Madam Pei also asked, "Do you know where you went wrong?"
Jiang Yao shook her head subconsciously.
She felt she was dressed quite well; her clothes were made of shimmering brocade worth a fortune, and her headdress was adorned with jade, gemstones, and gold hairpins.
She has collected gold, jade, and gemstones, and these people still have a problem with her?
Isn't this just nitpicking?
They even brought up Yulang and her past relationship, things from so many years ago. They're still clinging to that old story, acting like ancient relics, clearly bullying people!
Jiang Yao glared angrily at the ladies in the room, her gaze towards Old Madam Pei filled with resentment.
Madam Pei was truly astonished by her ignorance.
She's lived so many years and seen plenty of strange people, but her niece-in-law is the first one she's ever met.
The wives were also extremely shocked.
"What the hell? She doesn't even know she's wrong?"
"Speechless..."
Madam Pei was speechless and didn't say much to her, waving her away.
"The old lady's attitude suggests she doesn't think much of the younger sister-in-law!"
"Needless to say, who would want someone like that?"
Upon seeing Madam Pei's attitude, the ladies guessed that Madam Pei did not approve of Jiang Yao.
The Pei family was a large clan, and although the Earl's Mansion and the Marquis's Mansion were separate residences, they were still blood relatives.
When Madam Pei held the clan banquet, it was not only a test for Jiang Shuwan, the wife of the heir apparent, but also a test for Jiang Yao, the wife of the young master's brother.
The fact that she doesn't even want to look at Jiang Yao anymore speaks volumes about her attitude.
Jiang Yao knew that she had not been favored by Madam Pei, and she was heartbroken.
Her original plan was to outshine everyone and win over Madam Pei.
With Madam Pei backing her up, how dare the aunt order her around?
She wanted the aunt to kneel and fawn over her.
The more good the old lady was to Jiang Shuwan in the previous life, the better she should be to her in this life.
—This is her plan.
Plans can't keep up with changes.
But she still doesn't understand what went wrong with the plan.
Jiang Yao held the heavy, swirling crown on her head, her eyes filled with confusion.
This headdress cost her a full 50,000 taels of silver.
Nowadays, the salary of an ordinary fourth or fifth-rank official is only about a hundred taels a year, but her headdress alone costs fifty thousand taels.
Anything can go wrong, but money certainly won't.
Seeing her ignorant expression, the women of the clan felt that she was both hateful and pitiful.
"Don't dress like that anymore."
“Once you enter the Pei family, you become a member of the Pei family. Families like ours value dignity; how can we dress like nouveau riche?”
"Don't you feel like you're running a jewelry store?"
"A jewelry shop?" Jiang Yao was taken aback, and subconsciously retorted, "How am I a jewelry shop? I'm a high-class lady..."
She trailed off, looking at the faces of the other ladies.
Yes.
They also wear gold and jade, some with a rich lady style and some with a dignified style, but they all value quality over quantity.
No one has such a heavy load on their head, causing neck pain.
so.
Did she make too many mistakes?
Jiang Yao almost burst into tears.
"Don't dress like that again."
"If word gets out, all the noble families in the capital will laugh at us."
"If you don't know the rules, ask your aunt more. You'll start learning the rules from her from tomorrow..."
"You want me to learn manners from her?" Jiang Yao looked up sharply.
How could she possibly learn manners from the aunt?
The aunt will definitely torment her.
"Do you have any objections?" The ladies' stern gazes immediately fell upon her.
"Yes." Jiang Yao was unwilling, but in the end she could only agree.
She felt as if she had swallowed a stone.
She was too ashamed to face anyone, so she chose a corner to sit down, trying to avoid being surrounded by the ladies, but she couldn't escape the gazes of those young ladies from noble families.
"Isn't she a talented woman? How could this be?"
"I used to admire her, but I never imagined she was like this?"
"I wonder what made my cousin fall for her?"
“When she married into our Pei family, I even bragged about it to my girlfriends. Now they’re all going to laugh at me.”
"It's all the same, my girlfriends will definitely laugh at me too..."
Jiang Yao wished she had never attended a clan banquet.
She's no longer the most beautiful woman in the world; she's become a clown.
Not only was it embarrassing, but I'll also have to learn manners from my aunt in the future.
Seeing the smug look on the old lady's face, he gritted his teeth in hatred.
Suddenly, a figure flashed through my mind.
Jiang Yao perked up.
Jiang Shuwan hasn't arrived yet...
That wicked woman, Wen, set such a huge obstacle in the betrothal gifts.
Jiang Shuwan had said she would wear the betrothal gifts from the Marquis's mansion...
If Jiang Shuwan came in wearing tattered clothes, wouldn't she appear much taller?
Yes!
She dressed like a nouveau riche, which was embarrassing, but it was still much better than Jiang Shuwan's cheap and inferior clothes...
And then there's Lady Wen, that vicious woman's skill at kicking someone when they're down is no less than that of the aunt...
Thinking of this, Jiang Yao felt a surge of excitement, and her gaze towards Wen Shi became intense.
Fate is cruel; the more she hated the Wen family's vicious tricks in her previous life, the more she hoped they would perform well in this one...
"Madam, your brother's wife is looking at you," the head maid whispered in Madam Wen's ear.
Madam Wen didn't even want to spare Jiang Yao a glance, looking down on her with disdain. "You unruly little hussy, Madam Wen is such a fool to marry such a wife to her only son."
If it were her, she would rather die than let such an ignorant and tasteless slut into the house.
Stupid and despicable, a complete disgrace.
"Madam, I think we have it in the bag today."
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