Ke Youwei's concubines were very conscientious, and the young ladies were also contented. The young masters in the mansion were also diligent and law-abiding. Wenhui was also a tolerant mistress, and she never said that she would deduct the monthly allowance of each courtyard. Therefore, the atmosphere in Prince Ren's mansion was actually quite good.

It’s just that it’s hard to judge what Ke Youwei does.

Zheng, who was placed in the mansion by the Fourth Prince, had never been a peaceful person. However, she was young and had no children yet, so there had never been any major problems with the atmosphere in the mansion.

Shang Tingli couldn't help but sigh that his mother really knew how to behave.

Ke Yishang covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

Wen Hui smiled and said, "You sisters go have fun. I'll take Ah Li to meet some people."

The girls all responded with a loud "yes" and then dispersed to find their own friends.

Shang Tingli followed Wenhui to the group of ladies.

When the ladies saw Wenhui, they came to greet her from afar. After a round of greetings, before Wenhui could introduce Shang Tingli to them, a plump lady said, "I guess this must be the Crown Prince's Consort?"

"Yes, this is my eldest daughter-in-law." Wenhui took Shang Tingli and introduced her to them.

Among the ladies present, there were also some who had been granted titles, but their ranks were not as high as those of the Crown Prince's Consort. They followed etiquette and listened to and received the greetings.

They were all elders, and seemed to have a good relationship with Wenhui, so Shang Tingli returned the half-bow.

"You are very pretty. What is your maiden name?" The plump lady first praised with a smile, and then continued to ask.

Shang Tingli smiled politely and replied, "Tingli."

A lady said, "It's a good name."

Shang Tingli said, "I am so honored by your praise."

Wen Hui introduced her, "This is the wife of the Marquis of Yong'an. You can follow Xing Chen and call her Aunt Yu."

Shang Tingli nodded and called out, "Aunt Yu."

[From what I heard, it turns out that my mother and the wife of the Marquis of Yong'an are close friends. No wonder the prince seems to have a good relationship with Sima Yu'an. He was so optimistic about him when he was looking for Lingyun last time.]

Wenhui couldn't help laughing when she heard this, but others couldn't tell why she was so happy.

At that time, she and her eldest son should have had the same idea. Instead of promising Lingyun to a person whose background she didn't know, it would be better to let Lingyun marry the son of her close friend. This way, at least she knew her background well, and Lingyun would at least not have a bad life.

But man proposes, God disposes, and the saying of chemistry has never been determined by others.

"Hey." The wife of the Marquis of Yong'an responded, and gave a look to the maid behind her, then took a red envelope from the maid, then took Shang Tingli's hand and put the red envelope in her hand, "Auntie Yu has never seen a girl like you before, so I don't know what you like. I am a vulgar person myself, I just hope Tingli will not despise me."

Shang Tingli thanked her sweetly: "Thank you, Aunt Yu. To be honest, I am also a layman. I like you so much that I can't wait to see you."

[Oh my god, this gift really touched my heart! Aunt Yu is such a kind person for giving such a thoughtful gift!]

Wenhui turned her head and suppressed the smile on the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. After readjusting her expression, she turned back to introduce the next lady to Shang Tingli.

She said, "This is the wife of Jingzhao Yin Wen, and also your aunt."

Her elder brother is now the Jingzhao Yin, and the lady she is introducing at this time is her close friend and sister-in-law.

Shang Tingli looked over and saw the plump lady. He hurriedly said, "Aunt."

Madam Wen nodded with great satisfaction. She had already received the gift for her nephew's wife from the maid. She smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits. "She is a good child, very pretty, and a perfect match for Xingchen."

She handed over the gift and said, "Aunt is also a layman, so please accept my courtesy and don't mind it as it is just a small token of my appreciation."

That was also a red envelope.

"Thank you, aunt. You're too polite. I don't mind, not at all." Shang Tingli couldn't suppress his grin.

[I'm happy! I like it so much! These are all real silver coins! Who would dislike silver? ]

Wenhui secretly raised her eyebrows, feeling quite pleased with herself, for she knew that money was the only thing that suited her daughter-in-law's taste the most.

Just as she was about to introduce the next lady, Shang Tingli called out before her: "Mrs. Xu."

The person Wenhui was about to introduce to her was Madam Xu, the mistress of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion and also Xu Jinshu's mother.

She suddenly realized that her daughter-in-law had attended a banquet at the Duke of Huguo's Mansion last time, so she must have recognized Madam Xu, so she didn't waste any more words on her.

Different from the gifts given by the two ladies before, what Madam Xu handed to Shang Tingli was a pair of butterfly gold bead hairpins. She smiled and said, "I was negligent last time, but I finally made up for it this time."

Shang Tingli smiled brightly: "Mrs. Xu, you are so polite. Thank you, Mrs. Xu."

[Eh, luckily it wasn't a red envelope, otherwise I would have really thought that my mother had informed these ladies in advance.]

What she didn't know was that her mother had indeed made arrangements with others in advance, but she had only informed Madam Wen and Madam Yong'an Marquis, so only these two people were given red envelopes.

Wen Hui introduced the next lady to her, and said with a smile: "This is the mistress of the Taifu Mansion, and also the wife of the Dali Temple Minister He, Madam He."

She is also Lingyun's future mother-in-law, but she did not say this in public.

Shang Tingli looked at Madam He and said with a smile, "Madam He."

Madam He also called out "Crown Prince's Consort" with a smile before handing over the gift, which was a jade bracelet of fine quality.

Shang Tingli took it and thanked him.

Madam He looked at her carefully and couldn't help but say, "I think the Crown Prince's Consort looks very familiar. I feel like I've seen her somewhere before."

But in fact, it was the first time she met the Crown Prince's Consort, who was one year younger than her daughter.

Shang Tingli was stunned for a moment: "Maybe I look more ordinary?"

She didn't think Mrs. He looked familiar.

Whether in her past life or this life, she had never seen this Lady Crane before, so it was impossible for her to be familiar with her. Unless Lady Crane had seen her unilaterally without her knowing, there was no way to explain it.

Hearing her words, Madam He was also stunned. With such a stunning face, is it appropriate for a person to say that she looks ordinary?

She couldn't help but laugh: "I'm not bragging, but among all the beautiful young girls I've seen, the Crown Prince's Consort's face is definitely one of the best."

Shang Tingli said modestly: "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it."

"It's normal for Madam He to think that Ali looks familiar. After all, who among us doesn't know Miss Yu?" Wen Hui said. The Miss Yu she was referring to was someone from their lifetime, Yu Yang.

Mrs. He didn't think too much about it and nodded in agreement, "That's true."

Thinking back to those days, how stunning and charming Yu Yang was, who among their generation didn’t know about her?

Wenhui added: "It is common for mother and daughter to have some similarities."

Shang Tingli blinked.

[But I don’t look like my mother. If I don’t tell you, people who don’t know me probably won’t be able to tell the relationship between me and my mother.]

Wenhui opened her eyes slightly.

Just at this moment, a voice sounded from the side: "But I think that the Crown Prince's Consort doesn't look like the former Miss Yu."

Everyone looked over when they heard the sound.

She was a beautiful and well-maintained woman, wearing a spring-pink dress that made it hard to tell her real age. She had a charming appearance and had dressed up specially, so she was quite charming.

But his eyes were too gloomy, and he didn't look as young as he looked, which seemed a bit out of place.

The way she looked at Shang Tingli was instinctively displeasing, as if she was being stared at by a venomous snake, cold and deep.

Shang Tingli frowned subconsciously.

Wenhui took her hand and introduced her casually: "This is your Aunt Wang from Jinyang."

"Aunt Wang." Shang Tingli called out.

[So this is the Princess of Jinyang. ]

Wenhui's ears twitched. Could it be that something happened to the Princess of Jinyang?

[Rumor has it that the King of Jinyang loves the Princess of Jinyang dearly. In order to please the Princess of Jinyang, the Princess of Jinyang is the only mistress in the mansion and the only woman in the King of Jinyang's backyard. The days without the trouble of the mother-in-law and the exclusive favor of the husband are the envy of countless people.]

Wen Hui's eyes flashed.

It's just a rumor, I can't believe it.

[It's just a rumor. In fact, the King of Jinyang has been hiding a mistress outside for a long time.]

Wenhui curled her lips, as expected.

[Poor Princess Jinyang thought she was the only one for Prince Jinyang, but in the end it was just a joke.]

Shang Tingli recalled what he had heard in his previous life and shook his head.

Princess Wu Fang of Jinyang narrowed her eyes at her, curled her lips and smiled softly: "I looked around, but I didn't find that my niece-in-law looked like Miss Yu. Could it be that my niece-in-law resembles my father?"

Shang Tingli smiled and replied, "Aunt Wang guessed wrong, I look like myself."

The implication is that she is neither like her mother nor like her father.

"Why haven't I seen my niece-in-law before?" Wu Fang asked casually, "Come to think of it, I had a deep relationship with your mother in the past."

As soon as she said this, all the ladies present changed their expressions.

Wen Hui said directly: "Are you kidding, sister-in-law? Did you remember it wrongly? I remember that you were closer to the wife of Marquis Yi Zhong, not to my in-laws."

Her nervous look made Shang Tingli suspicious.

[Mother, it's obvious that she's afraid that Princess Jinyang will say something random and ask me to listen to it.]

[Is it related to my mother? What is it that I don’t know? This is really strange.]

Wenhui's heart tightened.

Wu Fang put on a half-smile and said, "Sister-in-law still remembers it more clearly."

Wen Hui laughed and said, "I'm not that old and confused. I remember it."

Wu Fang did not want to say more to her, but looked at Shang Tingli and said, "I didn't know my niece-in-law was so beautiful. It seems that your aunt really hid you very well. Otherwise..." She deliberately glanced at Wenhui, "Whose daughter-in-law is this?"

Wen Hui's forehead throbbed when she heard this, and she glanced at her coldly: "Sister-in-law, if you really don't know how to talk to people, it's not a bad idea to go home and practice now. I don't think Madam Zhou will stop you."

Wu Fang smiled but said nothing.

Even though someone humiliated me like this, I was able to remain calm and not angry.

Wen Hui didn't even look at her, and smiled at Shang Tingli, "A Li, go play with Ling Yun and the others."

Shang Tingli bowed and left obediently.

As soon as she left, Wen Hui's face darkened, and she stared at Wu Fang with cold eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, you are free to go out of the house for the banquet today. Why? Didn't the King of Jinyang pester you to leave?"

The news of the excitement in the capital had already spread throughout the streets and alleys. One of the things was that the Prince of Jinyang would pester the Princess of Jinyang every day, fearing that the Princess of Jinyang would not like him as much as she did yesterday.

This loving couple was once the envy of everyone in Shangjing City. Even now, everyone is immersed in the appearance that Prince Jinyang loves Princess Jinyang terribly.

If he had not heard his daughter-in-law's voice, who would have thought that such a prince who loved his wife so much would secretly keep a mistress?

Wu Fang remained calm: "Sister-in-law, you are joking. Youyi naturally values ​​my opinion."

The King of Jinyang was named Ke Youyi.

She actually called him the Prince by his full name, which showed how favored she was.

Wenhui had been dignified and gentle all her life. It was rare that she saw someone doing something indecent in public. She simply rolled her eyes. It was like talking at cross purposes, so she was unwilling to pay attention to this person and took Madam Wen and others to appreciate the chrysanthemums aside.

……

After Shang Tingli left, he did not go directly to find Ke Yishang, but walked to a place where there were no people and pondered.

She always felt that there was something else behind Princess Jinyang's words, but she couldn't make out what it meant.

"I've met the Crown Princess."

A clear voice sounded behind him, and Shang Tingli turned around.

The visitor was wearing a Xinglang blue dark flower crane pattern brocade vertical collar and wide sleeves long gown, a peacock blue thread gold flower brocade horse-faced skirt, a Yunmen blue elastic black crane pattern brocade vest, and a double-ring purple pearl buckle leather belt. She was more beautiful than a flower, and her voice gave people a clear and ethereal feeling.

It was the future Crown Princess, He Zhiying.

Shang Tingli collected his thoughts and said with a faint smile, "Miss He."

He Zhixiang smiled back.

Shang Tingli had heard of Miss He's name before, but not the news about her becoming the Crown Princess or even the Queen. It was a long time ago, or two years ago in this life, when He Zhixiang's reputation was not as loud as it is now. No, maybe it was also loud, but not as good as it is now.

What kind of person did she hear Tsuru Chihata like at that time?

Oh, probably a girl who is willing to die for a man.

Two years ago, He Zhiqiang would still run after her cousin, but her cousin was not as affectionate to her as she was, and her enthusiasm was ultimately in vain.

There was a rumor that after his cousin got married, He Zhixiang once tried to commit suicide by jumping into a lake. Perhaps God took pity on him and could not bear to see such a beautiful woman commit suicide, so He Zhixiang did not die in the end.

Maybe it was because people later came to terms with it that it gradually developed into the good reputation it has today.

Two years had passed since the incident, and He Zhiqiang's personality had changed. No one could remember the Miss He of the past anymore.

Shang Tingli was a little dazed for a moment and stared at the person in front of him in a daze.

It wasn't until a pair of jade hands passed through shadows in front of her eyes that she came to her senses.

"Princess, I think you have a kind face. How about we appreciate the chrysanthemums together?" He Zhiying had a friendly smile on his face.

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