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

That night, Wenhui asked the kitchen to prepare a large table of delicious dishes, and at the dinner table she also told Shang Tingli to eat more.

Shang Tingli ate too much.

After dinner, while the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were walking in the garden to digest their food, Wenhui said, "I received a letter from Xingchen a few days ago, saying that Shabei has been pacified and is preparing to return to Beijing."

Shang Tingli was a little stunned.

[I haven't heard from Ke Xingchen for a long time. 】

Wenhui was also stunned for a moment. For a moment, she couldn't help but think of the awkward words in her eldest son's letter. She smiled silently and prayed for him in her heart. After all, fate is something that can never be forced.

"That's great." Shang Tingli said with a smile.

[At least it won’t be like in my previous life, where the Fourth Prince colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, allowing the Northern Barbarians to take the initiative and harm my Tianzhao daughter.]

[The ending should be rewritten, right? At least in the previous life, the turmoil in Shabei did not occur in December last year, but in March this year. The fourth prince took the initiative to march north, but he colluded with the enemy and put on a good show. He was beaten back by the enemy and finally had to cede the city and marry in disgrace.]

[In this life, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince also went north together. Shabei is no longer ruled by the Fourth Prince alone. This is really a good thing that makes people happy. ]

When Shang Tingli thought about these things in her mind, she could always think of a lot of things, even the prince who had been forgotten by her.

[I just don’t know if Ke Xingchen has discovered anything this time…]

Wenhui felt complicated, but she didn't show it on her face. She just pretended not to know. Chaoshang smiled and said, "I discussed it with your grandfather last time. Your birthday banquet will be held in our palace."

Shang Tingli nodded.

[It doesn’t matter where you hold it. It’s also fine if you don’t hold it. I didn’t know this before, but now I’m really afraid of the exhaustion of banquets. ]

Wen Hui smiled and said, "Today is already the 30th, and tomorrow is the first day of the lunar year. In five days it will be your birthday. I don't know if Xingchen can make it back in time."

Shang Tingli smiled and shook his head.

[I'm afraid it's impossible? He just said he was going back to Beijing a few days ago. Even if he rode a horse, it would take at least ten days to go back and forth. Besides, it's not as fast as when he set out. It would take at least half a month to arrive.]

[Besides, my birthday party is also his birthday party, why did he rush back? ]

Wen Hui: “…”

She couldn't help but lower her head, covering her mouth with a handkerchief, her shoulders heaving, trying extremely hard to hold back her laughter.

Wenhui really thought about all the sad things in her life, even the miserable past life that her daughter-in-law mentioned in her voice, but she couldn't suppress the raised corners of her mouth.

My son, you are afraid that the road to chasing a wife is long—

……

Time flies and it's April again.

The grass and trees know that spring will soon return, and all kinds of red and purple flowers compete for beauty. The ice and snow of winter have long melted, and the early summer rain is swaying.

On the sixth day of April, Prince Ren's palace held a birthday banquet for the Crown Princess, and the room was packed with guests.

Shang Tingli dealt with a lot of people, no matter they were those who came to congratulate sincerely or those who came against their will. After the banquet, he collapsed on the chaise longue under the pomegranate tree in the courtyard of Xinyuan due to exhaustion.

"I don't want to host a banquet anymore. I didn't feel so tired when I went to other people's houses, but I didn't know it would be so exhausting to host one myself."

Shang Tingli wailed somewhat.

Fang Zhi brought the scented tea and said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "What nonsense are you talking about? How can we not hold this banquet? I'm afraid we'll have to hold a big one soon."

Shang Tingli was shocked: "Why is there a banquet in April?" Why didn't she remember?

Fang Zhi smiled and said, "You are really tired and confused. The prince should be back in a few days, don't worry, the prince will definitely be an official."

Shang Tingli: “…”

This is so annoying. Can Ke Xingchen host his own party?

That night.

The bright moon startled magpies on the branches, and the gentle breeze made cicadas chirp in the middle of the night. The candles in Xinyuan were lit again, and it wasn't just the magpies that were startled.

Shang Tingli rubbed his eyes, staring blankly at the person sitting beside the bed. He couldn't believe his eyes and blinked again and again.

The young man was dressed in silver flowing cloud armor, with dazzling silver stars all over his body. His black hair was tied up with a silver crown. His handsome and heroic posture made his stunningly beautiful face even more noble.

After not seeing each other for several months, those peach blossom eyes as bright as stars have become more majestic, but the black mole under the lip has not changed, still carrying an indescribable desire as always.

Shang Tingli was stunned.

[Is it really Ke Xingchen who is back? 】

Ke Xin burst out laughing and handed her a rosewood jewelry box inlaid with eight treasures. He cleared his throat and coughed, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked very high-spirited.

"It's not the midnight hour yet, so—" He said, "Happy birthday."

"...Thank you." Shang Tingli thanked him after taking the jewelry box, but he was puzzled and muttered to himself.

[Strange, how did Ke Xingchen know my birthday? ]

"..."

Ke Xin exhaled very lightly and asked helplessly, "Why don't you open it and take a look?"

Shang Tingli paused for a moment, then opened the jewelry box under his gaze. There were two things inside, a palace magnolia hairpin and a gold-inlaid bead bracelet.

She couldn't help but pick up the hairpin and look at it for a while, [Did Ke Xingchen buy this himself? He has good taste. This hairpin is really beautiful.]

Ke Xin raised his head when he heard this.

Shang Tingli didn't notice his little action and continued to look at the bracelet. [The bracelet is not bad, it looks nice and elegant. I didn't expect that Ke Xingchen has such a good ability to identify goods.]

Ke Xin curled his lips. Really, who are you looking down on?

He couldn't help but say, "There are more than two things in this box, why don't you take another look?"