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

……

The next day.

At three quarters past the hour of Mao, the sky was about to brighten.

Outside the government office gate, Ma Chao was already waiting in his car.

A group of people walked out from inside.

"Can't we stay here to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?" Zhang Xiaoyan held Shang Tingli's hand, her eyes red, but she knew in her heart that this was impossible.

Shang Tingli smiled softly, shook his head, said nothing, let go of her hand, and walked towards the carriage with Ke Xin.

Looking at their departing backs, Qiu Ming put his arm around Zhang Xiaoyan's shoulders and advised: "We will meet and part someday, and we will meet again someday. Madam, please be more open-minded."

Zhang Xiaoyan wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "I, I just can't bear to let go."

"Aunt Yan, Uncle Ming, Xiaoli is leaving now. Take care."

After Shang Tingli got on the carriage, she lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, waved at them with a smile, and when she saw them waving at her, she lowered the curtain.

【Life is short like a spring dream, and human feelings are thin like autumn clouds. It is said that it is hard to meet and hard to leave. 】

Shang Tingli suddenly felt his eyes a little sore, so he closed his eyes.

Ke Xin closed his eyes and rested. These sad partings had nothing to do with him and did not affect him at all.

The journey was unimpeded by wind and rain and after half a month, they finally arrived back in Shangjing the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Because Ke Xin wrote a letter to Wenhui before leaving, Wenhui had people keeping an eye out for him today. Finally, she waited for him and led a group of people out to greet him.

After Shang Tingli got off the car, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

At a quick glance, all the young masters and young ladies in the mansion were present, and even the prince's concubines had arrived.

Shang Tingli's eyelids twitched, and he and Ke Xin walked over to greet Wen Hui together. The others also greeted them.

Wen Hui smiled and said, "Let's go back to the mansion first."

A group of people followed her into the mansion.

When they arrived at the main hall, Wenhui sent everyone away, leaving only the brother and sister Ke Yishang and Ke Yi.

She looked at Shang Tingli who was sitting at the bottom and frowned: "Ali has suffered a lot. Look at him. He has lost weight."

Ke Xin paused while pouring tea and looked up at Wen Hui: "Then mother, take a look at me. Have I lost weight too?"

Wenhui glanced at him and said, "Go away. I'm talking to A Li. What do you want?"

Ke Xin: “…”

【Hahahahaha. 】

Shang Tingli was so happy that she was stunned when suddenly four pairs of eyes turned to her.

【Why are you all looking at me? 】

Ke Xin withdrew his gaze and calmly poured himself a cup of tea.

Ke Yishang lowered her eyes and looked at the handkerchief in her hand.

Ke Yi stared at the floor.

Wen Hui turned around and told Aunt Wen: "Aunt, go to the kitchen later and ask them to make more delicious and nutritious food to nourish our Ah Li."

Nanny Wen said, "This old slave can save it."

Shang Tingli laughed a little: "Mother, you haven't seen me for a long time, so you think I've lost weight. In fact, I may have gained some weight."

Wen Hui disagreed, "How could you be so fat after running around day and night for the past half month?"

Shang Tingli paused, knowing that he could not win the argument, so he stopped arguing and said, "The prince and I brought back some lychees from Nanwu, let everyone have a taste."

This was the season for eating such things. But there were no lychees in Shangjing, and Nanwu was more than 1,600 kilometers away. Even if you rode a horse, it would take at least six or seven days to get there. In addition, fruits and vegetables were not easy to preserve in summer, so it was difficult to eat them.

What they brought back from Nanwu this time was still kept fresh with ice.

Shang Tingli glanced at Gan Tang.

Gan Tang understood and stepped out.

"Is what my sister-in-law said true?" Ke Yi couldn't help swallowing. He had been lucky enough to eat lychees a few times and he liked the taste very much.

Ke Yichang's eyes lit up. Those are lychees. Who wouldn't like to eat them?

Shang Tingli smiled faintly: "Of course it's true. If Xiaowu doesn't believe it, ask your eldest brother."

Ke Yi glanced at Ke Xin, and was swept by his indifferent eyes. He didn’t dare to ask a word, and smiled at her: “Of course I believe sister-in-law!”

A quarter of an hour later, when everyone was chatting happily, Gan Tang led Ma Chao into the main hall.

Ma Chao was holding two large iron boxes in his hands. He put the things down, greeted everyone, and then opened the lids of the iron boxes.

The contents of the iron boxes were clearly revealed; both boxes contained lychees that were kept in ice to preserve their freshness.

Ma Chao took the opportunity to retreat.

Fang Zhi stepped forward and handed fruits to the masters together with Gan Tang.

Because the quantity was not too small, after the people in the room had eaten, there was still a lot left. Even with ice cubes to keep it fresh, it had been at least half a month, and if it was not eaten, it would go bad and be wasted.

Shang Tingli then asked Wenhui, "Mother, can you give some to the others as well?"

Wen Hui said softly, "This is what you brought back from Nanwu. You can decide for yourself what to do with it."

[My mother is so kind. ]

Shang Tingli couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The smile on Wenhui's face grew even wider.

[Such a good mother cannot be killed by those bad people. 】

The smile on Wenhui's face froze for a moment. She had been living a comfortable life these days. Her daughter's marriage was settled, and her youngest son had become well-behaved and sensible. She almost forgot about this.

Not only her daughter and youngest son, but she herself also suffered a miserable end.

Shang Tingli didn't notice that everyone's face had changed. He instructed Gan Tang to pack the remaining lychees into several portions and deliver them to the young masters and young ladies in the mansion one by one.

"Serve the meal." Wenhui said.

She looked at the young couple and said, "Eat first and then go back."

Ke Xin said "hmm".

Shang Tingli said, "I will listen to my mother."

After the meal, everyone returned to their own courtyard.

Ke Yi followed to Xinyuan like a little tail.

"What are you doing here?" Ke Xin asked calmly.

Ke Yi stammered, "I, I... I'm here to look for my sister-in-law." When Shang Tingli was mentioned, he seemed to become more confident, holding his head high and puffing out his chest, "Yes, I'm here to look for my sister-in-law, not you, big brother."

Ke Xin: “…”

He turned and went to the study, ignoring the little bastard.

Shang Tingli led Ke Yi to sit on a stone pier in the yard, then he said, "Xiao Wu is looking for me? What do you want to say?"

Ke Yi blushed and said, "I read the military book my sister-in-law gave me last time. I roughly understood some of it and found it quite helpful."

He stood up and bowed to her solemnly, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

After he sat down again, Shang Tingli smiled and teased, "Xiaowu only roughly understood some of it? It seems that you need to read more."

Ke Yi's face, which was already somewhat flushed, was now even more red. He could not help scratching his head and cheeks, stumbling over his words, "Yes, yes, sister-in-law is right."

All I can say is that he really has no talent for studying. He has worked very hard these days, but there is still not much improvement.

His martial arts have improved a lot.

"Come with me."

Shang Tingli stood up and went to the west room.

Ke Yi followed.

He pulled out the box at the bottom of the bookshelf, took out two books from it, and handed them to Ke Yi. Shang Tingli said, "This is the book my father used to teach me. I will lend it to you today. I hope it will be helpful to you."

"Enlightenment?"

Ke Yi's eyes widened, and he suddenly felt that the book in his hand was like a hot potato.

He's almost ten years old, and he's still reading enlightenment books. Isn't this a little too outrageous?

Shang Tingli seemed to see through him and just smiled without saying anything.

[If you can't understand a book, isn't that a waste of it? Although you are over nine years old, you may not be as good as some four-year-olds in terms of reading.]

Ke Yi: “…”

He really wanted to say, sister-in-law, there is no need to say more, his heart is broken, and it has been stabbed to pieces by his sister-in-law.

After Ke Yi left, Shang Tingli called over She He.

"What has the Fifth Young Master been doing these days? Tell me the truth."

She He replied, "The Fifth Young Master has been doing the same as usual these days. He studies hard in the first half of the day and practices martial arts in the second half. I heard that the Fifth Young Master is also very hardworking in the Imperial College."

When mentioning the Imperial College, one person came to mind. Shang Tingli asked, "Have you ever seen the Sixth Young Master from Censor Zhao's residence come to visit?"

She He shook her head: "I have never seen this. As far as I know, Young Master Zhao Liu has been taken to the Second Prince's mansion to stay for a while recently."

"I understand. You can leave first." Shang Tingli waved his hand.

"Yes." Shehe bent her knees and stepped out.

At this moment, Xiaoye, the maid in the yard, hurried over and said a few words to Shehe, who then turned around and went back into the house.

Shang Tingli looked at the returning Shehe and blinked: "Anything else?"

Shehe replied, "Xiaoye just told me that the gatekeeper sent a message saying that the wife of General Guidelang is waiting outside the mansion and wants to see you."

Shang Tingli frowned. Yu Lanxi wanted to see her?

"Let her in."

"Yes."

Quarter of an hour later, She He led Yu Lanxi and her servant into the new garden.

Shang Tingli only met her in the outer courtyard. After asking Fang Zhi to make tea, he smiled and said, "What brought cousin Lan Xi here today?"

Yu Lanxi bowed to her with a frustrated look before saying, "What wind? I just miss you, my cousin."

Shang Tingli paused while holding the teacup, and said with a half-smile: "Oh?" She took a sip of tea, "It's really an honor to make my cousin miss me."

Yu Lanxi asked, "I wonder what delayed my cousin in Nanwu, and why she came back at this time?"

After she was turned away that day, she calculated the day when the bitch would return, and estimated that she would be able to reach the capital on the tenth day. So on the tenth day, she came again, but still could not see anyone.

In the past two days, she always felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it, she thought that this bitch might not be reborn. So she asked someone to guard outside Prince Ren's mansion, and she really saw it.

So this time, she came to test it out.

Shang Tingli was surprised and asked, "Cousin, do you think I was delayed by something?"

Yu Lanxi stared at her and said, "For example, there was a flood in Nanwu, and you were trapped there, so you haven't returned yet."

"Nanwu is in the south and has many rivers. Even the city has the Nan River. Isn't it normal for flooding to happen?" Shang Tingli laughed and shook his head. "How can this trap me? I don't need to cross the river on the way back to Beijing."

Yu Lanxi frowned: "That's not what I meant."

Shang Tingli asked, "What does cousin mean?"

"..." Yu Lanxi choked, lowered her eyes and remained silent.

Shang Tingli curled his lips and said, "My cousin asked me if I was delayed by something. To be honest, I was."

Yu Lanxi looked up suddenly.

The words "You are indeed reborn" seemed to be stuck and could not be uttered.

Then Shang Tingli said, "My mother left me a farm and a shop. I never had the chance to see them before. Now that I have the chance, I will definitely go check them out. It will naturally take some time to go back and forth."

Yu Lanxi: “……?” Why is it different from what she thought?

She was a little disappointed. It seemed that the person in front of her was not reborn. If he was really reborn, knowing that his fate would be torn to pieces by a chariot, he would definitely not be as good-looking as he is now. He would be frightened all day long and might even be scared to death.

Having achieved her goal, Yu Lanxi did not stay too long. After only half a cup of tea, she stood up and said goodbye.

Looking at her departing back, Shang Tingli raised his lips and smiled.

【What an idiot. 】

She didn't know that the person behind her paused and looked at her dimly.

【It's really a waste of time to be reborn. 】

Ke Xin then realized that the person who was scolding him was not him. He walked forward and happened to see a slender figure leaving the courtyard.

[You've been thinking about testing me all day, and you use such a stupid method. Don't you know I won't cooperate with you? Hahaha, with the way you are, even if you were given another life, you would never be able to test me.]

Ke Xin narrowed his eyes, came to sit beside her, and asked calmly, "Who came just now?"

"Wow--"

The man suddenly spoke, and Shang Tingli shuddered. She quickly stood up and turned to run, but someone grabbed her wrist. When she felt the warmth from her wrist, she was sure that this was a living person.

Shang Tingli turned his head and saw the young man looking at him leisurely, with a faint smile on his lips. He heard him say, "It's me, not some dirty thing."

Shang Tingli: “…”

[Bah, you are much scarier than those filthy things. ]

Ke Xin's expression suddenly darkened.

Seeing that the situation was not good, although she didn't understand why his expression changed so quickly, Shang Tingli's actions were faster than her brain. She hurriedly sat down and poured him a cup of tea, smiling and said, "Why is the prince here?"

Ke Xin glanced at her: "No?"

Shang Tingli curled his lips and said, "Your Highness is joking."

"Who came just now?" Ke Xin asked again.

[Who else could it be except your previous Crown Prince's Consort who accompanied you through the agony of being torn to pieces by a chariot? ]

Ke Xin: “…”

Shang Tingli complained in his heart, but said obediently: "It's my cousin Lan Xi, who is now the wife of General Guidelang."

Ke Xin nodded and said nothing.

His reaction made Shang Tingli a little confused.

[What does this mean? Are you just asking out of boredom?]

Ke Xin pursed his lips. In fact, he was not asking out of boredom. He mainly wanted to know who she was cursing in her heart. It seemed that there were not many smart people in her heart.

"I heard that you gave Xiaowu two books before?" he said.

Shang Tingli opened his eyes and asked, "Who told you that?"

Ke Xin said: "Chang Di."

Shang Tingli suddenly turned around and glared at Chang Di.

Chang Di: "!" Master! How could you betray your subordinates?