My wife wants a divorce; if she ruins my life, I'll leave.

The wedding of Song Chen'an and Shen Yunlan was held as scheduled. The wedding was not very lively. Apart from the relatives of the Song family, there were a few close relatives and friends by marriage. Those who were more distant only sent their servants with congratulatory gifts, but did not come.

Song Chang was suspended from his post, and Song Chen'an was dismissed, which completely severed the ties between these people who were not very close to the Song family.

Although Song Chen'an was not entirely satisfied, he had no choice but to accept it; he couldn't very well force people to participate.

Shen Yunlan's dowry was moved to Shen Tangbo's place beforehand, and all matters were handled by Shen Tangbo and Steward Zhu, so Shen Yunlan didn't have to worry about anything.

But she didn't stay idle. During this free time, she went to the winery every day to work, trying to brew more wine so as not to cut off the supply to Prince Qi's mansion.

Once her belly gets bigger in a few months, even if she wanted to, she probably wouldn't have the energy or stamina to do these things.

Since the distillery was shut down, Shen Yunlan stopped hiring brewers and only bought wine from the market to refine. Although she earned less, she also had much less to do.

She was also thinking that once she got married, if she could move out, she would sell the distillery and earn back that money.

The distillery is now vacant, a complete waste, and requires someone to guard it.

Of course, the winery is currently being looked after by a guard and a servant from the Song family. The Song family can pay their monthly wages, but Shen Yunlan pays for their daily food and drink.

She didn't trust the two men either, so she would notify the people from the Prince Qi's mansion to come and collect the jars every twenty jars she made.

She said to the steward of the Prince Qi's mansion, "After the wedding, there will probably be several months before we can finish preparing. I'll prepare it in advance so as not to delay the supply to the mansion."

The steward of the Prince Qi's residence was a man of wide experience. Upon hearing this, he simply smiled politely and said, "Miss Shen's consideration is reasonable, but this matter still needs to be reported to the Prince. Let's see what the Prince's instructions are."

"That makes sense. Once His Highness has given his instructions, please have the steward send someone to let me know."

King Qi has been busy lately and has no time for such trivial matters. He has no interest in whether Shen Yunlan's wine supply is adequate.

But Shen Yunlan didn't want to cut off this way of making money, so she could only take advantage of the convenience to make as much as possible, since she could get money as soon as she brought it to the Prince Qi's mansion.

Shen Yunlan didn't have high expectations for the marriage. After all, given her status and Song Chen'an's reputation, it certainly wouldn't be a grand affair. Just being able to see the past would be good enough.

On the day of the wedding, Shen Yunlan was made up early in the morning, and then all the relatives came to see her. The commotion lasted for most of the day, and the wedding party didn't arrive until after noon.

She couldn't see because her head was covered by a veil, and anyway, there was a lot of noise and chatter outside.

After arriving at the Song residence and completing the wedding ceremony, Shen Yunlan was sent to Qingfeng Courtyard, while Song Chen'an was pulled away as soon as she lifted her veil.

Shen Yunlan showed no shyness whatsoever as a bride. She excused herself by saying she was tired and needed to rest, thus shirking her duty of watching the excitement. She then had Ying'er bring her dinner, closed the door, and began to eat.

There's a little life inside my belly, which means I'm eating more than usual and getting hungry very easily.

Song Tian also came out to entertain guests today, and took the opportunity to carefully calculate Shen Yunlan's dowry in her mind. She found that her dowry was more than twice as much as Shen Yunlan's, and she was instantly delighted.

Song Chen'an was forced to drink a lot of alcohol by the crowd and returned to Qingfeng Courtyard in a daze, where he grabbed Shen Yunlan and kept grinning foolishly.

"Sister Lan, I've finally married you!"

Shen Yunlan suppressed the nausea rising in her body, turned her head and instructed, "Ying'er, go prepare hot water for my cousin to take a bath."

Seeing her expression, Song Chen'an quickly covered his mouth and took two steps back. "Are you feeling unwell, Sister Lan? I'll go wash up right away." After taking a few steps, he added, "Sister Lan, have Ying'er open the window later, but don't leave it open for too long, it's already quite cool at night."

Shen Yunlan forced a smile and said, "Alright, cousin, go ahead."

After Song Chen'an left, she felt that the smell of alcohol in the room lingered and her stomach felt very uncomfortable, so she put on her clothes and went outside for some fresh air.

Qingfeng Courtyard was Meng Ruohua's former courtyard, and it was also one of the larger courtyards in the mansion.

When Song Chen'an and Shen Yunlan were discussing which courtyard to stay in, Qingfeng Courtyard seemed the best option. Shen Yunlan didn't want to stay there, but Madam Ma and Song Chen'an strongly recommended it. They also found that it was more spacious and brighter than other places, and most importantly, it didn't need any renovations.

Shen Yunlan agreed, but she made a promise to Song Chen'an that she would stay at the estate for a while when she felt bored.

Song Chen'an readily agreed.

He felt guilty about letting Shen Yunlan live in Qingfeng Courtyard, but there were no other courtyards in the mansion, and she couldn't live in the main house's courtyard, so he had no choice but to make do with it.

After the two got married, Shen Yunlan used her pregnancy as an excuse to prevent Song Chen'an from getting close to her. She was often sleepy during the day, and had to work at the winery in her spare time. She was also tired when she came back at night, and she was too lazy to even be polite to Song Chen'an.

Song Chen'an didn't want to go to the concubine's room, lest he anger Shen Yunlan. With nothing to do, he went out to find friends to drink and chat. Sometimes he would go to Fuguang Pavilion to talk about poetry and songs with Ran Yan and enjoy the music.

Shen Yunlan kept a low profile and avoided trouble in the Song family, but that didn't mean others wouldn't cause trouble. Seeing that she couldn't hold onto Song Chen'an's heart, Lü Ningshuang gradually became more and more audacious.

Whenever they met, she would always make sarcastic remarks. Shen Yunlan ignored her, which made her even more arrogant.

It turns out that Shen Yunlan was quiet and unassuming in the Song family mansion. Apart from keeping Song Chen'an hanging on, she didn't even discipline the servants in the courtyard, giving people the impression that she was easy to bully.

"I thought the Second Master liked her so much, but he just took her home and threw her aside." Lü Ningshuang said sarcastically, waving her handkerchief.

Shen Yunlan glanced at her coldly and walked past her expressionlessly.

Today, Madam Ma summoned her over, intending to hand over the management of the household to her, but she refused.

With the household accounts in deficit, how can the steward manage affairs? Are they going to use her money?

She wasn't going to be taken advantage of; she'd wait until she had enough money in the accounts before considering taking over.

Seeing that she ignored her, Lü Ningshuang became even more emboldened and continued, "She's truly shameless. She's not even married yet and she's already seducing men into the house. She claims to be a lady from a respectable family, but a lady from a respectable family would never do such a despicable thing!"

Ying'er turned around and scolded, "Who are you talking about?"

"Whoever answers, I'm talking about them!" Lu Ningshuang didn't take Ying'er seriously at all, only looking Lu Ningshuang up and down. "Whoever I'm talking about knows it in their heart. Don't think that just because your clothes are loose, others won't be able to tell. Countless people are secretly laughing at you!"

Shen Yunlan turned around and saw Lü Ningshuang's gaze fixed on her waist and abdomen. She immediately realized that Lü Ningshuang must have noticed.

Shen Yunlan panicked for only a moment, but quickly regained her composure. "What is Aunt Lü saying? What is she laughing at?"

"Of course I'm making fun of you!" Lü Ningshuang laughed wildly twice, then lowered her voice and said venomously, "Being pregnant out of wedlock makes you even worse than a prostitute in a brothel!"

Shen Yunlan looked at her not-so-bright face, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, and suddenly swung her hand to slap her.

The loud "smack" instantly attracted the attention of the young maids and old women who were sweeping the garden.

"How dare you hit me?" Lu Ningshuang stared at her in disbelief and asked.

Shen Yunlan casually brushed off imaginary dust from her hands and said nonchalantly, "I'm hitting you, so what? Any objections? Keep them to yourself."

After saying that, she deliberately revealed a sarcastic smile, "A lowly concubine, I can beat her whenever I want, do I need to ask anyone for permission?"

Lu Ningshuang glared at her with a sinister look. Meng Ruohua had left; she couldn't compare to her in terms of family background, so she didn't dare to be too arrogant.

But the newcomer Shen Yunlan comes from a humble background, has little dowry, and is pregnant before marriage. What gives her the right to be so arrogant!

She had thought Song Chen'an would like her a lot, but before she even woke up, he went out to play during their honeymoon period and didn't even come home at night. In the past month or so, he had spent half of his time not sleeping in Qingfeng Courtyard.