Chapter 53 Chapter 53 He surrounded her, his breath entangled in silence...

I had taken many kinds of fertility-enhancing herbal medicines at the Wei family before, and I drank them almost every day for several months.

Zhu Yinluan knew most of the fertility-aiding decoctions, especially the taste... Even if the prescriptions were different, the main ingredients were almost the same.

So, the moment the smell of medicine wafted over, she took a few sniffs and was able to tell that it was indeed a medicine to aid pregnancy.

Mrs. Shen was urging for a child, so she sent people to eavesdrop on the room regardless of the weather?

I'm afraid I have to talk to Shen Jingzhan about this matter? Should he also look for the right person?

First, she had to deal with Madam Shen and Old Lady Shen, and secondly... whenever she thought of the harmony between her and Shen Jingzhan on the bed, she always felt a little flustered. Her desire for him was almost out of control, which was really not good.

Instead of drinking the contraceptive soup in the morning, Zhu Yinluan took the fertility-aiding medicine. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

But she was also glad that she had a bad body for conception, so she just ate the bowl of fertility-aiding soup.

Seeing that Zhu Yinluan was obedient and the account was well listed, the gifts she chose were neither too ostentatious nor unworthy of the Marquis's Mansion, and Madam Shen was very satisfied.

He was satisfied in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

Regarding the return gift from Prince Ru's Mansion, Madam Shen was not only concerned about Zhu Yinluan.

She asked the daughters-in-law of the eldest house to pass on the message and let them choose the gifts to send to Prince Ru's Palace, but none of the gifts they chose were as good as Zhu Yinluan's.

Either too flamboyant or too restrained.

What's more important is that she also paid attention to the price changes of items in the capital. In the past, Yue Liuyunsha was selling well and everyone was scrambling to get it. But now Yue had too many things and if she gave them away again, she would be laughed at.

Having said that, up to now, except for the fact that Madam Zhu of the Zhu family made her unhappy, nothing Zhu Yinluan said or did after she married into the Shen family had bothered her.

This concubine's daughter of the Zhu family is indeed quite good.

But...Mrs. Shen was thinking about it.

Speaking of the Zhu family, she remembered what she heard from Lord Shen yesterday.

Putting down the account book, he asked casually, "Did you know that Ting Lan helped your brother get a promotion?"

Zhu Yinluan was stunned. "W-what?"

She looked confused and didn't seem to understand.

Madam Shen repeated, "Ting Lan put Zhu Mingsheng in the Jixian Hall of the Three Provinces as a scholar. Don't you know?"

"My...wife doesn't know." Shen Jingzhan didn't tell her about this.

At the beginning, he just mentioned a name, saying that Lord Zhu went to him to do something and wanted to get an official position for Zhu Mingsheng, but she had no idea whether he did it later.

"Didn't Ting Lan mention it to you?" Madam Shen asked, staring at her expression.

Zhu Yinluan shook her head solemnly, "My husband didn't tell me."

She noticed Madam Shen's gaze, and thought to herself, Madam Shen suddenly mentioned this to her, could it be...she thought that she was trying to persuade Shen Jingzhan to give Zhu Mingsheng a higher position?

What does she want to say?

But how could she say that? She had broken off relations with her family? She was no longer a member of the Zhu family?

Even though she is now a disciple of the Shi family, but... the Zhu family is where she was born after all, it would be too decisive to say so.

Madam Shen might think that she was flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak, thus ruining the impression she had worked so hard to leave in Madam Shen's eyes all these days.

After watching for a while, Mrs. Shen did not find any hidden flaws on Zhu Yinluan's face.

She really didn't seem to know about it.

It would be fine if she really didn't know, but if she is still acting, then this girl from the Zhu family is too thoughtful.

He says one thing in front of others and another behind their backs.

The Shen family will never tolerate such a vixen.

Madam Shen continued, "So you didn't know about this. I got the news from your father-in-law, and I thought it was you who whispered to Tinglan to give the Zhu family members promotions."

"You know, Ting Lan has never shown favoritism since he entered the government. He never promoted people from the Shen family and even made stricter demands on them. How come he promoted people from the Zhu family?"

Madam Shen looked into her eyes.

Zhu Yinluan and Madam Shen looked at each other for a while, and she said, "My husband came back the day before yesterday and told me... that my biological father, Lord Zhu, went to find him and wanted him to find a real position for my brother in the three provinces."

"So, you still know about this matter?" Mrs. Shen picked up the teacup and blew on it and asked her.

Madam Shen, as the wife of a marquis, had an aura of majesty without even getting angry. Zhu Yinluan felt uneasy, "My husband said so that day, but my wife told him at that time..."

"What?" Madam Shen glanced at her.

"My wife said that the Zhu family is greedy and asked him not to be partial and not to agree to my father's request, so as not to implicate my husband and ruin the Shen family."

"My husband said at the time that he knew what was going on and told me not to worry, so I didn't ask any more questions afterwards." Zhu Yinluan told the truth.

Madam Shen snorted coldly, "What do you mean by asking or not? You still know the answer."

"Wife...I don't think I know clearly." Zhu Yinluan didn't want to be accused by Mrs. Shen, so she spoke the next sentence in a weaker tone.

Seeing the worried and solemn look on the Zhu family girl's face, Madam Shen knew that what she said was true.

If she was really a vixen, she should not be so nervous at this moment, but should be very proud.

But the new bride has only been married for a short time, so naturally she needs to be suppressed and taught a lesson.

It is useless to talk about reason simply. If the daughter of the Zhu family is really a person with intelligence, we can naturally learn something from her.

Madam Shen did not stop, she continued to pressure, "Who knows what exactly you told Tinglan."

"If I allow my husband to help Zhu's family get high positions in the court, I will die a miserable death and will never be reborn." She suddenly swore a solemn oath.

Mrs. Shen was stunned for a moment, shocked by the seriousness on her face, and almost lost her composure. She could only take a sip of tea to suppress her emotional ups and downs.

"Forget it. No matter what was said, it has come to this point. There is no need to say more."

Zhu Yinluan wanted to say more, but Madam Shen continued, "Even if you told Tinglan not to mention Zhu's family members entering high positions, he would naturally mention it to save face for you. After all, the glory of the mother's family can help the children grow."

Mrs. Shen's words made sense. If Shen Jingzhan hadn't mentioned wishing his family members to be promoted to higher positions, he should have nodded and agreed to her directly when he told her that day, instead of leaving it to him to handle.

After all this talk... Shen Jingzhan still helped the Zhu family to raise it.

"In this case, you should know how important you are to Ting Lan, right? He values and loves you very much." Mrs. Shen said.

Zhu Yinluan was still thinking and didn't respond, just listened quietly.

"Ms. Zhu, I am not telling you this to condemn and teach you a lesson, but to make you aware that you should not abuse Tinglan's love and regard for you. I also said on the day you married in that you and Tinglan are a couple, sharing honor and disgrace."

"Now you are a wife of the Shen family, not a daughter of the Zhu family. As your mother-in-law, I don't ask you to do anything for the Shen family, but you should think more about you and Tinglan. He is in a high position and takes orders from the emperor. Others think he is in a good position, but who knows how many people are watching him and trying to find fault with him."

"If you make even the slightest mistake, you may be doomed, do you understand?" Mrs. Shen said.

Zhu Yinluan nodded slowly, "Wife understands."

"You are a smart person, you should be able to understand what I mean." Mrs. Shen put down the teacup.

"As your mother-in-law, I won't ask you about your past with the Zhu family, but I'll tell you clearly. When Madam Zhu from the Zhu family came to our house that day, I didn't think she was a good person. She was frivolous and greedy, and she didn't look like a mistress of the house. Since you have married into the Shi family and married into the Shen family, you should not have anything to do with the Zhu family in the future, otherwise..."

Mrs. Shen didn't say the rest of her words directly, but Zhu Yinluan already understood.

"My wife knows."

"That's good to know." Mrs. Shen nodded.

"There's not much to do today. I heard from the maid that you were tired yesterday. The gift list is well drawn up. You can take the medicine and go back to rest."

"Thank you, mother-in-law. I'll take my leave."

Zhu Yinluan has been back in the yard for a long time, but she is still worried.

She was still thinking about what Mrs. Shen said.

Madam Shen seemed to be scolding her, but in fact she was much better than her stepmother and her former mother-in-law Pang of the Wei family.

Mrs. Shen never mentioned the matter of coming out.

It is because of this that Zhu Yinluan feels guilty and uneasy.

She didn't know what Shen Jingzhan wanted to do by doing this.

Is he too gentle? Doesn't he understand the principle of greed?

After thinking about it, Zhu Yinluan couldn't sleep well during her afternoon nap.

When she woke up, she saw a figure swaying through the heavy curtains and thought it was Jiao Hui or Ming Ya, but she didn't expect that Shen Jingzhan had already returned.

He helped her up and asked her how she slept.

Zhu Yinluan said everything was fine.

Shen Jingzhan noticed that she looked unhappy, and asked her while she was getting dressed if it was because of the Zhu family's matter.

"My husband knows everything?"

"Someone came to report this afternoon that Luan'er looked very bad when she came out of her mother's yard."

Even in the Shen family, Zhu Yinluan still felt that Shen Jingzhan got the news too quickly.

So fast that it seemed like she had Shen Jingzhan's eyes by her side?

Bad thoughts began to come to her mind again, but she quickly suppressed them.

"Luan'er is angry with me?" Shen Jingzhan leaned forward slightly and looked down at her.

The distance between the two is so close.

This was the first time that he suddenly approached her in front of others.

Because of the obvious size difference between them, he leaned over to get right under her nose.

Being so close, she could smell the fresh scent of Shen Jingzhan and feel his breath.

She felt Shen Jingzhan's breath, so he must have felt hers too, right?

Zhu Yinluan turned away her gaze, "..."

Shen Jingzhan still came over, "Why isn't Luan'er talking?"

Zhu Yinluan had already noticed the avoidant looks of the maids around her from the corner of her eyes.

She was originally feeling confused, but now she started to feel embarrassed.

Why is he suddenly like this...

Behind them was the dressing table. Zhu Yinluan had nowhere to retreat and could only put her hand between the two of them, slightly touching his chest, not wanting Shen Jingzhan to come over.

But the man was still approaching, and Zhu Yinluan's hands could not resist his approach.

She began to think about escaping from the side, but he was faster.

He supported her sides with both hands, holding her between the dressing table and his arms.

She was trapped and couldn't get out.

The maids serving nearby were tactful enough to leave.

Suddenly, there were only two of them, their breathing entangled in silence.