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When Yu Ningyao woke up, she found herself still in the princess's residence.

It seems I won't be able to return to the Marquis's residence anytime soon.

But it doesn't matter, since the first two tasks have already been completed.

Staying at the princess's residence is quite nice.

Eating well, drinking well, and sleeping well every day, I can truly relax and enjoy life.

[Host, a new mission has arrived.]

The system voice sounded.

[Task: Find a renowned teacher.]

[Reward: Photographic memory, you're a genius girl!]

After hearing the details of the mission, Yu Ningyao turned over in boredom.

This task cannot be completed in a short period of time.

She's only a little over a year old, who can she take as her teacher?

It's better to just relax and enjoy life.

The system knew that pushing children to excel was pointless at this point, so it let her be.

Yu Ningyao was living happily in the princess's mansion, and Cui Ruixin was not idle either. Every few days, she would take her daughter to the third house to find Shen Jinzhu.

They claimed it was to cheer her up by bringing the child, fearing she might be depressed about missing her child.

Yu Kangjing was very grateful to his sister-in-law and also doted on his niece.

On the contrary, Shen Jinzhu remained indifferent.

Every now and then she would claim to be sick and tell her not to bring her child over, lest she catch her illness.

It almost made Cui Ruixin furious.

But thinking of the wealth of the third wife's family, she held back.

Since she couldn't get through to Shen Jinzhu, she turned to Yu Kangjing.

"Third brother. Has your wife been having some kind of problem with me lately? Every time I visit her, she says she's not feeling well. It's like she doesn't want to see me." She hugged Yu Ruowei, blocking Yu Kangjing's way, her face full of worry.

“We’re all family. If I’ve done something wrong, you can tell me. Why do something that hurts our feelings?”

"Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it. Jinzhu has been missing Yaoyao these days, so she hasn't been feeling well. It's not that she doesn't want to see you," Yu Kangjing quickly explained.

"That's good. Should I go to the palace to ask the imperial physician to take her pulse?" Cui Ruixin asked, sounding like a caring older sister-in-law.

“No need for that. It’s a minor ailment. We can just have a doctor from Huichuntang take a look,” Yu Kangjing refused.

"That's good. Weiwei, say goodbye to your third uncle." Cui Ruixin teased her daughter, urging her to greet Yu Kangjing.

Yu Ruowei was very familiar with her third uncle, so she waved to him with a smile.

"Goodbye."

Yu Kangjing's heart was completely warmed.

Girls are so much better than boys, look how adorable she is.

If only they were here with Yaoyao.

Hearing her say that made Yu Kangjing miss his daughter even more.

He hurried back to the courtyard and told his wife about it.

Shen Jinzhu frowned: "You should avoid your sister-in-law from now on."

"What's wrong?" Yu Kangjing asked, somewhat puzzled and a little angry.

Is the lady suspicious of him?

There was nothing between him and his sister-in-law; there were servants everywhere on both sides.

"Don't you think your third uncle takes better care of the children than your eldest brother does?" Shen Jinzhu rolled her eyes at him.

Yu Kangjing said awkwardly, "Brother, I'm just busy with official duties."

He sighed.

"Besides, I also miss Yaoyao."

Although the princess said they could visit the children often.

But he's a man from outside the family, so he can't go every day.

Seeing Weiwei makes him happier.

“Since you miss Yaoyao, then don’t share your love for Yaoyao with others,” Shen Jinzhu said seriously.

"No one can replace my precious baby."

Shen Jinzhu is not stupid.

Having grown up among businessmen, she was very astute in the struggle for power and profit.

She used to think that since the title was already decided, they had no conflict of interest with the first wife and would definitely get along well.

After she married into the family, her sister-in-law would complain about being poor during holidays, and for the sake of the Marquis's reputation, she would be willing to subsidize her out of her own pocket.

She thought that anything that could be solved with money wasn't a problem.

But the baby's first birthday celebration left her completely heartbroken.

The only people in the family who knew the details of their child adoption were their parents-in-law and their eldest brother and sister-in-law.

Combined with some small details, she could easily see that although her sister-in-law seemed to be thinking of them, she actually didn't want them to take the child back.

Although there was no evidence, her intuition told her that the Taoist priest incident was inextricably linked to the eldest son's family.

"Of course I wouldn't share my love with anyone else. Yaoyao is my one and only treasure," Yu Kangjing quickly defended himself.

"Well, then you pick one out. Let's make new clothes for Yaoyao. Which color is best?" Shen Jinzhu didn't elaborate further.

Her husband's surname was Yu after all, and since there was no evidence, she couldn't very well expose her sister-in-law's ulterior motives.

“This begonia red is nice; children should be dressed in festive attire,” Yu Kangjing said cheerfully as he joined in.

Cui Ruixin returned to her courtyard, feeling somewhat restless and uneasy.

Why did Shen Jinzhu suddenly become so cold towards her? Could it be that the Taoist priest's affair has been exposed?

It shouldn't be.

She swept her tail very clean.

"Granny, what should I do next?"

She couldn't help but pull aside her trusted nanny, Madam Li, to ask.

"Madam, why don't we have the Third Madam go and bring the child back?" Madam Li suggested.

"Why?" Cui Ruixin asked, puzzled.

If Shen Jinzhu has less contact with that child, she won't develop feelings for him, and they won't be close to him in the future.

When Yu Ningyao was not in the mansion, she often took her daughter to the third house.

The purpose was to get the third wife to transfer her feelings for Yu Ningyao to her daughter.

Why is the nanny telling her to bring the person back sooner?

"If she wins the princess's favor, won't the old Marquis and the old lady also look at her with more respect?" Madam Li's words were like a wake-up call.

Cui Ruixin realized what was happening.

Right, she didn't want Yu Ningyao's status to surpass her Weiwei's.

“You’re right. I’ll bring it up with Father and Mother tomorrow. I can also do them a favor by selling the third house.” Cui Ruixin had already planned it out.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Moreover, bringing the child back and keeping an eye on them makes it easier to take action if needed.

"Yes, Madam, what a brilliant plan!" Li praised.

So the next day, Cui Ruixin brought up the matter in front of everyone.

The old Marquis and his wife both hesitated.

Although the fact that the Taoist priest was a fraud was exposed, they were still somewhat disturbed by the statement that he wouldn't live more than three months.

“After all, he’s a child registered in our family genealogy. It’s not appropriate for him to be raised by the princess all this time, is it?” Cui Ruixin continued to persuade.

Shen Jinzhu nodded in agreement: "Yes, Father, Mother, why don't we bring Yaoyao back as soon as possible?"

"Alright then, pick a day to visit her and tell the princess about this." The old marquis finally relented.

Shen Jinzhu happily agreed.

……

"Princess, someone from the Yu family has come and says they want to take the child back," Lan Yue said with a reluctant expression.

Princess Ning Le was taken aback. She knew they would be separated sooner or later, but she didn't expect the day to come so quickly.

Then she asked about something else: "What did Mother say?"

Lan Yue shook her head: "The Imperial Concubine still refuses to agree."

"Alright then. Let's send Yao'er back to the Marquis's residence first. I'll find another guarantee for Yao'er." Princess Ning Le sighed and reluctantly picked up Yu Ning Yao.

"Don't worry, I promised to ensure your safety, prosperity, and wealth until old age, and I will keep my word. You can go back now."

Yu Ningyao's curiosity was instantly piqued.

Why would the princess seek out the Imperial Concubine for her sake?