Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

The man smiled, pleased with her tact.

His large hand caressed her slender waist, gently kneading it, coaxing, "Be good, relax."

Shen Ningzhu's heart was pounding rapidly, and her fair face flushed red instantly at those words, steaming hot.

For a moment, she couldn't tell whether she disliked being touched by him or longed for his comfort.

Wherever the large palm passed, a tingling sensation followed.

She couldn't help but feel annoyed at herself for being so weak-willed and having no resistance to his body.

She trembled easily under his touch, and eventually her body went limp without her realizing it.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Ningzhu felt dizzy and her vision blurred.

Just as he was about to lose consciousness, the man stopped, satisfied, and muttered something under his breath.

"So delicate, you fainted after just two kisses?"

"Alright, I'll just owe you for now, since I'm going to the market today."

The man reluctantly got up, and helped Shen Ningzhu up as well, gently pulling her into his arms so she could recover.

But as a result, the hem of her dress was all wrinkled up, and it was difficult to smooth it out, so she couldn't show her face in public.

Jiang Xuan Yan thought for a moment, then drew the curtains to hide Shen Ning Zhu inside. He clapped his hands, and soon the door was opened.

"Bring me the phoenix tassel dress and pink crystal gemstone headdress that I brought back three years ago."

"Yes."

……

Shen Ningzhu returned, and as soon as she stepped out, she was met with everyone's attention. Shen Ningzhu looked embarrassed and glared at Jiang Xuanyan angrily, but the man smiled happily.

However, after only a moment of silence, everyone looked away, and the hawking began again.

At this time, many maids and guards had changed into their everyday clothes and were strolling around the different stalls. The aroma and steam of food filled the air, and the smoke curled up, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

Shen Ningzhu suddenly became interested and strode forward.

"These chestnuts look good."

"Okay, Jiang Yi, pay the money."

"This sandalwood hairpin is quite beautifully carved."

"purchase."

"These beaded flowers are so unique."

"Wrap it all up and give it to the lady to play with."

Shen Ningzhu had never shopped like this in either of her lives. It was so satisfying to spend money that it wasn't her own.

Wherever they went, they left no one alive.

The vendors were overjoyed, but also regretted that they hadn't prepared enough goods for the day; they should have prepared more.

But it's also good.

What they earned in one day is probably more than they could earn in their entire lives.

Before I knew it, I had wandered into the vicinity of the workshop.

Jiang Yi suddenly sniffed, "Huh? What's that smell?"

Looking up, there was nothing particularly special about it, except for a large iron pot, steaming hot. An elderly woman was busy at work, seemingly cooking something.

Could this strong stench be coming from that pot?

Jiang Yi sniffed again.

Good heavens, it really is true.

Judging from the old woman's attire, she seems to be one of the young ladies, and that stall must be a stall set up by the workshop.

Poor young master, what has happened in these three years? What have you been eating...? It's all stuff that stinks worse than shit?

She used to resent her for being restless. The master treated her so well, yet she ran away while the master was away, causing the master to suffer for three years as if he were living a life worse than death.

Seeing how miserable she is now, I suddenly can't bring myself to hate her anymore.

"Auntie, what brings you out to set up a stall?"

Shen Ningzhu stepped forward to greet them.

The kind-hearted old lady was extremely busy, but upon hearing Shen Ningzhu's voice, she immediately looked up in surprise.

"Madam, this old servant has finally met you."

Shen Ningzhu: ? ? ?

The old woman glanced cautiously at Jiang Xuan Yan and Jiang Yi beside her, somewhat hesitant.

Jiang Xuan Yan said, "Auntie, let me introduce myself. I am Zhu Zhu's husband. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

Shen Ningzhu had a blank face.

"Husband? No, I can't accept that title. We haven't even had a wedding ceremony, so what kind of husband am I?"

Now that she has escaped, she will no longer acknowledge her previous status as a concubine.

"Whether we get married or not, I will always be your husband, and you will always be my wife," the man said firmly.

The old woman glanced at Shen Ningzhu's unpleasant expression, then at Jiang Xuanyan's handsome face, which was as black as ink, and instantly conjured up a melodramatic scene in her mind.

He immediately straightened his face, put one hand on his hip, and pointed at Jiang Xuan Yan.

"Young man, I was wondering why your wife, so young and heavily pregnant, would come to this unfamiliar place. So you've met a heartless man?"

"You, with your decent looks, why did you have to be such a heartless man? Poor lady, you've suffered so much raising the child alone for the past three years."

Shen Ningzhu: ? ? ?

"Auntie, what's wrong...?"

The old woman sighed and laughed, "That young man Qingfeng always treated you with a respectful yet distant air. What kind of couple would act like that? He's obviously a servant."

As for the current situation...

However, it was immediately obvious that he and the lady were husband and wife, but the lady didn't seem to like him very much.

It’s normal to think about it.

No matter how handsome or high-status a man is, a woman from a good family won't like a man who isn't willing to give her a proper title or status.

No wonder the lady preferred to raise the child alone.

Thinking of this, the old woman looked at Jiang Xuan Yan with even more contempt and disgust.

Jiang Yi angrily rebuked,

"You audacious shrew, how dare you look at my master with such disrespectful eyes?"

The old woman wasn't afraid of him.

"Why are you being so fierce? Madam is such a good person. Your master got her pregnant but didn't give her any status. I hate people like that more than anything in my life."

Jiang Xuan Yan raised his hand to stop Jiang Yi.

She pursed her lips and lowered her eyes slightly.

Shen Ningzhu was somewhat bewildered by his appearance, and a bad premonition welled up in her heart. Then she heard the man's aggrieved voice say...

"It's not that I'm unwilling to give Zhuzhu a proper status; on the contrary, it's that Zhuzhu abandoned me after taking advantage of me, ran away while pregnant with my child, and I searched for her day and night, digging three feet into the ground, for three years before I finally found her... I..."

Shen Ningzhu almost fainted upon hearing this.

"You bastard, what the hell are you talking about?"

Jiang Xuan Yan's eyes were filled with grievance. "Look, she's always so fierce to me."

Shen Ningzhu: ...

My hands are so itchy! I've been hunting geese all day, and now a goose has pecked my eye? This bastard, this green tea bitch, even knows how to play the victim to gain sympathy?

"Madam, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but what you're doing is really a bit..."

Putting everything else aside, both children need a legitimate status, don't you think? Otherwise, the child without a father will be bullied.

Shen Ningzhu could only chuckle.

She had no choice but to make an excuse to leave. Behind her, the old woman was still calling out to persuade her, "Madam, even if it's just for the sake of the child, don't argue with your husband. Give him a proper status."

Shen Ningzhu's face turned ugly, and she quickened her pace.

Jiang Xuan Yan smiled and ran after him, shouting, "Wife, wait for me! Don't abandon your husband!"

Shen Ningzhu was so angry she wanted to kill someone.

Just as the door was about to close, Jiang Xuanyan nimbly slipped inside.