Chapter 43

  Jia Min took over the tray from Qing Mei's hands, on which were placed two sets of extremely rare needlework fabrics.

  According to the rules, on the first day of the new daughter-in-law entering the house, when serving tea, the new daughter-in-law must personally serve her parents-in-law; and also prepare a needlework made by herself for other brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts in her husband's family.

  Apart from showing off one's skills to the husband's family and relatives, more importantly, it is an opportunity to reveal one's mindset of being a good daughter-in-law.

  Jia Min prepared two sets of clothes she had personally sewn for Mr. and Mrs. Lin, fortunately the whole Lin family was in Beijing at that time; The Lin family also had a very simple household, Jia Min didn't put too much thought into preparing gifts.

  "This is a set of clothes that my wife has prepared for the old lady, the embroidery work is a bit rough, please don't mind." Although Jia Min said so, in her heart she was quite satisfied with her own embroidery skills.

  "Ah...good." Mrs. Lin nodded slightly and signaled Old Lady Chen to come forward and take the clothes from Jia Min's hands.

  When it was Lin Ruo-lan's turn, as she was younger than Jia Min by one generation, she should have stood up to pay her respects.

  Lin Ruo-lan muttered under her breath: "Hmph... for the sake of future Little Sister Lin, I'll endure it!"

  "If Orchid has seen her sister-in-law!" Although she said in her heart that she would endure it, Lin Ruo Lan still couldn't help but be displeased with the matter of the imperial edict granting marriage to the Rongguo House; and consequently also became cold towards Jia Min.

  Relying on her youth and the fact that Qingwei Zhenren was above her, Lin Ruo Lan stood up but didn't salute to Jia Min; she just slightly nodded as a greeting.

  Lin Ruo-lan's behavior made Jia Min extremely angry, but she didn't say anything due to Lin Ruohai's presence. Instead, the maids by Jia Min's side, Qingmei, Qingxing, and Qingju, all had their expressions change; they looked at Lin Ruo-lan with discontent.

  Especially the green plum, when in Rongguo Mansion, who didn't know that their own daughter was the old lady's darling; it was truly cherished like a treasure, and everyone in the mansion was careful not to offend her, even the two elderly masters of the house had to be cautious.

  Let's not mention it... What happened in the bridal chamber last night, even if Jia Min didn't say anything; but as Qing Mei who was waiting outside the room last night, Lin Ruhai left after the bridal chamber and never came back. Qing Mei knew all about it and had been feeling sorry for her own young lady in her heart.

  Now Lin Ruolan's attitude towards Jia Min is like a fuse, exploding instantly.

  "How can you say that the young lady is also your sister-in-law, but you don't even give her a gift? Don't you worry that if this gets out, it will damage your reputation?" Qing Mei said with a disapproving tone, looking at Lin Ruolan.

  Jia Min was only slightly surprised at the boldness of Qing Mei, and soon calmed down as if nothing had happened; although Jia Min liked Lin Ruhai very much, she also wanted to please Old Master Lin and Madame Lin in order to get closer to Lin Ruhai.

  But in the information Jia Min obtained, for Lin Ruolan, the only daughter of the Lin family; apart from knowing that Lin Ruolan had been apprenticed to a master and left home since childhood, she really knew nothing else. This was mainly because Lin Ruolan rarely left Liuguang Courtyard, so naturally, the news that Jia Min could gather was also very limited.

  Jia Min was born into a noble family and had been accustomed to the dirty things that happened in the inner courtyard of the mansion since she was young. In her heart, she thought that Lin Ruhai should not have much affection for his younger sister Lin Ruolan, who had been away from home since childhood; it was precisely because of this that Jia Min did not stop Qingmei, but she did not know that doing so would make Lin Ruhai dislike her even more.

  Qing Mei's words were quite acceptable to Lin Ruolan, as a soul who had traveled through thousands of years; on the contrary, Lin Ruolan greatly appreciated Qing Mei's actions in defending her master.

  However, Lin Ruhai, Old Master Lin and Mrs. Lin's faces were not quite right.

  Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin both flashed a look of disgust on their faces at the same time, indeed there is no good person in this Rongguo House; the master and the maid are just as disgusting and hateful; it's just a small maid, how dare she speak like that about her precious daughter.

  Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin were relatively rational, thinking that it was okay to say whatever; today was after all the first day of their son's marriage, even if they were not satisfied with Xiaomin as a daughter-in-law in their hearts; Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin did not plan to lose face in front of Xiaomin today.

  Lin Ruhai was different, Jia Min was not the one he willingly sought to marry; otherwise, Lin Ruhai would not have humiliated her on their wedding night, the first day she entered the mansion.

  Who is Lin Ruolan? Everyone in the Lin Mansion knows that the young lady is not only the treasure of the old master and mistress, but also the spoiled darling of the young master. The young master's doting on the young lady is absolutely at two extremes compared to the old master and mistress - there's simply no comparison.

  Do you know what siscon is?

  Do you know what siscon means?

  To put it simply, if a girl from a wealthy family loses just one hair, the young master will be so anxious that he's on the verge of death; and if someone dares to criticize the girl, then that person had better watch out; haha...the consequences will definitely be unbearable pain.

  Just as Qing Mei finished speaking, Lin Ruhai's face turned pale with anger and he said: "Good... very good! You damned slave, who gave you the right to dare criticize a young lady of the Lin family in my Lin mansion? Is this the good upbringing of the Rongguo Mansion?"

  The last sentence was clearly directed at Jia Min, and Lin Ruhai, who was in a hurry, picked up a teacup next to him and smashed it hard on Qingmei's head. 'Crash' went the sound; a delicate Rain Over Sky Blue teacup shattered into pieces in front of Qingmei.

  The sound of the teacup shattering didn't just startle Qing Mei, it also startled Jia Min.

  "Young master, I don't dare!" With a 'thud', Qing Mei's knees went soft and she knelt down, her lovely face deathly pale.

  Lin Ruhai's anger reminded Qingmei, and at this moment Qingmei finally remembered that she was no longer in the Rongguo Mansion, but in the Lin Mansion... and her own daughter was no longer a spoiled young lady of the Rongguo Mansion, but now a young madam of the Lin Mansion.

  Jia Min slightly furrowed her brow, extremely dissatisfied with Lin Ruhai's actions that didn't leave any room for face-saving; yet she also clearly understood that today's matter couldn't be resolved through clever means, and now the only way to calm things down was to give up Qingmei.

  Jia Min's gaze turned to Lin Ruolan who was standing silently beside her.

  Today, Lin Ruolan wore a silver-purple trumpet-shaped skirt with a lavender-colored lotus pattern on the sleeves; her three thousand strands of black hair were casually tied back with a ribbon in the same color scheme, and around her waist was loosely tied a deep purple palace satin; on her hair was slanted a simple white jade plum blossom hairpin, quietly sitting there with a faint smile that could attract the attention of thousands of people.

  Although still young, it can already be seen that growing up will be a stunning beauty; elegant and charming, captivating the hearts of thousands.

  Although she was also a woman and a beautiful woman with a good appearance, Jia Min was still stunned when she saw Lin Ruolan. Was this girl really her husband's sister? She was originally so beautiful.

  Jia Min lowered her head and glanced at Qing Mei, who was kneeling on the ground. She walked slowly to Lin Ruolan's front and smiled before speaking: "Sister, today's matter is my fault for not teaching her well; since this maid Qing Mei offended you, I'll hand her over to you today; just deal with her as you see fit."

  Who is Jia Min?

  From Lin Ruhai's anger just now, Jia Min has sensed that Lin Ruolan, this little sister who has not been raised in the Lin family since childhood, is absolutely not what she thought - an unimportant existence in the Lin family.

  Jia Min's words made Lin Ruolan, who was watching the commotion, pause for a moment. Huh? What does this have to do with her? Why should she be in charge of dealing with this maid called Qing Mei?

  This made Lin Ruolan forget that she was actually the one who started it all.

  Lin Ruolan's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and she thought to herself: should she handle it by herself? How should she handle it? Lin Ruolan thought about how Wang Xifeng and others in "Dream of the Red Chamber" dealt with their servants; she couldn't help but shiver at the thought. She had forgotten that this was a feudal society where human life was as worthless as grass; the maids and young servants had no human rights to speak of, their lives hanging by a thread at the whim of their masters.

  "Brother!"

  Lin Ruo Lan slightly discontentedly stared at Lin Ru Hai with her eyes, pouting and muttering: "No one else cares, so I'll leave Qing Mei to you."

  Watching Lin Ruolan toss back Jia Min's words like a hot potato, Lin Ruhai smiled indulgently: "Hmmm... good girl, brother will teach this unruly little servant a lesson; sister, you go with father and mother to the courtyard first, leave things here to brother."

  Lin Ruhai naturally did not want Lin Ruolan to come into contact with these dark things, after this period of getting along; Lin Ruhai had long known that his own sister was ignorant of the dirty things in the backyard of the wealthy families, and could only be described in two words: blank paper.

  It's also likely that this Qing Wei Zhen Ren is a cultivator; as for the private matters in the back house, he wouldn't know about them. He didn't want to tarnish Lin Ruolan's eyes with some trivial matters. Lin Ruhai hastily found an excuse and casually sent Lin Ruolan away.

  It wasn't until much later that Lin Ruhai witnessed Lin Ruolan beheading a demon with his own eyes, and only then did he realize that all along he had been underestimating the treasure of his own family's little sister.

  The little sister at home is not a little white rabbit as thought, but a cunning little fox!

  Lin Ruo Lan naturally wouldn't refuse Lin Ru Hai's proposal, as for how this green plum Lin Ru Hai would handle it; Lin Ruo Lan really didn't have the slightest interest, anyway after things were over Bai Zhu and Mo Zhu would naturally tell her about it.

  It was Jia Min... Lin Ruolan glanced at Jia Min intentionally when she was about to leave, this woman chose to marry Lin Ruhai; so her life would be a tragedy, a joke.

  This world is full of forced and unnatural things that are not sweet! This is the crystallization of wisdom from our ancestors for thousands of years, being true to oneself without deceiving others!