The two of them walked out of the courtyard gate, followed by the young servants and maids. As they left the courtyard gate, they headed in the direction of the side courtyard, where they ran into Jiang Wan-yi and her sister Jiang Wan-xian. The two sisters were both wearing large red embroidered flower-patterned brocade dresses, only Jiang Wan-yi's flowers were as bright and vibrant as sunlight, while Jiang Wan-xian's flowers were a bit more subdued. Lian Zi-mo glanced at the pair of sisters, his gaze stopping on Jiang Wan-yi in her bright red dress, looking up to her elegant face with a smile, his eyes flashing for an instant.

  Jiang Wanxi's eyes gazed at Jiang Wanyi, again attracting people's attention. In her heart, she secretly resented her own clothes, thinking that standing next to her more beautiful sister, she could only serve as a foil to her sister's beauty. However, her mouth curved into a smile as she greeted Lian Zimo: "Fourth Master Lian, my sister and I were taking a stroll here, and unexpectedly ran into you again, visiting Third Sister."

  Jiang Wan-yi heard this and looked at her with a slight frown, then smiled and said to Lian Zi-mo: "Zi-mo brother, my elder sister is straightforward in nature, you don't need to mind what she says." Only then did Lian Zi-mo look straight at Jiang Wan-xuan, smile and nod at her, before turning back to Jiang Wan-yi and asking: "Wan-yi sister, when are you going to the Imperial Academy?"

  Jiang Wanxi's eyes met Lian Zimo's gaze, and when his eyes swept past her, she lifted her slender hand to gently stroke her thick, black hair. A joyful smile spread across her face. Meanwhile, Lian Zimo had turned to talk to Jiang Wanyi, who was laughing as he said: "Brother Zimo, I'm getting older, my elder brother is away from home, and my younger sisters are still young. My mother has kept me at home to learn domestic skills and needlework, so I won't be able to attend the imperial academy anymore. In the future, when you come to visit my third sister, I hope you can also give me some guidance."

  Jiang Wanxiang shot a glance at Lian Zimo, then looked at Jiang Wanyu who was lowering her head. Seeing no one paying attention to her, Jiang Wanxiang smiled and said to Jiang Wanyu: "Third sister, at the Spring Festival gathering, everyone praised Lian Sisheng and Eldest Miss as a talented couple." Jiang Wanyu didn't even lift her head, just continued walking with her head down. Instead, it was Lian Zimo who overheard and turned his face to Jiang Wanxiang with great displeasure: "Second Miss Jiang, this kind of idle chatter, for the sake of your sister's good reputation, you shouldn't say such things."

  Jiang Wanru heard Lian Zimo call Jiang Wanyi "little sister", and she felt an uncontrollable joy in her heart, thinking that Lian Si Shao loved to call people "little sister". When Jiang Wanyin said something with a hint of meaning, Jiang Wanru pretended not to hear it, as she couldn't compete with Jiang Wanyi in anything. She thought that by talking to herself, she could stir up trouble and gain some face. When Jiang Wanru heard Lian Zimo's words, she slightly raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Wanyin, saying: "Big sister is beautiful, and Brother Lian is talented, he helped me write a letter."

  Jiang Wanmu's words made Jiang Wanyi secretly delighted, glancing at Lian Zimo. Even his own silly sister knew she was beautiful. Lian Zimo was pleased to see that Jiang Wanmu looked a bit foolish, but after hearing her words, he realized she was even more foolish than he thought. He smiled and said to Jiang Wanmu, "Wanmu, you can't praise me like this in the future, it's not good for people to hear." Jiang Wanmu nodded and said, "Yes, I won't say that Brother Lian is talented from now on."

  Jiang's sisters accompanied Lianzi Mo out of the side door, with Jiang Wanyi discussing "the way that can be spoken, and the way that cannot be spoken" on the road. Jiang Wanxian followed closely behind them, occasionally chiming in a sentence or two, making it quite lively. Jiang Wanjun walked at the end, watching the three people in front of her with some amusement. After Lianzi Mo got into his carriage, Jiang Wanyi said to him: "Brother Lian, next time you come to see my third sister, just go through the main gate. Mother is busy and hasn't paid attention to this. I've already made arrangements with the doorman."

  Lian Zimo's car, the dust it raised, gradually disappeared into the distance. The three Jiang sisters were still standing at the side gate, and Jiang Wanyi sighed and said: "I rarely come to the side gate, now looking from here, it has a different charm compared to the front gate." Outside the side gate, directly opposite, was the high wall of another family's courtyard. Further away, it was an extremely desolate road. Jiang Wanxian nodded and said: "Elder sister is right, compared to the hustle and bustle in front of the main gate, this place looks more profound."

  Jiang Wanru only felt that two carefree young ladies were standing here, pretending to be worried, while she was standing in this empty space, being blown by the cold wind between the two walls. It blew her head into a headache. She turned around and walked towards the side door, but then heard Jiang Wanyan calling out from behind: "Stupid girl, I and big sister are helping you see off the guest, and we're still talking, yet you don't even mention thanks before turning back." Jiang Wanyi was persuading from behind, saying: "Wanyan, she's a fool, why take offense at her? Forget it, let's go back. I have a lot of things to do starting tomorrow."

  Summer has passed halfway, after the college entrance examination, Lian Zimo passed the second test. The courtyard door of Jiang Wanru, which had been deserted for some days, became lively again. Jiang's eldest sister's mouth was concerned, and every two days, she would meet at the courtyard door to exchange words. Yuexiu conveyed Eldest Sister's words to Jiyu, then to Jiang Wanru's ears. Although Jiang Yiyi only got a single "en" from Jiang Wanru, she won the praise of the maids by her side. Everyone praised her as a good elder sister, but unfortunately, the younger sister was too foolish and didn't know how to get close to her elder sister.

  When Lian Zimo came to see Jiang Wanting again, his expression and eyes were both in a daze. His gaze swept over the petite Jiang Wanting and shifted towards the slender and lovely Jiang Wanyi standing at the gate with a pink face. The delicate pink dress with embroidered flowers on it matched her delicate pink complexion, making Jiang Wanyi as captivating as a flower bud.

  Jiang Wan-yi stood at the gate of the courtyard, smiling and saying like a skylark: "Congratulations, Brother Zi-mo." Zi-mo's face was filled with joy, his eyebrows curved upwards as he said to Jiang Wan-yi: "Sister Wan-yi has lost weight, I heard you're in charge at home now. You must be very busy, yet you still came over to take care of your sister. You're really too kind and considerate."

  She glanced at Jiang Wanru, who was lowering her head in the courtyard, and smiled: "She is my sister, a bit dull since childhood, I should take care of her more. Brother Zi Mo just finished his exam and remembered to come see her, this elder sister is very moved."

  Lian Zimo glanced at Jiang Wanyu, who was slightly taller than him, and smiled at Jiang Wanyi: "She has grown a bit taller over the past few months. It seems that sister Wanyi has put in some effort." Jiang Wanyu heard this and gritted her teeth for a moment, silently cursing "This kid must have been stupid from reading too many books, I'm like this because I'm growing taller, whether or not I put in effort, it's not going to stop me from growing taller!" She looked up at Lian Zimo and saw the bright color in his eyes, suddenly feeling that she was the real fool. The couple in front of her were clearly a loving pair, with him being romantic and her being gentle, and they were using her as an excuse to talk to each other.