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

Li Xuli shook his head in pain: "Please grant me your blessing, mother!"

The queen looked at her stubborn son with a mixture of heartache and regret. She felt that she had taught Li Xuli very well, too well, so well that he could not accept the cruelty of the royal family.

Finally, the Queen made one final request, which was that Li Xuli must marry Zheng Shurong before she would agree to his request.

The Queen's real purpose was that she knew she couldn't change her son's mind now, and Emperor Yingde was also angry at the moment. If she allowed them to collide with each other like this, sooner or later Emperor Yingde's father-son relationship would be consumed.

And letting Li Xuli go at this time is the best choice.

The Queen wanted him to marry Zheng Shurong, just to make it clear to Zheng that Emperor Yingde did not really dislike the Second Prince, and he was the master that Zheng wanted to support.

After Lord Chen told Li Jing part of the story, he concealed the cause of death of Meng Changce's parents and only said that it was because of the Meng family.

Li Jing remained silent for a long time after listening to this. Only his eyes, which were filled with undercurrents, revealed his inner shock.

It took him a long time to find his voice again, and he said in a low voice: "What happened today is only known to you and me, so Sir Chen can rest assured."

"I understand!"

How could Lord Chen not understand the meaning of his words, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

After the secret guards took Lord Chen away, Li Jing finally showed the surging emotions in his eyes. He lowered his eyes, supported his forehead and laughed out loud.

"So that's how it is. No wonder my noble and upright second brother left the capital."

Li Jing's laughter spread throughout the room, full of self-mockery and chill. He remembered how the queen had taken care of him when he was a child, and for a long time he had indeed received the attention of everyone in the palace.

But he had been sick several times when he was a child. When the queen came to visit him, she scolded the servants around her, and the concern in her eyes made the young Li Jing always remember it.

He thought that the queen at least sincerely treated him as her son, but now she told him ridiculously that all this was just an exploitation of him and a shield for Li Xuli.

Li Jing didn't dare to think about what the queen's purpose had been all these years.

He was afraid that he would lose his last bit of sanity and turn against the Queen, which would only harm him without any benefit. After all, he still relied on the Queen.

He locked himself in the study for a night, and a bold idea came to his mind.

"Someone is coming..."

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Shen Lanyue frowned, lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced at the pedestrians on the road.

Fanfan, who didn't know what was going on, looked outside curiously, but saw nothing unusual, so he asked, "Madam, is there any problem?"

Shen Lanyue lowered the curtain and shook her head gently, "Recently when we go out, I always feel like someone is watching us."

"what?"

Fanfan was startled and immediately wanted to lift the curtain to look outside, but Shen Lanyue stopped her.

"This is just my guess. If we really alert the enemy now, it might be dangerous."

"Then let the driver take us back quickly!"

Shen Lanyue looked at her worried eyes and said, "No, we are on the road now. If someone is really watching us, he will definitely not act now. If we suddenly speed up the carriage, there is no guarantee that he will not change his tactics."

"What should I do?"

Fan Fan clenched the clothes at hand and moved closer to Shen Lanyue, obviously blocking her inside with his body, with anxiety in his eyes.

Shen Lanyue felt warm at her behavior, patted her arm to make her relax, and said soothingly: "We are not far from the Marquis' Mansion now, so we should continue at the original speed. I will talk to the Marquis after we arrive at the Marquis' Mansion."

Looking at her tense body again, Shen Lanyue felt a warm current surge in his heart and a myriad of emotions filled his eyes.

"Silly girl." Shen Lanyue chuckled and said gently, "I'm here."

The carriage soon arrived at the gate of Marquis Changning's Mansion. The servant at the door immediately came over and put away the small steps. When he heard the voices of people outside, Fanfan breathed a sigh of relief silently.

"Madam, I will go down first." Turning back to Shen Lanyue, she smiled sweetly. "Wait until I call you, then come down."

She was still testing whether there was any danger outside.

Shen Lanyue just smiled and had no intention of stopping her.

Because she was sure that if what she thought was correct, that person would not take action in Changning Marquis Mansion.

After a minute of waiting, he called out, "Madam."

Shen Lanyue got off the carriage with the careful help of Fanfan. She glanced around the surroundings unintentionally, and indeed saw a figure flashing in a dark corner.

She was shocked, but without any expression on her face, she returned home normally.

As Shen Lanyue walked, she thought to herself: I didn't have any secrets, and it was impossible for my tricks on Shen Wanqing to be discovered in such a short time. Except that Li Niang was really hopelessly stupid and wanted to put herself and her child in an irreparable situation.

And now she herself was already extremely annoyed in Li Wenxuan's backyard.

Thinking about it carefully, Shen Lanyue could only think of one thing, that this person was probably coming for her husband.

When Shen Lanyue told Meng Changce about this, there was indeed a flash of surprise in Meng Changce's eyes, but it was soon covered by tenderness. He curled his lips and looked at her with a faint smile.

"I don't know what tricks the person behind this is going to come up with. I'd better lend the people around my husband to me."

Meng Changce's collar was open, and he looked lazy and casual, with his wrist supporting his forehead, and the smile in his eyes deepened a little. Now that the weather has become hot, he has become more casual with Shen Lanyue in the room.

"Of course I won't let Madam get hurt, but Lan Yue, you have to play a good show with me."

A breeze blew past the bed, blowing the drooping hair away. A pair of upturned almond-shaped eyes were filled with an emotion she couldn't understand, the unclear light and shade of which made her heart skip a beat.

Three days later, the carriage of the Marquis of Changning set out from the mansion and headed south to Yangshan Temple.

Yangshan Temple is a popular temple and has always been a place frequented by young ladies and ladies in the capital. Shen Lanyue is naturally one of them and often comes here when she is at home.

Fanfan helped Shen Lanyue up, then left her side and went to the abbot to hand over the incense money, leaving Shen Lanyue alone with her eyes closed and her hands clasped together facing the Buddha.

"Has everyone made arrangements?"

"It has been arranged. The higher-ups have instructed not to harm their lives."