Part 1 - The Double / Marriage of the Di Daughter

☆ Chapter 027 Unpolished Jade

Shen Ruyun was very impatient.

Her current status is different from the past. If Shen Yurong had not won the first place in the imperial examination and had not become a secretary of the imperial court, she should have married last year and married the son of the owner of a tavern in Yanjing City. Even such a marriage would be considered climbing up status.

However, since Shen Yurong won the first place in the imperial examination and was appointed as a secretary of the imperial court by Emperor Hong Xiao, Shen Ruyun's status has also risen steadily. Shen Yurong has a promising future and is a young talent. In addition, Shen Ruyun also knows that now that Shen Yurong has won the favour of Princess Yongning, their Shen family will be even more valuable in the future. Not to mention the son of the Tavern owner, even the son of an ordinary official, Shen Ruyun does look down on him.

Shen Ruyun has someone in her heart, that is, Zhou Yanbang, the famous handsome man in Yanjing City, the son of Ningyuan Hou. In the past, Shen Ruyun could only look at him silently in her heart. Zhou Yanbang was the cloud in the sky, and she, Shen Ruyun, was the mud on the ground. But now it is different. The change of status makes Shen Ruyun know that she is also qualified to stand beside Zhou Yanbang and become Zhou Yanbang's wife.

It's just that Ningyuan Hou Zhou Yanbang has been engaged since he was a child, that is, the daughter of the current Prime Minister, Miss Jiang Er. But Miss Jiang Er is vicious and killed her stepbrother at a young age. The Ningyuan Hou family naturally cannot let such a vicious lady enter the house, but they can't call off the marriage, so the marriage is still counted, and the candidate for marriage has changed from Second Miss Jiang to Third Miss Jiang.

People in Yanjing City talked about this matter with relish, but no one thought that there was anything wrong with Miss Jiang Er's marriage being replaced, and no one spoke up for Miss Jiang Er, because if it were them, they would also choose the beautiful Third Miss Jiang instead of the fierce and vicious Miss Jiang Er.

Today is the coming-of-age ceremony of Third Miss Jiang, Jiang Youyao, and everyone knows it well. Once Jiang Youyao reaches the age of coming-of-age, her marriage with Ningyuan Hou's son will be imminent.

Shen Ruyun came here with her mother to see what Zhou Yanbang's unmarried wife looked like because she was unwilling to accept the fate. She even changed into bright clothes to surpass Jiang Youyao.

The people who came here to watch the ceremony either wanted to curry favour with Jiang Yuanbo or to be on good terms with Jiang Yuanbo, so they would not lose face for Jiang Youyao. The noble ladies all wore plain clothes so as not to steal the show, but Shen Ruyun looked very eye-catching here.

Ji Shuran also saw Shen Ruyun's behaviour and was unhappy, but she had heard Jiang Yuanbo mention that the current Zhongshu Sheren Shen Yurong's future achievements should not be underestimated, and it would be best if he could be won over. Ji Shuran then still acted cheerful and generous, responding to the compliments of the noble ladies.

A woman who was on good terms with Ji Shuran said, "I heard that the second young lady of the mansion also returned to Yanjing a few days ago. I wonder if she will attend the ceremony today."

"Of course she will." Ji Shuran smiled and said, "She is probably still dressing up now, so she came a little late." Her words carried some meaning that Jiang Li was disobedient.

Sure enough, after this was said, the ladies around cast sympathetic eyes on Ji Shuran. Some of them were more direct and said, "This second young lady has not returned to Yanjing for a long time. I don't know how much she remembers about Yanjing's rules. She was too young to be disciplined at the beginning, but now..." She didn't finish her words, but the rest of the meaning was self-evident.