A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

When Shen Nian heard Xia Tian ask him who had the most exercise at the Ice Skating Festival, he thought about it carefully, but couldn't come up with an answer, so he asked her, "Who was it?"

"It's me!" Xia Tian pointed at himself.

Shen Nian was stunned, still wondering why it was her, when Xia Tian said in a resentful tone, "To be precise, the part that got the most exercise at this ice skating festival was my cheeks."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Shen Nian was drinking tea and choked when he heard this.

Xia Tian quickly patted him on the back a few times and glared at him with even more resentful eyes, "What's wrong? Was I wrong?"

Shen Nian nodded quickly, "That's right."

This idea is also very clear!

Xia Tian snorted and sat back down.

Ningxiang and Ningxue were almost used to this conversation between the two of them. Normally, they would not go in to disturb them except to make tea.

Shen Nian sat for a while, and when he saw that Xia Tian was so sleepy that he was about to yawn, he returned to Lingyun Pavilion.

The next day, Xiatian slept until noon before getting up.

Waking up early for three days in a row is really killing me.

After breakfast, she asked Ningxue to bring her "Legends for Women" and continued to copy the book while sitting on the kang in the warm room.

After practicing for a period of time, her calligraphy has improved a lot.

What is meant here is that the handwriting she copied on paper looks better.

She planned to complete the evolution of her calligraphy practice after copying it a hundred times, and then she would be able to write naturally.

The old lady couldn't find any fault with her.

Shen Nian went to work early in the morning. Xia Tian copied some books. Seeing Ningxiang and Cuiyun coming to set the table, he put them away.

In the afternoon, she thought about painting for a while. She hadn't started for three days. Last time, a customer ordered a painting, but she hadn't started yet. In a blink of an eye, seven or eight days had passed.

As a result, Ningxiang knocked on the door just as I arrived at the study and hadn't started writing yet.

Xia Tian put down his pen and entered the warm room, where he saw Shen Ning, the second daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an, sitting on the edge of the kang.

This is a rare guest. Since she moved into Jinglanyuan, no one from the Shen family has come here except Shen Hui and Shen Lan.

Shen Ning saw her come in, quickly stood up, and called out with a smile, "Sister-in-law."

She raised her eyebrows slightly and greeted with a smile, "It's the Second Miss. What do you want to talk to me about?"

Cuiyun brewed some tea and brought it in. Xia Tian made way for Shen Ning and said, "Second Miss, have some tea."

"Thank you, sister-in-law. You don't have to be so distant. You can just call me Second Sister or Shen Ning."

Summer just smiled and said nothing.

Shen Ning knew that ever since the last incident at the waterside pavilion, she should have been wary of them.

Everyone originally thought that she was just a clever farm girl, but they didn't expect that the incident at the water pavilion was seen through at a glance, and she was able to get herself out of it cleanly and neatly.

This ice skating festival was witnessed by all the major families in the capital. It seemed that this girl from a farming family was not that simple.

Although it is just a simple skating, it is still quite difficult for people who have never tried it to master it in a short time.

Moreover, he was graceful and graceful when facing the emperor and the empress, and his manners were impeccable.

More importantly, Prince Shen treated her very differently, and even rejected Wen Jin, a talented woman who was sought after by many people in the capital.

This sister-in-law has completely caught everyone's attention.

Shen Ning asked Xia Tian to send his attendants away, and without keeping anyone in suspense, he came over and quietly explained his purpose.

"Sister-in-law, my brother has been on his way to and from work lately. Tell him to be careful."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Xia Tian was slightly surprised. Someone wanted to harm Shen Nian?

"That day, which was the second day of the ice skating competition, you went to the competition. I overheard Fourth Brother scolding his guards, saying that they might attack Big Brother. It seemed like he asked someone from outside to do it." Shen Ning finished speaking in one breath, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

In fact, she hesitated about whether to tell her elder brother about this matter.

After all, she was just a concubine's daughter of the Marquis's Mansion and had to make a living under her stepmother. However, she had also realized these days that the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion would definitely belong to her eldest brother in the end.

Although Liu seems to be the one in charge of everything now, something seems to be different in the mansion since the eldest brother recovered.

And this sister-in-law, whom the eldest brother wants to stay by his side regardless of their status, does not seem to be as simple as she seems.

So after weighing the pros and cons, she decided to take a gamble.

Anyway, she will be getting married next year, and her husband's family has already been decided. Liu can't use this matter to control her. If she wins the bet, the Wu'an Marquis Mansion will be her support in the future.

Xia Tian was surprised, "Why are you telling me this?"

Shen Ning did not hide her intentions. "I hope that big brother will become the head of the Marquis' Mansion in the future. When I get married, big brother will support me because of this."

She was surprised by Shen Ning's directness. It seemed that there were still some sensible people in this marquis's mansion.

"Okay, thank you for coming to tell me this today. I'll accept your favor on behalf of your elder brother. If you have any problems in the future, please come to me."

When Shen Ning heard her elder sister-in-law calling her second sister, she knew she had come to the right place.

Shen Ning stood up and bowed to Xia Tian. "Then Shen Ning would like to thank Big Brother and Sister-in-law first. It's getting late, so I'll go back first."

"Okay, sister, you can come over and walk around when you're free." Xia Tian smiled and saw her off. "Ningxiang, please see the Second Miss off for me."

After Shen Ning left, Xia Tian rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

I always thought that it was only Liu who was against Shen Nian, and I never knew that Shen Ke was also involved.

Xia Tian was getting a little restless, not knowing whether Shen Nian knew that Shen Ke was going to harm him.

"Ningxiang, send someone to Lingyun Pavilion to see if your prince has returned. If not, check if Mu Feng or Muchen is there. If so, have them come over."

Ningxiang was puzzled, "What's wrong, Madam?"

"Go quickly."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

After a while, Ningxiang came in, "Madam, the prince hasn't come back yet. Mu Feng and Muchen are not here either."

Yes, it’s not time to go off duty yet. Usually, one of Mu Feng and Muchen will follow Shen Nian, so there shouldn’t be any problem, right?

Besides, Brother Shen’s kung fu is not bad either.

Xia Tian tried to calm himself down and went back to the study to paint.

But after picking up the pen and thinking for a long time, I just couldn't put pen to paper.

She was a little confused and decided to tell Shen Nian about this as soon as possible, lest she get hurt by Shen Ke unintentionally. It would be too late then.

He put down his pen, left the study, and called Ningxiang, "Go get ready, we're going out of the house."

Ningxiang didn't ask why this time, and quickly called someone to arrange a carriage.

Xiatian went back to the house, changed clothes, found a porcelain bottle, filled it with spiritual spring water, and placed it in the space first.

After a while, Ningxiang said the carriage was ready.

She took Ningxiang out with her.

She planned to go to where Shen Nian was on duty first to take a look and pick him up from his shift.

Shen Ning just heard that someone might do something bad to Shen Nian, but she didn't know when it would happen. It would be terrible if it happened today.

Xia Tian sat in the carriage, thinking about all sorts of things.

Ningxiang watched the lady all the way, wondering what she was thinking about, her brows furrowed, and she seemed a little anxious.

"Madam, we're here." The coachman saw that the lady didn't respond for a long time, so he reminded her.

"Oh, we're here already?" Xia Tian came back to his senses, lifted the curtain and looked, and saw that they were already outside the palace gate where Shen Nian was on duty.