Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Li Ziyan helped Zhao Junning get on the carriage. In the carriage, Li Ziyan said, "I wonder if my father-in-law and mother-in-law will like these things?" Zhao Junning said, "My father is a military commander and doesn't care about gifts. My mother is a businesswoman, so she won't be disgusted by gifts. On the contrary, she will give you something."

Li Ziyan asked again, "What about your brother?" Zhao Junning said, "Don't worry about him. This brat will like you if you can tell his expression. But he might ask you to drink."

Li Ziyan said: "Don't worry, I can drink a lot. A general's son can drink a lot too."

Zhao Junning said, "I hope so." When they arrived at the Zhao residence, Li Ziyan got off the carriage first and then helped Zhao Junning. Then he held Zhao Junning's hand and said lovingly, "Madam, go slowly."

Zhao Junning thought: This is the beginning. Meng Xiangning and Zhao Nian at the door greeted Zhao Junning and Li Ziyan. Seeing Li Ziyan holding Zhao Junning's hand, they said with love in their eyes: "Junning, son-in-law, you are back."

Zhao Junning stepped forward and said, "Dad and Mom, your daughter is back." Meng Xiangning smiled and said, "Come in quickly, your aunt and great-grandmother are here."

Meng Xiangning patted Zhao Junning's hand after she finished speaking. Zhao Junning nodded in understanding. The two of them entered the mansion. Li Ziyan asked, "They came so early?" Zhao Junning said, "Do you know how to deal with it?"

Li Ziyan said, "I don't know." Zhao Junning stopped and looked at Li Ziyan. Li Ziyan said, "Don't worry, I will adapt to the situation. I am smart, don't worry."

When they arrived at the lobby, they heard two women shouting before they entered the lobby. Zhao Junhao greeted them with an embarrassed look on his face. Zhao Junning's uncles and aunts were very enthusiastic when they saw Zhao Junning and said, "Junning is back. Is this your niece's husband? He is so handsome and a perfect match for our Junning."

Several aunts were very appreciative and chatted with the two of them happily. At this time, a sarcastic voice came: "Hey, isn't this Jun Ning?"

Zhao Junning bowed politely and said, "My aunt." The lady Zhang Sanniang said, "I thought our Junning didn't know my aunt." Zhao Junning said, "How could that be?" Li Ziyan looked at Zhao Junning being poked by sarcastic words and said, "You are my aunt? Junning often mentioned it to me. I didn't expect my aunt to have this habit! It's a good idea to wear so many jewels on your body. It's not easy for thieves to break into the house."

Zhang Sanniang was gagged by Li Ziyan's words. Li Ziyan then bowed to Zhao Junning's aunts and said politely, "Hello, three aunts. I only heard that you and your uncles went to the battlefield to defend the country. I was overwhelmed by what Junning said before I met you in person. Today, I see that you are indeed heroines. I think you are not only good at fighting, but also love my Junning very much. That's why Junning's eyes sparkle when she talks about you."

Zhao Junning's three aunts were very happy after hearing this. Jian Zhen, Zhao Ji's wife, said, "We have liked Junning since she was young. She is also smart. When she was learning etiquette at home, she was very enthusiastic every time we came to her house." Lu Meiying, Zhao Mo's wife, said, "Yes, yes, this girl is very smart despite her young age. She is also enthusiastic and well-behaved when she sees us relatives." Fan Xiangqiao, Zhao Yi's wife said, "My nephew, you married Junning and married a treasure! This girl has been a favorite since she was a child. You must treat our Junning well." Li Ziyan smiled and replied, "Yes, aunt."

After listening for a long time, Murong Xiaoxiao said, "She was praised like a flower. We thought at worst she could marry a prince, but her father didn't want to let his daughter suffer in the palace, so he married her to the son of a military commander."

After hearing this, Zhao Junning said, "Aunt Murong, I'll marry whomever I want, right? Besides, I don't like marrying into the palace. Now I'm marrying into the Guangping Marquis's mansion, which is good. My father-in-law and mother-in-law love me very much, and my husband treats me very well, which is good. Besides, I'm the daughter of a military commander, so marrying the son of a military commander is a good match."

Then he asked, "Aunt, I wonder what kind of noble family you arranged for your cousin to marry?" Murong Xiaoxiao said, "Your cousin is still too young to get married." Zhao Junhao said, "She is already 25 and still young. She is so picky about this and that. My sister married into the Marquis's mansion and still complained about it. I also want to see how well my cousin can marry."

Li Ziyan said: "Aunt is right. Now that I have married a wife, I can only rely on my family, which is indeed not enough. But I will work hard to climb up on my own, climb up to a high place where no one dares to point at my wife and say anything bad about her." Li Ziyan's tone gradually became higher.

Meng Xiangning and Zhao Nian, who had been listening outside for a long time, nodded and said, "She's a good child." Murong Xiaoxiao said, "It's a pity for Jun Ning. If your father hadn't insisted on not letting you enter the palace, you would have almost become a concubine of a prince or a king."

Zhao Junning said, "Aunt Murong, the past is the past. I have already said that I don't like the palace. It is better to marry someone I want to marry and who wants to marry me than to marry into the palace and be a caged bird. At least my father-in-law and mother-in-law love me and I am free."

Zhao Junning's two old aunts and great-grandmothers came over with crutches, followed by Zhao Junning's cousins. Zhao Junning stood up and was helped to sit down. When Zhao Junning was about to sit down, the aunt's crutches shook the ground vigorously and said, "After getting married, there are some rules to follow. The husband sits and the wife stands. What rules are you following for sitting down?"

Zhao Junning was a little flustered but couldn't go forward to argue with the two older people. Meng Xiangning and Zhao Nian, who were outside the hall, walked in. Meng Xiangning said, "Aunt, Junning, let's forget about the rules for returning home today." The great-grandmother said, "It doesn't count. We have learned the rules for so many years."

Li Ziyan pulled Zhao Junning to sit down and said to the two elders, "Aunt, great-grandmother, Junning has never followed these rules in our family. She has already married into our Li family so she doesn't have to follow these unceremonious rules. Besides, it's not reasonable for the husband to sit and let the wife stand."

My great-grandmother said, "We all went through this. Once married, she is no longer a child and must abide by the rules. Once married, she is no longer herself. She is just the daughter-in-law of her husband's family."

Li Ziyan glanced at Zhao Junning and said, "This is the first time I've heard of such a rule. A daughter-in-law should be loved after she is married into the family. She can sit wherever she wants and do whatever she wants. This is the rule of our Li family for marrying a daughter-in-law."

Zhao Junning felt warm at heart when she heard this. After all, even though she was reborn, she lived a very aggrieved life in this life. Although her parents spoiled her, the other elders in the family always constrained her with their own rules. As a result, even if Zhao Junning was carefree and happy in her previous life, she grew up in happiness and frustration for the first fourteen years of this life. Especially these two old aunts and great-grandmothers had tortured Zhao Junning's mother in the same way. The aunt said, "Her mother came here like this."

Meng Xiangning clenched her fists after hearing this. Zhao Nian comforted her, and her aunt said to Meng Xiangning, "Xiangning, look at your daughter."

Meng Xiangning said: "Don't you know that I have doted on Aunt Jun Ning since she was a child? She doesn't need these rules to restrict her."

Zhao Yi said, "We finally got together. Don't be so stiff. Jun Ning, your cousins ​​are in the backyard. Go and chat with them. I'll come and talk to my nephew's husband."