"(Bitterly reading books) Glancing at Jiang Wanru's listless expression, she lowered her voice and said: "My mother has been keeping you locked up in the courtyard for so long, and I couldn't speak up for you to plead your case. Because if I spoke up, she would be even angrier with you. I think you've always been very obedient, even when you went out of the mansion, no one knew you were the third young madam of the Wang estate. It's just that Mingyu and Mingtou, those two maidservants, talked too much, which led to my mother misdirecting her anger at you. I was thinking..."

  Lian Hao said up to here and lowered his head, with a look of difficulty on his face, as if he didn't know how to continue speaking. His face turned slightly red, and the base of his ears also showed a faint red color. Lian Hao hadn't finished speaking when Jiang Wanru already understood the meaning behind his words. It turned out that he felt uneasy about the queen's actions, which was why he spoke in such an awkward manner, switching between good and bad words. Jiang Wanru suppressed her smile and continued to ask: "You feel guilty towards me, and your heart feels unpeaceful?"

  Lian Hao raised his head and looked at Jiang Wanru, nodding and saying: "I'll take you out of the mansion, where do you want to go play? I'll accompany you. If we need to leave the city, I'll go with you too. The flowers in the Lin family's villa outside the city are blooming beautifully, even earlier than those in the capital. Aren't women fond of admiring flowers? I'll take you there to see them together. Besides, there's a great horse ranch outside the city. In a few days, we can leave the mansion early and rent two horses. I'll teach you how to ride, and the feeling of galloping freely is very good, it can broaden one's horizons." Lian Hao had an expression as if he wanted to present Jiang Wanru with the most beautiful things.

  Jiang Wanru carefully observed his expression, seeing that his eyes were clear and without any hidden meaning. As she listened to those words, her heart slightly stirred, and the things he said seemed to move people's spirits. However, when she thought about reality, whether it was the horse farm or the flowers outside the city, going out with Lian Hua would be equivalent to seeking death in the eyes of the Wang Fu crowd. Lian Hua was someone they cherished, while she was just a weed under their feet. Jiang Wanru looked at Lian Hua's expectant gaze and knew that this was a matter of life and death. Yet, she couldn't hurt him because of it; after all, she would still be the sinner in the eyes of the Wang Fu.

  Jiang Wanru turned over many words in her mind, but couldn't find a suitable sentence to decline his good intentions. She lowered her head, with an obvious anxious and forceful thinking expression. This made Lian Hao laugh out loud, he laughed and said: "Wanru, take your time, don't rush, if we're late, we can't go outside the city, but we can play inside the city. There are also great places inside the city. If you like quiet places, we can go to Tea Residence One Treasure." Jiang Wanru directly wanted to knock herself dead, this slow one-minute refusal, and more things came out.

  Jiang Wanmu thought that since she was going to offend someone anyway, it was better to speak up early and avoid more trouble later. She looked up at Lian Hao and said: "Third Master, I appreciate your kindness..." Just then, a voice from outside reported: "Third Master, Third Madam, Mingyu has arrived." This allowed Jiang Wanmu to breathe a sigh of relief. She looked at Lian Hao's gloomy face and said in a low voice: "Third Master, it seems that Mingyu has something to say. Let her come in and speak." Lian Hao nodded slightly and coldly said: "Come in."

  Mingyu, dressed in a bright purple robe, smiled and entered the room, bowing to Lianhao and Jiang Wanru who were sitting at the table. "Third Master, Third Madam, I've come to pay my respects. Cloud Miss has arrived to visit the Crown Prince's wife and young master. The Princess asked me to invite Third Master to join as a guest." This was the first time Jiang Wanru had heard that the Crown Prince's wife's cousin was surnamed Yun. Her mind quickly ran through the list of prominent families mentioned by Chu Xiao. The Yun family was one of the most prestigious families in the Ning dynasty, and although their sons had not been making a good name for themselves in recent years, there were still one or two who stood out, ensuring that the Yun family's reputation did not decline.

  Lian Hao's face clearly showed joy when he heard Ming Yu's words, and he smiled saying: "Is Miss Yun here with her family?" Ming Yu nodded smiling: "I heard she came with Young Master Yun. The princess said to ask Third Master to hurry up, can't keep the guest waiting." Lian Hao stood up after hearing this, turned his head to look at Jiang Wanru and said: "Wanru, let's go out again another day. Young Master Yun is a rare person to meet, I'll go see him first." Jiang Wanru also stood up and said: "Third Master, the main matter is urgent, those are small matters."

  Ming Yu's face was filled with a curious expression as she sized up the two people. Just then, Lian Xiao had quickly walked outside and hastily threw out a sentence: "Congratulations to Third Madam on being able to leave the hospital. Yun Miss is the most gentle and refined young lady from a prestigious family that I have ever seen." Jiang Wanmu smiled to herself, thinking that there were several families whose daughters, before they got married, weren't gentle and refined like jade. Lian Zi Mo's wife, Jiang Wanyi, was known as a virtuous and capable woman in the capital city back then, but her reputation over the years was said to be not much different from that of a shrew.

  The Jiang family had once been tireless in using their youth to easily destroy their own reputation. However, they treated Jiang Wan-yi with great care and consideration. At that time, they didn't consider Jiang Wan-yu at all, but instead chose to help Jiang Wan-yi have a good marriage by marrying her off to Lian Zi-mo. A young and promising youth, a gentle and kind-hearted girl, the two had feelings for each other, it should have been a beautiful marriage, yet from the start, it was destined to be tumultuous.

  Jiang Wanting had seen Lian Zimu, the mother of Lian's eldest son, in the Wang mansion. She seemed like a gentle and amiable woman. It was said that she usually treated her eldest son and daughter-in-law with great care, often sending them several beautiful and docile maids. Jiang Wanting glanced at her from afar, seeing her smiling face as she chatted with Jiang Wanting's brother. Over the past year or so, Jiang Wanting had heard these rumors and often felt that fate was playing tricks on people. The Lian family had quietly taken Jiang's most beautiful and talented daughter and almost made her stand in line to become a shrew.

  Jiang Wan listened carefully to these things, secretly shocked by the means of Subei's mother. At that time, it was said that she was delighted with the marriage and had even smiled in front of Mrs. Jiang, saying "Zimo is just lucky to have a virtuous wife like Wan Yi." However, time is a knife that kills pigs, and Zimo's tolerance as the eldest son by a concubine and Jiang Wan's pride as the eldest daughter gradually returned to their true nature over time, with tolerance no longer being tolerated and pride continuing to be proud.

  Jiang Wanmu thought of Jiang Wanyi, and her heart felt indescribable. She had never blamed her, just as someone said, perhaps the woman who snatched away the man with a wavering heart beside you when you were young is the greatest benefactor for your future happiness. Jiang Wanmu didn't think that Jiang Wanyi was her benefactor either, but rather felt that the good man she had wanted to marry had been wronged by her pride. Maybe it could be said that they had wronged each other, and even Zi Mo, who had made no progress in his studies over the years, spent more time dealing with household chores than external matters.

  Jiang Wanru thought of Yun Xiaojie, who was mentioned by Ming Yu, and couldn't help but laugh as she untied the threads on her shoes. The queen had already begun to plan for Lianhao's second wife, and Yun Xiaojie would likely be the best candidate for the position of Lian San's future wife. This arrangement wouldn't be temporary, but rather a lifelong one. It was unclear what the Yun family thought about letting their daughter marry into the Lian family as a concubine. However, judging from the situation, it seemed that both families had secretly communicated and were proceeding with the matter in perfect harmony. As Jiang Wanru thought about these messy affairs, she suspected that Lianhao was also one of the people in the know.

  "Madam, Ming Tong is requesting an audience." Jiang Wanru heard the announcement and listened to the footsteps outside the door. She thought that after the seclusion, the best thing was that Ming Yu and Ming Tong would no longer rush in like before. She said aloud, "Come in." Ming Tong smiled as he entered, bowed to Jiang Wanru who was sitting at the desk, and said, "Madam, I haven't come to visit you for days, and my heart feels uneasy about it. Now I've come to chat with you, do you have time?"

  "Sit down," she said, pointing to the stool beside the table. Ming Tong sat down and looked at Jiang Wan's hands, which were still unraveling the thread. "Let me do it for you, madam," he offered. Jiang Wan smiled and shook her head. "I'll do it myself. You can talk freely; no one comes in or out of here." Ming Tong twisted his hands nervously and asked, "Madam, do you know that Ming Yu followed the master to meet Cloud Xiaojie?" Jiang Wan nodded. "Ming Yu said Cloud Xiaojie is warm and gentle, a mistress who knows how to treat people."

  Ming Tong smiled lightly and then fell silent again, lowering her head. Jiang Wan saw her expression and secretly sighed, thinking that she had never wanted to be a confidante, this kind of subtle work was not something she could do. The room was quiet for a long time before Ming Tong finally looked up and saw Jiang Wan calmly unraveling the thread in her hand. She asked: "Madam, aren't you worried at all? Yun Xiaojie is the younger sister of the eldest young master's wife, Master has seen her several times, and they can always talk for a few sentences."

  Jiang Wanmu's face was filled with a strange expression, and she stopped what she was doing, looking at Ming Tuo who was smiling faintly. "Third Master has his own ideas, this kind of thing, one is willing to hit and the other is willing to be hit, we outsiders worrying about it is useless. If Third Master can get a beauty by his side, he'll be happy, it's a good thing, you should all be happy for him." Ming Tuo looked at Jiang Wanmu who didn't seem to understand what she was saying, gritted her teeth and said in a low voice: "Miss Yun will absolutely not come to be Master's concubine, madam, she'll definitely take your place."

  Jiang Wanmu couldn't help but feel a pang of regret that Yun Xiaojie hadn't seized this opportunity earlier. She gazed at Mingtong's anxious face and said in a low voice, "What are you worried about? Even if she snatches my position, she won't take yours or Mingyu's place by force. You're just changing to a new mistress; who knows, this one might even reward you heavily, unlike our current master who never gives rewards." Jiang Wanmu was known throughout the Wang estate for being stingy with her silver and rarely giving out rewards.

  As soon as she heard Jiang Wan's words, she stretched out her hand and pulled up her sleeve, revealing a jade bangle on her wrist. She said to Jiang Wan: "This was given to me by Yunzi when I met her outside the Wang princess's residence. I knew it was a very valuable gift, but I had to accept it despite my repeated refusals. Madam, I know you won't tell me the truth, and neither will I. After being together for over a year, there are things I've done wrong to you, so please forgive me for my helplessness. I know you're a kind-hearted person who thinks about the long-term. I came to find you just to ask you to point out a clear path for me."

  I recommend two books, you can go take a look: "Xian Yu Liang Yuan" Is she actually transmigrated or reincarnated? Coming to this world, her trash-like talent makes every step difficult. Without strength, she doesn't even have the qualifications to be an ant, so what's left is to fight and level up, first become strong. Even if it's just raising flowers and planting fields, she can still become a celestial being

  "Old Age Leftover Immortal" Master, don't be afraid, the disciple loves you. Author: Wei Luo Xuan Xuan (If you like this work, welcome to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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