It's good to exchange marriages. My sister eats coarse food while I wear gold and silver.

"Aju, come back."

Princess Canglang's expression had returned to normal. She looked at the guard and said, "Please ask her to wait in the front hall. I will be there soon."

"Stepmother, why do you still want to see her?" Aju turned her head, her eyes full of confusion.

"This is the capital, not the border. There are many people here, and it would be inappropriate if I don't see her."

"Stepmother, what are you afraid of her doing? You are my stepfather's princess consort. She used to be a female doctor. Now that she's someone else's wife, she should stay at home and take good care of her husband and children. But she comes to our mansion every day and shows off. You're just too easy to talk to, so she..."

"Aju, please stop talking." Ash saw his stepmother's face change, and quickly pulled his sister back. "What stepmother said makes sense. This is the capital, and there are spies everywhere. Besides, stepfather is out on business, and we can't cause trouble for him. Stepmother, we will go with you to see her. She won't dare to speak nonsense when we are here."

"Ah."

Princess Canglang nodded, calmed herself down, and led the two of them to the front hall.

When the three of them stepped into the front hall, they saw Doctor Leng dressed in mourning.

They were all stunned.

Doctor Leng was the first to react and knelt down to salute: "Ningshuang greets the princess, Mr. Shi, and Miss Ru."

"Ningshuang, get up quickly."

Princess Canglang stepped forward and personally helped Leng Ningshuang up from the ground. She looked at her haggard face and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Leng Ningshuang lowered her eyes, a tear rolled down her cheeks, and she choked up and said, "My husband is gone."

"how come?"

Princess Canglang was shocked. Leng Ningshuang's marriage was arranged by her husband, and she married one of his deputy generals.

The deputy general was an orphan named Ma. He was tall and strong, with a cheerful and sincere personality. He had followed the Wolf King for a long time.

"He has had new and old injuries over the years, plus he's old, so..." Leng Ningshuang couldn't continue, her hands covering her mouth were shaking, "Before he died, he insisted that I come to find the prince, I refused, but he said that if I didn't find the prince, he would die with regrets. Princess, will you blame me for coming here uninvited?"

Aju at the back was rolling her eyes.

Leng Ningshuang’s husband should be called Uncle Ma.

Uncle Ma is a very good-tempered person, but somehow, so many girls like Leng Ning Frost.

Uncle Ma was very happy when the two got married.

But gradually, he became unhappy because he was injured in the battlefield, which prevented him from having children with Leng Ningshuang.

So, as the two of them got older, Uncle Ma developed a sense of crisis, and slowly, he, who was originally cheerful, became silent.

Sometimes, the two even quarreled.

After the quarrel, Leng Ningshuang would come to the palace to cry, and then her adoptive father would scold Uncle Ma. Uncle Ma would apologize to Leng Ningshuang in kind words, and finally the two would go home.

These things happened throughout the childhood of Aru and his other brothers and sisters.

But I didn't expect that Uncle Ma would die so suddenly.

"Uncle Ma, although he has an old illness, he is still in good health, and he has been highly valued by his adoptive father. His adoptive father also said that as long as he needs help, he can ask for it at any time. And Uncle Ma is seriously ill, why did you send someone to inform us?" Aju raised her doubts.

"My husband, he, he committed suicide."

"Suicide?"

Princess Canglang was shocked: "How is this possible?"

Leng Ningshuang shook her head and took out a suicide note from her bosom: "I was treating the wounded in the village at that time. Because there were many wounded, I stayed in the village for a few days. It was not until the servants of the mansion found me that I learned the bad news. I originally wanted to tell you, but you had already set off to return to Beijing. I could only suppress my sadness and take care of his funeral before I caught up with you."

"So, that's the last time you saw him?"

"Well, he held on for a breath, and after seeing me, he talked to me a lot, and finally died in my arms." Leng Ningshuang was already sobbing when she said this.

Princess Canglang was infected by her emotions and her eyes also turned red.

She knew what kind of person Lieutenant General Ma was.

Now that he left suddenly, Leng Ningshuang was asked to come find her husband, which obviously carried a sense of entrustment.

Thinking of this, Princess Canglang frowned: "Ash, take people out to find the prince and tell him that there is something going on at the mansion and ask him to go home early."

"Yes."

After Ash received the order, he walked towards his sister and whispered, "Everything will be discussed after my stepfather and I come back. You stay with your stepmother and don't do anything stupid, understand?"

A'ru nodded reluctantly, "Then come back early."

"understood."

Ash patted his sister's head, then turned and walked away quickly.

With the comfort from Princess Canglang, Leng Ningshuang's emotions gradually calmed down.

"Ningshuang, what are your plans for the future?"

Rather than guessing, it’s better to just ask.

Leng Ningshuang shook her head, her haggard face full of confusion about the future: "In the past, when I was in the palace, I followed the prince, took care of him, and took care of the injured soldiers in the army. Later, I married my husband and took care of him. He didn't want me to be bound, so he encouraged me to pursue my dreams. So I carried my medicine box and walked around the villages, bringing hope to those poor people who couldn't afford medical treatment. But now that he's gone, I seem to have lost my support in an instant..."

It is not difficult to tell from Princess Canglang's words that she has feelings for Deputy General Ma, otherwise she would not be so sad.

"Ningshuang, don't worry. When the prince comes back, we can sit down and discuss it slowly. You are not young anymore and you don't have any children. It is not safe for you to walk around the villages with a medicine box on your back. It just so happens that you are in the capital now. You can take a good rest during this time and think about your future plans."

"Princess, when you say this, do you think that I will not leave after I come?"

Leng Ningshuang is always like this. If Princess Canglang explains it again, it would seem that she is fussy.

"Doctor Leng, my stepmother is concerned about you. How can you understand that she will not leave after you come?"

Luckily, Aju is here, and she can also speak frankly.

"That's not what I meant, I just..."

"You said that. My stepmother and I heard it. From the moment you came in till now, I have been holding you and hugging you." A'ru pressed on, "Doctor Leng, when you speak, you should stop beating around the bush. You force others to guess what you are thinking, and you get unhappy when they can't guess your thoughts..."

"Aju, stop talking."

Princess Canglang interrupted Aju in time and looked at Leng Ningshuang, who looked pale. "Since you are here, stay here first. I will arrange a place for you to stay."

"When will the prince come back?"

Princess Canglang frowned and looked at her.

Leng Ningshuang also realized that what she said was wrong, and immediately added: "My husband still has some relics that need to be handed over to the prince."