Chapter 1 Autumn Rain Falls

When Du Jingyi woke up, it was the season of autumn rain.

She heard some footsteps outside.

It seemed that something was being moved.

Then.

Her personal maid Yingtao deliberately lowered her voice and ordered.

"The young lady is still taking a nap. You should all be careful not to disturb her."

"Yes."

The voices of the answers were rough and soft. It seemed that there were quite a few people coming.

Yingtao directed the people outside to put the things that had just been delivered in order.

Then she walked into the main room quietly.

Originally, she was going to add a thin blanket for her lady, but she woke Du Jingyi up.

She was seen leaning on the kang on the south side.

Her elbows were propped up on the small rosewood table on the kang.

In front of her was a thick account book with a lot of things densely recorded on it.

Hearing the movement.

Du Jingyi grumbled and slowly opened her eyes.

Seeing this, Cherry came forward and said apologetically.

"Did the people outside disturb the young lady? I will ask them to stop."

Du Jingyi waved her hand.

Her slender and white arm, like a scallion, shook slightly.

She was not angry at all.

On the contrary, her arm was a little sore because it supported her to sleep.

She frowned and moved her wrist.

The maid Cherry immediately stepped forward and gently massaged her for a while.

Maybe she just took a nap.

Therefore, Du Jingyi's face was slightly red, which made her skin look even whiter and tenderer.

Like a soft and delicious peach, people can't help but want to get close to it.

The round deer eyes are rare and clear.

But if you look closely, there is some playful cunning hidden.

Bright eyes and white teeth, looking around.

Thin shoulders and waist, black hair like a waterfall.

At first glance, she is a beauty who has been pampered since childhood, and she is a little ignorant of the world.

But falling in the high gate and large courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, it has nurtured a trace of melancholy.

The autumn rain outside is not heavy, but drizzling.

Even the ground has not been soaked, so it is warm and stuffy.

It is said that an autumn rain is nothing.

This is the third autumn rain that Du Jingyi has seen in the Duke's Mansion.

It is not much different from previous years.

But after this autumn rain falls, it also means that the midsummer days are coming to an end.

"It's okay, it's time to wake up."

After saying that, she pointed out the window and continued to ask with some curiosity.

"What's going on outside? So many people come?"

Seeing that Du Jingyi did not blame her, Yingtao spoke up.

"Mrs. Wei sent someone to deliver something, saying that the general will be home in two days, so many things that need to be added and replaced need to be moved together."

"She is good at calculating."

Since the victory report of Cezhou was transmitted to Sui'an City, the entire Duke's Mansion began to decorate with lights and colors.

Now, let alone the people of Sui'an City.

Even everyone in Daxing knows that a general with great power will emerge from the Duke's Mansion.

Fighting with the enemy country Dajin for three years, he recovered thirteen border cities.

Led 400,000 Tiger Guards and beat the 700,000 aggressive Jin soldiers on the opposite side.

Finally, he received an imperial edict.

Signed the "Ce Yan Alliance" with Dajin on behalf of the current emperor.

Strive to ensure that there will be no war on the border for a hundred years, and the people share peace.

Such a record can be said to be unprecedented in the Daxing Dynasty.

Naturally, the Duke's Mansion will celebrate it.

In theory.

As the "legitimate" wife of the general, she is the most suitable person to handle this matter.

Unfortunately.

Since three years ago, the general did not even lift the red veil.

After receiving the military report and leaving in a hurry.

She became an insignificant person in the Duke's Mansion.

After all, no one knows whether he can return safely this time.

Either Du Jingyi is the newly married and widowed young lady of the Duke's Mansion.

Or she is the wife of the general envied by the whole Daxing Dynasty.

Unfortunately, she has neither of these two.

It was just an accident that she could get such an unsuitable marriage.

Du Jingyi came from a merchant family, her parents were happy, and she was raised since she was a child.

There is only one married elder sister in the family.

Originally, they planned to recruit a son-in-law to continue the Du family's incense.

Unexpectedly, the matchmaker leaked her horoscope by mistake.

She was favored by the Duke and his wife of the Duke's Mansion.

Not only did he personally come to propose marriage, but he also caused a stir in the entire Sui'an City.

They couldn't refuse even if they wanted to.

After all, who would see this as a huge fortune?

It must be because of the smoke coming out of the ancestral tombs that it could land in the Du family.

So, she entered the gate of the Duke's Mansion in a red dress amid the envy and jealous eyes of everyone.

She thought this was the beginning of her new life.

But she didn't expect that she would wake up so quickly.

With the departure of the young master of the Duke's Mansion, her status in the family became worse and worse.

At first, she would be troubled by some uncles, aunts, and sisters-in-law.

Gradually, they even lost the desire to make trouble.

So, everyone said that Xitangyuan in Dongyuan was a place for clay sculptures and wood carvings.

It was natural that no one cared about it.

And she, as a daughter-in-law.

In addition to going to Yunjinyuan to pay respects to the Duke and his wife on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, she had to go to Yunjinyuan to pay respects to the Duke and his wife.

Basically, she had little interaction with the people in the huge Duke's Mansion.

Even at the family dinners on weekdays, they didn't talk much.

Du Jingyi's face was indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.

After closing the account book at hand, she instructed the maid Yingtao.

"Move it if you want, but keep the warehouse well, and the main house and study, don't let them move around."

"Don't worry, Madam, Madam Dou and Madam Cai are watching carefully, and they are not allowed to do anything reckless."

As the two were talking, they heard a light step coming over.

The person who came was the maid Lizhu.

She was younger than Yingtao, but her appearance was also very pretty.

"Madam, use some pear juice to moisten your heart and lungs."

Du Jingyi took the blue-white glazed porcelain bowl.

Gently stir it, and you can see the tenderness of the pear flesh.

It tastes warm and soft, and the sweetness is moderate.

It is her favorite food on weekdays.

"Danruo's cooking skills have improved. I think it tastes sweeter than the ones bought outside."

The maid Lizhu smiled and explained.

"The master sent some lemons, and Danruo added a little bit, saying that it was just the right seasoning."

"No wonder, Daddy is thoughtful."

The mood that was originally good suddenly became two points lower.

She complained helplessly.

"When I was at home, I followed my father to run autumn harvest outside at this time of year. I was much more free than now. Since I entered the Duke's Mansion, the number of times I went out can be counted on one hand. It's very boring."

Du Jingyi's rosy little mouth revealed his unhappiness, but Yingtao comforted him.

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