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The eleventh of June was the day that Jiang Wan San returned to her clan.

The sky was blue and there were no clouds.

The one who had come to pick her up was her fourth cousin, Jiang Chengmu, who had carried her on a bridal sedan on the day of her marriage.

He wore a suit of light bamboo carvings and waited outside the entrance of the bamboo garden under the lush Xiang Fei bamboo. He lightly waved his folding fan with a shallow smile on his face, like a gentle and elegant noble young master.

Jiang Wan tied a bun up with a peony and put on the emerald green hair that she obtained on the day of the marriage. She wore a large red Ru Yi gown and leisurely walked out while holding a palace fan in her hand.

Behind her was Xiao Rui, who wore a purple dress and had a gentle expression on her face.

Jiang Wan raised her head and smiled as she said something to him. Xiao Rui Xuan, who was afraid of Jiang Wan getting sunburned, held up an oil-paper umbrella that could pierce through peonies and flowers, and walked forward with a light smile with her head lowered.

The crown prince of the Prince Jin's estate was actually holding an umbrella for his fourth sister.

A look of shock appeared on Jiang Cheng Mu's face.

Just looking at his arm that was as white as his face, people couldn't help but sigh.

Thinking of the rumors he'd heard, Jiang Chengmu let out a long sigh.

He retracted his gaze from Xiao Rui's face and calmed himself down before cupping his hands and greeting, "Young Master, Young Mistress."

"Fourth brother." Jiang Wan smiled faintly at him, and Xiao Rui Xuan nodded at him in greeting.

The coachman had already set up a footstool, and Jiang Wan was holding onto Xiao Rui's hand as they got on the five black-painted carriages parked in front of them.

Standing at the side, Jiang Cheng Mu's heart was in turmoil as he watched.

He glanced at Clove and the others, who were following behind Jiang Wan, and saw that they all had the same expression as usual as they got into the carriage at the back.

Was he the only one who made a fuss?

Jiang Chengmu began to doubt life.

As the heir to the Duke's Mansion, Xiao Rui Xuan personally helped his fourth sister get on the carriage. Not only his fourth sister, but the people around her all looked the same.

However, his fourth sister had only been married for three days. It would be too early to say that she had thoroughly taught Crown Prince Jin.

He composed himself again and jumped onto the Jiang Clan's carriage.

Prince Jin's mansion was on the east side of the city while the three-string alley on the west side of the city. The carriage slowly made its way north.

"What's going on?" Jiang Chengmu stuck his head out of the carriage.

The coachman was also at a loss. He pointed at the road ahead and said, "I'm not too sure either. I'll follow after the car in front."

Jiang Chengmu had no choice but to allow the carriage driver to follow them. He himself was keeping an eye on what the two in front of him were up to.

Jiang Wan and Xiao Rui didn't get out of the carriage, but asked the carriage to stop and take a walk. Occasionally, they would send the coachman to buy some things.

Jiang Cheng Mu smiled as he shook his head. Fortunately, his mission today was only to bring these two back home. Since he wasn't in a rush, he could only allow them to do as they pleased.

Just like this, they walked for two hours on the route that usually took only an hour.

Jiang Chuanzhong and Jiang Chuanxiao sat together on the teacher's chair in the central hall of the Jun Yating Hall, chatting while née Qin and Madame Jiang sat together on the kang near the window in the west room, chatting with Madam Qi. Jiang Yan and Qin Yuan sat together on a cedar bed beside them, smiling without saying a word.

This was not the first time the two of them had met.

On the day of Jiang Wan's marriage, the two of them had met before. However, after a few casual words, one felt that she was holding Qiao Qiao, and the other felt that she was arrogant, and the two left on bad terms.

Wearing a new brown suit, Brother Sheng was riding a bamboo horse in the yard, chasing and playing with Jiang Chengwen, who was not much younger than him. Jiang Chengwen's wet nurse watched on nervously from the side.

"Fourth Miss and Fourth Aunt are back."

It was unknown who shouted this, but it caused Jiang Chengwen's wet nurse to heave a sigh of relief.

She quickly pulled at Jiang Chengwen and said, "Sixth Young Master, the Fourth Miss is back. Please stop messing around."

Jiang Cheng Wen ignored her and was about to make a ruckus when he saw Brother Sheng quickly throw away the bamboo horse in his hand, shout "Sister Four" and run out.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Cheng Wen imitated Brother Sheng's actions, calling out "Fourth Sister" before running out as well.

Jiang Wan alighted from the carriage at the entrance of the Jiang manor, smiling as she followed Xiao Rui in. Jiang Chuanzhong, who received the letter, welcomed her. Seeing his daughter and son-in-law looking so friendly, he felt a bit more gratified.

Jiang Chuzhong greeted everyone on the way, asking a bunch of useless things like, "Do you want to go on the road?" or "Is the weather hot?" before leading Jiang Wan and Xiao Rui to Jun Yating.

The noisy Jun Yutang instantly quietened down.

Everyone was quietly observing the legendary Crown Prince Jin.

Xiao Rui smiled as she followed Jiang Wan, paying respects to Jiang Chuanshi and Madam Qiao respectively.

Qin Yuan hid behind a treasure rack and was secretly alarmed.

Was the tall and handsome man by Jiang Wan's side really the legendary dying Crown Prince Jin?

Apart from his face being a little pale, he was actually a little better than the crown prince he had met that day.

Didn't they say that Jiang Wan was only marrying to make a marriage?

What need was there for him to get excited like this?

Thinking of this, Qin Yuan twisted the handkerchief in his hand in frustration.

Since the Jiang Clan's ancestral hall was located in Zhenjiang, Jiang Chuanzhong led Jiang Wan and Xiao Rui in kowtowing to the ancestral tablets erected at the center of the outer courtyard. Even if they had reported the happy events to their ancestors, they would then lead them back to the Jun Yating Hall and kowtow to the elders for marriage.

Jiang Wan's eldest uncle, Jiang Chuanli's family, lived in Zhenjiang, and they only sent the best steward in the family to give them gifts, as well as future generations.

The gold and silver were priceless, Second Uncle Jiang Chuanshi had given him a set of the Four Books Annotations that had been imprinted at the previous dynasty, and Second Uncle's mother, Mrs. Qiao, had given him two fine 100-year-old ginseng.

As soon as her uncle's wife, Madame Jiang, saw the glimmer in her eyes, she felt that it was too much for her to hide in her sleeve. She quickly ordered her in-laws to return to the Pure Heart Pavilion to get a new Golden Steps Shaking.

When the Jiang family took out the Golden Steps, Qin Yuan's face turned green.

Due to its novel style, the golden footwork was embedded with many gems, making it easy to tell that it was not an ordinary item.

In the past, she had wanted to take another look, but her mother had been reluctant to do so.

Qin Yuan was even more indignant in his heart: This Jiang Wan, on what basis is she?!

Greetings to the elders.

Jiang Wan and Xiao Rui exchanged pleasantries and presented Jiang Chengmu with a set of four treasures, Jiang Yan a set of ruby red gold hair and a thick red seal for each of the two brothers.

Brother Sheng was still alright as he knew how to keep Feng Hong close to his body. Jiang Cheng Wen then opened the seal in front of everyone, revealing a stack of banknotes within.

When the crowd saw the silver notes, they all sucked in a breath of cold air.

His family's new Young Master was so generous!

Xiao Rui was still smiling gently and teasing Jiang Chengwen.

Madame Jiang secretly poked her daughter, Qin Yuan's, arm. She glanced at Xiao Rui, indicating that she should go ask for one.

She didn't really care about the money in the red packet, but wanted to think of a way to get close to this rich new young master.