After the marriage, my husband's family listened to my voice and turned the tide

Shang Tingli did not refuse because she knew that she could not stop Wenhui from doing what she was determined to do. Moreover, in the current situation, Wenhui was just worried about her, so she had no reason to refuse.

The next day, Wenhui accompanied Shang Tingli to the Jinyang Palace.

In front of the vermilion gate, a woman in pink stood at the bottom of the steps. When she saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she greeted them: "Sister-in-law and niece-in-law are here."

After the two exchanged greetings, Wu Fang smiled at Wen Hui with an ambiguous tone and said, "I guessed that my sister-in-law would come, and it turned out to be true."

Otherwise, she wouldn't have waited here on such a cold day. He was just a junior, why did she need to come and greet him in person?

Wenhui also smiled and said, "Yesterday I heard the concierge say that my sister-in-law had sent a letter to my daughter-in-law. I was thinking, my daughter-in-law had never had any contact with my sister-in-law before, so she was afraid that she would displease my sister-in-law, so she shamelessly followed me. I hope my sister-in-law won't mind?"

"Of course I don't mind." Wu Fang said, "Sister-in-law and niece-in-law, please come in."

Although the two sides did not get along, neither of them immediately broke up.

Shang Tingli supported Wenhui and followed Wu Fang into the Jinyang Palace. Wu Fang led the two of them to the hall and immediately asked someone to serve tea.

"Last time I saw her at Zhou's house, I felt that my sister-in-law was particularly nervous about her niece." Wu Fang kept "clicking" the lid of the cup with a smile on her face. "Today, I can see that it's not all my imagination."

Wen Hui groaned and said without hesitation: "This child is very similar to her mother in temperament, which is good in every way. I like her very much, so I naturally love her even more."

[So you are such a mother...]

Shang Tingli lowered his head after hearing this.

[You really have the ability to lie with your eyes open. My mother and I have completely different personalities... But why am I so happy that my mother likes me? Hehehe. ]

Wenhui was originally very calm, but after hearing her inner thoughts, she couldn't help but smile.

In Wu Fang's eyes, this look was exactly as she said. She was really satisfied with this daughter-in-law.

Wu Fang couldn't help but narrow her eyes: "Thinking back then, Fifth Brother also..."

"What happened in the past is long gone. What is there for you to let go of, sister-in-law?" Wenhui interrupted her coldly. The knuckles of her fingers that were holding the teacup turned slightly white, and her eyes were cold.

The "Fifth Brother" here refers to Ke Youwei. In their life, Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty was the eldest prince, Prince Rong was the third, Ke Youwei was the fifth, and Prince Jinyang was the sixth.

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Wu Fang didn't say anything else.

【What happened at the beginning? 】

Shang Tingli was very confused.

[My intuition tells me that something big must have happened back then. My mother is so resistant to Princess Jinyang talking about the past, is it... because it's related to my mother? My mother doesn't want me to know?]

She pondered in confusion.

Wen Hui was tense and gave Wu Fang a warning look. Wu Fang raised her eyebrows and smiled.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

After about a cup of tea, Wenhui put down the teacup, looked outside, turned around and said, "Thank you for the good tea, sister-in-law."

She stood up, intending to leave.

Shang Tingli stood up as well upon seeing this.

Wu Fang couldn't sit still any longer, so she stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, let's be frank, could you lend me your niece-in-law for a while?"

Wen Hui did not answer immediately, but looked at Shang Tingli to ask her what she thought. After getting her approval, Wen Hui said, "You don't have to see me off, sister-in-law. I'll wait outside."

Wu Fang knelt down towards her and said, "Sister-in-law, take care."

After Wenhui left, Wu Fang smiled at Shang Tingli and said, "Please sit down, niece-in-law."

Shang Tingli nodded modestly. Since the other party didn't say anything, she didn't say anything either. She just sat there and drank another cup of tea.

Finally, Wu Fang couldn't help herself and said with a smile: "My niece is really strong-willed."

Shang Tingli said modestly: "Not as good as Aunt Wang."

Wu Fang sneered, and her expression changed very naturally. She looked down on her with contempt: "All the children of that man have a clever mouth."

Shang Tingli was not at all surprised by her distinct attitude, and said calmly: "Being eloquent is never a bad word. Thank you Aunt Wang for the compliment."

Wu Fang scolded: "You are so sharp-tongued."

Shang Tingli said calmly: "Thank you for the compliment."

"..."

There was another moment of silence.

Wu Fang forced a smile and said, "I haven't seen your mother for a long time. I wonder if she had any regrets before she passed away?"

Shang Tingli's expression turned slightly cold when he heard this.

What does this mean?

Are you going to mock her in front of her?

Shang Tingli could sense the gloating in these words, and said with a cold expression: "Thank you for your concern, Aunt Wang. If you really want to know, you might as well wait a hundred years and ask in person. Since I am not my mother, I naturally don't know, don't you think so?"

Wu Fang burst out laughing.

Shang Tingli: “…” Don’t be angry to the point of stupidity.

Then Wu Fang said, "I really miss the old days."

Shang Tingli did not respond.

She sneered in her heart. If this person were really allowed to go back to the past, he might not be happy about it. It was just nice talk.

"How can a mother and daughter look so different?" Wu Fang stared at her, as if in a trance, and murmured, "What a pity! It would be fine if they were just a little bit similar. It's really boring."

Shang Tingli got goosebumps.

Seeing her little action, Wu Fang paused, then looked at her straightly: "Isn't your niece curious?"

Shang Tingli looked at her without averting his eyes: "Aunt Wang, if you want to say something, just say it directly. After all, you are the one looking for me, not me looking for you."

Wu Fang suddenly smiled: "Your mother-in-law is right, it's a thing of the past, there's no need to mention it again." She waved her hand, "Go back, niece-in-law, Aunt Wang won't see you off."

Shang Tingli nodded, stood up, bowed and left.

Looking at her departing back, Wu Fang curled her lips and smiled meaningfully.

Shang Tingli was in deep thought all the way until he got on the carriage. He still felt something was wrong. He couldn't help but ask, "Mother, did my mother and Aunt Wang have any conflicts in the past?"

Wenhui did not answer but asked: "Why do you say that?"

Shang Tingli said: "She gives me a strange feeling, but I can't figure out what's wrong."

[Princess Jinyang seems to want me to look like my mother, and seems to regret that I don't look like my mother. Why is that? ]

Wen Hui moved her lips: "What did she say to you?"

Shang Tingli shook his head: "Nothing."

She did not lie, because in her opinion, Wu Fang really did not say anything to her, and what she said was just a way to pass the time and was meaningless.

Shang Tingli suddenly thought of something and was shocked.

[Oh my God, could it be that Princess Jinyang fell in love with my father some time ago? That’s why she is jealous of my mother? ]

[So this is why you are gloating over my mother's early death? ]

[Even the opera excerpts of Fengtinglou would not dare to be arranged like this, right? ]

Wen Hui: “…”

Not only that, she didn't even dare to think about it.

"At the beginning..." Wen Hui thought about it for a long time, and said with a complicated expression: "She and your mother were rivals in love."

【I guessed it right! 】

Shang Tingli was very surprised.

But she heard Wenhui say: "To be honest, your mother is not her rival in love. Because your mother has never liked your uncle Wang of Jinyang, but your uncle Wang likes your mother. That's why your aunt Wang used to treat your mother as an imaginary enemy and made things difficult for your mother, but she never got what she wanted."

She didn't say anything more.

【…】

Shang Tingli was stunned.

[Prince Jinyang once liked my mother?! ]

Her heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

……

After more than a day's journey, they were more than 60 kilometers out of Shangjing City and passed by a simple inn, where the northern expedition team took a short rest.

Ke Xin was silent all the way.

At this moment, he found a quiet and deserted place, sat on a big rock, and took out a sachet from his pocket. It was a persimmon-colored rabbit-head brocade jade-carved sachet with a hollow pomegranate flower pattern and glazed tassels hanging on it.

He put the sachet to his nose and smelled it, it had a faint fragrance of dogwood.

Ke Xin raised his eyelids.

This sachet was given to him by Shang Tingli before he left yesterday.

She said, "Here, this is the dogwood sachet I made myself during the Double Ninth Festival. I am giving it to you now and wish you peace."

The young lady's charming smile, somehow, made that beautiful face appear clearly in his mind.

Ke Xin shook his head and cursed, "What a hell."

He put the sachet away without saying a word, but then took it out again as if possessed by a ghost and stared at it for a long time.

"master."

Someone came looking for me.

Ke Xin's heart suddenly trembled, and he put the sachet back into his pocket in a panic. He clenched his fist and put it to his lips and coughed lightly. Then he looked up at the person who came not far away and said calmly, "What's the matter?"

Chang Di came over and said, "Your Highnesses said to continue on the journey."

Ke Xin nodded nonchalantly, and when he stood up, he couldn't help but put one hand behind his back, and the other hand unconsciously reached for the sack containing the sachet.

He heard it clearly.

Someone's heart is beating so fast.

Deafening.