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

The truly hateful person is Shen Wanwan's father. The evil deeds he committed make people infuriated.

Song Yanzhi understood that she should not vent her anger on Shen Wanwan because of her father's mistakes.

Each person should be viewed individually and not lumped together.

In front of the magnificent Han Mansion, the sunlight shines on the bluestone road, casting a mottled light and shadow.

Shen Wanwan stood there gracefully, one hand supporting her chin, which was as white as sheep fat. Her beautiful eyes were moving as she looked up and down with great interest at Song Yanzhi, who was wearing a gorgeous purple dress.

The purple dress was as gorgeous and dazzling as the clouds in the sky, and the exquisite patterns embroidered with gold thread on it were even more shining.

Song Yanzhi was naturally beautiful, and after careful dressing up, she looked even more radiant and charming.

"Hmm..." Shen Wanwan nodded slightly and said softly, "Don't say that, when you dress up like this, you really look like the real deal!"

Even so, what she was actually thinking was - how could she just look like a beauty? She was absolutely as beautiful as a fairy!

It was just that due to consideration for her feelings, she was embarrassed to express such praise directly.

Hearing Shen Wanwan's evaluation, Song Yanzhi couldn't help but smile, as bright and beautiful as a blooming spring flower.

She parted her red lips and responded softly, "Thank you for your compliment! It's getting late, let's set off for He Mansion."

As she spoke, she moved lightly towards the carriage.

A breeze blew by, lifting the skirts and hair of the two people, like a beautiful painting slowly unfolding.

Song Yanzhi and Shen Wanwan boarded the spacious and luxurious carriage together.

The interior of this carriage is exquisitely decorated and the seats are soft and comfortable. It is obviously used by wealthy families for travel.

As soon as Song Yanzhi sat down, the clever Baoqin immediately understood what she meant and picked up a soft square pillow and carefully placed it around Song Yanzhi's waist.

This gesture made Song Yanzhi feel very sweet, and she couldn't help but give Baoqin an appreciative smile.

Then, Song Yanzhi leaned comfortably on the soft pillow, gently raised her arms as delicate as white jade, and elegantly lifted a corner of the curtain.

Through this narrow gap, you can see the bustling and colorful scenes on both sides of the capital's streets.

At this moment, Shen Wanwan also slowly walked into the carriage. When she saw Song Yanzhi's leisurely and contented posture, she couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied, and then she snorted coldly.

"A woman should remain reserved and submissive in the outside world. She should never show herself in public, let alone become a nosy person. Look at how you look now! How disgraceful!"

Hearing Shen Wanwan's slightly sarcastic words, Song Yanzhi raised her eyebrows indifferently.

She opened her red lips slightly, and said in a lazy but somewhat provocative voice: "Why, do you want to quarrel with me?"

"Who wants to argue with you? I just want to give you a kind reminder. Since you don't want to listen, forget it!"

Shen Wanwan said this angrily, then snorted and turned her head sharply to look elsewhere, completely ignoring Song Yanzhi who was standing beside her.

What a stubborn and awkward little girl!

Shen Wanwan pursed her lips tightly, with her cheeks slightly puffed up, like an angry little pufferfish.

Song Yanzhi, who was ignored by her, didn't care. Instead, she thought it was good to be quiet like this.

So, she sat leisurely in the carriage, looking at the bustling crowd outside the window, and then picking up a piece of exquisite dessert and putting it in her mouth to chew carefully.

Time passed minute by minute, and after about half an hour, the carriage finally slowly stopped in front of the magnificent gate of the He Mansion.

Celebrating the old lady's birthday with the head shop owner must have been a lively scene, with a constant stream of people coming to pay their respects.

Song Yanzhi and Shen Wanwan took a carriage and slowly arrived at He Mansion.

When they arrived at the gate of He Mansion, the scene before them was truly astonishing—there were people coming and going in front of the gate, it was so lively;

In the spacious open space in front of the door, many gorgeous carriages had already been parked neatly, one next to the other, forming long rows.

Some of the carriages were small and exquisitely decorated, while others were tall and spacious, exuding an air of wealth. Each carriage seemed to speak of the status and position of its owner.

At this moment, they were waiting quietly, waiting for the master to send someone out to receive the invitation and verify their identities before they could enter the He family's gate.

Song Yanzhi sat in Shen Wanwan's carriage, looking curiously at everything outside through the window.

She thought to herself: There are so many carriages, I wonder how many dignitaries I will meet when I get in?

At this moment, a sharp-eyed servant from the He Mansion noticed the carriage. He trotted up to the front of the carriage and asked respectfully, "Excuse me, is the lady from the Grand Secretary's Mansion sitting in the carriage?"

Upon seeing this, the guards accompanying Shen Wanwan's car quickly responded loudly, "Exactly!"

Hearing the guard's answer, the servant's face immediately filled with smiles. He nodded and said, "So you are the distinguished guests of the Grand Secretary's residence. Please come this way and follow me into the residence first."

The chief minister and the grand secretary are both equally qualified and hard to tell apart.

When Shen Wanwan's carriage, which was gorgeously decorated, imposing, and had the Shen Mansion logo on it, slowly drove to the door of Shoupu's house.

The servants in the mansion were well aware of the etiquette and would not dare to be negligent in the slightest, let alone pretend to be pretentious by having the Grand Secretary's carriage wait outside the door.

The carriage that had just stopped steadily paused for a moment. The driver whipped the horse lightly, and the horse started moving again, with the wheels making a slight creaking sound as they rolled.

After about a quarter of an hour, the carriage finally stopped again.

At this moment, a clear and pleasant female voice, like a yellow oriole singing in a valley, came from outside the carriage.

"Your servant Ruyi, on the orders of my master, has come to respectfully welcome Miss Shen."

At this moment, Song Yanzhi was sitting leisurely in the carriage that Shen Wanwan was riding in. She didn't even take out the visiting card that represented her identity.

At the same time, the family servants were completely unaware of this - in the carriage of the Grand Secretary's Mansion, in addition to Miss Shen who was to be welcomed, there was also an extremely noble wife of the Duke.

Qiao Banniang had the honor of traveling with Song Yanzhi today. When she saw the maid from the He Mansion coming to pick someone up, she reacted very quickly and hurriedly presented the exquisite visiting card that her family had prepared with both hands.

As if she saw something, she quickly reached out to take it, a sweet smile bloomed on her face, and she said in a soft voice.

"Oh my! It turns out that the wife of the Duke of Pu and Miss Shen are visiting together! I am so sorry for my disrespect. I pay my respects to the Madam. May the Madam be blessed!"