Fuhe Hall is Mrs. Jiang's courtyard and the most noble place in the entire Chengyang Marquis Mansion. It is located in the middle of the Hou Mansion, not only has the best location, but also covers an extremely large area. Although the junior members of the Hou family would come here every day to check in at dawn and dusk, it was rare to see the two families, the east and the west, as they did today.
As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Hou Mansion, Song Wan needed to help her mother-in-law handle such situations, so she was the first to arrive.
As soon as they entered Mrs. Jiang's courtyard, they met other concubine children from the Hou Mansion who came to pay their respects.
Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but feel happy when she saw the handsome man and the cute girl in the house.
"The boy in charge is Jiang Yan, Yi'er's younger brother. He is only two years younger than Yi'er. This boy is obedient and polite, and he is never as naughty and annoying as other boys."
"The youngest one is Jiang Ang. He has just turned ten this year. He can be considered an adult, but he is not as handsome as his two elder brothers Wen Xiu."
"These three girls are your third sister, fifth sister and sixth sister. You will have more time to take care of them in the future. I will only feel at ease if you develop such a pliable and soft temperament."
Song Wan smiled and agreed, then went to see Jiang Xingjian's younger siblings.
In the past, she was a widow and could not see the male relatives in the house, so the old lady and Mrs. Jiang spared her the trouble of sleeping in the morning and dusk. Therefore, six years after she married into the Marquis's house, she was not very familiar with Jiang Xingjian's younger siblings, and they only had a few fights. Jiang Yan was the only one who met him for the first time.
Jiang Yan was two years younger than Jiang Xingjian, and he was supposed to be in his late teens, but he didn't hear the old lady mention his cousin just now, so it was probably because his birthday hadn't come yet.
"Greetings to my sister-in-law."
"Second brother, third sister, brother Xi, fifth sister, sixth sister An."
Song returned the gift and signaled Heng Wu to bring a large lacquered mother-of-pearl snail dish and distributed the auspicious objects on it to several people one by one.
When Jiang Yan took the red envelope, he looked up at Song Wan and then quickly lowered his head.
The masters in the house were chatting lively when there was a sudden noise outside the door. Song Wan looked out and saw that Jiang Xingjian and Lin Jiayue had also arrived at Fuhe Hall.
Lin Jiayue was wearing her light coral brocade-embroidered silver skirt. The color of the skirt is elegant, and the matching jewelry is mainly light and plain. Although it looks elegant, it does not match Lin Jiayue's age.
Although the children were young, they were born into a wealthy family and were no different from ordinary people. They were already governors when they were seven or eight years old. When they saw the two of them coming over, they both stopped talking.
Lin Jiayue ignored the cold reception caused by her and walked up to Mrs. Jiang with a gentle smile. Jiang Xingjian seemed to also want her to get closer to the old lady, so she sat in front of her and kept her company.
Unable to bear watching the behavior of these two people, Song Wan and Heng Zhi Heng Wu retreated to the door and quietly admired the flowers and plants in the old lady's room.
"Sister-in-law."
Song Wan looked up and saw Jiang Yan standing next to her. She smiled slightly and gave up her seat.
Jiang Yan stopped one step away from her.
Looking at the dignified and bright woman with angry starry eyes in front of him, Jiang Yan felt that the blood in his body was heating up, and the excitement surged, causing his hands to tremble slightly.
It's just that he has always been restrained, and the excitement flowing in his bones and blood has been suppressed in his heart, only two words lingering on the tip of his tongue.
"Sister-in-law..."
Song Wan smiled and nodded, with obvious alienation in his behavior.
Jiang Yan didn't care either. He turned away and stopped staring at Song Wan, but there was still an almost undetectable hoarseness in his voice: "My younger brother is about to get his first cousin this year. I just thought of Yu Chi Er in the past few days." I wonder what my sister-in-law thinks?"
Song Wan was stunned, wondering why Jiang Yan would mention this to her.
“Forewarning?”
She repeated softly, Jiang Yan's heart was shocked, and then he showed an extremely restrained smile.
"What are my second brother and my wife talking about?"
Jiang Xingjian didn't know when he came to the two of them. He lowered his head and looked at Jiang Yan, secretly thinking that the other party had changed a lot.
When he left the mansion, Jiang Yan was only twelve or thirteen years old. Although he was young and mature, he was far from being so magnanimous.
Today he was wearing a purple and gold robe with arrow sleeves, Hunan-colored court boots, and his black hair was tied with a silver hairpin. He looked extremely neat and handsome. It's just that the skin color is too pale and the person is a little thin. Although at first glance he looked as gentle and elegant as jade, Jiang Xingjian could see a bit of ambition and inexplicable fanaticism in his ink-black eyes.
"Your face is red, are you feeling unwell?"
Jiang Xingjian's eyebrows were slightly raised, with an indifferent expression.
Jiang Yan bowed slightly and said, "Brother, please worry about me. It's fine. It's just that there are so many people in the house. Let me come here to get some fresh air."
The two of them spoke calmly, as if they were brothers and sisters, but Song Wan suddenly thought that if Jiang Xingjian had not returned, the identity of the Marquis of Chengyang would inevitably fall on Jiang Yan, but now it was absolutely impossible.
She felt a little boring when she thought that there might be drama between brothers in the mansion in the future.
"My husband, let's talk to my uncle first, and I'll go help my mother prepare the meal."
Song Wan had no intention of chatting with them, so he led the wet nurse to the inner hall. Mrs. Jiang was in the house with Jiang's mother and Lin Jiayue. Jiang's mother looked at Lin Jiayue's clothes and became angry and anxious. Her ancestor was a military general, and she rarely learned any rules or etiquette since she was a child. She married into the back of a marquis' house and developed a temperament. She was not as calm as Mrs. Jiang and Song Wan.
She glanced at Lin Jiayue and asked with a cold face: "Didn't the old lady give you clothes, why did you snatch Wan'er's hairpin clothes?"
Lin Jiayue didn't know what hairpin clothes were, so she guessed that the clothes she was wearing had some origin. She just wanted to prove that in Jiang Xingjian's heart, she was more important than that wife who had no title. As for Mrs. Jiang and Jiang's mother, she had no intention of offending them.
Therefore, Lin Jiayue said with an apologetic smile: "The clothes Mrs. Jiang sent are of course very good, but they don't fit me very well, so Brother Xingjian helped me find a new set."
"In front of the old lady, everyone talks about you and me. I don't know what the rules are."
Jiang's mother frowned at Lin Jiayue, and her heart became more and more panicked. The maid next to her saw that her master was dissatisfied, so she stepped forward and said, "I can't blame Miss Lin. She comes from a small family and doesn't understand the rules of our house. Madam, there is no need to worry. When this servant first entered the house, he was so reckless and ignorant of etiquette. In the future, he can just ask his mother to teach him."
Lin Jiayue stayed with Smiley for a whole day, and she couldn't help hearing these words again. She looked at the maid and sneered: "Although my family is not a scholarly family, it is also a reclusive family in China. It's normal that you haven't heard of it. , but I can’t afford the small door and small household.”
When she said this, Song Wan was walking into the inner hall. She was still dressed plainly and elegantly, but her dignified temperament was not comparable to that of ordinary people.
Lin Jiayue looked depressed. She took a deep breath and said with a smile: "My family specializes in all kinds of strange skills, which are helpful to people, farmers, industry and commerce. Jiang Xingjian invited me to the Hou Mansion because He knew how good I was and invited me here specifically.”
