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

Xiang Qing's death brought an even greater disaster to the Changning Marquis' Mansion. Meng Changce was only ten years old at that time. In addition to having to face Emperor Yingde, Meng Changce also had to face the Meng family.

Faced with external and internal troubles, Meng Changce was forced to grow up at a very young age. The funny thing is that Emperor Yingde pretended to like Meng Changce under the gaze of the people of the world.

Fortunately, after Meng Yongchang discovered that he had been poisoned by Emperor Yingde, he secretly trained a group of death warriors. He did not tell anyone that he had trained them specifically for Meng Changce.

Not long after Meng Changce buried Xiang Qing next to his father, the assassin appeared in Meng Changce's room one night and brought a letter.

From then on, Meng Changce was forced to grow up, and as he grew older, his disguise became more mature.

He was unrestrained, lingered in the mundane world, had no martial arts skills and was not interested in poetry and literature. He was nothing like his father.

When Emperor Yingde slowly lessened his gaze on him, he knew his plan was coming true.

Meng Changce developed his own power behind the scenes. Now half of the poor children in the court came from his family. The most important thing is that his favorite concubine, the biological mother of the sixth prince, is also his.

Of course, he also knew Emperor Yingde very well. He was always worried about him. After knowing that he loved women, he sent many spies to his palace.

The appearance of Shen Wanqing at that time was the key point for him to pretend to be a dandy. Otherwise, how could the beauty of a girl from a humble family be spread?

It was naturally his work, and Shen Wanqing's charming beauty was the best opportunity for Meng Changce to publicize his own dissolute and unambitious character.

Apparently, his plan was successful.

Later, Shen Lanyue's appearance was an accident and also fate. Most of the women in Meng Changce's mansion at that time were spies. Although he used special spices to make them have dreams, he never touched them.

But he really didn't want to face them again, he needed a mistress to appear.

The fall into the water was because Meng Changce saw the defiance and tenacity in Shen Lanyue's eyes. He understood at a glance that it was Shen Lanyue's trick, but he needed a woman like this to help him manage the backyard.

Meng Changce didn't want a woman favored by Emperor Yingde to become his mistress, nor did he want a mere figurehead. Shen Lanyue's scheming and tactics were what he wanted most.

He had his eyes on Shen Wanqing as her chess piece, and naturally investigated everyone in her family. She certainly knew that Shen Lanyue's ability in etiquette and being the head of the household was absolutely capable.

When she fell into the water, she saw that he was not an ordinary girl as she knew, so she just went with the flow.

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Just like now, Meng Changce held Shen Lanyue in his arms, and he sighed silently in his heart. He did not tell Shen Lanyue about his mother, nor did he tell her about everything that happened afterwards.

He didn't want to bring danger to the woman sleeping in his arms, which went against his original idea.

In her sleep, Shen Lanyue felt like someone was holding her back and making her unable to breathe. She pushed him away angrily, muttering, "So annoying."

Meng Changce lowered his eyebrows, relaxed his strength, raised one hand to support his forehead and looked at her with a smile: "Are you a spoiled child? I am tired of hugging you."

She spoke softly, with a gentle and intimate smile, and her eyes revealed a doting look that Shen Lanyue had never seen before.

Unfortunately, Shen Lanyue fell asleep and she didn't hear a word.

Meng Changce didn't know how long he had been looking at her. Looking at her delicate eyebrows and eyes, he reached out his hand to smooth her slightly wrinkled brows and gave her a kiss.

"Go to sleep." A gentle voice fell into her ears, and he held her in his arms again, but no longer restrained her.

Shen Lanyue felt the warmth, rubbed it comfortably, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.

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After Shen Lanyue and Meng Changce had a heart-to-heart talk, the relationship between them became more harmonious and ambiguous. To put it simply, now whenever the Marquis and his wife look at each other, it seems as if they can't look away.

Meng Changce used this excuse to slack off in the mansion for a few days, but was finally called back by the Fourth Prince after the final outcome of the corruption case.

The peaceful Shen Lanyue also welcomed the first guest in Changning Marquis' Mansion at this time, but this time Xu Ziyun did not visit her on the pretext of family matters.

It's just a simple sister topic.

However, Xu Ziyun did bring good news.

"Now your Shen family has really become famous. In the past, we were eager to get married because of Shen Wanqing, the most beautiful woman in the world. Now, it's for you, my brother with a promising future."

Shen Lanyue glared at her, knowing full well that she was teasing her.

"That's great. Zi'an deserves his success."

"The emperor specially commended him in the court and promoted him to the position of Junior Official of the Dali Temple, which was considered a great achievement for him."

This surprised Shen Lanyue. She didn't expect to be promoted so high in this life. In her previous life, she was only the Dali Temple Secretary. Now she is the second in command of the Dali Temple. It is conceivable what other officials in the capital will think.

"A high position is not necessarily all good. Hou Zian has also attracted a lot of hatred this time." Shen Lanyue frowned slightly.

Xu Ziyun nodded and immediately understood what she meant.

Shen Lanyue smiled. "But this is also a stage that those who want to achieve great things must go through. I believe Zian thought of it from the beginning."

"But this time, many people remember Shen Zian. The emperor specifically questioned all the officials who participated in the incident one by one. No local officials escaped, and he specially sent Prince Jingyang to investigate."

"Prince Jingyang?" Shen Lanyue's eyebrows moved slightly, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"You are surprised too, right? Many people are surprised too. Everyone knows that Prince Jingyang is even more unruly than you, Marquis Changning, and he is the one who would disdain to do such a thing."

When Shen Lanyue heard her talking about Meng Changce, her eyes flickered and she felt uncomfortable for a moment.

After all, she knew that Meng Changce was pretending, and Prince Jingyang was the real playboy she had ever seen.

But she changed her mind and realized that Wang Shuo was Li Wenxuan's man, and this time it was the Third Prince's faction who found out the truth first, so naturally Emperor Yingde wanted to promote Li Wenxuan.

Naturally, this matter should be handed over to the third prince's lineage. The Zhu family was already on the list, and Emperor Yingde would not give it to him. Wang Shuo was the best candidate.

Wang Shuo is both the eldest princess's son and Li Wenxuan's man. Giving him a chance would satisfy the needs of the third prince and give face to the eldest princess. Isn't he the best candidate?