So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

Nanny Mei Ran, who was beside the wife of Duke Dingguo, escorted Xiao Yueshan out of the house. When they reached the second gate, Nanny Mei Ran stopped.

"Madam Xiao, you are visiting our house today. Madam has a gift for you and Miss Lu." She bowed to Xiao Yueshan, and the maids following behind her quickly presented two exquisite brocade boxes.

Madam Mei Ran opened one of the brocade boxes, and inside the box, on the dark brocade, lay a crystal clear imperial green glass lotus jade hairpin. The hairpin was as fine as silk, almost completely transparent, without a single flaw or impurity, and had a bright and bright color, neither too dark nor too light, without marks, cotton, or color roots, and looked like it was carved from a flawless piece of jade.

Based on Xiao Yueshan's superficial knowledge of jade products from watching short videos and his cursory visit to museums, this jade hairpin must be auctioned at Sotheby's or exhibited in a museum.

Xiao Yueshan was embarrassed to accept such a big gift just for asking Lu Jiayan to leave Shou Junwu.

"I appreciate your kindness, madam, but this gift is too valuable and I feel unworthy to accept it." She bowed and declined quickly.

"Madam Xiao, please don't refuse. Madam, you specifically asked me to bring this." Nanny Mei Ran opened another brocade box, and inside it lay an identical jade hairpin.

What's rare is that there are two of these top-quality products! It's worthy of being the hereditary Duke Dingguo Mansion!

Xiao Yueshan was shocked. What did the wife of Duke Dingguo mean?

Madam Mei Ran smiled and said, "Madam said that this jade hairpin was originally a pair, one for Miss Lu and the other for Madam Xiao. The two sisters are very close, and Madam Xiao comes from a scholarly family and often moves around the palace. She must be well-educated and well-mannered. I hope Madam Xiao can give Miss Lu more advice in the future."

Xiao Yueshan understood that Lady Dingguo was trying to hint to her at all costs, asking her to persuade Lu Jiayan not to covet Shou Junwu.

She sighed in her heart, this lady of the Duke of Dingguo was really thoughtful, this move not only showed her importance to Lu Jiayan, but also gave her a heavy blow, which made people unable to find any fault. She thought to herself, and the lady of the Duke of Dingguo even sent her away, maybe she thought that the Zhou family or the Xiao family raised a beautiful woman like Lu Jiayan to seduce Shou Junwu.

"Your Madam's instructions are followed by your Madam. I understand your meaning very well. I would like to ask my aunt to explain to your Madam that although Miss Lu is not from a wealthy family, she is of noble character and is definitely not someone who would try to curry favor with powerful men." Xiao Yueshan bowed deeply to Mei Ran, "'Why did you marry me? A thin gold hairpin.' This jade hairpin was originally a token of love. It should be kept as a betrothal gift for the new wife when Lord Shou gets married."

She insisted on refusing the jade hairpin. Nanny Mei Ran obviously didn't expect Xiao Yueshan to refuse. She was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to her senses.

"Mrs. Xiao is truly a man of great righteousness. Since you are unwilling to accept it, I will go back and report first." After saying that, she turned around and left with a group of maids.

After they walked away, Princess Chu Yuxuan came out from behind the corridor and said, "Madam Xiao, this jade hairpin is a rare treasure. Why don't you accept it?"

Xiao Yueshan bowed and said, "I deeply appreciate the love that the Duke's wife has for her son. But accepting this jade hairpin is equivalent to accepting the Duke's wife's misunderstanding of Miss Lu. Although I am from a humble family, I also understand the principle of not accepting rewards without merit, and I don't want this matter to affect my relationship with Miss Lu."

Today, she was given a cold shoulder by Lady Dingguo, which made her feel very uncomfortable. These nobles were so noble and indifferent, but they trampled on their dignity so easily. Why? ?

"Thank you, Princess, for coming to the palace to pick me up today. Since the Princess is willing to talk to me again, I would like to say a few more words for Miss Lu. Miss Lu is a rare woman of extraordinary talent and beauty in the world. A gentleman would love to marry a lady of grace. It is not surprising that Lord Shou fell in love with her at first sight. If anyone in the mansion feels that her background is not suitable for him, they can advise the young master more to save him the trouble of Miss Lu rejecting him politely."

Xiao Yueshan said this in a firm tone, and the maid next to Chu Yuxuan immediately scolded her, "How dare you!"

Chu Yuxuan raised her hand to signal the maid to leave. She looked Xiao Yueshan up and down and chuckled, "What a well-mannered and eloquent lady from the Xiao family. Well, how do you know that I don't agree with this marriage?"

Ah? Chu Yuxuan doesn't object? Xiao Yueshan was confused, but still bowed his head and listened attentively. Chu Yuxuan continued, "Now that the Shou family is so big, I think it's better to find a girl from a poor family than to marry into a rich family."

Xiao Yueshan was secretly surprised when she heard the princess' words. She originally thought that a noble family like the Duke of Dingguo's would definitely pay attention to family background.

"The princess is wise." Xiao Yueshan agreed, "Miss Lu is very talented. If she can marry Lord Shou, it will be a good story. But I have been in the palace recently, and I don't know what Miss Lu thinks. I still need her consent."

Chu Yuxuan nodded slightly to show her agreement. "However, whether this marriage can be successful depends on their fate."

Xiao Yueshan was well aware of the twists and turns involved and could only pray silently in his heart that Lu Jiayan would be able to get through this smoothly.

"Madam Xiao," Chu Yuxuan said with a smile, "When you are free someday, why not come and sit in my courtyard."

Xiao Yueshan hurriedly thanked the princess and said goodbye to her, feeling filled with emotion.

Shou Junwu is sincere and she also hopes that Lu Jiayan can find his own happiness as soon as possible.

I just don’t know what Lu Jiayan thinks.

After Xiao Yueshan left Duke Dingguo's Mansion, he rushed home and went straight to find Lu Jiayan as soon as he entered the house.

“Yueshan, you’re back!” Lu Jiayan no longer looked like the cool and beautiful lady she had just met. She hugged Xiao Yueshan with a crying face, “Are you okay? I was so worried.”

Shou Junwu was of course also at Zhou's house. "Since there has been no news from my sister-in-law, Jiayan was extremely anxious, so I asked my second sister-in-law to go to the palace and pick up my sister-in-law. It was worth it for Brother Zhou's trust."

Oh, it’s only been a few days and you’ve already changed your name to Jiayan.

Xiao Yueshan wanted to tell Lu Jiayan what happened today, but she couldn't do it in front of Shou Junwu. After she had a meal and sent Shou Junwu away reluctantly, she was able to tell Lu Jiayan what happened in Shou's house today.

"Now it seems that Shou Junwu's mother doesn't want him to be with you, but his second sister-in-law, the eldest princess, is willing to support him. I don't know what you think, so I didn't agree."

After hearing this, Lu Jiayan was silent for a moment and said, "Yueshan, I know your good intentions. Shou Junwu is indeed a good man, but there is a huge gap between our social statuses. I don't want to be locked up in a deep courtyard all day after marrying him, and let them bully me at will just because I don't have a good family background."

"Also, no matter how easy-going and gentle he is, he is still a feudal man. I don't want my husband to have three wives and four concubines, and finally be like a jackdaw and a lone goose, waiting for his occasional sunshine and rain. Now he is indeed fascinated by me, but how long can this love last? Can he understand the feelings I want?"

Xiao Yueshan understood very well, "Jia Yan, the situation is complicated now. If you really have no intention, you need to meet with Shou Jun as soon as possible to make things clear."

Lu Jiayan nodded gently, "I know what I am doing, don't worry."