Su Wanyan had only known her for a short time and initially felt reserved, but Luo Xue was very outgoing and quickly became friends with everyone. Even Su Wanyan was deceived by her appearance and often mistook her for a young girl who had not yet reached marriageable age.
"What time is it now?"
“It’s already 9 AM, Your Highness,” Huang Ye replied.
Upon hearing this, Su Wanyan quickened her pace of eating.
In ancient times, before a woman from a prominent family got married, she would be taught by an older nanny how to manage her husband. In other words, it was about how to serve her husband's family and how to be filial to her parents-in-law.
Su Wanyan remembered that Xu Yixuan had also gone through a similar period before her marriage, but not as much as Dai Zhiwan.
It must be because Dai Zhiwan's mind was still unsettled that her parents were a bit strict with her.
But in Su Wanyan's eyes, both Xu Yixuan and Dai Zhiwan were excellent women.
When I first met Dai Zhiwan, she was gentle, polite, and poised. Unless she was with someone she knew well, she was always very polite and knew how to behave appropriately.
Knowing this was one thing, but Su Wanyan couldn't say anything about it.
Upon arriving at the Duke of Changguo's residence, Su Wanyan was taken by the nanny to Dai Zhiwan's courtyard.
Following the maid to the flower hall, Su Wanyan didn't see anyone inside. Then she heard the maid who had led the way bow and say, "Please wait in the hall, Your Highness. Miss will be there in a moment."
Su Wanyan nodded.
In the flower hall, there was a daybed with a table on it, on which were already set out some snacks, and a small stove next to it was boiling tea.
Su Wanyan slowly sat down on the daybed, and a maid came in to brew her some tea. Just as she picked up the teacup to take a sip, Dai Zhiwan's voice rang out from outside the door in a flurry: "Oh my, I'm so tired, so tired! I'm so glad you came. If you hadn't come, I would have been in real trouble!"
The voice precedes the person's arrival.
Su Wanyan turned to look at the doorway, and after a while, she saw Dai Zhiwan's figure 'bumping' in from outside.
He looked extremely rushed, and before he could even rest, he grabbed the cup of tea from Su Wanyan's hand and drank it all in one gulp.
Su Wanyan choked for a moment, not even having time to stop her.
Seeing that she had finished drinking, she smiled and said, "Luckily, I cooled this tea down a bit. It was freshly brewed, so you weren't worried about it being too hot."
Dai Zhiwan wouldn't listen to any of that: "Ugh, I'm exhausted. Why are you so late?"
She thought Su Wanyan would arrive at the appointed time, and then she could escape the instructor.
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "I heard you started learning etiquette last month. Does it take that long?"
“My mother said that one cannot afford to make mistakes in important life events, and one must be even more careful in one’s words and actions in one’s husband’s family. Now she’s suppressing my temper in the hope that I will be more tolerant in the future.” Dai Zhiwan said dejectedly.
It can't be said that the Duke of Changguo's mansion didn't stand up for her. Her mother meant that the Duke of Changguo's mansion couldn't possibly handle everything for her. She had to deal with many things in the household on her own.
Isn't the inner workings of the Changguo Duke's mansion a complete mess?
If she doesn't endure it and acts according to her whims, her mother is even more afraid that she will suffer.
Dai Zhiwan also felt wronged: "I'm not an unreasonable person."
Now her mother is telling her to endure it even if she's right, which is utterly absurd. Dai Zhiwan doesn't understand, but she can't disobey.
Su Wanyan grabbed her hand and smiled, "Get ready, I'll take you to Fubaolou for dinner."
“Okay.” Dai Zhiwan perked up instantly: “I’ve been up all morning, I’m starving.”
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Xu Yixuan is busy with the inner affairs of the Grand Secretary's residence, so it's just Su Wanyan and Dai Zhiwan during the day.
We arrived at Fu Bao Lou at noon.
When Chen Wanfu saw Su Wanyan arrive, his excitement was palpable: "Your Majesty!"
Chen Wanfu had known for several days that Su Wanyan had returned to the capital and originally wanted to pay her a visit. However, seeing how busy the Prince's mansion had been these past few days, and knowing that no one else knew that Fubaolou belonged to Su Wanyan, Chen Wanfu ultimately suppressed his desire to visit her.
Seeing Su Wanyan come to Fubaolou, he made no attempt to hide his excitement: "This humble subject greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be blessed."
Su Wanyan smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Chen, how have you been?"
When she went to Fuzhou, Chen Wanfu came to ask her whether Fubaolou should still be opened.
Fu Bao Lou will naturally continue to open. The capital is bustling, and Fu Bao Lou is one of her sources of income. If Chen Wanfu goes with her to Fuzhou, then everything will have to start all over again.
Where doesn't a prince's estate exist?
Yu Nanqing still has his manor and farmland in the capital, and he hasn't moved all his shops there. They still have support in the capital, so moving them would be a loss.
Chen Wanfu suppressed his excitement slightly: "Your Majesty, the room is ready, please come in quickly."
It was still the No. 1 room, and Chen Wanfu was still personally in charge of cooking.
“After you went to Fuzhou, Sister Xuan and I often came to Fubaolou. The dishes here are all our favorites, and the taste is good, better than other restaurants in the capital.” As Dai Zhiwan spoke, she walked to the windowsill, rested her chin on her hand, and looked out.
However, not long after, a figure came into view, causing Dai Zhiwan to be stunned.
Su Wanyan noticed and followed her to the windowsill, looking out the window in the direction of her gaze: "What's wrong?"
Dai Zhiwan shook her head, about to say it was nothing, but her personal maid spoke first: "Miss, isn't that Young Master Liao?"
Su Wanyan raised an eyebrow. Liao Wenchang, the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Ding'an?
She looked down the street and saw three young men walking together. They all behaved in similar ways. Su Wanyan had never met Liao Wenchang before, and now she didn't know which of the three was Liao Wenchang.
Huang Ye seemed to have seen through Su Wanyan's thoughts and gently reminded her, "Your Majesty, it's the one following behind the two of them."
The man behind them was half a step ahead of the two people. He was dressed in a narrow-sleeved brocade robe with cloud patterns and a black belt. He seemed to be a man of few words and appeared reserved even when traveling with his friends.
Liao Wenchang, judging from his name, the Ding'an Marquis's Mansion originally intended to send him to an official position, but he was not valued by the late emperor. So, during the change of dynasties, they took a gamble and went to war to pave the way.
We've achieved something so far.
Dai Zhiwan silently closed the window she had just opened, went to the table, poured herself a glass of water, and remained silent.
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "You don't like him?"
Back when Dai Zhiwan and Xu Yixuan were engaged, she had asked them similar questions. Their answer at the time was that family mission came first, and it was not their place to say whether they liked it or not.
Judging by appearance and physique alone, Su Wanyan felt that Liao Wenchang and Dai Zhiwan were a good match.
Dai Zhiwan's answer remained the same as before: "It's an arranged marriage, so how can it be based on liking or disliking?"
You don't look very happy.
“Sigh.” Dai Zhiwan sighed softly, “I wouldn’t say I disliked Young Master Liao, since we hadn’t met many times before. It’s just that I’ve been feeling upset lately because of my teaching duties, and I’ve taken my anger out on him.”
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