The master is obviously not a person who likes to show off...

how so! !

Although he was a personal servant, Aaron was born a soldier and had never learned to flatter. However, his master's intention was so obvious that he had no choice but to praise him, "It's really a rare and wonderful thing in the world!"

This was said as a compliment, but it came from the heart.

Since following Zong Shouyuan, Aaron has traveled all over the country for so many years and has become quite knowledgeable. He has never seen an embroiderer with such skills. She could embroider such a lifelike wolf on such a small and exquisite sachet, as if it would become real if you looked at it for a second longer.

He could not help but compliment her a few more times from the bottom of his heart. The more he praised, the more fluent he became, and he spoke non-stop. For the first time, he discovered that he had a talent for flattery.

Zong Shouyuan listened in silence, never interrupting or nodding.

Aaron couldn't tell whether he was satisfied or not, and his heart was beating fast.

...Did I praise the wrong person?

He could only see that his master wanted to be praised, but he couldn't tell whether he wanted him to praise the sachet or himself.

After hesitating for a moment, he changed his target tentatively, "Master, you have an extraordinary appearance and a noble bearing. What can't you wear? You just didn't like decorations before! If someone else wore this sachet, it would definitely not be so majestic..."

"Cough!" Zong Shouyuan's brows suddenly frowned and he coughed heavily.

Aaron shut up immediately.

OK, he got it. He wanted to praise the sachet.

"Uh... this sachet best suits the master's temperament, it's worthy of being made by the lady herself." He suddenly had an idea and cleverly changed the way he said it. Sure enough, he saw that the master's face looked much better.

Just as he was about to strike while the iron was hot and praise him a few more times, Nian Tu raised his hand to interrupt him, "Stop!"

"It's just an ordinary sachet." She could no longer bear such exaggerated compliments and was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

"No, ordinary," Zong Shouyuan gently grasped the sachet and solemnly denied it.

Regardless of how exquisite it is, the thought alone is extraordinary to him.

But since Nian Tu didn't want to listen anymore, he had to wave his hand to let A'long leave, and said, "Go ask the kitchen to stew a bowl of bird's nest and send it over, and send someone to bring some dried fruits and some paper and pens."

Aaron took the order and left, muttering to himself that there was something subtly strange.

In the past, the master rarely asked anyone to serve him, so why is there so much work to be done today?

For the entire afternoon, the originally quiet courtyard was busy. Almost all the servants who came and went saw a brand new and exquisite sachet worn in the most conspicuous position on the young master's waist, and they turned around and started talking about it.

"Hey! Did you see that?"

"You mean the sachet? I saw it!! I'm not blind!"

"Is it really a sachet? I thought I was seeing things..."

"Sir, you never wore these things before. Is the sun rising from the west today?"

"Tsk, don't you know?? That was made by the Madam herself!"

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings were silent for two seconds, and then there was an uproar -

"What???"

"real or fake?!"

"how do you know??"

"Of course it's true! How could it be false?" The man was surrounded by the crowd and folded his arms proudly, "The young master told me personally!"

"Go to hell!"

Hearing this, the curious expressions on everyone's faces faded, and they all showed anger at being fooled, "Disperse, disperse..."

When the young master was lively and cheerful before, he never chatted with them about these trivial things. After he injured his leg, he became even more silent. How could they say these things to him in person? ?

"Really! I'm telling the truth!" Seeing that everyone didn't believe him, the man became very anxious. "Just now, I went to deliver paper and pen, and as soon as I entered the door, I saw the young master wearing a sachet on his waist. I lowered my head and didn't dare to look any further, but the young master actually stood up and walked a few steps, and the sachet was shaking in front of my eyes, as if he wanted me to see it on purpose!"

"I couldn't help it and stared at it for a few more seconds. Suddenly, I heard the young master ask me, "Does it look good?"

Having said this, everyone held their breath and became nervous.

They were all very curious about the sachet, but they didn't dare to look at it too much. At most, they only dared to take a sneak peek, for fear of angering the young master. This guy was really brave, and he was caught by the young master!

However, seeing how lively he was, it seemed like he hadn't been punished.

Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn back to him, the man smiled with satisfaction, and continued to talk without further ado, "I was shocked, thinking that I was in trouble, and that the young master would definitely punish me, so I quickly knelt down and begged for mercy... Unexpectedly, the young master did not mention the punishment at all, but instead asked me again, is it good?"

"I was so scared at the time that I could only nod my head and repeatedly said, 'It looks good, it looks good.' I vaguely heard the young master laugh. He said, 'This is made by the madam, so it naturally looks good.'"

After the words were spoken, everyone looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

It obviously sounds outrageous, but they can still find some rationality in it.

After all, ever since the lady came into the house, the young master seemed like a different person. Not only did he allow the lady to live in the main room, but he also called for water several times every night. The man who used to have no passion for women now seemed to be indulging in the arms of a gentle woman.

If the sachet was really made by the Madam herself, it is no wonder that the young master loves it so much and wants to wear it close to his body!

Where there are people, there is gossip. Within an afternoon, the news spread like wildfire throughout the Duke's Mansion.

The purpose of showing off was achieved. Zong Shouyuan taught Nian Tu calligraphy while secretly playing with the sachet in one hand, feeling extremely happy.

In the evening, Aaron returned from outside and overheard the servants in the mansion talking about a sachet. He listened carefully and found that even the old gardener who tended the flowers and plants knew that his master had a new sachet made by his mistress herself.

"..."

He was speechless for a moment, and suddenly he understood everything.

So, the master deliberately ordered people to do this and that just to show off the sachet? !

Aaron covered his face, took a deep breath, and took a long time to suppress the helpless expression on his face.

"Master, the wheelchair is ready," he came to report to Zong Shouyuan with the wheelchair that the carpenter had made overnight.

When General Zong saw the wheelchair designed for him by his wife, his already happy mood became even more excited. He could hardly hide his emotions. He propped himself up and stood up, eager to try it out.

Aaron was about to push him, but when he saw Nian Tu coming over, he consciously stepped aside.

Nian Tu pushed the wheelchair and walked slowly for a distance.

She felt it was a little heavy and not light enough, but it was usable.

In this era, conditions and technology were limited, and it was already very good to be able to achieve this. Those craftsmen were really amazing, and they were able to complete it in such a short time.

The construction period was so short that she subconsciously thought that Zong Shouyuan was in a hurry and that they got the finished product in just one day. Little did she know that Aron did not rush them at all. It was the craftsmen who were so excited to see the new drawings that they could not close their eyes. They rushed to work one by one, all wanting to make the things as quickly as possible. Even Aron did not expect them to be so enthusiastic.

The structure of this thing itself is not strange, the craftsmen loyal to the clan are all experienced and can fully understand the principle. What is strange to them is the blueprint, who knows who drew it, it is so easy to understand and vivid.

The craftsmen kept asking questions with the drawings, and Aaron had to evade them.

He concealed Nian Tu's true identity and pretended that the person who drew the picture was his master's new retainer, whose surname was Tu.

The craftsmen believed it to be true and praised Mr. Tu for his skills, saying they must meet him in the future.

Aaron didn't dare to report these words to his master.

He had been humiliated several times, and even though he was slow-witted, he could still sense his master's particularly strong possessiveness of his wife.

In other families, women are jealous and show off their husbands’ favor everywhere… Why is it that when it comes to the master and his wife, it seems to be the other way around? ?

Aaron only dared to silently complain about his master in his heart. He didn't dare to show it on the surface. He just stood aside obediently, acting like a qualified invisible person. He didn't try to take the wheelchair from Nian Tu.

He would not interfere in the affairs of the couple.

Nian Tu pushed a few times before letting go and letting Zong Shouyuan push for a distance by himself. "What do you think?"

Will it be too bulky?

"…It's okay," the young male held it in for a long time, finally uttering two words in a reserved manner.

He was very strong and didn't find any difficulty in pushing the wheelchair. He turned around in the yard a few times and his movements became smoother.

Although he was obviously extremely satisfied and happy, he still pretended to be calm and pretended not to care.

Nian Tu was not angry, but stood aside and looked at him with a smile.

With their relationship over the years, Gray Wolf's emotions were almost transparent to her. No matter how hard he tried to hide them, she could still see through his true emotions, as if she could visualise a large tail swaying like a propeller behind him.

Zong Shouyuan blushed in embarrassment when she stared at him. He turned his head away from her gaze and said, "I'll go with you to your parents' home tomorrow."

"Returning home?" Nian Tu was stunned.

She didn't know much about these customs and for a moment she forgot they existed.

It seems that a woman does have to go back to her parents’ home three days after getting married.

"Can I not go?" She didn't have much attachment to that home, so it was better not to go back. It would also save Gray Wolf from dragging his injured leg to accompany her.

Zong Shouyuan carefully held her hand and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

There are many eyes watching them outside. If they don't go back every year, it would be a lack of courtesy and might damage their reputation.

With him accompanying her Nian Nian, no one can bully her anymore.

Since she doesn't like that family, he will definitely make life very difficult for the Nian family.

Zong Shouyuan's eyes dimmed.

He had already sent out a small gift yesterday. That old man Nian Xianglun must be in a state of panic, so it would be a good opportunity for him to go with Nian Nian to see what's going on tomorrow.

……

Nian’s house, by the garden pond.

The sun had already set, and the sound of a woman sobbing could be heard among the dimly lit grass and trees. She seemed to be extremely aggrieved, and then she burst into tears.

"Don't cry," Nian Miaolan said irritably, hugging her sister to comfort her, "Father was in a bad mood yesterday, and you just happened to talk back to him today. He was just taking it out on you, don't take it to heart."

It was obviously just a small matter of dining etiquette. In the past, their father treated them with tolerance, and their mother protected them in every way and never blamed them for such a thing.

But today, my father started with a cold scolding. My sister was not convinced and talked back to him, so he flew into a rage and almost started a fight. Fortunately, my mother stopped him, but she was also scolded.

"…It's all because Nian Tu is not here. Otherwise, how could we have to deal with such a bad thing?" Nian Miaolan comforted her sister for a long time with little effect, so she turned the topic to Nian Tu.

As soon as these words came out, the crying stopped. Nian Miaozhu wiped away the tears and gritted his teeth, "Yes!"

In the past, whenever their father was angry, their mother would just give him some guidance and vent it on Nian Tu, while they could just watch the fun from the sidelines.

Once Nian Tu got married, there was one less person to be bullied in the family, and the two sisters also lost the object of ridicule and mockery. Their lives became boring and dull.

"Oh, right! She's going to come back tomorrow," Nian Miaozhu's eyes flashed with a hint of excitement and malice, "Let's see if my father will scold her. It would be best if I could give her a beating!"

With a more miserable guy to compare herself with, she felt much better.

"But she is now the young lady of the Duke's Mansion after all. Will my father be afraid of her?" After being happy for a while, she suddenly thought of this, and her mood, which had just improved a little, fell again.

"If General Zong comes back with her, I'm afraid father will have to treat her with courtesy."

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, the Duke's Mansion is the Duke's Mansion, and it is the trusted confidant of the current emperor. Although General Zong has become a cripple, the Duke of Zhenguo is still alive and holds great power. The Zong family is far from being comparable to their Nian family.

"Don't worry, it won't happen," Nian Miaolan pinched her shoulders to reassure her, "On the day of the wedding, General Zong didn't come to welcome the bride, nor did he come to the hall to worship. Can he personally accompany her back home?"

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