Chapter 1097: Chapter 1096: Pretentious
Lady Gao and several concubines couldn’t help but assess with their gazes.
Though Wang Yongzhu and Old Granny Zhang were visiting the Duke’s Mansion for the first ti today, they didn’t purposely dress too extravagantly; after all, they were still wearing mourning clothes, so it wasn’t appropriate to be too lavishly dressed.
Besides, the noblewon of the Duke’s Mansion were all steeped in the riches of the Wealthy Village. Even if they dressed richly, in the eyes of these noblewon, they might still secretly laugh at Wang Yongzhu and the others for putting on airs.
Thus, they dressed as if visiting soone else’s ho as usual.
Wang Yongzhu wore a lake-blue jacket and skirt, covered by a silver and white patterned vest, and draped in a lotus-green fox fur cloak, making her appear even more elegant and distinguished, with no trace of her countryside origins.
Old Granny Zhang, living a life of ease with people waiting on her, had gained so weight, shedding her previously harsh-looking appearance, now gaining so noble plumpness. Her forr graceful looks could now be seen in her eyes.
Maternal Aunt Hou, unlike the others who first looked at the young Wang Yongzhu, was preoccupied with what Maternal Aunt Yuan ntioned about possibly having another sister joining the household.
Therefore, her first glance went to Old Granny Zhang, feeling this unknown woman, though older in appearance, must have been quite a beauty in her youth.
Otherwise, how could she have enchanted their Lord Duke to have such a grown child with her then, considering it was before she joined the mansion, her eyes on Old Granny Zhang turned sharp as knives.
However, she still held so sense, knowing that if she spoke out of turn today, not only the madam, but even the Lord Duke would not spare her.
Ultimately, she only rolled her eyes a few tis at Old Granny Zhang before stopping.
Let us say Wang Yongzhu and Old Granny Zhang entered the back courtyard by carriage through the side gate.
Reaching the second gate, they changed to a warm sedan chair, with several young servants without head coverings lifting the chair to the main courtyard entrance before retreating.
At the second gate, a middle-aged Sister alongside accompanying maids and won pulled aside the chair curtain to invite the two down and said, “In-law madam and young lady, please follow this old servant. Our Madam has been waiting for so ti.”
As she spoke, she led them into the courtyard, instructing soone to pass the word inside that the guests had arrived.
Entering the courtyard, Wang Yongzhu and Old Granny Zhang saw for themselves that this Duke’s Mansion was indeed the ho of top aristocrats, with ornate railings and painted walls, exquisite in every detail, grandiose everywhere.
Not to ntion other things, even the servants who seed to have a bit of importance were all dressed in fine silk, with gold and silver on their hands and heads.
If it were ordinary countryside won, they would have been intimidated by such a scene.
But who was Wang Yongzhu? In her previous life, she had visited the Imperial Palace countless tis, had seen enough gardens to be bored; seeing a Duke’s Mansion was simply like that.
She was indeed composed, not even lifting her eyelids much, seeing everything as if it were ordinary, which stunned the Sister who wondered secretly. This newly-recognized eldest young master, she didn’t know what he was like, but this eldest young lady didn’t seem like a regular family’s daughter.
As for Old Granny Zhang, this was her first ti witnessing such a magnificent mansion. Compared to the Duke’s Mansion, her recently purchased house in the Capital City was like a pigsty.
Despite snow falling a few days ago, as they walked, no snow was seen except for so on the eaves, revealing a flagstone-paved, square, and long path.
Especially when they entered Lady Gao’s main courtyard, everywhere glowed with golden splendor, shining brightly.
Unable to hold back, she pulled Wang Yongzhu, “Daughter, how co the windows are inlaid with gold?” pointing at the window lattice adorned with gold-dusted carvings.
Wang Yongzhu lifted her eyes to glance, explaining to Old Granny Zhang.
Old Granny Zhang couldn’t help but click her tongue, “Our son-in-law’s biological family’s house indeed has money, even using gold dust on windows!”
Not concealing at all her naive ignorance from coming from the countryside.
The maids and won following, though they dare not laugh out loud due to strict rules in the Duke’s Mansion, had slight smiles on their faces.
And so exchanged winks, not expecting the newly-returned eldest young master to have such an embarrassing mother-in-law, just like a country bumpkin.
Only the Sister following Wang Yongzhu looked at her again.
Old Granny Zhang not knowing was normal; this Sister also heard that the newly recognized eldest young master’s Yue Family was no noble family, but a country household, ignorance was natural.
It was just luck that they had this eldest young master as a son-in-law, so they managed to rise to better status and could enter the Duke’s Mansion.
But how could this eldest young lady know? She even seed familiar with it?
The Sister held her doubts, but did not think further, only glaring at the maids and won behind her without a trace, signaling them to behave.
Wang Yongzhu and Old Granny Zhang weren’t blind; the bustle of the maids and won behind them was so significant, as if afraid they wouldn’t notice.
The two didn’t take it to heart.
Old Granny Zhang continued to point at things she didn’t recognize, asking her daughter, knowing her daughter knew was enough.
The two’s questions and answers slowed their pace, seeming more like sightseeing than coming to greet the madam.
Due to this, the Sister who intended to quickly bring them before the madam endured several tis before she couldn’t help but urge, “Young lady, in-law madam, our madam has been waiting since morning, it’s nearly noon now—”
Old Granny Zhang heard this, not acknowledging the Sister, turning to Wang Yongzhu, pulling her close to her ear, pretending to whisper, but speaking loud enough for those behind to hear, “I say daughter, these Capital City people are so pretentious, waiting indoors, warm on the clay bed, sipping hot tea, and they get impatient?”
“Our mother and daughter have been up since early morning, blowing cold wind in the carriage for half the day, walking so long, yet we’ve not even had a sip of hot water, and what are we complaining about?”
“Isn’t it just walking a bit slowly? And they urge us? They say Capital City people talk about etiquette, but I find this etiquette lacking. After all, we’re guests; just entering the mansion, and the servants already rush us. Even in the countryside, there’s no such rule!”
Finishing her words, she straightened up, sighed with a louder voice, “Daughter, let’s hurry up! The madam in this mansion has been waiting for us since early morning. The madam’s health is delicate, we better not make her ill from waiting for us, that would be our fault!”
With that, pulling Wang Yongzhu, they quickened their pace into the courtyard.
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