After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

"Miss, Shouning Hall exploded again."

When Zi Su stepped into Shen Yuyao's boudoir, Shen Yuyao was staring at herself in the diamond-shaped mirror in front of the dressing table.

The furnishings in this room were exactly the same as the boudoir she had lived in before she got married in the Duke's Mansion in the capital.

Even some of the novels she had read, the poems she had written, and the peach blossom she had worn in her hair were brought to the Duke's Mansion in Haozhou.

These small items are neatly arranged and spotless.

Someone should come to clean and mop it every day.

Shen Yuyao looked at these little items and felt deeply that her parents missed her day and night, but they never mentioned them in their family letters.

Shen Yuyao felt a little surprised when she heard Zi Su say that Shouning Hall had exploded.

Zi Su looked at Shen Yuyao's puzzled look and explained, "This time it was the Duke and his wife who had an argument."

"I'll go to Shouning Hall now." Shen Yuyao stood up. Xia Xiaoxian was still asleep. She turned around and said, "Zi Su, you still stay here and wait for the little princess to wake up."

Zi Su knew that what Shen Yuyao was worried about was that Xia Xiaoxian would feel unfamiliar when she first arrived at the Duke's Mansion, and would be scared when she woke up and didn't see her mother.

Zisu smiled and said yes.

No wonder people say that mothers always care about their children the most.

As soon as Shen Yuyao walked to the door of Shouning Hall, she heard what her father Shen Ao said.

"Don't even think about it!"

Press the gourd to float the scoop.

Mrs. Shen agreed to marry Xie Cuihua into the Duke's Mansion, but Shen Ao refused to comply.

Early in the morning, Shen Ao lost his temper in Shouning Hall.

He was so angry that he wanted to smash things, but he found that the big bottles and jars in Shouning Hall had been basically smashed by Xie Cuihua, and only some small ones were left, which didn't seem to make any noise.

Shen Ao was so angry that he kept rubbing his hands together, walking back and forth in Shouning Hall with red eyebrows and green eyes.

"I already agree that she can be my second wife, what else does the Duke want?"

Although Mrs. Shen knew what Shen Ao was thinking, she still felt a little uncomfortable, and her words sounded a little sour.

"Is this all you need to agree to?" Shen Ao got even angrier when he heard this: "I've lived for decades, and I've never seen a woman like this! She changed into a woman's bun and came to ask for marriage!"

"Your Majesty has never seen it, but now you have." Madam Shen glanced at Shen Ao, "You are young, beautiful, and strong. The emperor really treats you like a brother."

"You!" Shen Ao got even angrier when he mentioned the emperor, "Brother?"

"A woman's view!"

Shen Ao was indescribably distressed. He looked up and saw Shen Yuyao coming in. "Yuyao, come and persuade your mother. She also forced me to marry that reckless woman!"

"Greetings to my father and mother."

Shen Yuyao changed into women's clothes, and her appearance was almost the same as before she got married. Seeing that the Duke was still angry, she hurried forward and took her father's hand, then her mother's hand, and clasped the two hands together.

"Dad, Mom has already agreed. She knows your pain."

Shen Yuyao saw that her parents' faces had eased, and she said, "Yesterday, I told mother the reason why I wanted to marry Xie Cuihua."

Seeing Mrs. Shen nod slightly, Shen Ao let out a long sigh.

He was extremely reluctant to marry such a reckless woman, but Shen Ao knew in his heart that the emperor's decree had been issued and he had no choice but to marry her.

"If I must marry her, then she can only be my concubine!"

Shen Ao insisted on his stubbornness. He always wanted to give Mrs. Shen, with whom he had been in love for many years, some vent for the resentment in her heart.

"Isn't that still disobeying the imperial order?" Mrs. Shen stood up and sighed softly.

"Yaoyao told me yesterday that she knew Xie Cuihua would save your life again, so..."

Mrs. Shen felt a little scared when she thought about what Shen Yuyao said.

What if the Duke didn't marry Xie Cuihua and died on the battlefield? That was really not what she wanted to see.

The two powers harm each other, whichever is less.

Madam Shen walked to Shen Ao's side and said softly, "Duke, Xie Cuihua has been practicing martial arts since she was young, and she will be able to take care of you on the battlefield in the future!"

"I have already retired from office, why should I go to the battlefield?"

Shen Ao was a little skeptical. Today, the Great Xia is peaceful and prosperous. A founding hero like him should be "when the birds are gone, the good bows are put away."

"Then Dad, do you dare to make a bet with me?" Shen Yuyao also walked to Shen Ao and said with a smile.

"What are you betting on?" Shen Ao became interested when he heard it.

"If within three days, father receives an imperial edict to send troops to fight the enemy, father must marry Xie Cuihua." Shen Yuyao pursed her lips and turned her head to look at Shen Ao.

"Okay!" Shen Ao was born for the battlefield. If there is a war, marrying a wife is nothing. "If we can really go to the war, the day we return will be the day for our wedding!"

"Then it's settled. I wish you a successful start."

Shen Yuyao bowed gracefully. She should be in Yanjing on the day of her father's triumphant return, but the journey was too long and she might not be able to be there in person.

"Mother, mother..." Before Xia Xiaoxian even entered the house, her cute voice had already melted the hearts of the three people in Shouning Hall.

"Mother, look..." Xia Xiaoxian held a small flower drum in one of her chubby hands, and two drumsticks made of rattan in the other. "It sounds good!"

Xia Xiaoxian learned it by herself and was able to beat out rhythmic sounds from the small flower drum with drumsticks.

Before Shen Yuyao got married, her parents were very lenient with her. She could often go out for outings and had seen many strange and interesting objects, but she had never seen this kind of small flower drum.

"Sister Liu from the mansion made this for the young master a few days ago. I saw it yesterday and thought it was interesting, so I asked Sister Liu for it."

Zi Su, who was following behind Xia Xiaoxian, said with a smile, "The little princess can sing in tune with it. She is really talented."

[The gods in heaven all listen to this, it sounds good and can tell a lot. ]

[Rich families sell Rome, poor families sell their sons, I have no sons to sell, I travel around with a flower drum on my back...]

[This is how it's sung in the script of the Heavenly Palace.]

Shen Yuyao also found it quite pleasant to listen to, but she felt it was a pity that she was the only one to hear such a minor tune.

Suddenly I remembered that the young master that Zi Su mentioned just now should be the third sister-in-law’s youngest son. The child is only a little over one year older than Xia Xiaoxian.

This time when she returned to the Duke's Mansion, she had not seen any of her brothers and sisters-in-law except her parents. Shen Yuyao felt a little strange and asked, "Dad, Mom, are my brothers and sisters-in-law at home well?"

Since marrying Prince Ning, Shen Yuyao has rarely seen her brothers and sisters-in-law at home. Shen Yuyao is now looking forward to getting together with them.

"Your eldest and second brothers are still at the border, your third brother is in Jingren Hall in Haozhou City, and your fourth brother..." Madam Shen paused for a moment, "Your fourth and third sisters-in-law are not on good terms. They have been angry these past few days and have not come to Shouning Hall."

What Mrs. Shen didn't say was that because of Xie Cuihua's incident yesterday, she asked her daughters-in-law not to go to Shouning Hall.

"I have asked the servants to pass on the message today. They will all go to the Lily Hall at noon to welcome the prince and you."