Dai Hanbo pretended not to see Yun Jinnian and the others, and walked in the opposite direction.
Dai Hanmi hurriedly called out in a low voice, "Third brother, third brother!"
She quickly led Yun Jinnian over.
Dai Hanbo stopped and watched as Dai Hanmi brought Yun Jinnian close, recognizing Ruan Wanrong, Hu Shuiling, and Chen Danyan, but this was his first time seeing Yun Jinnian.
The young girl had large eyes and pale skin, a cute nose, and red lips -- she was indeed extremely beautiful.
Feeling an inexplicable tightness in his chest, Dai Hanbo dared not look at Yun Jinnian any longer.
"Sister Jinnian, this is my third brother Dai Hanbo, third brother, this is the Fourth Miss of the Yun Family!"
Yun Jinnian, unaware of Dai Hanmi's thoughts, bowed to Dai Hanbo, "Third Young Master, greetings to you!"
Dai Hanbo quickly returned the greeting, "Fourth Miss, you are too kind!"
Ruan Wanrong and the other two also stepped forward, "Third brother!"
"Are you here too!" Dai Hanbo asked dryly.
"Yes, we were about to go have some pastries at second sister-in-law's place!" Ruan Wanrong said with a strange smile.
It looked like a chance meeting but it was clear they had been waiting here early on.
His robe was even damp; he must have been waiting for quite some time.
It seems the poem "Shuofeng" has unexpectedly touched the heart of the third young master, who was solely devoted to the Sages' Books.
"Um, go ahead then, the second sister-in-law knows you are coming, and she must have prepared a lot of delicious food!" Dai Hanbo said, stealing glances at Yun Jinnian, seeing her smile softly and quietly, without many words or much noise.
Fearing his emotions might be recognized and result in a misunderstanding for Yun Jinnian, he quickly left after making a fist salute.
Because several young ladies were coming, the Marquess had left early to avoid any misunderstandings.
Mrs. Qu, the second young marchioness, was about twenty, wearing a red jacket that set off her skin like jade, with laughter in the corners of her eyes and brows, obviously living comfortably.
When she saw Yun Jinnian, she smiled warmly, "Oh my, this must be the Fourth Miss of the Yun Family, such a beauty!" As she spoke, she slipped off the jade bracelet from her wrist, "Here, Sister, take this for our first meeting; I have nothing better to offer, and you can play with this bracelet!"
Yun Jinnian was no fool and knew quality goods; the second young marchioness's bracelet was of excellent quality, clearly old jade worn for many years, giving such substantial gift so soon...
They must need something from her.
Yun Jinnian immediately thought of the old madam's illness and the fact that her maternal grandfather's temperament was such that he seldom provided medical treatment for others, and she had not heard about anyone from the Zhuangyong Marquis Residence going to the Han Family, so they likely wanted to invite her maternal grandfather to the Zhuangyong Marquis Residence through her.
"This is too valuable!"
Mrs. Qu wouldn't give Yun Jinnian the chance to refuse, fitting it directly onto Yun Jinnian's wrist, "It might be a bit big now, but it will fit you beautifully in a few years!"
This was something treasured by the old madam.
The Marchioness and Marquess had discussed it for a long time, and only in the morning did they send the item to her, insisting it must make its way to Yun Jinnian's hands.
Mrs. Qu was not a shallow person and had plenty of fine items, so naturally, she didn't overly concern herself with such things.
"But..."
Yun Jinnian still wanted to refuse.
Dai Hanmi, holding Yun Jinnian, laughed and said, "It's rare for my second sister-in-law to be so generous today. Just take it, she has a lot of good things to her name!"
"Exactly, exactly, the dowry my second sister-in-law brought was so abundant, Sister Jinnian should accept freely instead of being courteous with her!" Ruan Wanrong also hurried to concur.
Yun Jinnian found herself unable to return the jade bracelet and had no choice but to reluctantly accept it.
Of course, if the Marquis Residence trusted her, she could take a look at the old madam's condition.
After experiencing that dream and a year of effort, Yun Jinnian was confident in her medical skills!
"Thank you, second sister-in-law!"