Wei Hanzhang was still thinking about what happened just now when he walked out of the courtyard...

No matter how you look at it, her parents don't seem like they are described in the original book, treating each other with respect and without any affection.

Jiang almost fell down. Wei Heng's nervous look was definitely not fake. The emotions he revealed in an instant disappeared before he could even notice them.

Are the male lead and the female supporting role true love?

No, no, Wei Hanzhang shook his head. If it was true love, then what were those concubines and illegitimate children in the backyard?

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The courtyard of the second house has four entrances, and Jingya Hall is the courtyard of the mistress Jiang.

After leaving Jingya Hall, Nanny Zhou led the way with a lantern and explained the family situation to the young master in detail: "We don't have many masters in the second house. Except for our sixth son who lives in the east Linshui Pavilion, the eighth and tenth sons live in the Chunhua Pavilion in the outer courtyard. They are exempted from the daily greetings to the lady and rarely come to the inner courtyard. Girls..."

Madam Zhou paused and said, "Madam has prepared a courtyard for you since you were born. Over the years, Madam has arranged for people to clean it carefully every ten days or half a month, and often repair it. If there is anything wrong with the layout inside, just tell me."

The heroine of the original novel was extremely favored. She gave birth to two sons and one daughter when she was a concubine. Except for Jiang, the original wife, all the illegitimate children in Wei Heng's backyard were born to her alone.

The eighth and tenth young masters are Shen’s sons.

Wei Hanzhang thought to himself and nodded slightly: "Thank you, Madam."

"Miss, don't say that. Please stop harassing me." In the dim night, Madam Zhou pointed to a courtyard gate in front and said, "Your Linfeng Residence is very close to Madam's Jingya Hall. You can get there just by walking."

As they were talking, they had already reached the end of the corridor and walked along the bluestone brick steps to the gate of the courtyard.

There were already a dozen maids waiting inside. When they saw Wei Hanzhang, they knelt on the ground again.

It had just rained during the day and there were still water stains on the bluestone bricks. Wei Hanzhang said, "Get up."

There was a lamp every five steps in the courtyard, making it very bright. Nanny Zhou led Wei Hanzhang inside and continued to introduce: "There is a listening wind tower behind your courtyard, with a total of three floors. When summer comes, you can invite a few good friends to stay in the tower for a few days, listen to the wind, appreciate the moon, and have a drink."

Wei Hanzhang immediately became interested. In this era, the young men and women from wealthy families would find an excuse to invite a few friends for a drink when they had nothing to do. If someone's flowers were blooming particularly well this year, they would invite people to come and appreciate them together.

Two strong women who looked like housekeepers followed behind.

Nanny Zhou escorted Wei Hanzhang to the eaves and said with a smile, "These two are Nanny Sun and Nanny Liu. They both came from Xuzhou as a dowry with the second wife. If you have any problems, please tell them."

Matrons Sun and Liu bowed and said, "Greetings, Miss Nine."

Wei Hanzhang nodded, looking sleepy.

Seeing this, Madam Zhou said, "It is getting late. Young lady, you are tired from the journey. I will not disturb you to rest."

That being said, Nanny Zhou was afraid that the servants were not smart enough, so she gave them some instructions. Seeing that Wei Hanzhang was in low spirits, she told the two maids, Luzhu and Lulan, "Hurry up and wait for the young lady to rest."

There are many maids in the Marquis's Mansion, but after all, they are good at serving the master personally, and not everyone can replace them.

When the young master came back today, hot water was already prepared in the kitchen of Linfengju. Luzhu and Lulan helped Wei Hanzhang bathe and change clothes, took off her head ornaments and makeup, and only after she was done did she fall on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

She had been either on the boat or in the carriage for the past half month and was extremely tired. When she woke up, it was already 9 o'clock in the morning. Luzhu was waiting outside the door and came in after hearing the noise.

If other people knew about this, they would think that the Jiang family didn’t teach her the rules well.

After finishing her makeup, Wei Hanzhang changed into a light blue gauze skirt. She wore a half-sleeved shirt embroidered with peony flowers over the chest-length skirt. She looked as bright as the morning sun, full of vitality.

On the way to Jingya Hall to pay respects, the courtyard scenery along the way was very eye-catching.

Although the lights were bright last night, it was still not clear enough to see clearly. Now, walking on the corridor paved with blue bricks, she felt the majestic and solemnness of this mansion. There were rockery and trees along the way, and there was a scene every few steps. There was an artificial stream flowing down the rockery, bypassing the flowers and trees, and merging into a lotus pond.

This is just the second wife’s own backyard, and it is still unknown what the real back garden of the marquis’ mansion looks like.

After passing through an archway, we finally arrived at Jingya Hall.

Nanny Zhou was waiting outside the door. When she saw Wei Hanzhang coming, she bowed, lifted the curtain and said, "The Second Madam has told the young lady to come in when she comes."

Wei Hanzhang nodded slightly, and when he entered, he saw Jiang leaning on the couch. Her pretty face looked more radiant than yesterday.

Although Jiang had been bedridden for some time, she looked haggard but not old. She looked no more than 27 or 28 years old. When she saw her delicate little daughter coming in, Jiang was even more delighted: "My son is here."

Wei Hanzhang bowed and said with a smile, "Mother looks more energetic today than yesterday."

She is born beautiful, and today she specially wore a colorful gauze dress. Her lips are red and her teeth are white, more beautiful than flowers. When she smiles, the charm of a young girl inadvertently flows out, making her look fresh and charming.

Two women stood beside Jiang. They were stunned for a moment before they said to Wei Hanzhang, "Greetings, Ninth Miss."

Wei Hanzhang looked at the two of them curiously. The one who could serve the mistress in the main room should be her father's concubine.

I don’t know if that Shen is one of these two people.

Jiang thought her daughter didn't recognize anyone and was worried that she would pay respect to the two concubines, so she quickly waved at her daughter and said, "This is your father's aunt, not a real relative."

Wei Hanzhang stepped forward and put his arm around Jiang's arm, saying with a smile, "I wonder what your names are, my two aunts."

The two women standing by hurriedly said, "I, Lin and Shen, greet Miss Nine."

Shen family?

Wei Hanzhang looked at the heroine of the original book. She was well maintained and looked to be no more than twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She had almond eyes and willow-shaped eyebrows, and one could vaguely see her elegant and graceful temperament.

As a favorite concubine with two sons and a daughter, Shen was not ostentatious. She wore a proper skirt and two plain hairpins in her hair. She stood there with her head lowered and looked like a concubine who kept to herself.

Seeing her daughter staring at the concubine, Jiang asked, "What's wrong with Ranran?"

"Nothing." Wei Hanzhang leaned his head on Jiang's shoulder, thinking that although the heroine of the original book was still acceptable.

But compared to the mistress Jiang, no matter her looks, family background, or even her conversation when they met, she couldn't threaten Jiang at all.

How could her mother be replaced by such a person? (End of this chapter)