The passers-by are vicious

"You'll spoil him."

Jiang Wanwan glanced at Sheng Hongyi with a reproachful look, with a slight smile on her delicate and bright face.

"The child is still young."

Sheng Hongyi immediately stretched out his arms and put them around Jiang Wanwan's waist, smiling warmly like a loving father.

"I will definitely make time to play with Ying'er more often in the future."

His words of doting came so naturally, as if he were Sheng Ying's biological father.

It seemed that Sheng Hongyi's gentle attitude made Sheng Ying relax. He whispered: "Thank you, father."

Hearing Sheng Ying actually calling him father, Sheng Hongyi rubbed Sheng Ying's head and the smile on his handsome face seemed a little more real.

A kind father, a gentle mother, and a timid son. The three of them laughed and talked happily as if they were an ordinary family, in perfect harmony.

Mr. Sheng, who happened to be walking through the yard, stood with his hands behind his back, listening to the family's laughter coming from inside. His tough and handsome face was slightly touched, and there was a hint of not-so-obvious envy in his eyes.

Qingmian, if you were still with us, would you do the same...

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When the person sent by Sheng's father delivered the keys and account books of the Sheng Mansion's housekeeper, Jiang Wanwan was listening attentively to Sheng Ying reciting the article.

On her pretty face, her eyebrows were slightly raised, revealing a hint of surprise.

After all, Princess Wencheng was still around, and it wasn't Jiang Wanwan's turn to be the housekeeper. When she got married, she never thought that she would be able to easily get the housekeeper's key to the mansion, and she was even prepared to be troubled by Princess Wencheng.

However, at this moment, Jiang Wanwan tightly grasped the butler key in her hand, and a deep smile gradually appeared at the corner of her mouth.

It seems that the rumors outside are not accurate, and the relationship between her mother-in-law, the eldest princess, and her father-in-law, the Grand Marshal, does not seem to be that deep.

But it has nothing to do with her. Even if Sheng's father and the princess really divorced, as long as Sheng Hongyi is still the princess's son, he is still the only nephew of the current emperor.

It will not affect her son's wealth and glory.

Also sent along was an invitation to a celebratory banquet from Mrs. Lin of the Zongxun Marquis's Mansion. The old marquis went first, and her eldest son inherited the title, so she specially organized a buffet and entertained all the officials and their wives in the capital.

Judging from what Marshal Sheng said, the princess would not go, so naturally Jiang Wanwan went. This was also her first appearance after marrying Sheng Hongyi.

When Sheng Hongyi came to the courtyard for lunch, he seemed to be in a good mood and ate a lot. When he put down his chopsticks, Jiang Wanwan also stopped eating.

"My dear, my father sent someone to deliver the housekeeper's key. I thought that since there is a princess in the mansion, why would she need a daughter-in-law like me to be the head of the family? I thought about it and thought about it, why don't you take it and return it to mother?"

Jiang Wanwan looked at Sheng Hongyi's expression as she spoke.

Of course, she didn't really want to return the key, but she wanted to show Sheng Hongyi that she was not greedy for the power of the housekeeper in the mansion.

Sheng Hongyi casually threw the handkerchief he was using to wipe his mouth onto the plate beside him, then reached out and held Jiang Wanwan's wrist.

There was still her usual gentle smile on her face, but it still did not reach her eyes.

Only when he looked at Jiang Wanwan, his eyes were filled with traces of heat and tenderness.

"Since it's sent by my father, just keep it. You are my wife now, so there is nothing wrong with managing the household affairs. As for my mother, you don't have to worry about it. I will take care of everything."

The man's fingers were long yet powerful, and he easily held the slender flesh in his hand. His body temperature seemed to be transmitted to Jiang Wanwan through his palm, and his thumb caressed his wife's skin intimately.

Jiang Wanwan naturally felt the man's movements. Her eyes were as soft as water as she looked at Sheng Hongyi, and her tone was filled with anger, "Ying'er is still here..., be careful."

As he said that, he glared and pulled his wrist back. Sheng Hongyi did not stop him but cooperated and let go of his hand. However, there was inevitably some resentment in his words, "I am intimate with my wife, do I still have to take him into consideration?"

Although he said this, Sheng Hongyi did not make any other moves. He just looked at Jiang Wanwan affectionately.

"Ying'er is not a child anymore. It's okay for her to see it. She will just think that we are very loving. This is also setting an example for him. After he gets married in the future, he will know how to treat his wife well, right?" There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Listening to the man's specious words, Jiang Wanwan snorted with a lively look, "You are the best at talking nonsense. I don't know how many people you have said that to!"

"How dare I say this outside?"

Sheng Hongyi leaned close to Jiang Wanwan's ear with a gentle look and chuckled and whispered, "I only wish to speak sweet words to you in this life."

Jiang Wanwan only felt her ears itchy from the heat of her breath, and her cheeks flushed, "You just want to comfort me."

The two interacted naturally, as if they were already a loving couple with Sheng Hongyi, and it was hard to tell that they had only been married for less than five days.

In the end, Jiang Wanwan leaned against Sheng Hongyi and watched Sheng Ying playing Cuju in the yard. The scene was so warm that anyone who saw it would feel very happy.

Unfortunately, all this was just an illusion carefully woven by the two. Sheng Hongyi had the intention and Jiang Wanwan was willing to cooperate.

On the day of the return visit, as the light of day began to shine, the Sheng Mansion began to get busy. Boxes of gifts were loaded onto carriages, until the family of three sat in the carriage with the Sheng family's mark.

At the gate of the Jiang Mansion, the servants had been waiting there early. After all, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family was marrying back for the second time, so both Mrs. Jiang and Jiang's father attached great importance to it.

When they saw the carriage stopped, servants immediately came to greet them, and then someone ran to the mansion to tell the news to Jiang's mother who was waiting.

When entering the Jiang Mansion, Sheng Hongyi was supporting his wife with a gentle expression, while Jiang Wanwan was holding her son Sheng Ying's hand with a gentle smile on her face.

They looked like a very warm family. Jiang's mother, who had been a little worried, now sat in the lobby with peace of mind.

"Father, mother."

After entering the lobby, Sheng Hongyi immediately bowed respectfully to Jiang's father and mother, and was then pulled aside by Jiang's father to greet him.

Jiang's mother also took Jiang Wanwan to the other courtyard, blocked the maid, and asked Qiuyu to take Shengying to play in the yard.

When only the mother and daughter were in the room, Jiang's mother said, "Your wedding was hasty, but he was nice to you."

"Don't worry, mother. My husband treats me very well." Jiang Wanwan lowered her eyes and nodded, looking shy.

Seeing her daughter's reaction, Jiang's mother nodded with relief, "That's good. Did your mother-in-law, Princess Wencheng, give you any trouble?"

"Don't worry, mother. With my husband protecting me, nothing will happen. Besides, with General Sheng here, the princess won't have time to deal with me."

In order to reassure her mother, Jiang Wanwan told her about the situation in the Sheng Mansion, especially that the power of the housekeeper was in her hands.

"But the relationship between the Princess and General Sheng doesn't seem to be as loving as the rumors say."

After hearing this, Jiang's mother was silent for a long time before she said, "The matter between the eldest princess and Grand Marshal Sheng caused a big stir in the capital. I had just married your father not long ago."

"General Sheng was on a military expedition at the time. When he returned, he brought back a woman named Qingmian and wanted to marry her. However, he was stopped by General Sheng because the woman was a widow."

"Even though General Sheng begged him, Old General Sheng refused to give in. It just so happened that Princess Wencheng, who had just come of age, fell in love with General Sheng at first sight. When Old General Sheng learned about it, he was even more opposed to General Sheng's relationship with the widow named Qingmian."

"Princess Wencheng expressed her feelings to General Sheng many times but was rejected coldly. When she learned that General Sheng liked the widow Qingmian, she said that if General Sheng was willing to marry her, she would allow him to take Qingmian as his concubine. In the eyes of Princess Wencheng, Qingmian was just a country widow, and being General Sheng's concubine was a blessing."

"But Princess Wencheng miscalculated the determination of General Sheng. He actually gave up everything in the Sheng family and eloped with the widow. When Princess Wencheng found out, she was furious and asked the late emperor to send someone to capture the two and bring them back to the capital. But the late emperor liked General Sheng, and how could a monarch force his subjects? Moreover, matters of the heart cannot be forced. But Princess Wencheng couldn't stand her crying, and in the end, her fatherly heart overshadowed her kingly heart."

"Finally, the late emperor sent soldiers to capture the two, but in the end, only the disheartened Grand Marshal Sheng was captured. It turned out that Qingmian accidentally fell off a cliff when the two were being chased by soldiers and disappeared. Grand Marshal Sheng fell seriously ill after returning to the capital, and became even more decadent and crazy after waking up."

"The late emperor felt ashamed of this, and General Sheng regretted that he should not have stopped him. Fortunately, after three years of treatment by the imperial physician, General Sheng finally woke up from his madness. During this period, the eldest princess gave birth to Sheng Hongyi."

"After waking up, General Sheng sent people to search for Qingmian's body under the cliff, but found nothing."

"In the end, the heartbroken General Sheng married Princess Wencheng for Sheng Hongyi."

Jiang Wanwan couldn't help but sigh after listening to her mother's story, "No wonder they only have one child after all these years. I guess it's because after coming to his senses, even though Grand Marshal Sheng married the princess, he didn't want to accept it at all."

While eating in the front hall of Jiang's house, Sheng Hongyi discussed the affairs of the court with Jiang's father. From time to time, he would pick up a piece of lamb chop that was a little far from Jiang Wanwan, and asked caringly: "Wanwan, would you like something else? Your husband will ask you to pick it up."

Jiang Wanwan took a bite of the lamb chop and found it soft, tender and juicy. She immediately said, "Husband, help me pick up another piece."

Sheng Hongyi immediately picked up a piece of lamb chop for Jiang Wanwan and put it on the plate. Jiang Wanwan directly handed the lamb chop to her son Sheng Ying.

Sheng Hongyi smiled and continued talking with Jiang's father.

After it gradually darkened, the couple took their son Sheng Ying to bid farewell to Jiang's father and mother and returned to the Sheng Mansion.

The next day, Jiang Wanwan got up early and started dressing up because she was going to attend a banquet at the Marquis' Mansion.

She deliberately wore a black and gold dress with cloud sleeves, her black hair was tied into a cross, and she wore a pair of crabapple flower hairpins on both sides of her temples, making her look dignified and elegant.

Sheng Hongyi had to go to court and did not go with them.

Arriving at the Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Wanwan was led into the back hall by a maid. The other officials' wives were already seated, and when they saw Jiang Wanwan being led in by a maid, someone immediately whispered a sarcastic remark.

"She really looks like a foxy girl. No wonder she married into the Sheng family right after the Zheng family fell."

Facing such words, Jiang Wanwan's face remained calm, and her heart was not disturbed. Since she chose to marry Sheng Hongyi, she had already put all the shame and humiliation behind her.

No matter what they say behind her back, she always smiles in front of her.

Jiang Wanwan followed the maid to the third seat on the left and sat down, then nodded to Madam Lin who was sitting in the main seat as a greeting.

The table was placed with exquisite wooden bowls and chopsticks, with a channel hollowed out in the middle through which water flowed. Various dishes were placed on wooden plates, floating with the water in the channel for the guests to enjoy.

"Madam Zheng, no, I should call you Madam Sheng. You look so good after not seeing you for so many days. It seems that the Zheng family's conviction has not affected Madam's mood at all."

Hearing this familiar voice, Jiang Wanwan looked to the right and saw that the person who spoke was the wife of Minister Li, who had just mocked her in a low voice.

In the past, Jiang Wanwan loved to make trouble for her, and because of her disguise in the Zheng family, she could only endure it and fight back lightly. But now it is different, she does not have to worry about being caught by Zheng Zhaorong and complaining to the old Marquis Zheng.

After all, the Zheng family is gone.

Jiang Wanwan's lips curled up slightly, with a calm expression on her beautiful and bright face, "I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be the wife of Minister Li. I heard that your husband has taken in a concubine. Congratulations."

There was obviously no ups and downs in the tone, but one could still hear the ridicule and gloating in it.

Mrs. Li didn't expect that the once weak Jiang Wanwan would become so sharp-tongued and dare to laugh at her. She immediately snorted in anger.

"You are just lucky to have won the favor of Minister Sheng, and now you dare to show off to me."

His eyes were filled with obvious jealousy when they fell on Jiang Wanwan's face. It was because of her ordinary appearance that Mrs. Li Shilang was not favored by her husband.

She had always been jealous of Jiang Wanwan's beauty and the loving relationship between Zheng Hongyu and his wife. She had never expected that the Zheng family would fall and she would become a widow. She didn't want to wait for her to gloat over their misfortune for a few days, but Jiang Wanwan actually remarried to the emperor's nephew Sheng Hongyi.

Who is Sheng Hongyi? He is not only the Minister of Personnel, but also the son of the eldest princess who is deeply favored by the emperor.

What's more, he has a handsome face, gentle and handsome. He is the dream lover of many women in Beijing, and her sister is Sheng Hongyi's admirer.

And now, the man her sister dared not even think about was picked up by Jiang Wanwan, a widow of humble origin. How could Mrs. Li not be jealous and angry?

Jiang Wanwan was too disdainful to argue with her and simply sighed, "How can we allow a vicious dog to be on the table at this banquet? It really ruins our appetite."

Hearing this, Madam Li's face turned very ugly. She glared at Jiang Wanwan fiercely and said with gritted teeth, "How dare you insult me ​​like this?"

Jiang Wanwan smiled slightly, her eyes full of contempt, "Why are you so angry, Madam Li? I was just joking."

The women around cast curious glances at him, and some began to whisper.

Madam Li felt ashamed. She stared at Jiang Wanwan viciously, wishing she could go up to her and tear her face apart immediately.

Jiang Wanwan didn't care about Madam Li's anger. She elegantly picked up a piece of duck's paw and put it on the plate. Then she continued with a smile, "Madam Li, you should take care of your own business first, so as not to be laughed at."

After saying this, Jiang Wanwan no longer paid attention to Madam Li, but turned around and started talking to the women around her.

Mrs. Li was left trembling with anger, but she could do nothing but leave her seat in shame amid the curious gazes of others.