You're the one who wants to marry a mistress, and I'm marrying someone else, yet you still

Fu Rou was as beautiful as a flower, and even after having two children, she was still as charming as ever. She knew in her heart that Shen Nian'an had come, but she deliberately did not open the door immediately. Instead, she slowly changed her clothes and then walked towards the courtyard gate with a pitiful look on her face.

She knew that Shen Nian'an was most susceptible to her charm.

Shen Nian'an saw her through the crack in the door; her pink gauze dress caught his eye, captivating him.

He hadn't come for a while, mainly because Shen Yanzhi's adoption hadn't gone smoothly, and he was afraid something else might happen. Now that the adoption was successful, he dared to come.

Shen Nian'an waited anxiously, recalling all the days and nights they had spent together. Fu Rou, however, remained unhurried. Finally, she opened the door, and Shen Nian'an rushed in, pulling her into her arms.

"Rou'er".

Shen Nian'an's voice was filled with desire and longing.

Fu Rou gently patted his chest a few times.

"You keep saying you miss me, but you haven't been back for almost half a month. I thought you didn't want me anymore."

Fu Rou pretended to cry.

"How could that be? My heart belongs to Rou'er. Rou'er is the only love of my life."

Shen Nian'an coaxed the person into the house.

That night, the wind blew and the clouds rose. When their emotions ran deep, the repeated calls of "My husband" blushed the crescent moon outside the window and startled the birds in the big tree in the courtyard.

When Xie Wanru returned from outside that day, she brought back a female apprentice, saying that she had been feeling unwell recently and had asked Doctor Huo for her to give her acupuncture treatments.

The person she had placed by Shen Yanzhi's side told her that Shen Nian'an had left the mansion at night and didn't know what she was doing, but she was definitely not in the East Garden.

So late that night, Xie Wanru and the medicine boy sneaked into Songyuan. She didn't want to know what Shen Nian'an was doing; she only wanted to know if Shen Cong'an could be saved.

Qingniao was agile and nimble. Although she was not as skilled in martial arts as Xie Wanru, she was more than capable of hiding from the servants of the Shen family.

The two of them easily sneaked into Shen Cong'an's house. Xu Jing, who lived on the west side, not only had to pretend not to see them, but also had to keep watch for them.

The bluebird took his pulse and soon knew the general situation.

"His pulse is steady, which doesn't suggest he's ill. I'm afraid it's the same as your guess."

Qingniao took out a silver needle, and no one knew where she inserted it, but Xie Wanru actually saw Shen Cong'an, who was covered by a quilt, move in the dark.

"I'm fine physically."

After finishing the knot, Qingniao put it away and took out a small box, placing it near Shen Cong'an's nose.

"Don't worry, when he wakes up, he won't remember that we were ever here."

After saying that, the bluebird put the small box away.

Xie Wanru approached. Under the moonlight, Shen Cong'an slept very peacefully, but he didn't look like someone who had been unconscious for a long time.

Not long after she married into the Shen family, Shen Cong'an had an accident. At that time, she and Shen Cong'an were not familiar with each other and had only met a few times.

"Poor man, alas."

Xie Wanru sighed, knowing that Shen Cong'an could be saved, and that their goal for the night had been achieved. She covered her face and left through the window.

Xu Jing waited until they left before climbing down from a large tree in the courtyard, his teeth chattering from the cold.

The next day, Doctor Huo came to the Shen residence under the pretext of checking the pulse. Although Qingniao's art was also very exquisite, it was still far inferior to Doctor Huo's.

Are you sure you want me to save him?

Doctor Huo was puzzled by Xie Wanru's actions. If the Shen family was fighting amongst themselves, then let them fight it out. Why get involved?

"Ah."

Xie Wanru nodded.

Dongzhu went to close the door and stayed outside to guard it.

"Not only will I save him, but I will also help him enter the court. However, all of this is on the condition that he listens to me. So, I will have to trouble Elder Huo to give Shen Cong'an a little poison later."

Xie Wanru is soft-hearted towards children, but not towards adults. If Shen Cong'an makes a mistake and goes down the wrong path, she does not recommend letting him continue to be unconscious.

What she wanted was for Shen Cong'an to wake up early, help the Crown Prince stabilize the situation, and prevent the Crown Prince from being harmed by the Third Prince, thereby indirectly leading to the execution of her entire Xie family.

As long as it's not the third prince who ascends the throne, everything is negotiable.

But if Shen Cong'an disobeys, she will personally take action, even if it means exposing the secret of her rebirth, she will help the Crown Prince stabilize the situation and help the Xie family get rid of misfortune.

If all else fails, she will have to take matters into her own hands, kill Shen Nian'an and Shen Yanzhi, and then commit suicide... In any case, the Xie family cannot be destroyed, and the northern border must be defended.

Next small poison?

Doctor Huo looked worried. This little girl has been getting more and more mischievous lately.

"I know you have plenty of methods, Dr. Huo; otherwise, why would you be called the Divine Doctor Huo?"

Seeing that Doctor Huo was hesitant, Xie Wanru began to use her charm and coquettishness to praise him, making him extremely happy.

"Alright, alright, I promise you, but little girl, are you really doing this just to get revenge on Shen Nian'an for having a mistress? You are still his wife in name only. His downfall will also affect your reputation."

Doctor Huo offered a somewhat worried reminder.

After a woman marries, her husband's reputation becomes her reputation.

If Shen Nian'an achieves nothing, the world will not have a good impression of Xie Wanru.

"Don't worry, Mr. Huo, I will divorce Shen Nian'an when the time is right."

When Xie Wanru made this decision, she felt no unease whatsoever, as if she were talking about something completely ordinary.

The bluebird was stunned.

It wasn't that the Great Zhou Dynasty had no women who divorced, but even if a woman divorced, her reputation was damaged, and remarrying would only be more difficult.

"Little girl, your marriage was arranged by the Emperor himself. It's not something to joke about. If you don't like Shen Nian'an, then don't leave him. You can't disobey His Majesty, or you'll lose your head."

Doctor Huo was originally a very easygoing person, but he also knew that the common people could not fight against the officials, especially the highest official in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"No, you're so certain, but who are you thinking about?"

As if struck by a sudden inspiration, Doctor Huo looked at Xie Wanru.

"Cough cough..." Xie Wanru coughed lightly. She must be crazy to have such thoughts about Xiao Yan. Although it was Shen Nian'an who instigated it in her past life, it was this man who ordered the massacre of her entire Xie family.

"Mr. Huo, you're overthinking it. There's nothing to it. I don't care about love between men and women right now. If I could start over, I'd rather become a nun than get married. I only have one goal now: to become a powerful, wealthy, and powerful woman. Then I'll buy you thousands of acres of fertile land and plant all kinds of medicinal herbs, so that we can have an inexhaustible supply."

Xie Wanru quickly clarified and tried to mislead Doctor Huo.