On New Year's Eve, large families would worship their ancestors during the day. As the saying goes, filial piety comes first, and the Marquis Mansion was no exception. In the afternoon, the Marquis led everyone in the family to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors. The Dongfang family used to have a prosperous population, but later
The clansmen dispersed, and now only Dongfang Yuan and his family are in Linyang City, so they are the only ones worshiping at the ancestral hall.
After the ancestor worship was over, the family sat around the dining room in the front yard. The person in charge was naturally the Marquis Dongfang Yuan, with his son and daughter-in-law on his right, and the three ladies on his left. Su Wan sat behind Dongfang Jing.
They formed a circle and looked harmonious.
Last New Year's Eve, Dongfang Lin was away on business, and Dongfang Ye was unwell, so the New Year's Eve was deserted. This year, both sons were present and there was an eldest daughter-in-law, so it was naturally different from previous years.
This was the first time Liu Yun had dinner with everyone since she came in. Naturally, everyone's eyes were more focused on her. Seeing her eating with her head lowered and polite, they couldn't find anything wrong with her.
"Ye'er's complexion seems to have improved a lot." It was the eldest lady Ling Lan who started the conversation, and the topic naturally revolved around Dongfang Ye's body. She had visited him once before, and Liu Yun indeed took good care of him.
In addition, as the new year was approaching, she didn't have much time, so she never went to Qingfeng Garden again.
"Aunt Lao Lan is thinking about him." Only when Dongfang Ye answered Ling Lan did his eyes show a little warmth. This aunt who had raised him as her biological son since childhood was one of the people who really cared about him.
"When will you go back to Mu Mansion to pay New Year's greetings? You have been sick in bed since you married Liu Yun. Now that you are better, you should go back with her." Dongfang Marquis said it was human nature. At that time, he was suffering from old illnesses.
If he didn't go back with her, and now if he doesn't go back during the New Year, it would be easy for people to criticize the Hou Mansion for not understanding the rules.
"I have told my family that I will go back on the second day of the new year." Liu Yun raised his head slightly, frowned, and replied in a low voice.
It was rare to see Liu Yun with such a low eyebrow, so Dongfang Ye raised the corner of his mouth slightly. It seemed that he had really underestimated Liu Yun. He didn't expect that she would be able to play the role of a well-educated and sensible lady.
"Have you prepared all the etiquette? That girl Mo Li knows the rules. If Qingfeng Yuan is not enough, let her go to your Aunt Lan." The Marquis' voice sounded again, as majestic as before.
"Yes, my wife has remembered it." Liu Yun nodded while carefully serving Dongfang Ye.
This has been the habit of the two of them. Although Dongfang Ye is in better health now, Liu Yun feels that he should eat something light, so he always pays special attention to his diet.
Ling Lan was also satisfied to see her being so considerate and attentive. She loved Dongfang Ye and naturally hoped that he would marry a well-behaved and obedient wife. Although Liu Yun's status was high, seeing how attentive she was to him was quite satisfying.
It was also somewhat relieved.
Liu Yun raised his head slightly and glanced at Dongfang Ye, sighing secretly in his heart. Sure enough, Hou Men's sentence is as deep as the sea. Looking at the reunion dinner on this table, there was no warm atmosphere, and his speech was quite rigorous.
You can see what it looks like on a daily basis.
However, Liu Yun was not familiar with Dongfang Ye like this. Mo Li had told her before that the young master in front of their young lady was a flesh and blood man, while the young master in the Hou Mansion was indifferent and almost cold.
Bo people seem to be somewhat trustworthy now.
"I have heard many rumors about the legitimate daughter of the Hou family, and today is the first time I saw her. Brother Ye really hides Sister Liuyun very closely." Su Wan said gently, breaking the silence.
Brother Ye? Liu Yun glanced at Dongfang Ye. He was eating the food she gave him without looking away, as if he hadn't heard Su Wan speak at all.
On the other side, Dongfang Ye was indifferent to the end, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he concealed it with an uneasy smile.
"Of course, the eldest brother has worked hard to marry his sister-in-law." Dongfang Jing chuckled and said something, and immediately received a blow from Dongfang Ye, and immediately lowered his head to eat without daring to speak again.
"Oh, why are you thinking so hard?" Madam Bai Ruoyan seemed to suddenly become interested, leaning her head and smiling lightly, "The eldest young master is not in good health, but I haven't seen him care about anything else before.
The master was also worried that the eldest young master has reached the age to get married but has yet to get married, but unexpectedly, the eldest young master has already taken care of everything."
These words were a way to bury Dongfang Ye first and then show off, and to get married with the imperial edict, implying that he did not take everyone in the Hou family, especially the Marquis, in his eyes.
"Isn't that good? It saves us a lot of effort." Dongfang Ye's voice was extremely cold, indifferent, as if a breeze was blowing by. He didn't even raise his head when he spoke, and he didn't know whether it was a kind of disdain or a kind of disdain.
Contempt, no one could see the emotion in his eyes anyway.
After encountering such a soft nail, Bai Ruoyan had no choice but to point the finger at Liu Yun again: "There must be something extraordinary about the young lady that makes our eldest young master never forget her. I don't know when you met.
of?"
In fact, everyone was curious about this question, but Bai Ruoyan took the initiative to bring it up, but her words made the Marquis and the First Lady frown slightly, as if Liu Yun was deliberately seducing Dongfang Ye.
"Liu Yun has nothing special about him. Being favored by the young Marquis is a blessing gained from his previous life. Aunt Bai should not bury Liu Yun." As he spoke, Liu Yun's cheeks turned slightly red.
A shy look.
This actually made Su Wan and Bai Ruoyan, who had investigated the eldest daughter of the Mu family earlier, frown. Why was the rumored eldest daughter of the Mu family completely different from the shy and gentle woman in front of them?
"Aunt Bai should pay more attention to the second brother's marriage." Dongfang Ye betrayed Dongfang Lin without any loyalty, adhering to the principle that a dead Taoist friend should never die a poor Taoist.
Seeing that everyone's focus had shifted, Liu Yun couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, dealing with this group of people who were like people was really tiring. No wonder Dongfang Ye said he was sick and couldn't leave the house all day long.
This must have been the case for her. Now that she saw this group of women with Xu and Snake Tail, she suddenly realized that her father's wives and concubines were really insignificant and not worth mentioning at all.
Look at this paragraph, every sentence is full of hidden meanings, puns, and Liu Yun secretly thought, Fortunately, the three children born to Mr. Hou are all sons, otherwise the daughter who grew up in this kind of family, tsk tsk, wouldn’t know.
What should it look like?
Everyone's targets moved away, but one person's eyes always fell on Dongfang Ye and Liu Yun. This person was Su Wan. She had always been sensitive, so she could naturally feel the deep affection between the two of them.
She still remembered Dongfang Ye's heartless words to her that day and his back chasing her.
She pursed her lips and smiled lightly, but the hand holding the cup was squeezed tightly. She growled secretly in her heart, Mu Liuyun, I won't let you be so happy. No one can get what I can't get.
[Author's digression]: This chapter is a bit confusing to write. All the women in the Hou Mansion are not economical...