After the fake heiress was arranged to marry a powerful future minister, she took him away.

Jiang Huaiyu gently took a step back, avoiding his support, and shook her head weakly but firmly: "It's nothing."

Bai Yujing gazed at her, his eyes filled with complex emotions, and said in a deep voice, "Huaiyu, even if you already know about these past events, I still want to tell you that although I was engaged to Miss Jiang, that is all in the past. Now, I am marrying you, and my heart is full of hope to spend this life with you."

To spend this life together?

This thought briefly crossed Jiang Huaiyu's mind.

She smiled, a hint of melancholy flashing in her eyes, "My husband need not worry, I will not hold grudges over these past events."

Since his heart already belongs to someone else, and his marriage and care for her are merely out of a sense of responsibility not to betray the deep kindness of the Jiang family, she should restrain those unnecessary expectations.

From then on, she only wished to spend her time with him in an ordinary way, no longer hoping to reach a state of perfect harmony and deep affection.

It was wishful thinking on her part that she mistakenly believed that by reuniting with Bai Yujing in this world, she could regain the deep affection Bai Yujing had in her previous life.

However, whether in his past life or this one, Bai Yujing's deepest affections have always belonged only to Jiang Shuqin.

So let's just accept this reality.

From this day forward, Jiang Huaiyu will only regard him as her husband, and nothing more.

Hearing this, Bai Yujing felt relieved and sighed deeply: "It must be because you, my wife, are so understanding that Miss Jiang would give you such a thoughtful gift. Otherwise, my husband and I would probably have had many misunderstandings long ago."

Jiang Huaiyu smiled gently and replied, "The past is gone, all I pursue is to seize the present."

Bai Yujing couldn't help but smile, and he squeezed her hand again, saying affectionately, "That's right. The past is gone, like a wisp of smoke. My wife and I have the present companionship and the promise for the future. We will walk hand in hand and be together forever."

Upon hearing these tender words of love again, Jiang Huaiyu's heart remained unmoved; she simply nodded gently, her tone calm.

"Oh, I see."

……

According to custom, the third day after the wedding is the day when the bride returns to her parents' home.

However, the journey from Fushun Town to the capital was long and inconvenient, so before Jiang Huaiyu got married, Hao made special arrangements to ensure that she would not have to travel back and forth.

In fact, not returning to one's parents' home after marriage is not necessarily a bad thing.

The Bai family was already struggling financially. If she went back and couldn't even come up with a decent gift, it would only damage the reputation of both families.

In the past few days, Bai Yujing went to the county town with a letter of recommendation and visited Tu Jijiu.

Jiang Huaiyu was busy at home, on the one hand teaching Feng Yun and Huiyi with all her might, and on the other hand taking the time to carefully embroider handkerchiefs.

After half a month of hard work, she finally completed several exquisite embroidered handkerchiefs and asked Yang to help her take them to the city to sell.

When Yang returned with the money, her face beamed with undisguised joy and excitement.

"You've made a fortune! Sister-in-law, you're amazing!"

Her voice was eight octaves louder than hers; you could hear her voice before you even saw her.

Jiang Huaiyu told Feng Yun and Huiyi to continue reading, then calmly went out to greet Madam Yang. Upon seeing her, Madam Yang's face immediately lit up with a broad smile, and she waved enthusiastically at her.

"Sister-in-law, come here quickly! Do you know what? Those exquisite handkerchiefs you gave me actually sold for a good price."

Jiang Huaiyu chuckled softly and guessed, "Could it be three taels of silver?"

“It’s far more than three taels!” Madam Yang took out an embroidered purse from her clothes, shook it gently, and poured the silver inside into her palm. “Each handkerchief is worth one tael and five mace, so we’ve made a total of six taels of silver!”

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Huaiyu's eyes. "Sister-in-law, this is truly beyond my expectations."

Bai Qi also looked surprised. "Oh dear, is the buyer who bought the handkerchief a bit confused? He accidentally let us get this bargain?"

"Where did we miscalculate the accounts!" Madam Yang said with a smile.

"Aunt Han from town happened to come to town today, and I asked her to help sell the handkerchiefs. She came to the cloth shop and showed them the handkerchiefs you embroidered. The shopkeeper was immediately impressed by your exquisite craftsmanship and not only bought all the handkerchiefs without hesitation but also gave you an extra three hundred coins. This three hundred coins wasn't a mistake on his part; he hoped that if you had any new handkerchiefs embroidered in the future, you would still send them to him to sell!"

"I see, it seems we've really struck gold." Bai Qi's face was beaming with ecstatic joy.

Madam Yang nodded with a smile and said with emotion, "Indeed, it's all thanks to my sister-in-law's exquisite skills. If we can maintain these prices, will we still have to worry about our future expenses?"

In the past two weeks, under Jiang Huaiyu's careful guidance, her two children seem to have changed a lot and are no longer as naughty and playful as before.

Feng Yun studied diligently day and night, either burying himself in books or practicing calligraphy, while Hui Yi also learned to do some basic needlework.

She saw it all and knew in her heart that it was all thanks to Jiang Huaiyu's guidance.

In addition, the family's livelihood problem had been solved, so she did not hesitate to praise Jiang Huaiyu in front of her mother-in-law.

Madam Bai glanced at Jiang Huaiyu and gently instructed, "Yujing's wife, you should be more diligent and embroider more handkerchiefs to sell at the market. That way, the family's life will gradually become more comfortable."

"Your daughter-in-law obeys." Jiang Huaiyu kept her eyes down and her mind at ease.

Yang hesitated for a moment after taking the money, then finally handed it to Jiang Huaiyu and said sincerely, "Sister-in-law, this money is what you worked so hard to earn, please accept it."

Jiang Huaiyu waved her hand gently, her tone firm: "We agreed beforehand that I would earn money to supplement the family income. Mother-in-law, you are the head of the Bai family, so this money should be managed by you."

Upon hearing these words, a relieved smile finally appeared on Bai Qi's face, and she thought to herself that this daughter-in-law was quite reasonable.

"That's very true. Give me the silver."

Jiang Huaiyu took the silver from Yang's hand and walked lightly toward Bai Qi, who extended her expectant hand.

Just as the silver was about to fall into Bai Qishi's hands, Jiang Huaiyu suddenly stopped and said, "However, considering that my husband, Fengyun, and Huiyi are all studying, the cost of writing materials is quite considerable. Therefore, I humbly request my mother-in-law to allow me to withdraw two taels of silver to cover these necessary expenses."

Six taels of silver was the income she earned from her hard work in embroidery, and she needed to save it up as capital for future business. How could she hand it over to Bai Qishi without reservation? Otherwise, wouldn't she be in a passive position?

Bai Qi was slightly taken aback, and said with displeasure, "In the past, I would directly allocate silver to Yujing to buy these items."

Jiang Huaiyu smiled gently and explained, "Mother-in-law, now that my husband has married me, he is diligent in his studies. How can I bear to let him be distracted by these matters?"

After pondering for a moment, Bai Qishi felt that Jiang Huaiyu's words made sense. Although she was quite unwilling, she still handed over the two taels of silver to her.