Although Guan Surong was unwilling, she had no choice. Now she had become Yan Yuzhi's concubine. For the rest of her life, she had to rely on herself to climb up step by step. As for how to climb, there were certain rules.
Seeing Guan Surong silent, Concubine Chun thought she had won and said with a smile, "My dear sister, you have just married. I wonder if the Second Master has prepared any gifts for you? I believe he has. I am afraid that the wedding gift the Second Master gives you will be much better than mine."
"The gift Second Master prepared for me is not here now, but it's just a hairpin, which is not as good as my sister's. It shows that in Second Master's heart, my sister's position is the most important." Guan Surong smiled harmlessly and spoke slowly while standing in the yard, "Now we are all sisters, serving Second Master together. We must visit each other often in the future. The gate of my yard is always open."
When Aunt Chun saw that Guan Surong didn't care about her and didn't compare herself with her, she lost interest all of a sudden and left after saying a few perfunctory words.
Not long after Guan Surong got married, the invitation from the General's Mansion was delivered to the Yan Mansion and fell into Guan Surong's hands.
Song Lan and Lu Zijun's wedding date is approaching, so naturally they will host a banquet for all their relatives in the capital. Guan Surong is related to the general's mansion after all, and even though the two families have had some unpleasantness, they still have to do some face-saving work.
Guan Surong held the document in her hand and immediately had an idea in her mind.
After all, there are many nobles in the general's mansion, and Yan Yuzhi cannot get such an invitation. There are many things she can do with this invitation.
As soon as Yan Yuzhi came back from outside, Guan Surong found him and told him about her invitation.
Yan Yuzhi now saw that Guan Surong was in a friendly mood. Knowing that Aunt Chun had come to see her, he thought that Guan Surong was definitely going to make a fuss. However, who would have thought that Guan Surong acted as if nothing had happened.
Yan Yuzhi was quite surprised to see Guan Surong's appearance, but then he heard Guan Surong take two steps forward, straighten his clothes, and said, "Even if you are busy with the family business, you can't ignore your own health. It's very cold outside, so you should take good care of yourself."
When Yan Yuzhi heard Guan Surong say this, he couldn't help but feel a little happy. A woman who is not pretentious and does not meddle in other people's affairs will always be more caring. Thinking of this, Yan Yuzhi immediately waved to the servant behind him and said lightly, "Where is the bracelet you bought outside today? Bring it over to Rong'er."
Seeing this, the servant hurriedly handed the bracelet to Yan Yuzhi.
Yan Yuzhi opened the box, and inside lay a fine mutton-fat jade bracelet. Yan Yuzhi took the bracelet out and put it on Guan Surong's hand. "This bracelet suits you very well. I saw it outside today, and I bought it because I thought it suited you."
Guan Surong naturally put it on happily. She looked at Yan Yuzhi with a shy look on her face.
"My dear, I also have some good news to tell you." Guan Surong smiled faintly, which made Yan Yuzhi dazed for a moment.
Yan Yuzhi stood in the yard, holding Guan Surong's hand and said, "What good news? Tell me."
When Guan Surong heard Yan Yuzhi's words, she immediately clung to Yan Yuzhi's neck with a soft and boneless manner, and said with a sweet smile, "It's a troublesome matter to say, but I don't know if Second Master is willing to accompany me on this trip."
Guan Surong kept it a secret for a while, then looked at Yan Yuzhi and slowly said, "My cousin in the General's Mansion is getting married, and he sent me an invitation. It's on the 15th of this month, and I don't think it's appropriate for me to go alone, so I'd like to go with Second Master. I just don't know if Second Master has the time to accompany Surong."
When a family goes out to visit friends, they always bring their principal wife along. If they bring a concubine to a banquet, it will always make outsiders laugh.
However, this matter was somewhat awkward. First, Yan Yuzhi had no principal wife, and second, although Guan Surong was a concubine, she had access to more dignitaries than the Yan family. If Yan Yuzhi did not go with Guan Surong, he would not be able to reach these dignitaries with his current connections and means.
After Guan Surong finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and hurriedly said with an aggrieved look, "But I am only a concubine after all. It is against the rules for Second Master to go with a concubine like me. If it brings shame to Second Master and the Yan family, it will be a disaster. If it is inconvenient for Second Master, I can go to the banquet by myself."
"Good Rong'er, now that you have married me, I will treat you as my own wife. How could I let you go alone? I will naturally go with you." Yan Yuzhi's eyes were shining. If he could rely on Guan Surong to get in touch with more dignitaries, I am afraid that his future path would be much easier.
It was decided that Yan Yuzhi and Guan Surong would visit the general's mansion.
But Yan Yuzhi missed one thing.
Zhao Yunyan, the daughter of the Zhao family who had just come to Beijing to serve as an official and with whom he was in contact, would also attend the banquet at the general's mansion.
When Yan Yuzhi and Guan Surong entered the general's mansion together, firecrackers were set off all over the place and a large group of girls were waiting at the door to see the bride coming in from outside.
When Song Lan gets married, Song Wanning must be present.
She was now standing in the yard and was seen by Yan Yuzhi at a glance. When Yan Yuzhi saw Song Wanning's appearance, he was immediately attracted to her.
Guan Surong followed Yan Yuzhi's gaze and saw Song Wanning. She immediately understood Yan Yuzhi's thoughts and said with a smile, "My husband, that girl is the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion. Now she is married to the prime minister. They are a happy couple."
When Yan Yuzhi heard this, he was a little disappointed at first, but then he concealed it and laughed out loud, "Good Rong'er, I just took a casual glance, why do you need to explain to me?"
Guan Surong just smiled at Yan Yuzhi, her face full of smiles, "I am married to my husband now. If my husband likes someone and can get her, I will definitely help."
The two were talking and laughing when Guan Surong noticed a woman behind Song Wanning who was staring at Yan Yuzhi.
Although Guan Surong felt strange, she didn't think much about it.
But Song Wanning, who was standing on the other side, understood what was going on.
Standing behind Song Wanning was Zhao Yunyan, whom Yan Yuzhi had been trying to tease recently.
Zhao Yunyan had only recently arrived in the capital, and had been fooled by Yan Yuzhi's superficiality and eloquence. Seeing him present with a woman, she was somewhat bewildered. She whispered to the maidservant beside her, "Who is that woman next to Yan Yuzhi?"
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