Quick Wear: The Villain's Beloved is Too Sweet

Early the next morning.

After breakfast.

Ruan Ruan and Yun Ying began to prepare to set off for Zhang's Mansion.

With the help of their maids, they changed into new clothes and dressed up again.

Then they left the general's mansion with the recognition gifts that the general's wife had prepared for them yesterday.

At this moment.

The two were sitting in a carriage.

After Ruan Ruan got on the carriage, she sat quietly on one side of the carriage. The carriage was moving slowly on the road. After traveling for a distance, Ruan Ruan lifted the curtain behind her.

Looking out the window at the carriage getting farther and farther away from the general's mansion, Ruan Ruan suddenly felt a little nervous. She gently lowered the curtain and turned around to sit down.

She raised her head and looked at the person opposite her who had been very calm. "Yingying, you must remind me of some things when we meet at Zhang's house later. There are many things I don't understand, and I'm afraid I might do something inappropriate in a hurry."

She didn't know what the specific procedures and rules would be when she entered the Zhang Mansion to recognize her relatives, and she was afraid that she would make a mistake by accident.

Although she knew that with a kind and amiable stepmother like Su Anyue around, she wouldn't have to worry too much even if something really went wrong in the Zhang Mansion, and she would most likely not be blamed by them, but she still couldn't help feeling nervous.

After all, this was the first time in her life that she had formally recognized her adoptive parents, and it happened in the ancient world, so she couldn't recognize an ordinary family.

She didn't think anything of it when she agreed yesterday, but when she officially set out today to meet her relatives, she found that she still couldn't be calm and always felt something was weird.

Now she was praying silently that she could successfully complete the recognition ceremony today.

Yunying also noticed Ruanruan's nervousness. She curved her beautiful eyes and smiled at Ruanruan, "Don't worry, Ruanruan, mother must have been prepared. We just need to follow the procedures arranged by the mansion, and someone will take care of us.

Besides, before leaving Minglan Garden yesterday, didn’t mother tell us that the ceremony would be simple and told us not to take it too seriously?

Our main purpose today is to meet with my father and get familiar with the Zhang Mansion."

Ruan Ruan nodded, recalling that Su Anyue had said this before she left yesterday, saying that they were mainly going to meet their adoptive father.

He also told them to have breakfast and rest well before going to Zhang's house. There was no need to rush. If they went too early, their father might not have left the court yet.

They said that they just needed to arrive before lunch. At that time, the godfather had just finished his court session, so the time was just right. They could have lunch together at Zhang's house, so Ruan Ruan and the others calculated the time before setting off.

Originally, the general's wife also wanted to come with Ruan Ruan and the others. After all, she should be present when her daughter came to meet her relatives.

Unfortunately, they were rejected by Ruan Ruan and Yun Ying. Moreover, they had told their stepmother yesterday that they wanted to go to Zhang's house by themselves, and she agreed.

Ruan Ruan thought that the process of recognizing relatives could be as simple as possible, and she didn't want to get involved in other matters.

After all, if the general's wife went to Zhang's house with them, the simple ceremony might become more elaborate because of her status.

But she didn't want to attract the attention of other people in the capital at all.

The main thing is that she will also be recognized as a relative in the general's mansion in a few days. If she recognizes two relatives in a row, they will all be officials' families.

If this gets known to others, I don’t know what rumors and speculations will arise in the capital.

Of course, she also asked Yunying for her opinion. Like her, she didn't want to cause any trouble, so the two of them went to Zhang's house in a low-key manner, sitting in an unmarked carriage and not even bringing the maid to serve them.

The general's mansion was not far from Zhang's mansion, and the carriage drove smoothly all the way to the gate of Zhang's mansion.

After the carriage stopped steadily, Ruan Ruan and Yun Ying supported each other and got off the carriage with the gifts.

The servants of Zhang's house had already been waiting outside the gate.

As soon as the servants saw the man, they came forward to greet him.

Soon, under the guidance of the servants, the two arrived at the hall of Zhang's mansion in a short while.

At the same time, two people were already sitting in the main seats in the hall.

One of them was Su Anyue, and the other was a middle-aged man. Ruan Ruan had never seen him before, but he should be the adoptive father she was going to recognize today—Zhang Jingyan.

Coincidentally, her godfather's name is somewhat similar to the villain in her family, so before she met him, Ruan Ruan naturally had some good feelings towards her godfather.

Seeing him now, she felt that this godfather was very kind to her.

He looked to be about 40 years old, tall, with an elegant face. He had a faint smile on his face since he saw them. He looked very kind and gentle.

Ruan Ruan did not expect that her stepfather was such a gentle man. Coupled with her enthusiastic and talkative stepmother, the two of them together really had that kind of CP feeling of "you make me laugh, you talk and I listen".

Su Anyue, who was sitting in the main seat, saw the two little girls and started laughing and said a few words.

This recognition ceremony was relatively simple.

Witnessed by other servants in the Zhang residence, Ruan Ruan and Yun Ying also began the ceremony of recognizing their relatives under the guidance of an elder.

Ruan Ruan and Yun Ying first presented their own gifts of recognition to their parents.

The gifts are not anything particularly expensive, just some simple clothes or other supplements. They are mainly to express the love, not to give them particularly expensive gifts.

Then they knelt down and kowtowed three times to the two people sitting in the main seat. While they were kowtowing, servants were already waiting on the side.

As soon as they finished bowing, the servants came to them at the right time. Ruan Ruan and the other girl took the cups filled with tea from the tray held by the servants, respectfully offered them tea, and called out their new titles.

After serving tea, they did not stand up immediately, but knelt there and listened to the blessings from the two people in the host seat, and then received the recognition gift before standing up.

*

Zhang's house.

The four people who were in the hall just now are now sitting at the dining table, preparing to enjoy lunch.

Before everyone started eating, Su Anyue said a few more words, "Ruan'er, Ying'er, your two brothers were unable to return home today because of their family reunion. I will let you meet them later when they return."

Ruan Ruan and the other person responded.

"Okay, let's eat first, and we'll talk about those things later."

"Okay, Father."

Because they had changed their way of addressing Su Anyue to call her mother yesterday, so today they also called the person who they were supposed to call godfather "father".

Fortunately, their new father, unlike the intimidating and majestic image of a mighty general, is really gentle.

After just a few words, their innate awe of their father was reduced, and they felt completely relaxed.

Several people at the table passed food to each other and said a few words of concern from time to time. A warm and peaceful atmosphere surrounded them.

After lunch, Su Anyue and Zhang Jingyan, who had two new daughters, took Ruan Ruan and the others for a stroll in the Zhang Mansion.

The Zhang Mansion was a mansion they bought after coming to Beijing. The mansion was not big, but the location was good. It was located in a relatively prosperous area in the north of the city, and the entire mansion was also well managed by the servants.

The most important thing is that this mansion is very close to the mansion where Su Anyue and her father lived when they came to the capital when they were young.

The mansion was bought by Su Anyue's father many years ago, but as she got married and left the capital, her father was often away, so the mansion had not been lived in for several years. However, the mansion had always been taken care of by servants and had not been abandoned.

Su Anyue settled the Zhang Mansion here so that she could spend more time with her father if he wanted to live in the capital in the future.

With their company, Ruan Ruan and the others became familiar with the entire layout of the Zhang Mansion.

On this day, Ruan Ruan and her companion did not return to the general's mansion, but stayed at Zhang's mansion.

The Zhang family now has a separate courtyard for the two of them to live in.

But Ruan Ruan still chose to live in the same yard with Yunying today.

The servants in the yard are fully equipped, so it is very convenient to do anything.

*

"What? Brother is here?"

Ruan Ruan had just woken up from a nap and was about to get up when she heard the servant's report.

"Yes, Second Miss, the eldest master has just arrived at the courtyard and is waiting in the hall."

Ruan Ruan got up quickly, not daring to keep anyone waiting for long.

While getting dressed, he asked, "Is Yingying up?"

"The eldest lady just woke up too and is out of bed now."

"Ah."

Ruan Ruan finished cleaning and opened the door, and Yingying happened to come out at this time.

The two of them went to the reception room in the courtyard together.

Sure enough, I saw a young and handsome man inside.

He was sitting on a chair, with a handsome face and delicate features. He was wearing a light blue brocade robe and a jade belt around his waist. The belt was inlaid with sparkling gems, sparkling with dazzling light.

Hearing the sound, he looked up.

Seeing this, Ruan Ruan and Yun Ying hurriedly bowed and called him brother.

Zhang Yanyi's pair of shrewd black eyes were filled with a gentle smile. "Hello, sisters. I hope I didn't disturb you."

Yunying smiled slightly and said softly, "No, it's just that Ying'er and little sister just woke up from their afternoon nap, so they kept you waiting for a long time."

When Zhang Yanyi heard her mention Ying'er, he knew that she was General Yun's youngest daughter Yunying, and the other one was the little girl named Ruan Ruan.

He said nothing, but waved them over.

Ruan Ruan and the other two didn't understand why, but they still walked in front of him obediently, "Brother."

Zhang Yanyi took out two boxes from his sleeves and handed one to each of them. "I was unable to come back in time today, but the gifts are prepared for my two sisters. This is for my two sisters. I hope you don't blame me for coming back late."

"I am very happy to see you today, how can I blame you?

Thank you, brother, for remembering us and bringing us gifts."

Zhang Yanyi smiled and said, "Open it and see if you like it. If not, I will give you another gift."