In Jiang country, boys and girls are not allowed to sit together at the same table after the age of seven. Even if they are siblings who haven't seen each other for many years and have a close relationship, they cannot behave like this in front of outsiders, right?

How shameful!

Fortunately, he hadn't spoken yet. If he had really married this inconsiderate woman, wouldn't his son's green hat be getting higher and higher?

The key point is that the other party is the powerful prime minister. They cannot seek justice and can only swallow this loss.

No, she would never allow this to happen.

"Madam Hou, why don't you speak?"

Liu Zhiyi called out again in a sweet voice with a sweet smile on her face.

The Marquis's scalp tingled, she shuddered subconsciously, and stammered,

"No, I just..."

"Hmm? Madam, what are you saying in foreign language? Why don't I understand? By the way, are you here to propose marriage to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

I told you that General Pei wasn't hiding from me, he was clearly playing hard to get, but you didn't believe me."

"Look, since I didn't go to the city gate today, he couldn't wait to ask the Marquis's wife to come home to check on the situation."

The Marquis’s wife looked constipated.

Where did this country bumpkin come from? She's a girl, but she's even more shameless than Liu Zhiyi before. She keeps talking about marriage, and doesn't she even know what modesty is?

Also, what does his son mean by playing hard to get?

No, the more the Marquis looked at this woman, the less she liked her. She felt that this marriage needed to be carefully considered.

He hurriedly found an excuse and quickly left the prime minister's residence.

Liu Zhiyi curled his lips.

"Leaving so soon?"

"There's really no challenge at all. Forget it, it's better to leave so as not to take up our time. By the way, my husband, didn't you say that Jinxiu Huanian and the others were coming to your house today?"

"How come he hasn't come yet? Did something happen on the way?"

Song Hanchuan comforted,

"Maybe they were delayed on the way. Don't worry, I'll send someone to pick them up right away."

After he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and a man in black appeared in front of him, kneeling on one knee in front of Song Hanchuan and Liu Zhiyi.

"Bring some people to pick up Qingfeng."

"yes."

Not long after the black-clad man left, there was a noise in the courtyard. Liu Zhiyi quickly ran out of the flower hall and saw Qingfeng walking in with a sad face, carrying a man on his neck and another in his arms.

"Godmother, godmother——"

"Godfather, godmother."

The two little guys waved at her excitedly.

Liu Zhiyi was also very happy, but at the same time, she felt a little complicated. The child was still young and had gotten used to being away from his mother not long ago.

They ate, drank, played, laughed and joked, completely unaware that their mother was still living in dire straits.

Song Hanchuan's people sent a letter, saying that the emperor was guarding the place like an iron barrel, and the news that they were alive had not yet reached Shen Ningzhu's ears.

This made her extremely anxious, but she had no other choice.

Looking at the happy brother and sister, she could only sigh that it was great to be a child. You didn't understand anything, you didn't know anything, and you didn't have to worry about anything.

"Why are you here so late? You haven't seen me for a few days. You must have missed me, right? Come, give me a hug."

"Yes, yes, godmother, hold me."

Qingfeng responded, "I bought some candied haws and other things on the way, so I got delayed."

Shen Huanian also pouted, hugged Liu Zhiyi's thighs and whined, "I want my godmother to hug me too."

As soon as he finished speaking, the small body was picked up by Song Hanchuan's long arms and held in his arms.

"It's already hard for godmother to hold our daughter, how about letting godfather hold you?"

Shen Huanian wailed in his heart,

It's a tonic. Godfather is vigorous and decisive in the court. He always has a stern face. No one is not afraid of him.

In private, his godfather was also extremely strict when teaching him, and he was afraid of this godfather who suddenly appeared from the bottom of his heart.

Today he finally had a day off, and all he wanted to do was yell and jump around.

Godfather or something, could you please have some empathy and stay away from him?

Woo woo woo～～～

"What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable holding me, godfather?"

"Ah? Oh, no, it's the most comfortable when my godfather holds me."

"That's good."

Song Hanchuan glanced meaningfully at Shen Huanian, who was lying motionless in his arms with his head tilted, and then he shifted his gaze to Liu Zhiyi's face.

Seeing the gloom between her brows dissipate a little with the arrival of the two children, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The acid in the back becomes lemon essence.

These two rascals, one is black-bellied, the other is a devil, they are so mean and mean behind his back, making him want to die, and now they are pretending to be soft, cute and well-behaved?

It was just last time when she used the little girl as a shield and tortured him for nearly a month.

Don’t you think about it? If their dear father hadn’t been unsportsmanlike and killed innocent people, would he have resorted to such means?

…

At the same time, in the small courtyard of Luoshui Town in Jiangnan, Jiang Xuanyan looked at the haggard Chen Ningzhu lying on the bed, feeling distressed and angry at the same time. He ordered coldly,

"Get up and have dinner."

Shen Ningzhu closed her eyes tightly and did not move.

A month passed, from the scorching summer to the cool autumn weather, and she assassinated Jiang Xuanyan countless times. Facts proved that she was just a useless little waste.

That little bit of cleverness is really not worth mentioning in the face of absolute force.

For more than half a month, she ignored everything and did things that would hurt the enemy by 800 and hurt herself by 1,000. Unfortunately, she still didn't hurt the other party at all.

Time passes quietly.

She was completely desperate and wanted to commit suicide, but she was under strict surveillance and even dying was a luxury.

The guilt and self-blame in her heart tormented her day and night. She began to lie on the bed with her eyes closed, refusing to eat or drink, and remained indifferent to Jiang Xuanyan's orders.

One day, two days.

Today is the third day. My head is starting to feel dizzy and my consciousness is gradually becoming blurry.

She thought it would be better to just die like this.

This body was not hers, this dynasty was not hers, this was not the fate she should have to endure. If she died, maybe everything would be set right and everyone could return to their original path.

Looking at the abnormal grayness between her eyebrows, Jiang Xuanyan's voice trembled.

"Chen Ningzhu, get up for me."

"Did you hear that, Shen Ningzhu? Just try and die."

The person on the bed didn't respond at all, and Jiang Xuanyan was completely scared.

He picked up Shen Ningzhu desperately and said in a trembling voice, "Zhuzhu, I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you. I'll tell you the truth. Can you eat something?"

The person on the bed remained motionless.

"They are not dead, they are still alive and well."

The person on the bed held his breath for a long time before slowly raising his heavy eyelids. His empty eyes gradually regained focus.

"You...what you said is true."

"Um."

It was all because he was blinded by anger at the time that he was tricked by Song Hanchuan, the jade-faced fox.

He had foolishly accepted the bet, and by the time he realized it, he was already in a difficult situation. He had injured Shen Ningzhu and was exhausted both physically and mentally. Fortunately, there was still time to make amends.

For the first time in his life, Jiang Xuanyan lowered his proud head.