Ever since Chen Qing had been strolling in the garden with the old lady, she had been worried all day long. Wan Jinlan couldn't get any information out of her, so he had no choice but to chat and amuse her every day.
After returning to the capital, she rested for only one day and went to school with the other girls in the mansion every day.
According to the rules, she no longer needs to study these things step by step every day after she reaches college.
The mansion hired female teachers to teach music, chess, calligraphy, painting and tea art, which are pleasing to the ears, improving eyesight, and cultivating the body and mind.
She was looking forward to graduating as soon as possible and ending this kind of life.
Less than half a month later, a thank-you gift was sent from the Prince of Linjiang's mansion.
Wan Jinlan also received a precious red gold and ruby headpiece from the old lady, who said it was specially given to her by the Princess of Kangping County.
Although she received a thank-you gift, the old lady still lectured her about the pirate incident, asking her to stay out of the spotlight and behave herself better in the future.
What else could Wan Jinlan do? He naturally agreed in a nice tone and admitted his mistake sincerely.
Although the old lady scolded him, she also loved Wan Jinlan and took out a pair of top-quality mutton-fat jade bracelets from the mahogany box.
Wan Jinlan was very happy. If Wan Jinyu from the third room knew that she had secretly received a pair of top-quality mutton-fat jade bracelets from her grandmother, she would be so jealous that her eyes would turn red.
Wan Jinlan said with a smile: "I know that grandma loves me the most. If sister Jinyu sees this, she will make trouble for grandma."
Wan Jinyu is only a few days younger than her, but she has to call her sister all the time. Just thinking about this makes her feel so happy.
Shen Qing, who was sitting quietly drinking tea, looked at this scene and sighed in his heart.
She couldn't understand the old lady's love.
As a woman herself, the mother-in-law should not want her husband to take a concubine, just like her.
Her husband had never taken a concubine, and she had seen everything her mother-in-law was doing. But why did her mother-in-law insist on arranging a concubine for her husband?
What can she do if she can't bear it?
Fortunately, even though her husband took a concubine, he never favored the concubine over his wife and treated her the same as always. But she knew that life was different before and after taking a concubine, at least her state of mind was different.
The mother-in-law clearly found a good family for her eldest daughter, so why did she treat Jinlan, whom she had loved for many years, like this?
The mansion is already rich enough, why should it get involved in those matters?
It would be fine if it was just the old lady's wishful thinking, but if her father-in-law also had the same idea, Shen Qing would feel overwhelmed just thinking about it.
Shen Qing has been in a depressed mood these days. She cannot resist her mother-in-law's decision, so she places all her hopes on the Duke of Zhenguo.
It was the old master's 60th birthday, and as a son, the Duke of Zhenguo had to come back, but he had to submit a memorial and get permission from the emperor, so the mother and daughter came back early.
On the day of the old Duke's birthday, the Duke's Mansion was packed with guests, and even members of the Wan family who lived next door came.
Wan Jinlan was wearing a goose yellow dress today. She had fair skin, and no matter what color clothes she wore, she looked bright and pretty. The hairpin with light pink pearls on her head was also very eye-catching.
Pearls of this quality are not easy to come by. In the past, her aunt, the imperial concubine, gave her a small box as a reward, and her mother used it to make jewelry.
Wan Jinlan and Wan Jinyu were walking together. Wan Jinlan deliberately put the arm with the mutton-fat jade bracelet in front of her and said, "Look, this is a treasure that my grandmother gave me."
You don’t have it, hehe!
Wan Jinyu snorted and glanced at her, "Take a good look at what's on my ear."
A pair of light green cat's eye earrings dangled from Wan Jinyu's fair ears, swaying gently as she moved. The sunlight fell on them, shimmering with sparkling light, rippling like water, dazzling Wan Jinlan's eyes.
Wan Jinlan coughed lightly, "Sister Jinyu, where are all the rules you learned? I'll remind you again, you should call me sister."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wan Jinyu's fur stood up like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
After a moment, she smiled and stood on tiptoe to whisper in Wan Jinlan's ear, saying, "Sister, congratulations to sister. You will be getting married soon after you graduate."
Wan Jinlan was a little surprised. An engagement was inevitable, but which family did Grandmother choose? What kind of person was she?
"Do you know who it is?" She couldn't help but be curious.
If Wan Jinyu knew, she would be very angry. How could she not know that she was about to get engaged?
Wan Jinyu had no idea who it was, she just wanted to use the engagement talk to make Wan Jinlan blush.
But Wan Jinlan was such a shameless person that he even asked her who she was.
"Go back and ask your mother. I only heard a few words from her."
As they talked, they took the maid to the large courtyard where the female relatives were received.
Male and female guests were separated, but there was only a small bridge between them. Through the willow trees and lotus pond, if you looked carefully, you could see what was happening on the other side.
Wan Zhijing went to call his sister at Princess Anyang's request. When he turned a corner and walked under the corridor, he heard someone shouting for help behind him.
He was startled and looked back, only to see a strange woman in peach-pink clothes splashing in the pool.
This is the small garden in the backyard, not the lotus pond in the front yard where guests are entertained. How could a guest break in?
But this was not the time to think about these things. He looked around but couldn't find a suitable long stick, and no servant passed by. What should he do?
"Help! Help!"
Tang Xiuning struggled desperately, but Wan Zhijing didn't jump down to save her.
She had struggled to follow him in, wasn't she just trying to take advantage of the opportunity to rely on him? But she was really about to choke to death, and Wan Zhijing was still standing there stupidly.
If there was no other way, she could only go up herself, wet and see what happened.
Wan Jinlan and Wan Jinyu, who were not far away, heard the shouting, looked at each other, and hurriedly came over with the maid.
When I came over, I saw Wan Zhijing squatting down and preparing to rescue the girl struggling in the water.
Wan Jinlan shouted, "Brother, get out of the way. I'm here to save you."
She didn't want to suddenly have an unclear sister-in-law.
Wan Zhijing is not stupid, but human life is at stake, and he can't really let the girl drown in the pool.
Now that his two sisters had arrived, Wan Zhijing breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left without saying a word. He simply said, "Then I'll be leaving first. Just pretend I wasn't here. You two sisters, take care of the aftermath."
Tang Xiuning couldn't believe it. What was wrong with this young man?
Tang Xiuning choked on the water without paying attention, and then she quickly swam to balance her body.
Wan Jinlan, who was standing by, stopped when he saw the girl's smooth movements.
"Since you can swim, come up by yourself."
Wan Jinyu looked back at Wan Jinlan and saw that she was so confident. But when she turned to look at Tang Xiuning, she became a little skeptical.
Tang Xiuning froze, choked on the water, and coughed before saying, "What are you talking about, Miss Wan? I'm dying. Please, ladies, please help me up quickly."
Wan Jinlan's voice was cold: "There are long fish and snakes in this pond. Oh, what's that behind you?" She pointed exaggeratedly.
Tang Xiuning was so frightened that her face turned pale. She swam desperately and slid onto the shore.
Wan Jinyu: “…”!
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