As expected by everyone, she became the wife of the Marquis after being married off

Meng Changce lowered his eyes and looked at her with a complicated expression, speechless for a moment. He couldn't see her expression, but he could hear the extremely uncomfortable feeling in her tone.

Shen Lanyue didn't get his answer, nor did she know what he was thinking, so her eyes paused.

Her hand touched her belly intentionally or unintentionally, and Shen Lanyue thought that maybe she would use her own way to keep this only child who was related to her by blood.

Even if the child's father is Meng Changce.

It was unusually quiet, and for a moment there was no sound in the room.

“Isn’t this my child?”

All Shen Lanyue heard was a helpless sigh, but there was no cold rejection as she had imagined, and it was unlike his tone when she had tested him.

Meng Changce noticed all the changes in her and felt helpless and sad.

"I am happy," he said.

Shen Lanyue was stunned, and slightly raised her head to look at the eyes that had just lowered. The bright candlelight could not conceal the sadness in Meng Changce's eyes.

At this moment, she felt that she could not understand the meaning of Meng Changce's eyes.

"I understand." Shen Lanyue lowered her head and nodded slightly.

She did not say what she was thinking. When she asked Meng Changce about it, the answer he gave naturally made her defensive at first, like a rose covered with thorns.

Meng Changce looked at the little bit of blood on her face. Her fragility now became more obvious amid her defensiveness.

He reached out and covered the back of her hand, feeling the same body temperature as her, the child who didn't move at all.

"I'll ask the kitchen to deliver the meal."

Originally Shen Lanyue wanted to refuse, she really had no appetite.

But before he could say anything, he was stopped by Meng Changce's eyes and nodded obediently, which was rare.

Meng Changce was very satisfied with her performance.

Soon the meal was placed on the table. Under the gaze of Meng Changce, Shen Lanyue drank a bowl of porridge without interest.

Shen Lanyue handed the bowl to Fanfan who was standing aside, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth under Meng Changce's gaze. After waiting for Fanfan to leave the room, she frowned and asked, "Did Master Xu die of illness?"

Shen Lanyue bit the words "died of illness" very tightly, and stared into Meng Changce's eyes with her eyelids raised. Both Shen Lanyue's eyes and tone were very calm.

Meng Changce's deep eyes flashed just for a moment, like a passing cloud, and when their eyes met, they both looked calm.

"He wanted to die."

He uttered a few words lightly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

The color on Shen Lanyue's already pale face became a little clearer. She took a deep breath and secretly clutched her clothes with her hands on her knees.

"When will we go back?"

“We’re not going back.”

Shen Lanyue was shocked: "Why? Master Xu is a senior official in the court and can be considered as your teacher in name. Why can't we go back?"

Meng Changce was stunned for a moment, but unfortunately Shen Lanyue didn't see it.

"I am ill now and cannot go back for a long time. The most important thing is that the emperor will not let me go back."

"Your Majesty." Shen Lanyue looked at Meng Changce's solemn expression, frowned, and laughed angrily.

It turned out to be the emperor.

Shen Lanyue's gaze lingered on Meng Changce's face for a moment, and her mind finally became clear. As her eyes moved, she thought about the current situation in the capital.

Because of her change, the former Fourth Imperial Concubine Sun Shuhao became Li Wenxuan's principal wife, which was equivalent to the Fourth Prince losing the support of the core force of the Sun family.

However, the current situation of the two princes in the capital has shown a clear gap, and the emperor's checks and balances have been broken.

Li Wenxuan not only has the Sun family, but also the upstart Shen family, and the support of Concubine Xian's family. Including those officials he secretly developed in the court, more than half of the candidates are on his side.

The more important point is that Prince Jingyang is obviously more inclined towards Li Wenxuan.

On the other hand, the fourth prince Li Jing, who once stood at the top of the situation, has been beaten more than once or twice. The queen is not really on his side. This means that the Zheng family is not his either. Li Jing, who has lost the support of the queen's family, is naturally very anxious.

This is when she turned her attention to the Xu family. Not only did she intervene, but also...

Shen Lanyue's eyes were deep, and Meng Changce must have contributed a lot to it.

Originally, Emperor Yingde should have betrothed the daughter of the Xu family to Li Jing for the sake of balance, but this was a right he, the emperor, wanted to exercise.

And within the palace, how could Emperor Yingde not know about the seeds of suspicion that had been sown between the emperor and the empress, and naturally the actions in the empress's palace?

Emperor Yingde, who was already dissatisfied with the Empress, had his authority challenged once again. In addition, Meng Changce played an unknown role in this, so Tutor Xu received a warning from Emperor Yingde.

Meng Changce's silent eyes reflected the flickering candlelight. Looking at the person opposite him who had obviously quieted down, he exuded a calm yet doubtful temperament, and the corners of his mouth deepened a little.

"Nothing else you want to ask?"

Meng Changce spoke up, breaking her thoughts.

Shen Lanyue raised her eyes: "Will the situation become chaotic?"

Meng Changce was stunned for once. He had not expected her to ask this question. "It has been a mess since the moment we set foot out of the capital."

When he said this, his tone was actually somewhat playful, and the corners of his eyes were slightly raised.

Shen Lanyue fell silent: "..."

Has the timeline been advanced?

It was not a few years later, and even before Shen Zian grew up, Ziyun would not have died in the fire, and she would not have been so desperate as to lose the desire to survive. Was Meng Changce already planning to rebel?

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In the capital

Because of the mourning period for Grand Tutor Xu, the Xu family would not have any marriages within three years, so Xu Ziyun's predicament naturally disappeared.

But Xu Ziyun didn't feel a bit happy. She had cried all her tears these days.

On the day of the funeral, Xu Ziyun watched Tutor Xu leave from afar, and her mood seemed to have sunk to the bottom.

The moment her eyes met Li Jing's, Xu Ziyun felt hatred for the first time. She had always been the one taking care of Master Xu's health, and she understood Master Xu's physical condition best.

How could he die suddenly?

There was coldness in Xu Ziyun's eyes. When he looked at her, she restrained the emotions in her eyes and nodded lightly.

Only Zheng Chengsi, who was standing in the corner, saw the whole process. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and his eyes moved around Xu Ziyun intriguingly.