C31

On the fifteenth day of the first month, although it was still early in the morning, the streets of the capital were already decorated with lanterns and decorations. Lantern lanterns of all shapes and sizes hung all over the streets, creating a bustling scene.

A jade covered Eight Treasure Chariot slowly pulled out of the three-string alley and headed in the direction of Cat's Ear Lane.

Today, she was wearing a lotus root colored plum blossom braid with a true purple plum blossom dress. She also wore a plum blossom skirt with a frilly border, and the pearl jade-like face that Mother Du had given her that day, looked like a budding purple magnolia.

It wasn't until this morning that she found out that in the days when she had been "reading the books behind closed doors", Mother Han had actually brought Jasmine to make her a new set of clothes, and Clove had even made herself a pair of embroidered shoes. According to them, the precious flowers on the shoes had been embroidered by Aunt Zhao.

Perhaps because of the uneven road, the car jolted, and the three people in the car also swayed along with it, causing the pearl footstep above Jiang Wan's head to make a light clashing sound. Ding-ding-ding-dong, it was very clear.

Jiang Shu glared at Jiang Wan in jealousy and envy. She immediately felt that the new set of rubies on her body had lost quite a bit of color.

She's still mad about yesterday.

For the past few days, she had sent people to keep an eye on Jiang Wan, just in case she couldn't finish copying the scriptures by herself and ask for help. However, in the past few days, she had received news that only the concubine, Zhao Susu, had sent flowers to her doorstep, while Mama Han, Clove and the others had spent their days making new clothes for Jiang Wan.

Just when she was prepared to gloat at Jiang Wan and think that she would be punished by her mother for being unable to report her grievances, she took out a set of "Infinite Longevity Sutra" with a hairpin, written so neatly that even her father was amazed.

In comparison, the half that he had handed over was simply unbearable to look at. Not to mention the difference in handwriting, even the size of the shapes on the same piece of paper were different.

Jiang Shu still clearly remembered when her father, Jiang Chuanzhong, had looked at her with a very unpleasant expression. He had immediately asked her to copy a copy of Yan Zhenqing's letter every day. If it wasn't for her mother's guarantee, she wouldn't have been able to go out to the banquet.

When she thought of this, Jiang Shu's teeth began to itch with hatred. If this damned Jiang Wan hadn't pulled her along to copy the scriptures, there wouldn't have been so many moths.

Jiang Wan lowered her head and sat there obediently. Even without raising her head, she could feel Jiang Shu's gaze that seemed to want to turn into a sharp blade and swallow her whole.

Fortunately, the path to Cat's Ear Lane was not far. After a short while, the carriage came to a stop and a woman came forward to draw the curtains.

The Qin family held onto Peony's arm and got off the carriage first. Jiang Shu fiercely glared at Jiang Wan as she rushed to follow the Qin family.

She brushed off her skirt and slowly stuck her head out of the car, then bent her body and left the carriage. At that moment, Clove, who was accompanying Jiang Wan in the other car, was already waiting by the side of the car, waiting for Jiang Wan to get out.

Jiang Chuanxiao's house was located in the middle section of Cat's Ear Lane. It was quiet in the middle of the alley. The two sides of the alley were covered with high walls and gray tiles.

The second wife of the Jiang family, the first wife of Jiang Chuanxiao, Madam Qiao, dressed in a red dress with butterflies and grapes, came out to welcome them with a face full of smiles under the escort of seven or eight maidservants. She had a good relationship with the Qin family, and when her gaze landed on Jiang Wan'er, she asked: "This must be Sister Wan'er, right?"

When Jiang Wan heard Madam Qiao ask about her, she blessed herself and softly said, "Jiang Wan greets Second Aunt."

Madam Qiao sized up Jiang Wan without batting an eyelid. Her skin was bright, her eyes were bright, her lips were rosy, her smile was tranquil, and her dress was appropriate. Anyone who saw her would feel a sense of joy.

In comparison, Jiang Shu, who wore a rose gold carvings that reached to her knees and had a ruby red gold head, appeared slightly more adorned. She had lost the powder that a 14 or 15 year old girl should have. Noob.

After chatting for a bit, the group followed Madam Qiao to the parlour where guests were entertaining their guests.

The group entered the parlour, and there was a black lacquered table placed in front of them. The table was filled with fragrant pineapples and oranges on a clay plate. On a high table in the corner, there were blooming daffodils. Four bright Eight Treasures Glazed Lights hung high in the corner, illuminating all the furnishings in the room.

Old Madame Li, with her silvery-silvered hair, was dressed in a purple maroon calabash, and her forehead was adorned with pebbles the size of a pigeon's egg. She was smiling as she sat on a black bed covered with a thousand words of mattresses in an open room in the west, with several ornately dressed women surrounded by a large group of women dressed in red and green, talking and laughing as they sat around her. There were four or five maids dressed in blue and blue, all busy with tea, melon seeds, and pastries. The room was filled with a festive atmosphere.

"Old madam, here's to congratulate you." As soon as they entered the room, the Qin family stood in front of Old Lady Li with a face full of smiles. "Wishing you a happy new year, a happy new year!"

Old Madame Li, who was chatting with someone, looked over. When she saw that it was from the Qin family, she smiled and said, "So it's Third Bro's daughter-in-law. Why did you only come over today? When the banquet begins, you will be punished to drink three cups yourself! "

"It should be punished! It should be punished! " née Qin smiled and promised. Then, she pulled Jiang Shu and Jiang Wan behind her and whispered, "Why aren't you paying your respects to the Grand Matriarch?"

Jiang Shu and Jiang Wan also stood shoulder to shoulder and gave Madame Li a proper and proper bow.

"Alright, alright." Looking at the two pretty girls in front of her, Old Madam Li couldn't help but smile.

She had always loved to liven things up, but because she had been widowed when she was young, she brought her only son, Jiang Chuanxiao, along with her. Thus, she decided to give up on this son of hers. Not only did he manage to win the Scholar Examination, he even became a high official and even earned her a rank 4 position.

Now that he was old, he liked the feeling of his children around his knees more and more. He really wanted the manor to be lively and lively every day.

Madam Qiao, who was standing by the side, smiled as she introduced Madam Qin to the other people sitting in the hall. "This is my sister-in-law, the third wife of the Jiang Clan."

Then, Madam Qiao introduced the others to Madam Qin: Lady Chen from Chen, the Minister of Revenue's wife, Lady Lin, the Minister of Industry's wife, Madam Zhong from the Minister of Justice's family, and Madame Gao from the Supreme Court.

Jiang Wan silently followed behind née Qin to greet the madams. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "Half of the Nine Sisters of the Six Division have actually come today!"

"This is Madam Cao from the Marquis' Mansion of Yongsheng!" When Madam Qiao introduced a woman dressed in a blue treasured vase with the pattern of makeup flowers, the smile on née Qin's face became even wider.

Jiang Wan could not help but feel that it was strange, so she gave a few more glances at the woman, only to see that her eyebrows were curved and her face was like a full moon, making her look extremely amiable.

Seeing that Jiang Wan was sizing her up, Madam Cao also smiled and raised her head to look at her. Jiang Wan gracefully blessed her and didn't have the awkward expression she should have when she was caught doing something small.

Madam Cao smiled and said to née Qin, "This madam is lucky to have raised such a beautiful pair of beautiful sisters. Unlike me, there are only two boys at home …"