Shen Ruyun was very impatient.
Her current status is different from the past. If Shen Yurong had not won the first place in the imperial examination and had not become a secretary of the imperial court, she should have married last year and married the son of the owner of a tavern in Yanjing City. Even such a marriage would be considered climbing up status.
However, since Shen Yurong won the first place in the imperial examination and was appointed as a secretary of the imperial court by Emperor Hong Xiao, Shen Ruyun's status has also risen steadily. Shen Yurong has a promising future and is a young talent. In addition, Shen Ruyun also knows that now that Shen Yurong has won the favour of Princess Yongning, their Shen family will be even more valuable in the future. Not to mention the son of the Tavern owner, even the son of an ordinary official, Shen Ruyun does look down on him.
Shen Ruyun has someone in her heart, that is, Zhou Yanbang, the famous handsome man in Yanjing City, the son of Ningyuan Hou. In the past, Shen Ruyun could only look at him silently in her heart. Zhou Yanbang was the cloud in the sky, and she, Shen Ruyun, was the mud on the ground. But now it is different. The change of status makes Shen Ruyun know that she is also qualified to stand beside Zhou Yanbang and become Zhou Yanbang's wife.
It's just that Ningyuan Hou Zhou Yanbang has been engaged since he was a child, that is, the daughter of the current Prime Minister, Miss Jiang Er. But Miss Jiang Er is vicious and killed her stepbrother at a young age. The Ningyuan Hou family naturally cannot let such a vicious lady enter the house, but they can't call off the marriage, so the marriage is still counted, and the candidate for marriage has changed from Second Miss Jiang to Third Miss Jiang.
People in Yanjing City talked about this matter with relish, but no one thought that there was anything wrong with Miss Jiang Er's marriage being replaced, and no one spoke up for Miss Jiang Er, because if it were them, they would also choose the beautiful Third Miss Jiang instead of the fierce and vicious Miss Jiang Er.
Today is the coming-of-age ceremony of Third Miss Jiang, Jiang Youyao, and everyone knows it well. Once Jiang Youyao reaches the age of coming-of-age, her marriage with Ningyuan Hou's son will be imminent.
Shen Ruyun came here with her mother to see what Zhou Yanbang's unmarried wife looked like because she was unwilling to accept the fate. She even changed into bright clothes to surpass Jiang Youyao.
The people who came here to watch the ceremony either wanted to curry favour with Jiang Yuanbo or to be on good terms with Jiang Yuanbo, so they would not lose face for Jiang Youyao. The noble ladies all wore plain clothes so as not to steal the show, but Shen Ruyun looked very eye-catching here.
Ji Shuran also saw Shen Ruyun's behaviour and was unhappy, but she had heard Jiang Yuanbo mention that the current Zhongshu Sheren Shen Yurong's future achievements should not be underestimated, and it would be best if he could be won over. Ji Shuran then still acted cheerful and generous, responding to the compliments of the noble ladies.
A woman who was on good terms with Ji Shuran said, "I heard that the second young lady of the mansion also returned to Yanjing a few days ago. I wonder if she will attend the ceremony today."
"Of course she will." Ji Shuran smiled and said, "She is probably still dressing up now, so she came a little late." Her words carried some meaning that Jiang Li was disobedient.
Sure enough, after this was said, the ladies around cast sympathetic eyes on Ji Shuran. Some of them were more direct and said, "This second young lady has not returned to Yanjing for a long time. I don't know how much she remembers about Yanjing's rules. She was too young to be disciplined at the beginning, but now..." She didn't finish her words, but the rest of the meaning was self-evident.
Ji Shuran sighed at the right time. Jiang Yu'e, who was sitting next to Yang, rolled her eyes and said, "Originally, the second sister could not catch up with the third sister's coming-of-age ceremony, but something happened in the nunnery where she stayed last month. I don't know why, but my uncle asked someone to bring the second sister back."
Jiang Yu'e's words were a bit incomplete, but the noble lady beside her had another meaning. The lady who first spoke to Ji Shuran said softly, "I think the second young lady in the mansion is capable."
It was hinted that Jiang Li was able to return to Yanjing because she had gone through a lot of trouble. She was a scheming person and difficult to deal with.
Madam Liu listened to these ladies talking on the side and wanted to defend Jiang Li. However, there were too many people who agreed. All the people who came to Jiang's house to watch the ceremony were on good terms with Ji Shuran. She was afraid that even if she was talking, no one would listen, and it might even cause trouble for Jiang Li.
Jiang Yu'e saw Ji Shuran's lips curled up slightly, and she was also proud in her heart. Their third house has never been valued in the Jiang Mansion. She is the daughter of a bastard. With only Yang and Jiang Yuanxing, she will never make a name for herself in this life. It is better to please this aunt. People know, the Ji family still has a favoured Lipin in the palace. If Ji Shuran is pleased, even if she eats some leftovers, it is also good.
Jiang Yuyan is not as smart as Jiang Yu'e, sitting next to Yang in a dull manner. Yang was angry about her daughter's ugly flattery of Ji Shuran, but she had to let Jiang Yu'e do so.
Lu was far away from them, sitting aside, with a sneer on her lips, as if she looked down on Jiang Yu'e's behaviour.
As they were talking, the coming-of-age ceremony was about to begin.
Jiang Yuanbo and Ji Shuran stood up and stood in the courtyard, on the steps on the east side. The guests stood outside the courtyard, and the official stood on the west steps holding a copper tray.
Jiang Youyao came slowly, surrounded by her maids.
Today, for the ceremony, Jiang Youyao wore a scarlet long dress with large sleeves and a double bun, which was convenient for her to tie up her hair later. She was born charming and romantic, and the unique fragrance of a young girl made everyone present feel beautiful. Jiang Yuanbai raised her since she was a child, making her exquisite like pearls and jade. And such bright colours immediately made her very distinctive among the guests.
Beauty is compared, and Shen Ruyun also wore bright clothes, but no matter her pampered temperament or beauty, she was far inferior to Jiang Youyao.
Young Jiang Bingji also came to watch the ceremony, sitting next to Old Madam Jiang, shouting: "Third sister is so beautiful!"
Jiang Youyao was happy to hear this, and she smiled instantly. In the morning light, she smiled, bright and charming, very charming, and made people stare at her.
Everyone was stunned.
Jiang Youyao was very proud and happy when she saw this scene. She was about to speak when she suddenly realized something was wrong. The guests' eyes passed her.
Are they looking behind her?
What's behind her?
Jiang Youyao turned around in confusion and looked up to see a graceful girl walking slowly towards her.
The girl came from the other side of the courtyard. There were many flowers and trees in the courtyard of the Jiang family. She brushed the flowers and willows along the way, but made people feel soft and fragrant for no reason.
Unlike Jiang Youyao, who was bright and beautiful, this girl only wore a light duck blue skirt. There was not even a single embroidered flower on the skirt. It was extremely plain. Her long hair was as black as ink, and a small bunch of hair was tied up with a green jade hairpin of the same colour.
Her face was white, her eyes were clear, and the gentle smile on her lips was as bright as the colour of her long skirt.
Not bright enough, but smart and transparent. If Jiang Youyao was a jewel, she was an unpolished jade.
Unpolished, there was no need to polish it.
Jiang Youyao's breath was choked, and her nails almost pinched into her palm.
They were looking behind her.
——What's behind her?
——Behind her was Jiang Li.
They were looking at Jiang Li.
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