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

Li Jing was obviously hinting at Xu Ziyun, or rather, he was hinting at the Xu family. His actions today were simply trying to curry favor with the Xu family.

Xu Ziyun is the only legitimate daughter of the Xu family, and can be considered as the legitimate daughter that Grand Tutor Xu had in his old age. Grand Tutor Xu cares about her the most.

The Xu family has been officials for generations, especially Tutor Xu, who was favored by the current emperor and taught the princes knowledge when they were young, showing that he really values ​​the Xu family.

You must know that the current emperor is the most suspicious one.

"It is an honor for the Xu family to be valued by the Emperor and His Highness. If His Highness continues to praise Ziyun, Ziyun will be so embarrassed that she will not be able to see the scenery."

"Hahahaha, then I won't say anything."

After all, Xu Ziyun was cultivated by the Xu family with all their efforts, so she would naturally treat the prince in the same way. She didn't want to be too involved with the Fourth Prince, but she would not offend him either.

The two seemed to be having a good chat. After all, they were two women and it was not convenient for them to stay on the boat for too long. Then Shen Lanyue made an excuse to take Xu Ziyun away.

Originally, Li Jing had no intention of making things difficult for them. Since his goal had been achieved, he politely sent the two of them away.

The two returned to their boat without stopping and immediately returned to their carriage.

Shen Lanyue asked her tentatively: "What do you think of the Fourth Prince?"

Xu Ziyun turned her eyes slightly and looked at her in surprise.

"That's it. He looks gentle and easy to get along with."

Shen Lanyue didn't say anything, but just smiled at her.

How could Xu Ziyun not know what she meant? She pulled her sleeves and said angrily, "Of course I know what he meant by his words today, and I also understand his purpose in approaching me."

"It's true that I said he's easy to get along with, but he's only easy to get along with among the princes. I don't have any thoughts about him in terms of men and women, but if he really wants to marry me, it's because of the Xu family."

Shen Lanyue fell silent, looking at her with eyes full of pity. She certainly knew what kind of situation Xu Ziyun was in.

"I've known since I was a child that as the eldest daughter of the Xu family, I can't decide on my own to marry the person I like. Now that the royal family has set their sights on our family, naturally, no matter which prince it is, I can only choose whether he is easy to get along with."

Shen Lanyue understood it in a second. After weighing the pros and cons, Xu Ziyun knew that the third prince already had a daughter of the Sun family as his principal wife, so the fourth prince was the most likely candidate.

The emperor will not allow the court to be unbalanced, and Tutor Xu will not let his daughter marry the third emperor as a concubine.

The second prince is already married, and the fifth prince is also out of the question. Naturally, Xu Ziyun can only consider the fourth prince among all the options, or it can be said that the Queen of the Xu family will only consider this.

Although this seemed reasonable, Shen Lanyue felt heartbroken and desperate for Ziyun. In her previous life, she was forced to become the wife of a playboy from the Zhu family, which was such a humiliation for her.

Shen Lanyue held her hand with one hand, and scratched her nose affectionately with the other hand, and said in a gentle tone: "Yes, yes, our Ziyun is still thoughtful."

Xu Ziyun gave her a coquettish look, then resumed her girlish charm and teased Shen Lanyue.

"Lanyue, it would be great if you were a man. I would definitely marry you. I want to be like in the story books where I kneel in front of my father's door and beg him to grant my marriage."

Shen Lanyue raised her eyelids and stared at her with her autumn eyes slightly raised.

"Then the young lady must go home with the master in good condition."

"Hahahahahahaha, you've seen it a lot, too."

Fanfan and Xiahe outside the carriage were attracted by their master's laughter. They looked at each other and laughed.

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In the backyard of Marquis Changning

Fanfan carefully glanced at Shen Lanyue who was in a daze: "Madam, the Marquis said that Miss Zhen is having dinner and will not come over."

Shen Lanyue raised her head from the dining table and caught a glimpse of Fanfan's eyes standing beside her. She knew that she must have misunderstood.

She just smiled and said, "Since the Marquis is not coming, have someone bring the food up."

"Miss."

In Fanfan's eyes, this was the young lady's bitter smile. She was sad in her heart and once again called Shen Lanyue by her nickname in the boudoir.

"You, please call me Madam from now on. After all, we are in the Marquis of Changning's mansion now."

"Yes, ma'am."

Shen Lanyue asked her to serve the meals. She now knew that Meng Changce had been observing her the entire time, so she didn't dare let Fanfan call her that anymore.

She cherishes her hard-earned life, and she also cherishes Fanfan.

She really didn't care who Meng Changce went to sleep with or where he went to eat. The beauty before made her lose the illusion between them all of a sudden, and she really felt for a moment that they were really a real couple.

Now Shen Lanyue has come to his senses. He has always been very clear that once something beneficial to him comes, he will use him without hesitation.

Marquis Changning rested in Zhen Xiaoniang's yard, which was like a signal that made the women in the backyard restless.

Unfortunately, they were wrong. The next day, Meng Changce still went to Shen Lanyue's courtyard. Life was the same as before, and no one in the backyard received any favor.

……

Shen Wanqing, who was far away in the capital, suddenly got better recently. Not only did she dress herself up beautifully, but she also listened to the female officials obediently.

Soon, Shen Lanyue knew why she was like this.

Zheng Chengsi, the grandson of Duke Zheng, returned to Beijing victoriously. This person was also of extremely noble status. He was not only a general but also the nephew of the current queen.

The man Shen Wanqing likes, besides the Third Prince, is General Zheng. And Shen Wanqing's feelings towards him are extremely complicated.

It was because Shen Wanqing attracted the attention of the Third Prince only after she grew up and became beautiful, and this Young Master Zheng could be considered her childhood sweetheart.

Master Zheng, like her, was born as a concubine and had similar experiences when they were children. They met each other somehow and got along well.

In her opinion, Shen Wanqing clearly liked Zheng Chengsi when she was a child, and she even said that she still had a place for him in her heart. After Zheng Chengsi made military achievements and gradually gained a reputation among the emperor and the family, Shen Wanqing was even happier.

And her punishment will soon be over, so naturally she has to take good care of herself.

The emperor was very happy when Zheng Chengsi returned to the capital. When he heard that he had greatly rewarded Duke Zheng, he stayed in the Queen's palace for several days.

He also praised Zheng Chengsi repeatedly in the court and said that he would reward him well when he returned.

Only Meng Changce had a cold look in his eyes, with sarcasm on his lips. How could the emperor, who was so powerful that he threatened his master, really want to make the Queen's family stronger? He was just trying to give face to the Fourth Prince.

The Third Prince's Sun family was given to Concubine Xian, so naturally Zheng Chengsi who came back this time would be the support for the Fourth Prince.

But after this time, it would be impossible for Zheng Chengsi to return to the front line he had in mind.