Tianliangyuan

Chapter 283 Tea Serving

In any case, the process of welcoming the new employees went quite smoothly.

Xu Zhaozhao was carried out by Xu Jun'an and placed in a bridal sedan chair.

Xu Han and Wang Ruolan stood at the door watching, and tears began to flow uncontrollably.

Who would have thought that General Xu, who killed countless people on the battlefield, would also have such an emotionally expressive side?

The Xie family members who stayed in the new house to keep Xu Zhaozhao company were Xie Yun and Xie Qiao.

Xie Yun got married several months ago, but there has been no news of the wedding yet.

On the Xie family's side, only Xie Yun and Xu Zhaozhao had a better relationship. The other girls were not very familiar with Xu Zhaozhao, so they just sat quietly in the bridal chamber.

Xie Qiao is a talkative girl. She'll tell a joke one minute and offer fruit to Xu Zhaozhao the next. In short, she's a girl who knows how to liven up the atmosphere.

It wasn't until Xie Zheng was helped back by Jian Jiu that Xie Yun and the others got up to say goodbye.

Xie Zheng smiled as he looked at Xu Zhaozhao, who sat there too shy to look at him, and felt that marrying her in this life was truly worthwhile.

That night, the red candles were still burning, the red quilt was rumpled, and Xu Zhaozhao almost fainted from being tormented by Xie Zheng, that scoundrel.

Before going to bed, Xu Zhaozhao pinched Xie Zheng's waist hard, and even though it hurt, Xie Zheng didn't dare to show it.

He felt he had been very gentle.

He was unable to enjoy himself both times, as he was busy taking care of the beauty in his arms. Unfortunately, Xu Zhaozhao was too difficult to please; she would complain of pain one moment and yell at him to go sleep outside the next.

In short, it was a really lively night.

The next morning, someone came and took away the bridal veil. Afterwards, Xu Zhaozhao was carefully helped by Dingxiang and Shaoyao to change her clothes and do her makeup.

When Xie Zheng came over after changing his clothes, Xu Zhaozhao was combing her hair.

Dingxiang and Shaoyao had served her for many years, so they were naturally very skilled at combing her hair.

When it came to choosing a headdress, Xu Zhaozhao didn't know which one to wear.

"Wear this set."

Peony brought out three sets of headdresses in total, and Xie Zheng chose the complete set of headdresses inlaid with gold and rubies.

"We're newly married, this is a joyous occasion."

"Isn't it too extravagant?"

"No. This was originally my betrothal gift to you, so it's perfectly fitting for you to wear it now. As for extravagance, hehe, you were originally a county princess personally bestowed by the Emperor, and now you're the wife of the heir apparent, who would dare to say anything?"

Xu Zhaozhao thought about it and agreed. Today was only the second day of their marriage, so they naturally couldn't dress too plainly.

Xu Zhaozhao didn't have much contact with the Xie family.

The main reason was that because she and Xie Zheng got engaged early, Xu Zhaozhao rarely set foot in the Duke of Huguo's mansion, and always felt awkward.

Xie Yun, who used to be on good terms with Xu Zhaozhao, has already married. Fortunately, there is still Madam Yu, the Second Madam Xie, who is also an elder that Xu Zhaozhao is relatively familiar with.

The Xie family is much more prosperous than the Xu family.

Although the Xu family has an old lady, there are only two branches in total.

But the Xie family is different.

The Xie family's situation is more complicated, and they also have elders who were born out of wedlock.

The old Duke of Xie has long since passed away, but the current old lady is in good health. Xie Zheng's father, Xie Xiaolin, who is now the Duke of Protectorate, is not at home; he is far away in Jizhou.

Besides him, there are four other gentlemen below him. This is truly a large family!

Xu Zhaozhao only recognized Master Xie the Second, also known as Xie Xiaocheng. He did not pursue martial arts, and due to health reasons, he only held a sinecure in the court, leading a leisurely life.

Xie Zheng held her hand and walked slowly, glancing at her every now and then.

Xu Zhaozhao originally wanted to ignore his gaze, but seeing him staring at her for so long, she couldn't help but become a little impatient.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Xie Zheng looked a little embarrassed: "I hurt you last night, and you must be feeling uncomfortable now. How about I carry you over?"

Xu Zhaozhao glared at her: "Are you crazy? No way!"

Today she was going to serve tea to her elders, and there were servants everywhere in the mansion; she didn't want to become a monkey for everyone to look at.

Although Xu Zhaozhao did not recognize most of the elders of the Xie family, it did not mean that she was unaware of the specific situation of the Xie family.

Besides what she found out herself, there were also some Xie family matters that Wang Ruolan and Li Shi mentioned to her from time to time.

Xie Zheng also whispered, "Now that you are my wife, you are the rightful mistress of this Duke's mansion. You don't need to be subservient to others. If anyone dares to disrespect you, just confront them directly."

Xu Zhaozhao chuckled: "Does that include Second Uncle and Second Aunt?"

Xie Zheng choked for a moment, then laughed and said, "They probably won't make things difficult for you. But if they do, you can still argue back."

Xu Zhaozhao was quite satisfied with his attitude.

Marriage should be about living a comfortable life. If she has to endure something stifling, she'd rather lead a group of people out of the Duke's mansion.

“My fourth uncle is a troublemaker, but because he is the youngest son born to my grandmother, he has always been spoiled. Fortunately, he hasn’t done anything too outrageous over the years, so my father and I have turned a blind eye to him. As for my fifth uncle, because he was born out of wedlock, he was separated from his family early on. He only came here this time because he wanted to recognize someone.”

"Well, I see."

In other words, only the three branches of the family actually live in the Duke's Mansion now.

First son, second son, and fourth son.

As for the third and fifth branches, they were all born out of wedlock, so back when the old Duke was still alive, he had already decided to separate them.

In Xie Zheng's generation, if arranged by age, the two legitimate sons of the second branch are the eldest son Xie Rong and the second son Xie Lang.

However, Xie Zheng is the eldest son of the main branch, so in terms of status alone, Xie Zheng is naturally the most noble.

Putting all that aside, Xu Zhaozhao is still the Princess of Anle County, and because of that, no one can give her attitude at will.

Even the old lady is not allowed!

The old lady was the wife of a duke, which naturally placed her above the rank of a county princess.

The problem is that the Duchess is dependent on the Duke; apart from her salary from the court, she has neither a fiefdom nor any real power.

Xu Zhaozhao is different; she is a county princess with a real title, which means her actual status should be above that of the Duchess of the State.

However, when it comes to respecting the elderly and caring for the young, we should still show respect to some elders.

After Xie Zheng led Xu Zhaozhao into the hall, Xu Zhaozhao forcefully pulled her hand back.

Madam Yu, the second wife of Xie, happened to witness this scene and covered her mouth with a soft laugh.

The two men first paid their respects to the old lady by kowtowing, and then offered her tea.

The old lady was very generous, and the gifts she gave to the two of them were all quite exquisite, especially the pair of jade bracelets she gave to Xu Zhaozhao.

Because they are all natural jade bracelets, although they are a pair, you can still find some differences if you compare them carefully, but at first glance they look almost identical.

When it came time to serve tea to the second wife, Madam Yu was very generous and gave Xu Zhaozhao a phoenix hairpin made of red gold and inlaid with emeralds, which was so heavy that it felt heavy in the hand.