There was a lot of ice in Fengwu Courtyard, especially in the main room. There was so much ice that it even felt cool. Although Mi Niang also had ice at home, she could not afford such luxury. Besides, Beijing was not like Huguang where the temperature was like a furnace in summer. She slept very comfortably. Besides, Fang Weiyan was a very obedient sleeper. She lightly put her legs on him, but he did not care at all.
You know, at home, her mother said that she slept badly, and only in front of outsiders would she sleep very properly.
Admittedly, Mi Niang was not the kind of person who fell asleep foolishly, because there was no need for her to act like a retard. Sometimes she just wanted to create a better atmosphere, but if she really lived like a child, Fang Wei Yan, no matter how good his character was, would not be able to tolerate it.
She got married just hoping that their lives would get better and better. If he helped her, she would help him, instead of looking for a boy mother to take care of her.
As soon as the bell rang once, Mi Niang sat up from the bed. In fact, Fang Wei Yan was also dozing on the bed. He usually got up at 15:00 every day (around 5:15), and today he slept until 34:00 (around 6:00), which was already late.
But he didn't want to wake Mi Niang up. After all, she was so tired yesterday that she couldn't even get up after taking a bath in the bathtub, so he had to carry her to bed by himself.
But he also knew that he had to meet a lot of people today, and he had to pay his respects to his grandmother, the marquis' wife, his brothers, wives, and sisters. If he arrived late, people would not say anything bad about him, but would say he was lazy.
Just as he was wondering whether to call Mi Niang, she sat up. Fang Weiyan also pretended to have just woken up: "Are you awake?"
Mi Niang nodded: "Well, I have to get up. It would be bad if I was late and people laughed at me."
She was completely naked. Fang Weiyan looked away with great difficulty. Mi Niang got off the bed to look for her underwear. Fortunately, Chun Tao was careful and had placed them on the embroidery stool beside her. When she was tying her bellyband, she twisted her body and said, "Come and help me tie it."
Fang Weiyan looked at her fair back and said fancifully, "This back is like a jade plate."
Thinking of this, he felt too boring again.
I tied a knot for her casually, and Mi Niang touched it and said, "Please tie it for me to look better. Pull the rope. I can't let the servants see me like this in the future."
"Okay, you are right." Fang Weiyan tied it for her in a good-tempered manner.
Mi Niang turned around and hugged him. She found that he was really calm. She was most afraid of men who could easily lose their temper. A man who couldn't even control his emotions was an incompetent and furious person. Such men had problems not only in doing things but also in being a human being.
Fang Weiyan is really not that angry. It’s not that he is born to be bullied, but he thinks that getting angry about some things is useless and he needs to find a way to solve them.
The two of them changed into their underwear before ringing the bell. The maids outside came in one after another. Chuntao and Xialian expertly ironed Mi Niang's clothes. In fact, some of the clothes looked nice because they were well ironed, so there was not a single wrinkle on them.
Today she changed into Yang Fei's color embroidered periwinkle double-breasted gauze dress with gold stripes. After washing her face, Mi Niang began to do her face treatment herself, while the maid Meng combed her hair for her.
The ones serving Fang Weiyan were Pixiu and Shuxiang. They were also used to taking care of his daily life, but they were far less capable than Chuntao and Xia Lian. The maids from big families were more pampered than the girls from small families. Bishang went back home in the middle of the night yesterday and couldn't get up this morning.
Unlike Chuntao and Xialian who were worried about what Mi Niang would wear and use, today they had to meet her openly in front of their relatives for the first time and could not be rash in any way.
In Mi Niang's opinion, you don't have to know how to do something at the beginning. You can learn it if you don't know how to do it. But if you are too clumsy or don't do things carefully, she will directly return it to the matchmaker. It's not easy for everyone, so the servants of the Ruan family are very efficient. Zi Su and Bai Zhi have already started to make the beds.
There are few people but they are all capable. Although Chuntao and Xia Lian are not as respectable as the maids in the marquis's mansion, nor as knowledgeable and impressive as them, they can do a lot as maids serving their masters.
Mi Niang was also a person who didn't like to dawdle. She was very quick in combing her makeup. When she was applying lip balm, Fang Weiyan was still combing his hair. She walked straight over to Shuxiang and said, "Let me do it. You guys go get ready first. We will go over and pay our respects to the old lady and the other ladies right away."
It's true, usually everyone praises Mi Niang for her dexterity, but she is far inferior to Mi Niang. Her hands are very fast. She quickly put on the crown and braided a strand of hair into a small braid and pinned it on. In the past, Fang Weiyan would tie his hair very tightly at the front, but now it is much looser and he seems to be a lot more relaxed.
Mi Niang was not satisfied with the jade brocade belt on her waist, so she asked Zi Su to bring her brocade box to her and said, "I made a lot of brocade belts for you at home, but I think this one looks a bit vulgar."
Fang Weiyan's braids were made by Pixiu and Bishang, but mostly by Bishang. Pixiu thought Bishang was very good at her job and it was too contemptuous of the new grandmother to say that. But when she saw Pixiu looking at Zisu's box, she was convinced.
Her silk ribbons are all in accordance with the solar terms and the person's personality. For a scholar like Fang Weiyan, it would be inappropriate to wear something in the shape of a plum blossom. As a man who is interested in a career in politics, he should wear something with a gold-rimmed carp, a galloping horse, or orchid or bamboo flowers. The colors should not be heavy, but elegant.
The color of the silk thread should match the clothes. Today he wore a dark blue silk brocade robe engraved with precious flowers, with a wide milky white belt in the middle and a beautiful jade inlaid in the middle, making him look like a child of a noble family.
"Well, that's great."
Mi Niang was naturally also dressed up in her best makeup. She had a flower tree on her head, which was also called a gold and silver bead flower tree headpin. In front of her was a precious lotus platform, and on both sides of her head were two phoenix-shaped hairpins.
Not to mention the gold-inlaid white jade bracelet on her hand and the silver-plated hibiscus jade earrings on her ears. The hibiscus jade is pink and shaped like water drops. When you look at her, your face only seems to be more charming.
Fang Weiyan smiled and said, "Let's go."
Old Madam Weng lived in Songhe Hall. Fang Weiyan and Mi Niang were going to go there in a carriage. After Fang Weiyan helped her get on, he also went up. It was natural for the two of them to hold hands in the carriage.
There is a difference between men and women who have had skin-to-skin contact and those who have not.
Mi Niang has slender hands, round fingertips, and neatly trimmed fingers.
He couldn't help but kiss her hand. Seeing him kiss her hand, Mi Niang felt a little numb and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Was I rude yesterday?"
Fang Weiyan shook his head: "It was not rude."
Seeing Mi Niang's worried face, he quickly said, "Don't worry, I'm here, so you don't have to be afraid."
"But I don't want you to help me with everything. Although this will make me feel at ease, you are also the younger generation. It's okay to help out once or twice, but in the long run, what will the elders say about you? I don't want this. I hope you and I can support each other. Otherwise, I'm afraid that you will support me. In this way, when you need help one day, I won't be able to help you." She stared at Jianshui Qiutong, but her eyes were firm.
Fang Weiyan had never expected her to say such a thing. Every woman in the world doesn't want a man to pamper her, but she wanted to support each other. He was shocked and couldn't help asking, "Do you want to be my good wife?"
But Mi Niang shook her head.
"If what you mean by a good wife is your mother, then I can't do that, but we can learn from each other in poetry, be tolerant and appreciative of each other's work, and try our best to help each other out when the other encounters difficulties."
Fang Weiyan finally understood what she meant. He smiled and said, "I understand. This is a good idea." But then he suddenly laughed again.
Mi Niang asked curiously, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm just laughing at who dares to treat you as a mother. Is there such a beautiful mother?"
Seeing him teasing her, Mi Niang stepped forward to tear his mouth, but Fang Weiyan dodged very flexibly. During the fight, Fang Weiyan felt that the injustice and unhappiness that he had hidden in his heart had dissipated a lot.
By the time the two of them arrived at Songhe Hall, it was almost 9 o'clock. Mi Niang said worriedly, "It's over. I should have gotten up earlier."
The main hall was already full of people. When Mi Niang and Fang Wei Yan came in, they were dazzled. The women were competing with each other for beauty. Fang Wei Yan was used to them, but it was the first time for Mi Niang to see so many people. Little did she know that many people were even more curious about her.
I saw Shen, whom I had met yesterday, stood up and said with a smile, "You are finally here, old lady. Let them serve you tea."
Old Madam Weng smiled faintly. The person in front of her placed the futon again, and Mi Niang kowtowed and offered tea again. Old Madam Weng certainly would not make things difficult for Mi Niang about having tea. If she did so, she would not be slapping Mi Niang in the face, but Fang Wei Yan's face.
Besides, she is of the same generation as me. If I were to be rude, it would be me who was disrespectful.
After that, I paid my respects to my parents-in-law. This was the first time I met my father-in-law, Marquis of Dong'an. Yesterday, he was covered with a veil, so I didn't see him in person. I only saw that he looked very burly. Although he was old, he was well maintained.
Dong'an Hou saw that the girl was very dignified and there was almost no need for him to say anything. She was the focus of everyone's attention just standing there.
He pinched his beard and said, "You two are married, so you should be of one mind and one heart."
Mi Niang and Fang Wei Yan answered yes in unison.
Then there was Fang Weiyan's aunt. This woman was dressed elegantly and luxuriously, with a half-smile on her face. Xu was secretly worried, fearing that she would say something inappropriate.
But Fang Furong just laughed and drank her tea happily, "Get up."
She was not that stupid. Her brother and Fang Weiyan were both here. If she made things difficult for the new daughter-in-law in public, everyone would say she was a troublemaker. No matter what she wanted to do, she couldn't do it in public.
Fang Weiyan knew that Xiao Mi Niang's knees were bruised from kneeling for too long yesterday, so when she stood up, he was quicker than the maids and gave her a considerate hand. No one else paid attention to this small gesture. As newlyweds, such tenderness and consideration are common to everyone.
Even Xu was very happy and felt that Fang Weiyan was caring.
Mi Niang was supported by Fang Wei Yan and was obviously very happy. Fang Furong saw clearly the ambiguous touch between them because she was sitting close.
But because Fang Weiyan put his hands behind her back, Mi Niang was afraid that the elders would look at her and say she was disrespectful, so she gave him a look.
As the saying goes, "the doer may not intend, but the observer may take it seriously." Fang Furong had been a widow for only a short time. She was a very proud person, but because she had no children and her husband died, although her mother and brother were still nice to her, these could not make up for the fact that she had no one to rely on and was dependent on others. She even thought that Mi Niang's wink at Fang Wei Yan just now seemed to be mocking her, "Look, this old widow has no man who wants her, so don't make her jealous in front of her."
Fang Furong immediately got angry, stood up and pointed at Mi Niang and said, "Why did you wink at Yan'er just now? When elders are around, you should just be respectful. Why do you have to act so coquettishly and wink at them in front of them? Where has your virtue as a woman gone?"
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