He didn't release her until noon. If Li Yunyan hadn't been hungry, Yunyi might have continued to cause trouble.
After finally getting up, Li Yunyan quickly called Meiye in.
Having a maid is so great!
Meiye can not only help Li Yunyan with her washing and grooming, but also style her hair into a beautiful bun.
Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, with all her long hair combed back, Li Yunyan comfortably twisted her neck.
After the meal, Yuanbao brought over a tray filled with jewelry he had taken from the Li family the night before.
He presented the tray to Li Yunyan with a smile, saying, "Madam, these are all family members from the Li family, sent over last night as part of the dowry."
"Adding makeup?"
Li Yunyan picked up a gold hairpin and examined it. The quality and workmanship were good, but it was definitely not new.
She blurted out, "Could they really be that kind?"
Yuanbao laughed and said, "What you say is true, Madam. That stepmother of the Li family wanted to come to the backyard to meet you last night, but I sent her away!"
She tossed the gold hairpin back onto the tray, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said, "You did a great job! I have no patience to see them!"
Meiye took the tray. "Madam, shall I put these into the storeroom?"
"No need!" Yun Yi said.
He glanced disdainfully at the contents of the tray. “My lady, you needn’t demean yourself. These things are not good enough for you. I will find you something better!”
“I already have enough jewelry! I can’t wear it all!” Li Yunyan quickly refused.
Yunyi would bring her back rare treasures every now and then. She now has more clothes and jewelry than any other concubine in the palace, and all of them are precious items.
She actually disliked the Li family's things, keeping them in the storeroom and even worried about soiling it!
After thinking for a moment, Li Yunyan said to Yuanbao, "Yuanbao, why don't you take all these jewelry and sell them?"
"Yes, Madam!"
Yuanbao left with the tray again, and Yunyi asked her, "Do you want to deal with the people from the Li family?"
Li Yunyan's eyes lit up. "I want to! Does my husband have any good ideas?"
Seeing her sparkling eyes, Yun Yi's palms itched, so he raised his hand and patted her head, saying, "I've been keeping them untreated because I was afraid you'd be upset. Tomorrow I'll take you to the Li residence, and you can tell me how you want them dealt with!"
"Tomorrow?" Is it that urgent? Li Yunyan was a little confused.
He tapped her nose again and said with a smile, "The Li family is your maternal home. Now that you're married, you have to go back to your parents' home."
"Right!"
Li Yunyan nodded repeatedly, causing the tassel hairpin in her hair to sway back and forth, and said excitedly, "Then we'll go back to our parents' home tomorrow!"
*
Yun Yi was very thoughtful; he even had a gift prepared for the bride's return visit.
When the grand sedan chair from the Grand Seal's residence stopped at the gate of the Li residence, it caused a flurry of activity.
Li Wenjin, Huang Shi, and the others scrambled out of the backyard. They never imagined that the Lord Headmaster would personally bring Li Yunyan back to her parents' home!
After all, they weren't treated like parents-in-law on their wedding day!
Besides, what family would treat their daughter and son-in-law's homecoming like a house raid, sending a large number of imperial guards to surround the entire mansion?!
Li Wenjin and Madam Huang stood trembling at their doorstep, welcoming the Grand Master and his wife back to their home. Behind them stood Li Shuang and Li Chong, their expressions equally complex.
The fact that the palm print led Li Yunyan back to her parents' home meant that even if they were unwilling, they still had to kneel and pay their respects to Li Yunyan, which made them feel particularly aggrieved.
Yun Yi was dressed in a magnificent indigo brocade robe, with gold-trimmed cloud patterns edging the collar and cuffs. He wore a purple-gold crown and a jade belt, which made him look heroic and imposing.
Li Yunyan wore a purple-red satin dress embroidered with gold butterflies and flowers, the wide skirt trailing behind her, exuding elegance and nobility. She wore two-tone satin soft-soled shoes embroidered with peacocks playing with pearls and hibiscus flowers, and a complete set of red gold filigree hair ornaments inlaid with rubies, making her radiant and incomparably beautiful.
Upon seeing the two arrive hand in hand, everyone knelt down and bowed, saying, "This humble official/woman/girl/servant greets the Lord Seal Master and the Lady Seal Master!"
"Get up, all of you!"
"Thank you, Lord Seal Master! Thank you, Madam Seal Master!"
Li Yunyan walked up to Li Wenjin and the others with a polite smile on her face, "Father, Mother, Shuang'er, Chong'er."
Li Shuang and Li Chong bowed to her again, "Elder sister."
Li Wenjin smiled kindly, with a sense of pride that "my daughter has grown up," and nodded repeatedly.
Madam Huang then affectedly wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, saying, "Good, good! It's good that Yan'er is back!"
Yun Yi looked at Li Wenjin and greeted him with a forced smile, "Father-in-law?"
"No, no! I wouldn't dare! You're too kind, Master!"
Li Wenjin's face turned deathly pale, and he waved his hands in shock.
How could he possibly deserve to be called "father-in-law" by the Grand Master of the Palace?
He wanted to live a few more years!
He humbly welcomed Yun Yi and Yan'er inside, saying, "Master and Yan'er must be tired, right? Come in and sit down! Have a cup of tea to warm yourselves up!" He then tried to lead them to the main hall.
"No need."
Yun Yi hooked his arm around Li Yunyan's waist and said coldly, "My wife hasn't been back to her parents' home for a long time and wants to go back to the courtyard where she used to live! Lead the way!"
"this......"
Large beads of sweat rolled down Huang's forehead, her heart filled with anxiety and unease.
The thought of the courtyard where Li Yunyan used to live gave her a headache.
The courtyard was not only small but also dilapidated. Worse still, she had completely forgotten about it; it had been neglected for a long time, and she had no idea what it looked like now.
If the Lord Headmaster saw this courtyard, who knows how furious he would be? But now, the situation is urgent. If we don't find a solution to this problem as soon as possible, it will probably cause more unnecessary trouble.
Huang gritted her teeth and decided to personally lead people to clean the yard, hoping to make it a little tidier in the shortest time, and then add some furniture and other items, so it wouldn't look too bad.
Madam Huang smiled and said, "My lord, Yan'er's courtyard... I'm having someone clean it up right now. Why don't you and Yan'er go inside first, have a cup of tea, and rest for a while before you go?"
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Li Yunyan subtly. She was also a member of the Li family, and she hoped that Li Yunyan would cooperate with her for the sake of her own family and not let her own family lose face.
Li Yunyan received Huang's look and smiled coldly to herself. If it were the original owner of this body, she might have cared about her family's reputation and played along with them.
But she won't tolerate them!
She pretended not to see Huang's expression and smiled gently, "It's alright. I just wanted to come back and see the place where I used to live. I'll leave after I've seen it, and there's no need for the servants to clean it up."
After saying that, she looked at Yun Yi again, "Husband, I'll take you there!"
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