"The mother will arrange it."
You Yao's face was smiling, but he still went over.
The Princess of Jin smiled and glanced at her, "Since you say so, let's go. The list is mostly finalized, and the invitation cards have all been made. It's just with your mother-in-law that I'm not sure whether to invite. I'd like to ask for your opinion."
As soon as the words fell, the list was directly handed to her.
You Yao's expression was slightly stunned, and she finally understood the meaning of this mother-in-law.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Mother is not feeling well and may not be able to attend. She's likely not going to come. But just in case people say we are treating the Marquis of Yongling disrespectfully, we can send a notice to my grandmother."
"Still, your daughter-in-law thinks things through. I almost forgot about that."
Jin's princess' beautiful eyes flickered with regret. How could she forget the old lady of Yongling Marquis?
Once she realized her oversight, she hurriedly instructed her maid, Juzhu, to prepare an invitation card for the old lady of Yongling Marquis.
"Yes, Princess."
Juzhu respectfully acknowledged it and then got busy.
Yu Yao continued to flip through the list in her hand.
The first guest of honor at the banquet was the Princess Consort of the Crown Prince. After that, it would be the Princess Consorts of the Second and Third Princes in turn.
Following them were the families of the Marquis and the Earl, along with the Princess of Chang and other royal relatives and nobles.
Finally, there were the consorts and spouses of famous families and officials in the court.
But invited were also the spouses of officials of the third rank or higher.
No invitations were sent to officials below the third rank.
Yu Yao thought of Li Luoduo's mother Zhou, whom she had never had a chance to meet.
At the moment, it was the best opportunity.
"Mother-in-law, my elder sister is married to the newly crowned top scholar Li Luoshu. I heard from her that her mother-in-law treats her very well. I'd like to see what kind of a benevolent person she is. Perhaps we could..."
She smiled at Jin's princess, although she didn't continue speaking, Jin understood what she meant to say next.
Jin's princess looked at Yu Yao in surprise. She knew that this daughter-in-law almost married into that family, so she should avoid the subject.
Although she wasn't sure what her daughter-in-law had up her sleeve, she still agreed with a smile.
"The wife of Mr. Li is my elder sister. She should be invited. It's actually your mother-in-law who has neglected to invite her mother as well."
Jin's princess smiled gracefully and instructed Juzhu to add the relatives of Li Luoduo to the list as well.
"Is there anyone else to add?"
Jin's princess smiled and asked again.
"Thank you, mother-in-law. That's all."
Yu Yao shook her head with a smile, closed the list in her hand, and placed it on the desk.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while, and Yu Yao then left.
In the days to come, Yu Yao was gentle and considerate to Nangong Yan. The pouches, sachets, clothing, socks, even the linings of his bedding were all made by her hands.
After understanding Nangong Yan's likes and dislikes, she often cooked delicious meals for him.
Although Nangong Yan's goodwill for her increased dramatically after his illness was cured, their marriage life was also very harmonious.
But Yu Yao quietly checked and found that Nangong Yan's favorability towards her was only 60.
This means that Nangong Yan only has a favorable attitude towards her because she is his wife.
How could this be? Her previous male leads loved her to the moon and back, willing to die for her.
Nangong Yan cannot be an exception.
Yu Yao raised the desire to conquer him, and she was determined to win this man.
As the saying goes, to conquer a man's heart, you must conquer his stomach.
With her exceptional culinary skills, she won high praise from Nangong Yan.
Nangong Yan was already very fond of this new wife of his. With the addition of delicious food, he loved her even more.
The favorability soared to 73.
He had always been extremely kind to women, and now he had turned into a fanatical doting husband, a sight that caused envy among countless noblewomen in the capital.
Jin's prince and his son both doted on their wives, proving that they inherited the same nature from their father.
"Aaah, I really want to marry into Jin's Palace. How come the concubine from Yongling Marquis House gets the upper hand?"
This is the collective sentiment of all noblewomen in the capital.
Yu Wan heard this and her jealous eyes turned red.
She mentally roared in fury.
Why?
Why?
In her previous life, Nangong Yan had been extremely indifferent towards her and never stepped into her room. How come in this life, he has become a doting husband?
Thinking about herself, during the first few days of their marriage, Li Luoshu had been quite considerate.
However, since returning from the parental home, Li Luoshu has been much cooler towards her. He often uses the excuse of being busy with work and sleeps in the study, and has not returned to their bedroom for several days.
In her previous life, Nangong Yan also slept in the study, while she spent a lifetime as a widow at Jin's Palace.
Yu Wan couldn't believe that after her rebirth, she would still have to go through such things.
One day, she couldn't bear it anymore and went straight to the study to find Li Luoshu.
Inside the study.
Yu Wan glanced at the bedding on the soft sofa inside the study and knew that Li Luoshu had been sleeping there for the past few nights.
In an instant, her tears couldn't help but flow down, and her expression was extremely pitiful.
Li Luoshu looked at his suddenly appeared wife at the door of the study with a startled expression. Seeing her tears flowing down her face, he couldn't help but think in his heart whether he had been too harsh.
But thinking about her actions at the Marquis House, he hardened his heart again.
Yu Wan directly rushed over, wrapped her arms around Li Luoshu's waist, and cried, "Sir, what have I done wrong? Why can't you sleep in our room but have to sleep in the study? Are you trying to make others laugh at me?"
She really likes Li Luoshu and wants to live a good life with him. She can't stand such cold treatment.
And she doesn't want to go through the pain of her previous life again.
Li Luoshu looked at his tightly wrapped wife and saw a complex expression in his eyes.
"You don't need to worry about it. I've just been so busy with work every day that I haven't gone back to sleep in our room. Don't think too much."
Li Luoshu gently patted her back and spoke in a low voice.
Yu Wan naturally wouldn't believe it, and she hugged him even closer. Tears wetted his clothes and she cried with blurred vision, "Sir, are you still angry with me because of that day when we returned to the parental home?"
She wasn't really stupid and quickly figured out the reason why Li Luoshu was ignoring her.
Seeing that Li Luoshu was not speaking, she knew that she had guessed correctly.
In order to ensure her own happiness and prevent a tragedy from happening again, she also put down the pride of a Beijing noblewoman and apologized willingly.
"Sir, I know I'm wrong. I don't understand anything about the imperial court or what should and shouldn't be said, but I did it for your good. Please don't be angry, will you?"
Watching Yu Yao and her husband's loving and harmonious marriage, she felt a deep envy.
She also wants to properly manage her own marriage and doesn't want to end up in the same tragic situation as in her previous life.
Li Luoshu saw that she realized her mistake, and her attitude naturally softened. He was just about to say something.
A sharp and extremely angry voice cut him off before he could speak.
"Yu Wan, what are you doing here? The study is Luoshu's work place. You should not be here as a woman. Hurry and leave!"
Zhou suddenly burst into the study, angrily grabbing Yu Wan and dragging her out of the study.
She had always been displeased with Yu Wan as a daughter-in-law, acting haughtily as a Marquis House noblewoman and never respecting her as a mother-in-law.
With this opportunity to find fault with her, she naturally wants to discipline her severely.
Yu Wan was completely stunned and then furious after realizing it.
This damned old hag, though she is a rough countryside woman, she insists on acting like a senior lady. She wants her to pay morning and evening visits to her daily.
Of course, she doesn't want to bother and never goes to pay respects to Li Luoshu's mother.
Zhou sees that Yu Wan, as a daughter-in-law, does not come to pay respects to her. She assumes that Yu Wan looks down on her, which adds to her dislike of Yu Wan in her heart.
Thus, the conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arose.
This is still when Yu Wan just entered the household, and Zhou has been more restrained with her.
But seeing that Yu Wan had been ignored by her son for the past few days, she knew that her son was not fond of her. Her courage increased and she wanted to discipline this daughter-in-law.
"Mother, what are you doing? Let go of me?"
Yu Wan was so angry that she would definitely give a hard slap if it weren't for Li Luoshu being here.
She wants to shake off Zhou's hand.
However, Zhou's strength was too great. She was a rural woman who had been used to farmwork. Even though she was getting old, she was not comparable to Yu Wan, a sheltered miss in the deep courtyard.
She struggled for a long time but couldn't shake Zhou's hand off. Instead, she was dragged all the way to the door of the study.
Li Luoshu was stunned as a whole. After realizing it, he quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"Mother, Wan has something important to come in and find me. Please don't pull her like this, it will hurt her."
Zhou felt even more angry seeing her son defending this slut.
She deliberately loosened her grip on Yu Wan, sat on the ground with her ass down, and started wailing and wiping her tears.
"Ah, poor me, I brought you up with my own hands and urine. In the end, you're not even as good as this woman who's been in the household for less than a month. What's the point of an old woman like me living? Maybe I should just die."
She cried and cried until she wanted to run into the wall.
