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

Shang Tingli did not get angry but laughed: "From what my aunt said, those two girls don't seem to be here to serve me, but rather to compete with me for beauty?"

Pan Yaying said naturally, "Even if she can be a concubine, she is still a lowly concubine. How can she compare with you? You are the mistress, so they can only serve you and will never become a big shot. If the prince really takes someone from outside into the family in the future, you can just hold these two girls in your hands. You can win the prince's heart and reap the benefits at the same time. Why not do it?"

What she said made Shang Tingli laugh.

Pan Yaying's eyes narrowed: "Isn't this sister ignorant?"

"But my aunt——"

Her voice was cold.

Pan Yaying was stunned for a moment and looked at her with narrowed eyes.

Shang Tingli said in a cold voice with an expressionless face: "You seem to have forgotten what month and day it is today. Not to mention that the national mourning has not yet ended in March, the royal family also has to observe mourning for the Empress Dowager for a year."

The imperial edict stated that when the empress dowager passed away, the whole nation would observe a mourning period of three months, while the royal family and clan would observe a mourning period of one year.

She sat at the bottom, with a cold and pretty face, looking like a judge. "Aunt, was your behavior today unintentional, or was it intentional?"

Pan Yaying shuddered, a chill suddenly spreading from the soles of her feet, quickly spreading throughout her body. It was just after the beginning of autumn, but she could already sense the chill of the approaching winter.

But she was really negligent. She was only thinking about how to make things difficult for her niece, and she forgot that the timing was not right.

Pan Yaying was so cold that she couldn't open her mouth.

Yu Lanxi couldn't help but jump up and down: "It's just two maids to serve in the courtyard, why is it as serious as you say? Is this your excuse to shirk responsibility?"

"It's just two maids to serve in the courtyard?"

Shang Tingli said bluntly: "Stupid."

"you--"

Yu Lanxi was so angry that she was shaking. Just as she was about to curse back, Shang Tingli blocked her mouth with words: "You said it lightly. If someone is impeaching, do you really think this is just the matter of two maids? Not only me, but the entire Prince Ren's Mansion will suffer, and even the Yi Zhong Marquis' Mansion will not be immune!"

"I can't accept such a good fortune. Cousin Ruolanxi is so regretful that she is beating her chest and stamping her feet. You might as well take it."

"I hope my cousin can be as tough as she is now."

She stood up.

"I think my uncle is busy, so I won't eat this lunch. I won't disturb my aunt and cousin from talking to each other. Goodbye."

Shang Tingli turned and left.

If she were still that orphan who was at the mercy of others, all the suffering she had endured over the years would have been in vain.

The room fell silent.

About half a cup of tea passed.

A "bang" sound pulled Pan Yaying back to her senses. She looked at the culprit who threw the teacup and frowned, "Is there any need to make such a fuss?"

She pressed her brows with a headache. She had spoiled her daughter in the early years, and now she was becoming more and more impatient.

Yu Lanxi's chest heaved with anger, and she said unwillingly, "Mom, look at that bitch. In order not to accept the person you gave her, she even dared to use such a heartbreaking excuse to shut you up! She..."

"Sister Lan——"

Yu Lanxi choked.

Pan Yaying said sternly, "Don't mention this matter again. What my sister said is not entirely unreasonable."

She herself is the niece of the empress dowager. If the orphan girl really took over the two maids and the matter was leaked by someone with ulterior motives, even if there was no such intention, it could be turned into that.

Besides...that was what she meant.

Yu Lanxi widened her eyes: "How could you..."

Pan Yaying interrupted her: "If you hadn't suggested it, Mom wouldn't have done this at this time. We are in the wrong, and we have to swallow this loss."

"..."

"boom--"

Yu Lanxi was so angry that she threw another teacup.

Indeed, today's matter was proposed by her. She was obviously married to the same person, but she was treated coldly in her previous life, but that bitch was treated differently by him. Why?

She wanted that bitch to have a miserable life, and she wanted to make things difficult for her. So she wanted to borrow her mother's hand to send two lowly people to the bitch's yard to bother her.

Thinking of this, a hint of resentment flashed across Yu Lanxi's eyes.

What a pity that I couldn’t achieve my wish.

Pan Yaying calmly called someone to come in and clean up, then said, "How many times has your mother taught you to be patient?"

……

Shang Tingli came out of Pan Yaying's yard and was stopped before he reached the front yard.

She looked at the visitor coldly: "What's the matter?"

Yu Lingling was frightened. It was not the first time she saw this person's face turn cold, but it was the first time she felt afraid. She paused for a moment, then decided to greet him first. She knelt down and said, "Greetings, Crown Prince's Consort."

"Ah."

Shang Tingli responded indifferently, "Cousin Lingling is waiting here specially, what can I do for you?"

This is the only intersection from the backyard to the front yard. If I hadn't waited here specifically, it would have been impossible to know so accurately when she left the mistress's yard.

Yu Lingling twisted the handkerchief in her hand, opened and closed her mouth, and seemed to want to say something but hesitated several times.

Shang Tingli lost his patience and said, "If cousin Lingling has nothing to say, I will leave."

She didn't think there was anything to talk about between her and Yu Lingling.

In the past, Yu Lanxi didn't treat her as her cousin. She would only mock her and sometimes even wanted to hit her. If she wasn't so stupid, I don't know how many holes she would have now. Yu Lanxi is like this, and so is Yu Lingling in front of her.

Thinking of this, Shang Tingli's eyes became even colder and he turned to leave.

"Don't—" Yu Lingling grabbed her hand.

Shang Tingli turned around, lowered his eyes and stared at the hand that was holding his wrist, frowning.

Sensing her disgust, Yu Lingling loosened her hand, but was afraid that she would really turn around and leave. She could no longer care about anything else and hurriedly said, "Cousin Tingli, can you help me?"

She had already instructed her personal maid to keep watch. If anyone approached this side, her maid would come back, so she was not afraid of anyone knowing what happened today.

Is this a request for help? Shang Tingli raised his eyebrows in surprise.

It was obvious that she was really stumped by something and actually came to me for help. She must be desperate, right?

But what does this have to do with me?

Yu Lingling bit her lower lip and said, "Mother said that after the national mourning is over, she will make the decision for me and arrange a marriage for me with General Xuanwu's second son. At the latest, I will be married by the end of the year."

She suddenly grabbed Shang Tingli's hand and said tremblingly, "Cousin, please help me!"

Shang Tingli gently pushed her hand away and said with a faint smile: "But isn't this a good thing?"

General Xuanwu was a military officer of the fourth rank. He was engaged to his second son and married him as his principal wife. For a concubine's daughter from a marquis's family like Yu Lingling, this was not considered a disgrace.

“No, no no—”

Yu Lingling cried, "Cousin, you don't know, Liang Yu is not a good match! I can't marry him, it would cost someone's life! Cousin, please save me, I don't want to die!"

I think Liang Xi is the name of the second son of General Xuanwu.

Although she spoke like crazy, Shang Tingli could understand her because she knew Liang Yu.

In her previous life, when she was married into the Ji family, Ji Zhang was promoted one by one, and there were many banquets among colleagues, so it was inevitable that the ladies of this family had more opportunities to meet each other.

She had heard of General Xuanwu, and she had also heard a lot of the Liang family's secrets, including some about Liang Yu -

This Liang Yu was not as tall and mighty as General Xuanwu, but he had a scholarly air and often looked like a gentleman. But this kind of person who looked like a gentle gentleman in everyone's eyes actually loved drinking. If he just loved drinking, it would be nothing, but this Liang Yu loved to beat others after drinking.

It was said that none of the maids in his courtyard escaped the tiger's mouth. Even the concubines and maids all had bruises on their bodies from beatings of varying degrees.

I guess Yu Lingling already knew the inside story, no wonder she cried for help.

"You don't know, Liang Yu is a drunkard, and a violent drunkard! If I marry him, I will really be beaten to death by him!"

The person in front of her was too indifferent. He just stood there indifferently. Yu Lingling subconsciously wanted to kneel down and cried with red eyes. "As long as you can save me, I will work like a cow or a horse for you in the future!"

Shang Tingli was not moved.

She squatted down and slowly pried open the fingers that were grabbing the hem of her clothes.

She said softly, "But cousin Lingling, when I called you for help like that..."

Yu Lingling suddenly stared in amazement.

Shang Tingli said in a very light voice: "Not only did you not help me, you even added insult to injury."

Yu Lingling fell to the ground, memories flooding back. Her heart trembled. She didn't dare to look into her eyes, and she hugged her head and huddled up.

It was a winter day.

The cold wind was howling and the snow was blizzarding.

The small pond in the mansion had not frozen yet and was still filled with water. The sisters were warming themselves by the fire under the pavilion, but they were overwhelmed by the cold wind and left one after another.

She was at the end of the list and watched helplessly as someone in front of her pushed another person into the pool and then walked away with a smug look on her face.

The person struggling in the pool called for help: "Cousin Lingling, help me!"

He kept repeating the word "Help" over and over again.

What did she do then?

Oh, not only did she not lend a helping hand, but she threw a handful of melon seeds at the man, and smiled as she stood in the pavilion: "Oh, how could Tingli cousin be so brave? No wonder she comes from a small place like Nanwu. Look, she loves to swim even in winter."

She cracked some melon seeds and walked forward.

"I'll leave first, cousin. Even if I don't understand, I won't disturb my cousin's fun."

He completely ignored the cries of the person in the pool and did everything he could to add insult to injury.

……

"If my two maids had not arrived in time, the first winter day I arrived at the Marquis' Mansion would have been the day of mourning."

Shang Tingli stood up slowly, staring at her with cold eyes from above, and said with a curved sneer, "I didn't know that in Cousin Lingling's heart, I am also a person who repays evil with kindness."

Yu Lingling fell to the ground, her tears wet her face and ruined her carefully applied makeup.

She was disheartened at this moment.

"But cousin Lingling made the right choice by choosing me."

Yu Lingling shuddered for no apparent reason.

"You can marry this Liang Yu, and you won't die."

Leaving these words behind, Shang Tingli walked away.

Only after he had left the gate of the Yi Zhong Hou Mansion, got on the carriage, and headed back home did Gan Tang get so angry that he started to curse: "This Miss Ling Ling is really interesting. She didn't help you back then, and even took advantage of your misfortune. Now, she has the guts to come and ask for your help? Why, didn't she think that things would change?"

This time, Fang Zhi did not stop her from speaking, but instead handed her a tube of ginger honey water.

Gan Tang was so angry that he only calmed down after drinking a sip of ginger honey water.

She still angrily said: "Miss Lingling is really a piece of shit!"

"Don't get angry and make yourself sick. It's not worth getting sick because of such a person." Shang Tingli said.

Gan Tang sniffed and was no longer excited, but she still felt uncomfortable. She felt amused and sad for their Crown Prince's Consort.

Fang Zhi said, "Please don't be soft-hearted, Princess. This is Miss Lingling's own business and has nothing to do with you."

To put it bluntly, whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with them, the Crown Prince's Consort.

"You are kind-hearted not to take advantage of the opportunity to step on him."

Shang Tingli smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I don't have the heart of a saint, I'm just an ordinary person."

As ordinary people, of course we will seek revenge when we have a grudge and seek justice when we have a grievance.

On that winter day, Yu Lanxi deliberately dragged her along, and when they had walked away and even their backs could no longer be seen, she suddenly reached out and pushed her into the pond, intending to take her life.

The sisters had asked their maids to secretly bring in the charcoal fire. In such a cold weather, there were no servants on duty in the garden, and their own maids were all outside the garden keeping watch. So after everyone left, no one could hear her cries for help in the howling cold wind.

Except for Yu Lingling who was still behind.

But Yu Lingling did not save her, and even threw melon seeds as stones, giving her a heavy blow.

Later, her two maids couldn't wait for her to come out, so they realized something was wrong and ran over, only to find her gradually sinking in the pond.

If it weren't for the two maids' firm belief and her strong will, she would definitely not have survived that winter.

Let me ask, who can be kind in this situation?

Anyway, she is not yet able to listen to etiquette.

Speaking of revenge, she wanted to take revenge in her previous life. But the person she married later was of a much lower status, so she didn't have any chance. When she finally had the chance, Yu Lanxi was torn to pieces by a chariot, which was not a good way to die for her. It was also a case of evil paying off.

In this life, if she was alive and well, it would be the biggest blow to Yu Lanxi. And to avenge a person, killing her would be the cheapest way for her, and slowly torturing her mental strength would be the most satisfying.

"Princess, you just said that Miss Lingling would not die if she married the second young master of the Liang family. Were you trying to fool her, or do you really think so?"

Gan Tang asked curiously.

Shang Tingli smiled and said, "Why should I coax her?"

Gan Tang exclaimed: "So you really think so? But as Miss Lingling said, even if nothing goes wrong when she gets married, there is no guarantee that nothing will go wrong in the future."

After all, he was a drunkard who would beat people. He was also a young master from a military commander's mansion. If he was also a martial artist, he would definitely beat someone to death by accident.

"You'll know later."

Shang Tingli closed his eyes and dozed off.

Of course Yu Lingling would not die if she married him, because it was Liang Yu who would die.