The ninth day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day for weddings, praying for blessings, and holding religious ceremonies.
This day was the auspicious day for the marriage between the Marquis of Lin'an's residence and the Earl of Anchang's residence.
As per Madam Chen's wishes, neither side held a large-scale celebration.
There wasn't enough time, so the two families hung up red silk ribbons, and Lu Changping was hastily married off.
After seeing off the wedding sedan chair, Old Madam Chen returned to the backyard.
The second wife also returned to her own courtyard immediately.
At this moment, a maidservant brought over a cup of tea. Ding Wanyue picked up the teacup and took a sip to moisten her throat.
Finally getting rid of the hot potato, Ding Wanyue felt extremely relieved and happy.
However, this good mood did not last long.
Soon, a noisy commotion arose in the courtyard.
Judging from the noise, it sounds like my two daughters.
So Ding Wanyue sent her maid to bring the person into the house.
Before she even saw the person, Ding Wanyue heard her eldest daughter, Chen Siqi, angrily complaining.
"Mother, that ugly woman really did marry the fourth son of the Marquis of Anchang."
Qu Zikun's reputation is notoriously bad in the new capital city; how can I ever show my face again!
Two young girls, with hurried steps, stepped across the threshold of the inner room and walked up to Ding Wanyue.
The second daughter, Chen Siyi, also said, "Yes, Mother, what my sister said is right."
Our Lin'an Marquis's Mansion is a respectable family in the new capital.
Now that such a filthy thing has happened, why didn't Grandmother drown that ugly monster in a pig cage? Instead, she let her marry him.
From now on, my sister and I might as well just stay home and die. Why bother going out to attend those ridiculous tea parties and flower viewing banquets!
Ding Wanyue was the one who most hoped that her two daughters would marry into good families and live a peaceful and happy life.
Hearing her two daughters speak such discouraging words, she disregarded all decorum and said, "Pah, pah, pah, what nonsense are you talking about? It's better if she gets married."
Otherwise, keeping this troublemaker in the courtyard will only tarnish your and your sisters' reputations.
Now that she's married, she belongs to another family. You should be more discreet in public and not let anyone see that you've been mistreating her.
It's not worth ruining your good relationship for someone like that.
Fearing her two daughters might not take it seriously, Ding Wanyue specifically asked, "Did you two sisters hear me clearly?"
After a long pause, the two sisters reluctantly nodded.
"I heard you clearly."
"I heard you, Mother, please stop reading."
Ding Wanyue felt a headache coming on when she heard her youngest daughter's impatient voice.
But for the time being, I couldn't think of a way to teach her, so I just let her be.
The two sisters got tired of standing, so they each found a place to sit down.
Chen Siqi recalled the message sent by Manager Yang from Tongfu Pawnshop, saying that they had found her aunt's daughter again.
The anger in my heart was impossible to suppress.
She said, "Mother, my aunt's daughters keep coming to our house one after another."
We just sent one away, and now we've brought another one back.
Please, please don't agree to let anyone move into our courtyard this time.
Having learned from Lu Changping's shameless act, Ding Wanyue was still shaken.
She said, "Of course, don't worry."
For the sake of your sisters' marriages, I will pass this hot potato to my sister-in-law no matter what.
This time, she will absolutely not provoke them in the slightest.
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Compared to the quiet atmosphere of the Marquis of Lin'an's residence, it didn't seem like a wedding celebration at all.
The Anchang Marquis's residence was bustling with activity at that time.
After paying respects to her parents, Lu Changping, with her head covered by a red veil and supported by Yuqing, entered her new room.
She sat carefully on the bed, waiting for the groom to finish toasting and then come into the room to lift the veil.
The Anchang Marquis's mansion didn't host many people today; most of them were his sons' cronies.
Without the restraint of etiquette, the noise from this group grew louder and louder.
Even from the inner courtyard, Lu Changping could hear the bursts of laughter.
She lost track of time, but Lu Changping began to feel hungry.
So she called out, "Yuqing."
"Miss."
Yuqing had just returned from outside, carrying food she had just found in the kitchen.
When Lu Changping lifted the veil, Yuqing was almost startled into crying out.
Yuqing's eyes widened, her voice trembling slightly, "Miss, why did you lift the veil? This is something that the young master should do!"
Lu Changping had been married before. On the way to escape famine, everything was scarce. After giving the food to her parents, she went with them.
They didn't even have a single roll of bedding on their wedding night.
She had never experienced the complicated process of marriage, so she naturally didn't understand its intricacies, but she didn't care much about it.
Anyway, it's not her first marriage, so she can cover it up again after she's had a meal, and no one will know.
However, when she saw what was in the bowl, her expression froze.
Yuqing's expression was also somewhat unpleasant. "Miss, I went to the kitchen to find some food just now, and I specifically said it was to give you something to eat."
However, the old woman from the Marquis of Anchang's residence showed absolutely no respect, pointing to the leftover food on the table and ordering a maid to bring it over.
The few pieces of duck meat in the bowl were all carefully selected by her; she had to pick out the best ones.
Not to mention vegetables, green vegetables are already scarce in winter.
The two vegetable leaves in the bowl were already turning yellow; I wonder how the Marquis of Anchang arranged the banquet.
Are you suggesting we serve this kind of food to our guests?
That's far too meager!
Lu Changping was also annoyed, but she was also too hungry. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to fit into her wedding dress before going out, so she tried to eat as little as possible.
Throughout the day, all she ate was a few pieces of pastry and a cup of tea.
Now that the candlelight is lit, she is already starving.
Moreover, she had eaten clay and tree roots on her journey to escape famine, so this bowl of cold rice in front of her was not so hard for her to accept.
“Give it to me,” Lu Changping said, reaching out to take it.
But when she shoveled rice into her mouth, she realized that she had become accustomed to delicious food over the past year.
Now, eating cold rice feels like it's scratching my throat.
However, she still ate a couple of bites to ease her stomach discomfort.
Lu Changping put down her chopsticks and bowl. "It's already this late, why haven't we seen anyone come yet?"
"Yuqing, go to the front yard and see what happened."
Upon hearing this, Yuqing's face instantly turned ugly.
She seemed to have suffered some great humiliation. "Miss, the young master... the young master went to drink and have fun with the third young master and a group of friends."
When I returned, I heard the servants in the manor gossiping.
The matrons in the manor told us to rest early and not wait for the son-in-law to return.
The fact that the nanny said this means that this isn't the first time the son-in-law has done something like this.
On their wedding night, he abandoned his bride to go out and drink with prostitutes, which was clearly a slap in the face to the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion!
Even though Lu Changping was no longer familiar with the intricacies of the mansion, she finally understood what was going on.
I immediately felt uneasy, as if I had just come out of a wolf's den and entered a tiger's mouth!
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