[Marriage first, love later] She is happy after marrying a widower

When the new emperor ascended the throne, the country was faced with internal and external troubles. The emperor immediately dispatched troops to various places to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

Han Heming was assigned by the emperor to the Ministry of War as a Yuwenlang.

Song Yanzhi knew that the Ministry of War was extremely busy at this time, so she did not dare to delay Han Heming from taking office.

After receiving the imperial edict, she immediately asked her servants to pack her luggage and move to the house given by the emperor.

The house bestowed by the emperor is very large, with five courtyards, a garden, a waterside pavilion, and a small bridge with flowing water. I heard that it was once the courtyard of a prince.

Han Hemin was just a minister. Being able to live in the courtyard that once belonged to the royal nobles of the Qing Dynasty was an honor and a special gift from the emperor. It also showed the emperor's favor for his nephew.

When Song Yanzi and her companions arrived in the capital, they didn't bring much luggage with them, and moving house was cheap. In just one hour, all their belongings were moved into the mansion.

The house bestowed by the emperor had already been cleaned up by someone with foresight, and they could move in directly after moving their things in.

The next day, Han Heming went to the yamen and took up his post.

The Han family also welcomed their first group of guests since arriving in Beijing.

At this time, Song Yanzhi was in the room, packing her luggage for moving into the house yesterday. A little maid stood at the door and reported.

"Madam, the concierge has announced that someone is coming to visit you."

Song Yanzhi has never had a fixed maid or servant by her side. This little maid was sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She stood respectfully at the door and reported in a neither loud nor low voice.

Song Yanzhi was a little surprised. They had only been in the capital for a few days and didn't know anyone there. Who would come to visit her?

"Do you know who it is?"

"She said she was the lady's sister-in-law."

Sister-in-law?

She remembered that when she was in Hongya Village, Song's father and mother came to find her twice and said that she was the sister of the third place winner in the imperial examination, but she didn't take it seriously at the time.

Later, when her business grew, she wanted to find out the news in the capital, and of course she had heard of Song Tianbao, the third place winner in the imperial examination.

Song Tianbao, a scholar who came from the countryside and won the imperial examination, was noticed by Yan Minfang, the niece of Prince Jing, as soon as he entered the city because of his outstanding talent and handsome appearance.

Prince Jing had no son in his life, only a daughter. Princess Shuya married Yan Liangmin, the son of a grand councilor, but Princess Shuya was not blessed.

Two years after marrying Yan Liangmin and giving birth to Yan Minfang, she passed away.

At that time, the Zu Emperor was still alive, and Prince Jing was the most favored prince. After losing his beloved daughter, Prince Jing was heartbroken. He took Princess Shuya's only daughter back to his house to raise her, and asked the Zu Emperor to confer the title of Princess on Yan Minfang.

After Prince Jing lost the palace fight, although he became the prince of Pu Kingdom, it was also a nominal position. He was suppressed by Shen Huanjun everywhere and lived a very difficult life.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, life became even more difficult for Prince Jing, his nephew.

Not to mention Princess Zhenjing, who married someone else. In the past few years, her life has been full of setbacks.

When she learned from her husband yesterday that the newly appointed wife of the Duke of Pu was his biological sister, Princess Zhenjing felt that she had seen hope in life.

My husband's younger sister married the emperor's nephew, who also raised two of the emperor's grandsons. If nothing unexpected happens, the Han family will be rich and prosperous and will be favored until the next emperor dies.

As the family members of the most favored wife of the Duke of Fuguo, isn't it their duty to drink some soup?

Yan Minfang sat in the Han family's reception hall. After drinking a cup of tea, she looked anxious as the host had not arrived yet.

She had also heard that her husband had a younger sister who was married, but her husband rarely talked about her. She guessed that the relationship between the siblings might not be good, and she never mentioned to her husband that she wanted to contact his sister.

She originally thought that Song Yanzhi had just arrived in Beijing and was unfamiliar with the place. When her sister-in-law came to visit, Song Yanzhi would probably feel like she had seen a savior and be extremely enthusiastic towards her.

Unexpectedly, after drinking a cup of tea, he didn't come out. Is he putting on airs with her?

She was raised in pampered condition by Prince Jing, and developed a bad temper. In the past two years, she encountered many setbacks, and her temper has become slightly more restrained, but not much.

She slammed the table and stood up to leave, but just as she raised her butt, she thought for a moment and then sat down again.

Her family is now in decline and no one takes them seriously. When the prime minister goes to the yamen, he is also harassed at every turn. She must establish a relationship with Song Yanzhi today.

She was able to gain a foothold in Beijing only by relying on her identity as Song Yanzhi's sister-in-law.

"Refill the tea, something colorless."

She sat down on the chair and said coldly.

The Han family is a place where people flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. The maids are even more tactless. The guests' tea is gone, and they don't even know how to refill it?

"Yes, ma'am, please wait a moment."

The maids in Song Yanzhi's family were all sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and many of them came from the palace. Princess Shengzhenjing didn't recognize them either, so she just asked her to wait a moment and then went back to change her tea.

Except for the door of the hall, the little maid rolled her eyes. No one knew where this lady came from. She drank a cup of tea here, and the master didn't even see her, and she didn't leave. Who was so tactless was another matter.

The little maidservant poured Princess Zhenjing another cup of tea. This cup of tea was already three cups of tea and was bland and tasteless. Princess Zhenjing took a sip and understood what tea was like.

She immediately became furious. No matter how weak her family was, they could not be bullied by a little maid.

She picked up the teacup and poured it at the maid.

"You lowly servant, what kind of tea is this?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a crisp voice was heard.

"Hey, whose lady is this? She's here to show off in our Duke's mansion."

Princess Zhenjing looked up and saw a young woman wrapped in silk and satin, with a graceful figure and even more imposing than her, walking in from outside the door.

She had already inquired about it, and found out that there was no other female master in the Duke of Pu's Mansion except her sister-in-law Song Yanzhi, whom she had never met. The person who came in must be her sister-in-law.

She immediately put away her anger and greeted him enthusiastically but a little awkwardly.

She must be a princess, but now she has to please a country woman. It's really frustrating for her.

She gritted her teeth, put on a smile, and walked forward to hold Song Yanzhi's arm.

"Yanzhi, I'm your sister-in-law. We haven't met before. When I heard you were in Beijing, I came to see you right away. How have you been living in the countryside with your parents these years?"

Song Yanzhi moved away slightly and reached out to hold her hand.

"Madam, you must be mistaken. Back then, my parents sold me to another family as a daughter-in-law to raise money for my brother to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination.

At that time, I made it clear to my parents that if they sold me, it would be as if they had never given birth to a daughter like me.

I am an orphan, so where would I get a brother from?"