Qingye neatly picked out a plain dress for Tang Wan'er and carefully combed her hair into a bun that looked simple but revealed a hint of sickness.
The woman in the bronze mirror looked a little pale, but it added a touch of her charming charm.
When Jiang Jinyue stepped into Tingsongju, everyone in the house had been waiting there for a long time.
"Hey, everyone, come and take a look. Who is this? Isn't this the new lady we have been waiting for for so long?" As Jiang Jinyue stepped into Tingsongju, she heard a shrill female voice with sarcasm.
Jiang Jinyue looked towards the woman who was speaking, and saw a girl in a goose yellow shirt looking at her sideways. At this moment, Jiang Jinyue realized that the person who was speaking should be her sister-in-law and Gu Huaizhi's younger sister Gu Nianshu.
"The daughter-in-law pays respects to her mother-in-law." Jiang Jinyue ignored the provocation and bowed respectfully to Mrs. Tang. "I'm new here and I'm not used to the daily routine in the mansion. I hope my mother-in-law will forgive me."
Tai Jingwan picked up the teacup and took a sip to hide the smile on her lips.
Who was sleeping soundly on her couch last night?
I'm not used to pretending now.
Although Mrs. Tang was a little unhappy, she suppressed her displeasure when she thought of the generous dowry that Jiang Jinyue brought. She put on a loving expression, looked at Jiang Jinyue, and said, "Don't blame you, don't blame you. It's because the mansion didn't arrange it well. If there is anything missing in your yard, tell Mrs. Tai and let her buy it for you according to your requirements."
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Tai Jingwan raised her eyebrows in surprise.
How could the mother-in-law who used to be so stingy be so generous today?
Tai Jingwan even doubted whether the sun rose from the west today.
"Really?" Jiang Jinyue's eyes flashed with calculation when she heard that, but she still had a naive smile on her face. She felt that she could take the opportunity to change Tai Jingwan's bed. She didn't sleep very well last night. It was a little small and a little uncomfortable. She was not satisfied and wanted to change it.
"Of course you can. If you are not used to it, then you can change it to what you usually use. There is no need to save it for the family. Speaking of which, the Jiang family is a famous royal merchant. I believe Jinyue is also familiar with the way of business, right?" Old Mrs. Tang pretended to be generous and looked at Jiang Jinyue and said, thinking that you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. Jiang's dowry looked very valuable. She had to think of a way to make her willingly take it out to subsidize the Gu family. Then, she could hand over the unprofitable industries in the family to Jiang. Maybe, she could make a lot of money from it.
Thinking of this, old Mrs. Gu couldn't stop smiling.
[This old woman Yu, don't think I don't know what she is planning. She wants my dowry, and she also wants me to work like a slave for the Gu family. She doesn't have much ability, but her idea is pretty nice. Humph, I won't let her get her way! 】
After hearing Jiang Jinyue's thoughts, Tai Jingwan felt more sympathetic towards her.
I was thinking to myself, when I first entered the mansion three years ago, wasn’t I also deceived by such false pretenses?
This is indeed something that old Mrs. Tang would do. When I first entered the mansion, she also showed me such kindness.
Unfortunately, three years have passed, enough for me to see clearly everyone in the Gu family.
No one is sincere.
[Strange, why didn’t that scumbag’s white moonlight Tang Wan’er come? How could she be missing from such an occasion? If I remember correctly, the news of her pregnancy was revealed today, right? 】
Jiang Jinyue looked around again but didn't see Tang Wan'er. Then she was sure that Tang Wan'er really didn't come today.
How could Tang Wan'er actually miss the opportunity to ridicule herself today?
This really surprised Jiang Jinyue.
"Puff——" Tai Jingwan almost choked.
Tang Wan'er is pregnant with Gu Huaizhi's child?
If that's the case, why would he marry Jiang Jinyue?
How could she have been kept in the dark for so long?
Is it true that the Xuanping Marquis’ Mansion is going to take in a concubine after just marrying a wife?
But how stupid am I?
It can be said that Tang Wan'er and Gu Huaizhi were hooking up right under his nose, and he didn't even notice?
This can't be true, right?
Gu Nianshu, who was standing by, became unhappy after hearing what Old Mrs. Tang said. All the things in their Gu family should belong to her, so why should they be given to this merchant girl for no reason?
Seeing her mother treating Jiang Jinyue so well, Gu Nianshu was indignant and approached Tai Jingwan to provoke her: "Sister-in-law, the new sister-in-law is disgusted by the things you bought."
Gu Nianshu's words were obviously meant to sow discord. She just wanted to see Tai Jingwan and Jiang Jinyue fight.
"Since you are new here, it is normal for you to be inconsiderate." Tai Jingwan avoided her calmly, "If there is anything inappropriate in the future, please feel free to mention it."
[Oh, you really are worthy of being my beautiful sister. Humph, you black lotus are so mad. 】
Jiang Jinyue thought proudly.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's start serving tea." Seeing that a quarrel was about to break out, old Mrs. Tang quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Fukang, why don't you serve tea quickly?" Gu Huaizhi had always felt guilty towards Jiang Jinyue for staying at Tang Wan'er's house last night. Now, after hearing what his old mother said, he quickly ordered the servants to prepare tea.
Gu Nianshu was a little unwilling that she failed to instigate the conflict. However, she thought that Jiang Jinyue must have prepared a generous gift for her, and she began to look forward to it again.
Tai Jingwan gave her a whole set of ruby jewelry. The daughter of a merchant couldn't be shabby than that, right?
Today, Jiang Jinyue was born into the imperial merchant family, the Jiang family. Although they were not as powerful as the Tai family, the Jiang family had no shortage of rare treasures. And she was her own sister-in-law. Gu Nianshu felt that if the things were too bad, Jiang Jinyue would not be able to show them off.
Thinking of this, Gu Nianshu looked at Jiang Jinyue with even greater anticipation.
I don’t think at all that Jiang Jinyue would not give me anything good because of my behavior just now.
"Mother-in-law, please have some tea!" Jiang Jinyue brought the tea to Old Mrs. Tang and said in a gentle voice.
"Okay, okay! I hope you can have children for Huaizhi soon!" Old Mrs. Tang said with a smile, and then she took off an ordinary bracelet from her hand and put it on Jiang Jinyue's hand.
Jiang Jinyue looked at the bracelet on her wrist which was worth only five taels of silver, and felt contempt in her heart. She thought, this old lady is really stingy. As for this bracelet, Jiang Jinyue dared to guarantee that it would not be worth more than five taels of silver. In the Jiang family, even the servants were unwilling to wear such a bracelet.
However, Jiang Jinyue still smiled sweetly and thanked Old Tang: "Thank you, mother-in-law!"
When Jiang Jinyue was about to offer tea to Tai Jingwan, Gu Huaizhi stopped her and said, "Jinyue already offered tea to Tai yesterday, so there's no need to do that today."
"Sister, you came into the house before me, so it's my duty to serve you tea." Jiang Jinyue insisted on picking up the teacup, not wanting to embarrass Tai Jingwan.
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