After hearing what Ye Chen said, Nanny Li walked up to Ye Chen and whispered, "Duke, today's breakfast should be served with tea and then eaten with the old Duke and the old lady."
Shen Qiu had good hearing, so he asked Ye Chen: "Can we wait until after the tea is served before eating?"
When Ye Chen heard Chen Qiu ask him, he immediately smiled and looked at Chen Qiu and asked, "Do you want to eat with your grandparents?"
Chen Qiu didn't know why Ye Chen was so happy, so he nodded and said, "It's never wrong to follow the rules."
Ye Chen was stunned when he heard this. He had seen her recklessness and also understood that she was not the real Chen Qiu now. It seemed that the wound caused yesterday would take a long time to heal.
Ye Chen didn't say anything else, but just said to Li Mama: "Li Mama, take Xing'er and deliver the box to Grandmother first, and tell her that we will be there soon."
Nanny Li took Xing'er away, and Ye Chen took Chen Qiu in another direction. After a while, they came to a lotus pond. The pond was very large, with a water pavilion in the middle. Standing on the shore, the words on the plaque were not very clear.
Chen Qiu knew that the Duke's Mansion was very big, but she didn't expect it to be so big. The distance from the shore to the water pavilion was dozens of feet. Chen Qiu was wondering why Ye Chen brought her here?
Then Ye Chen asked, "Do you like it here? This is my study. Can we move in here in a few days?"
Shen Qiu thought he had misheard, "Huh?"
Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu and said, "It will be the hottest days of summer in a few days. This waterside pavilion is surrounded by water, so it's a great place to escape the summer heat."
"I'm going to change the name of this place to Nianqiu Pavilion. What do you think, Qiu'er?"
Chen Qiu did not answer. Chen Qiu was really unsure of Ye Chen's thoughts.
Ye Chen sighed quietly, then pointed to a bamboo forest across the street and said, "That's where you'll be practicing with Xing'er and Mingyue from now on. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Chen Qiu looked at it and lowered his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Duke, but I don't think it's necessary. I have already told Mingyue and Xing'er that there will be no morning exercises in the future."
"Also, please rest assured, Duke. Even for the sake of the Shen family, I will accompany you to play the trick well and ensure that I will not make any mistakes in front of my grandparents."
After saying this, regardless of Ye Chen's reaction, Shen Qiu pulled off the bandage that was wrapped around the wound on his hand. That was the wound that Shen Qiu pinched himself last night when he endured humiliation. He said: "With this, my injury can no longer be concealed, so just tear it off."
Ye Chen stared at Chen Qiu blankly, his heart was really bleeding, but what he said to his Qiu'er last night was really ridiculous. Now that Qiu'er was like this, he didn't feel angry at all, he just felt sorry for his Qiu'er. He pulled the gauze so hard, he didn't know if the wound was bleeding.
Chen Qiu looked at Ye Chen and said, "Duke, are we going to visit our grandparents?"
Ye Chen smiled bitterly and nodded, then reached out to hold Chen Qiu's waist, but Chen Qiu cleverly dodged him. However, Ye Chen seemed determined to hug Chen Qiu, so he shamelessly chased after her.
When he finally put his arm around Chen Qiu's waist, he smiled secretly like a child who had received candy.
When the group arrived at Rongwei Hall, Xing'er stood at the door, blinked at Mingyue, and then said to Ye Chen: "Duke, the old lady is already waiting."
Ye Chen nodded, tightened his grip and took Chen Qiu into the yard.
A little maid had already opened the curtain at the main hall door. It was almost the beginning of the hottest days of summer. The curtain was made of light gauze, and a hint of coolness came in from the door. Obviously, ice was put in the house so early.
When entering the room, Ye Chen held Chen Qiu with one hand and supported Chen Qiu's arm with the other.
Sitting right above was an old lady with silver hair, who was none other than Xiao Hongan, the old lady of the Duke's Mansion.
When Old Lady Xiao saw Ye Chen supporting Chen Qiu in, she smiled and nodded, obviously very satisfied with her grandson's performance.
A woman with gold ornaments on her head, seeing Ye Chen supporting Chen Qiu, snorted coldly and said, "How hypocritical, as if everyone has never been a bride."
Another plainly dressed woman next to her said with a smile: "Second sister-in-law, Xiaochen is fond of his bride, which is a good thing. The young lady of the Shen family is very lucky, but it's a pity for the third young lady of the Gu family. Originally..."
"Third aunt, please be careful with your words." Ye Chen frowned and interrupted the woman. His eyes were so cold that it seemed as if a layer of ice had formed here.
The two ladies who were talking were the daughters-in-law of the old Duke's younger brother and Ye Chen's aunts. One was the second aunt Zhang, and the other was the third aunt Li.
Li glanced at Ye Chen, her body trembled unconsciously, then the corners of her mouth twitched and she lowered her head.
Chen Qiu quietly pulled Ye Chen's sleeve. Ye Chen felt it and his heart instantly blossomed. He lowered his head and smiled at Chen Qiu.
Then he pulled Chen Qiu to kneel down in front of the old lady, and they both kowtowed to her and called her "Grandma".
Old Madam Xiao smiled. At this time, a maid had already brought tea. Chen Qiu took the teacup and held it above his head with both hands.
"Grandma, please have some tea"
"Okay." Grandma Xiao took the teacup with a smile, took a sip of tea, and then waved to the maid beside her. The maid immediately brought over a plate covered with a red cloth.
Grandma Xiao lifted the red cloth, revealing a complete set of South Pearl headwear, including two hairpins, a hairpin, a pair of earrings and a necklace. In fact, pearl headwear was not too rare for a family like theirs.
But this headdress is different. The pearls on the two hairpins and one hairpin are the size of pigeon eggs, and the pearls emit a purple glow. The pearls inlaid on the necklace are slightly larger than those on the hairpins, and also emit purple light.
There are two pearls on each hairpin, one on the hairpin and one on the necklace.
Everyone gasped when this headgear appeared. Madam Xiao really liked her granddaughter-in-law. This was a big deal even in a place like Kyoto.
Ye Chen looked at the headgear, then looked at Chen Qiu who was standing beside him. His Qiu'er, this headgear was perfect for her.
Ye Chen didn't wait for Chen Qiu to respond, he took it and said to Xiao Taijun with a smile: "Thank you, Grandma, this head of noodles is just right for Qiu'er."
Madam Xiao pointed at Ye Chen and said with a smile: "You, this is for your wife, why did you snatch it away?"
Ye Chen smiled and said, "Qiu'er is my wife, and the one I love dearly. How could I snatch it away from her? I was afraid she would feel embarrassed to take it, so I took it for her."
Then Ye Chen picked up the pearl hairpin from the plate and inserted it into Chen Qiu's bun.
Xiao Taijun smiled and nodded again, then said: "Stop kneeling and get up."
"Qiu'er, come here, grandma will take you to recognize some people." Then she stood up and took Chen Qiu's hand, starting from the left to recognize people one by one.
When the people who were originally sitting saw the old lady stand up, they all stood up.
Madam Xiao introduced one person to her, and Chen Qiu bowed to each one, then took the teacup from the maid and offered her a cup of tea.
Originally, Chen Qiu was supposed to kneel when offering tea to her elders, but Madam Xiao was holding her hand, so she couldn't kneel even if she wanted to, and could only perform the blessing ceremony.
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