behind the second mistress without daring to look up, and couldn't help but feel a little skeptical. They thought, which family wouldn't want to avoid having a foolish daughter become known, as this would affect their own daughters' marriages. People think alike, with the same reasoning, so it's impossible that something like this could happen in the Jiang family. How could Jiang Wan have been stupid for so many years and suddenly become intelligent after entering the Wang family for just half a year?

  The women arrived early this time, precisely to observe Jiang Wanru. They watched as the Crown Prince's wife treated Jiang Wanru with familiarity, but they didn't find it unusual - the Crown Prince's wife had always been warm and courteous to everyone. They listened to the conversation between Jiang Wanyi and Jiang Wanru, one full of passion yet refined, the other light and calm. Originally wanting to hear more, unfortunately, there was no more free time. Just as Jiang Wanru finished her meal and wiped her mouth, a servant came over to say: "Crown Prince's wife, Third Young Master's wife, please proceed to the main hall."

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