CHAPTER 1074: CHAPTER 220: STUNNING BEAUTY STEALING THE SPOTLIGHT (PART 5)

"Si’er, you’re being rude, apologize to Miss Jiang." Pei Xinyi slightly lowered her voice.

"I won’t, I’m not wrong, her hands are really dirty, who knows how many germs are on them..." Yan Si curled her lips in disgust, full of disdain.

Seeing Pei Xinyi’s face darken, Lady Jiang quickly stepped in to mediate, "Miss Si’er is just speaking her mind, Fourth Lady, please don’t take it to heart."

Pei Xinyi helplessly glared at Yan Si.

As they spoke, the group walked inside, Yan Nanrong and Yan Nanmo walking side by side, chatting and laughing.

Lady Jiang accompanied Pei Xinyi, occasionally exchanging words, while Yan Si completely circled around Yan Song, bombarding him with question after question, making him wish he could sew her mouth shut and throw her out.

This little girl is too annoying.

Jiang Hanbi followed closely behind, trying to insert herself, but that girl kept intentionally or unintentionally blocking her path, making Jiang Hanbi grit her teeth in anger. Stupid girl, you’re doing it on purpose.

Bringing up the rear, Yan Sheng sneered at her, "Warming your face with someone’s cold rear."

Jiang Hanbi glared back fiercely, "Mind your own business."

Yan Sheng snorted, these women are like flies, buzzing around Yan Song whenever they see him, what’s so good about Yan Song, truly blind.

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Passing through the screen wall, there was a stretch of south-facing rooms and the inner courtyard’s southern outer wall. The south-facing rooms served as guest rooms, studies, and staff quarters. Passing through the Chuihua Gate on the south wall meant entering the inner courtyard, which consisted of north-facing, east-facing, and west-facing rooms, surrounding an enormous courtyard with a large fish tank placed in the middle.

Despite the bitter cold, the blue stone floor was covered with ice, yet thoughtfully carpeted to prevent slipping, and the snow on the path was swept away clean, leaving only a thick layer of snow atop the plum blossom trees in the northeast corner of the courtyard. The snow weighed down the branches, but the proud plum blossoms stood tall, fiercely displaying their beauty in the wind and snow, blooming tenderly, vibrantly, and resolutely.

This added remarkable scenery to the barren winter world.

It could not help but remind people of a poem, "A few plum blossoms in the corner, blooming alone in the cold, from afar they’re not snow, only their fragrance comes."

"These plum blossoms are blooming so well." Dongfang Yi sighed.

Yun Ya glanced at them, quietly retracting his gaze.

Zhuang Xiyue noticed Yun Ya’s indifferent demeanor and smiled with a touch of amusement.

Passing through the eastern corridor, was the residence in the north wing, the Yan Family did not have the practice of splitting the family, with four generations living under the same roof in the old house, except for Yan Nanmo and Yan Nanrong, who lived outside due to their high positions, occasionally returning to visit the elderly gentleman or attending family banquets, where the entire family must be present. The Yan Family occupied the north wing, the third branch lived in the east wing, the fourth branch in the west wing, and the rear hall at the back of the north wing. Facing south, it formed a courtyard between the northern walls and the mountain wall, which was where the elderly gentleman resided in Rongju Garden.

Yun Ya walked silently, mentally noting the layout of this courtyard.

"Third sister-in-law." Suddenly, a clear female voice sounded, and an elegant woman approached, grabbing Zhuang Xiyue’s hand with a smile, "Third sister-in-law, I’ve been waiting here just for you."

Zhuang Xiyue held her hand and smiled, "It’s so cold here, you could have sent someone to let me know, instead of waiting here specially. It’s so cold, aren’t you afraid of freezing?"

The woman chuckled, "I’m sturdy, not that easy to freeze." Her gaze fell upon the two figures beside Zhuang Xiyue, familiar with Dongfang Yi, but the girl... Her eyes slightly brightened, truly stunning.

Zhuang Xiyue shook her head with a smile, pulling Yun Ya closer to introduce her, "This is Yun Ya. Yun Ya, this is Ah Song’s Sixth Aunt."

Su Yu immediately stepped forward, took Yun Ya’s hand, and smiled, "So you’re Yun Ya, you’re so beautiful, I almost mistook you for a fairy descending from heaven. Just call me Sixth Aunt like Ah Song."

Yun Ya shyly lowered his head and softly called out, "Sixth Aunt."

Su Yu responded, her gaze catching the jade bracelet on Yun Ya’s wrist, raising an eyebrow, her smile growing warmer.

Dongfang Yi secretly bit her lip. Are they treating her as transparent? Though inwardly frustrated, she still maintained a cheerful demeanor and said, "Hello, Sixth Lady."

Su Yu nodded lightly, her smile lacking the warmth it had for Yun Ya.

The Dongfang Family was evenly matched with the Yan Family, yet Dongfang Yi tirelessly visited the Yan Family, bringing gifts and trying to win favor with the old man, everyone was well aware of her intentions.

Unfortunately, no one was interested.

Dongfang Yi’s face stiffened for a moment, she then noticed the jade bracelet on Ji Yunya’s wrist, her pupils contracting sharply.

This jade bracelet was a cherished possession of Zhuang Xiyue’s, its value immeasurable, rumored to be a Zhuang Family heirloom with a pair of two, passed only to the daughters and not the sons. Since Zhuang Xiyue had no daughters, it could only be handed to her daughter-in-law, but traditionally it would be passed to the eldest daughter-in-law. Now the bracelet was on Ji Yunya’s wrist, what did this signify?