As soon as Jiang Yimian entered the bridal chamber, she pulled off her veil. Her vision was immediately clear, and there was nothing obstructing her view anymore. She breathed a sigh of relief.
She casually sat down on the bed, only to find that the phoenix crown on her head was quite heavy, making her neck ache.
Seeing this, Liu'er did not stop her.
After all, the young lady had been woken up early this morning by the maids and had been busy ever since, so now she finally had some time to herself.
As long as no one else sees them, they don't need to be too reserved in this bridal chamber.
Thinking it over, she just smiled and said, "Miss, are you hungry? Wang San said he has prepared some food for you here."
As she spoke, she took a food box from the table.
The food box contained a lot of side dishes, all of which were still warm, so they must have been put in not long ago.
Jiang Yimian glanced at the table and was slightly taken aback.
Although there weren't many dishes on the table, they were all her favorites.
Needless to say, the only person in the Lu family who knew her preferences was Lu Cijian.
This person is quite thoughtful.
The moment Liu'er saw the side dishes, she understood and chuckled, "Lord Lu is so thoughtful. Miss, come and try them, they look quite delicious."
Jiang Yimian just smiled and didn't refuse, sitting down at the table directly.
She was indeed quite hungry; she hadn't eaten for almost a day.
I was originally thinking of grabbing a snack later, but now I don't need to.
Seeing Liu'er standing to the side serving her food, Jiang Yimian found it amusing. "What are you doing? Sit down and eat with us."
Liu'er quickly shook her head and said earnestly, "That won't do. I've been learning a lot of etiquette from the nanny recently. When the young lady is eating, we are supposed to serve the dishes on the side. We can't break the rules."
That old woman said that if she, as the young lady's attendant, didn't behave properly, it would make the young lady lose face. She couldn't afford to lose face, so she had to behave well.
Back when she was at Longxing Manor, she knew some of the rules, but they were mostly about how to entertain the adults. Most of the time, she just did her own thing.
She learned a lot from that old woman this time, and she must do it well so as not to embarrass the young lady.
Jiang Yimian felt helpless upon hearing this.
She really didn't know what the old woman and Liu'er had talked about, so much so that Liu'er had spent most of the past few days following the old woman around, learning the rules and etiquette very seriously, as if she wanted to know all the manners.
She had initially thought Liu'er was just curious, but now she understood somewhat.
Liu'er must have heard the recent rumors circulating in the capital that Lu Cijian's identity is unusual.
In addition, she had heard many stories of how difficult it was for mistresses in wealthy and powerful families to navigate the inner quarters without any sensible maids by their side.
Jiang Yimian was both touched and amused. She simply reached out and pressed Liu'er down onto the chair next to her. "I can't possibly finish all this food by myself. Besides, it would be hard to explain if someone found out I was eating here."
"Eating with me will make it faster."
Liu'er thought these words made sense.
The young woman was eating these things alone in the bridal chamber. If others found out, they would definitely say she didn't know the proper etiquette. They really needed to hurry.
With that in mind, she stopped worrying about it.
The two were eating when a knock came at the door.
Liu'er was startled and reached out to quickly tidy up the mess on the table, but at that moment, a familiar voice came from outside.
"Yimian, that's me."
Xie Yu's voice came clearly from outside the house.
Liu'er immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly and carefully opened the door, but Jiang Yimian found it amusing.
Since A-Jian had specially prepared food for her, he would definitely have sent someone to guard outside. It would be impossible for an ordinary person to come here.
Those who come to the backyard must be acquaintances.
Liu'er's worries were really unnecessary.
However, seeing how serious the other person was, Jiang Yimian didn't discourage her.
Xie Yu peeked in and raised the food box in his hand. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the side dishes on the table and was stunned for a moment, but then he laughed instantly, "Looks like I was overthinking it."
How could no one have considered whether you were hungry? It's such a waste of my pastries.
She spoke as she walked in carrying the food box.
Jiang Yimian felt a little embarrassed, as she really hadn't expected Xie Yu to come all the way to bring her food.
Xie Yu didn't seem to care much. He simply pulled Jiang Yimian to sit down on the soft couch next to him and said with a smile, "You didn't see it, Ci Jian is probably going to get completely drunk in the front hall today."
Jiang Yimian was taken aback. "His Majesty has already left?"
Although she hadn't seen the situation in the main hall with her own eyes, she knew from Liu'er's mention that with Xie Jingxuan present, there was no way those court officials would try to get Lu Cijian drunk.
At most, they'll just do a token gesture.
Xie Yu nodded and continued, "Those ministers now know Ci Jian's identity. Even if the Emperor leaves, they can't possibly urge Ci Jian to drink."
However, one should still offer a toast, but Lin Yan'an has blocked all of them now.
That guy's been keeping plying Ci Jian with alcohol today; it probably won't be long before Ci Jian is drunk.
That guy insisted on having a drinking contest with Lu Cijian to see who could hold their liquor better. Although he chased away most of the people who came to toast Cijian, she felt that if they kept drinking like that, the two of them would probably get drunk very soon.
Jiang Yimian was taken aback, suddenly remembering the time Lu Cijian got drunk.
She remembered that A-Jian was a lightweight; how could she possibly compete with Lin Yan'an in drinking?
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