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

Meng Changce quickly finished the crucian carp soup in his hand, looked at her tenderly and said, "It's just that I haven't had such delicious soup in a long time."

Shen Lanyue's heartbeat suddenly jumped.

The two of them were not talking, Shen Lanyue had already finished her meal. She was concentrating on preparing food for Meng Changce, and usually if she thought something was good, Shen Lanyue would put a few more pieces in his bowl.

Every time Shen Lanyue saw Meng Changce eat her food in one bite, a sweet feeling would surge in her heart.

The atmosphere between the two of them is quite harmonious and beautiful, giving people a feeling that no one can interfere.

After dinner, the two did not rest immediately, but sat aside and played Go leisurely.

At the same time, the wind started to blow outside, causing the trees in the yard to sway.

Compared to the last time when there was a lot of mystery, this time it was obvious that the two of them were just killing time, and their interest was clearly lacking.

What Shen Lanyue was thinking about at this moment was how to tell Meng Changce that it would rain heavily soon, and the broken part upstream of the capital would destroy the river embankment. Now, what was more important than post-disaster reconstruction was to repair the canal in advance and raise the flood control line.

Meng Changce saw that she looked solemn, with a hint of confusion and worry between her brows.

But when he looked at the chessboard, he didn't see any difficult-to-break situation. Meng Changce raised his eyes slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression.

Shen Lanyue heard the rustling sound of bamboo leaves being blown by the wind. A light flashed in her eyes and an idea came to her mind.

"This wind has a bit of a late spring chill in it. I wonder if the refugees outside can bear it."

Meng Changce was stunned, and as he followed her gaze toward the trees swaying in the wind outside the window, his brows furrowed.

"The spring chill has passed, and it should be almost summer."

"But my dear, the wind is blowing strangely. It feels like it's going to rain heavily." Shen Lanyue said with a deliberately surprised expression, and pointed to the distant sky and said, "Normally, it shouldn't get dark so quickly. In summer, it should be sunset at this time."

Shen Lanyue's words made Meng Changce's eyelids twitch unnaturally. A strange feeling surged in his heart, and suddenly he seemed to hear a dripping sound falling in his ears.

Sure enough, the two of them saw water drops falling on the leaves outside the window, and the footsteps of maids and servants were heard outside. It was obvious that it was raining outside.

"It's raining."

Meng Changce's expression froze, he was indeed thinking of the refugees outside.

Shen Lanyue had been quietly observing the changes in Meng Changce's expression. Seeing him narrow his eyes slightly and his unclear look, she guessed that he was thinking about the refugees outside as she had said.

It seems that my idea is correct.

She immediately continued, "If the rain isn't heavy, it'll be fine. The disaster victims have all been arranged, so I think everything will be fine."

"That's it..." Shen Lanyue paused deliberately.

"Just say it, I am your husband. If you don't tell me, what can you come up with on your own?" Meng Changce understood the worry that Shen Lanyue deliberately showed and said bluntly.

"My husband, you have just visited Minxiang, downstream of the capital, and found that the situation is different from what the officials said. If the area upstream of the canal is affected by an earthquake, can it withstand the heavy rain?"

"I heard that most of the disaster victims in the capital came from upstream. The emperor even sent the third prince to the village upstream. It can be seen that the situation there is very serious."

Following Shen Lanyue's words, Meng Changce's hidden deep and sharp eyes became even more thrilling. If Fu Bei stayed here, he would understand that Meng Changce had murderous intentions at this moment.

"If this rain turns into heavy rain or rainstorm, it will be an even more terrible disaster. At that time, Your Majesty..." Meng Changce played with the black chess piece in his hand with his well-defined fingers. His face, with clear lines, looked cold and oppressive at this moment.

He directly said what Shen Lanyue did not say in a ruthless yet calm tone.

Shen Lanyue's eyes darkened.

She knew from the beginning that as long as Meng Changce made the connection based on what she said, he would be able to guess it. The most difficult thing for Shen Lanyue in this matter was whether he could trust herself.

"This is just my guess, and it's the most dangerous idea." Shen Lanyue said, "It's possible that the situation is not as serious as I said."

Meng Changce lowered his eyes, flexed his stiff back muscles, and threw the chess piece down casually.

"It seems I have to meet Zheng Chengsi tomorrow."

Shen Lanyue didn't react at once, "Why?" She asked the question in her mind unconsciously.

Meng Changce changed his suppressed aura and looked at her naturally and said, "I am an idle dandy boy. How could I possibly have the ability to discover such a big thing?"

"Don't you think so, Lan Yue?"

Shen Lanyue was stunned and understood what he meant.

Regardless of whether the discovery was made by Shen Lanyue or Meng Changce, it was not the role of Marquis Changning, a playboy, to report it to Emperor Yingde.

Meng Changce wanted to do a favor for Zheng Chengsi.

"Okay, now that we've finished chatting about trivial matters, it's time to talk about serious matters."

Shen Lanyue's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Meng Changce was doubting her.

Meng Changce clapped his hands, stood up and glared at her, saying with a little joy: "I haven't seen you for a long time, isn't our private affair a serious matter?"

"What kind of guilty look is that?"

Shen Lanyue chuckled twice, picked up the teacup on the coffee table with both hands, took a sip, and let out a sigh of relief.

The next day, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up. The trees in the yard were destroyed by the rain, and the fallen leaves on the ground were cleaned up by the maids early in the morning.

When Shen Lanyue got up, she found that only the road was still a little wet, with a few drops of water hanging on the treetops. Meng Changce left the house in the early morning, feeling refreshed.

If I'm not mistaken, he should be talking about that matter with Zheng Chengsi at this time.

What was different from what Shen Lanyue had thought was that in addition to Zheng Chengsi, there were other people gathered together. Compared with Meng Changce and Zheng Chengsi who were sitting upright in the room, the person who was sleeping lazily on the couch behind the screen looked unruly.

"I want to ask, can this be guaranteed to be authentic?" the man behind the screen asked first.

"I can sell the news to Chengsi as a favor, so it is naturally eighty percent true." At this moment, Meng Changce's narrow and long phoenix eyes not only showed sharpness, but also revealed a bit of morbid paranoia.

"As for the remaining 20%, it depends on whether Prince Zheng dares to take a gamble."

“Chess is fun only when there are wins and losses.”

"Hahahaha," the man behind the screen laughed, turned over, crossed his legs and said, "Meng Changce, you are really... becoming more and more perverted."