Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

I saw that there was actually a set of clothes for men and women inside.

Shen Pingwan took a closer look, her expression even more disdainful, "The embroidery on this dress is quite exquisite, but sister, this is your first time back home after getting married, and you only brought these few things. Isn't that a bit against the rules?"

He pretended to frown, "Wan'er, how can you say that about Nankui?"

The mother and daughter sang the same tune, and they were just short of saying that Shen Nankui's things were not worth showing off.

Shen Nankui didn't expect them to say anything nice, she just smiled and said, "It's autumn now, the weather is getting colder, I thought the climate in the capital would be even colder, so I made two sets of clothes for my father and mother."

He was slightly surprised, "Did you do this yourself?"

She picked up the clothes and looked at the stitches carefully. It did look like Shen Nankui's work, but the embroidery on the clothes was even more exquisite. No wonder she didn't recognize it at first glance.

"Yes, I just hope my father and mother will like it."

Time was tight and she had no time to make new clothes for Shen's father and He. These two clothes were originally half-made by her, and she was going to sell them in the county town after embroidering them. But she happened to be going back to Shen's house, so she altered the size and used them here.

In fact, knowing that he was going back to the Shen family, Gu Yichuan started buying various gifts early in the morning.

It was Shen Nankui himself who refused.

Although the Gu family has some extra money now, Shen Nankui feels that it would not be worth it if they spent it on buying gifts.

Firstly, her status in the Shen family was awkward, and she had to be compared with Shen Pingwan. Even if she handled things properly, she would not get any good results in the eyes of Shen's father and He.

Secondly, Gu Qingrong's trip to Jiangnan to discuss business was a big deal, and Shen Nankui asked Gu Yichuan for help. He had already persuaded Gu's mother to give almost all of the Gu family's money, including the money that Shen Nankui kept for himself, to Gu Qingrong.

So, she really couldn't come up with the money right now.

It would be better to just let them think that she was living in poverty in the Gu family and fulfill their wish. It would be best if they would stop causing trouble for her in the next few days and let her stay in the Shen family for two days in peace.

But Gu Yichuan didn't know what she was thinking. He just felt that it was because of him that his wife was looked down upon by the Shen family. He couldn't help but feel depressed. He even didn't hear Shen's father talking to him twice.

Seeing that he was distracted, Mr. Shen couldn't help but notice the clothes in He's hand.

He took it, looked at it for a while, smiled and said, "Nan Kui's craftsmanship has always been good. The weather is getting cold, I will wear this dress another day."

Since he said so, He also praised Shen Nankui.

"It's hard for you. Making clothes is time-consuming and laborious. Only you are so filial."

Shen Nankui smiled and shook her head, "These are just a little gift from my daughter, I hope my father and mother don't mind."

Father Shen was just talking to Gu Yichuan and didn't want to be disturbed by others. He stood up and said, "You two can talk, Yichuan and I will go to the study to discuss some knowledge."

After saying that, he took Gu Yichuan away.

After the two left, Shen Pingwan tugged at her handkerchief indignantly and glared at Shen Nankui.

"The workmanship of this dress isn't that great! I didn't expect it would catch Dad's eye."

The maid from the Marquis's Mansion was standing behind her, so she didn't dare to say too much, but her face was full of displeasure.

She was so angry for no other reason.

Ever since she married into the Marquis's mansion, her mother-in-law, Lady Jianning, was quite satisfied with her appearance and family background, but she disliked her casual temperament, her illiteracy, and her poor needlework skills. Perhaps because she thought her daughter-in-law was too useless, she hired a strict nanny to stay by her side and guide her in all matters.

She had been scolded several times for her poor embroidery work.

I didn't expect that when I returned to my parents' home today, I would be outdone by the fake Shen Nankui again. Just now, when Nanny Sun saw Shen Nankui's cooking skills, she looked down on me.

It seems to be saying, they are all daughters of the Shen family, why is she so bad?

If Shen Pingwan hadn't been afraid of offending her mother-in-law, she would have wanted to curse.

With outsiders present, she couldn't say what she wanted to say. She felt very annoyed and could only wink at He desperately.

He was worthy of being her biological mother, she understood her thoughts at a glance.

Smiling, she said to the servants of the Marquis' Mansion, "Madame Sun, you have been working hard to take care of my Wan'er. There are no outsiders here. I have ordered people to prepare tea and snacks in the side rooms. You can also take the girls down to rest."

Nanny Sun knew that they wanted to talk privately and it was inconvenient for her to be present.

She was tactful enough to thank them and then leave the room with the two maids from the marquis's mansion.

After the people left, Shen Pingwan no longer had any scruples and glared at Shen Nankui coldly.

"Sisters and sisters, it's really tiring for me to play this kind of role with you!"

Seeing her daughter making trouble for Shen Nankui, He ignored her and just drank her tea.

Shen Nankui smiled lightly, "Sister, why do you have to force yourself? Many people know that I am an adopted daughter, so you don't have to hide it from the Marquis' Mansion."

"How could I hide my fake identity from you? It's obviously..."

Shen Pingwan paused.

She wanted to see Shen Nankui being spurned and stepped on, but...

Shen Nankui said for her: "Obviously I am just an adopted daughter, but we both have the surname Shen and we both married out of the Shen family. If others see that we sisters don't get along, they will think that the daughters of the Shen family are uneducated, which will affect your reputation, right?"

"As long as you know!"

Shen Pingwan snorted coldly, "So don't embarrass the Shen family when you are out there!"

Shen Nankui blew away the tea foam and said with a smile, "Don't worry. I live far away in the countryside, hundreds of miles away, and I can't easily lose face for the Shen family. But you, my sister, seem to be uncomfortable after marrying into the Marquis's mansion. I wonder who that nanny was just now, and why are you so afraid of her?"

Seeing that she was bringing up things that were not related to the topic, Shen Pingwan immediately became furious.

"A noble family like the Marquis's has many rules to learn, which are beyond the reach of a country woman like you. How dare you make fun of me?"

Shen Nankui spread her hands, "Sister, why are you so anxious? I am concerned about you too."

"What good will you have!"

He scolded lightly: "Alright, stop arguing, what are you doing?"

From a selfish point of view, she certainly stood on the side of her own daughter, but Wan'er was too impatient and was provoked to such a rage by just a few casual words from Shen Nankui.

On the other hand, Shen Nankui was fine.

She sighed secretly, changed the subject, and asked, "Wan'er, I heard you say that the prince was getting better, why didn't he come back with you today?"

Until now, she has never met her son-in-law.

Shen Pingwan gave Shen Nankui a look before replying, "The prince is much better now. My mother-in-law took him to the temple yesterday to fulfill a vow. He had to stay for a few days before coming back, so he couldn't come with me to see mother."

She looked proud, as if she was showing off.

"My mother-in-law also said that the prince's recovery was all thanks to my careful care, so she specifically asked me to stay at my mother's house for a few more days and wait for the prince to come back to Beijing to pick me up!"