After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

"Sister An, it seems that others don't welcome us. Let's go back."

"Lian'er, we are the prince's women just like you. Don't worry, we will get to know each other after a few interactions. You will know that we are very easy to get along with."

Lady An took Lady Shu and sat on the bench where Lian'er had just sat.

Lian'er stood aside, as if she was being punished.

"You sit down too." Lady An patted the chair beside her.

Lian'er bowed and sat down on a stool farther away.

She then began to embroider the work on her hands.

"Oh, your embroidery is so beautiful. Is this Suzhou embroidery?"

Lady An immediately took a liking to the embroidery pattern in Lian'er's hand.

Lian'er didn't say anything, but just continued to thread the needle.

"You are like this, no wonder the prince likes you. My two sisters came all the way to talk to you, but you didn't say a word. You don't welcome it, just say it directly!"

Lady Shu's hot temper flared up because she couldn't stand people like Lian'er.

Lian'er didn't even raise her eyebrows, which seemed to make it clear that she was not welcome.

Shu Meiren stood up angrily and walked out.

Lady An hurriedly smiled and tried to smooth things over. "The weather is hot, and it's inevitable that people will be irritable. We'll come and play with you another day."

After saying that, she hurriedly chased after Lady Shu.

As soon as Lian'er and others stepped out of the yard, she immediately closed the door.

"Who is this?" Shu Meiren almost exploded with anger when she heard the noise behind her.

"Forget it, forget it. Maybe she's just shy because she's not familiar with him."

Lady An hurriedly comforted Lady Shu, fearing that she would do something unusual in her impulse.

After listening to what Nanny Li said about the situations of several people, Shen Yunjin also became curious.

Lian'er, who could be the personal maid of King Qi, must not be a simple person.

Faced with Shu Meiren's provocation, he remained indifferent.

Is it just cowardice, or is there another reason?

Shen Yunjin instructed the nanny to keep an eye on them.

Because Shen Yunjin had mentioned participating in the competition before, Wang Zhaozhao came again that day.

"Aren't you supposed to be busy? How did you find time to come here?"

Shen Yunjin was very happy to see her best friend coming.

"Isn't there something I want to discuss with you?" Wang Zhaozhao said with a coquettish smile.

"What could possibly stump our Madam Han?" Shen Yunjin reached out and pinched Wang Zhaozhao's face.

"Well, well, I think I'm pregnant." Wang Zhaozhao's face was full of shyness.

"Ah? Really?" Shen Yunjin took her hand and looked her up and down.

"I'm not sure, but my period has been delayed for more than ten days."

"Didn't you see a doctor?"

"Aren't you feeling unsure? What if I don't get pregnant? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?"

Shen Yunjin covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed.

Wang Zhaozhao slapped her embarrassedly.

"Jinzhi, go see if Miss Linglong is here. Ask her to come over when you have time."

"Hey, how do you know I came here to look for Linglong?"

"I've been your best friend for so many years, don't you know what you're thinking?"

Shen Yunjin rolled his eyes at her.

"Do you know her? She's my great aunt's cousin who married a military commander?"

Wang Zhaozhao picked up the teacup and suddenly said.

"Yes, I remember. His name is Cao Meng."

"Yes, that's the man. He came back from the border this time and brought back a pregnant woman."

"Big belly? Not giving birth yet?" Shen Yunjin asked puzzledly.

In the previous life, she clearly gave birth to a son and a daughter before bringing them back.

Only then did she remember that in this life, the war ended early because several princes led the army in person.

So, the other party should be pregnant.

"She's about to give birth. It's said that the woman once saved the man's life, so the man took her in."

"In the past, my aunt swore that it was not customary for a military officer's family to take concubines, and that the family tradition was clean."

"I saw this slap in the face, and my cousin was crying so hard."

Wang Zhaozhao breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened next?" Shen Yunjin was concerned about the follow-up.

"What can I do? He saved my life, and he is only taking a concubine, not divorcing me."

Shen Yunjin understood.

In this era, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines.

What's more, the other party saved his life.

However, history has changed.

After all, in the previous life, the woman Cao Meng brought back gave birth to a son and a daughter.

Moreover, the proposal was to be a co-wife.

"What about you? If you get pregnant, will you prepare a maid for your husband?"

Shen Yunjin is too lazy to worry about outsiders' affairs, she only cares about her own people.

"Ah? I haven't thought about this." Wang Zhaozhao looked confused.

"My advice to you is, don't take the initiative to ask your husband to arrange a maid."

"why?"

Is there anything special about this? Wang Zhaozhao was confused.

"If your husband doesn't have that idea, wouldn't it hurt your relationship if you took the initiative to bring it up?"

"If he has that need, and he takes the initiative to ask, then you agree. This will not only make you look generous, but also make him feel guilty about you."

It was the first time Wang Zhaozhao heard such remarks. She nodded, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Shen Yunjin was right.

"Jin'er, although what you said is different from what my mother said, I think what you said makes more sense."

"No wonder the relationship between the prince and you is getting better and better."

Shen Yunjin glared at Wang Zhaozhao.

"I'm doing this for your own good, but you're making fun of me."

"No way, I'm telling the truth. By the way, when are you going to give little Tiger a brother or sister?"

Shen Yunjin thought about Xiao Minshen's hard work over the past two days, and maybe the little seed had already taken root in her belly.

She wouldn't say anything unless it was confirmed, lest her best friend laugh at her again.

"Miss Linglong is here." A voice came from outside the door.

"Please come in!" Shen Yunjin put down the teacup with a smile.

Linglong must be busy doing something at home. She tied all her hair up and made a bun on top of her head.

There was still some green liquid left on my hands.

She must have just changed her clothes before going out, and there are even creases on them.

"Yuzhi heard that you were coming, so she made an ice bowl especially for you."

Shen Yunjin handed over the bowl of iced fruit next to him.

"Oh, this is still the best, it saved my life."

Linglong held the bowl and took a deep breath.

"It's such hot weather, and I'm sorry to bother you to make a special trip here." Wang Zhaozhao said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's okay. You don't know, my mother wants to pack me up and throw me out."

"As soon as I heard that Concubine Shen had something to ask, I immediately urged me to go out. I didn't even have time to wash my hands."

"Auntie is doing this for your own good. By the way, I heard that Auntie is arranging a blind date for you?"

When Linglong heard this, she collapsed on the chair.

She was only fourteen years old! She was already being arranged to go on a blind date and get married!

This is too scary!