(Lian Ang) At the same time he caught sight of Jiang Wanru, Lian Ang also saw a horse carriage following closely beside them. He saw a woman's hand stretching out from inside the carriage, about to pull open the window curtain. Lian Ang quickly withdrew his gaze and exchanged it for Lian Hao's smiling eyes. Smiling, he turned his head to look outside the window, only to see that the horse carriage had already drawn close beside them, with the opened window curtain revealing a small woman with a red face, looking towards their carriage.

  That young woman was beautiful, with a clear brow and bright eyes. When she first saw Lian Hua, she was stunned and stared at him blankly, unable to look away. Under Lian Hua's angry gaze, she seemed shy and timid, lowering her head before reluctantly looking up at him again. This made Lian Hua scowl at her in displeasure, pulling the curtains shut with a loud noise. He complained loudly to Lian Ang, "Brother, what's wrong with women these days? They all look like they've never seen a man before!"

  Lian Ang heard him say this and thought of the little pink face that had been looking at him. He smiled and shook his head, thinking that his younger brother was quite handsome and had always been able to attract the attention of some women since he was young. He smiled and said: "Listening to you, it seems like all the women in the world are staring at you without blinking. But I think there are still some women who don't stare at you." Lian Hao heard him say this and laughed, saying: "Big brother, big sister-in-law held my hand and wouldn't let go when they first met me that day."

  Lian Ang heard him say this, and thought about how on the second day after his own wedding, early in the morning, he was with his wife washing her hair, and just about to head to the main courtyard. Lian Hao, still young, came running over to find him, looking like he always did, with his hair loose. His wife saw his appearance, saw how close he was to Lian Ang, reached out and grabbed his hand, blushing as she said: "This younger sister is quite pretty, but having her hair down and running outside isn't good, I'll have someone help you do your hair." Lian Ang had originally thought that his wife was enchanted by his little brother, but hadn't expected that she would treat his own brother like a younger sister.

  At that time, he suppressed his smile and stopped her, saying: "Let go quickly, he is my youngest brother. He has a mischievous temper and every day early in the morning, he loves to come and disturb me." As soon as Lian Ang said this, the new bride immediately let go of Lian Hao's hand, and after a long time, her face turned red and she said: "It turns out that it is my brother-in-law, no wonder he looks so handsome." Lian Ang looked at his embarrassed wife, and without good intentions, pulled Lian Hao, who was laughing, helped him tie up his hair, patted him lightly and said: "Call sister-in-law." Lian Hao smiled and called out "sister-in-law". This matter spread to the king and queen. From then on, the people in the house thought about strictly controlling Lian Hao.

  Lian Ang stared at Lian Hao, nodding and saying: "Yes, your elder sister-in-law treats you like a mischievous little sister, not letting go. She thought she was the elder sister-in-law and also wanted to teach you some propriety as a woman." Lian Ang recalled his wife's explanation after the incident, her face red with embarrassment, and couldn't help but chuckle lightly. Lian Hao always felt somewhat unhappy when bringing up that matter from back then. From that morning on, their father thought he could no longer let him do as he pleased, ordering people to closely follow him everywhere.

  He looked at his elder brother and said, "At that time I was young and had scattered hair, so I didn't blame my sister-in-law for taking me as her younger sister. But it's really too much for my brother to be laughing at me on the side." Lian Ang smiled and looked at him, noticing that the car speed slowed down again. He heard the driver outside say, "Master, there is a traffic jam ahead. We need to slow down." Lian Ang said in a low voice, "Hmm." Lian Hao became somewhat anxious, opened the window and took a look outside, then said to Lian Ang, "Brother, it's not far, let's walk over." After he finished speaking, he lifted the car curtain and jumped out.

  Lian Ang followed him down from the horse carriage and saw that he was already instructing the coachman, "Wait for us outside the wine house later." Lian Ang and Lian Hua walked on the pedestrian path, his eyes gazing across the street, seeing Jiang Wanru chatting with her maid at this time, a smile on her face, completely different from her demeanor in the Wang Manor. Lian Ang glanced at Lian Hua beside him, seeing that he had not noticed the woman across the street. He smiled and listened to him say, "Brother, all of these people I've brought today are my good friends from daily life."

  Lian Ang saw his excited look and shook her head repeatedly. Her own younger brother had never been a worry-free person since childhood, always doing things that made the family unexpected. When he was 13 years old, out of curiosity, he ran to the outskirts of the city to watch the garrison recruit soldiers, saw others on stage drawing, and suddenly became excited and ran up to draw with them. As a result, the small general who recruited people took a fancy to him at first sight. If he had revealed his identity at that time, no one would have dared to recruit him into the army. He happened to take a liking to the young general, and immediately signed and pressed his fingerprint to decide to join the camp.

  He agreed to report to the campsite on the second day and returned home that day to tell his family about it. Lian Ang and Lian Xuan, two brothers, were the first to receive his notice, and both of them stared at their proud younger brother in unison. According to Wang Ye's idea, the eldest son should be a peaceful prince, the second son should be an idle literary man, and the youngest son, as long as he doesn't go astray and bring shame to the family, can do whatever he wants. That night, Wang Ye knew about his son's good deed and sighed lightly, saying: "You've chosen your own path, don't regret it, just do well." Lian Ang and Lian Xuan, however, knew that the candle in Wang Ye's study had not been extinguished all night.

  Lian Ang thought that Lian Hao still had two years of marriage, the woman from the Jiang family, whether in terms of appearance, knowledge or family background, was actually not worthy of their own younger brother. It's just that the Wang Fu was forced by Princess Ya Zheng to have no way out, and could only choose this path. Fortunately, Lian Hao, who had always been self-willed, couldn't stand Princess Ya Zheng's annoyance either, and when he heard about the marriage and the conditions, he immediately nodded in agreement.

  Lian Ang thought back to the recent days, Lian Hao began to feel curious about that woman, he rubbed his temples with a headache. He heard Shi Zi Fu Ren mention Jiang Wan Mu, saying that this woman was a gentle soul, two years later with her temperament, she wouldn't cling to Lian Hao and not let go. It's just that the younger brother of their own family had always been an unpredictable person. If that woman made him curious, without thoroughly understanding that woman, it's likely that in the end, it would be Lian Hao who wouldn't let go and allow others to leave.

  Lian Ang glanced at Lian Hao with interest, listening to him tell stories about his experiences in the garrison. He smiled and said, "Alright, later you can introduce me to your brothers." Lian Hao heard Lian Ang say this and nodded with a smile, "Yes. Big brother, my brothers are better than your friends. We take turns treating each other to meals when we're together. However, we can only afford to eat at the wine house on South Street. This time, thanks to big brother's influence, let's order a few more signature dishes for everyone to try."

  Lian Ang listened to Lian Hao's words, not minding the rough tone. Lian Hao, on the other hand, began to observe the passersby on the street, shaking his head and commenting in a low voice to Lian Ang: "Brother, look at these women, as soon as they see me, they stare at me like that. So far, except for my two sisters-in-law at home, only Jiang's stupid woman looks at me the same way she looks at others. I think she's a bit silly, but fortunately, she never bothers people. She's also out on the street today, who knows where she is wandering around now, and fortunately, she doesn't look good, so even if she's alone, she won't cause any trouble."

  Lian Ang now saw the door of the wine house not far away, he pretended not to hear Lian Hua's low voice. He quickened his pace forward, but was pulled back by Lian Hua, who exclaimed in surprise: "Big brother, that stupid woman is across the street." Lian Ang followed his gesture and looked over, only to see Jiang Wanru and her maid entering a fabric store. Lian Ang said to Lian Hua: "Wooden head, when women go shopping, they usually go to fabric stores to take a look. What's so strange about her going in there?"

  Jiang Wanru and Ji Yan entered the fabric store, saw new fabrics on the shelves, the shopkeeper smiled and settled the bill for the two customers, while the clerk was attending to a few other customers looking at the fabric samples. The two of them nodded to the shopkeeper and walked through the back door into the backyard. The yard wasn't particularly large, with only a big tree on one side, under which were placed a table and several old chairs. In the corner of the yard, after Woodroot's parents had cleaned up and added some soil, they recently planted vegetables, whose leaves were green and inviting.

  Muguniang was holding a clean dress in her hands, looked up and saw the two of them, happily put down the washbasin in her hand and said: "Come, miss, Jiyuan, you quickly sit in a quiet place to cool off for a while. I'll go get some water to wipe your face and hands." Jiyuan hurriedly stopped Muguniang who was about to busy herself, smiled and said: "Auntie, don't bother with us, we're family, I'll go fetch the water for miss to use."

  Jiang Wan smiled and glanced at Mugen Niangqin, looking at her pitiful appearance, and said with a smile: "Nanny, let Jiyuan take action, it's good that she starts to be filial to you now." Jiyuan blushed and ran away. Mugen Niangqin looked at Jiang Wan and advised: "Miss, Jiyuan is thin-skinned, don't tease her." Jiang Wan listened and immediately hung her head in distress, shaking her body and sighing softly: "Nanny has a daughter-in-law now, so she doesn't want me anymore." Mugen Niangqin hurried over to pull her and said: "Miss, don't be sad, I didn't mean that. I just think she's thin-skinned and worry that she won't dare go out with you in the future."

  Jiang Wanru smiled and lifted her face, saying to Mugen Niang: "Niang, I'm not sad, I'm happy that you like Jiyu, it's best for all of us to get along harmoniously from now on." Mugen Niang listened to her words, glanced at her, thought for a moment, and gently patted her on the back, saying with emotion: "Miss, you've grown up, you're capable. Just treat us as before. But remember, you're not alone, we're here too. Although your uncle and I are not talented, we have four hands willing to work hard, so whenever you come home in the future, no matter what happens, there will always be food for you."

  Ji Yan brought water over, saw the smile on Jiang Wanru's face, and looked at Mu Gen Niang who was happily talking to Jiang Wanru. She said: "Good, you like to eat the flat bean meat I cooked last time, I'll go prepare it now, and we can have lunch soon. Fang Zheng likes to eat my stewed vegetable tendon, Ji Yan likes to eat..." Mu Gen Niang walked away happily, and Jiang Wanru started washing her hands with the water brought by Ji Yan. Ji Yan took the dirty water to pour out, and then she went to the courtyard, picked up the basin of clean clothes, and started hanging them up to dry one by one. Ji Yan came over, looked under the drying rack, and saw Jiang Wanru calmly drying clothes.

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