As soon as the carriage of Prince Yan's Mansion came to a stop, the steward ran over and greeted Yu Jin.
"I have met the prince before."
Yu Jin dismounted and waited beside the carriage.
The curtain was opened, and Aqiao helped Jiang Si out of the carriage.
Yu Jin stretched out his hand, and Jiang Si naturally put his hand into his, and the two of them walked hand in hand towards the gate of the Bo Mansion.
The manager was stunned.
How could a prince be so considerate to Fourth Aunt?
Jiang Zhan came forward and punched Yu Jin on the shoulder: "Finally you are here. Go in quickly, maybe you can catch up with my dad."
Jiang Ancheng, who had just walked into Ci Xin Hall, sneezed loudly.
The steward was so frightened at seeing Jiang Zhan's bold move that his calves went limp and cold sweat broke out. When he saw that Yu Jinsi was not afraid at all, his jaw dropped.
After getting over his shock, the steward caught up and led the way.
The road to the Bo's house was swept cleanly, and the servants and officials all bowed along the way. When Jiang Si and the other person walked away, they started to discuss excitedly.
"See, the prince cares a lot about our fourth aunt."
"Of course. It is said that the fourth aunt was personally selected by the prince for the plum blossom viewing banquet. How could she not be good?"
"The prince is always in a good mood towards the second young master."
"Love the house and the dog."
The little maids giggled and were not afraid even if the housekeeper glared at them.
Today is such a good day, filled with peace and joy from top to bottom.
Madam Feng turned the Buddhist beads in her hand faster and faster, her eyes frequently swept towards the door, and when she saw the curtain move, she straightened her back quickly, looking calm and relaxed.
Jiang Ancheng strode in.
"Hasn't the person come yet?" Seeing that it was the eldest son who came in, Old Lady Feng was disappointed and asked unhappily.
Jiang Ancheng sat down and picked up a cup of tea: "I don't know, my son is not guarding the gate. But I guess it should be here."
Old Master Jiang twitched his lips and drank tea to suppress the bitterness in his heart.
"The prince and princess have arrived!"
Soon a perfect couple came in together.
Yu Jin brought Jiang Si to pay their respects to the elders one by one.
Seeing that he did not act like a prince at all, Old Lady Feng looked at Jiang Si with an even gentler gaze.
A man's attitude towards his wife's family is enough to show how important his wife is in his heart.
Let’s talk about state etiquette first, then family etiquette. It’s understandable even if the King of Yan doesn’t show them courtesy.
It seems that the fourth girl has temporarily controlled the Prince of Yan.
Old Madam Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Among so many granddaughters, there is finally one who has a promising future.
Next comes the greetings between peers.
Madam Feng was secretly surprised by Yu Jin's enthusiasm for Jiang Zhan, and she became even more jealous of Mr. Jiang.
Mr. Jiang Er gave Jiang Cang a look.
Jiang Cang tried to interrupt, but couldn't continue due to the other party's coldness, and finally could only drink tea awkwardly.
After the greetings were exchanged, the men invited the new son-in-law to drink according to custom, while Jiang Si, who came back as an aunt, would chat with Madam Feng and other female relatives.
Jiang Si didn't think there was anything to say to Old Madam Feng, so she said, "Grandma, I want to go back to Haitangju to take a look."
Madam Feng was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't lose her temper. She said, "Come back in such a hot day and have a cup of tea before you go."
Jiang Si smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your concern, grandma. However, I drank too much tea in the palace and I am not thirsty at the moment. I just want to go for a walk in the place where I have lived for more than ten years."
Old Madam Feng had no choice but to nod.
Jiang Pei hurriedly said, "Fourth sister, I'll go with you."
If she had any intention of competing with Jiang Sifeng before, now there is not even a trace of that anymore.
Since I can't compete, of course I have to make friends with him.
As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you. Jiang Pei didn't think Jiang Si would not even give her this little face.
Jiang Si was not the kind of person who would make trouble for the sake of so-called face, so he said calmly: "Big sister, just accompany me, and sixth sister, you should stay and drink tea with grandma."
She reached out and pulled Jiang Yi away, leaving Jiang Pei blushing.
"Let's all go away." Old Madam Feng said unhappily.
Jiang Yi finally got a chance to be alone with Jiang Si and asked, "Fourth sister, how does the prince treat you?"
Facing Jiang Yi, Jiang seemed to have regained her soft look, pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't worry, big sister, the prince treats me very well."
Jiang Yi carefully looked at Jiang Si and was relieved to see that her face was rosy and her smile was genuine. "That's good. I feel uneasy thinking about you marrying into a mansion with green tiles and red walls."
The two sisters took a slow walk in the courtyard of Haitangju.
The crabapple blossoms are past their prime, and the swings with petals dropped from the trees are swaying gently in the wind.
Jiang Yi couldn't help but persuade her: "Fourth sister doesn't like grandma and sixth sister, but there's no need to make a fuss. Anyway, you won't have many opportunities to meet in the future..."
Jiang Si sneered, "Big sister, you don't know, some people just go ahead and flatter themselves, and some people love to use other people's names to flatter themselves. So there's nothing wrong with making your attitude clear, at least it will stop those people from thinking too much."
Jiang Yi thought about it carefully and felt that there was some truth in it. She smiled and said, "It's good that Fourth Sister knows the answer."
She would never be as casual as her sister in her life, but she hoped her sister could always be like that.
Jiang seemed to be sitting on a swing, letting it swing freely.
The sunlight was filtered through the dense leaves and fell sparsely on the two sisters.
The cicada's chirping sounds are sometimes high and sometimes low, rising and falling.
"Fourth sister, I heard that the emperor rewarded the prince with two palace maids?" Jiang Yi asked while gently pushing the swing.
"Sister, you even know this?"
Jiang Yi smiled: "My second brother told me all this. He works in the imperial city, so he must be very careful about your affairs. Fourth sister, what is the prince's attitude towards those two palace maids?"
"No attitude, just send them to take care of the spices." Jiang Si looked back, "Big sister, will you advise me to arrange for those two palace maids to sleep with me?"
Jiang Yi glanced at Jiang Si and said, "I was just about to tell you, as long as the prince doesn't say anything, you should not pretend to be generous."
There was self-mockery and loneliness in her eyes: "Men's love is limited. The more you divide it, the thinner it becomes. You may be known as a wise man for being generous for a while, but in the end you will suffer the most."
Jiang Si stood up and pushed Jiang Yi to sit on the swing, smiling and saying, "I like what you said, elder sister."
When they returned to Prince Yan's Mansion, the sky was already filled with sunset glow and strings of big red lanterns had been lit early in the corridor, in celebration of the newlyweds.
But this joyous celebration was overshadowed by the tragedy that occurred in the Hall of Eternal Life.
Jiang Si and the other person lay down on the bed early and talked about what happened during the day.
"There may be someone behind Miss Chen..."
"Let the emperor and empress take care of the affairs in the palace." Yu Jin raised his hand to unhook the curtain, and the gauze curtain fell down.
The next day, the palace officially announced the death of the fifteenth princess and posthumously conferred her the title of Princess Changning.
Generally speaking, princesses were only given official titles when they got married. Of course, there were exceptions, such as Princess Fuqing, who was the only legitimate princess and was deeply loved by Emperor Jingming, so she was given a title at birth.
The fifteenth princess became another exception.
In private, what happened in the Hall of Eternal Life quickly spread quietly.