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

Meng Changce was gone for a full half month, not just a few days as he said before he left.

However, it was the first time that Shen Lanyue received a letter from him. Even though they were not very far away, she felt a sense of longing for him for the first time.

The letter simply explained that Minxiang was much more troublesome than they knew, and that he had specifically requested permission to stay for a longer period of time this time, and told Shen Lanyue not to worry, as he was fine.

This was a strange emotion that she had never felt in her past or present life. Shen Lanyue felt uneasy for a moment when she noticed it, but it was gone quickly before she could react.

Fanfan brought the news that the eldest princess praised Shen Wanqing. She came in a hurry, with obvious surprise on her face that she had not had time to hide.

"Madam, now all the ladies and ladies in the capital know about this matter. I heard that the Shen Mansion has received many invitations, all saying that they want to invite the second Miss Shen to come to their house."

Shen Lanyue looked at her anxious look and smiled calmly.

"Isn't this great? Now her goal has been achieved."

Fanfan looked at her master with an awkward expression, and she even doubted whether the girl in front of her was her own lady. How could she be so calm?

"But……"

Shen Lanyue put the letter in her hand into the box and looked at her helplessly: "It's just the eldest princess who came forward, not the queen in the palace."

"Okay, now take something from the warehouse and have someone deliver it to the Shen residence. Just say it's a little gift from me."

Fanfan's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had heard something unbelievable.

Shen Lanyue tilted her head and gave her a look, then said, "Since the eldest princess has already praised her openly, how can I, as her eldest sister, not congratulate her properly?"

The most important point is that the matter was originally assigned to Shen Wanqing by the eldest princess. Except for matters like that, the eldest princess would stay at home and never go out.

It is absolutely impossible to say that he does not mind Shen Wanqing at all. Otherwise, he would not have locked Prince Jingyang up at home for several days and then refused to let anyone from the Shen Mansion in.

Now that the eldest princess can come forward to praise her, it is giving the Shen family a way out.

And based on Shen Lanyue's understanding of the eldest princess, she might have already realized that Shen Wanqing's move this time was deliberately made by someone behind the scenes to build momentum for her and clear up other people's previous impressions of her.

Shen Wanqing's case could be a big deal or a small one. She was the first person to do this, so the palace naturally knew about it. However, the palace still had a grudge against them over the last incident.

The palace did not want to give her too much face for such a good deed, but the eldest princess was such a smart woman, so it was naturally the best way for her to come forward.

Princess Jingyang's move gave face to three parties, including the Shen family, the palace, and Li Wenxuan who was signaling behind the scenes.

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On the day Meng Changce came back, Shen Lanyue specially asked people to prepare everything early. As soon as Meng Changce arrived in her yard, Shen Lanyue drove him to the bathroom to take a bath and had him cleaned thoroughly.

Meng Changce was quite confused as he looked at the actions of the people around him. He watched them pour the black potion into his bathtub with complicated eyes.

He stopped one of the servants and said, "What is this? I don't need these things."

"This is specially prepared by Madam. She said that soaking for a while will help the Marquis to relieve his fatigue."

Meng Changce: ...

After letting the boy go, he gave a helpless laugh. He held his forehead to hide his expression, but the corners of his mouth slowly rose, and his eyes revealed tenderness.

With some help from these people, Meng Changce took the longest and most careful bath he had ever taken.

But that’s what I said.

He really felt comfortable all over his body, and he could even smell the scent that Shen Lanyue often used from his hair.

When Meng Changce stepped into the room comfortably, Shen Lanyue had just put the dishes and chopsticks in place. She raised her head and met Meng Changce's eyes.

She just bumped into his eyes that were as silent as a black pool. At this moment, he looked at her with slightly narrowed eyes and a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.

Shen Lanyue raised her chin slightly and smiled warmly at him.

"Why, are you satisfied?"

Meng Changce raised his eyebrows, opened his hands and turned them around jokingly while teasing her.

"My Lord, why aren't you coming?" Shen Lanyue gave him a glare, "It will all be cold later."

Meng Changce laughed out loud, looking very satisfied.

He walked closer and saw that the table was filled with his favorite dishes. They were not complicated, but to have them all come together at once really... took a lot of thought.

Meng Changce stared at the dazzling array of dishes, the corners of his mouth raised even more, his eyes showed a little more tenderness, and a low laugh escaped from his throat.

He hadn't been cared for so much in many years. Since his mother passed away, no one knew what his favorite food was.

Sometimes Meng Changce felt as if all his blood was cold. He woke up countless nights, and his dreams were all about the scene of his mother's tragic death.

Even in the gentle fragrance, I often feel cold under the scorching sun.

"Sit down." Shen Lanyue's eyes flashed, and she walked over, held his hand tightly and pulled him to sit down: "Try it quickly."

Meng Changce came back to his senses, picked up the chopsticks beside him, picked up a piece of food and ate it.

Shen Lanyue placed a bowl of milky white crucian carp soup in front of him: "I specially asked the kitchen to cook this for several hours. It will also warm your body."

Meng Changce took it and gave her a complicated look.

Crucian carp soup was his favorite soup when he was a child. When his mother was still alive, she would always go to the kitchen to cook this soup for his father. When he was young, he also drank a lot of it.

Gradually it became one of my favorites.

But as time went by, he hid his preference, and no one except Nanny Yu in the mansion knew that his favorite soup was this one.

Sometimes he would cook in the kitchen, but every time he ate alone it would bring back memories, so Meng Changce usually wouldn't touch it.

As time went by, the people in the kitchen thought that I didn't like it, and this soup gradually disappeared from the table.

Meng Changce clearly remembered that he and she had only drunk crucian carp soup once. How did she know that he liked it?

Shen Lanyue saw that his eyes were wandering and his face was a little solemn. She thought he didn't like crucian carp soup and was a little puzzled.

Could it be that I guessed wrong?

Although she clearly saw that he didn't drink more crucian carp soup last time, Shen Lanyue could still see his nostalgia for the crucian carp soup from his hidden eyes.

"Is...is it not tasty?" Shen Lanyue asked tentatively.