Within the main courtyard of Jin Prince's mansion, in the room of Ink Charm.
The Concubine of Jin heard the rumors outside and looked extremely startled.
Later, the charming face turned into a thinly angry expression.
She is not stupid, and could even be considered intelligent.
With a turn of thought, she understood that someone had a bad opinion of her son-in-law and was causing trouble behind the scenes, which led to the spread of these unpleasant rumors.
While angry, she sent someone to suppress the rumors.
At the same time, they publicly claimed that it was the simultaneous marriage of two daughters from Yonglinghou Manor that led to a chaos on the wedding day, which resulted in the confusion of the bride.
Upon hearing the rumors outside, the Marquis of Yongling's first instinct was to suspect that it was his legitimate wife who was behind this.
How could she not know what kind of person her pillow talk is?
Before Meng suppressed concubines and daughters from side families, he was well aware of it, but simply did not care.
But now, Sister Yao is not the same as before; she is already the Concubine of the Prince of Jin.
Of course, she would not tolerate anyone trying to smear her name.
He dispatched people to suppress the rumors, while at the same time, announced to the public that there was a hitch during the wedding ceremony, leading to the wrong bride being taken on the flower carriage.
There is no particular secret behind this; it is not as the outside rumors suggest.
When both the Jin Palace and Yongling Palace intervened, the malicious rumors against Yu Yao quickly disappeared.
At the same time, everyone also knew the so-called 'truth' of the wrong bride.
With the 'truth' known, the people of the entire capital city suddenly understood and seemed to grasp the reason.
Some people lamented that Yu Wan's fate was unfortunate, as a legitimate daughter of a Marquis mansion and the most beautiful woman in the capital should have been the Concubine of the Prince of Jin, enjoying a life of wealth and honor for her whole life.
But due to some unfortunate circumstances, she was married to the newly graduated top scholar Li Luoshu, becoming the wife of a minor official of the sixth grade.
Some also marvelled at Yu Yao's good fortune, as a little-known concubine's daughter from a marquis mansion ended up with immense wealth and became the Concubine of the Prince of Jin.
It can only be said that fate is truly hard to predict.
On the day of her return to her parents' home, Yu Yao woke up early and began to groom herself.
Nan Gongyang had arranged for many garments and jewelry for her, some of which had already arrived, and some were still being made.
Yu Yao selected a set of pale purple wide-sleeved long shirts, and according to the clothes, she added a purple jade hairpin. She also added a set of purple and gold filigree hairpins.
The length of the tassels is exactly at the shoulder level, so no earrings need to be worn.
Just a jade necklace around her neck would suffice.
As it was a day of returning to her parents' home, her appearance should be more festive.
Otherwise, there might be rumors that she was being neglected and disliked by her husband at the Jin Palace.
"Does it look good?"
Yu Yao turned to look at the man sitting in the gold velvet chair and asked, "Does it look good?" The clothes were specially designed by Nan Gongyang for her, the latest model, very suitable for her.
The jewelry is also the latest style in the capital.
Nan Gongyang's eyes flashed with admiration, and he whispered, "Very beautiful, and very suitable for you."
His taste is indeed good. From now on, he should design more for her to wear and change styles every day.
Yu Yao was unaware of his thoughts, and with his compliments, she felt extremely pleased.
After tidying up and having breakfast, they also left with the gifts they had prepared.
The journey from Jin Palace to Yonglinghou Manor is not far, it takes only half an hour.
In the luxurious carriage, Yu Yao felt a wave of drowsiness and decided to take a short nap.
"Call me when we arrive."
She lazily leans on Nan Gongyang's arms, yawns and says.
"Did you not sleep well last night?" Nan Gongyang asked, hugging her softly.
Yu Yao rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's not your fault, can you stop asking?"
The man kept bothering her for three days, and although she was confused on the first day, from then on, as if she had suddenly understood everything, she became uncontrollably attracted to him.
It's a bit... something she has only experienced with Nie Beichen.
She is very suspicious that this man secretly looked at erotic pictures. It's likely a court secret edition, otherwise, he wouldn't have learned so quickly.
It's really embarrassing, and just thinking about it makes her blush uncontrollably.
Nan Gongyang adjusted his posture slightly to make her more comfortable.
Listening to her words, he laughed lowly, "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it."
In the early days of marriage, it was natural that they would be very close and intimate in bed.
Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at the main gate of Yongling Marquis Mansion.
Yu Yao slowly opened her eyes.
At the gate of Yonglinghou Manor, the manager saw the carriage from Jin Palace stop and rushed up quickly, "I have seen the Master of the Prince's family!"
Nan Gongyang dismounted and waited by the carriage.
As the carriage curtain was lifted, Si Qin helped Yu Yao step out of the carriage.
Nan Gongyang held out his hand to her.
Yu Yao naturally placed her hand into his, and they walked hand in hand towards the interior of Yonglinghou Manor.
The manager was stunned.
Wasn't the third miss supposed to be the wrong bride? According to common sense, she should be suffering from indifference at Jin Palace. How come the Master of Jin Palace is so considerate instead?
Looking at the Master of Jin Palace like this, it doesn't seem like he's reluctantly accepting this marriage. On the contrary, he really seems to be very pleased with Miss Yu.
And why is Miss Yu so much more beautiful?
She looks no worse than the eldest miss.
Could it be that Miss Yu deliberately concealed her beauty before, to avoid being oppressed by her mother-in-law and elder sister?
Not only the manager had this thought, but also everyone in Yonglinghou Manor, after seeing Yu Yao's appearance, all had the same idea.
Everyone whispered that Miss Yu was very cunning and skilled.
If they had known that Miss Yu was so outstandingly beautiful, it's unclear what the consequences would have been, considering the jealous nature of Meng and Yu Wan.
Yu Qiao, the eldest son of Yonglinghou Manor, came out to greet with a smile. When he saw Yu Yao, he was stunned for a moment.
When did my younger sister become so beautiful?
She looks no worse than the most beautiful woman in the capital, and in fact, she is even more beautiful.
His thoughts were similar to those of the manager and he quickly returned to normal.
Then, he smiled and walked up, "Prince Nan, Youngest Miss Yu, you two should go inside. The eldest sister and her husband have arrived, and they are currently in Grandmother's Rongxi Hall. Father, Mother, and the other siblings are also there."
Yu Yao looked at Yu Chen, who was refined and handsome, with courteous manners. He was a very good young man. He was decent to the original owner, but unfortunately, he was born to Meng.
She didn't say anything but simply nodded, signaling her agreement. She then walked inside arm in arm with Nan Gongyang.
The roads in the marquis mansion were cleaned meticulously, and the servants all bowed as they passed. As Yu Yao's group walked away, they became excited and started discussing among themselves.
"How did Miss Yu become so beautiful? Her appearance is even more beautiful than the most beautiful woman in the capital, the eldest sister."
"Did you notice that Prince Nan is very considerate to Miss Yu? He held her hand throughout the entire journey and never let go."
"Prince Jin is famous for being very indulgent of his wife in the capital. Father and son naturally follow suit, so he must be very good to his wife. Unfortunately, the eldest miss was not blessed with good fortune, and it's a blessing in disguise for the third miss."
The little servant girls laughed happily, not afraid even though the manager-ma looked at them several times.
On such a good day, everyone from top to bottom exuded a sense of harmony and joy.
Rongxi Hall.
The elderly lady Jiang of Yonglinghou Manor, upon hearing that the Prince and the Prince Consort had arrived, became excited instantly.
She no longer had the heart to talk to her daughter-in-law and son-in-law, leaving them on the side unattended.
She rotated her Buddhist beads faster and faster, constantly looking at the door, with a worried expression on her face.
"Why aren't they here yet?"
Meng had to bite her tongue so hard she could taste blood at the old lady's attitude but couldn't say anything.
Yu Wan and Li Luoshu had already arrived early and were sitting next to each other.
She resented it in her heart and wondered why she was being overlooked. She had been the center of attention since she was young. How could she accept this kind of neglect?
However, as soon as she stepped into the marquis mansion today, the attitude of everyone there towards her changed.
The attitude became more neutral, rather than as warm as before.
Even her father and grandmother were not as good to her as before.
Instead, when they looked at her, there was a hint of disdain, almost as if they were looking at a poor relative who had come to beg for favors.
Even the servants looked at her with a sense of sympathy and compassion.
Of course, there were also those who were happy to see her misfortune.
All of this made Yu Wan feel very uncomfortable in her heart.
But Yu Wan knows that this is only temporary. Once Li Luoshu rises to become the premier, these people will eventually crawl over to kiss her feet.
With this in mind, Yu Wan felt much better.
Li Luoshu was also feeling uncomfortable in his heart, but he felt that this was quite normal.
He is just a six-level petty official, naturally he cannot compare to the importance of the Prince of Jin and the Prince of Jin's consort.
Li Luoshu quickly adapted.
At the same time, he became curious about the woman who was about to arrive, who had almost become his wife.
"The Prince of Jin and the Prince of Jin's consort have arrived!"
A pair of beautiful people walked in arm in arm.
