Golden Branch

Over the years, Wang Heng has devoted herself to the management of Lishan Academy.

Therefore, she has been traveling back and forth between the capital and Mount Li.

The villa in Mount Li, the furniture, utensils, servants, etc. are all the same as those in the capital.

Whether Wang Heng was returning to Beijing or coming to Mount Li, she didn't have to pack too much luggage.

For example, at this moment, when she is about to leave Mount Li, she only needs to take her daughter, servants, etc. and set off directly.

Wang Mian's situation is similar to Wang Heng's.

Wang Heng was going back to Beijing, and Wang Mian didn't want to stay in Mount Li for long.

It's not just a tacit understanding between best friends, but also the wedding of the crown prince. As a top noble, Wang Mian also has to attend the wedding ceremony.

There were two two-wheeled carriages, and Wang Heng and Wang Mian took their children on each one.

The accompanying slaves, tutors, maids, etc. also sat in the corresponding carriages according to their status.

There were also one or two hundred guards, some on horseback and some on foot.

On the official road, the two teams of people joined together, forming a mighty procession that stretched for three or four miles.

Wang Heng sat leisurely in the carriage, playing chess with Anan.

In the quiet carriage, the only sounds you can hear are the rolling sounds of wheels on the ground outside the window and the subtle clatter of chess pieces falling on the board.

Anan, who is seven years old in lunar age, has fair and tender skin. His palm-sized face has deep and delicate features.

She really perfectly combines the best genes of Wang Heng and Lou Yu.

Wang Heng and Lou Yu were both very beautiful, and Anan was even better than them.

At such a young age, she has a stunning beauty.

Anan not only inherited his parents' looks, but also their excellent brains.

"Mother, Yeye is going back to Beijing? Is there something wrong?"

Anan picked up a chess piece with his chubby little hands and gently placed it on the chessboard.

She seems innocent and ignorant, but in fact she is precocious and like a little adult.

"Oh? What do you say?"

Wang Heng looked at her daughter, and there was a hint of interest in her black and white lychee eyes.

"My aunt looked strange when she spoke to you!"

The aunt Anan mentioned was Wang Mian.

Wang Heng and Wang Mian were as close as sisters, and she even arranged for Wang Mian's family to become one with her own.

Therefore, the two of them not only have a very good personal relationship, but are also "sisters" in name.

Wang Mian is Anan's legitimate aunt.

"You look different?"

Wang Heng raised her eyebrows. How old was her daughter? She had already learned to read people's expressions?

Also, what does she mean by “different”?

"Last time, Sixteenth Aunt's husband had a cousin who came to the capital from his hometown. When Thirteenth Aunt came to pay her respects to you, she had a similar expression to your aunt when she spoke to you."

Anan’s sixteenth aunt is Zheng Shiliu.

Five years later, with Wang Heng's support, her husband was promoted all the way to become a fifth-rank official in Beijing.

Although the official position was still not high, it was very rare for a scholar without much foundation.

The key point is that he is young and has reached the fifth rank. It does not mean that his career can only reach this level, but at his age and with his status, the fifth rank is the most appropriate level.

If he works at this level for a few years and gains some experience, he will have the opportunity to be promoted.

At least, in the eyes of his family, relatives and friends, his achievement is an excellent and high achievement.

Young and successful!

The future is bright!

Then, troubles began to arise.

When flowers bloom beautifully, countless bees and butterflies will flock to them.

Zheng Shiliu also began to have a love rival.

The most troublesome one among them is my husband's cousin.

I heard that there was an engagement in the early years, but with the family's decline and difficulty in making a living, the marriage was called off.

The cousin was very affectionate and was willing to help as a relative even if they couldn't be husband and wife.

Ex-fiancée + real relative, the cousin has become the husband's white moonlight, and a white moonlight in a bad situation——

After getting married, her husband died early and she had no children, so she was kicked out by her in-laws.

My cousin had nowhere to go, so she had to seek refuge with relatives and friends.

At that time, Zheng Shiliu had just given birth to a child and was in confinement.

Zheng Shisan, who discovered the problem in advance, didn't want her to be disturbed, but the matter had to be dealt with. In a dilemma, he ran to Wang Heng for advice.

When Zheng Shisan was talking with Wang Heng, Anan was practicing calligraphy outside. She saw Zheng Shisan with a strange expression, and then heard the news about how Wang Heng made the decision for Zheng Shiliu.

Wang Heng's approach has always been simple and direct.

The Phoenix man, who already relies on his wife, also wants to live off her, but it depends on whether his wife and her "family" agree.

Wang Heng said: I, the Princess of Langya, am not dead yet, and you dare to bully my study partner?

I gave you a future for Shiliu Niang's sake, but you don't want to repay me, and instead want to get other women to disgust me?

It is true that Zheng Shiliu's husband did not actually betray her.

However, he allowed his family to act recklessly and almost disgusted his wife who had just given birth to his child. This in itself was due to his lack of firmness in his attitude.

Look at Jiang Si's husband next door, and Yang Shou, who also had some philandering ways in the early years, but weren't they all "won" over by Zheng Shisan?!

There are good examples right before our eyes, and there are several templates on how to love and protect your wife, but Zheng Shiliu's husband has not learned any of them.

Just for this reason, Wang Heng had reason to deal with him.

Still the old way, remove the firewood from under the cauldron!

She wanted to let a man who thought he relied on his talent to know that what he had achieved today was not due to his talent, but to his wife!

Wang Heng didn't even need to deliberately trip him up. She only needed to stop protecting him, and he would then understand what "the world is difficult" meant.

Then, a cousin was sent back to her hometown to get married.

Zheng Shiliu has always been smart. When her princess helped her play the villain, she would play the hero.

She did not fall out with her husband, and was as respectful and friendly to her husband's family and many relatives as usual.

When she heard that her cousin was going to remarry, she generously gave her some extra dowry.

The husband was slapped by the princess, but his wife stuffed a red date into his mouth. He became more grateful for his wife's gentleness and virtue.

The relationship between husband and wife was not affected at all, but became even better!

...Wang Heng did not hide the whole thing from her daughter.

Anan is seven years old and is no longer a child.

As a woman, she needs to understand the complexity of human nature and the fickleness of human hearts.

Wang Heng didn't want her only daughter to be naive, stupid and dull, and eventually become a love-brained person who harmed herself and her family.

She and her brother also want their daughter to inherit the Duke's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion!

If you get in touch with more of the world and see the cruelty of reality, you will naturally become disenchanted with "true love".

Now it seems that my daughter not only understands the sufferings of the world, but also learns to read people's expressions and draw inferences from one instance.

"Anan, are you saying that you saw a similar expression on Amian's face to Zheng Shisan's, and so you guessed that your Ye Ye might also be involved in a scandal involving a man and a woman?"

The corners of Wang Heng's mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Ok!"

Anan didn't have the fear of her parents that children have. When faced with her mother's questioning, she was frank and direct: "So, mother, am I right? Aye-ta--"

Are you also entangled with the woman outside?

As for the possibility that Ye Ye changed his mind, Anan never thought about it.

Her parents were loving and sweet, and she, as their biological child, seemed redundant, let alone other women?

"Perhaps it's just rumors, or perhaps your father has other ideas. We won't know the specific situation until we return to Beijing!"

Anan, a child, didn't worry about Lou Yu's betrayal. As someone who had been with Lou Yu for twenty years, how could she not trust him?

……

After half a day, the convoy arrived in the capital.

After entering the city gate and arriving at Zhuque Street, Wang Heng said goodbye to Wang Mian.

There is no way, the Marquis of Anle’s Mansion and the Duke of Qi’s Mansion are not in the same neighborhood.

Wang Mian took the triplets back to Chongrenfang, while Wang Heng went straight to Pingkangfang.

However, just as I arrived at the gate of the block and had not yet entered, someone came to pay his respects.

"May I ask if you are Princess Langya?"

"Your humble servant, Mrs. Lu, kneels to beg the princess for good health!"

On the side of the road, Lu Jialan and Yuwen Fan bowed to the carriage together.

Wang Heng felt the voice sounded familiar, so she opened the car window curtain and saw someone she disliked.

Lu Galan?

What is she here to do?

Visiting relatives and friends?

The Lu family and the Yuwen family have any relatives or friends living in Pingkangfang?

The Crown Prince is about to get married, and Yuwen Fan, as a concubine, will be taken into the Eastern Palace after the wedding.

Although she is not the main wife, she is married to the Crown Prince, and is a concubine second only to the Crown Prince's wife. The Yuwen family must treat her with respect.

Preparing dowry, purchasing slaves... As Yuwen Fan's mother, shouldn't Lu Jialan be busy taking care of these things during this period?

How could she have the leisure to come here and annoy others?

Yes!

Wang Heng only took one look at the mother and daughter outside the window and guessed what her old enemy was thinking.

No matter what Lu Jialan came to Pingkangfang for, at this moment, she was just trying to annoy her.

"Mrs. Lu, please don't be polite!"

Wang Heng suppressed the speculation in her heart and did not show any expression on her face. She just greeted Lu Jialan lightly.

"Thank you princess!"

However, Lu Jialan seemed not to feel Wang Heng's coldness.

Perhaps, seeing Wang Heng like this, Lu Jialan couldn't help but feel secretly happy:

Not happy?

Ha, that’s right!

There is no woman in this world who would remain indifferent when she knows that her husband has brought a beautiful woman home.

Even someone as noble and stunning as Wang Jiu is not immune to this!

"I heard that Mr. Lou has returned from Silla? Mr. Lou must have successfully completed his mission and made a great contribution to the court!"

Wang Heng was indifferent, but Lu Jialan not only did not care, but became even more attentive and tried to find things to talk about.

She took the initiative to mention Lou Yu's return to the capital, and the gloating in her eyes almost overflowed: "I also heard that Lord Lou returned, not only with achievements, but also with two beauties from Silla."

"Madam Lu, you are being disrespectful!"

Although Wang Heng would not be affected by Lu Jialan's words, she did not want to waste her breath on talking to her.

She interrupted coldly and signaled the driver to drive.

When Lu Jialan heard Wang Heng's scolding, he quickly knelt down and apologized.

But there was no trace of panic on her face.

Anan was sitting in the carriage, looking down from the window, just in time to catch Lu Galan's expression.

Her gaze swept over Yuwen Fan, who was kneeling beside Lu Jialan... She was going to be the Crown Prince's concubine... the Crown Prince's concubine, the future Crown Prince's concubine, the future favorite concubine... and her mother dared to go to Princess Langya and provoke her with words?!