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Jiang Wan, who was wholeheartedly waiting to be married, did not know anything about what had happened in Jun Yutang.

At this moment, she was looking through a rosewood box that was not much bigger than her palm.

Last night, Xiao Rui put this into her hands and smiled, "I'll keep this for you as money for your makeup."

At that time, she thought that he had stuffed a box of banknotes into her hands, so she didn't pay much attention to it. However, after taking it out to look at, she realized that it was all land deed documents and indenture contract.

Jiang Wan instructed Clove and Jasmine to stand guard outside while she roughly looked at the land deed documents: two farms, one for two thousand mu, one for three thousand mu. It took up more than half of the entire street. Even in her previous life, when Jiang Wan was unable to understand the business of a concubine, she still knew how expensive the land in the southern part of the city was. It was said that just the rent collected by this shop alone was ten thousand silver a year.

With a "pa" sound, Jiang Wan closed the rosewood box, no longer in the mood to look at the indenture contract.

Ten thousand taels of silver a year's rent, in addition to the income from the farm, made her a little afraid to continue thinking about it.

How was this money made out of makeup!

Wasn't Xiao Rui too generous?

Jiang Wan quickly hid the purple sandalwood box in the clothes box and covered it with her clothes.

But after a while, feeling insecure, she dug the box out of her clothes and hid it under the shelf of the bed.

However, no matter where she hid the box, she felt a wave of unease in her heart.

For the first time, Jiang Wan felt that money was a hot item.

Thinking about how easily Xiao Rui Xuan had handed the purple sandalwood box to him, he guessed that it contained all of his possessions and life.

Even if it was really lost, it shouldn't matter …

Jiang Wan comforted herself.

Days passed, day by day. The day of Jiang Wan's marriage was drawing closer and closer.

On the fifth day of the sixth month, several black-painted horse-headed carriages suddenly stopped outside Sansui Alley. The curtains of Xiang Feizhu hung over them.

After getting the letter, née Qin enthusiastically came out to welcome them, just in time to see a very buxom woman leading a tall woman wearing an apricot hat and dress.

"I thought you guys wouldn't make it in time." The Qin family quickly stepped forward.

"How could that be!" The well-built woman said with a face full of smiles, "Since you married your daughter for such a big matter, you should at least come here to show your respect as my sister-in-law."

This person was none other than Qin Shi's sister-in-law, Jiang Shi. She turned to the tall woman behind her and said, "Yuan, come and greet your aunt."

The woman named Yu An stepped forward and bowed towards née Qin: "Qin Yuan greets aunty."

née Qin smiled and nodded, instructing her mother to help out the servant women of the Jiang family while she led her and Qin Yuan through the drooping flower gate.

The box was an amber color. It was not old, but the patterns on the wood were smooth and clear. The four corners were wrapped with bronze cloud patterns. It looked simple and quiet, giving off a heavy feeling.

"Truly extravagant. They actually used the Pear Blossom Wood." When the Jiang Clan servant saw this, she could not help but sigh emotionally.

Although his family couldn't read properly, they were very good at doing business.

Not to mention other things, ever since the Jiang Clan had married into the Qin Clan, the Qin Clan's inheritance had been in her hands for several times, allowing her brother to wholeheartedly read only the Book of Holiness. Finally, three years ago, he had been crowned an official and had become a minor official in his hometown.

Thus, the confident Jiang Shi always exuded the bearing of a country gentleman when it came to their conduct and conduct.

"It's just that this house is a bit cramped," née Qin smiled as she walked, introducing her courtyard to née Jiang. "This house isn't even as big as the courtyard before I left the pavilion."

When Madame Jiang heard this, she smiled and said, "This is under the feet of a rich son of the heavens. How could it be as extravagant as when we were living in Zhenjiang?"

née Qin smiled and assented. She led née Jiang and Qin Yuan to the large kang next to the window of Jun Yutang's room and sat down. Then, she instructed the maidservant beside her, "Go and see what Fourth Miss is doing. If there's nothing else, have her come over to meet her uncle and wife."

Hearing this, Jiang Shi sat on the brick bed and smiled, "I don't dare to let the Crown Princess down."

Not long after, the servant girl who had gone to deliver the message returned. "Fourth Miss is currently practicing the rules with the Shardbearer. She said that she won't be coming over until after class."

At this time, Mother Du lifted the curtain and came in, smiling as she greeted Madame Jiang. Madame Qin then asked if she could arrange for her uncle's wife and cousin's residence to be properly arranged.

Mother Du replied with a face full of smiles, "It has been arranged. The boxes of my uncle's wife and Miss Biao have all been carried to the Pure Heart Pavilion. According to your instructions, my uncle's wife and Miss Biao will squeeze into Fifth Miss's room for a while first. After Fourth Miss leaves the pavilion, it will be more spacious."

"The kids are getting older, like sparrows. All of them have left their nests." Then, she instructed her mother, "Have the kitchen serve a few more dishes today. I want to give a welcoming reception to my uncle's wife."

Mother Du smiled in response, bowed, and withdrew from the main house.

After changing into a set of dry clothes, Jiang Wan also slowly walked over with a palace fan in hand.

After learning the rules from Aunt Shardblade for a while, she took out the way she used to act when she was the grand concubine.

The maidservants of Jun Yutang would salute the moment they saw her from afar. They did not dare to neglect her at all.

As soon as she entered the room, Jiang Wan sized up the plump woman sitting on the brick bed. She was wearing a thin shirt, but her body was covered in precious jewels, and the woman beside her looked to be around the same age as her. However, her eyes were scanning her body, as if she was a product that was waiting to be sold for a good price.

This made Jiang Wan feel very uncomfortable.

Even so, she still obediently bent her knees and said to the plump woman, "Jiang Wan greets Uncle's wife."

He then turned around slightly and said to the young woman, "Greetings, Cousin."

"I don't dare to accept it, I don't dare to accept it." Jiang Shi chuckled, but from start to finish, she sat on the brick bed, not moving at all.

Jiang Wan knew that he was looking down on her.

She didn't care too much about it. She just lowered her head and stood to the side, listening to the conversation between née Qin and Madame Jiang about some people and things she had known back in Zhenjiang.

After about an hour, Mama Du came in and asked for instructions on where to put the dishes.

"I'll leave it in the hall." née Qin smiled. "I had a meal earlier, so I might as well let my wife and Miss Biao rest for a while."

Jiang Wan ate together with the Qin family. Looking at the dishes on the table, it was actually still not half as good as her usual meal.

After lunch, Jiang Wan, Jiang Shi and Qin Yuan returned to the Pure Heart Pavilion.

After bidding farewell to them, Jiang Wan was about to head upstairs, but Qin Yuan stopped her. "It's been a really hot day. I'll have to trouble little sister to get a pot of hot water for me."