Chapter 7: Paying Homage

The couple just entered the yard.

Then I heard an old woman's voice coming from the main hall. It sounded a bit arrogant and a little vulgar.

"If you ask me, Liu Lang's wife is lucky. She has been married for three years, and you haven't preached to her. Look how long we have been waiting for her, but she still hasn't come. If we tell others, I'm afraid people outside will laugh at us for having no rules in the Duke's Mansion!"

Then there was a cold snort.

Du Jingyi didn't even need to look to know that it must be the Third Old Lady who was talking, who was always whining and nodding like a cow.

She has been showing off her power in this mansion for many years, and she likes to take it out on the younger ones so that others will be more "respectful" to her.

It's a pity that Du Jingyi seldom left Xitang Courtyard after marrying into the Duke's Mansion. Even if she wanted to abuse her power, she had no place to do so. So, she chose this time and deliberately told Shang Ji and Du Jingyi about it.

Firstly, it was to save Shang Ji's face.

Secondly, I also want to warn Du Jingyi to be more sensible.

It would be best to send as much gold and silver as possible to Beiyuan's own house, so that she, as an elder, would not feel embarrassed.

Du Jingyi still had a faint smile on her face, but the indifference in her eyes was exactly the same as that of her husband Shang Ji beside her.

Those who knew said that the couple came to pay a visit to their relatives, while those who didn’t thought they came to the ancestral temple to burn incense.

The two of them stood in the yard without saying a word.

Then I heard a woman's voice coming from inside, which sounded soft and gentle.

"Don't be angry, Third Aunt. She is still a child. She was just a 15-year-old when she entered our Duke's Mansion. Now she is only eighteen. Don't be anxious. Just teach her slowly."

"No wonder people outside say you have a good temper. I see that you are easy to bully."

"We are a family, how can there be any overnight hatred?"

Several people were talking to each other in a sarcastic tone, and it was obvious that they were speaking deliberately for Shang Ji and Du Jingyi and his wife to hear.

In other words, it was mainly said intentionally for the ears of the new general who was the emperor's favorite and was standing beside Du Jingyi.

Du Jingyi just didn't believe it. He thought that all the maids and old women in the yard were blind. They had clearly walked into the yard, so how could no one report it?

Now everyone is saying that she doesn't know the rules.

Du Jingyi really had no good impression of the people in this room.

He not only wants to gain some small profits from her, but also always complains and says sour words.

It's not like she hasn't heard these words before, but she never took them to heart.

After all, these sour words from the woman in the harem were not enough to make Du Jingyi, who had been working in the business world for many years, angry.

It was just because of a principle she believed in: anything that can be solved with money is not worth mentioning. However, although she thought so, Shang Ji next to her did not think so.

Just because he's been away from home for three years doesn't mean he's forgotten the faces of his relatives.

In previous years, when my mother and eldest sister-in-law were in charge of the family, they were dissatisfied with this and that.

He said it harshly and always threw a tantrum by saying that the eldest brother is the father and should take care of the younger brother.

But the problem is, their eldest brother has been buried for many years. If they are so filial, why don’t they ask to move in to keep vigil?

So as soon as he heard it, he knew that this was said to him with sarcasm.

The purpose was very simple, he wanted him to have more misunderstandings about his unfamiliar wife.

In fact, Shang Ji understood a little when Du Jingyi did not show up at the palace banquet yesterday.

Hearing these words again today further confirmed his thoughts.

He didn't even need to ask to know that his little wife was not living happily in the mansion, so he looked sideways at Du Jingyi and asked with some concern.

"Did you not go to the palace banquet yesterday because you were not feeling well?"

"What do you think, General?"

Du Jingyi threw the question back, not afraid of offending anyone at all.

As soon as these words came out, Shang Ji couldn't help but look at her one more time. He thought that his wife was the kind of person who accepted everything at home.

Unexpectedly, he is an articulate person.

Suddenly I remembered the scene when I entered the backyard this morning. My shabby and shabby martial arts training ground was very out of place with the surrounding garden landscape that was obviously carefully crafted.

Shang Ji understood a lot now. The girl from the Du family in front of him was someone who would not compromise herself.

That's good.

After all, neither he nor his wife would be manipulated by others, so Shang Ji smiled faintly and called out.

"Luo Yuan."

He only called out the name, and his personal attendant Luo Yuan was also a man who knew how to handle things, and he immediately raised his voice and shouted inside.

"General of the Cavalry, the general's wife is here."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Compared to the identity of a young master with no real power, Shang Ji naturally prefers the identity of a general that he had fought for with his own sword and gun.

Some even say that the General of Cavalry is of the second rank, considering his current age of less than 30 years old.

It can be said that a talent has been sent from heaven, the star Wu Qu has descended to earth.

After hearing this deafening sound, the "nobles" of the Duke's Mansion who were originally a little embarrassed booed in unison.

There was a hint of embarrassment and smirk on their faces, especially on those old guys.

They had neither official rank nor academic degree, so they should have stood up and greeted Shang Ji and Du Jingyi.

But they claimed to be the elders of the family, so they sat in the armchairs shamelessly and waited for them to come in.

After Shang Ji and his wife entered the main house of Yunjin Courtyard, they took a look around.

It was indeed packed with people.

There was a huge crowd of people, some sitting and some standing, and the huge main hall was barely big enough for them all.

You can guess it.

The third branch and four generations have a total of fifteen people, and the fifth branch and four generations have a total of nine people, which has pushed the three generations of the Duke's Mansion aside.

Shang Ji immediately saw his widowed sister-in-law and young nephew in the corner. They were once the most important people in power in this family, but now they have been marginalized to such an extent.

Thinking of this, Shang Ji became much angrier.

The already cold face now showed even more solemnity.

The relatives present were so immersed in the excitement of their ancestors' glory that they didn't notice Shang Ji's expression at all.

Or rather, Shang Ji always looked like this when facing them, and everyone had long been accustomed to it.

Du Jingyi stood beside him, feeling all kinds of looks coming at him.

There are those who are jealous, envious, unwilling, and naturally, happy.

No matter which one it was, she didn't take it to heart and just faced the future calmly.

Sitting at the top is the current Duke Shang Yukuan.

He is over fifty years old and looks a little plump. He has a gentle personality and does not look like the son of a military general, but rather like a scholar.

He has a bit of the temperament of a scholar, but not much.

(End of this chapter)