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

All of a sudden, everyone in the capital knew that the funeral of the Second Prince's wife was held with great ceremony, and the Second Prince's Mansion, which had never been popular, also welcomed its owner.

It is a pity that Zheng Shurong never enjoyed this magnificent mansion for a single day during his lifetime.

Li Xuli was already immersed in the pain of losing his princess. Since the day he returned to the palace, he had not entered the palace again and had always locked himself up in his mansion.

Li Jing, who had been secretly sending people to observe, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he learned the news.

He couldn't eat or sleep since he learned that Li Xuli had returned to Beijing.

Li Jing had people carefully observe the queen and keep an eye on Li Xuli at all times. He was so afraid that the queen would not even want to keep up her superficial efforts, and then he would lose everything he really had.

Fortunately, the queen did not give up on him at the first moment. At this moment, Li Jing couldn't tell whether he was more grateful or sad.

Because the queen's action further demonstrated Li Xuli's position in her heart, she was even willing to suppress her longing for Li Xuli in order to help him return to the palace.

What made Li Jing even more panicked was that Li Xuli did not say that he would return to the border.

At the same time, Li Wenxuan had been observing in secret. He regarded Li Xuli as his lifelong enemy for the throne, and he also roughly knew from Concubine Xian that maybe this time he would not leave.

And Emperor Yingde also wanted to keep him.

The words of Concubine Xian made Li Wenxuan nervous, and the nerve in his brain was instantly stretched to its limit.

In addition to the panic of the two princes, many officials in the capital also began to hesitate, each with their own thoughts.

The new generation of young officials may not know it, but many experienced old officials realized long ago that Emperor Yingde had always favored the second prince. But just when they thought everything was going smoothly, they suddenly found that the second prince had left Beijing.

After that, he did not return for several years, and did not dare to mention the second prince in front of Emperor Yingde.

However, the old ministers who always read the emperor's mood also noticed that Emperor Yingde's attitude towards the second prince had changed significantly this time.

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The turmoil in the court did not affect Li Xuli at all. He still personally handled Zheng Shurong's funeral in his mansion every day and never set foot into the imperial palace.

It was not until Marquis Changning returned to the capital that the capital became lively again.

When Meng Changce came back, he did not attract much attention. Now most people's attention was focused on Li Xuli, so his return was naturally not a big deal.

"Greetings, my lady!"

The housekeepers who had been waiting at the gate of Marquis Changning's Mansion since early morning, as well as the young ladies who had been staying in the mansion, were all looking forward to the arrival of the carriage.

The young lady was even more excited. Even Chen Xiaoniang, who always looked the most stable, had eyes full of joy that she couldn't hide.

Meng Changce got off the carriage first. He just looked around at them, then turned around and reached out to help Shen Lanyue down.

The servants standing on the side had no chance to step forward. Seeing the Marquis' actions, they tactfully stepped back.

Shen Lanyue held her belly, which was already obviously pregnant, with one hand, put her other hand on his, and took over from the carriage.

There was no trace of arrogance and no very obvious expression on her face. She was gentle and kind, and people could not ignore her. This was the impression that Shen Lanyue had always given to the people in the Changning Marquis' Mansion, and it was the same now.

It even became more obvious.

The girl who was secretly observing did not dare to look at Meng Changce anymore. She lowered her head carefully and bowed respectfully: "Madam."

Shen Lanyue showed no emotion on the surface, but in fact, when she saw this group of people, her brows slightly frowned. Looking at these beautiful girls, she really felt like she was back in the capital.

This time, she and Meng Changce were no longer the only two people in the mansion.

However, Shen Lanyue quickly released her emotions. She just pinched him hard when she took her hand back from Meng Changce.

But he put on a faint smile to the others: "Everyone get up."

"Thank you, Madam."

Meng Changce was a little embarrassed. He coughed twice and put his hands behind his back.

Although these women, except Zhen Xiaoniang, were not placed in his mansion by himself, it inevitably made Shen Lanyue angry. He still felt a little weird.

He turned around and looked at Shen Lanyue's fake smile at him, then frowned at the woman standing at the door.

It seems that these people have to be sent out this time.

Shen Lanyue couldn't see Meng Changce's mental activities at all, but her smiling mouth was almost stiff, and it seemed that Meng Changce had no intention of moving.

I don't know what he was thinking, but the aura around him was clearly a little unhappy and disgusted.

"What's wrong?" Shen Lanyue pulled his sleeve and asked with some concern.

Meng Changce turned his head to look at her eyes and reached out to hold her hand.

Shen Lanyue was stunned.

"you……"

Before Shen Lanyue could finish her words, Meng Changce pulled her to his side and led him into the mansion under the gaze of everyone.

The expressions of the others were quite interesting.

In the past, everyone in the Marquis of Changning's mansion knew that Meng Changce actually doted on his wife, but they only went to the courtyard from the marquis to the wife and did not see how the marquis treated his wife.

But this time, the Marquis really showed them his love for his wife.

Looking at the backs of the Marquis and his wife leaving, and the figures of the housekeeper and the nanny who had just passed by, the maids standing beside the young lady looked at their masters with unpleasant expressions.

Zhen Xiaoniang lowered her brows and followed without saying a word.

Only Chen Qian put down her hands and clutched the handkerchief tightly in her sleeves. The resentment and unwillingness in her eyes seemed to emerge all at once. She bit her lips lightly and looked at their backs.

"Little girl." The maid beside her called her cautiously, "Let's go back."

"Heh, it seems that there are many things we don't know about this time." Chen Qian sneered and continued to talk to herself, "Even they have a child. It seems that the Marquis in the mansion is really on guard against us."

The maid was so frightened by her words that her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She looked around and grabbed her arm to stop her.

"Stop talking about yourself and don't you see where you are now!"

"Why, you're scared."

The maidservant was so angry when she saw her, she warned her softly, "Why am I not afraid? Don't tell me that you are really jealous of the wife of Marquis Changning, or that you are in love with Marquis Changning."

Chen Qian turned her head and looked at her, her eyes were grim, a storm was brewing in her eyes, and her face was gloomy.

The maid was frightened by her eyes and retreated, but she suddenly thought of something and looked at her and said, "Why, have you forgotten who the Queen's people are?"