The steward's announcement was heard, and everyone inside Rongxi Hall turned their gaze towards the door.
When everyone saw Yun Yao's face, they all stunned.
What did Jade Sister look like? The whole Yongling Marquis Mansion knew, and it was truly just a gentle beauty.
But now, her face is still the same one, yet it's much prettier, looking not inferior to Wan'er, who is considered the most beautiful woman in the capital.
Everyone's first thought was that Yun Yao had hidden her beauty before marriage, in order to avoid jealousy and oppression.
Now that she is married, she naturally does not need to hide it.
No wonder Jin Mansion accepted this marriage with joy even though they found out the bride was wrong.
Even Meng Shi herself thought so.
She twisted her handkerchief and stared at Yun Yao with a fierce expression, saying, "Yun Sister is truly a good at manipulating people. How could Mother not know that you are so beautiful?"
She should have paired her with some old man who would never notice her beauty and let her be despised for the rest of her life.
Not like now, taking advantage of Wan'er's position and enjoying the privileges at Jin Mansion.
While her daughter is only able to marry a sixth-level petty official.
Meng Shi feels nauseous just thinking about it.
Yun Yao looked at Meng Shi, her eyes flickering with cold light, but her face was smiling warmly, "Mother, you're too generous. I did it only for my own protection."
This statement is almost equivalent to directly calling Meng Shi evil and forcing Yun Yao, the concubine, to cover up her beauty in order to survive.
"Give me a stinking pill for Meng Shi, I remember buying it last time; it's in the space."
She spoke to the system in her heart.
The woman is spreading rumors to destroy her own reputation, and how can she be just returned if it's not a good way?
"Okay." The system agreed quickly.
A moment later.
The system told her that the stinking pill had already been planted on Meng Shi's body.
Yun Yao smirked, and a strange glint flickered in her eyes.
"You"
Meng Shi had no idea of Yun Yao's action and heard her words, her face turned very ugly, and she tightly twisted the handkerchief in her hand.
Just as she was about to curse back, she saw the marquis giving her a fierce stare, his eyes filled with warning.
She paleness spread across her face, and she had to reluctantly swallow the words she wanted to say.
Seeing Meng Shi's behavior change, Yongling Marquis stopped staring at her.
When looking at Nan Gongyan and Yun Yao again, he was all smiles of satisfaction.
Nan Gongyan, as the crown prince of Jin Mansion, accompanied Yun Yao, the sister-in-law, back to the marquis's mansion with so many gifts. It shows his importance of Yun Yao.
Nan Gongyan brought Yun Yao to greet all the elders one by one.
Seeing that he had no airs, gentle and kind, the elderly lady looked at Yun Yao with a smile becoming more gentle.
The attitude a man has towards his wife's family can give a clear indication of the importance of his wife in his heart.
I was worried that Yun Yao wouldn't fare well in Jin Mansion, but it seems now that I was worrying unnecessarily.
Next, it was time for greetings among peers.
Yongling Marquis has four sons. Besides the eldest son Yunchao, who is from Meng Shi, the other three are concubine-born.
There are a total of six daughters in the marquis household. Besides the legitimate daughter Yuzhan, who is from Meng Shi, the others are all of lower birth.
Yun Yao introduced Nan Gongyan one by one, but it didn't really need her to introduce.
These people introduced themselves, showing an extremely warm attitude.
Being the crown prince's son-in-law is a position that everyone would like to flatter.
Only Yuzhan had a strange look on her face when her turn came. She sat on the bench like a dummy, without any reaction, and it's unclear what she was thinking.
In fact, there's no wonder that Yuzhan behaved in such a way.
Yun Yao has become more beautiful, and not only that, but the crown prince's son also treats Yun Yao with extreme consideration.
Yun Wan knows this very well, but others may not be aware of it. The crown prince's son cannot perform well.
But when she saw Yun Yao, she noticed that her eyes held a spring-like glow and her expression was seductive, completely unlike the aura one would expect from a virgin.
How could that be?
It shouldn't be like that.
Why is it different from the previous life?
Could it be that the crown prince's son really has no hidden illness?
If the crown prince's son really has no hidden illness, then why did she refuse to touch herself in her previous life?
Since the wedding night, he had been sleeping in his study and never entered her room, which led her to become a laughingstock in the capital, and even made Princess Jin angry with her.
She sat as the son-in-law of the crown prince, but her position was nominal and she suffered from countless insults and jokes. As a result, she died prematurely due to depression.
Thinking of all this, Yun Wan's hatred flared up. She wanted to tear the man in front of her into pieces.
Now, she was in no mood to pay attention to Nan Gongyan. Even though her husband pulled her several times and kept reminding her, she still didn't want to pay attention.
Yun Yao understands Yun Wan's feelings, but she also feels angry that she is lowering her husband's face.
"Don't pay attention to her. Let's continue with the next one."
He pulled Nan Gongyan past Yun Wan and was about to move on to the next person.
Li Luoshu quickly stood up, looking apologetic towards Nan Gongyan and bowing his hands in apology, saying, "My wife doesn't know what she's talking about. Please don't mind my third daughter-in-law."
He didn't address Nan Gongyan as the crown prince's son-in-law, but rather as his third sister-in-law, showing that he is very adept at maneuvering.
With just one word, the distance between them was instantly bridged.
"It's okay, do I have any offense to my eldest sister?"
Nan Gongyan's eyes fell on Li Luoshu, his expression smiling and pleasant, but his eyes flashed with coldness.
His gaze swept past Yun Wan, catching a glimpse of the hatred in her eyes, and he inwardly startled.
He thought that as they had never had any interactions, the hatred he saw in her eyes was strange.
Nan Gongyan furrowed his brow and felt perplexed in his heart. He planned to have his shadow guards investigate when he returned.
Li Luoshu was a shrewd person, and he could easily see the coldness in Nan Gongyan's eyes. He sighed heavily, furrowing his brow in pain.
Knowing his wife's actions, he realized that he had offended the third sister-in-law.
But he had no choice. He also felt baffled as to why his wife would behave like this today.
But it was not the time to ask; he could only put it aside for now.
Li Luoshu was unsure how to respond.
Just as Yun Wan suddenly stood up, her gaze fell on Nan Gongyan and asked a completely irrelevant question, "Did you have sex with my third sister?"
"Pfft!"
As soon as Yun Wan spoke, everyone in Rongxi Hall couldn't help but burst out laughing.
What's with Wan'er? Treating the crown prince's son coldly is one thing, but asking such a question out loud? She's not even embarrassed.
"Cough cough. My wife is naive, please don't take it to heart, Marquis Nan."
Li Luoshu's lips twitched uncontrollably, feeling that his wife today was acting as if she had gone mad. She was asking such odd questions.
Nan Gongyan's face turned embarrassed, and the usually gentle and smooth expression on his face darkened slightly with a blush, but his gaze towards Yun Wan was a bit cold, though he didn't show it. He replied casually, "Of course we have."
"Really, did it?"
Yun Wan, however, was skeptical and pursued the question.
Now, everyone present found Yun Wan rather strange. Constantly asking whether or not they had consummated the marriage, what was going on?
Meng Shi also found her daughter's behavior strange today, but it wouldn't be appropriate to say anything now.
Yun Yao's gaze towards Yun Wan carried a hint of coldness, and she frowned, saying, "Big sister, you've gone too far."
Even though she knew why Yun Wan was asking such a question, she still felt uncomfortable in her heart.
The greetings were soon completed.
As customary, the men would pull the new son-in-law to drink, while Yun Yao and Yun Wan, returning as a auntie, would accompany the old lady in conversation.
The old lady was very dissatisfied with Yun Wan's behavior earlier and was in no mood to give her face. She spent the whole time talking to Yun Yao, completely ignoring Yun Wan.
Yun Wan's heart was filled with anger, feeling that the old lady looked down on her because she had married a six-level small official.
Meng Shi saw the old lady treating her daughter coldly, and she was very upset in her heart.
Muttered a curse under her breath about the old hag.
Yun Wan stood up coldly, looking at the old lady, "Mother, I and my daughter have some things to say. Let's take her home first."
The old lady looked up at Meng Shi and Yun Wan, indifferent, saying, "Go. You mother and daughter haven't seen each other in a few days. It's time to have a good talk."
She didn't want to see the mother and daughter either. It would be better if they left.
Yun Wan left quickly, almost being pulled away by Meng Shi eagerly.
