Jingwan was not in the mood to look at her new territory. She washed up, took off her hair ornaments, changed her clothes, and went to bed to rest. She needed to have enough energy to deal with what might happen next.
After waking up, Jingwan's energy was back. She only looked thin and not sick.
She drank a bowl of thick blood bird's nest porridge and changed her clothes. The color was not very fresh, but Jingwan was able to keep it down. She combed her hair into a simple bun and inserted a pair of hairpins. The hairpins were very delicate, as thin as a cicada's wings, and as light as the wings.
Jingwan led the etiquette instructor and Qing Zhu through a small door and entered her parents' courtyard. The courtyard she lived in now was very close to her parents' courtyard, so it was reserved for her three years ago.
Jingwan took a look at the courtyard. It really lived up to its name — — Falling Plum House. Plum trees could be seen everywhere in different postures. It was a pity that the winter plum blossoms had withered, and there were no spring plum blossoms in the courtyard, so she could not see their beauty.
However, in her previous life, Jingwan's main focus was flowers. She only needed to look at the trees to know what kind of plum blossoms were. According to the color, there were red plum blossoms, yellow plum blossoms, white plum blossoms, and a few rare green plum blossoms. For this place, these were already very rare. Especially rare treasures were really hard to come by.
"Third Young Lady, you're here. Master and Madam are waiting for you." The maidservant politely lifted the curtain. Although it was the first time she saw her, her appearance was very familiar, and she was full of smiles.
In this life, since she was born, she had been living in this kind of environment. No matter how uncomfortable she was, she had already adapted.
Jingwan nodded and walked in unhurriedly. There were quite a lot of people. Most likely, everyone in the second branch, except for her older brother, was present.
Because of her arrival, the original chatter and laughter suddenly stopped, and they all looked at her.
Jingwan's expression did not change. She directly knelt in front of Luo Rongyan and Madam Zhang. Madam Zhang originally wanted to support her, but after a pause, she sat back down.
Jingwan respectfully kowtowed. "I haven't been able to serve Father and Mother for several years. It's your daughter's fault for not being filial."
Luo Rongyan, who was originally calm, couldn't sit still anymore. He even helped Jingwan up before Zhang shi did, "My son is serving Old Madame to fulfill filial piety for his parents. How could he be unfilial? Old Madame also said that her health has been improving over the past few years. My son has contributed greatly to this. " Although they were father and daughter, Jingwan had already grown up. After Luo Rongyan helped her up, he naturally let go of her hand. Looking at his slender and elegant eldest daughter, he felt rather emotional. It was as if it was only yesterday that he had hugged and teased her.
"Isn't it only right to be filial to your grandmother? How can you talk about merits? I wonder how Father and Mother have been these years? "
"She's fine, she's fine." Mrs. Zhang didn't care about anything else. She pulled Jingwan to her side and sat down with her. "There's finally some color in your little face."
Jingwan smiled. Her mother, Mrs. Zhang, sometimes really made people speechless. Although she couldn't deny that she was a good mother, her kindness often didn't reach the point. When she shouldn't, she might be overflowing with motherly love. When she should be, she might not be in the right state. She would caress her hand as if she was comforting her and not say much about her own body. "Younger brothers and sisters, you've all grown up. This time, I brought some things to the capital. Once I've finished arranging them, I'll have someone send them to you. If you don't like them, just tell me. I'll definitely give you something you like."
"Who wouldn't like something given by Third Older Sister?" The seven or eight year old girl said with a smile.
In addition to her biological brother, Luo Jingbo, who ranked second among all the brothers, Jingwan also had two sisters and one younger brother. Luo Jingyou ranked fifth among the sisters, Luo Jingwei ranked ninth, and Luo Jingming ranked sixth among the brothers. They were thirteen, seven, and eleven years old respectively. The two sisters were born from the same mother — Concubine Ji, a concubine taken in from outside. The younger brother's birth mother was Concubine Ping, a servant who accompanied Mrs. Zhang when she married.
The remaining two only thanked her and didn't say anything else.
"Ninth Younger Sister's mouth is getting sweeter. Concubine Ji taught you well."
Concubine Ji hurriedly got up and said humbly, "This concubine doesn't dare to claim credit. It's all because Madame taught me well."
Jingwan smiled noncommittally and didn't say anything else. She turned to the third concubine and said, "I didn't know that our second branch had half a master."
Luo Rongyan coughed awkwardly. He always knew that his daughter didn't like concubines. She never said it out of consideration for him as her father, but sometimes it was quite obvious. In fact, he wasn't a lecherous person. However, this was a gift from above, so he couldn't refuse it. "This is Concubine Bai, who advanced a year ago."
Jingwan nodded and said, "Mother, Daughter sees that Concubine Bai's clothes are a bit old and her jewelry is a bit plain. Concubine Bai doesn't look much older than Daughter and is in the prime of her life. She should dress up prettily and be delicate. That way, everyone will be happy to see her, right? Give Concubine Bai a few more bolts of beautiful satin. Father shouldn't favor one and discriminate against the other. Our family doesn't lack that bit of money. "She glanced at the other two concubines.
As a man, Luo Rongyan was obviously a bit confused. They hadn't seen each other for three years. Did Wan Wan's personality change?
Madame Zhang looked at Concubine Bai and nodded in realization, "I was wondering why Concubine Bai looked a bit awkward. Wan Wan really has good taste. Feicui, go to my storeroom and pick out a few bolts of brighter satin for Concubine Bai. Concubine Ji and Concubine Ping should also send two bolts. "
Since Madame Zhang said so, the three concubines naturally hurriedly got up and thanked her.
As for Concubine Ji, who had always been fighting with Concubine Bai, not only did she not feel unhappy because Madame Bai received more satin, she was smiling on the surface and her heart was even more carefree. She didn't need to look to know what Madame Bai looked like.
Madame didn't care about matters, but she always had a stable position in Luo Rongyan's heart. That Concubine Ping, even if she gave birth to a son, she was still a wooden person. As such, she felt that she was someone who knew how to make trouble. As long as she didn't go overboard, her position in the second branch wasn't low. However, ever since Madame Bai came, relying on her youth and beauty, not only did she want to fight for Luo Rongyan's favor, she even wanted to suppress Madame Zhang. She carried the attitude of a virtuous and virtuous wife and mother. Those who didn't know would think that she was the legitimate Madame of the second branch. Madame Zhang might not have noticed, or perhaps she didn't care.
However, the Third Young Lady was different. The Third Young Lady gained wisdom early and was smart from a young age. She was steady, neither arrogant nor rash. Most of the time, she was like a little adult. Although she didn't like them concubines, she never made things difficult for them. If they didn't touch her bottom line, she would be too lazy to pay attention to you. She was a little cold to her younger brothers and sisters, but she was never harsh. When outside, she even protected them. Madame Bai's behavior obviously made her angry. The Third Young Lady had a good temper and treated people kindly, but when it came to dealing with someone, she was not the least bit careless. She didn't think that Madame Bai had the ability to go against the Third Young Lady.
Concubine Bai's hands were tightly clenched into fists in her sleeves. She had heard a lot about the Third Young Lady before, but they were all about her intelligence, filial piety, good temper and so on. She didn't take it to heart at all. Now she knew that her previous thoughts were very wrong. Concubine Ji might not count for anything, but the Third Young Lady might be her biggest opponent in the second branch.
Concubine Bai quietly raised her eyes to look at Jingwan. As a result, her eyes happened to meet with Jingwan's. That pair of eyes was very much like Ye's, faint and without any emotion. However, Concubine Bai felt that her thoughts had been seen clearly by her. She was very frightened and quickly lowered her eyes.
"Concubine Bai's complexion is not very good. Are you feeling unwell? Why don't we invite a doctor to take a look?"
"No need." Concubine Bai felt that she spoke a little too hastily. "Many thanks to the Third Young Lady. This concubine is fine. No need to trouble yourself."
"Your body is your own. If you endure it and don't say it, you will only suffer." Jingwan saw it clearly. Just now, she subconsciously stroked her belly again. Although she withdrew her hand very quickly, don't ask why she was so sensitive. In her previous life, the woman who intervened in her parents' marriage had a flat belly. She rushed to her mother and said that she was pregnant with her father's child. She didn't believe it, but her mother was sad. At that time, she heard her mother say that a pregnant woman's movements were always very careful, even unconsciously. "Mother, call a doctor. He can also take my pulse so that you can rest assured."
"That's right." Madam Zhang hurriedly said.
Luo Rongyan also nodded in agreement. "Madam Bai, you don't have to go against Wan Wan's good intentions."
What could Madam Bai say? No matter what she thought in her heart, she could only bow to Jingwan and thank her profusely.
The other people in the room might not feel anything, but Madam Zhang's nanny in charge and Madam Ji's eyes fell on Concubine Bai. They knew very well what kind of person the Third Young Lady was. She would not take the initiative to care for a concubine.
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