I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 110 Li's Invitation

He Qing was shocked. He couldn't think clearly, let alone explain it. He just said, "You don't want to resign when you get married. Will the Marquis' Mansion agree?"

"Xie Yanshu said he would discuss it with the Marquis' wife and the old Marquis. I think so." Song Lingyi was actually not sure.

He Qing remained silent. It was not appropriate for her to interfere in marriage matters. The more she said, the more mistakes she would make. It would be bad if she created a rift with Song Lingyi.

The two sat in the yard for two quarters of an hour, but couldn't stand the cold anymore and went back to the house to rest.

Song Lingyi's days on duty at the Taishi Bureau became increasingly busy. On the one hand, she had to socialize with various parties, on the other hand, she had to survey and map celestial phenomena, and she also had to find time to learn acupuncture and feng shui with Ye Xuan'an. She wished she could be split in half.

He was busy for a full half month, during which time he had only met Xie Yanshu a few times from a distance near the government office. He was a new official and was still in the familiarization stage with many affairs. Even if he wanted to meet his new bride face to face and hold her hand, he simply couldn't get away.

The day before the engagement banquet, Li invited Song Lingyi to go to a jewelry store, wanting to pick out some suitable jewelry for her in preparation for tomorrow's banquet.

When the post was delivered to the Song family, it was just past three quarters past the hour of Si. Song Lingyi was so exhausted from being on duty for half a month that she slept until noon. When Song Lingwan came to wake her up, her head was still groggy and she got up, dressed and washed like a zombie.

She didn't dare to waste any more time, so she quickly packed up and went out to keep the appointment.

At noon, Song Lingyi hurried to Cuiweiju.

The servant opened the door of the private room for her
The dignified woman sitting by the window was wearing gorgeous clothes, with her back straight. She stared straight at the girl at the door. Although she said nothing, she exuded majesty and dignity.

Seeing Li's solemn attire and serious expression, Song Lingyi was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes and bowed politely: "Greetings to my aunt, long live my aunt."

Before he finished speaking, a cold snort came from the side, "Miss Song, don't you see what time it is now? How dare you be so late for your future mother-in-law's invitation!"

The finest sandalwood rose from the gilded incense burner. The person who spoke was the maid beside Li. She clutched her handkerchief, her face so gloomy that water could be squeezed out of it. The first sentence she said was so impolite.

Any well-educated and well-mannered girl in the boudoir must get up at the hour of Mao to greet the elders at home. Li's invitation was delivered at the hour of Si, so it should not have taken so long to arrive.

But Song Lingyi was really exhausted, and she fell asleep due to wanting to sleep, and was still in a dream at 15:30 on the 9th.

She originally wanted to defend herself, but when she saw Li's gloomy face, she inexplicably remembered her high school homeroom teacher in her previous life, who was also a serious person with a penetrating gaze.

She immediately stopped and apologized, "It's my fault, aunt, please don't blame me."

Li looked at the elegant and graceful figure and said in a deep voice, "Come in, I have something to tell you."

Song Lingyi walked forward calmly and was supposed to sit down opposite Li, but as soon as she approached, the stern nanny brought a crescent stool for her to sit on the side.

……

Song Lingyi didn't know what the rule was, why she couldn't sit on the couch and could only sit on the wooden stool, but she was late and was afraid that if she asked, it would cause disgust from the other party, so she had to hold back.

When the servant of Cuiweiju served her tea, Song Lingyi smiled and said respectfully, "It's so cold, Madam, it's hard for you to specially invite me to go out."

Li looked her up and down with a cold face.

The woman, who was over 40, was well-maintained and dressed in brocade and gorgeous clothes, which made her look even more majestic as the wife of Marquis Wu'an. "It's okay. I guess your biological mother can't buy you decent jewelry, so I'll take the initiative and buy it for you."

"..." Song Lingyi lowered her eyelashes
What Li said was right. Mrs. Zhao had always been generous to the fourth sister, but extremely stingy with her.

However, Li's tone was condescending, and even her words of concern were hard to make people happy.

Never mind. For someone like Li, who comes from a prominent family and marries an even more prominent man, it's normal for her to be arrogant. Tomorrow is the engagement banquet, so it's better not to argue with her future mother-in-law.

"Thank you, aunt."

Li looked away and responded calmly, "Yeah."

……

Zhuque Street was as bustling as ever. A group of people poured into the most expensive jewelry shop in Chang'an and cleared the place out. Song Lingyi couldn't help but sigh: She is worthy of being a marquise, she is very generous.

Li strolled leisurely across the counter, and Song Lingyi followed closely behind.

Li took a jade hairpin from the table and pointed it at Song Lingyi's bun, raising her eyebrows, "This one is not good. After getting engaged, you should dress more conservatively. This one is too delicate."

“……”Is he talking about the hairpin or the person?
Li picked out a gold-plated tassel hairpin and handed it to Song Lingyi, saying, "This one is good. It makes you look dignified and elegant. Once you put it on, you can't move it too much. It can restrain your posture."

Song Lingyi looked at the hairpin indifferently and reached out to take it.

The original intention of designing the step-shaking ornament in ancient times was to restrict women's movements. By limiting the swing range of the head, women's behavior was restrained to conform to the etiquette norms of ladies and reflect their elegance and dignity.

It seems that Li wanted to use the hairpin to test her obedience after marriage.

Song Lingyi smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, aunt. It's just that I'm still young, and I'm afraid it's not suitable for me to wear this kind of hairpin." She turned her head and glanced at the table, her eyes fell on a plum blossom hairpin with gold accents. The hairpin was elegant and noble, and it suited her very well.

Song Lingyi picked up the plum blossom gold hairpin and looked at it carefully. She held it in front of Li in a daze and said with a sweet smile, "Aunt, this hairpin is very beautiful. The style is not as complicated as the tassel hairpin, and it is easier for me to control."

"The plum blossom with gold is pretty good." Li's smile almost disappeared, and her eyes were filled with mixed emotions. "If you like it, accept it. When a woman gets married, she has to wear her hair in a bun. Wearing the plum blossom with gold is not as good as wearing a tassel hairpin. This is a fashionable jewelry in Chang'an."

Song Lingyi seemed not to understand and joked with Li: "Fashion is becoming more popular. Last time, my second and third sisters cut new clothes for the official promotion banquet, and they actually cut the same style, which made them annoyed at home. I like this unique style."

The two of them looked at each other, neither of them willing to give in.

After a long silence, Li said, "Being different may not be appreciated by everyone. You will be the young lady of the Marquis's mansion in the future. You should be a role model for the officials and their wives in Chang'an."

Song Lingyi didn't respond and continued to look at other jewelry.

……

Seeing that her persuasion was futile, Li thought to herself that Miss Song Wu was not as pure and submissive as she appeared to be, and was actually difficult to deal with. If she married her in the future, she might even cause trouble for her. The more she thought about it, the more dissatisfied she became with this daughter-in-law.

Even though Li was dissatisfied, she still bought Song Lingyi the jewelry she liked and gave her the tassel hairpin as well.