Wanruo climbed down from the bed in frustration. The moment she landed, her legs went weak and she almost fell. Xie Xianyu quickly reached out to help her, but she dodged his hand and held onto the bed frame herself.
He was not in a hurry and let her do it herself. It wasn't his fault anyway. At most, she would just be angry for a while and then it would be over.
"Someone come."
He shouted, and the maids came in with wash basins to help Wanruo dress up.
After a quarter of an hour, it was hurriedly finished.
Wanruo is a married woman, still wearing a red dress today, with a slender waist, dignified yet charming.
Her black hair was combed into a low bun, revealing her slender neck. On both sides of the bun were pinned tassel hairpins, which tinkled between the hairpins, and her gentleness was accompanied by a hint of lively brightness.
She had never dressed so carefully before. She was afraid of attracting trouble with her ostentatious appearance, so she always tried to keep her appearance as plain as possible. Now that she had entered Songhe Garden, the nanny who combed her hair put in all her effort to make her look beautiful.
"This is a bit too ostentatious." Wanruo was a little uncomfortable.
"How can you be so ostentatious? Are you wearing a phoenix crown or a dragon robe?"
Xie Xianyu looked at her bright little face in the mirror, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he took her hand with satisfaction: "It's over."
Xie Xianyu was wearing a silver-grey robe with wide sleeves and bamboo patterns today. He stood next to her, one bright and one dark, like two people drawn from a painting, a perfect match.
Wanruo's legs were still sore and she walked slowly, but fortunately she drank a large cup of strong tea to refresh herself, so she was not too sleepy now.
But today she had to serve tea and meet relatives, so she would be busy all day. She didn't know how she would get through it. When she thought of this, she felt even more depressed.
But she didn't dare to mention it, because if she did, he would tell her how she seduced him last night.
"When you go in later, talk less and act obedient. I'll handle any troubles. After lunch, go back to sleep, okay?" He whispered in her ear.
Wanruo remained silent and didn't want to pay any attention to him.
In the main hall, the eldest master and his wife sat at the head of the table, the first and fourth wives sat on the left, and the row of chairs on the left was filled with the Xie clan members present today.
After all, today is the first day that the clan wife enters the family, so naturally everyone has to come and watch the ceremony.
As soon as Wan Ruo arrived at the door, she felt a chill down her spine from the oppressive atmosphere in the room. She took a deep breath before following Xie Xianyu across the threshold.
"Grandmother, dear mother, uncles and elders." Xie Xianyu bowed calmly.
Wanruo bowed immediately afterwards.
There was silence in the hall for a moment. Wanruo felt countless eyes staring at her. She lowered her head, and the knuckles of her fingers, which were holding the handkerchief, turned white.
"Your wife is here, why don't you serve tea to your mother-in-law?" Mrs. Madam was very tactful and greeted her with a smile first.
Wanruo then nervously walked forward, knelt on the ground with a cup of tea, and brought it to the eldest master. The eldest master took it with a serious face, took a sip, and then served tea to the eldest lady.
The eldest lady's face darkened slightly, but she still took a sandalwood box from Zhu Qing's hand and gave it to her: "Please keep this bracelet."
"Thank you, mother-in-law."
Afterwards, he introduced her relatives one by one, and Wanruo greeted them one by one.
After the formalities were met, the ancestral hall was opened and she was included in the family tree. Everything went smoothly.
Finally, all the formalities were completed, and she was officially married into the Xie family and became the legitimate eldest daughter-in-law.
The luncheon banquet began, with men and women dining in separate halls. Xie Xianyu squeezed her palm and whispered, "After dinner, I'll send someone to invite you. Just say I have something to talk to you about, and then leave after dinner."
Wanruo was still feeling sulky, but she had to accept his kindness, otherwise she would have to endure it until the evening.
"knew."
"Go ahead."
Wanruo let go of his hand and followed the eldest lady into the hall for female relatives. The banquet was already prepared. Since she was now the eldest lady's daughter-in-law, she naturally sat next to her.
The eldest lady's expression remained cold throughout the whole process. Wanruo felt uneasy and just sat obediently beside her, not daring to speak easily.
The banquet began and became lively. Everyone was talking and laughing, and the topic naturally fell on the wife.
"Oh, she is really a beauty. No wonder Brother Xian likes her so much." A woman said with a meaningful tone.
"That's right. After all, you still have to have a good face. Otherwise, how can you win this comeback battle?"
"I heard he was staying at your house before. It's true that you have to be more active with this distant relative. If you keep coming back, maybe you'll hook up with some good-looking guy and become a phoenix."
The women exchanged sarcastic remarks with each other, and in the midst of their conversation, they put Wanruo on the fire.
They were all members of the Xie clan. Who wouldn't be jealous of Xie Xianyu's marriage? After the Jiang family broke off the engagement, the Xie clan members were desperately trying to arrange a marriage with their cousins.
After all, once they get in, it would be equivalent to having an extremely strong marriage relationship with the direct line of the Xie family. For their own family, wouldn't that be a huge leap in status?
Just like the third wife who was kicked out, she used to live in Xie Mansion as the third master and had such a glorious life, but now she is just a drowned dog that anyone can step on.
But the good thing that they had been fighting for so hard just fell into the hands of a girl from a merchant family. How could they tolerate her?
Wanruo sat there silently and never said a word. She was a junior and a new wife, so it was impossible for her to confront them.
She had already anticipated such a situation.
"Please don't be offended, my dear wife. We were just joking. You don't know how much the girls in Yanjing City envy you!" Zhao's laughter was sharp and thin.
Wanruo pursed her lips and was about to speak, but suddenly she heard the eldest lady slap her chopsticks.
Everyone at the table immediately stopped laughing and sat there stiffly.
The eldest lady said with a cold face: "She is a concubine, but she is also the wife of the Xie family. How can you make fun of her?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became subdued, and everyone's expressions became respectful.
"The eldest lady is right. We were the ones who offended her." The women hurriedly stood up and admitted their mistakes.
They had seen that the eldest lady was quite cold towards her, so they dared to provoke her. A daughter-in-law who was not looked down upon could be looked down upon, even if she was a member of the royal family.
But I never thought that I would accidentally step on a landmine.
The eldest lady said coldly, "If you do it again, I will punish you according to the family rules."
Several women turned pale with fear: "Yes."
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