After finishing lunch, everyone went back.
Yuehuan originally wanted to stay and talk to Yueyao, but Mingzhu was sitting on the Noble Consort Chair without moving, showing no intention to leave, so Yuehuan had to go back.
Mingzhu’s gaze was sharp, and once Yueyao returned, she said, "Yueyao, from now on, whatever these people ask of you, just toss it aside. Don’t pay them any mind."
Yueyao smiled and said, "I understand. You should leave now too, or brother-in-law will co looking for you." Niu Yanghui had taken special leave to accompany Mingzhu, which showed the importance he placed on her.
Mingzhu also knew that Yueyao had many things to handle, so she didn’t linger, "Once you’ve taken care of everything, rember to co and keep company! Being alone in the mansion is quite boring."
Yueyao readily agreed.
An Zhichen escorted the guests out, and found a mont to ask Ah Kai if his outfit looked good. He felt that a man wearing red didn’t look quite right.
Ah Kai imdiately praised, "It looks good. Master, I never realized before, but this color really makes you look spirited."
"Master, wearing this outfit, it’s as if you’ve beco a different person," Da Tong also couldn’t quite express it, but he felt it looked particularly good.
An Zhichen, seeing that everyone thought it looked good, felt a bit awkward inside but didn’t resist the outfit any longer.
After returning, Madam Yin spoke to Lady of Marquis Weiyuan, "There were quite a few people attending the family gathering today, including Lady of Marquis Jingning, Marquis Luyang and his wife, Madam Zhuang of the Ma Family, and Mingzhu and her husband..."
Lady of Marquis Weiyuan asked calmly, "Did everything go smoothly?"
Madam Yin naturally wouldn’t praise Yueyao’s competence in front of Lady of Marquis Weiyuan, and simply said, "A maid broke a teacup, but everything else was fine." Actually, minor hiccups at a banquet are quite normal.
Seeing her daughter-in-law’s response, Lady of Marquis Weiyuan knew the situation, "Where is Chun Yan?"
Madam Yin nearly faltered; on a day of family gathering, all were friends and relatives, how could a chambermaid possibly appear? Fortunately, Madam Yin had enough composure and said, "Didn’t see Chun Yan." She wondered if her mother-in-law was losing her mind; if this word got out... She felt a sense of defeat thinking about it, as the reputation of Marquis Weiyuan’s Mansion was no longer known.
Lady of Marquis Weiyuan coldly snorted, "Couldn’t tell, turning out to be a jealous woman."
Madam Yin kept her head down, not allowing Lady of Marquis Weiyuan to see her expression. Back when she was newly married, this mother-in-law was stuffing people to her husband, making her harbor a deep resentnt. After suffering from the pain caused by concubines, she expected sympathy from older generations, but instead faced such actions. Moreover, during her uncle’s wedding, the mother-in-law did not send a maid, treating people unequally, which truly chilled her heart.
Lady of Marquis Weiyuan most disliked Madam Yin’s lifeless deanor and promptly asked her to leave.
Lady of Marquis Weiyuan said coldly, "I thought marrying soone uninvolved in mundane affairs, turned out I was mistaken."
The old nanny beside Lady Fang kept massaging her shoulder but didn’t chi in. She knew the lady was simply complaining, not wanting to hear she’d misjudged soone. Secretly, the nanny thought to herself, if the Third Young Master weren’t capable, how could he grow up peacefully, even surpassing the Heir and Second Master now? Such a sharp person wouldn’t marry soone uninvolved in house matters, only knowing Guqin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting to drag him down.
After Madam Yin returned, the words she spoke to An Zhiren were entirely different, "I originally thought the third sister-in-law didn’t understand mundane matters. Only now I realize I was wrong, you have no idea, the new house is managed impeccably by her, and the maids and nannies are all orderly. The banquet today went without a single hitch. For a new wife to manage household affairs so efficiently is rare." Previously, she’d heard Yueyao had managed the Ma Family’s Internal Affairs but believed it was intentional rumor, now she realized it was likely true.
An Zhiren nodded and said, "That’s good." Madam Lian could help the third brother manage the Inner Courtyard well, allowing the third brother to feel at ease, which reassured him.
When Yuehuan returned to Qian Mansion, she looked sowhat sullen.
Hong i couldn’t help but say, "Miss, who would have thought today’s family gathering would have two Marchionesses, one Heir’s Wife, Third Young Lady really has imnse prestige." Not to ntion Second Young Lady, even Lady of Marquis Jingning and Marquis Weiyuan’s Heir’s Wife were cordial towards Third Young Lady, indicating their relationship was quite good. Third Young Lady’s charisma is truly exceptional.
Yuehuan didn’t respond.
Hong i advised, "Miss, if you keep acting like this, those people might really bully you." The Qian Family was a rchant family where everything revolved around profit. Having married Yuehuan, they hadn’t gained the expected benefits, so naturally, they beca slack.
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