The Crown Princess nudged the other person's shoulder: "What trouble? She's my sister too, we're all family."

After saying that, the Crown Princess spoke again: "I heard from A-Yu that my brother-in-law will be returning to the capital soon, and you will come back with him then."

Miss Shen nodded: "His Majesty is indeed willing to have my husband transferred back to the capital."

The reason she sent her husband to another place before was simply to give him some experience. Now he is doing very well in other places, and after completing the task of building the dike, he will be able to return to the capital to take up his post.

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On her way home, Wan Ge fell asleep in the carriage, perhaps because she was too tired.

I was just sleeping and suddenly had a dream in which I trusted the wrong person and almost wasted my life.

Wan Ge woke up from her dream, her head covered in sweat and her hands trembling.

"What's wrong?" Mu Yanxing gently patted the other person's back, sensing their fear, and asked with some concern.

Wan Ge shook her head: "It's nothing, I just had a nightmare."

Mu Yanxing held her tightly in his arms: "Don't be afraid, my lady. I'm here. I won't let anyone hurt you."

Hearing his words, Wan Ge nodded again: "Husband, don't worry, I can't remember what I dreamed about now that I'm awake."

Mu Yanxing was still a little worried, but Wan Ge hugged his neck and kissed his face.

At this moment, Mu Chen spoke up from the side: "Mother, you're so shy."

Looking at her son, Wan Ge replied, "A mother is not ashamed to kiss her own husband. If you are jealous, find a wife and let her kiss you too."

"Hmph! Mother is naughty, I don't like Mother anymore." Mu Chen turned his gaze away as if in a huff.

When Wan Ge saw how adorable her son was, she exchanged a glance with her husband and burst out laughing.

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After returning home, Wan Ge took a shower and fell asleep again.

Seeing that his wife was frowning even in her sleep, Mu Yanxing didn't say anything and simply walked out the door.

He had someone investigate Si Lin's whereabouts, and then left the Prime Minister's residence.

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Si Lin was walking down the street when suddenly someone stuffed a sack over his head and then beat him up.

Seeing this scene so familiar, he didn't struggle, but immediately said, "It's you, Mu Yanxing. You were the one who hit me six years ago."

Upon hearing the question, Mu Yanxing ordered the sack to be opened.

Si Lin, lying on the ground, looked down at Mu Yanxing without any surprise, since he had already guessed it when he was put in a sack.

Previously, the other party would do it personally, but now they no longer need to do it personally.

Oh, by the way, the other party is no longer that down-on-his-luck scion of a noble family. Now he is the prime minister, second only to the emperor.

"You did this six years ago, when Ge'er and I had just gotten married. So you liked him so early on?"

Mu Yanxing did not deny it: "Yes, I liked her earlier than you think. She is such a good person, but you did not cherish her. However, I still have to thank you, otherwise I would not have had the opportunity to stand by her side."

Si Lin smiled bitterly after hearing this: "Yes, it's all my fault for being so stupid. I couldn't see the person next to me clearly. She used to love me so much."

"Love you?" Mu Yanxing laughed immediately: "You're overthinking it. My wife told me that she doesn't love you at all. The reason she chose you is because she thinks you're easier to manipulate."

Upon hearing this, Si Lin's expression changed drastically: "What do you mean by that?"

Mu Yanxing patted his face: "Don't you understand? Back then, the Shen family was at the height of its power and seemed to be enjoying great success, but they were already a thorn in the emperor's side. The late emperor was suspicious and arrogant, believing that he could live a long life, so whether my sister married a prince or a prestigious family, it was not a good choice."

If she were to marry a prince, unless she were infertile for the rest of her life, she would be considered unsuitable by the emperor, both then and later.

He feared that the Shen family would use the child as a puppet emperor in the future, and that his son would be separated from his father and kept as the son.

Of course, what he feared even more was that the Shen family would completely eliminate him in order to support his child.

He hasn't had enough of sitting on the throne! Moreover, he has people concocting elixirs of immortality, believing they can succeed, so that he, as emperor, can live forever.

Therefore, the prince was the one the elder sister least wanted to marry. Any other noble family that allied with the Shen family would make the emperor feel threatened.

However, if the Shen family were to marry someone of low social status, they would become a laughing stock in the entire social circle.

Back then, the eldest daughter of the Shen family was fighting alongside her father and brothers, so marriage was not a consideration for the time being.

But Wan Ge had to consider it. The emperor had been keeping a close eye on her marriage, so in the end she chose the Marquis's family, which she had been helping since childhood.

The Marquis's mansion may seem prestigious, but it has long been in decline and holds little real power. The title of Marquis had been passed down for three generations, but by the time of the old Marquis, it could no longer be inherited.

Si Lin seems to have some ability, but unfortunately there are many people more capable than him. The emperor clearly doesn't want the Marquis's Mansion to rise again, so even with Wan Ge's private help, things have only gotten a little better.

Wan Ge chose him for two reasons: firstly, it would put the emperor at ease; secondly, she had heard that Si Lin was rather gentle, so while marrying into the Marquis's family was considered a lower-status marriage, it was still a decent match.

Therefore, in Wan Ge's eyes, Si Lin was a very good choice.

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"Impossible! Impossible! She's helped me so much, she helped me when I was little, how could she not like me, how could she not love me?"

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