Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law-Chapter 528: Yue Ruyan Enters the Mansion

Time flies, and soon it was January 21st, the second year of Yong’an, the day Chen Mo welcomed his concubine into the household.

In fact, taking a concubine is quite simple; to put it bluntly, it’s just like buying or selling an item.

Back then, Xia Zhiqing and her sister, as well as Xiao Yunxi, Liang Xue, and others, didn’t have wedding ceremonies. Chen Mo simply gave them a title, and that was it.

The reason today’s concubine ceremony is so grand is because Chen Mo had long promised Yue Ruyan the eight-carrying sedan chair.

The cold wave had yet to recede, but the streets of the city were bustling and lively, a cacophony of voices, brimming with a variety of stalls lining the roads, with a constant flow of passersby, creating a vibrant and prosperous scene.

Xiangyang City was indeed flourishing, as Linzhou was currently the most stable and orderly state in the land, naturally attracting wealthy merchants from all over the world to do business and settle down.

With the rise in the economy, Xiangyang City naturally had the funds for development. Later, as Chen Mo’s reputation and influence grew, it also attracted noble families and scholars to visit, resulting in more and more residential houses and shops being built.

In just two or three years’ time, the population of Xiangyang City alone exceeded fifty thousand and was still gradually increasing.

Today, with Chen Mo’s grand wedding, whether merchants or commoners, they all hoped to obtain some good fortune.

Yue Family.

This was a courtyard with two main parts, decorated festively both inside and outside, giving off a sense of celebration. The neighbors all came out, craning their necks to see.

Lady Yue couldn’t contain her happiness, standing in her daughter’s room, dressed festively, and said with a smile: "Ru Yan, now that you have entered the Chen Family, you must respect your husband. The Chen Family is different from our Yue Family; it’s not run by women, and men need their face."

At this moment, Yue Ruyan was sitting in front of the dressing table, wearing a red wedding dress. A young woman, still living with her parents, was trimming the fine hairs on Yue Ruyan’s face and cutting her bangs and sideburns, which was called "opening face."

Upon hearing her mother’s words, the already somewhat nervous Yue Ruyan couldn’t help but say with embarrassment and annoyance, "Mother, Ru Yan understands. You’ve said this more than once."

"Mother knows you dislike hearing it too much, but that’s the rule. You’re marrying for the first time, and as your mother, I naturally have to explain clearly to you to avoid any loss of etiquette which might lead the Chen Family to say that nobody taught you in the Yue Family."

Lady Yue approached Yue Ruyan’s side and said with a smile, "Besides respecting your husband, you should also respect the one in charge of the rear courtyard. She is the legitimate daughter of the Jiangdong Wu Family and has backing. Then there’s Han Anniang, who is the Duke An’s sister-in-law. Apart from these two... Oh, and there’s also the Princess Consort Huai, who is the legitimate daughter of the Xiao Family. Other than these three, Ru Yan, you need not yield to anyone else."

Except for these three, in Lady Yue’s eyes, they were all small, declining households without anyone to back them, and the Yue Family could afford to provoke them.

Yue Ruyan gently nodded.

Lady Yue laughed and said, "From now on, I too will be the mother-in-law of the Duke. Initially, seeing you growing older by the year, I didn’t think about finding a husband, but now you have to marry, and we mother and daughter are about to separate..."

She, who had been jesting, now began to wipe her tears.

In the Yue Family, women were in charge, so the women of the Yue Family did not marry out to bring in a son-in-law. Therefore, Lady Yue never thought that Yue Ruyan would marry into another family, and even when her daughter was getting older, Lady Yue was not anxious about her marriage.

But now that the time had come, Lady Yue was still reluctant.

Yue Ruyan looked at her teary-eyed mother, her eyes flashing as she too felt a pang of bittersweet emotion in her heart.

Just then, a cheerful music sounded outside the house.

The sound of laughter from the servants rang out outside, and then a maid walked in with a red kerchief, saying with a smile, "Grand Dowager, Patriarch, the bridal carriage from Duke An’s Mansion has arrived."

Outside the Yue Mansion, there was the sound of gongs and drums, continuous joyful music, and the bridal procession was quite grand.

Only some uninformed onlookers were whispering among themselves.

"Isn’t Duke An just taking a concubine, why make it look like he’s marrying a wife, with an eight-carrying sedan chair?"

"You probably don’t know, do you? Do you know who the concubine is?"

"Who is it?"

"The current patriarch of the Longyou Yuezhi Clan, whose ancestors were kings of the Nanyue Kingdom, is herself an Upper Third-Grade Martial Artist. Now marrying our Duke An, even as a concubine, the ceremony has to be grand."

"Tch, no wonder, with such a status, even Duke An should show respect, right?"

"Respect isn’t necessary; now it’s the Yuezhi Clan trying to curry favor with our Duke An."

"Indeed, our Duke An is truly remarkable. The current princesses, commandery princesses, and even the former consorts, former empresses, are now all our Duke An’s women. It’s really enviable."

"..."

"Here they come, the bride is coming out." As the commoners whispered, a group of people crowded at the gate of the Yue Mansion.

The commoners craned their necks, eager to catch a glimpse of the bride’s beauty, even though they knew it was impossible, they still wanted to join in the excitement.

Even after the bride had boarded the sedan chair and left, they still watched.

...

Meanwhile, at Duke An’s Mansion.

In the rear courtyard.

Chen Mo did not need to go to receive the bride himself; he was waiting leisurely.

It was then that Xia Zhining walked in, teasingly saying, "The Eleventh Aunt has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo’s mouth twitched slightly, indeed, with Yue Ruyan entering the household, she would be the eleventh.

"Zhining." Xia Zhiqing glared at her sister, asking her to be more serious.

"I’ll deal with you later." Chen Mo also gave Xia Zhining a light glare, and then said to Xia Zhiqing, "You two wait here, I’ll go over."

Normally, taking a concubine doesn’t involve the ceremonial bow to heaven and earth, just serving tea to the main wife.

But since they’ve gone this far, they might as well.

Upon reaching the front hall.

Wu Mi was sitting in the Master’s Chair in the hall, also dressed in formal attire. However, with her pregnancy, no matter how upright she sat, she still gave off an approachable aura.

"They’re here."

Yi Shiyin entered the hall with a smile.

Wu Mi looked intently and saw a tall maid supporting a bride in a red wedding gown with a red veil, stepping into the hall.

Wu Mi said, "Go see if the master has arrived yet."

Yi Shiyin was just about to call him when she heard a familiar voice.

"Mi’er, I’m here."

Chen Mo, dressed in a groom’s attire, walked over from the side hall.

Yi Shiyin was more excited than Chen Mo and hurriedly said, "Husband, quickly take the bride’s hand and bow to heaven and earth."

Chen Mo nodded, looking at Yue Ruyan in her red bridal gown, walked over, and took Yue Ruyan’s delicate hand from the maid.

At this moment, Chen Mo could clearly feel Yue Ruyan’s slender body tremble.

"Relax, I won’t eat you." Chen Mo said with a low chuckle.

After a simple bow to heaven and earth, Wu Mi’s close maid brought a cup of tea to Yue Ruyan.

Under Chen Mo’s guidance, Yue Ruyan took the teacup from the maid, respectfully holding it with both hands and said to Wu Mi, "Mi... sister, please have some tea."

These words seemed to use up all of Yue Ruyan’s strength.