Long before the Crown Prince's Consort came in, the Princess had already talked to them, and her words and actions told them to respect the Crown Prince's Consort and obey her orders.

From now on, they are under the sole jurisdiction of the Crown Prince's Consort.

Shang Tingli pondered for a moment and asked, "How long have you been in the mansion? How long have you been in Xinyuan?"

In a crowd of people, everyone can tell who is lying.

She thought no one would dare to lie to her.

Zhao Ma, the housekeeper of Xinyuan, stepped forward and said, "My dear Princess, I have been in the palace for twelve years, and I have been in Xinyuan for five years."

Say it.

Nanny Zhao then told the time when other people entered the mansion and came to Xinyuan one by one.

Most of them entered the mansion three years ago and were arranged to move to Xinyuan two years ago.

Shang Tingli had an idea in mind.

Ke Xin decided to surrender to the Fourth Prince only three months ago. Before that, the Fourth Prince had never thought of winning over Ke Xin. Therefore, there should be no Fourth Prince's spies in Xinyuan.

"In the future, there will be four second-class maids, including Honghua and Luwu, while Xiaocao and Xiaoye will continue to serve as rough maids. Do you have any objections to my arrangement?"

Everyone said in unison: "We have no objection."

Shang Tingli: "Everyone, please step back and do what you need to do."

Everyone: "Yes."

After dismissing everyone, Shang Tingli returned to the house, leaned back on the couch, and thought of Pan again.

Pan was resentful of her and ultimately failed to keep everything foolproof.

Her dowry maids, apart from Fangzhi and Gantang, two first-class maids, only Honghua and Luwu, two second-class maids, and Xiaocao and Xiaoye, two rough maids. Pan didn't even prepare a dowry nanny for her.

Pan was unhappy, but was happy as long as she listened to the etiquette.

Even if she was upset, what could she do? This was her daughter's own fault. But Pan knew this clearly, so she was reluctant to blame her precious daughter. Only Shang Tingli was her vent.

Pan didn't spend much time arranging the four maids. She just picked the ones that looked not very smart and a little dull.

Shang Tingli was speechless.

Pan didn't even think about who would be more embarrassed by her doing this.

……

When a woman gets married, she returns to her parents’ home after three days.

Shang Tingli got up early.

Ke Xin also stood up, and after she finished packing, he also packed up.

Shang Tingli didn't take it seriously, thinking that he had to go out early for something.

It was not until after breakfast when Ke Xin followed her out and naturally got on her carriage back home that she came to her senses.

Shang Tingli stared at Ke Xin with eyes wide open, and said in disbelief: "Sir, are you accompanying me back home?"

Ke Xin glanced at her: "Isn't it obvious?"

Shang Tingli curled his lips: "...Obviously."

[Oh, so you're not going to look for the Fourth Prince so early in the morning. By the way, accompany me back home? Are you serious?]

Ke Xin's eyes darkened, and he curled his lips: "Are you happy?"

Can I say I'm not happy?

Shang Tingli smiled: "...Happy."

Ke Xin smiled and said, "As long as you are happy."

Shang Tingli smiled but said nothing.

The carriage drove to the Yi Zhong Hou Mansion on West Street. Ke Xin closed his eyes to rest. Seeing this, Shang Tingli had no intention of opening her mouth to chat. According to her idea, it would be best if he did not open his eyes before reaching the destination.

The two walked in silence.

Although he didn't say anything on the surface, Shang Tingli had a lot on his mind.

[This is strange. This didn't happen in my previous life. Yu Lanxi went back home alone. Why did she change? ]

She was immersed in her own thoughts and did not notice that the eyelashes of the young man with his eyes closed next to her were trembling slightly.

He was a little panicked, afraid that his secret would be exposed.

[Could it be that because Yu Lanxi and I swapped marriages and paths, some kind of butterfly effect was triggered? ]

This was the only reason Shang Tingli could think of.

Before she could figure it out, Marquis Yi Zhong’s mansion arrived.

In front of the vermilion gate, a pair of stone lions stood majestically, and a group of people were waiting at the bottom of the steps, looking around.

Ke Xin first stepped out of the carriage politely, then reached out to help her down.

At the same time, Yu Lanxi and Ji Zhang also got off the carriage behind them.

Shang Tingli led Ke Xin and walked to Yi Zhong Hou Yu Jing and Yi Zhong Hou's wife Pan Yaying. He just raised a perfect smile and before he could say anything, he heard Yu Jing say, "Greetings to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess."

The people behind him followed him and greeted Shang Tingli and Ke Xin.

The prince's son is of the first rank, while the Marquis of Yi Zhong is of the second rank. Yu Jing is two ranks shorter than Ke Xin, so he should be polite.

Shang Tingli's status rose along with Ke Xin's, and even though Yu Jing was his uncle, he could not overstep his authority.

Seeing this, Yu Lanxi and his wife, who arrived with them, could only step forward and greet them.

Ke Xinxu helped Yu Jing up and said calmly, "Please stand up, Lord Yu."

Shang Tingli also said: "Everyone, please stand up."

Ke Xin glanced at her and she smiled ingratiatingly.

"Prince and Princess, would you please follow us into the mansion? Shall we go inside and talk?" Yu Jing spoke cautiously.

He had met the Crown Prince of Ren several times, but each time he felt that he was arrogant and difficult to approach. Few people in the royal family were easy to get along with, most of them had fickle temperaments and were difficult to serve.

This was also the reason why he and his entire family were waiting outside the mansion. He did not dare to bet whether the prince would accompany his niece back home.

If not, it would be a waste of effort. But now that I am here, he doesn't come to greet me, I am afraid it will be difficult to explain.

Fortunately, the prince came.

There were many people watching the excitement. Everyone in the area of ​​100 miles knew about the exchange of marriage between the legitimate daughter of the Yi Zhong Marquis and the cousin. Even more so, everyone knew about the Empress Dowager's decree granting the marriage.

Everyone had been waiting for the two young ladies from the Marquis' Mansion to return home for the third time, wanting to see whether there was any excitement or not.

Ke Xin didn't want to be watched like a monkey, so he immediately agreed to Yu Jing's proposal: "Please let Yu Hou lead the way."

The group entered the gate of the marquis' mansion.

The closed door blocked out the crowd's sharp and discerning eyes.

Yu Lanxi and Ji Zhang were the last ones to come.

Watching her father treat the two people he hated the most with such respect, and no one noticed her, Yu Lanxi couldn't hold back her anger and said angrily, "What is my father doing? Is he trying to please that damn girl Shang Tingli?"

Ji Zhang comforted him, "He is the Crown Prince after all, and my cousin is now the Crown Prince's Consort. It is understandable that father-in-law did this..."

Yu Lanxi stared at him coldly: "Cousin?"

Ji Zhang said without hesitation: "Madam, don't worry, I have nothing to do with that orphan girl."

Yu Lanxi was quite satisfied with what he said and hummed, "That's best."

Ji Zhang: “Of course.”

When the two of them arrived at the main hall, they did not see Shang Tingli and Ke Xin, and there was only Pan Yaying sitting at the top.

Ji Zhang bowed and said, "I, the son-in-law, pay my respects to my mother-in-law."

Pan Yaying said "hmm" in a lack of interest.

Yu Lanxi asked doubtfully: "Mom, where is Dad?"

"Your father has gone to the study." Pan Yaying then looked at Ji Zhang, "The Marquis asked you to go find him."

Ji Zhang cupped his hands and said, "I will go over now."

As soon as Ji Zhang left, Yu Lanxi couldn't wait to ask, "Where did the prince and the monk go to listen to the ceremony?"

Pan Yaying frowned, "Where else can I go? To that damn girl's boudoir."

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