Early the next morning, in the main hall of the Duke's Mansion, everyone from the Duke of Qin to the servants, all dressed up, gathered in the hall to wait for the newlyweds to come and serve tea.
It was still raining today, so a row of lights had to be lit in the vast main hall to prevent it from being dark.
But in front of Duke Qin, no one dared to say anything bad.
Especially the moment Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yilan stepped in, one was unparalleledly handsome and the other was gorgeous, making everyone in the room feel their eyes light up and couldn't help but sigh that they are such a perfect pair!
Duke Qin also smiled slightly. He liked smart and capable juniors the most. Qiu Yilan's performance at the court meeting two years ago left a good impression on the old Duke. In addition, Mrs. Tao and Jiang Yashuang spared no effort to beautify her, and now she saw her granddaughter-in-law's stunning beauty with her own eyes. At this moment, she felt extremely satisfied. After receiving the gift, Mrs. Tao shouted in a kind tone without having to speak.
Then he was given a meeting gift - originally for Jiang Yashuang's sake, this gift was not thin, but because of his love for his grandson-in-law, Qin Guogong temporarily asked his servants to add a crested hairpin: "This hairpin is gorgeous and gorgeous. , just right for a bride to wear.”
Qiu Yilan took a closer look. The hairpin, which was carefully placed on the brocade in the ebony lacquer plate, had a gold foil as thin as a cicada's wing as its base. The golden silk was woven into the shape of a spreading phoenix, and was made of jade, agate, and precious stones. , pearls, corals... embellish the splendid beauty of the king of birds. The phoenix also holds a string of three hanging glass beads in its beak, which reflects thousands of brilliance under the surrounding lights. It can be called radiant!
"Granddaughter-in-law, thank you grandpa for the gift!" She quickly knelt down to thank her again.
Jiang Yashuang was very happy when she saw that her wife had been recognized by her grandfather. The newlyweds who bowed their heads to thank Qin Guogong together did not notice that after the crested hairpin was taken out, Mrs. Tao was slightly startled and then looked towards Jiang Tianao's room. Go and show a hint of sneer and joy!
But Jiang Tianyao was fine, but Mr. Dou and Mr. Dou looked surprised and unnatural at the same time!
But when Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yilan stood up again, the three of them had covered up their strange colors and returned to normal.
"Your grandfather added a crested hairpin, and I have a pair of peony pearls here, which are just perfect for peonies to attract the phoenix." When it was Mrs. Tao's turn to give the greeting gift, the old lady was smiling, and she also added another name to the original thing. The man held out a pair of peony beads made of precious stones and pinned them on Qiu Yilan's bun.
"Thank you grandma for the reward!" the newlyweds hurriedly bowed again.
The two got up, and Jiang Tianao and others had to add one or two more things to the things they had originally prepared - because Mrs. Tao's wife Jiang Tianjiao, who was traveling in the seventh place, died of illness early in his life and did not get married before his death. Although the seventh house was in the ranking The second and fifth brothers stayed in their hometown to serve the men of Kui County; a branch of the Marquis of Jibei opened a separate house - so at this moment, the only uncles Jiang Yashuang and others needed to meet were the eldest uncle Jiang Tianao, the third uncle Jiang Tianqi, and the eighth uncle. Shu Jiang Tianxiao and their wives.
Among his peers, because Jiang Yashuang, his young grandson, was already married, the others either joined the officialdom or joined the army, and many of them were not in the capital. At this moment, there are only the eldest son Jiang Yayun, the seventh son Jiang Yayi, the eighth son Jiang Yadan, the eleventh son Jiang Yahong, the fourteenth son Jiang Yaheng, and the sixteenth son Jiang Yazhuzai.
After the above people finished drinking tea, it was the turn of the nephews and nieces to come up to pay their respects to Uncle Nineteen and the new aunt.
The children of the Jiang family are well-known for being romantic. Jiang Yadan alone has five concubine children, plus the others, arranged in rows according to age, at a glance, there must be more than twenty
Qiu Yilan looked at these nieces and nephews, the oldest aged fifteen or sixteen, and the youngest still being held in infants by their wet nurse, and the corner of her mouth could not help but twitch slightly: "When can I recognize all these people?"
If someone is older, like Jiang Huizhi, who can kowtow in person and introduce himself, she can force it to remember it; if someone is younger, the wet nurse can hold her in her arms and salute on her behalf... she can only remember the color of her swaddling clothes...
The last nephew was hugged by his wet nurse and kowtowed before he got up. It was almost noon.
Duke Guo of Qin looked at the sky and said, "Everyone on our side has seen him. You go to your uncle's place to recognize him!"
Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yilan hurriedly agreed together - they were leaving, and no one would stay. Mrs. Tao praised her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law for organizing the wedding. After the scene was finished, Qin Guogong ordered them to disperse.
... Just after returning to the main room, Mrs. Dou angrily said to Jiang Tianao: "That crested hairpin -"
"Go inside and talk!" Jiang Tianyao's expression was cold, but he did not forget to look around: because his father, a man from Kui County, was not in the capital, in order to maintain a close relationship with Qin Guogong and not be alienated, and to supervise Jiang Tianqi and others nearby. According to the news, he has been living in the Duke's Mansion in the name of "filial uncle" and "always listening to the teachings".
Although after living there for so many years, the people around him have been carefully selected and inspected, but after all, this place is the residence of the Duke of Qin. Who knows if there will be deep hidden secrets that spread things that should not be spread
So Mrs. Dou stopped her, entered the house, closed the door, and then snorted coldly: "Isn't it just a hairpin? You haven't chosen a husband yet, so you send people to the market to keep an eye on him. Isn’t it possible that in such a big city, there are not many pieces of jewelry that can be bought at the bottom of the box?”
"Husband! This is not a matter of hairpins!" Mrs. Dou said through gritted teeth, "Why haven't the second uncle and the third uncle kept a close eye on our room for so many years? We often didn't mention it and just gave away good things. Come on! But I personally went to tell the old man Tao about this crested hairpin, and wanted to give it to Zhi'er for future dowry! But the second uncle actually gave it to Qiu..."
"Shut up!" Jiang Tianyao glared coldly and scolded, "You still don't know what your second uncle and third uncle have done to us over the years? Even the third and sixth uncles can't compare to them. You also know so many good things. The two uncles saved it for us... Now you just gave the nineteen-year-old daughter-in-law a crested hairpin, how dare you make such a fuss?"
Slowing down his tone, he said, "Nineteenth daughter-in-law is of noble birth and good-looking. She and Nineteenth Station are like a match made in heaven. Not to mention that the second uncle looks like him, I also feel that we are in love with each other... Give her a special treat." What’s wrong with your dignity?! Could it be that it’s not up to the second uncle to decide who should give the things presented to him by his old subordinates? You’ve been the daughter-in-law of Jiang’s family for so many years, so can you stop being so blind? !”
Mr. Dou said angrily: "Forget about the other things, but I got this crested hairpin as a greeting! The second uncle wants to give his grandson daughter-in-law dignity, must she reward her with it?! Doesn't this have a problem with our room?" Deliberate slap in the face, what the hell!”
Although she was arrogant, she was not a brainless person. She reminded, "Although the battle for the crown prince has not yet been decided, if a few more of the Queen Mother's trump cards are revealed, Xue Chang will take action in all likelihood. ! And Jiang Tianqi and the others are getting closer and closer, and it is said that they have recently secretly sent people to the north to try to win over Jiang Tianchi... The queen and the Tao family have always had bad intentions towards our family! Come on, if it weren't for the two uncles, especially the second uncle, we would have been killed by Jiang Tianqi and the Queen! Now the second uncle has... Why don't you think of a way to make our mother die with you? !”
While Jiang Tianao was sullen and silent, Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yilan had just kowtowed to the Marquis of Jibei and his wife at the Marquis of Jibei's Mansion.
The Marquis of Jibei has the smallest number of heirs among the three brothers. He only has one son, Jiang Tianzhen of Xingliu, and of his two daughters, only Xin Fuling's mother, Jiang Tianhe, is still alive.
And Jiang Tianzhen didn't have much flesh and blood. He had two sons and one daughter, namely the tenth son Jiang Yabi, the twelfth daughter Jiang Qijia, and the thirteenth son Jiang Yalan.
Among them, Jiang Yabi served in the Zhenbei Army, and his family members were also there; Jiang Qijia was away with her husband and did not come back specially this time. Therefore, among the ordinary people, they only need to meet the brother-in-law Jiang Yalan and Mi Yinyin.
"I'm just saying that the smell of alcohol on your body yesterday was deliberately thrown by Bago? You didn't admit it at the time!"
After the ceremony, because it was already noon, the Marquis of Jibei and his wife left their grandnephew and grandnephew to have dinner. This great-uncle spent his life in the military, but apart from the dark spots on his skin, his appearance is actually very gentle, and he is friendly when talking to the younger generation - probably because of this reason, Jiang Tianzhen and his son are not very restrained in front of him, although there are fewer people than when tea is served at the Duke of Qin's Mansion, and the atmosphere is But much more lively.
As soon as Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yilan agreed to stay for dinner, Jiang Yalan winked at them and teased, "If you really smell like drunk, how can you still get up today?"
"Who said I can't get up?" Jiang Yashuang said calmly, "Can't I dissolve the alcohol?"
"Is your internal strength training so hard just to transform into wine?" Jiang Yalan immediately said to the Marquis of Jibei, "Grandpa, listen, my grandson's martial arts is not good. There is nothing you can do about it. Who is called Sun?" How's your drinking capacity?"
Marquis Jibei stroked his long beard and asked Mrs. Ou with a faint smile: "Did you hear it?"
Mrs. Ou is not an ordinary noblewoman. Her biological grandfather is the one who successfully transformed the Ou family from horse thieves to imperial officials. She has been exposed to it since childhood and is very fierce. When the Marquis of Jibei was seriously injured in the battle against Beihu, she went into battle. He personally shot and killed a Hu leader to avenge his husband - even the Duke of Qin did not dare to underestimate his sister-in-law.
For such a cruel old lady, her descendants are not very outstanding. How can we not feel regretful? Although he could hear the teasing meaning in Marquis Jibei's words at this moment, he still scolded his grandson bluntly: "You only have a wine bag and rice bag, how dare you talk about it?!"
"My grandson enjoys a few drinks, but he doesn't eat much. Forget about the wine bag, where is the rice bag?" Jiang Yalan was scolded by her grandmother in public, but she was not embarrassed and still said with a smile.
When Qiu Yilan heard this, she glanced at him, thinking that this man was quite forgiving. Otherwise, even if he was used to being scolded, being scolded like a loser in front of his new sister-in-law would be a bit uncomfortable, right
But Jiang Yalan acted as if nothing had happened.
However, Mrs. Ou didn't buy it and said with a cold face: "I still have the nerve to say it!"
"Ahem, Nineteen has been awarded the rank of Hanlin. How long will you stay at home this time?" The Marquis of Jibei saw that his old wife's temper was getting worse and he was very willing to continue to have it regardless, so he quickly changed the topic.
Jiang Yashuang understood the idea and said, "If I go back to my uncle, my grandnephew can rest at home for five days."
"Speaking of the Hanlin Academy today..." Ji Beihou randomly found a topic and began to discuss it "seriously" with Jiang Yashuang.
... After noon, the newlyweds returned to their yard.
Qiu Yilan was so tired that she didn't even have the energy to take another look when she passed the courtyard. After entering the room, she lay down on the couch and refused to get up again: "You don't have to get up early tomorrow, right?"
"No, no, no." Although Jiang Yashuang also felt tired, she was much better than her. At this moment, she still had the energy to take the twisted handkerchief from Su He and wipe her face, "Father and mother are not in the capital; my grandfather is not in the capital; We only receive gifts during New Years and holidays; we always go to my grandmother's house after she takes a nap at noon... and since we have just gotten married, my grandmother will definitely send someone to tell us so that we don't have to spend this time in the past. Sister-in-law Sixteen was like this when they first entered the house, and you must be the same way!"
Qiu Yilan drank half a cup of rose water from his hand. She felt a little better and asked, "Is there nothing to do now?"
"You can do it anytime you want!" Jiang Yashuang said immediately - the maids waiting in the room all blushed, put down their things in unison, and silently left.
Seeing this, Qiu Yilan hit him: "I'm talking about serious business, where are you thinking!"
"This is serious business!" Jiang Yashuang said in surprise, "Although our family has not been separated yet, you can take charge of my yard from now on. I have to ask the servants to come and pay homage to you and recognize your face. ?”
"...Is this what you're talking about?" Qiu Yilan said blankly.
Jiang Yashuang said calmly: "Of course, but if you are too tired, there will be nothing tomorrow and the next day... Well, why do you think what I said is not serious? Where did you think you were?!"
Qiu Yilan looked at him speechlessly, and was about to say something when there was a knock on the door, followed by Su He's somewhat embarrassing report: "Mrs. Eighth Young Master sent someone here to talk to the princess... I want to talk to our young master." Madam, tell me something.”
"It's strange. Sister-in-law Eight has always been the most considerate. Now she is so willing to send people to disturb us?" Jiang Yashuang heard this and said to Qiu Yilan in a suspicious voice, "You can ask me later if Brother Sister-in-law is causing trouble again." What's the trouble?"