He had even sent someone to inform Lin Hairu that Lian Jie'er's marriage was being carefully planned. Lu Jiaxue was only marrying a concubine, and the six rituals weren't even considered. But Luo Chengzhang wanted his daughter to marry with the same pomp and ceremony as a wife's. The banquet, the dowry, the wedding ceremony—everything was essential.

Luo Shenyuan talked with him late into the night. Despite his father's enthusiastic expectations, he remained calm. He decided to take a step forward and not act rashly.

Exhausted, Luo Shenyuan fell asleep the moment he returned home. Seeing him asleep, Yi Ning, afraid to wake him, struggled to remove his shoes. With her heavy arms, she carried him to the bed and covered him with the quilt so he could sleep soundly. She didn't even have time to discuss Luo Yilian's situation with him. Exhausted, she climbed over him and slept inside.

The next morning, Yining opened her eyes and found that Luo Shenyuan was already awake. She looked at the auspicious pattern of dragon and phoenix carved on the headboard of the bed without saying a word.

"Third brother?" Yining called him, "Aren't you going to the yamen today?" If he wanted to go to the yamen, he would have to rush out at this time.

"Today is a day off. I have an appointment with several adults at Zuixian Restaurant." Luo Shenyuan put his elbows behind his head and turned his head to the side.

So he's going to a social event! Yi Ning said with a smile, "Then I'll ask the kitchen to stew some tonic for you so you can come back and eat it." She told Fan's mother to make an extra portion when she made her tonic.

"I can't take any more supplements." He was strong and healthy, so there was no need to supplement. The more he supplemented, the more he got angry. Luo Shenyuan said, "You should drink those things."

Yining closed her eyes after hearing this. She was still sleepy and planned to take another nap.

But suddenly, she felt someone grab her waist and pull her out of bed. She shuddered at the cold outside. Then, a hot body quickly covered her. Luo Shenyuan held back for a long time before he touched her eyebrows, eyes, and lips. Yining didn't feel any sexual desire, but rather a sense of piety.

Luo Shenyuan's voice fell silent: "Meimei, if you meet someone you really like in the future...you won't leave me, right?"

Why would he ask this? Yi Ning felt vaguely uneasy and had a bad premonition.

They were already married, so how could she leave him? And how could she like someone else? Yi Ning joked, "How could I leave you? Would you write a letter of divorce?"

Luo Shenyuan kissed the side of her neck for a moment, leaving a red stain that her clothes couldn't hide. Yes, he absolutely wouldn't allow it. So she must not even think about it, or he wouldn't let her go. "Don't sleep anymore, get up and do some morning exercises. You're getting even lazier."

The flesh on her thin arms was soft, smooth to the touch, and made your palms numb. She was just too lazy to move, so her flesh was all soft. I couldn't find a place to punish her, for fear of causing serious injury.

He propped himself up and sat up, and the maids came in one after another holding his clothes and headgear.

"It seems that the day after tomorrow is Cheng Lang's wedding day. Do you want to go?" Luo Shenyuan asked while putting on his clothes.

Yining was going with Lin Hairu, as they were neighbors. She had seen Cheng Lang less and less recently. Now that he was married, she, as an elder, should go and congratulate him. "I have to go. Cheng Lang is my cousin after all. Grandma will also be there when the time comes."

Yining came to her senses at this point. Mingzhu should be entering the palace today. She didn't know what would happen after she entered the palace.

"Take my carriage and come with me." Luo Shenyuan said after fastening his belt. He was now very cautious about Luo Yining's travel.

Yi Ning agreed and personally went forward to straighten his clothes.

Luo Shenyuan raised his chin slightly, and as Yi Ning helped him straighten his shirt, she saw his Adam's apple move slightly, which was a bit amusing. She touched it lightly with her hand, and Luo Shenyuan looked down at her, grabbed her hand with his backhand, and warned: "Don't move."

Yi Ning sighed, "Okay, just don't move."

Luo Shenyuan looked at her hair. It was very soft, smooth as silk. His relaxed expression gradually faded, and his face became expressionless. The thorn still ached slightly, and he couldn't ignore it.

After finally sending Luo Shenyuan out, Lin Hairu sent a maid over to discuss Luo Yilian's dowry and asked Yining to come over.

Luo Yining was speechless. This was too hasty! Even if the Lu family was a wealthy family, they should at least be more reserved!

She rode a sedan chair to the main house and discovered she was the last to arrive. Chen, along with her two sisters-in-law, Zhou Dashi and Zhou Xiaoshi, Luo Yiyu, and two young concubines, were already there. Concubine Guo sat to Lin Hairu's left, constantly being slapped with cold knives by Concubine Qiao. Luo Yilian, surrounded by her sisters-in-law, said nothing when asked what she wanted, blushing profusely.

Yining saw two strange women standing behind Luo Yilian, with big shoulders and thick waists and expressionless faces.

Lin Hairu asked her to come over and told her, "These two maids were sent here early this morning by the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. They said they were assigned to Lianjie'er first. I think they are proficient in almost everything and are very capable. Look at Aunt Qiao's expression. She thinks the Marquis's Mansion values her daughter so much that she's almost cocky."

The two maids were surnamed Wang and Yu. The one surnamed Wang looked at Yi Ning and bowed, saying, "This is your third wife, right?"

Lin Hairu smiled and said, "That's right." The two women looked at each other and stopped talking.

Someone has been sent out to deliver a message to Madam Xu. This marriage is definitely going to happen. Luo Yilian was talking to her two sisters-in-law until her mouth was dry. She raised her teacup to drink tea and found that there were only some tea leaves left. She turned around and said to Luo Yining, "Please, sister-in-law, pass me a cup of tea."

With a natural attitude, she went on to talk to the other two sisters-in-law.

Luo Yilian had undergone a profound change from yesterday to today, especially after seeing the two maids sent by the Marquis's mansion to wait on her. Naturally, her attitude had become arrogant, and she was no longer the same as before. Even someone as strict as Chen had to flatter her and speak softly. What was wrong with asking Luo Yining to pour her a cup of tea? She wasn't trying to please her now. She would only be able to get Luo Yining to bear with her when she entered the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion.

Luo Yining naturally didn't do anything, and Zhenzhu beside him brought a cup of tea over. Luo Yilian looked at it and smiled: "Third sister-in-law's maid is very hardworking."

"Sister Lian, that's too polite." Luo Yining just smiled.

Luo Yilian held the red coral bracelet in her hand and smiled coldly. Luo Yining was also stubborn. How powerful could she be as the daughter of the Duke of England?

Seeing this, Aunt Qiao took out a handkerchief from her waist and said, "I feel like Third Madam is unhappy that Sister Lian is able to enter the Marquis' Mansion. When you were at the Luo family, you always had a hard time with Sister Lian. Now that Sister Lian is getting married, you, as her sister-in-law, should be more tolerant of her."

Luo Yining glanced at her and said with a smile, "Mrs. Qiao, you're worrying too much. I'm really hoping that Sister Lian can get married."

Aunt Qiao was just a concubine, and her words were overstepping her bounds, but no one was bothering her right now. Yi Ning wouldn't argue with her either.

At this point, the old woman surnamed Wang spoke again: "Our Marquis was not available for the past two days, and he said he would come in person this afternoon. Madam, please remember to make preparations."

The sisters-in-law congratulated Luo Yilian one after another, all of them were delighted, while Yining lowered her head and drank tea.

Lu Jiaxue was coming in person, and she wanted to see what he was up to.