Chapter 245 Woke up?
The eldest lady gritted her teeth in anger, "Ayan's temper is getting worse and worse. If he stays in the capital, he will definitely offend people. And his new wife is from the Marquis of Pingyang Mansion, and she is a peasant girl. If she is disrespectful, it will be a disgrace to our Xie Mansion. Sister-in-law, you must teach them a lesson. It's best to let someone from our mansion go with them so that they can give them some advice."
Shen Jinyu smiled with a fake smile: "Sister-in-law, Yan'er is sensible and Wanyue is not reckless. They will be careful and I will remind them. Don't worry, sister-in-law."
The eldest lady snorted coldly and turned away.
Shen Jinyu thought about it and asked someone to go to Huacai Pavilion to buy two sets of ready-made clothes suitable for Li Wanyue and Xie Yan respectively. She also went to the private warehouse to pick out two sets of jewelry and took them to Li Wanyue's yard.
Chen Jinyu said lovingly, "You are going to be guests at someone's house, and it's too late to ask someone to come to their house to measure and tailor clothes. I asked someone to go to Huacai Pavilion to buy a few ready-made clothes. You can see if you like them. If you don't like them, I will ask someone to change them.
As for the jewelry, if Wanyue likes it, I will give you both sets. If you don’t like it, I will have someone pick some and send them to you later.”
Li Wanyue raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at the clothes and jewelry on the tray in the maid's hand.
One is a lilac-colored moon brocade dress with gold-pipe embroidered green lotus flowers, and the other is a scarlet satin skirt embroidered with crabapple flowers. One is elegant and dignified, and the other is bright and charming, and they look very valuable.
The men's clothes were sky blue and ivory white, which were the colors Xie Yan often wore.
The jewellery chosen matches the dress perfectly and it looks like a lot of thought has gone into it.
I couldn't help but wonder why he was suddenly so nice to her?
Xie Yan on the side was surprised. Has this person changed his personality?
Seeing the expressions of the two, Shen Jinyu explained, "I don't mean anything else. Didn't I say before that I would make it up to you? Besides, you came to the capital, so I don't think you brought too many clothes and jewelry. Pingyang Hou is from a high-ranking family, so it's also a kind of etiquette to dress decently."
"Thank you, mother. I like it very much."
"When you are at someone's house, you must be careful with your words and actions, and be more cautious with your words, so as not to offend others."
"My daughter-in-law has made note of it."
After giving the instructions, Shen Jinyu left.
Li Wanyue looked at Xie Yan and asked in a low voice: "Has mother really come to her senses? Does she feel she has owed you something and want to make amends?"
Xie Yan shook his head: "I don't know. No matter what the reason is, since the things are given to you, just keep them with peace of mind."
"good."
Li Wanyue took the lilac dress and put it on. It was quite suitable. She decided to wear it tomorrow.
The next day, the group went to the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion.
The Crown Prince's wife warmly welcomed the Li brother and sister. The younger brother had saved her son's life, and the older sister had helped her husband a lot. Her husband was promoted to the general of Huaihua this time because of Li Wanyue's suggestion.
In the front hall, Rong Kuo praised: "Sister-in-law, last winter was all thanks to you. If it weren't for your idea, I don't know how much suffering the soldiers in the east, west and north would have to endure. Last winter, the border was particularly cold, and the barbarians repeatedly tried to enter the country to rob food. We fought with them several times, and not to mention the injuries, a lot of clothes were damaged.
If there were no warm clothes, I don’t know how many soldiers would have lost their lives. I also sent some clothes to the poor people, and they are very grateful. I thank you on behalf of tens of thousands of soldiers and people. "
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "It is my honor to contribute my strength to the soldiers guarding the pass. You are welcome, General."
Xie Yan looked proud.
Rong Kuo said, "Sister-in-law, Brother Sandong, let my wife take you to the backyard for a walk. Brother Xie and I will go to the study to talk about something."
"good."
Rong Kuo and Xie Yan went to the study, and the Crown Prince's wife took the three of them to the back garden.
The garden is very large, with a riot of colour. There is also a lotus pond with green leaves and pink lotus flowers. Occasionally, a dragonfly will fly overhead, and fish will swim freely in the water. The scenery is pleasant.
Two pavilions were built around the lotus pond for easy viewing of the lotus.
Several people sat in the pavilion, eating snacks and chatting.
At this time, several girls came over holding round fans. Li Wanyue saw Su Yuyan among them at a glance. She didn't know who the other three girls were, but they were probably daughters of officials.
Su Yuyan also saw Li Wanyue, but did not recognize her at first.
When I saw her last year, she was still dressed shabbily. Now she is wearing a brocade dress, a bun on her head, and a hairpin with red gold beads. She looks noble and dignified. If you don't know her, you would think she is the wife of a big family.
I heard that she and Xie Yan had already gotten married, and that she came to the capital this time to invite relatives and friends in the capital to a wedding banquet. Although she had let it go, she still felt a little sad when she thought about it.
Several of them are good friends of Rong Zhi, the daughter of the Rong family. Rong Zhi is the youngest daughter of Marquis Pingyang and the younger sister of Rong Kuo.
When he saw the Crown Prince's wife, he immediately stepped forward to greet her.
The Crown Prince's wife smiled and said, "No need to be polite. Let Zhi'er take you for a good stroll in the garden."
Rong Zhi said, "Let's stop shopping. The weather is so hot, we should take a break."
After saying that, he took a few people to sit in the pavilion nearby.
The maids brought snacks and green plum wine, and several people waved round fans in their hands.
Rong Zhi said, "This green plum wine has been chilled. It is most refreshing to drink in this weather. You guys should try it."
Several people tasted it and found it cool, sweet and slightly astringent, and the heat was gone, so they all praised it.
A young girl asked, "Who are those three people that the Crown Prince's wife entertained? Why haven't I seen them before?"
Rong Zhi said, "They are from Anping County. The woman in the lilac color is Li Wanyue, the wife Xie Yan of the Xie family just married. The man next to her is Li Wanyue's younger brother. He saved my nephew when he was working in Beijing last year. My brother and sister-in-law ran into them on the street the other day. Knowing that they were in Beijing, my eldest brother and sister-in-law invited them to come to the mansion as guests."
Several people widened their eyes. So that was Xie Yan’s wife?
Su Yuyan sighed inwardly and said, "Don't mind other people's business. Since Sister Zhi has such good wine, let's play 'Flying Flowers'. How about making wine the theme?"
As soon as Su Yuyan interrupted, everyone's attention was immediately diverted, and the maid brought writing brushes, ink and utensils.
Several people played the game of flying flower order.
After several rounds, Su Yuyan won every time. After all, she was the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor and was more knowledgeable than other noble ladies.
After playing tired, I ate snacks and drank fruit wine.
Ning Ruohan, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, glanced at Li Wanyue and saw that they had no interest in the game they were playing here, so she sneered in her heart.
After all, he is from the countryside, how could he understand these poems and songs?
I wonder what Xie Yan sees in her?
Ning Ruohan had a very good relationship with Su Yuyan, so she naturally knew that Su Yuyan admired Xie Yan. When the top three palace officials were paraded through the streets on horseback, many women were attracted to Xie Yan, but he had left the capital for a post. If he had stayed in the capital, he and Su Yuyan would probably have had a child.
Last year, the Xie family and the Su Taifu family were very close, and Su Yuyan often visited Xie Shuyan, so people thought that the marriage between the two families was settled.
Unexpectedly, Su Yuyan went to Anping County last year, and when she came back she looked like a pearl covered in dust, without any luster.
After asking around, I found out that Xie Yan fell in love with a peasant girl and was determined to marry her.
She was angry for her sisters and thought Xie Yan was blind to give up the daughter of the Grand Tutor's family and fall in love with a peasant girl.
The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't suppress the anger in my heart.
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