The beautiful woman in the quick transmigration novel has been targeted by the male lead again.

Shen Yanzheng made arrangements for the residence, and on the same day, the second sister of the Chang family moved in with her two children.

The third sister of the Chang family was worried, so she took her husband and children with her and went there to take care of her for a while. Her husband had no objection and did whatever his wife said.

The two elders of the Chang family were initially reluctant to go along, but Shen Yanzheng said, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law haven't seen my brother for a long time, and I just happen to be introducing him to a famous teacher. Why don't you two go with me so that you can meet my brother?"

The two then agreed. Chang Jun was originally in the village school, but after he went to the academy in the capital, the journey was long, so he only came back once a month. Later, he said that he was busy with his studies and came home less and less often. This year, he has not come back even once!

If it weren't for the occasional messages sent by messengers, the two elders would have thought something terrible had happened.

Upon arriving in the capital, Shen Yanzheng returned to the palace first. State affairs were so busy that a considerable amount of official business could be accumulated in just one day.

He specially kept Wu Feng behind, instructing him to serve his mistress well. If even a single hair on her head was missing, Wu Feng would immediately reply, "Your subordinate will bring your head to pay!"

He knew exactly how his master treated the Empress. The incident a few years ago was so painful that it was no exaggeration to say that he was in unbearable agony!

Having finally found her, they didn't care that the Empress was entangled with other men and hurriedly brought her back to the palace. If it weren't for the urgent official business, they probably wouldn't have been able to leave her for even a moment.

He ordered his men to guard the area around the mansion closely, not letting any disturbance slip by. If something were to happen to his mistress, he feared he wouldn't be as lucky as those two maids from a few years ago!

The Chang family members had been timid and hesitant ever since they entered the house. Before they came, they had been told that there was enough room for so many people, but they never expected it to be such a grand mansion with three courtyards. There were also several young maids who were said to have been arranged by their master to serve the noblemen.

The two elders of the Chang family had never seen such a scene before. They shrank back and couldn't even speak. Seeing this, Chang Ning instructed them to make some food first, and specifically told them to make something suitable for pregnant women.

Seeing that Chang Le was exhausted, they arranged a room for her to rest first. The rest of them sat down in the flower hall. Wu Feng personally poured tea for them. Seeing that they were really scared, Chang Ning told Wu Feng to go out and rest as well, and not to stay here.

Wu Feng responded and didn't dare to go far, staying just outside the door.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Chang An asked in a low voice, "Just who is your husband?"

Such a large mansion was casually arranged, even more extravagant than the homes of landlords and wealthy people, not to mention the guards and maids.

"He's just a minor official in the capital, with some money in his family."

Chang Ning took a sip of tea and said, "This house is quite big. Third Sister, you and your husband can bring the children and move in. It would be good for you and Second Sister to look after each other. You can find a job in the capital, which should be better than living in the countryside!"

Chang An glanced at her husband, who immediately said, "I'll do whatever you say."

Chang'an wasn't unmoved, but her husband's family only had a few acres of barren land, and no matter how hard they tended to it, the yields were so low every year that it made people want to cry.

Having grown up in the village, she knew nothing about the city and had no idea what she could do. But she was unwilling to give up, so she said, "Let's stay here for a few days and see if there are any suitable jobs in the city!"

Chang Ning said, "Take your time looking, there's no rush."

Chang An nodded. Who wouldn't want a good life? She looked around. If there were a beautiful big house to live in, who would want to live in a leaky thatched hut!

The two elders had calmed down and asked hesitantly, "Fourth girl, will this be your second sister's house from now on?"

Chang Ning said, "Just consider it my congratulations on my second sister's divorce."

"But, but..."

"But what is it? Father, please speak frankly."

“Your elder brother is also of marriageable age, if…”

If one could own such a house, one could surely find a good match!

He was secretly stopped by Chang's mother, and he didn't say the rest of the sentence.

"If what?"

Chang Ning gave a half-smile.

"No, it's nothing. Let's leave a room for your brother too, and let him stay here another day."

Chang Ning snorted coldly: "Let Father and Mother see Brother tomorrow."

Let's see what he's accomplished after nearly ten years of study!

Shen Yanzheng arrived early the next morning. Chang Ning was still asleep when she felt someone climb into her bed.

With her eyes still closed, she asked groggily, "Aren't we going to court today?"

Shen Yanzheng kissed her affectionately: "Today is a day off."

I was busy until the wee hours last night, dealing with all the piled-up memorials. I didn't get a good night's sleep even after trying to get some rest, so I decided to come over to her in the middle of the night instead. "Sweetie, you have to sleep with me from now on!"

Chang Ning hummed a couple of times, then snuggled into his arms and fell asleep again.

After the family had breakfast, Chang Ning was still not up. Only Shen Yanzheng sat at the head of the table: "Father-in-law said that my elder brother is studying at Yingtian Academy, but I sent someone to inquire today and there is no one named Chang Jun at the academy. Is the information my elder brother gave us incorrect?"

Father Chang was taken aback: "How could this be? Every time he asked someone to pass on a message, it was about Yingtian Academy!"

"Father-in-law, don't worry. I have already sent people to search, and I expect to get results soon."

After saying that, he drank his tea and asked his third brother-in-law, "You are quite tall and strong, why don't you join the army?"

My third sister's husband said that he was the only son in the family, and if he joined the army, his elderly parents would probably just have to wait to die.

Later, he had a wife and children.

Shen Yanzheng nodded: "I can find you a minor official position in the government. Would you be willing?"

Before her brother-in-law could answer, her sister Chang'an exclaimed excitedly, "He's willing! He's willing!"

"What do you want?"

Chang Ning, who arrived late, asked, her body exuding a lazy air and her eyes still sleepy, clearly indicating that she had been well taken care of.

Chang An said, "Yesterday you asked me if I was willing to stay in the capital, and I said yes!"

She then mentioned the promise her husband had made, and Changning said, "That's wonderful."

"Sweetie, come here."

Shen Yanzheng called out, and the others looked at each other in surprise. Where had they ever heard such a cheesy term of address?

But Chang Ning had already calmly walked over and sat down next to him, and Shen Yanzheng asked, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

Chang Ning said, "I had some snacks."

Shen Yanzheng frowned: "Next time, go back to sleep after you finish your meal."

Chang Ning exclaimed impatiently, "Where's my brother? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

As if on cue, Wu Feng led a man into the house. It was Chang Jun, the only male member of the Chang family. He was quite handsome, after all, the four sisters of the Chang family were all good-looking, otherwise they wouldn't have received such a large dowry.

Chang Jun, however, lacked any scholarly air and instead had a rather shifty-eyed appearance. He looked around and asked, "Is this really my sister's house?"

"Yes, please come in."

As soon as Chang Jun entered, he exclaimed in surprise, "Father, Mother, what are you two doing here?"

Father Chang sneered, "It's a wonder you still remember you have parents!"

Chang Jun chuckled twice: "I'm just busy with my studies, aren't I?"

Upon hearing this, Chang's father's expression softened somewhat. He looked at Shen Yanzheng and said, "This is your fourth sister's husband. Didn't you say last time that you wanted to find a teacher? Your fourth sister's husband said he could help!"

Shen Yanzheng asked with a smile, "I wonder where you are studying now, brother?"

Chang Jun became awkward and casually found a chair to sit down: "I'm at Yingtian Academy."

"How come I heard that Yingtian Academy has no record of anyone named you?"

Chang Ning said sarcastically, having already heard Shen Yanzheng recount the whole story, "Brother, you'd better tell us honestly what you've been doing all these years!"

Chang Jun, enraged and embarrassed, retorted: "What's it to you? Why are you interrupting!"

Shen Yanzheng's expression turned cold, and he didn't bother to waste any more time. "Wu Feng, you speak."

"Yes!"

Wu Feng stepped forward in response: "Chang Jun transferred from the village school to Yingtian Academy in the capital four years ago. In his first year, he was expelled for cheating on exams and disrespecting his teachers. In his second year, he transferred to Wansong Teachers' Academy, where he was expelled again for maliciously accusing a fellow student out of jealousy."

"After that, he became resentful and stopped studying. He spent his days associating with a group of spoiled young men and frequented brothels."

Chang's parents couldn't believe it: "Is what he said true?"

Chang Jun's face alternated between red and green, and suddenly he felt an extremely oppressive gaze fixed on him, as if a sharp arrow had been aimed at him. He saw the man's superior and indifferent gaze, shivered, and knelt down: "Father, Mother, I'm sorry!"

Chang's parents burst into tears and rushed at him, hitting and scolding him: "You haven't let us down, you've let your sisters down!"

If it weren't for him, why would they have married off their daughters for dowries, and why would their eldest daughter have been beaten to death?

Even though he had already dropped out of school, he kept asking his family for money. It could be said that his family had poured all their blood and tears into supporting him. But who would have thought that he had been lying all along!

He kept making up all sorts of excuses in order to get some money, no wonder he stopped going home altogether!

"Why? Why is that?"

Mingming was an obedient, sensible, and ambitious child when he was little!

Chang Ning was also puzzled. Why?

Shen Yanzheng said, "Because of jealousy."

“Your elder brother has some talent, but he has a bad attitude. He excelled in his studies at the village school and thought he was a genius. When he got to Yingtian Academy, he found that there were geniuses everywhere and he couldn’t compete with them no matter what. So he started to think of crooked ways.”

From then on, they naturally went further and further astray.

After hearing this, Chang Ning remained silent for a long time. "It's a pity that our parents named us sisters Xi Le An Ning (meaning 'Joyful and Peaceful')."

Shen Yanzheng pulled her into his arms: "Don't worry, I will have people take care of your two older sisters."