Hearing the two of them say this, the Queen Mother curled her lips and said, "I feel relieved that you two get along so well. I was just afraid that I would match you up incorrectly and end up with a couple that is unhappy with each other."
"Your Majesty, you have a keen eye, comparable to Yue Lao and Hong Niang. Everything you point to is a good match." Prince Jin said with a smile.
"We will not let Her Majesty down and will get along well with you." Jiang Changning said respectfully.
The Queen Mother did not believe a word the couple said, but she had a relieved smile on her face.
The three of them chatted hypocritically for a while, and the empress dowager rewarded them with a bunch of things. The two thanked her and left the palace and returned to the prince's mansion.
Inside the palace, the Dowager Consort of Prince Jin, wearing a royal blue Bai Zi Qian Qiu jacket, sat in the main seat with a calm expression.
Qiao, who was sitting next to her, looked at her again.
She originally thought that the Concubine Dowager would make things difficult for Jiang and make her beg on her knees before she would come out to drink the cup of tea as a daughter-in-law, but she didn't expect that the Concubine Dowager was already waiting here.
You should know that the Queen Mother has always looked down on people of humble origins. She has never liked her and Park. She disliked her ancestors who were blacksmiths, and Park's ancestors who were farmers.
In Tai Toffee's words, "No matter how much you wash, you can't get rid of the smell of mud."
The concubine Dowager treats Jiang differently because she is also a girl from an aristocratic family
A declining family is like a fallen phoenix, not worth mentioning.
"It's already noon, why haven't you returned home yet? Could it be that the Empress Dowager has invited you to stay for dinner?" Qiao said deliberately.
The concubine snorted coldly, her face darkening.
At this time, the maid came in and reported, "Madam Concubine, the prince and princess have returned home."
"Even if that vixen doesn't know the rules, my son is not ignorant of etiquette." The concubine glanced at Mrs. Qiao.
Mrs. Qiao raised the corner of her lip. The Concubine Dowager also disliked Mrs. Jiang, otherwise why would she call her a vixen
However, Qiao misunderstood. The Concubine Dowager did not like Jiang Changning, but the vixen was not scolding her, but the Queen Dowager.
The Concubine Dowager and the Queen Mother never really had any enemies, they just disliked each other.
A quarter of an hour later, Prince Jin, who had changed into dark blue uniform, walked in with Jiang Changning, who was wearing a long dress with wide sleeves and a bright red peony embroidered on it.
Qiao took a deep breath, surprised by Jiang Changning's beauty.
She wears a golden phoenix hairpin on her head and a jade pendant on her waist.
Pearls are intertwined with jade, and coral is hard to find between wood.
The silk dress flutters in the wind, and the hems of the dress drift away with the wind.
Looking around, he left behind a radiant brilliance, and whistling with a breath as fragrant as orchid.
The concubine said that she was a vixen, and she was right.
"Hello, mother. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. Your son and your daughter-in-law will serve you tea right away." Prince Jin said with a smile.
"Okay." Even if the concubine disliked Jiang Changning, she would not lose face for her son.
A maid came over with two cushions, and another maid brought tea on a tray.
Prince Jin knelt down first, and Jiang Changning knelt down beside him.
"Please have some tea, mother." Prince Jin took the teacup from the tray and presented it to the dowager concubine.
"Be good." The concubine took the cup with a smile, took a sip of tea, put the cup on the table, picked up the red envelope that had been prepared long ago, and handed it to Prince Jin.
"Thank you, mother." Prince Jin took it with both hands.
Jiang Changning took the teacup and presented it to the Concubine Dowager, "Mother, please have some tea."
"Be good." The concubine took the cup politely and took a sip of tea.
Mrs. Qiao gritted her teeth, her jawline tense. When she got married, the concubine did not drink the tea she offered.
The Concubine Dowager gave him face by drinking this sip of tea, all thanks to Prince Jin.
After serving tea to the Princess Dowager of Jin, Jiang Changning took the tray handed to him by Xiulan, which was filled with clothes, shoes and socks.
The concubine picked up the shoes and looked at them. The stitches were so fine that no thread ends could be seen. "Not bad for needlework." Although she praised them, she felt that this was not Jiang Changning's craft.
"Since you have married into the palace, you must abide by the rules of being a wife and give birth to children for your husband." The concubine signaled the maid to bring the tray.
"My daughter-in-law will follow my mother's teachings." Jiang Changning reached out and took the small tray, on which was the gift from the concubine.
Next, it’s time to meet the Qiao family.
There is no need to kneel among peers, and Prince Jin does not need to salute Qiao. "Princess, this is my sister-in-law."
Jiang Changning brought over a cup of tea, "Sister-in-law."
Mrs. Qiao pulled the corner of her mouth, half smiling, took the teacup, didn't drink it, put it aside, took the red envelope, and said, "Let's get along well in the future."
If it weren't for the fried leek dumplings in the morning, Jiang Changning might have believed her words. But now, he didn't believe a word of her words and said with a fake smile, "We will definitely get along well."
Then, Princess Kang Ren came to visit her uncle and aunt, and Jiang Changning prepared a pair of jade bracelets and a jade pendant with a Ruyi boy carved on it as a gift.
The jade bracelet is superior in terms of jade quality, while the jade pendant has good meaning.
The boy holds a Ruyi in his hand, and his growth and development will be as expected.
"Thank you, aunt." Princess Kang Ren's eyes were gloomy and her expression was indifferent.
Jiang Changning smiled and said, "You're welcome."
After the tea ceremony, Prince Jin and the Concubine Dowager said a few more words of concern before taking Jiang Changning back to the courtyard.
When they reached the gate of the courtyard, Prince Jin stopped and said, "Ningning, please give the courtyard where we live a name."
When Jiang Changning came back earlier, he noticed that the plaque on the gate was blank. "What was the original name of this courtyard?"
"This is a new courtyard." Prince Jin looked at her with a gentle gaze, "Our new courtyard."
Jiang Changning did not understand the deeper meaning of King Jin's words. She was very careful in naming her maidservants, so the name of the courtyard was simple and straightforward.
Baogeju is derived from the word "keju" (keju), but as long as she is not divorced or divorced, she will live in this courtyard for the rest of her life, so it has to be given a nice name.
Jiang Changning pondered for a moment, then asked with a smile, "How is Rujingyuan?"
Not to mention that Prince Jin had previously invited an imperial physician and Princess Jiashan to appear for her, just last night, his gentle treatment was enough to easily make people fall for him.
But he is a prince, with several concubines in his mansion and a wife waiting to come in.
Can't fall, her heart is too precious to be given away easily.
Keep your heart like a mirror, mountains are mountains and water is water; the circumstances change but your heart does not.
"The brook is clear and as calm as a mirror; a flying leaf creates ripples." This was the poem the King of Jin was thinking of.
Jiang Changning followed his meaning and said with a smile: "We just crossed the small bridge. There was a stream on the bridge, so I thought of it."
"This is a very good name." King Jin said with a smile.
"Can I ask Your Majesty for a piece of calligraphy?" Jiang Changning asked with a smile.
"I don't have the prince's calligraphy, but your husband can write one for you."
"May I serve as your husband's inkstone?"
“I couldn’t ask for more.”
The couple walked into the yard and went into the study together, chatting and laughing.
The furnishings in the study are very exquisite. In addition to pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, there are also ink pads, water drops, pen holders, ink boxes, pen curtains, pen holders, and pen rests.
There is a pot of asparagus fern on the high table, lush and green.
On the long table, there is a miniature landscape pot with mountains, water, moss and grass, showing a simple and elegant scene in this small space.
(End of this chapter)