Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the dude to take power

Wen Xingchen went back, took a shower and changed his clothes, then sat on the kang, wrapped in a quilt and closed his eyes to rest.

The Chen family is frugal and there is no floor heating in this house even in the middle of winter.

Yingying added charcoal to the charcoal basin next to her and complained slightly, "Princess, the Chen family is a bit simple. Princess, when are we going back to the princess's mansion?"

Wen Xingchen asked, "Isn't the Chen Mansion good?"

"It's good, but it's unfair to the princess."

Wen Xingchen shook his head.

"Have you visited the Chen family's courtyards since you came here?"

Yingying nodded. She had toured the entire Chen family home since her first arrival. To be honest, the Chen family home was still a bit simpler than the princess's residence.

Wen Xingchen asked:

"How are the various places arranged?"

"Except for the Treasure Courtyard, all the courtyards have been renovated. The courtyards are filled with beautiful flowers, including expensive and famous ones, and the rooms are decorated with exquisite ornaments, all of which are decorated to the princess's specifications."

"so what?"

"Isn't this how it should be?"

Wen Xingchen smiled and said, "There's no such thing as right or wrong. If you have the ability, then perhaps you should. But if you don't have the ability but still devote all your resources to repaying the grace of Heaven, then that's loyalty."

"Since the Chen family is loyal and righteous, how can this princess disappoint such a loyal and righteous minister?"

As soon as Wen Xingchen finished speaking, he heard the sound of greetings outside.

"My Lord."

Wen Xingchen saw that he came back so quickly and thought it was not a big deal.

Wen Xingchen sat there without moving. Nanny Yu handed him some hot soup, but Wen Xingchen didn't take it and asked Nanny Yu to take it away.

Nanny Yu advised, "It's cold today, Princess. You'd better drink some nourishing soup to warm your stomach."

Wen Xingchen said, "It's too disgusting. Let's leave."

At this moment, Chen Jingting walked in and smelled the aroma of fresh soup.

"what to eat?"

Nanny Yu subconsciously looked at the princess, and Wen Xingchen said, "Mutton soup, the prince consort should drink some."

"Princess, won't you drink?"

Wen Xingchen shook his head.

“It’s too greasy.”

Yu Ma Ma said: "Your Highness, please try to persuade the princess. She is feeling cold..."

Chen Jingting interrupted Nanny Ning and said, "Since the princess doesn't like it, then change it to something she likes."

Yu Mama: “…Yes…”

Chen Jingting asked them to go down first. After they left, Chen Jingting took out a small cup from his arms.

"This is cordyceps sinensis soup. I just filled it up when I passed by the kitchen. I thought it tasted good, so I brought some back."

Wen Xingchen took it, and even the cup was hot.

Her heart felt warm.

I asked casually, "Did father want to talk to you about something?"

Chen Jingting nodded.

He took out another folder from his sleeve.

"This is the gift list. There are many more guests on the list. Father couldn't make up his mind, so he asked me to bring it to you to identify."

Wen Xingchen said, "The fact that there are so many guests shows that my father is kind and respected, so they come to give gifts."

Chen Jingting shook his head.

"The Chen family has a rule that we won't accept gifts from strangers."

"Ok?"

"I'm afraid I can't pay it back."

Wen Xingchen raised his eyebrows slightly, then took the list and looked at it carefully. The three dukes, six ministries and nine officials were all acquaintances.

"There's nothing wrong with this gift list. As for the items on this list, you don't need to return the gifts."

"My parents would be so happy. These things are something our family could never accumulate in a lifetime."

Wen Xingchen added: "Dad and Mom don't have to pay it back, but we do."

Chen Jingting: “…”

Chen Jingting hesitated for a moment and said, "I was wondering why Dad gave me the gift list, but it turns out he was trying to trick me."

pit?

Wen Xingchen didn't think so. The Chen family was noble and didn't go out much.

With so many gifts, I really feel hesitant.

Forget it, let’s not talk about this anymore.

Wen Xingchen looked at the sky outside. It was already very late.

Wen Xingchen couldn't help feeling sleepy.

"It's late, time to rest."

Chen Jingting then went to take a bath,

Wen Xingchen was a little sleepy, and while waiting for him, she fell asleep in a tilted position.

When Wen Xingchen woke up, she didn't know what time it was. The bed was pitch black. She was confused for a moment and reached out to touch the side, but there was no one there.

She sat up immediately and called out Yingying.

The bed curtains were lifted, leaving a dim candlelight in the room, but it was winter and it was pitch black outside.

She called out but no one answered. Wen Xingchen frowned. She wanted to call out again, but she saw a dark shadow walking towards her from the dim candlelight.

"Who?"

Chen Jingting had just gotten up and was about to go for morning exercise, but unexpectedly he woke up the princess.

He stepped forward.

"Princess, did I wake you up?"

Wen Xingchen vaguely remembered that he fell asleep first last night.

"It's still dark, what are you going to do?"

"It's the morning of Mao. You go to sleep first. I'll go get ready."

Wen Xingchen shook his head.

"cold."

Wen Xingchen should be thankful that the Chen family is poor and cannot afford to burn underground heating.

But Chen Jingting said: "I will light the charcoal at home later..."

Wen Xingchen: ...

Chen Jingting inexplicably felt that the princess was unhappy.

She explained: "Today I am returning home and I have to go to the palace to express my gratitude. I can't be careless."

Although Wen Xingchen was reluctant, he felt that what he said made sense. Well, there was still a long way to go.

Early in the morning, the Wen family's housekeeper brought Wen Rubao to pick her up.

The Chen family also prepared two large boxes of various sweets, four kinds of Beijing fruits, a load of fresh fruits, three kinds of meat and wine for them, which filled an entire carriage with gifts.

When Wen Xingchen went out, Old Madam Chen was giving Chen Jingting some instructions, probably asking him to respect his father-in-law more.

Wen Xingchen just smiled after hearing this.

After all, Chen Jingting did a pretty good job on the surface.

Wen Xingchen got on the carriage first, then noticed Wen Rubao walking towards the carriage behind and called out softly, "Wen Rubao, come over here and sit."

Wen Rubao said politely, "Sister, I'll just take this carriage."

Wen Xingchen just snorted lightly and did not force him.

However, Chen Jingting stepped forward and dragged Wen Baoer onto the carriage.

Three people rode in a carriage.

Wen Rubao was a little nervous, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous.

Chen Jingting, however, gently asked about his studies. Wen Baoer answered appropriately and unassumingly, and he had become much more modest recently.

Chen Jingting asked him where he took the course. Wen Baoer glanced at Chen Jingting and said, "The teacher my sister hired for me."

Wen Xingchen asked, "How many days of leave did your master give you?"

Wen Rubao had to beg and plead to get a three-day vacation. After picking up his sister today, he was going back again.

I felt unwilling yet helpless.

"Our Chen family also has our own private school. If..." Chen Jingting intended to let him study at the Chen family because he knew that the Wen family did not pay much attention to the education of their children.

Wen Xingchen continued, "Prime Minister Chen is very knowledgeable, and his brothers are all top scorers in the imperial examinations. If I can enter the Chen family, it will be a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes."

Chen family?

Although Wen Rubao didn't understand, his teacher always talked about the story of the Chen family's excellent upbringing and the fact that they had three top scorers in the imperial examinations.

Only the fourth son was a bit of an oddball, not fond of studying. It was said that he hadn't even achieved any academic success. He was now a consort, but only because of a woman...

Wen Rubao wondered, "The Chen family... my brothers all topped the imperial examinations. Why wasn't my brother-in-law one? Did he fail the exam?"

Chen Jingting was about to reply, "Yes, I can't pass the exam." But he heard Wen Xingchen say, "Your brother-in-law isn't interested in this, but it's not that he can't do it."