"Cloud Book."

  "Yes." Yun Shu led the four maids in, carrying washing utensils and arranging them properly before squatting down to pay their respects in front of the bed, "Miss and Master, good morning."

  "No need for formalities." Hua Ru Chu didn't decline the few people's proper greetings. Before fully understanding Qi You's temperament, everyone was still being cautious and polite. This man looked like someone who valued etiquette and wouldn't tolerate subordinates being too casual.

  "Qī Yòu, they have all been my loyal maids for many years. Remember their faces, no matter when, if I need to find you, I will only let them come. Others, even those who came with me as dowry, do not have their level of trust. The one in front is Yun Shū, my chief steward. The four behind her are Chūn Yù, Xià Yán, Qiū Jǐn, and Dōng Fēi."

  Her eyes swept across the five maidservants in front of her, who were not lowering their heads, but whose postures showed respect. Qi You nodded slightly, understanding what she meant by her previous words, and was also delighted that she had such a cautious mind, for the infighting within a large family was something that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

  "May your husband be safe and sound." The five of them bowed again, this time with slightly lowered eyebrows.

  "No need for courtesy, let's help your young lady get up."

  "Yes."

  It's still early, and Qi You isn't in a hurry either. He leans back on the bed, watching them put on their makeup one by one, creating a very relaxed atmosphere. It can be seen that the relationship between the mistress and her servants is extremely good.

  Qiu Yu patted his hands and said, "It's about time to collect the harvest." The personal attendant who had been standing outside the door immediately entered.

  "Dressing room."

  "Yes."

  The bridegroom glanced at his new wife's outfit and the young servant had a keen eye for color, choosing a blue that matched perfectly.

  At this time, Hua Ru Chu had also collected everything, and she signaled the maids to go out first. She walked forward and helped Qi You adjust his collar. The young servant understood and retreated to one side.

  "This color is actually well chosen."

  A pale blue shirt with a bright blue lining, extremely matching and harmonious. Qi You gave Xiaochen an appreciative glance.

  "This is Qi An." The young servant, Qi An, knelt down and paid his respects. Hua Ruochu helped him up and Qi You continued, "There's also one named Qi Liang. Usually, he follows me outside. He's been with me since childhood, so I trust him. If I have something important to discuss with you, I'll definitely send one of them to find you. In this Qi Manor... Ruochu, don't completely trust anyone, not even my mother."

  Hua Ru's actions paused for a moment, "I understand."

  Her eyebrows and eyes drooped, embracing her own waist with a belt, making Qi You's heart soft, the movements were not skilled, but because of the lack of skill, it made him feel at ease, this was his wife, he once again confirmed in his heart.

  As he was about to leave, Qi You held Hua Ru Chu's hand and said, "You don't need to pay attention to others, just serve tea to your parents and grandparents. I have many things to take care of outside, so..."

  So can't you speak up for her? Hua Ru Chu nodded, "Understood."

  At this moment, Qi You really wanted to give her a guarantee that such days would not last long. Her husband was not a cowardly person, but everything he had endured from childhood to adulthood made him habitually silent. The inner struggle was unknown to anyone. He couldn't say it now, it wasn't the right time yet. Why couldn't he say it? This was his wife, the person tied together with him in life and death, honor and dishonor. Why couldn't he say it? He had too much power temporarily hidden from view, carrying the trust of the crown prince, bearing the honor and shame of the Qi family. Why couldn't he say it? He didn't need help from anyone else, just a place to rest his mind would be enough...

  His hand transmitted a warm feeling, Qi You slightly lowered his head, looking into Hua's eyes that were smiling as before, "Don't worry about me, I won't cause any trouble."

  He still gazed at her, and a hint of softness crept into Hua Ru's eyes. "And no one will bully you either, my maids are all very fierce."

  His face remained expressionless, but Hua Ru had always looked at people's eyes first. She could see his concern for her being new to the Qi family. This 22-year-old man seemed not so difficult to understand after all. Perhaps it was because he had been walking alone for too long, and he also wanted a place where he could relax. Like herself, they were both lonely people, only that he was forced to be this way, while she was naturally like this.

  "Miss, it's time for you to get married."

  "Right, Yunshu, is everything ready?"

  "Don't worry, I've got everything with me!"

  Stepping out of the door, she lifted her head to gaze at the azure sky. Hua Ru adjusted the expression on her face, turned sideways and smiled, "Let's go."

  Her face was slightly red, and she looked shy and timid. This kind of appearance really suited her new identity as a bride. Even though he knew it was just superficial, Qi You thought it looked good. He didn't have high expectations for his new wife, as long as she could take care of herself, that was enough. He believed that Ru Chu would do better than he expected, and although they had only spent one night together, Qi You believed this.

  The largest courtyard in the Qi manor was unusually lively today, as Old Master Qi liked quietness and except for his daily morning and evening meditation, this place had always been serene.

  "Newcomers have arrived." Qi Ying, who had always been lively and innocent, saw the two people entering the courtyard with her sharp eyes and quickly ran over to report the news. She smiled and coquettishly approached Old Madam, full of spoiled and playful demeanor.

  The old lady also loved her like this, holding people in front of her and hugging them, looking expectantly at the door.

  Before crossing the threshold, Qi You hesitated for a moment, turned his head to glance at Hua Ruochu, then stepped inside. Hua Ruochu straightened her back, making her expression even softer and more bashful, following closely behind him with a slower pace.

  This is a battlefield, her battlefield, must be taken down without bloodshed, it's okay to suffer some losses, in order to gain more advantages later.

  "Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, second uncle, second aunt, third uncle, third aunt." Qi You called out the names and then stood still at one side, expressionlessly staring at the person standing in the middle.

  "You've arrived quite early, I thought we'd have to wait a bit longer. Where's the bride? Hurry up and let us take a look."

  Hua Ru's eyes swept across, remembering the face of the person who spoke, and stepped forward.

  Yahuan carried a silver tray with tea on it and came forward, first squatting down to greet Huarui and ask for her well-being, "Linglong has seen the young mistress."

  "You're welcome." Hua Ru Chu helped her up and took the red envelope from Yun Shu, putting it into a silver plate. Ling Long thanked her with a joyful expression on her face.

  She lifted her skirt and knelt down on the couch, holding up a tea cup high above her head, "Grandfather, please have some tea."

  From the moment the newlyweds entered, the old man had been observing them. Seeing that they were quite harmonious, and under the gaze of so many people, the bride, although shy and nervous, also appeared elegant and composed, which added to his delight in her.

  She took a sip of tea and handed over the heavy red envelope, "Take good care of the household in the future, don't let Yu'er be distracted."

  "Yes, grandfather."

  The second cup of tea is offered to the elderly lady Qi Jiangshi, "Grandma, please have some tea."

  "Alright, alright, you two take good care of each other from now on." The old lady handed over a similarly thick red envelope and smiled as she instructed.

  "Yes, grandmother."

  The third cup of tea is indeed a pleasant surprise. I heard yesterday that the bride is beautiful, not at all like the hag they had imagined. At first, I thought others were just being polite and exaggerating, but now it seems she really isn't bad. Not to mention her looks, even her temperament seems far from being a hag.

  Although he didn't spend much time with his son, Qi Zhongyan was well aware of the heavy burden that Qi You had shouldered. He felt guilty about it too. If one of the three brothers in their generation could have held up the Qi family and given You more time to grow up, but unfortunately they couldn't even keep the original glory of the Qi family.

  "Take good care of Yu'er."

  "Yes, Father."

  The fourth cup was handed to Qi Mu, Qi Wu's mother. Her eyes slightly red, she took the tea from her daughter-in-law and wanted to say a thousand words, but ultimately only said one sentence: "Soon, for the Qi family, open branches and scatter leaves, share your husband's worries."

  In everyone's eyes, Hua Ru's face was red enough to bleed, but she still responded very properly, "Yes, Mother."

  Qī Wǔ shì xīn wèi de pāi le pāi tā de shǒu, " Zuǒ biān xià shǒu shì èr shū èr shěn, yòu biān shì sān shū sān shěn, qù jìng chá."

  Translation:

  Mr. Qi Wu patted her hand comfortingly, "On the left are Second Uncle and Aunt, on the right are Third Uncle and Aunt, go pay your respects with tea."

  Hua Ru nodded in agreement, seeming to have figured out who the one was that had spoken sarcastically when she first arrived. It was San Shu, and probably not an easy person to deal with either.

  As expected, when the last one paid his respects to her, she smiled all over her face but with a sarcastic tone said: "Our Qi family is a noble and aristocratic clan, you are from a martial arts background, our Qi family has many rules, you should be careful to learn more, don't lose face for the Qi family."

  Qī yòu xīn xià yī jǐn, suī rán zhǐ rèn shi le yī tiān, dàn shì zhè bù fáng ài tā liǎo jiě zì jǐ de xīn fū rén, tā jué bú shì rú biǎo xiàn chū lái de zhè bān hǎo shuō huà, yào shì……

  "It is, as at first one must study with diligence."

  Qī Yǒ let out a breath of relief, his eyes also softened, a wife who could take care of the overall situation and tolerate was what he needed most. Even if the Qī family was left with only an empty shell, it absolutely couldn't collapse from within first, wait a little longer, wait a little longer...

  Among his peers, Qi You was the eldest. Jing Wan showed respect to her elder and walked with Qi You to the end of the row, where they sat down together.

  First, the two younger siblings from the other house came to pay their respects. Hua Ru gave them a meeting gift and red envelope. Since the Yangzhou embroidery that was worthless to her was in demand here, she would make good use of it. There were plenty of such items in her ten-li red dowry.

  The younger brothers and sisters of the humble birth didn't have a small mind, no matter what others thought of this new wife who wasn't from a noble family. These younger generations had all decided that she was a very generous and capable new aunt, and maybe they could even get something out of her in the future. With so much dowry, there must be many good things, just thinking about it made them drool.

  The old lady was also very satisfied. As the first wife, at least she had a strong presence and could keep people in line. The few women in You'er's quarters looked unassuming, but if they could make You'er nod her head or raise an eyebrow, then they were somewhat capable. At first, she was worried that this daughter-in-law would be too overbearing and disrupt the peace of the inner courtyard, but later she worried that she would be too weak and unable to keep the other women in line. Now, looking at it, things seemed to be going alright.

  Others are not in a hurry, she is still young, after seeing and learning for one or two years in this big house, the aristocratic family has never had truly simple and kind people. Sometimes it's not that you don't want to fight, but you can't be alone in your own good, some things, some people will force you to fight, force you to calculate, force you to harden your heart and do things you don't want to do, didn't she come from this?

  Otherwise, how could it be that none of the old man's concubines were able to bear children?

  PS: Asking for recommendation votes, asking every day and every day.