It has been a month since Cao Jiao traveled here. At first, she was completely confused, but now she has gradually gotten used to life in ancient times.
Every morning when she opened her eyes, she no longer smelled the stench of decay, nor could she hear the roars of zombies! She was actually happy in her heart. After all, in the end times, everyone had all kinds of superpowers, but she only had great strength.
It’s not easy to survive in the apocalypse. Last time, she was besieged by a group of zombies and she couldn’t escape no matter how strong she was.
But when she woke up, she found herself the Third Young Mistress of the Zhenguo Mansion! Her family was originally a military family, and she had been practicing martial arts since she was a child. No one around her had noticed that she had a new soul!
Jin Linlin finally met the heroine in the book. She was so handsome... She had to cling to the heroine's golden thigh. She liked the heroine very much when she was listening to the book. She was efficient and decisive in her work and had a strong personality, not a saintly woman.
Unfortunately, she is not familiar with the heroine now. They only met once during the tea ceremony on the second day of their wedding. After that, they were in their respective courtyards and had no intersection.
The hostess saw her and simply nodded before turning and leaving with her maid. Jin Linlin followed the hostess to the main house of Mrs. Zhuang, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.
Madam Gu, the eldest young master, was holding a cup of tea, skimming the tea leaves intermittently, her eyes constantly scanning the female protagonist opposite her, muttering:
"Oh my, second sister-in-law, we sisters-in-law haven't seen each other for a long time. Today is the day of mourning. From now on, we have to visit each other more often."
Jin Linlin plopped down next to the heroine and grinned at the sister-in-law opposite her: "Yes, yes."
She hadn't forgotten what the book said: this sister-in-law was the daughter of a century-old family, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and was adept at handling the ways of the world. The heroine had suffered many setbacks under her rhetoric, and only later did she slowly learn the survival skills of these women in the harem.
Today, the power of household management in the Zhenguo Mansion is in the hands of Madam Zhuang. In order to hand over the management of household management to Gu, the Madam has been causing trouble for Zhuang.
Let’s take a look at the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, Zhuang. Although her family is a fourth-rank prefect, her background is not high, her personality is a bit dull, and she has little say in the mansion.
Moreover, she is the second wife, and the eldest young master is the only bloodline left by the Dowager's niece. The Dowager naturally treats him like her own treasure, so how could she let Zhuang take care of Gu?
The second young master Jiang Zhixu, the third young master Jiang Shuyan, and the fourth young master Jiang Yiyun are all daughters of the eldest princess and descendants of Princess Lan, so naturally they dare not interfere too much. They just need to get along with these three young ladies on the surface.
It was a warm, lukewarm May day. A group of people followed Zhuang to Ci'an Hall to pay their respects to the Dowager. Aunt Liu, who was sitting beside the Dowager, went in to announce something.
Jin Linlin felt overwhelmed when she thought about having to pay her respects to Mrs. Zhuang first and then to the Madam Tai every day. "Tell me, can't we just get a little more sleep? Why do we have to come up with so many rules? In ancient times, if you couldn't even pay your respects to your parents at dawn and dusk, you really had no place to live."
Jin Linlin had to think carefully about the plot of the book. Why was she killed? If it was poison, was her body already poisoned, or was she assassinated by someone?
I get goosebumps all over the floor when I think about the fact that I will die soon. I died once in modern times, and if I can't escape death in ancient times, it would be so unfair. No, I have to get along well with the heroine.
She remembered that the book said that the heroine had a maid named Lulu who was proficient in medicine and was the last disciple of the head of the Xinglin family. She was rescued by the heroine and kept by her side. She had to let her feel her pulse to see if there was any poison in her body!
Everyone entered Ci'an Hall and collectively paid their respects to the Grand Madam. Sitting in the seat of honor was an elderly woman with graying hair, dressed in a dark purple brocade robe. It was the Grand Madam. She raised her hand slightly, motioning for everyone to stand. Jin Linlin secretly observed the Grand Madam, wondering how she could survive in this mansion.
After paying their respects, everyone gathered around the Dowager, chatting away one after another. Gu started talking about Zhuang again with ill intent, the sarcasm embedded in her words almost choking one.
Not to be outdone, Zhuang retorted indifferently. This Gu had really lost her mind in her pursuit of family power. Zhuang was still her mother after all, and it was really speechless to be so disrespectful!
The Lady Dowager was the original wife of the old Duke of Zhenguo. She was born into a peasant family and was rarely with the old Duke of Zhenguo. The old Duke of Zhenguo had fought on the battlefield all his life and finally came back to reunite with his wife and children when the world was at peace. However, the old injuries he had sustained during the years of fighting relapsed and he died within a year.
The current Duke of Zhenguo is only a fifth-rank Dali Temple Secretary in the court. He doesn’t even have the qualifications to attend court. He only has an empty title, but he is extremely greedy for power!
Let’s talk about the dowagers again. The dowagers of the dukes’, marquises’ and earls’ mansions in the capital are all shrewd people. They are the mainstay of a mansion. Whether it is life experience or personal relationships, they are all top-notch and play a vital role in the family!
But the lady in their family was different. She was a peasant girl who had not received much education. She was particularly partial to the eldest wife and did not care about the other grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law. She was also very greedy for money.
This eldest wife is also a loser. The eldest son Jiang Yunzhu has been married for four years and has not even conceived a child. He is not good at studying or martial arts, and he has not even passed the examination to become a scholar in all these years.
The Madam was now extremely anxious. The second and third wives had already completed their mourning period. If the second and third young masters returned from the battlefield, the second and third wives might become pregnant and have children before the first wife. The eldest son had to be from the first wife, and the Madam was planning to take in several concubines for her eldest grandson.
This noble concubine is different from ordinary concubines. Concubines can be bought and sold, but noble concubines have dowries and cannot be bought and sold. The eldest young lady, Gu, was very anxious and wanted to take the housekeeping power into her own hands. Unfortunately, Zhuang was not someone to be trifled with, and Gu really made a fool of herself!
How could others not know Jin Linlin? This must be the sequelae of inbreeding. Children born from inbreeding are prone to physical development problems: they may grow slowly, their height and weight are much lower than those of their peers, and their bones may be deformed and their facial features may be strange.
As they grow older, their fertility is also affected, and the risk of infertility or miscarriage is very high! This lady married her niece to her own son, which is really a pitfall for the next generation! However, in ancient times, in order to prosper the family, it was very common for people to marry close relatives!
This lady, for the sake of the first wife, looks down on the second and third wives with such disdain! If it weren't for the reward from Concubine Jiang arriving soon, she might even be forced to make rules.
During the meal, everyone sat with the old lady, and only she and the heroine picked up food for her. Fortunately, they had eaten in the morning before coming here, otherwise she would be starving! It seemed that the heroine was about to lose her temper. Jin Linlin could only comfort her with her eyes. If she lost her temper at this time, things would definitely be more troublesome! Oh! This hateful feudal society! I feel sorry for my heroine!
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