Chapter 408 Meet the Madam
The next morning, when Jia Cong woke up, Zhen Muring was still sleeping soundly.
At this moment, Zhen Muring hugged Jia Cong's arm tightly, with her rosy cheeks pressed against Jia Cong's solid chest, just like a little kitten holding a tempting fish, with even two drops of water oozing from the corners of her mouth?
The door opened gently, and Shi Ya and Mo Hen entered the room with red faces. Seeing their own daughter and the marquis on the bed, the two little girls couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"Master, the three sisters Qingwen, Xiangling and Xiaoque'er are here." Shi Ya said in a low voice.
"Go prepare some hot water. Madam will be getting up soon. Today we have to go to the West Mansion to pay our respects to the old lady. We also have to go to the palace to express our gratitude."
The two of them nodded quickly and left, and the slight sound also woke Zhen Muring from her sleep.
She was drowsy, and only felt warm all over. Even when Shi Ya or Mo Hen warmed her bed before, she had never slept so peacefully. But when she blinked her eyes and saw Jia Cong's face close at hand, her eyes widened, and her stagnant brain took a while to react. Yesterday, she had married Jia Cong, and now her identity was different...
"Awake?" Seeing Zhen Muring's confused look, Jia Cong was really happy. He reached out his hand to wipe the saliva from the corner of her mouth and asked again, "Did you sleep well last night?"
Looking at the water stains on Jia Cong's hands, Zhen Muring swallowed back what she was about to say... Oh my God, she was drooling, and in front of him, which made her so embarrassed... In her more than ten years of life, this was the first time she felt so "humiliated".
After stroking her black hair, Jia Cong smiled and said, "If you wake up, get up later. Today, the two of us have a lot of time to spare. Not only do we have to go to the West Mansion to pay our respects to the old ancestor, but we also have to go to the palace to express our gratitude."
Fortunately, Shi Ya and Mo Hen had already walked in with hot water and towels, otherwise, Zhen Muring couldn't guarantee that she would not faint.
All of the clothes they wore yesterday had been thrown away. Shi Ya took out new robes and put them on with a blushing face. Mo Hen, who was standing by, wiped their hands and faces with a moistened towel. Afterwards, two maids helped Zhen Muring to dress up.
Although it was just light makeup, it suited Zhen Muring best.
When the two of them had finished tidying up, Qingwen and the other two came in.
"Meet the madam."
Zhen Muring stood up subconsciously, "Hurry up and get up."
"Okay, get up!" Jia Cong smiled, "These three are my personal maids. You have met them before. In addition, you have Shiya and Mohen in your room. I didn't add any maids for you, but Yuanyang has selected a few maids from the second and third ranks. Let them come in and see if they suit your taste."
"Let's go to the West Mansion and the palace to pay our respects today. The other servants in the mansion will come to see you in the evening."
Zhen Muring nodded, and Jia Cong stood up and walked towards the hall. Zhen Muring and his group hurriedly followed.
When they arrived in the hall, Jia Cong and the other two sat down, and the servants from the courtyard came in. Just like in Yuanyang Courtyard, there were four second-class maids, eight rough maids, and two housekeepers.
Everyone bowed down, "This servant greets the master and the madam."
"Get up. From today on, you will be the people of this courtyard, and Muring will be your master."
Everyone responded, and then the food was brought over. After they finished eating, Zhen Muring said to Jia Cong, "Master, I will go and greet Sister Yuanyang first."
"Well, go ahead!"
Although Zhen Muring's rank was much higher according to the imperial decree, she could also clearly see that she was just a concubine like Yuanyang, and since Yuanyang entered first, it was only natural for her to go and pay her a visit.
Jia Cong went straight back to Ningzheng Hall, while Zhen Muring took the maid to Yuanyang Courtyard. After waiting for a while, Yuanyang and Zhen Muring came together.
"I think the old lady is already waiting. Let's go there first and take Yuanyang with us."
Afterwards, the three of them, along with a group of maids, headed towards the West Mansion. When they arrived at Grandmother Jia's courtyard, Amber was already waiting, "The Third Master is finally here. The old lady got up early in the morning and waited for him."
Jia Cong walked into the hall with a smile. Yuanyang stepped aside, while Jia Cong and Zhen Muring bowed to the ground. "Greetings to the old lady!"
"Hurry, help them up." The old lady said with a happy smile.
Li Wan and Wang Xifeng helped Jia Cong and his partner up, "Look, old lady, our family has grown even more prosperous with the addition of someone new."
Wang Xifeng led Zhen Muring directly to the old lady. The old lady looked at her with a smile for a moment, and then put a jade bracelet that had been prepared in advance on her wrist.
"Your ancestor and I were childhood playmates, and after we got married, we were close friends. Now, decades have passed, and you kids have grown up. You don't have to feel restrained in my house, just like you do in yours. My grandson is a good man and will not neglect you. If you are free on weekdays, let Yuanyang bring you to my yard, and we women can chat."
Mu Ning bowed slightly, "Granddaughter-in-law thanks you very much, ancestor!"
"These are my eldest sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law. Just remember, if you want to read, write poetry, etc. in the future, come to my eldest sister-in-law. If our family is short of money, come to my second sister-in-law." Jia Cong said.
"You people from the East Palace also want to come to our West Palace to ask for money, you are so greedy!" Wang Xifeng said lightly, "It seems that your young wife is a favorite. Yuanyang, you have to pay more attention to her, otherwise this black-hearted person will not have time to pay attention to you."
Jia Cong looked at Wang Xifeng and saw that she was uncomfortable. "I checked some accounts with my second sister-in-law that day, but there are still some that have not been checked. I will come back later today and ask someone to invite my second sister-in-law to come to our house. We have to check it carefully. We can't let other families embezzle our money."
Fengjie's expression froze. Is this Bison Grass going to "deal with" her again today?
After a while, Jia Cong stood up and said, "Old Madam, I will take Mu Ning to the palace to express my gratitude first. Second sister-in-law, tell all the sisters that I will host a banquet for them in the evening when I return from the palace."
"Well, then you can go to the palace."
"I'll ask Jia Zhong to harness the carriage and go with me. Xiao Que'er, you take them with you to play." Jia Cong said to the two maids.
Xiao Que'er nodded happily, "Master, I will take them to find the fourth girl later."
Jia Cong smiled and nodded, then took Zhen Muring out of the courtyard.
