Condition 34

  Yang Lan suddenly felt very amused and also a bit worried, "Mother, it's only proper if my elder brother likes her! What does it matter whether I like her or not?"

  He Hui shook her head in disagreement, "A good daughter-in-law not only serves her parents-in-law and husband well, but also treats her sisters-in-law with kindness. This is the standard of a good daughter-in-law, you must remember this. Even if your younger sister-in-law is unreasonable, she won't be malicious to the point of no return. You must treat them with kindness and genuinely care for their well-being, especially when it comes to choosing a spouse, you should carefully provide your mother-in-law with correct opinions. This has great benefits for a harmonious marriage. There's a saying that goes, 'sincerity begets sincerity', even if the unreasonable person doesn't appreciate your kindness, as long as your husband and parents-in-law see it, that's enough!"

  Yang Lan carefully considered it and also thought it made sense. These are all very precious life experiences. Young people often do unreliable things due to temporary impulsiveness, which can bring a lot of negative impact on themselves afterwards, and even cannot be repaired.

  So she nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Mother! I won't make things difficult for my sister-in-law without reason. Family harmony is the most important thing!" She took the initiative to guarantee that she would get along well with her sister-in-law and wouldn't learn from those girls who don't understand things and intentionally make life difficult for others.

  He nodded in agreement, saying that the only good thing about his daughter was that she could listen to other people's advice and wouldn't stubbornly do something wrong, knowing what was right and wrong, which made him feel relieved.

  "I received a message from your aunt, Princess Ping'an, inviting us to visit her. It's her birthday! I think the girls have learned enough etiquette recently, so it's time for them to gain some experience outside. I've already told them what to wear and what to bring. You can arrange yourself, after all, it's just a family dinner!" She didn't give any hints to her daughter about what to wear, wanting to see how she would handle it.

  Yang Lan thought for a moment and said: "I'm too young to wear such bright clothes, I think it's better to wear the Shu brocade fabric that the Empress Dowager gave me last time, with purple wisteria flowers embroidered on the sleeves, a silver-red silk jacket with auspicious characters and floral patterns, and a water-red eight-blessings skirt. How about wearing a hairpin with embedded rubies, paired with a silver-plated hair clip inlaid with Dongzhu pearls, and a pair of diamond-shaped earrings? Mother, do you think it's suitable?"

  Going to Auntie's house can't be too simple, the necessary style must be brought out. Auntie was conferred as Princess Ping'an by the previous emperor, and has always supported the orthodox way of distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate children. She was one of the earliest members of the royal family to support the Emperor's uncle as the rightful ruler. Therefore, she is highly respected, even in front of the Empress Dowager. Auntie is a straightforward and generous person, with a rare open-minded personality. She has one son and one daughter, both of whom are very accomplished.

  The son, Ren Junwang, is the young junior of the emperor's uncle, and the daughter married into the Wu'an Guo Gongfu as a long daughter-in-law. Her social skills are also top-notch, often praised by the ladies.

  He Hui thought for a moment and said, "It's best to wear the blue jade step shake that the emperor rewarded you with. Your aunt likes girls who are as beautiful as water lilies, and dressing too plainly is not good."

  Yang Lan nodded and remembered it in her heart, waiting for a while before going back to let the girls take it out and prepare it for use the next day.

  The mother and daughter chatted for a few more sentences before eating together. After that, Yang Lan got up and returned to her own small courtyard.

  As I had informed several girls in advance, when Hui Chang Gongzhu and Yang Lan arrived, the girls had already come early.

  To say that He Hui Chang Gong Zhu is a very generous girl, with a noble and elegant demeanor. Although she doesn't particularly like the people from the third house, when there's an opportunity to promote her nieces, she won't forget about it either. This time is a great chance, many people will be attending the banquet, taking the Yang family girls out for a stroll, letting everyone take a look, it's also a good thing.

  After He Hui and Yang Lan had paid their respects, they finally had the leisure to sit down and chat. He Hui first took stock of her several nieces' attire, as this represented the face of the Jing'an Marquis Manor, and couldn't be taken lightly.

  The second daughter is wearing a crimson embroidered gold chrysanthemum patterned large sleeve jacket, paired with an olive green silk embroidered orchid hundred-pleat skirt. On her head, she wears a layered silk golden ruby hairpin, white jade lan flower jade pendant, paired with a pair of red coral earrings, looking very elegant and showing off the bright and beautiful demeanor of a young girl.

  Look at the third girl, today is also very powerful, crimson embroidered green plum blossom satin sleeve jacket, inside is a high-collared large red embroidered pink rose palace satin interlining, with blue plain satin eight fu xiang skirt, on her head is wearing a cummerbund gold inlaid jade hairpin, again with a pearl-inlaid palace flower, adorned with a pair of ruby earrings, and wearing a gold necklace coral pendant.

  Fourth Sister and Fifth Sister both wore brocade sleeves with large cuffs, but Fourth Sister's top was a goose-yellow color paired with a pink skirt. Fifth Sister had a more subdued combination of light green and peach red, embroidered with small chrysanthemums, which suited her age well. On her head she wore a golden headdress adorned with red coral.

  He Hui nodded in satisfaction, and several girls were a bit nervous when they saw her look at them like that, but when they saw her show a satisfied and approving expression, they relaxed. Earlier, Zhang Mama had specifically come over to tell them about the people attending the banquet and what was important, letting them choose how to match their clothes and dress up. The girls were afraid of making mistakes, so they specially gathered together to discuss what to wear, and indeed, it was correct!

  She turned her head again to see Li Qianshuai, and the smile on Hui Chang Gongzhu's face suddenly fell. Li Qianshuai was wearing a brand new moon-white interlined jacket, paired with silver-plated pearl accessories. Logically speaking, it was very beautiful, highlighting Li Qianshuai's temperament perfectly, making her look delicate, weak, and pitifully lovely, which was also extremely beautiful.

  "He Hui Chang Gong Zhu frowned and said: 'You don't have to go, stay at home!' "

  Li Qianxue was taken aback, and after reacting, she said "Why? What did I do wrong?"

  The girls who were previously agreed to go were all let go, and she was also dressed up heavily! This opportunity is rare, so it's also very important. I didn't expect that suddenly she wasn't allowed to go, and in a hurry, she forgot the occasion and openly defied the princess's order.

  He Hui Chang Gong Zhu didn't need to argue with a half-grown child, turned her head and ignored her, but Yang Lan didn't want her to remember her mother's anger, so she stood up and said: "Sister, take a look at the color of your clothes, and then take a look at the colors of the clothes worn by several sisters, is there any difference?"

  Li Qianxue looked a bit dazed, looking left and right again, still didn't think there was anything wrong, wasn't moon white also a color that could be worn at home?

  Yang Lan saw that she was so stubborn and unyielding, sighed, just about to continue speaking, but was stopped by her mother's raised hand, opening her mouth to say: "Third sister, what is wrong with her? Why didn't I let her go?"

  The three girls came out in a line, their voices steady and calm without any hint of excitement or joy. "In response to Eldest Matron's words, the color moon white can only be worn at home on ordinary days, it's not improper usually, but today is Princess Ping'an's birthday banquet, what's emphasized is festive and auspicious, wearing moon white and adding a set of silver pearl accessories, those who don't know would think that Eldest Sister is attending a funeral! Furthermore, is Yang Manor dissatisfied with Princess Ping'an, intentionally trying to annoy them? This isn't celebrating a birthday but making an enemy!" By the end of her words, she also reacted and glared at Li Qianxue with hatred, you yourself are muddled and that's fine, why drag our Yang Manor into this?!

  Li Qianxue's face turned white as soon as she heard it, and she hastily said: "Then I'll go change now." She then wanted to walk outside, thinking of going into the house to change her clothes.

  Moon white is a pale blue color, similar to sky blue. In ancient times, it was used for everyday wear or mourning attire. The color matching of the ancients was very beautiful, elegant and dignified, I really like it.