After seeing Mrs. Meng off, Xu Wen returned to the house and sat down to take off her jewelry and hair bun.

Qiu Ling still didn't want to get married. Xu Wen had no choice but to ask her to do less work and take care of the maids and servants when she had time.

At this moment, Qiu Ling came over to unpack Xu Wen's hair, and as she did so, she said, "Miss, what are you worried about?"

Look, even though no one else noticed, Qiu Ling knew what she was thinking. After sending the maid away, Xu Wen looked at herself in the mirror and said, "I'm not worried about anything, I just feel uncomfortable."

Picking up the blue jade hairpin that had been removed from the table, Xu Wen murmured, "Why was I so obsessed at that time that I had to marry this heartless man?"

Qiu Ling paused and said, "Maybe he was attracted by her beauty?"

This successfully amused Xu Wen. Come to think of it, it made sense. The top scholar back then was truly unparalleled in his beauty. She had fallen in love with him at first sight at the banquet. Wasn't that just lust at first sight?

Although there were many cases of resentful marriages arranged by matchmakers and parents, most of them were respectful to each other. In a marriage between people of equal status, as long as the two families had good relations, the husband would not dare to openly favor a concubine over his wife.

Those who, like herself, had their eyes on the right husband and insisted on marrying despite their parents' objections usually didn't end well. Even if a woman was a royal princess, without her parents' protection, she would be bullied by her husband. Xu Wen didn't want to look back on those days of the past few years.

Seeing that Xu Wen's gloomy expression had subsided, Qiu Ling quickly removed her head ornaments and began to comb Xu Wen's hair.

Xu Wen narrowed her eyes and said, "Jinling is still the best."

Qiu Ling, who hadn't stopped working, replied, "That's right. People often say Jiangnan is beautiful. I think this Jiangnan must refer to Nanjing."

The two happily talked about interesting things in Jinling. After the call, Xu Wen did not go to wash up directly, but wrote a letter home. Princess Jinyi went to Quanzhou not long after her wedding, and the Yongyi Marquis's mansion could not stay in Beijing for long. Three days after Princess Jinyi left Beijing, the Yongyi Marquis's mansion also left Beijing.

Before leaving the capital, the Marquis' wife arranged a marriage for Sheng Ting. The bride was Song, the daughter of the Jiangning prefect. She was said to be beautiful and a skilled housekeeper. As the consort, the Marquis' wife felt it was important not to have a daughter of high social status. After all, they already had a legitimate son and daughter, and if the new wife was of high social status, she would inevitably harbor other concerns and be unable to properly treat the original wife's children.

Xu Wen didn't think so. Regardless of one's background, those who have the intention to harm others will do so, while those who don't have the intention to harm others won't. Perhaps being in a certain position naturally leads to certain actions.

Although the Marquis's wife is not happy with Jin's legitimate daughter, she is her own grandchild after all, so she will naturally consider the child more.

The reply from the second branch of the Sheng family in Youyang arrived soon. Xu Wen opened it and saw that her sister-in-law was reluctant to let Yun Jieer marry far away. After reading the letter, Xu Wen sent a note to the Meng family and made an appointment to meet in the afternoon.

When they arrived at the Meng family's house, they met Meng Hui at the door. Meng Hui greeted Xu Wen respectfully and said, "Hello, Madam Sheng."

After raising her hand to let Meng Hui stand, Xu Wen quickly took a look at Meng Hui. Compared to their first meeting a few years ago, Meng Hui was indeed much better. His face was as rosy as usual, and his body was stronger.

After the two of them exchanged greetings, Meng Hui bowed and said goodbye. Xu Wen walked back to the courtyard, and Meng Hui went out.