Shen Si had just returned to the Marquis' Mansion, and he felt inexplicably frightened by Shen Zongyu's sudden summons.

"Do you know why Father wants to see us?"

Yuan Xian's eyelids twitched, and she had a bad feeling in her heart, but she could only say one sentence.

"I don't know either."

Jingtao Pavilion.

Shen Si and Yuan Xian stepped into the threshold and saluted towards Shen Zongyu, "Meet father."

Yuan Xian saw Ning Yu lazily sitting aside sipping tea, and her face looked strangely ugly. She said with difficulty, "...Meeting mother."

But Shen Si could never bring himself to lose face.

I gritted my teeth and didn't shout.

He was forced to call a woman younger than him "mother", and she was also a woman he once had a crush on.

This is even more painful than killing him!

In Shen Zongyu's eyes, he thought that Shen Si still had some delusions about Ning Yu, and said in a sinister tone, "Chen Si, this is my wife, and also your mother."

Shen Si knew that Shen Zongyu was reminding him, and his throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn't shout.

As the man's aura and majesty grew more powerful and fierce, Shen Si pursed his lips and said, "...Son meets mother."

Ning Yu almost burst out laughing when she saw Shen Si's aggrieved look.

Shen Zongyu felt a little more satisfied.

He didn't waste any time and got straight to the point, "I called you here because I have an important announcement. From now on, Pingping and An'an are your younger siblings. Tomorrow, I will open an ancestral hall and include them in the family tree..."

Shen Si's pupils shrank slightly, and his handsome young face was full of surprise. He almost thought he had heard it wrong.

"Father, how can this be possible?! Those two are just bastards, without a trace of Shen family blood..."

Shen Zongyu glanced at him coldly, which immediately silenced Shen Si.

Shen Zongyu retracted his gaze and said in a deep and powerful voice, "I am Pingping and An'an's biological father."

Shen Si was completely dumbfounded!

What does father mean by this?

Was he under a spell cast by Ning Yu? Or was he determined to keep her under his name even at the risk of being cuckolded?

Or are those two bastards really my father's children...

Thinking of this, Shen Si's expression suddenly became unpredictable.

Yuan Xian listened with a tone of disbelief, "What? Impossible! That's clearly Ning Yu's child with another man..."

Shen Zongyu narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice, "I don't want to repeat it a second time."

Shen Si understood at this time.

Yuan Xian also woke up, shaking violently all over. No wonder Ning Yu was able to marry her father-in-law, it turned out that she had given birth to two children for him!

Shen Si gritted his teeth and reluctantly congratulated Shen Zongyu, "Congratulations, father."

The same is true for Yuan Xian.

Shen Zongyu's voice was icy, as if he had been thinking about something. "You returned to the mansion without permission. Now receive thirty military sticks."

Shen Si's buttocks were a little painful again.

After finally getting better, trouble started again.

Soon, Yuan Xian supported the limping Shen Si who was beaten and returned to the courtyard as if she had lost her parents.

Shian Garden.

Chen Si lay on the couch, letting Yuan Xian apply medicine to him. Thinking that his father showed him no mercy at all, resentment gradually rose in his heart.

"Send someone to check on those two brats. Make sure you get to the bottom of it! And that woman too!"

Yuan Xian's eyes flickered. "I know. The most urgent thing is, my lord, don't anger your father-in-law. He already has a son of his own, and he's young and strong. Once that woman's son grows up, it won't be a problem..."

Shen Si didn't expect Shen Zongyu to be so rude to him. After all, he had been Shen Zongyu's son for ten years.

Shen Si's eyes were filled with darkness as he murmured, "Could it be that Father wants that bastard to be the Crown Prince? That's why he keeps finding fault with me?"

As the news that Pingping and An'an were Shen Zongyu's biological children spread, the Marquis' Mansion respected Ning Yu even more.

The lady is favored by the Marquis and has a son and a daughter, so her position is definitely secure.

The night is as cool as water, the clouds have dispersed and the rain has stopped.

Shen Zongyu held Ning Yu in his arms. The atmosphere was quiet and the scent of heather was faintly floating in the air.

After a long while, a man's deep, hoarse voice came from above Ning Yu's head. "In three days, I will leave the mansion for the battlefield. I will leave Wei Cheng to protect you and the children..."

Ning Yu subconsciously clenched her fingers. In her previous life, Shen Zongyu was injured on the battlefield, which caused the wound to become infected and she died suddenly.

Ning Yu moved her lips and bit her lip, wanting to say, "Can you not go?"

But she couldn't stop Shen Zongyu.

Ning Yu hugged the man's thin waist tightly and rested her head on his chest.

"I understand. You can go without worry. And remember to bring Doctor Ling with you. On the battlefield, swords are merciless. My Lord, you must be careful in everything you do."

Hearing the wet nurse's voice full of worry, Shen Zongyu's blood suddenly boiled and his abdomen felt hot unconsciously.

In a blink of an eye, he pressed the person under him, staring at the woman under him with his dark eyes, and kissed her closely, as softly as the wind.

Perhaps because they were about to separate, the man's movements became more violent, as if he wanted to devour the person.

Time passed in a flash, and it was time for Shen Zongyu to leave the house.

Shen Zongyu took the man away before leaving, regardless of the fact that Shen Si had not yet recovered from his injuries.

As time passed, Ning Yu received the first letter from Shen Zongyu.

The man's writing style was as fierce as he was, and he only wrote a concise greeting.

\"Is it okay?\"

Ning Yu picked up his pen and wrote a long and eloquent article, writing down all the little things that happened to Pingping and Anan.

"My Lord, the children and I are doing well... Pingping and An'an are very well behaved, they don't cry or make a fuss, and sometimes they ask me where their father has gone..."

Thinking that Shen Zongyu died of wound infection, he added a reminder at the end of the letter.

After Shen Zongyu received the letter, as Ning Yu described it, the warm scene of Ning Yu and the two little kids emerged in his mind. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and a hint of tenderness appeared on his usually cold face.

The general standing by was stunned.

I almost suspected that the Marquis had been replaced by someone else.

It's a hot summer day.

Perhaps it was because the weather was too hot, Ning Yu had no appetite and could not eat after a few bites.

Yue Xing suddenly remembered that her wife's period had not come this month, and also thought that Ning Yu had been rather sleepy recently, and her voice couldn't help but express her joy.

"Madam, how about I ask a doctor to come and take a look at you?"

Ning Yu nodded to himself.

Because Doctor Ling was on a military expedition with Shen Zongyu, Yue Xing invited a doctor from outside. After the doctor took Ning Yu's pulse, his face was filled with joy.

"Congratulations, ma'am, you are two months pregnant."

Ning Yu couldn't help but feel a little happy, as Shen Zongyu made love with her almost every other day.

Given her special physique, it was not surprising that she became pregnant.

After Yue Xing gave the doctor some silver and sent him away, she looked very happy.

"Madam, if the Marquis knew you were pregnant, he would be very happy."