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

Upon hearing this result, Shang Tingli secretly breathed a sigh of relief. There was still a great possibility that He Zhiying would be the Crown Princess.

"Eh? In that case, does that mean my sister-in-law won't get any prizes?"

Ke Zhenzhen looked confused.

Zhou Jingyu sneered: "Miss Pan and Miss He are on the same level, so they already occupy two positions. How can there be a place for the Crown Prince's Consort?"

She lost to Shang Tingli by two votes, and she was very dissatisfied. She couldn't get it, so why should Shang Tingli get it?

Ke Xin looked indifferent, glanced at Zhou Jingyu indifferently, and said to Queen Xu: "Aunt, since there are two first places, you should give out a corresponding prize. Otherwise, wouldn't it be unfair to the third place who deserves the title?"

Empress Xu nodded seriously and said, "Xingchen is right. In this case, I will give the Pan family's maid Qinglu Qiuyun's zither to you. The zithers mentioned above will be given out according to their ranking."

They all tacitly ignored Zhou Jingyu and ignored her words. This made Zhou Jingyu so angry that she gritted her teeth and hated Shang Tingli even more.

No wonder Lan Xi dislikes this cousin. She would hate him too.

Under the bright sunshine, the pretty pool gradually lost some of its heroic appearance.

Madam Xu glanced at the lotus pond and said with a smile, "I guess everyone must be hungry. It's time for lunch, too. Please follow me to the dining hall."

The host invited the guests to follow his wishes, so everyone did not refuse and followed Mrs. Xu to the dining hall.

After lunch, everyone left one after another, and the two banquets at the Xu family ended.

On the way back home, Ke Xin got into the carriage of Prince Ren's mansion and went back with Shang Tingli and Ke Yishang.

"Brother, isn't Brother Xu hosting a poetry gathering? Why don't you come here to recite poems but to play pot tossing instead?"

It was a rare occasion when there were no outsiders around, so as soon as Ke Yishang saw Ke Xin, she asked all her questions.

Shang Tingli also looked at Ke Xin.

[Yes, didn’t Master Xu say that he would hold a poetry gathering and come here to admire the lotus while reciting poems? ]

[What? Don't you want to read a few books to see if you have any skills? ]

[Is this what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant? Planning to choose a skilled consort for Princess Baozhen? ]

Ke Xin had been leaning aside with his eyes closed, and did not open his eyes when he heard Ke Yishang's words. He replied lazily, "Reciting poems and writing couplets? It's so annoying, who wants to play? It was me who suggested the pitching pot game."

As for whether the prince meant what someone thought, he had no idea.

However, as an older brother, for example, when choosing a son-in-law for Lingyun, he would prefer a brother-in-law who has better skills.

The aunt and sister-in-law looked at each other silently.

Ke Yishang had nothing to say.

Shang Tingli has everything on his mind.

[If you don't like to play, why are you joining in the fun? The prince lets you do whatever you want? My Lord, you are really capable, aren't you? If you are so capable, why don't you go up and tear the sky apart? ]

Ke Yichang was so shocked that she quickly lowered her head. Oh my God, did she really have to hear everything?

Ke Xin suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at Shang Tingli fiercely.

Shang Tingli seemed to be frightened by his eyes. He looked weak and helpless. His eyes were shining with innocence, and his voice was trembling slightly: "Why, why are you looking at me like that?"

[Don't look at me like that! I admit that I was really scared. I was just saying that before, but you don't really have epilepsy, do you? ]

"Cough, cough cough—"

Ke Yishang was so frightened by her inner voice that she choked. How could her elder brother be put together with the word "crazy", right?

"Ling Yun, are you okay?"

Noticing Ke Yishang's movements, Shang Tingli had no time to care about Ke Xin. He turned to look at Ke Yishang and patted her gently on the back.

Shang Tingli frowned: "How did you choke?"

Ke Yichang paused, then shook his head and smiled at her: "I'm fine, sister-in-law, I just want to rest for a while."

After saying that, he tilted his head and went to rest.

"..."

Shang Tingli didn't dare to turn his head.

Ke Xin was still looking at her—staring at her with a cold and piercing gaze, but he said nothing, and the pressure was very strong. She doubted that she would survive tonight, no, she would not survive for more than a stick of incense.

[You're taking a break, what should I do? ]

Shang Tingli was extremely desperate.

Ke Xin sneered in his heart.

This is really rare. You still have times when you are afraid. Don’t you feel very comfortable scolding him?

Shang Tingli's eyes rolled around, he tilted his head, and rested it on Ke Yishang's shoulder. Then he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

【Then let's all take a rest together, hehe. 】

Ke Xin: “…”

Ke Yishang: “……?”

……

After returning to the mansion, Ke Xin went straight to the study after returning to Xinyuan. Although Shang Tingli had never heard of the secret that "Prince Ren's son has epilepsy", she did not dare to offend him, for she was afraid that it might be true.

If there really is, how can she persuade him to "turn back" and not go all the way with the Fourth Prince?

There was a poisonous snake by her mother-in-law's pillow that hadn't yet spit its tongue out, her younger brother had gone astray and hadn't been rescued, and only her younger sister was relatively safe. How should she proceed in this broken situation?

"Ouch——"

Shang Tingli looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh.

Sad.

But she was really worried to death.

Speaking of Ke Xiaowu... Shang Tingli told Fang Zhi, "Call Cai He to come see me."

"Yes."

But a moment later, Cai He came over, bent her knees and said, "This servant greets the Crown Prince's wife. What do you want?"

Shang Tingli asked, "How did the Fifth Young Master perform in the small Buddhist temple?"

She He said truthfully: "It should be very good. The princess has released the fifth young master at noon."

"Released?" Shang Tingli was slightly surprised.

Caihe replied: "Yes."

Shang Tingli waved his hand.

Shehe bowed and left.

Shang Tingli frowned and thought about it, but he was still a little worried, so he stood up and said, "Let's go to Xiaoyao Pavilion."

Xiaoyao Pavilion is Ke Yi's courtyard.

A quarter of an hour later.

Shang Tingli arrived at the gate of Xiaoyao Pavilion.

The maid guarding the gate greeted her and said, "This servant greets the Crown Prince's wife."

"Is the Fifth Young Master taking a nap now?"

"My Lady, the Fifth Young Master has not yet gone to bed and is still in the study."

"No need to report, let me see what he is doing now."

"Yes, I will lead you there."

Shang Tingli did not refuse. This was her first time in Ke Yi's courtyard, and she really didn't know the layout. With someone leading the way, there was no need to grope in the dark.

The maid took her to the outside of Ke Yi's study and stopped there.

Standing outside the study was Ke Yi's servant Liu Qian. When he saw Shang Tingli, he bowed and said, "Slave..."

"Shh-"

Shang Tingli interrupted him.

Liu Qian stopped talking.

Shang Tingli didn't rush in, but stood in the corridor.

From the room came the loud sound of someone reciting something, with a few complaints interspersed from time to time - "Only after understanding things can one attain knowledge, only after attaining knowledge can one have a sincere mind, only after a sincere mind can one, then...what was it? Oh - only after a sincere mind can one have a righteous heart, only after a righteous heart can one cultivate oneself, only after one cultivates oneself can one, then... oh, this is so hard to recite!"