Chapter 13

There were  four big words written on the letter: “With the wife as the standard”?

Chen Jiu didn’t dare stay long. He had some common sense. After he left, Han Shi took the letter Li Yu had written.

Han Shi said, “I don’t ask you to be like Lu Yun’an. As long as you’re a little bit better than Lu Yun’an, I won’t chase after you in the courtyard with a rolling pin at night!”

This sounded familiar. When Li Yu was studying, his father had said the same thing to him. He didn’t ask Li Yu to be as ambitious as other young masters. He nagged him for over ten years!

Han Shi said, “Why can’t you learn from Lu Yun’an?”

Lu Yun’an had led him astray, he had led him astray!!!

He wouldn’t go out to play with Lu Yun’an anymore!

Meanwhile, at the Dingyuan Marquis’s Mansion…

When Chen Jiu came back, he brought them supper as Lu Yun’an had instructed.

The soup dumplings were delicious with a burst of flavor when you took a bite, but they were a little too hot.

The soup dumpling stall wasn’t a famous old brand or a stall from a big restaurant. It was just a small stall, located in the north of the city, quite far from them. Lu Yun’an had seen many people buying them when he was out playing once, so he tried one.

Lu Yun’an said, “Why aren’t you eating?”

Jiang Rou looked at Lu Yun’an, who was holding chopsticks, and pointed at her clothes. Lu Yun’an looked down and stopped.

Jiang Rou’s clothes had been splashed with soup. She was wearing a light pink dress today, and the soup stain was very obvious.

Lu Yun’an took a soup dumpling and stuffed it into Jiang Rou’s mouth. Jiang Rou subconsciously took a bite.

Lu Yun’an said, “It’s good, right?”

It really was good. Jiang Rou took another one, bit into it, and the soup exploded in her mouth. It was delicious and fragrant.

They ate two steamer baskets of soup dumplings and a bowl of vermicelli soup before stopping.

They rested in the study for a while, and when they went back, the sky was almost bright.

Jiang Rou raised her head, “No wonder I’m so sleepy.”

Lu Yun’an was already yawning. He strode into the room, changed clothes, and didn’t dare lie down. When Jiang Rou came in and lay down inside, he lay down on the outside.

Neither of them spoke, and they soon fell asleep.

Jiang Rou thought the soup stain on her clothes could be washed off, but the next day, Jin Yue brought the clothes to Jiang Rou and said that even after washing them carefully, you could still see a faint oil stain.

If it were a regular family, it wouldn’t matter. But Jiang Rou would be laughed at if she wore this out. So, she couldn’t wear this dress anymore.

When Lu Yun’an entered the room and saw Jiang Rou’s dress, he immediately wanted to leave.

Jiang Rou said, “Husband.”

Lu Yun’an’s mind raced. He went inside and sat down, saying, “Tomorrow is the fifteenth.”

When they went back to her family’s home last time, Lu Yun’an and Jiang Rou had agreed that they would go back together to her family’s home on the fifteenth.

Jiang Rou said, “The fifteenth?”

Lu Yun’an said, “Yes, the fifteenth.”

Time really flew by. It was already the fifteenth.

Jin Yue didn’t know about this. She asked, “Miss, should we send a message to Master and Madam?”

Jiang Rou said, “Okay, have a servant go and deliver a message.”

Jiang Rou remembered the soup dumplings from yesterday. She said excitedly, “Let’s leave early tomorrow and go to the north of the city. We’ll buy some soup dumplings to bring back. We need to get there before my father goes to court, so he can eat them too.”

As long as she didn’t mention the dress, Lu Yun’an had no objections.

Jiang Rou said, “Jin Yue, go back and see if there’s anything fun going on recently. Bring some back with you.”

Lu Yun’an moved forward, standing in front of Jin Yue, trying to block Jiang Rou’s view so she wouldn’t see the clothes on the tray Jin Yue was holding.

Jiang Rou wasn’t petty. She wouldn’t fight with Lu Yun’an over a dress, even though she liked this dress a lot.

Jiang Rou said, “Do you know when this dress was made?”

Lu Yun’an said, “……. “

He didn’t want to know. He didn’t want to know at all.

Jiang Rou recalled, “This dress was made when I was about to return to the capital. My brother bought the fabric for me.”

Jiang Cheng again!

Jiang Rou said, “There were only two bolts of fabric in the fabric store. He bought them all.”

Lu Yun’an said, “Let’s go back. I’ll tell Mother.”

Jiang Rou watched Lu Yun’an run out, laughing hysterically.

Jiang Rou said, “You didn’t let me finish. I still have one bolt left.”

Jin Yue also laughed. She said, “Miss, I’ll have Jin Ju come over to take your measurements later?”

Jin Ju was very good at making clothes. Jiang Rou had many clothes made by Jin Ju, and she thought she was better than the seamstresses.

Jin Ju came over to take Jiang Rou’s measurements. After taking the measurements, she went inside to cut the fabric.

Lu Yun’an wasn’t there, but Jiang Rou didn’t feel bored. She wasn’t the type who always needed someone to play with.

Jiang Rou felt that playing with Lu Yun’an was more fun than playing with Jiang Cheng, at least for now.

Lu Yun’an arrived at the Marquis’s wife’s place. The Marquis’s wife waited for a while and didn’t see Jiang Rou come with him. She asked, “Why are you here alone?”

Lu Yun’an said, “Didn’t I always come alone before?”

The Marquis’s wife was speechless. She said, “You weren’t married before.”

Lu Yun’an said, “……. “

The Marquis’s wife stared at him. “You didn’t upset your wife, did you? You couldn’t have bullied her, could you?”

Lu Yun’an said, “No, she’s the one who bullies me!”

Obviously, the Marquis’s wife didn’t believe her son’s words very much.

Lu Yun’an said, “I came to tell you that I’m going back to my wife’s family with her tomorrow.”

The Marquis’s wife nodded. “Okay. The Jiang family loves their daughter. It’s only natural that she misses her family. It’s fine, spend a few days with her back there.”

The Marquis’s wife said to Sun Mama, “Didn’t the estate send over a lot of fresh fruits for them this morning? Go to the warehouse and choose some more gifts for them to take with them.”

The Marquis’s wife had a lot to do. Although Lu Shi could help, she didn’t want to burden Lu Shi with too many trivial matters. This daughter-in-law liked to read, so she didn’t give all the tasks to Lu Shi.

She asked, “Anything else?”

Lu Yun’an said, “……. “

Lu Yun’an slowly went back. Thinking of Jiang Rou possibly acting up again when he got back, he sighed.

He had stained Jiang Rou’s dress. He could just give her a few bolts of fabric. If he couldn’t find the same fabric, he could find some beautiful, or even more beautiful, fabric, right?

Lu Yun’an called for a servant and left the Marquis’s Mansion.

Chen Jiu and the other servants looked at each other. They had just been betting on when their young master would go out to play on his own after getting married.

Chen Jiu said at least ten days or half a month. After all, Chen Jiu was the only servant who could be considered to be close to Lu Yun’an and serve him recently.

They had a bet that whoever lost would have to fold the other servants’ blankets for half a month. Chen Jiu was still saying, “That’s not right, it shouldn’t be like that.”

Lu Yun’an got off the carriage when he arrived at the fabric store. Jiang Cheng also got off the carriage.

Jiang Cheng was surprised. He stared at Lu Yun’an’s carriage and waited for a while. When he didn’t see his elder sister get off, he knew that Lu Yun’an had come alone.

Jiang Cheng reluctantly called out, “Brother-in-law.”

Jiang Cheng asked again, “What are you doing at the fabric store?”

Lu Yun’an said, “Buying fabric for your elder sister.”

Jiang Cheng said, “Slow down, brother-in-law. Isn’t it a coincidence that you met me here at the fabric store?”

Chen Jiu’s eyes lit up again, “Young Master came out for Madam, for Madam. Our bet continues, continues!”

Lu Yun’an went into the fabric store with Jiang Cheng. The two of them picked out fabrics together. They both had good taste, and the shop assistant wasn’t flattering them. Every time they finished choosing, he genuinely praised the fabric for being beautiful. Of course, the price was the most expensive among the fabrics in the store.

Jiang Cheng saw a piece of green silk and froze. His thoughts went back two years.

That year, Jiang Rou was tired of calculating accounts, so Jiang Cheng took her out to play. When they were boating on the lake, Jiang Rou played the guqin. He praised her for playing beautifully, but someone on the boat next to them laughed.

Later, when they went out, they only saw a fleeting glimpse of the person’s profile.

Jiang Cheng said, “Elder sister is waiting!”

Jiang Rou said, “That person must have been very handsome.”

Jiang Cheng said, “……. “

Jiang Rou said, “In the future, I must find a handsome husband.”

Lu Yun’an also saw the green fabric. He had many clothes, and he couldn’t remember a specific outfit he had worn two years ago, but when Jiang Rou mentioned it, he vaguely remembered. This fabric seemed to be a similar color to the clothes he had worn before.

Jiang Cheng, who was still staring at the green silk, heard Lu Yun’an ask, “Do you like it?”

Jiang Cheng stared at Lu Yun’an’s face for a while. His sister’s wish had come true. Her husband was going to look at some fabric.

In the courtyard, Jiang Rou was sunbathing. After a while, it got too hot.

There was a sound outside the courtyard. Jin Yue said, “Is the young master back?”

Lu Yun’an strode in, followed by a servant carrying fabric. He stood proudly in front of Jiang Rou, “I went to the fabric store.”

There were over ten bolts of silk and gauze, mostly pink, with some light green and sky blue.

All of them were Jiang Rou’s favorite colors.

Jiang Rou used her folding fan to cover her smile, revealing a pair of bright eyes. “Are you worried that I’ll give you trouble?”

Lu Yun’an seemed to be asking back, “Don’t you think you’ll give me trouble?” It was obvious that Jiang Rou liked that dress very much.

Jiang Rou said, “You ran too fast just now. You didn’t hear me say that I have two bolts of fabric for that dress.”

Lu Yun’an, who was about to wipe his sweat, said, “……. “

Jiang Rou said, “Hahahahahaha.”

Because they were going back to her family’s home and had to get up early to buy soup dumplings, Jiang Rou wanted to rest as soon as it got dark. Since Jiang Rou wanted to rest, Lu Yun’an could only follow suit.

Lu Yun’an said, “I can’t sleep.”

Jiang Rou said, “Close your eyes, you’ll fall asleep soon.”

Lu Yun’an said, “……. “

Jiang Rou tried to close her eyes and sleep, but her sleep schedule wasn’t like that. She wasn’t sleepy, and she couldn’t fall asleep just because she wanted to.

After lying down for a while, Jiang Rou wanted to get up.

Lu Yun’an said, “Not sleeping?”

Jiang Rou said, “Not sleeping. I can’t sleep.”

Lu Yun’an said, “Close your eyes and sleep a little longer, and you’ll be able to sleep.”

Jiang Rou saw Lu Yun’an getting up to drink some water. She got up and turned off the light.

Lu Yun’an said, “What are you doing?”

Jiang Rou said, “I’m listening to you. Let’s both try to close our eyes for a while, and we’ll be able to sleep.”

Lu Yun’an said, “……. “

Call him a bad mounth!Call him a bad mouth!