The day after the family returned to the capital from their visit, the emperor's decree arrived, essentially telling Jiangshan to stay at home and await her marriage, and to stop running around!
Along with the imperial edict, a group of palace maids were also sent to the Grand Tutor's residence.
The Empress arranged for him to teach Jiangshan Palace all the etiquette and rules, which he could neither refuse nor escape.
Jiang Shan was forced to temporarily lose his job. Apart from occasionally going shopping, he couldn't go anywhere because his nanny wouldn't allow it.
The empress sent her trusted maids, who sometimes held more power than the princes and princesses. They were incredibly obedient in front of the maids, as the empire was not so fragile as to be ignorant of such basic principles.
The wings of the Jiangshan family were completely subdued, and the entire Grand Tutor's mansion obeyed the orders of the maids sent from the palace without daring to do anything against their will.
Apart from the Jianghuai region.
Fu Qiyuan is completely obedient to his future wife. If she is obedient, he is obedient; if she is arrogant, he is rebellious.
Jianghuai doesn't think so.
His mother hasn't played with him for the past few days, and she hasn't even given him the morning and evening greetings and kisses. This won't do!
Even if Mother marries Father, she's still his mother. Why can't they be affectionate? The nanny is meddling too much!
Therefore, Jiang Huai used his trump card.
He took his comic book to the strictest nanny and told her stories while she was resting.
They said they came to thank the nanny for her kindness to their mother, and that they had taken a break from their busy schedules to help the nanny relax.
Who could resist such a pure and innocent heart? We have to give them that face!
Granny He dared not presume to act arrogantly, appearing exceptionally kind in front of Jiang Huai, completely unlike her behavior towards Jiang Shan.
Jiang Huai's storytelling skills far surpass those of ordinary people. Influenced by Jiang Shan, he can vividly express the different emotions of different characters with his childlike voice. The story of Chen Xiang splitting the mountain to save his mother successfully wet the handkerchief in Granny He's hand.
"Granny, look, Chenxiang braved all dangers to save his mother. It shows that nothing in this world can stop the deep bond between mother and son, right?"
Granny He sniffed and nodded silently.
"Sigh, I haven't had a heart-to-heart talk with my mother for several days. I feel like she's getting further and further away from me and dislikes me less and less!" the little boy said with great frustration.
"How could that be? This old servant has seen firsthand how much the county princess dotes on the young master!"
"Granny doesn't understand. Mother always talks about rules and etiquette, but she's learned the rules yet distanced herself from her son. Doesn't that just mean I'm not important to her?"
Now that things have come to this point, if Granny He still doesn't understand, she's not worthy of being the head of the Empress's household!
After a moment of silence, she carefully considered her words and said, "The young master is still very young and naturally cannot be without his mother's company. How about this, from now on, the county princess's morning lessons will be moved back by a quarter of an hour, and her evening lessons will end a quarter of an hour earlier, so that she can spend an extra half hour with the young master, is that alright?"
Jiang Huai's eyes crinkled with laughter as he shook Granny He's arm. "Really? Granny is so kind! I'll go tell my mother right now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he ran faster than a rabbit.
Granny He's lips twitched, but she couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.
Jiang Shan got another hour of free time, and happily hugged his son and kissed him several times, making Jiang Huai grin from ear to ear.
“Mother, it’s okay if you don’t learn the rules well. Huai’er will talk to the Empress, and she won’t blame you!” Jiang Huai was being a very considerate little girl.
Jiang Shan laughed and said, "Mother is so smart, how could she not learn it! Besides, Mother can't let others gossip about you. If you lose face, Mother will be very sad!"
"Mmm, Mom is so good, mwah..."
The mother and son were cuddling in bed without any regard for their image, while Liangchen, who was serving them, looked utterly desperate.
She's been worried sick these past few days. Granny He has also given her a task: to keep a close watch on her master's words and actions. If Granny He sees this scene, it might trigger a heart attack!
How could a mere servant like her possibly interfere in her master's affairs?
Such a decisive master!
Forget it, she'd better just be a loyal servant! Whether she gets scolded or beaten, she'll just have to take it!
With the wedding date fast approaching, Jiang Shan acted as if nothing was wrong. Aside from learning etiquette from his nanny, he would also look at the account books of several shops in his spare time.
This was the foundation of her wealth and survival; countless eyes in the Great Qing Kingdom were watching, so she couldn't afford to be careless!
The nannies were full of praise for Jiang Shan, who was so obedient, well-behaved, and exceptionally diligent. When they returned to the palace to report, they inevitably told the emperor and empress everything they had seen and heard.
Upon seeing the weighty memorial just delivered by the Ministry of Revenue, the emperor was so pleased that he waved his hand and promoted Jiangshan to the rank of Princess.
That's really something!
The Minister of Rites was so anxious his beard had turned white! The wedding was only a few days away, and now that he was being granted the title of Princess, all the ceremonies had to be redone according to the Princess's custom!
Fortunately, the Crown Prince had given instructions that the entire ceremony for sending off the princess was arranged according to the standards for a county princess, and only the wedding procession needed to be arranged.
The Minister of Rites hurried off to make the arrangements.
Compared to Jiang Shan's carefree attitude, Fu Qiyuan's nervousness was all too obvious!
For a moment, I felt that the color of the wedding dress was not dignified or elegant enough.
The matchmaker said that this was the same style and color of the princess's wedding dress, which was sent from the palace and was the most beautiful one!
One moment they complained that the wedding procession was too complicated and would tire Shan'er out.
The Ministry of Rites also said that this was the princess's ceremonial procession, and the entire capital was watching, so it couldn't be taken lightly.
A moment later, they complained that Huangshan Park wasn't festive enough, wishing they could tie every single tree with a big red ribbon!
As the best man, Li Minghe immediately noticed Fu Qiyuan's nervousness and slapped his thigh, laughing like a duck that had just laid an egg.
Fu Ting couldn't bear to watch any longer. He didn't want his son to lose face at his wedding, so he took the initiative to comfort him, saying that the decorations in Huangshan Garden had been inspected by him and Jiao's mother and there was nothing wrong with them.
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