Rebirth is not a dream.

Su Yue only lived in the Su residence for three days before she decided to return to the Marquis' Mansion. Before leaving, she had originally planned to leave Sister Bijun and Xingyu in the Su residence, but after accidentally discovering the mysterious secret room, she couldn't help but feel suspicious and worried about the secrets hidden in the Su family. After thinking it over again and again, she felt that it would be more appropriate to take the mother and son away from here to avoid any accidents in the future.

Before leaving the Su residence, Su Yue found Ma Ma and told her, "When housekeeper Liu returns, please tell him to come to the Marquis' residence to see me." After that, she set off on her way home with Taozi and others. She prayed in her heart that those people would not make any more troubles after returning to the Marquis' residence. She just wanted to live a peaceful and quiet life, and everyone lived in peace and harmony.

This return home was smooth sailing. Taozi followed closely behind her, and when she entered the door, she whispered to her, "The doorman has been replaced by a new one." After hearing this, Su Yue just nodded slightly, indicating that she already knew about it.

Then, Su Yue led Qiu Zhu to Zhichun Courtyard, and the matter of paying respects should not be neglected. At the same time, she also did not forget to instruct Taozi to take Sister Bijun and the others back to Yunxiao Courtyard to rest and settle down.

As soon as Su Yue stepped into Zhichun Courtyard, Nanny Lin beside the Marquis's wife came up to her in a hurry and said with a big smile on her face, "Oh my! Third Young Madam, you are finally back! Madam has been waiting for you so long! You don't know, Madam has been thinking about you for a long time and has been waiting for you here!"

Hearing this, Su Yue couldn't help but wonder: I just got home, are you going to give me a warning? Can you please let me be quiet for a while?

However, she didn't dare to show it on her face. She walked into the room quickly, gently moved the corners of her stiff mouth, then quickly put on a smile and walked forward to greet the Marquis's wife.

The room was crowded and lively. Not only was the eldest young master's wife present, but also the wives of the second and third wives and several young ladies were all present.

Su Yue thought to herself, is it because of such a big fuss to welcome her back home? She didn't think she was that important. After paying respects to everyone present, Su Yue sat down below the eldest young lady. She looked at Qin Jiaojiao, who looked disdainful, and the fifth, sixth and eighth young ladies who were showing goodwill to her, and smiled in return.

It turned out that the Guangning County Princess's Mansion had posted a message, saying that a grand poetry gathering would be held on the fifteenth day of the winter month. This poetry gathering invited all the prominent families in Kyoto to participate, and it could be said that it attracted much attention. However, after Su Yue heard the news, she couldn't help but murmur in her heart.

She thought, "I know I'm not that important in the Marquis' Mansion." After all, the Marquis' Mansion had never sent her to such occasions before. And it was really puzzling to hold a poetry gathering in such a cold weather. Although it was only early winter, there was no snow to enjoy, and there were not many blooming flowers. Could a group of people only chat awkwardly when they got together? Such an event was simply boring!

However, seeing how enthusiastic those ladies were about this, Su Yue really couldn't understand what kind of fun they could get from it. For her, who came from another world, this traditional way of socializing was far from what she was used to.

Thinking of this, Su Yue felt that she probably didn't need to attend this poetry gathering. After all, she had never participated in similar activities before, and this time would be no exception. At this moment, she suddenly realized that this was the first time that the Marquis's mansion had gone out to attend a gathering after the mourning period ended. No wonder the mansion attached so much importance to it. Perhaps for others, this was indeed a rare opportunity for communication.

Su Yue looked at the group of women with a confused look on her face, discussing what kind of clothes they should wear and what jewelry they should wear. Su Yue couldn't understand anything they said, just like a duck listening to thunder, at a loss.

After all, her aesthetic concept still remains in the time and space of her previous life. There, the design concept of dresses is usually to reduce the use of materials as much as possible, pursuing simplicity and refinement. However, if this style is brought to the present era, it is obviously not feasible and may even be laughed at.

As for the aesthetics of this era, Su Yue was even more confused. Women decorated their heads like Christmas trees, hanging all kinds of gorgeous ornaments. But in Su Yue's eyes, these so-called beautiful decorations had no aesthetic appeal at all, but instead gave people a sense of affectation and pretentious arrogance. It seemed that as long as she lowered her head, those ornaments would fall down like autumn leaves.

Su Yue really couldn't understand what the point of doing this was. Not only did it make her neck feel exhausted, but she also had to be careful all the time, not even daring to move too much, for fear of knocking off those expensive treasures. This was simply asking for trouble!

After everyone chatted for a while, the guys from Jinxiu Zhuang came in carrying several large boxes of cloth. After greeting everyone present, they began to distribute the cloth and measure the sizes.

However, facing the colorful and varied cloths in front of her, Su Yue had no interest at all. She just absentmindedly picked up a piece of cloth from the pile of cloth left after other ladies and young ladies had selected it, and then turned to the Marquis and said, "I am a little tired, I want to go back and rest first." After getting the Marquis's consent, Su Yue left with her maid Qiu Zhu and went straight back to Yunxiao Courtyard.

As soon as Su Yue walked into the room and sat down, Aunt Tao followed in. Su Yue smiled as she watched Aunt Tao perform her greetings, and said softly, "Get up quickly, don't be so reserved, I'm not that strict. I wonder if our courtyard has been peaceful during the time I've been away?"

Madam Tao stood up and answered respectfully, "My lady, everything is fine in the mansion, and nothing unusual has happened. However, Taozi mentioned the lady Li who will come to work in our courtyard. May I ask if my lady has found out her background? Do you need to report this to the Marquis' wife?"

Su Yue frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, she responded, "Well... you are right. How about this, you go and tell Madam Hou. This Li Sao is just a hired worker I hired to help you. After all, you are getting older, and some things are inevitably beyond your ability. This time I found this person, and I also hope that she can get familiar with the rules of the courtyard as soon as possible, so that she can share some of the work for you in the future, so that you can relax a little bit."

After lowering her head and responding, Madam Tao slowly left the room and gently closed the door. When she turned to leave, she couldn't help but look back at the tightly closed door, thinking about the changes in this young lady since she fell into the water. In the past, the young lady trusted her very much, but now she seemed to be more distant and wary.

Su Yue looked around, satisfied that the house was tidy. Taozi and other maids had already put everything she needed in place, and everything seemed so warm and comfortable. Originally, she planned to go to bed and take a rest, but then she thought that when she went to the temple, she thought that this time she left would be a complete farewell to Qin Yi, and she would have no connection with him from then on, and she would not need to return to the mansion. However, things did not go as she wished, and there was no hope of divorce for the time being. She still had to stay here for a while. How long would she live there? She had no idea.

Since she was destined to stay in the mansion, she had to strictly control the people in the courtyard. The first thing she had to do was to recognize everyone. So, Su Yue decided to call Aunt Tao again and told her, "Go tell everyone in the courtyard to gather in the center of the courtyard immediately. I have something to tell you."

Soon, everyone in the yard was there. Su Yue looked around, cleared her throat and said, "I don't care who you belonged to before, but once you enter my yard, you have to abide by my rules. You all know my temper more or less. I don't like trouble, so I hope you will do your own job well, don't interfere with things that you shouldn't interfere with, don't ask things that you shouldn't ask, and if I find anyone who dares to gossip, don't blame me for being rude."

There were some whispers in the crowd, but they soon quieted down.

"Did you understand everything?" Su Yue asked loudly.

"Understood." Everyone replied in unison.

"Well, then, you guys can introduce yourselves and where you work, starting with the person on the left in the first row."......