I'm not willing to be a cannon fodder for the female supporting role anymore

After all, Yueying used the name of the Zhan family's cousin and was staying here temporarily.

"It's all thanks to the blessings of Grandmother and Empress Yue Fei that our efforts, one by one, can be seen."

Yueying's words satisfied the old lady so much that she stopped walking, took off the bracelet on her wrist, and put it on Yueying's hand.

"Grandma, this is too precious."

"Your mother and grandmother are both gone, and there is no mistress in the house to teach you how to manage the household. Now that you call me grandmother, I will treat you as my own granddaughter and slowly teach you how to manage the household."

"Thank you, Grandma."

It is a picture of a loving mother and a filial son, so touching that it brings tears to your eyes.

In fact, this matter is not that simple.

The emperor now has three sons. The eldest son was born to a concubine of low rank and was given to the empress to raise. The second son was born to a princess who was married to a foreign princess and his status was not low either. The third son was the one-year-old child of Concubine Yue.

Now that Yueying is not marrying into the Marquis's Mansion, Concubine Yue naturally has no hostility towards her. On the contrary, because she is marrying into General Zhenyuan's Mansion, she can be won over to help the Third Prince.

Thinking of this, everyone gathered in the front hall.

"In compliance with the will of Heaven... I hereby grant the marriage of Miss Yan Yueying of the Marriage Zhan Mansion and the young master Sheng Shize of the General Zhenyuan Mansion to take place on a chosen date. I decree this."

"Miss Yan is very happy. Please accept the order."

"Long live my emperor."

Yueying stood up, took the imperial edict, and was about to take out the purse from her sleeve and give it to the eunuch who announced the edict.

"Thank you, sir. Please come in and have a cup of tea."

The nanny beside the old lady took the lead, took out a bulging bag of silver and stuffed it into the eunuch's hand.

Judging from the weight, it must cost a lot of money. Yueying thought that the old lady was really willing to spend the money.

Taking Yueying back to the old lady's room, she began to tell her about her plan.

"I plan to write a letter to your father. When I get married, I will leave from Zhan Mansion. From now on, this is your mother's home. If that Sheng kid bullies you, I am not so easy to deal with even with my old bones."

They contributed both money and effort. To be honest, just the fact that Yueying married far away in the capital and was married off by the Zhan family was actually a greater honor for her.

It’s just that Yueying is not her original self, so no matter who she marries, it cannot be considered a high-class marriage, and naturally she does not need this kind of support.

But, we still have to look presentable.

"Grandma is so kind to me, thank you. Then my sister Yanran and I will go study the booklet. Tomorrow Aunt Liu will come to give a lecture."

"go Go."

When accepting the decree and expressing gratitude, Zhan Yanran saw the emerald bracelet on Yueying's wrist. It was a gift from her father to her grandmother.

When she saw Yueying coming to her with the bracelet, she was furious.

"You are good at pleasing others. Grandmother gave you such a valuable bracelet."

"What are you talking about, cousin? Grandma thinks that my cousin and I can get along well, and if we both get married in the future, we can take care of each other."

"I hope you don't bother me all the time."

Zhan Yanran rolled her eyes and said.

Yueying knew, however, that she said this because she understood what the old lady meant, otherwise she would have started arguing with her again.

I pretended to discuss the contents of the album with Zhan Yanran for the whole afternoon. In the end, she became a little impatient and felt that she seemed to understand it all.

"I won't be attending tomorrow's class. You can go by yourself."

"Cousin Yanran, you may have some idea of ​​how to trim it, but if I were the wife of the Marquis, would you be able to talk to me now?"

"What do you mean?"

“Whether a person is just trying to learn something at the last minute or has a deep understanding of the inner workings of something, an expert can tell by just a few words.”

"You know it again!"

"After that, I plan to learn tea ceremony and cooking. My cousin can follow me. These are not like calligraphy and piano skills. They don't require years of hard practice. They are a shortcut."

Yueying didn't care about Zhan Yanran's angry look and just focused on her words. Anyone in the Zhan family who heard her words would know that they were for Zhan Yanran's good.

"You are proficient in everything, right? That doesn't change the fact that you are a country bumpkin."

Thinking of the embarrassment she had suffered at the flower banquet a few days ago, she only thought that Yueying's words were humiliating her. After cursing at her angrily, she ran into her room.

"Cousin, I don't mean any other things. I really do this for your own good. You are angry now. Think about it carefully. I will leave first today."

The maid following Zhan Yanran bowed to Yueying, turned around and followed her into the house.

Yueying did not miss the inquiry in the maid's eyes towards her, and guessed that she was someone who could have a say in front of Zhan Yanran.

Raising her eyebrows, Yueying happily went back to her residence.

The next day, when Nanny Liu came, Zhan Yanran showed up on her own without waiting for Yueying to find her.

Yueying walked over, pulled Zhan Yanran's hand, and whispered a reminder in her ear.

"This Madam Liu is an old maid in the palace. She is well versed in flower arrangement, gardening, and tea ceremony. Even though she has left the palace, she is still in charge of some of the etiquette and discipline during the selection."

Zhan Yanran has been influenced by her surroundings over the past few years and has learned some of the palace's rules of conduct. Many of the emperor's concubines cannot afford to offend those prestigious eunuchs and palace maids.

"Madam Liu."

Zhan Yanran bowed obediently. Aunt Liu was very satisfied with the two of them. She briefly introduced herself and began to teach them flower arrangement and gardening.

After Yueying left yesterday, Zhan Yanran's personal maid came into the room and coaxed her master for a long time, mainly because of what the young master of the Marquis's Mansion was saying.

Later, when Zhan Yanran said that if she studied these things, she would be able to marry the prince, her blood rushed to her head again.

Yueying had only learned the basics before, but she really wanted to learn in depth, so she studied very hard these days.

Zhan Yanran was so excited that she became different from before. She not only studied how to prune bonsai seriously, but also memorized the theory.

Flower arrangement seemed to be her special interest, and she not only studied it herself but also asked the nanny about it.

She would study and appreciate Yueying's homework carefully, whether it was good or bad.

"Do more research on your own in the next few days and practice when you have time. I will come back to teach you the tea ceremony in a few days."

"Thank you, mama."

"Well, seeing you two studying hard makes me very happy to teach."

Afterwards, the three of them went to the old lady together. Nanny Liu praised the two of them again before leaving.

"I am really pleased with you two sisters, especially Yanran, the little naughty girl, who has been able to stay calm for so many days."

"Grandma~"

"grandmother……"

They both spoke at the same time, Yanran glared at Yueying, but the latter seemed not to see it.

"Grandma, you may not know that Sister Yanran is very talented in flower arrangement. After listening to Aunt Liu for a while, her flower arrangements are very beautiful. Her works in the past two days have been praised every time."

Zhan Yanran was originally angry because Yueying interrupted her, but she felt a little embarrassed when she found out that the other party was praising her in front of her grandmother.

"Mother Li."

"Ancestor?"

"Bring me the jade hairpin and pearl earrings that I made last time."

Yueying looked at the emerald hairpin. It was emerald green and transparent, as if it was about to drip water. It looked precious.

"Yanran, this hairpin is a reward for your hard work and for winning first place."

"Ying'er, although your learning ability is not good enough, you are willing to learn more, so you deserve a reward from grandma. These pearl earrings are perfect for you. Come here, let grandma put them on for you."

Yueying was somewhat speechless, with a faint smile on her face, but she had already complained hundreds of times in her heart, she really thought that the daughter of the Zhan family was better than outsiders, and she was not polite at all when she spoke.

Afterwards, the old lady and Zhan Yanran started talking to each other, chatting about some girls from aristocratic families. Yueying didn't know much about them and couldn't get a word in.

Finally, after she drank two cups of tea, the grandparents and grandchildren remembered that she was still there.

"Ying'er, when you go out, learn more from Yanran and make more friends with noble ladies. After all, you will soon be married into the general's mansion, and you need to learn how to entertain people in the capital. Do you understand?"

"Grandma, your granddaughter understands."

Is that why I don't want to make friends with you? Your granddaughter never takes me with her wherever she goes, and you slander me everywhere.

Yueying nodded slightly with a smile in agreement, then lowered her eyelids to hide the indifference in her eyes.

It is said that eyes are the windows to the soul, and Yueying does not want people to see through her thoughts.

The plan went smoothly. Yueying and Zhan Yanran's maid Xiaotao kept emphasizing that for the sake of the prince, all efforts were made to marry into the marquis's mansion.

Zhan Yanran really memorized the theoretical knowledge taught by the nanny.

Once people have a direction and motivation to work towards, their image and temperament will seem to make people around them feel better.

Yueying looked at Zhan Yanran like this, and she seemed to like her much more.

"Xiaoying'er, talk to your father again. Can we still have the wedding date as agreed between you and the Marquis?"

"But……"

The strict father wrote to me, saying that since the emperor had ordered the wedding to be held on a later date, then we should try to do it later. He directly decided to do it a year later.

Yueying is already sixteen years old, and will be seventeen in a year. Although she is not too old, he is not really afraid of any incidents that will drag Yueying to an even older age.

"Does your father intend to wait until I marry someone else so that he can find a son-in-law to marry into the family?"

"Great!"

Yueying didn't expect that Sheng Shize guessed it right. Before coming to the capital, when the strict father talked to Yueying, she understood what her father meant.

Who would have thought that Sheng Shize, who didn't know Yan's father, would think of this at the first moment.

"I don't agree. Go tell your father and tell him that if you force me again, I will use my father's military merits to exchange for marriage next month."

"I can't do that next month. My family is still slowly preparing the dowry. Besides, I have to go back for two months before getting married to show my filial piety. After all, I will be traveling so far in the future."

"Then I will go back with you to fulfill my filial duty, and we will get married in two months."

Yueying suddenly put her index finger between Sheng Shize's lips, signaling him not to make a sound.

I walked towards the door of the private room and suddenly removed the bolt. I saw a man fall in through the door, and there was another person standing behind him.

It’s Zhong Tianyang and Sun Yinwu again.

They were always late for tea and would stand at the door without coming in.

Yueying puffed out her cheeks and pursed her lips, wondering what was wrong with her.

Usually, Yueying and Sheng Shize sit together, Sun Yinwu sits next to Sheng Shize, and Zhong Tianyang sits next to Yueying.

But today, it was strange. Sun Yinwu took the initiative to sit down at a seat close to Yueying. I don't know what that means.

"Ms. Yan, I heard that you have been studying with Yanran recently?"

"Oh, it was my grandmother who asked me to learn some things I should know after getting married, such as housekeeping."

Sun Yinwu's question was also very strange, but Yueying didn't think much about it and just answered it casually.

"No way. I heard that you hired a tutor who was specially hired for the imperial palace's selection. What kind of gardening is she learning?"

Zhong Tianyang exposed Yueying's lie. He felt strange when he heard the news, but Sun Yinwu reminded him that the wife of the Marquis loved to tinker with these gardening things, so he felt that something was wrong.

"Oh, you are talking about these, flower arrangement, gardening, and then tea ceremony and cooking. My grandmother said that these are the necessary skills for the ladies in the harem."

"No wonder I thought you lost weight."

Unlike the two who came later, who had some sarcastic questions for Yueying, Sheng Shize was only concerned about whether Yueying was tired from learning so many things.

"I'm not tired. Grandma said that those things are not interesting to everyone. I just need to understand them. But my cousin Yanran is so absorbed in learning that she forgets to eat and sleep. I guess she really loves it."

"Haha, that girl? She's been working day and night and forgetting to eat? Miss Yan, please stop joking."

When Zhong Tianyang heard Yueying praising Zhan Yanran, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Mr. Zhong, if you don't believe me, can you make a bet with me? No, if you make a bet, you will definitely be scolded by Madam Liu. How about that? If Madam Liu proves that what I just said is true, you will give steamed buns to beggars in the east of the city for a day?"

It costs a lot of money to keep the steamed buns for a day. It's good to let him bleed a little. Who asked them to question my character?

"I believe what you said is true. There have been a lot of refugees coming here recently. If we leave out steamed buns for a day, I guess our family's food reserves will run out."

"Is it that serious?"

At this time in the original text, the Yan family should have been wiped out, and the hero and the heroine started various challenges and experiences, but there was no mention of famine near the capital.

"It's not serious, but my family is small and I can't compare with these two."

Zhong Tianyang grinned and said that his family was not as good as others, but there was no sign of inferiority in his eyes.

As expected, he will be the prime minister in the future. He has great ambitions and is not bound by his family background.

Yueying smiled along, and the approving looks did not escape the eyes of the other two, which made some of them a little unhappy.

"Xiaoying'er, they are having tea, let's go out for a walk. Do you want to buy any rouge, powder, or pearls, hairpins, or jade?"

"Okay, you two continue to have tea. I'm going to go shopping with my wealthy fiancé."

While joking, the two of them held each other's fingers, with warm smiles in their eyes. After looking at each other, they stood up and left together.

"Shize has really been bewitched, right? Is this still the person I know?"

Zhong Tianyang opened his mouth wide, staring blankly at the two of them as they left. Then he came to his senses, looked at Sun Yinwu who was quietly sipping tea, and said in disbelief.

"Maybe."

Sun Yinwu couldn't describe his mood. When he heard that Yueying was learning flower arrangement and gardening, he felt a little angry. He thought she was playing hard to get with him and retreating to advance, which he despised very much.

But seeing the sincere explanation from others and the intimacy between the engaged couple, his anger only grew, and he felt like he was a stepping stone, existing only to fulfill the love between those two people.