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

"I have been reborn. This may sound unbelievable, but you can verify it slowly. What I need you to do is to stop the Third Prince from ascending the throne and support the Crown Prince to bring blessings to the world. If you don't believe that I have been reborn, I can wake you up again after spring. However, at that time, you will only hear the news that the Crown Prince was framed for embezzling disaster relief materials and enriching himself, and was demoted to a commoner."

Xie Wanru recalled her past life, when the news spread throughout Xuancheng, and the people were all filled with regret.

Crown Prince Xiao Long was actually an outstanding man, and all the civil and military officials pleaded for his life. However, the evidence was conclusive, and the emperor was furious.

Not long after, the Crown Prince, feeling wronged and depressed, committed suicide in a separate residence. The Emperor was filled with remorse and his health began to deteriorate, which gave the Third Prince an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"Whether you believe it or not doesn't really matter, because what I want is for you to help the Crown Prince get through this calamity. And you yourself know who is good and who is bad between the Crown Prince and the Third Prince."

Xie Wanru stood up after speaking.

"I'll come see you again in a few days. You can think about whether what I said makes sense, and whether you will keep my secret."

Yes.

Xie Wanru did not intend to wake Shen Cong'an directly. No matter how much she explained, it was not as reliable as what he saw with his own eyes. During the days when he could not control his body, he could see more clearly how the people around him treated him.

Xie Wanru came and went, and Shen Cong'an's room remained quiet. However, Shen Cong'an was conscious when she left.

Shen Cong'an didn't believe it. Although his second brother was mischievous and didn't like studying, he was respectful to him. How could he possibly harm him?

Moreover, the idea of ​​rebirth is utter nonsense. Even someone as well-read as him would never have heard of it. So why would Xie Wanru save him?

As far as he knew, wasn't Xie Wanru only married to his second brother because she hadn't been able to win the heart of the Third Prince? Could it be that she wanted to use him to get revenge on the Third Prince?

Shen Cong'an was filled with doubt, but unfortunately he couldn't move his body or even his mouth, so he couldn't speak and could only worry anxiously.

The weather has been getting colder and colder lately, but Shen Mo insists on paying his respects every day. Before going out, he will even bow outside Shen Cong'an's house before going out with Xu Jing.

Xu Jing yawned out of boredom.

"Junior Uncle, I'm going to talk to Aunt Wan about my plans to learn martial arts in a little while. Could you please not... pour cold water on my plans and put in a good word for me?"

Shen Mo said to Xu Jing somewhat embarrassedly. He wasn't good at flattery, and he also felt that Aunt Wan wouldn't agree, so he was even less confident.

"I won't discourage you, don't worry."

Xu Jing stretched and swaggered ahead, turning Shen Mo and his pageboy Xiao Zhuang into his little followers.

The three of them walked towards the Plum Garden, one after the other.

As they walked away, the servant guarding Shen Cong'an's door let out a cold snort.

"A beggar picked up by the roadside, who thinks he's the young master of the Shen family."

"Don't talk nonsense. Shen Mo is indeed a child from a collateral branch of the Shen family. However, he is an orphan with no one to rely on. With him as my stepson, my uncle will have someone to carry on the family line."

One of them was noticeably more amiable.

The other tall man, however, scoffed. They were no good people; they were helping Second Master with this shady business.

"Incense offerings? Heh, if you're so kind-hearted, why don't you stop giving the old man his medicine?"

After the tall man finished speaking, he pushed open the door and went into the house.

"None of us are good people, so stop pretending." The tall man entered the room, took out a pill from his pocket, and put it into the soup that the maid had prepared.

"The medicine is almost gone. I'm going to find Second Master. You should feed it to him quickly."

Did the tall guy leave right after he finished speaking?

"Ugh."

The man who remained sighed, shook his head, helped Shen Cong'an up, and fed him the medicine.

Shen Cong'an heard their conversation and tried to resist, but he was only conscious and couldn't move at all. Soon, the bowl of medicine was finished.

The person who gave her the medicine carefully washed her body, but this feeling of helplessness filled Shen Cong'an with fear and nausea.

Gradually, Shen Cong'an's consciousness began to blur again, and he fell into a forced coma once more.

However, he has an antidote in his body, so he won't remain unconscious indefinitely. He will regain consciousness once the effects of the drug wear off.

Shen Mo told Xie Wanru about the plan to use martial arts.

"Aunt Wan, I don't want to be protected by others forever. I also want to become strong and protect you."

Shen Mo's small face was full of seriousness.

Xie Wanru did not answer him immediately, but looked at Xu Jing. Xu Jing shrugged, saying that he had not taught him and it had nothing to do with him.

"Mo'er, you are still too weak to learn martial arts right now, but if you really want to learn, it's not impossible. You have to focus on your studies first, and once you can catch up with your teacher's pace, you can then learn martial arts, okay?"

Xie Wanru touched her head, only now realizing that raising children is a joyful experience.

Shen Yanzhi was slapped on the palm every day, but when Xu Jing went to pick up Shen Mo after he had been gone for a day, the teacher said that Shen Mo had potential, but he was sent there late and was slightly inferior to other children his age.

"Uh-huh!"

Shen Mo nodded happily; he hadn't expected Aunt Wan to agree so readily.

As a result, Shen Mo was exceptionally happy all day long. Even when the teacher asked him to answer questions, he was able to respond. The teacher was also very satisfied with Shen Mo as a student.

The teachers at Bailu Academy are all carefully selected by the headmaster and are talented individuals with both virtue and ability. Otherwise, Bailu Academy would not have remained among the top academies in Xuancheng for so many years.

In the evening, Shen Zhan went to Shen Cong'an's house.

It is said that His Highness the Crown Prince inquired about Shen Cong'an's condition and will visit him before the New Year.

"Senior sister, how come the Shen family, who were able to speak with His Highness the Crown Prince, are in such a sorry state?"

Xu Jing did not understand.

Don't people from Xuancheng have just a little bit of connections and they can rise to the top quickly?

"It's true that His Highness the Crown Prince is on good terms with Shen Cong'an, but besides Shen Cong'an, who else in the Shen family can be of use? Moreover, the current Emperor is still young. If the Crown Prince forms factions and cultivates his own power, what will the Emperor think if he finds out..."

Xie Wanru didn't say much.

The current emperor is undoubtedly a wise ruler, but he is inherently suspicious, even of his own son.

Moreover, the emperor was in his prime at this time, and if the crown prince was eager to cultivate his own power, it might make the emperor think that he wanted to rebel.

"This dilapidated Marquis's mansion, I don't know what your father was thinking, actually agreeing to let you marry into it."

Xu Jing's rant.

In his opinion, although Xie Wanru was a bit rude and didn't act like a proper lady when it came to wielding weapons, she was not worthy of a good-for-nothing like Shen Nian'an.

"The more dilapidated it is, the more at ease the Emperor will feel."

Xie Wanru lowered her eyes, feeling immense pressure as she thought about the uncertainties she would face in the future.

She chose Shen Mo during the adoption process, and Shen Mo's hand was almost destroyed. Does this mean that she can change some things, but what is destined to happen will still happen?