Miss, Mugen is one month older than you, hes not young anymore, its time for him to follow his father and gain some experience. Todays outing is a good thing, its because Xiao Jiang specially told his father that Mugen knows some characters, so he can be brought out to make use of it. I heard that they are following behind the steward, going to various nearby mansions to deliver gifts before the New Year. This task has face, and sometimes when encountering the master, they might even get rewarded.

  Jiang Wan looked at Mu Gens mother with a hint of joy in her heart, trying to maintain a calm demeanor on her face. She smiled slightly and lowered her head to gaze at the book on the table. Mu Gens mother was particularly delighted that her young son had received guidance from someone important, but her eyes still lingered on Jiang Wan. Following her gaze, she smiled and looked down at the table, seeing a book placed on it. With a serious expression, she asked Jiang Wan, "Miss, is this the book that Fourth Young Master Lian gave you today? Does he know you can read?"

  Jiang Wan looked at Mu Gen with a joyful expression, and added a hint of spring intention. She glanced at the book on the table, shook her head lightly and said: "Fourth Master Lian is worried that I am illiterate, so he specially sent me books to learn characters." Jiang Wan didnt mention it to Mu Gen, from their first meeting, she knew that Fourth Master Lian was disappointed with her ordinary appearance, because in the eyes of that young man, there was an uncontrollable loss.

  Young people are greedy for beauty, this is a common feeling. Jiang Wanru didnt lose hope in her heart towards Lian Jias fourth young master because of this. After all, she deeply understood that with her current situation in the Jiang family, Lian Jias fourth young master was her best choice for the future. Moreover, no matter how disappointed Lian Jias fourth young master was about this marriage, he still showed good manners on the surface as a noble familys son.

  From the small gifts he sent later, Jiang Wan could feel his efforts to make up for this marriage. When he came to the Jiangs house again to see Jiang Wan, he was very polite and courteous in front of her. He brought two small painting albums to Jiang Wan, which depicted everyday objects with corresponding single characters. As Jiang Wan flipped through the two albums in front of him, she looked up at the young mans helplessness and deeply felt that he did not want an illiterate wife from the bottom of his heart.

  Fourth Master Lian came over this time, and in front of the two maidservants sent by his mother, he deliberately pointed to the words on the two painting albums and asked Jiang Wanju. When he heard Jiang Wanju answer one by one, a young face flushed with pride as if teaching for the first time. The two maidservants sent by his mother saw that when Jiang Wanju answered the two practical painting albums, she would pause for a moment after answering each word, and they looked down on her in their hearts. They thought no one noticed, exchanged glances with each other, and raised their eyes to look at Jiang Wanju with disdain.

  Lian Siye naturally noticed the gaze of the two maidservants, and he became even more considerate and meticulous in pointing out the words on the painting album to Jiang Wanyu. Jiang Wanyu saw him behave this way, originally she thought about this marriage arrangement just going with the flow, without any expectations. Now seeing Lian Siyes protective actions, suddenly felt that future days, having such a person, maybe wont be too difficult, at least this person in front of her is quite sympathetic.

  Jiang Wanmu gazed at the recognition book on the table, thinking to herself that according to Lian Si Young Masters gift-giving rules, next time he came to the Jiang residence, eight or nine out of ten times he would give her a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Mu Gen Niang looked at Jiang Wanmu with some confusion and said in a soft voice: "Miss, why dont you find an opportunity to quietly tell Lian Si Young Master that you can recognize characters and write? I think if he knew these things, he would be very happy."

  Jiang Wanru was startled by her sudden words and quickly looked up at Mugen Niangqin, seeing her serious expression. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Wanru replied with a cautious tone, "Nanny, Ive been able to read and write since long ago. This matter, no matter what, can only be known by the four of you, and absolutely cannot be let out to a fifth person."

  "If this matter is exposed, the Jiang family will not let me live. Id rather die than have them find out. But among all of this, Young Master Wen Qi is the most innocent person. Hes still young and intelligent, and if he endures a few more years in the Jiang household, with his constantly growing talent, hell definitely have a bright future ahead of him. I wont let him die prematurely because of my own selfishness, teaching me to read and write in secret. If that happens, even as a ghost, I wont be able to rest in peace."

  Her face turned slightly pale as she listened to Jiang Wans serious tone. She whispered, "Miss, the three of us will never mention this matter to anyone else. We still hope that after you get married, your life will be better. As long as your life is good, our future lives will naturally be better too. Mr. Wen Qi is my familys benefactor who taught Muren how to read and write a few characters. Muren had already reminded me to say outside that he learned it out of curiosity by following others."

  Jiang Wanru felt a slight sense of relief in her heart, knowing that Mugen was a straightforward person who would listen to her reminders. She looked up at Mugens mother again and saw that although she spoke with a smile, her eyebrows and eyes betrayed her disappointment. Jiang Wanrus thoughts turned slightly, and she knew that the words she had just spoken were also for her own sake. As for the true intention of the gifts sent by the Fourth Young Master of the Lian family, she probably understood it somewhat in her heart. She only hoped to use this opportunity to make the young man look up to her.

  Jiang Wan looked at Mu Gen with a glance, not wanting her to get entangled in this matter. Smiling, she comforted her, saying: "Nanny, think about it, even if the Fourth Young Master of the Lian family has acquaintances outside, among those women, most of them must be more literate than me. This literacy and writing, speaking of which is not important for marriage, whats important is that both families can recognize this union. If the Fourth Young Master of the Lian family is such a shallow person, Id rather know it early on, so Ill know how to spend my future days."

  Mugennei listened to Jiang Wanyus words and saw the calm and resigned expression on her face. In her heart, she felt sorry for Jiang Wanyu, thinking that her young mistress was sensible and reasonable, with a strong sense of self-control, except for being slightly less beautiful, there was almost nothing wrong with her. However, after all these years of getting along, she also understood that Jiang Wanyu was a person who had her own thoughts and would think carefully before acting. When facing Jiang Wanyu, she often felt like she was facing an adult, not at all like a young girl of a few years old.

  Muguniang had been particularly convinced of Jiang Wanrus suitability over the years. Although everyone in the Jiang family thought that Jiang Wanru was a mismatch for Lian Fourth Young Master, only she felt that her own young mistress was well-suited to Lian Fourth Young Master, and it was Lian Fourth Young Masters good fortune to have obtained such a wonderful wife. No matter how much Muguniangs thoughts turned, Jiang Wanru remained unaware of them. She gently reminded her, saying: "Nanny, the contract for Jixiongs sale is in my hands, but his family members are actually born into the Jiang family. Next time you come, it would be better to keep it from her."

  Mugenniang was about to speak, but then she thought better of it and decided to trust Jiang Wantings words. She remembered what Jiang Wanting had said to her when she was four years old: "Nanny, I can only be stupid and not clever in order to grow up safely in the Jiang family." Mugenniang had also vaguely sensed over the past four years that the mistress of the Jiang family could only tolerate a Jiang Wanting who was like this.