Yuan Zhao had no idea that everyone in the Zhou family was envious of her.

Now, the matter of marrying Rong Ruo is a done deal, and it will be next month. The Imperial Astronomical Bureau has calculated that this is the most suitable date for the two of them.

So even if the father and brothers wanted to delay, they couldn't find a reason. Because of this, the father even went to the Imperial Observatory and made a scene.

However, the final result remained unchanged: she was to marry Rong Ruo on the eighth day of next month.

It wasn't until she saw her father, brothers, and sister-in-law starting to make preparations that Yuan Zhao felt like she was about to get married again.

She can no longer recall how she felt when she married Zhou Shiyuan in her previous life; that truly was a thing of the past.

However, she had no expectations for this marriage with Rong Ruo, nor did she feel much resistance to it.

The only thing she wanted to find out was Rong Ruo's identity. However, despite her efforts to subtly inquire and probe from various angles, she had yet to find out anything. She also dared not go too far, for fear of arousing Rong Ruo's suspicion.

Perhaps only after marriage will the answer be found.

"Zhaozhao, why are you still daydreaming? Have you finished embroidering your veil yet?"

When Yuan's eldest sister-in-law came in, she saw Yuan Zhao in a daze and quickly asked him what was wrong.

Generally, daughters embroider their own wedding dresses, but there wasn't enough time, so the embroidery was prepared by embroiderers outside the family. Yuan Zhao only needed to embroider the veil.

When Yuan Zhao married Zhou Shiyuan, she embroidered her wedding dress herself, stitch by stitch, but in the end, she still met the same fate.

Her relationship with Rong Ruo was already like that, so let alone the wedding dress, she didn't even want to embroider the veil herself, and just said a few words to brush it off.

The eldest sister-in-law of the Yuan family was also intelligent. Seeing that Yuan Zhao's expression remained indifferent, she guessed:

"Zhaozhao, there's no one else here. Tell your sister-in-law honestly, do you dislike the Chief Eunuch?"

Yuan Zhao was taken aback, not expecting his sister-in-law to be so perceptive; even his father and brothers hadn't noticed, yet she had.

"no."

Yuan Zhao quickly denied it:

"I just feel like this is the second time she's been married..."

Hearing Yuan Zhao's unfinished words, Yuan's eldest sister-in-law dispelled her doubts. She knew that the rumors outside were unpleasant, and although they tried their best not to let Yuan Zhao know, she would inevitably hear some whispers.

She took Yuan Zhao's hand and began to comfort him:

"Everyone lives their own life, so don't worry about what other people say."

"I can tell that the Chief Supervisor still cares about you quite a bit. Aren't we women just after a man treats us well?"

Although Rong Ruo could not be considered a true man, his kindness towards Yuan Zhao was genuine, as evidenced by the betrothal gifts.

Over the years, no one has been able to surpass his offer of marriage; he has truly set a new record.

Yuan Zhao knew that her sister-in-law was concerned about her, so she nodded in agreement.

As the two were talking, Linglong brought out some pastries, all of which were Yuan Zhao and Yuan's eldest sister-in-law's favorites.

Yuan's eldest sister-in-law had just taken a bite when she suddenly felt unwell and started gagging.

Yuan's eldest sister-in-law didn't take it to heart. Her appetite hadn't been very good for the past two days, probably because she had too many things to do and the weather was getting hot.

She was about to say something when she saw Yuan Zhao stand up nervously:

"Golden pearls, golden pearls..."

She called out Jinzhu's name.

Jinzhu arrived quickly, and Yuan Zhao hurriedly said:

"Quickly, take my sister-in-law's pulse."

Yuan's eldest sister-in-law originally wanted to say that there was no need to be nervous, that she probably just had an upset stomach.

But then she suddenly remembered what her husband had said when he came home that day, and she straightened her back.