My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Cherry knew that today was the first time that his wife and the general went to see everyone in the Duke's mansion.

Therefore, it is just like serving tea on the second day after a wedding and requires more attention.

After thinking about Shang Ji's outfit just now.

Then he brought over a set of willow-dyed horse-faced long skirt, paired with a brocade-patterned double-breasted jacket.

The whole person looks gentle and elegant.

Du Jingyi took a look, then nodded in agreement.

After upper body, it really looks good.

Especially this dress is very flattering to the skin tone.

Du Jingyi was always white, tender and soft, but it was even more so now.

Young madam, I will give you a bun with a morning cloud. How about you pick some jade-colored hairpins?

It was Li Zhu who spoke.

Her hands are so dexterous that she can do many fashionable hairstyles.

Du Jingyi is a beauty.

So after this careful dressing up, I feel even better than before.

After everything was ready, Du Jingyi ordered.

Go call the general.

yes.

Before going out.

Du Jingyi thought for a while, then turned back to the jewelry box.

I opened it and picked out four or five gold bracelets of good quality.

Although it is a hollow and silk-engraved craft.

But it also has a lot of weight and feels heavy in your hand.

Li Zhu was surprised when he saw this, and immediately asked.

Young madam, what are you doing with so many gold bracelets?

Have you forgotten those three-bedroom and five-bedroom people who love to play in the autumn breeze?

Li Zhu suddenly realized.

After all, their lives were more comfortable.

So they all forgot that this Duke's Mansion is really a big family.

There are loyal and courageous people who serve the country, but naturally there are also parasites who are not stingy.

The previous emperor was violent and cruel, which made the people miserable.

So a few decades ago, there were uprisings everywhere.

Today's Holy Emperor is only the second emperor of the Daxing Dynasty.

It only took a few decades for the previous government to take over this vast country.

Therefore, among the powerful lords in Sui'an City, there are many big bosses with mud-legged backgrounds.

The old man who passed away in the Shang Kingdom was one of them.

He and the founding emperor were descendants of the same village.

After Emperor Kaizong raised the banner, those who pulled the cloth started an uprising.

Originally I was thinking of getting a few mouthfuls of food for myself, but unexpectedly I turned on the right stove!

Not only did he become a minister who made great contributions to the new emperor's overthrow of the old regime.

He was also given the title and residence of the Duke.

The elder brother has become a famous person, and naturally his younger brothers and sisters will also benefit from it.

The merchant is originally a multi-family family with three sons and two daughters.

Except Shang Erniang married and stayed in Changzhou.

The other brothers and sisters took their families and went to their elder brother Shang Guogong.

Shang Siniang is better than her brother.

Many years ago, at the initiative of her brother, she married a descendant of the Xu family from the same village.

Now I brought my husband and children to Sui'an City, although I wanted to get some protection.

But in the final analysis, I still want to be self-reliant.

So with the help of Shang Guogong, he and his husband bought a hundred acres of farmland on the outskirts of the city.

Then, the husband and wife are also hard-working, and the children are mostly stable and honest.

So life has been prosperous these years.

On the other hand, the younger brother of the two brothers who was incompetent became a burden that Duke Shang could not get rid of.

Naturally, we can only let him take root in this house and settle down.

This stay lasted for several decades.

Even Duke Shang has been dead for many years.

Before his death, he also distributed some property to them.

But the people in the third and fifth bedrooms still pretended not to know anything.

Just rely on the big house.

He was unwilling to leave the Duke's Mansion.

Therefore, the two-bedroom people live in the two courtyards of Beiyuan.

Now we are almost expecting great-grandchildren.

They are still so squeezed that they refuse to move out and live alone.

After all, the brothers from the third and fifth bedrooms are still alive.

It's a little bit if you can rub it a little bit.

If Mr. Shang San and Shang Wu were both gone.

Then if their descendants want to stay in the Duke's Mansion, it will be unfair and unjust.

As Du Jingyi stood up, he thought of a family dinner last year.

The people with three or five bedrooms borrowed a lot of good jewelry from her.

So far, there is no intention to return it.

In this way, Du Jingyi still cannot learn to be smart.

That's the problem with her stupidity.

Youdao is that jade is priceless and gold is priceless.

This kind of gold bracelet is perfect for sending them away.

In that case, please find some brocade boxes to put in.

Um.

The brocade box is huge and has some weight of its own.

It's heavy in the hand.

It would be most suitable to use it to deceive people in the third and fifth bedrooms.

After getting everything ready.

Du Jingyicai was waiting in front of the Xitang Courtyard with Yingtao and Lizhu.

After a while, Shang Ji, followed by Luo Yuan, also came out of the study.

In front of the Xitang Courtyard, there are two podocarpus trees that Du Jingyi bought at a high price.

Also known as Money Pine.

It was her treasure weapon for attracting wealth, so she naturally took good care of it.

Shang Ji didn't know much about this thing.

I just think this tree looks a little interesting.

Soon I saw Du Jingyi.

The way she carefully dressed up today caught Shang Ji's eyes.

Of course, it was more amazing than when we first met yesterday and this morning.

Just marching all year round.

He was used to hiding his thoughts, so he didn't reveal anything.

I have met the general.

Well, let's go.

yes.

The couple walked side by side along the stone path towards Yunjin Courtyard.

The scenery that Du Jingyi felt so familiar in the past seemed a little different today.

The palace of this country is large, but not elegant enough.

There are no pavilions and pavilions like the flowing water of the Yangtze River, nor are there the cornices and balustrades of the carved beams and painted buildings.

The rough background of the military commander is evident.

It cannot be compared with the Xitang Courtyard that Du Jingyi carefully built.

This was the first time that Shang Ji and Du Jingyi walked in the Duke's Mansion.

Therefore, there were more than one maid and servants who stopped to take a peek.

Feeling the probing eyes behind him, Shang Ji frowned slightly.

On the contrary, it was Du Jingyi who straightened his back.

It’s nothing to look down upon!

It is really strange to say that this Duke's Mansion is strange.

Although it is such a big house and served by hundreds of servants, this rule is not very good.

What kind of rules can a domestic servant have when he wanders around in his master's house?

It is said that the Duke of Guo's first wife.

When Shang Ji's biological mother, Mrs. Gu, was still alive, she had very strict rules.

On the contrary, after Mrs. Wei, the stepmother who had been supported by the concubine, came to power, the situation became a lot looser.

Let’s take a look at the style of steward He and Aunt Dou of Xitang Courtyard.

You can find the difference in the entire Guogong Mansion.

Du Jingyi was deeply touched by this.

After passing through a garden, the two came to the center of the backyard of the Duke's Mansion.

The three characters Yun Jin Yuan are written vigorously and forcefully.

Shang Ji looked up at the plaque, with a hint of disgust in his complicated eyes.

It seems he doesn't want to step in here.

Du Jingyi didn't quite understand what he meant, so he stood there silently.

After a moment, his face returned to its previous indifference, and then he said neatly.

go in.

good.