"Miss, isn't the color of this dress a bit too old-fashioned?"
Inside the room, Xia Zhi looked at the ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) that Jiang Yu had chosen and tentatively began to speak.
"This blue dress suits my current mood very well. This one fits me best, so I'll wear this one." Jiang Yu let Xia Zhi help her change into a ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress). In the bronze mirror, Jiang Yu carefully examined her face.
"Let's go, lest we be late."
The guests in the front yard had all arrived. Yun Zhi was wearing a dark red robe and looked very energetic, but the dark circles under his eyes did not lie.
"Did the head of the family not get enough rest last night?" Aunt Zhu's room had been filled with calming incense all night. Today was Qing'er's special day, and she needed to be well-rested.
"It's alright." Yun Zhi patted Aunt Zhu's hand. "After today, Qing'er will be the young master, and no one will be able to bully you anymore."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhu was moved to tears. "Thank you for your kindness, Master."
Just then, the servant announced, "Miss Cousin has arrived!"
Instantly, the air in the room seemed to freeze.
Everyone was extremely interested in this infamous young lady, and one or two of them would steal glances at her out of the corner of their eyes.
Jiang Yu walked gracefully towards them, dressed in a green robe that accentuated her slender waist and made her fair skin appear even more like snow.
For a moment, everyone was stunned.
"Yunming respectfully wishes the head of the family a joyous birthday and a long and blessed life."
Jiang Yu stood smiling in front of Yun Zhi, but Yun Zhi's face showed fear. "You... how did you come back?"
"Why do you say that, Patriarch?" Jiang Yu frowned. "I am Yun Ming."
"Why did you come back!" Yun Zhi's vision was already a little blurry. Back when no one cared about Pei Shi, he was dressed in a blue robe, and his eyes... his eyes were incredibly stubborn.
Just like the eyes in front of me.
"You were the one who insisted on going against me back then, so don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Father!" Yun Qing realized something and quickly stepped forward to pinch Yun Zhi's palm. The intense pain brought Yun Zhi back to his senses.
"Why would the patriarch say such a thing?" The beauty's tearful appearance made everyone feel sorry for her. "I did nothing. I lost my memories and woke up in the Minghua Water Pavilion."
"When have I ever opposed the head of the household?"
Jiang Yu didn't give Yun Zhi a chance to speak at all. Despite her seemingly frail appearance, the words she uttered caused Yun Zhi's pupils to shrink sharply: "Could it be that I am not Yun Ming at all?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Yun Zhi's roar sent a shiver down Jiang Yu's spine.
"Ming'er, I was just talking nonsense. You are the cousin of the Yun family." Yun Zhi realized what was happening and his voice became much gentler. "Look at me, I was so confused just now."
Aunt Zhu, who was standing to the side, was also staring intently at Jiang Yu, her teeth chattering.
"My aunt and eldest aunt seem quite afraid of me?" Jiang Yu's words drew everyone's attention to Aunt Zhu and Yun Wei. "Should I have not come out today... Second Miss... Young Master..."
Jiang Yu's intermittent words made everyone realize once again that Yun Mo was not present.
Yun Zhi's smile was starting to falter. "Ming'er, don't talk nonsense."
But Yunhui stood up abruptly, as if struck by lightning.
"Before my mother passed away, she loved to wear blue clothes the most."
The room erupted in uproar.
......
"You're talking nonsense!" Yun Wei was already on the verge of mania, and now, struck by the current situation, she completely lost her rationality.
"They're all such despicable people, they all like to wear the same old-fashioned colors." Yun Wei's eyes were like poison. Jiang Yu lowered her head and slowly curled the corners of her mouth. The flower pots she had sent out a few days ago had finally come in handy today.
The sachet tied around Jiang Yu's waist swayed gently, and Yun Wei's words became even more vicious.
Why did my great-aunt scold me?
Jiang Yu's innocent and delicate appearance evoked pity in everyone.
"I'm talking about you! You live in the Yun family with that vixen-like look, who knows what you're up to." Yun Wei's cursing was no different from that of a petty street urchin. "Besides, I grew up in the Yun family, how come I've never heard of such a cousin?"
"Enough!"
A loud slap landed on Yun Wei's face. Seeing that Yun Wei still looked resentful, Yun Zhi picked up the tea and splashed it at her.
Seeing this, Jiang Yu secretly felt a pang of regret, for tea could have been a sobering drink.
"Who am I?!" Jiang Yu collapsed to the ground, seemingly powerless. "I'm not some vixen, I've just lost my memories. Why does my great-aunt keep saying I'm not the cousin of the Yun family?"
"And another one that my great-aunt mentioned, is she the late Madam Yun?"
The veins on Yun Zhi's forehead throbbed. What should have been a joyous occasion had turned into this mess. And what about Qing'er? How could he possibly appoint Qing'er as the young master now?
"Ming'er, if you weren't a cousin of the Yun family, why would I have arranged for you to live in Minghua Water Pavilion?"
Jiang Yu sobbed softly.
The surrounding guests all looked at her with strange eyes. They had heard clearly how Yun Wei addressed the late Madam Yun.
And considering the Yun family patriarch's reaction just now, could there be more to the story from back then...?
"Father, my elder sister was disrespectful to Mother just now. Please order her to be punished."
Yunhui knelt on the ground, her back ramrod straight.
Due to the circumstances, Yun Zhi ordered Yun Wei to be locked in the ancestral hall, thinking that this farce could come to an end. However, Jiang Yu's voice rang out again, "Why is the young master not here?"
......
It took a full incense stick's time for Yunmo to finally appear in everyone's sight.
Jiang Yu's fingers twitched lightly beneath her sleeves, wondering if Gu Lin's words to Yun Mo this morning would have any effect...
"On the way here, I heard that my elder sister spoke rudely to my mother?"
A perfectly complete and fluent sentence, yet it made Yun Zhi's expression change.
"Today is my birthday, and instead of wishing me a happy birthday or entertaining guests, you're questioning me about the etiquette I taught you."
"I'm just someone who was born of a mother but was not raised by one."
Yun Mo met Yun Zhi's gaze, and those eyes made Yun Zhi feel a little guilty.
"Didn't Father say he wanted to remove me from my position as the young master and appoint my elder brother as the new young master?" Yunmo twitched the corner of his mouth. "I think Father doesn't want to see me."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu felt completely relieved.
The Yun family is about to descend into complete chaos.
From this day forward, everyone will doubt the truth behind Madam Yun's death and whether she was truly a cousin of the Yun family.
Jiang Yu looked at Yun Zhi, who was somewhat dazed due to the hallucinogenic powder, and twitched the corner of her mouth.
Yun Zhi, how do you expect everyone to believe that I am a cousin of the Yun family?
And what about the Pei family? After the matter was exposed, will they still sit idly by?
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