Jing Ruchen didn't expect that Danruo would be wronged on the first day of the wedding, and Marquis Jing'en still protected the mother and son without distinguishing right from wrong as usual.
The veins on his neck bulged, and he stared at Marquis Jing'en and Jing Shengwen with a cold expression.
"Since father blindly favors my second brother and allows him to bully me, then don't blame me for taking action against him. My actions may not be as simple as the family rules."
Jing Shengwen saw the murderous look in Jing Ruchen's eyes, and his legs felt weak. This was the man who had saved the prince from several blind bears. He immediately softened:
"Brother, this is all a misunderstanding. There's something wrong with my eyes. I will definitely avoid my sister-in-law from now on. Mother wants to punish me according to the family rules today, and I accept it. I'm going to accept the punishment now."
After saying this, he took the initiative to go outside the yard and let the servants tie him to a bench.
Aunt Sun was so anxious that she secretly pulled Marquis Jing'en and whispered a reminder:
"Sheng Wen is getting married in a few days, and now the family rules are affecting the wedding."
Ran looked at Aunt Sun and sneered:
"Then I will go directly to the old lady of the Duke of Ying and tell her that Jing Shengwen is disrespectful to his mother and eldest sister-in-law. I will see if his marriage can still be successful."
Marquis Jing'en's eyes widened:
"You dare?"
Ran looked like she wasn't afraid of wearing shoes when she was barefoot:
"Why wouldn't I dare? From now on, anyone who dares to bully us, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, I will repay them a hundredfold."
Seeing Ran's stubbornness, Marquis Jing'en angrily left, waving his sleeves and saying, "Crazy woman."
Aunt Sun knelt in front of Jing Shengwen, who was being beaten, weeping. Dan Ruo frowned and reminded Ran: "It seems that Aunt Sun is dissatisfied with mother's punishment."
Ran glanced at Aunt Sun calmly and said, "Since you are dissatisfied, let's all follow the family rules."
Seeing that Marquis Jing'en was not around and Ran was acting so crazy recently, Aunt Sun ran away with her tail between her legs.
After the beating, the servants carried Jing Shengwen back to his yard.
After all the irrelevant people left, Jing Ruchen and Dan Ruo began today's tea ceremony.
Ran felt sorry for Danruo. As soon as the tea reached Danruo's hand and before she could move it forward, Ran snatched it away and put it into her mouth. Fortunately, it was warm tea.
Then he gave Danruo the jade bracelet that symbolized the mistress of Jing'en Marquis Mansion.
Her dowry has now been used up, and all she can give as a gift is a double-sided embroidered screen she had embroidered when she was young.
Although she has lost her dowry, she now feels that her life is much more transparent and hopeful.
Dan Ruo gave Ran a hundred-year-old ginseng, which she had indeed dug up in the mountains before, and asked the Samsara Pearl to keep it for her temporarily.
When she dug up wild ginseng, she thought of giving the similar herb Smilax glabra to the Huang family. Unexpectedly, the herb Smilax glabra would cause such a big blow to the Huang family, which saved her a lot of trouble. Now she just asks the Samsara Pearl to tell her about the situation of that family regularly.
Ran knew that ginseng of this age was priceless, rare and precious, and was used by aristocratic families to save their lives. It was not something that could be bought at any price.
Her daughter-in-law gave it to her as a gift. She was afraid that Danruo didn't know the value of this century-old ginseng, so she reminded Danruo specifically.
Danruo confirmed again and again that he wanted to give it to her and hoped that she would take care of her health.
Ran felt relieved and said frankly that this was the advantage of having a daughter.
Jing Ruchen sat beside them, looking at the two people getting along harmoniously, with a smile on his face.
He now works in the Ministry of War. He had taken leave before to go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors. Later, he injured his abdomen and prepared for his wedding. Now he has to go back to work as usual after his wedding leave, so he wanted to take Danruo out for a good trip these days.
Danruo put on a veil hat, and the two of them went boating on the lake, went for an outing in the countryside, and flew kites.
Going out during the day is very tiring, but Jing Ruchen is still tireless at night. Fortunately, Danruo's body is nourished by spiritual power, so she doesn't feel any discomfort. She is just sleepy and wants to sleep more.
Ran couldn't bear it anymore. Although she wanted to hold her grandson, she was a woman and she was more concerned about Danruo's health.
He specially called Jing Ruchen over and had a meaningful chat with him for a long time to stop him from doing such things.
Only then did Jing Ruchen know all these things about a woman's body. He returned to the room and held Dan Ruo in his arms to sleep. He couldn't help but smell the faint fragrance on her neck and forced himself to fall asleep.
Unknowingly, a few days passed and it was April 15th, Jing Shengwen's wedding day.
Jing Shengwen's injury on his buttocks had not healed yet. He rode on horseback to meet the bride. Along the way, sweat was dripping from his forehead and his face was pale.
When they arrived at the gate of Duke Ying's Mansion, several of Ying Nianrong's younger generations and nephews from several branches were blocking the door.
During the jostle, Jing Shengwen fell weakly to the ground. The gate suddenly became quiet. Several young men looked at each other, feeling that they were wronged.
When the news reached the inner house, Ying Nianrong heard that the groom was pushed to the ground at her door by several young masters from various rooms, and an angry look appeared on her face.
Seeing her like this, the eldest lady looked unhappy:
"The young masters are making a fuss because they are reluctant to let their aunt get married, but they are all sensible and will never hurt their future uncle. I think there may be some misunderstanding about Jing Shengwen."
Seeing the eldest lady's expression, Ying Nianrong quickly lowered her head and forced herself to control her emotions, pretending to be pitiful, but in fact she was secretly resentful in her heart.
Why are you reluctant to let me get married? If you really have a good relationship with me, why don't you want to give me more dowry? The peasant girl that Prince Jing'en married a while ago had a dowry of 120 loads.
The Yingguo Duke's Mansion had only prepared sixty-four sedan chairs for her. She wanted to ask for more, but was rejected by the eldest lady on the grounds of the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children.
She is the wife of a concubine's son, and her dowry cannot exceed that of a legitimate son's wife.
The difference between sixty-four and one hundred and twenty is too great.
The eldest lady said frankly that if she thought it was too little, then there would be no sixty-four loads.
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