After a good night's sleep, Qin Miao stretched out a lazy waist and rolled over to one side.

  Bang!

  Something fell, startling Xie Lin awake from his dream. He looked around and found that the person who was originally lying on his right side had disappeared. Following his line of sight, he saw a small hand grasping the edge of the bed...

  "Ow... it hurts..." Qin Miao fell sideways onto the bed, her waist pinched by her and Xie Yun's shoes, aching unbearably. She had one hand on the bedside and the other rubbing her waist, lifting her upper body to try and get up, only to meet Xie Yun's dazed eyes.

  It's a face that has walked out of the fairy air, with slightly drunken eyes, without the coldness of the daytime, but with a few more strands of mistiness and softness, just like the moonlit silk of Qinjialang's Moon Pavilion, with a delicate texture and an enchanting appearance.

  Xie Xun was looked at by her with a stupid expression, and his half-supported body lay down again, coldly spitting out: "Have you seen enough? Get up if you've seen enough." He knew he looked good, and he also knew why he looked good, but he had some aversion to this direct and intense adoration, even though it came from his already married wife.

  Qin Miao's heart was filled with complaints. How could this person be so petty? He's already her husband, what's the harm in looking at him a few times... Indeed, beautiful people are hard to serve... Alas...

  Just now, I accidentally fell to the ground, and it was a bit embarrassing. Moreover, this awkward state was seen by my ideal husband. This made Qin Miao's mood not very pleasant when washing up in the morning. From yesterday on, it seemed like she kept making mistakes, sneaking around, falling to the ground ungracefully... If you count that time at Moon Full Building when he ignored her, she had already been treated coldly by him three times. Such a beginning was really not very good.

  Today is the day when the newlyweds formally pay their respects with tea, Zi Xuan styled Qin Miao's hair into a flying immortal bun, adorned with scattered pearl pins in between, and wore a set of bright red Confucian robes, paired with a moon-white thin cloak. Qin Miao was after all young and petite, although the bright red color complemented her skin tone, it still had a hint of a child stealing an adult's clothes. This attire could maintain her status without losing its preciousness, while also showing off the youthful charm that someone of her age should have.

  Qin Miao stood in front of the copper mirror, looked at herself with satisfaction, and curved her eyes to show that she was very satisfied. Xie Yan had also been properly dressed by Ruhua and was waiting outside. Seeing Qin Miao come out, he stepped forward and walked out.

  The new house is actually next to the Yuanyi House, but the Hou Mansion is big and you need to go through layers of corridors from one yard to another. When the two arrived at the Yuanyi House, the old ancestor was already sitting in the main hall, with the people of the second house on his left and the people of the third house on his right. They came early, and several of the third house had not yet arrived.

  "Look at our Anuan, isn't she born beautifully?" Old Lady Xie was delighted to invite Anuan forward, holding her hand and asking in detail.

  "Did you sleep well last night?" The old lady's face was like a peach blossom, her eyes narrowed as she looked at Qin Miao and then at her grandson Xie Yan. Xie Yan still maintained his usual calm demeanor, while Qin Miao, being a young woman, couldn't help but guess the meaning behind the old lady's words. However, since they hadn't consummated their marriage last night, she could only pretend to be shy and lowered her head without speaking.

  Mrs. Xie smiled and looked at her with a blush, thinking that her grandson was not slow to the new bride last night. Of course, Xie Xun also saw Qin Miao's mysterious appearance, but he didn't think so in his heart. Nothing happened secretly, why bother to cover it up?

  Not long after, San Fang Xie Rui brought his family members and arrived late, was scolded by the old lady for a while before taking their seats, thus beginning the ceremony of offering tea to elders.

  Xie Xuan led Qin Miao to pay respects to Old Lady Xie, then presented her with tea. The old lady's eyes sparkled as she took the teacup and sipped it contentedly. She turned around and had Xie Mama hand over a large red envelope to Qin Miao, along with an exquisite small box.

  "These are all the good things I brought with me when I got married, and now they're just right for you." As Madame Xie opened the box, both Xie Yu and Qin Miao looked inside. There were high-quality pearl and eight-treasured hairpins, pure gold delicate butterfly-shaped earrings, two pairs of warm-colored jade pendants, and a string of seven-color gemstone tassels. Even Qin Miao, who had seen many good things, thought that the treasures in Madame Xie's box were extremely rare. Xie Yu was also surprised by his ancestor's generosity and affection towards his young wife.

  She smiled sweetly at the old lady and happily accepted the treasure box: "Thank you, dear ancestor, for loving your granddaughter-in-law!"

  Many of the Xie family women sitting in the hall were not feeling too comfortable, although Qin Miao was the wife of the Hou Mansion, and from now on, when going out to meet people, except for the ancestors, she would also be considered the first person of the Xie Mansion. Getting more rewards was a matter of course. But the old lady actually brought out all the good things that she had been hiding, which made those who shouldn't have any ideas think very hard about it.

  Next was the ceremony of paying respects to the second house. The second house, Xie Zhen, was not born to Old Lady Xie, but rather to the old marquis's concubine. However, Old Lady Xie did not differentiate between them, and both were treated equally as the old master's children. Therefore, during the new bride's tea ceremony, they followed the order of seniority, starting with the second house.

  Qin Miao respectfully served tea to Xie Zhen and Sun Shi. Although Xie Zhen was born out of wedlock, he had a straightforward and optimistic personality, with an extraordinary demeanor. Seeing his elder brother's only son already having a family and career, he felt very relieved in his heart, so he added some silver notes to the red envelope prepared by Sun Shi for him. This was not the first time Sun Shi had seen Qin Miao; when she saw her for the first time last time, she thought Qin Miao's appearance was outstanding, and now that a year had passed, the little girl had grown up a lot, and her looks were even more extraordinary. Her heart was quite complicated, on the one hand feeling that the little girl looked lovely, but on the other hand feeling stuffy in her heart. Fortunately, she was also a person who knew how to behave properly, so the red envelope she gave was not small either, and did not lose face for the second wife's family.

  Sanfang is the eldest daughter of Old Lady Xie and also the youngest child of the Xie family, so she has always been pampered since childhood. Third Master Xie Rui is still young, not yet thirty years old, with a slender and elegant appearance, similar to Xie Yan's by about 50-60%. However, although Third Master Xie is handsome, in Qin Miao's eyes, he lacks the extraordinary and refined bearing that Xie Yan possesses.

  "Please, Third Uncle and Third Aunt, have some tea!" Qin Miao respectfully presented the tea. Xie Rui and Liu Shi did not chat with the newlyweds like the second branch of the family, but simply smiled and handed over the red envelope to consider it done.

  The elders finished their greetings, and it was time for the younger generations to pay their respects. Since there were no great-grandchildren in the Xie family yet, the eldest daughter of the first wife, Xie Wei, took the lead among her peers. Xie Wei was Qin Miao's own younger sister-in-law, and Qin Miao had prepared a set of lake pens as a gift for her.

  "Do you still like this set of He Zhen's lake pens, which I found out you love calligraphy?" Qin Miao had long since inquired about the preferences of each household. The value of gifts lies not in their expensiveness, but in whether they are to one's liking. This was one of the lessons she learned from following her ancestors and father in managing the family business for many years.

  Xie Wei's heart immediately bloomed as soon as she heard it was a work by Zeng Lao Fuzi. This is a rare treasure that even the wealthy families in the capital may not be able to buy, let alone master the craftsmanship of Zeng Lao Fuzi. "Thank you, Aunt, I really like it!"

  She saw that Xie Wei was genuinely happy and felt very satisfied, and then leaned in close to her ear and whispered: "I've also prepared some other things, it's not convenient to take them out now, come find me at the Chao Lu courtyard later." Xie Wei nodded repeatedly, this sister-in-law has been likable since yesterday. She glanced at her own brother, seeing that he was expressionless, and felt a little disappointed in her heart.

  Next were the two children of Second Master Xie and the two sons of Third Master, Qin Miao ordered Zi Xuan to take out the gifts that had been prepared in advance and give them to the children.

  Apart from this, she also met an old acquaintance, none other than Sun Miao Ru, the niece of Sun Shi who had visited under the pretext of visiting relatives and stayed in the second house last year.