When He Xiyuan heard what Mrs. He said, he thought it was impossible for him to be stupid.

"Don't worry." He Xiyuan said.

"You men are all like that," said Madam He. "You always make mistakes easily, and you like to say they're the same mistakes every man in the world would make. You can handle it yourself. Don't wait until later to regret it, because then it's too late."

"Yes, you are right." He Xiyuan wondered if the old lady would nag him more in the days before his marriage.

He Xiyuan didn't think the old lady was that annoying. After a while, they were no longer living under the same roof, so they would meet less often.

Everyone at the Duke of Chengguo's residence was busy preparing for He Xiyuan's wedding. Even if He Xiyuan went to the Princess's residence after picking up Princess Rongning, the Duke of Chengguo's residence would still have to prepare a banquet and a lot of other things.

Since Mrs. Mo was pregnant, Lady Chengguo did not ask her to take care of those things, but did it herself.

When Madam Mo came to see Madam Mo, Madam Mo was resting in the house. Madam Mo saw that the people in the Chengguo Mansion were very busy. She also knew that the Chengguo Mansion gave Liu Yulian a lot of betrothal gifts, and she also knew that the Chengguo Mansion gave He Xiyuan a lot of things.

However, Madam Mo did not say much about how much Duke Cheng and his wife had given away. Her daughter had not even become the Duke's wife yet, so how could she talk about that much?

As long as the son-in-law is still the prince, then this Duke's Mansion will belong to the son-in-law sooner or later.

It is impossible for Mrs. Mo not to understand this. She had previously told her daughter not to care so much.

"Mother." Mrs. Mo was delighted to see her mother coming. She couldn't help but think of what Madam Mo had said when she came before. She felt compelled to say a few words to Madam Mo, lest she say the wrong thing in the future.

When Madam Mo heard Madam Mo's story about Madam Mo, she felt helpless. Many people were jealous of Madam Mo's marriage to He Xichen and becoming the Crown Prince. There were always some who wanted to tamper with her, and some who spoke ill of Madam Mo.

It's clear that the things in the Chengguo Mansion have nothing to do with the Mo family, but some people easily put themselves in their shoes and think that it's for the good of others. Young Master Mo's wife was thinking that she would inevitably rely on the Mo family in the future, so she said those things in front of the Mo family to make her think that she was being nice to her.

"Your sister-in-law... people sometimes have the wrong ideas." Madam Mo said, "I'll go back and talk to her."

"I'm just pregnant now, and I don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl. Even if it's a boy, there's no need to rush into anything." Madam Mo said, "To be frank, Princess Rongning's child might be even better than mine."

Even though Princess Rongning and He Xiyuan lived in the Princess's Mansion, they were separated, but they had their own abilities. As long as a person had ability, then money, power, and other things would always be there.

Mrs. Mo did not dare to say that her children were better than Princess Rongning's and that they could inherit Princess Rongning's mansion. Even if Princess Rongning's descendants did not have titles, their status was extraordinary.

Judging from the current situation, Princess Rongning's contribution is very great, enough for Princess Rongning's children to have a title.

Princess Rongning is still doing research, and in the future, she will only become more powerful.

"Not all women will be trapped in the struggles in the harem." Mrs. Mo said that the struggles between sisters-in-law also belong to the struggles in the harem.

"Yes." Madam Mo said, "I am relieved that you think so."

Madam Mo came to see her pregnant daughter, but she was also worried that her daughter might have some undue thoughts. It was already a great blessing for her daughter to marry into the Duke of Cheng's mansion.

If my daughter doesn't know how to be a good wife of a prince, there will be many people who want to replace her.

Mrs. Mo understood this, and she didn't dare ask her daughter to help her parents too much.

"You're pregnant now, so it's better not to worry about those things." Mrs. Mo said. She didn't think her daughter would be very happy to see her brother and sister-in-law's wedding more grand.

In an ordinary family, the wedding banquet of the second legitimate son cannot compare with that of the eldest legitimate son, but the situation is different in the Chengguo Mansion.

Mrs. Mo also felt that it was better not to worry about those things. No matter whether she did well or not, there would always be people who would criticize her. People would say that she made mistakes because she didn't like Princess Rongning. Even if she did well, people would still say that she was afraid of offending Princess Rongning.

Some people just don't like others to live well, so they will always find reasons to sow discord.

Liu Yulian had no idea about these things, and it was impossible for those people to say such things in front of her. Most women were not jealous of Liu Yulian. They did not envy her for having a third-place-ranked fiancé. They all thought Princess Rongning was amazing.

Those people also said nice things in front of Liu Yulian, and Liu Yulian got used to it after hearing it so many times.

Liu Yulian was now thinking about making her wedding dress. She particularly liked the beautiful dress she had embroidered. Fortunately, no one in the mansion would secretly cut her wedding dress. Otherwise, she would have thought of hiding it in the space.

"Aunt." Xiao Liujia ran over.

Liu Jia thought about how quiet her aunt had been recently. She hadn't been making any pastries or taking her out to play. Those people also said that after her aunt got married, she wouldn't live with them anymore.

"Aunt, will you not live at home from now on?" Liu Jia asked, "Can't you just live at home?"

"Aunt's home is also home." Liu Yulian deliberately teased her niece, "You can go there and stay for a few days occasionally."

"But... I would rather my aunt live in our house." Liu Jia likes to stick to Liu Yulian. In her eyes, her aunt Liu Yulian is more important than her biological mother and her stepmother, Princess Zhaoyang.

Liu Jia basically doesn't think about her biological mother, Da Huo. She has no feelings for her.

"Auntie, come back and stay for a few days." Liu Yulian touched Liu Jia's head. "What do you think?"

"Okay." There was no way Liu Jia couldn't say no.

When Liu Yuqin learned that Liu Yulian was going to get married, she was not surprised at all. She was already married again, so there was nothing wrong with Liu Yulian getting married.

Liu Yuqin's husband eventually found out that the child was her biological son, but fortunately, he wasn't too upset. They were both married, and Liu Yuqin already had some family wealth. It wasn't a big deal for her to use her own money to raise the child.

However, Liu Yuqin did not bring the child to her husband's home. She just came to see her biological son occasionally.

Liu Yuqin didn't like this son very much. She always felt that this child was the second young master Mei's, and the second young master Mei was not that good, so how could this child be filial to her in the future?

Qing Yi Niang still let Liu Yuqin come over to see the child occasionally, just a few glances. When the child was old enough to remember, he would no longer feel that his mother did not care about him. Qing Yi Niang was very attentive to her daughter Liu Yuqin, taking care of the child and helping Liu Yuqin with other things.

"Yanbo and the others haven't come recently?" Liu Yuqin asked.

"I came once." Aunt Qing said, "I brought some things and gave some money."

"That's all they are." Liu Yuqin was very disappointed with Liu Yanbo. This younger brother only knew how to give her some things and money, but these things were not the most important.

Liu Yuqin also hopes that Liu Yanbo can help her raise her children and that Liu Yanbo can be her support.

As for Liu Yanbo, he didn't care about all this at all. He only cared about Su Qiuya.

Liu Yuqin didn't say anything more now, and didn't go to the capital to bother Su Qiuya. She just wanted to live a good life now, and then she could return to the capital later.

"Liu Yulian is getting married." Aunt Qing said.

The town was already talking about this. Princess Rongning had a good reputation, so many people were paying attention to this matter. Some people even said they would send something to Princess Rongning to let her husband know that she had many people behind her.

When Concubine Qing was in the capital, she was still thinking that the Jingning Marquisate would do more publicity. But when she arrived in the small town, those people were still thinking about Princess Rongning. Concubine Qing knew that it was impossible for people from the Jingning Marquisate to come to this small town to promote the news. Those people really respected Princess Rongning.

"She..." Liu Yuqin didn't want to say more about Liu Yulian. Liu Yulian's fiancé was so good to her, but her husband was a widower.

"Just live your life well," Aunt Qing said. "I just thought you'd know it sooner or later. People outside are talking about it, so how could you not know?"

"I know." Liu Yuqin wondered whether she should go to the capital to take a look, but she knew that Liu Yulian's wedding would not be bad, it would only be more lively.

Liu Yuqin was afraid that if she went to the capital and saw Liu Yulian's wedding, she would feel even worse. She wanted to go to the capital to see it, but she was a little afraid.

"Let's not go to the capital," Aunt Qing said. "We can just stay here."

“…” Liu Yuqin was silent.

"That's what marriage is all about," Aunt Qing said. "You say, isn't it?"

"Yeah." Liu Yuqin responded.

When Liu Yuqin returned, her husband could clearly sense her low mood. He had no idea that Liu Yuqin was Liu Yulian's half-sister, and no one would have thought that the two were sisters just because they had a similar name.

"Do you want to go over and see the child?" asked Liu Yuqin's husband.

"Look at my mother." Liu Yuqin said, "I'm back soon."

Liu Yuqin didn't talk much about the child, as she was afraid her husband would be unhappy. When Liu Yuqin's husband heard her say that, he knew she didn't want to talk about the child, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"It's been very lively outside recently." Liu Yuqin's husband said, "Princess Rongning is getting married, and everyone is very happy, as if they are getting married themselves."

"They should be happy." Liu Yuqin did not say anything bad about Liu Yulian in front of her husband. She could not let her current husband know about the things between her and Liu Yulian.

To the northwest, the Zhen family set off. They were going to live in the capital, so they packed a lot of things.

Liu Fang was still holding her daughter, whom she had not liked much at first. But she thought that after returning to the capital, she might be able to let her daughter visit the Marquis' Mansion, or even let her daughter meet Liu Yulian.

She thought that since Liu Yulian was so nice to Liu Jia, she must like the little girl very much.

"Be good." Liu Fang instructed her daughter.

Zhen Wenze frowned slightly as he saw his daughter was a little afraid of Liu Fang. Liu Fang had never been very fond of his daughter, and his daughter and Liu Fang weren't very close either.

In recent days, Liu Fang likes to take her daughter with her. However, her daughter is still a little scared.

"She's very well behaved," Zhen Wenze said, "Just stop saying these things all the time."

"Isn't this because I'm worried that she won't behave herself?" Liu Fang asked, "After we get to the capital, do you still want to go to the Marquis' Mansion?"

"We can always get in." Zhen Wenzhe thought that since they had all received the invitation, how could they not get in.

After Zhen Wenze's people from the Jingning Marquis' Mansion returned to the capital, he sent people to bring gifts to the capital during the holidays. The people from the Jingning Marquis' Mansion didn't want those things, so they were nothing in the hands of the Liu family's third branch.

That was because Liu Fang had made a mistake, so the people in Jingning Marquis's Mansion didn't give them face. The people in Jingning Marquis's Mansion didn't accept anything, and it wasn't like they were breaking off relations. They still had contact, and that was enough.

"Just say that, otherwise you might not be able to get in." Liu Fang was a little worried.

Zhen Wen Ze didn't worry about these issues as much as Liu Fang did. They should be able to get in by then. As long as Liu Fang didn't do anything stupid, there would be no problem.

"Don't think your dowry is too little when you see Princess Rongning's dowry." Zhen Wenzhe reminded Liu Fang.

"I said I wouldn't care about those things, so I won't care about them. Are you done for always saying these things to me?" Liu Fang was a little annoyed. She had clearly said not to think about these things, but Zhen Wenzhe would say a few words to her from time to time.

Liu Fang knew Zhen Wen Ze was just worried that she would say something wrong and offend someone. She had already said she couldn't be the next Liu Yuqin, and she would be fine.

In Shiyuan Village, Miss Lin San had already given birth to a son. Widow Zhang had several sons and grandchildren, but she didn't care about great-grandsons, great-grandsons, or great-granddaughters. To Widow Zhang, it made no difference.

Widow Zhang just thought that these people had better be smarter and not have no vision at all.

Miss Lin San's mother died a few days before she gave birth. She was so thin that she was just skin and bones. Miss Lin Er also came to see Miss Lin San. Miss Lin San was about to give birth, so how could she care about these things?

The Lin family members were saying that Miss Lin San was cruel for not visiting her mother. Even if Miss Lin San's husband had gone, the Lin family still had something to say.

Fortunately, everyone was aware of the situation and knew that Miss Lin San was not to blame for this matter.

Miss Lin San is now focusing on taking good care of her children and not thinking about the bad things that happened in the Lin family.

"Sister-in-law, let me do it." Miss Lin San saw Shi watering the vegetable patch in the yard and hurried forward. "You are still pregnant, don't work so hard."

Miss Lin San was like this in the Zhang family. She knew that today's good life was hard-earned. She did not slack off. She did more when she could, which also made her husband's family happier.

"It's okay." Shi said, "Go and do your own thing. You still have to do the laundry."

"It's okay, it's just those few clothes." Miss Lin San said, "You sit next to me, I'll do the work."

Seeing what Miss Lin San said, Shi Shi didn't feel compelled to do these things herself and simply sat aside. She had a good impression of Miss Lin San. Miss Lin San had never been too noisy, nor did she take too much money from the family.

"The sunshine is pretty good right now, quite warm." Miss Lin San said, "I'll take my daughter out to bask in the sun later when she wakes up."

"It's time to get some sun." Shi felt very comfortable sitting like this.

Widow Zhang wasn't home; she'd gone to the farm to look after the crops. Widow Zhang couldn't sit still; as she put it, she was destined for hard work. Her children and grandchildren weren't as smart, and if she didn't keep a closer eye on them, there was no way their family would have a good life in the future.

There is only so much money at home, and it will be squandered sooner or later.

Widow Zhang just wanted to make more money while she was still alive, and she was also afraid of being poor.

In the capital, Concubine Cen saw how lively things were outside, with people talking about Princess Rongning getting married. She thought it was her bad luck that she couldn't return to the palace.

Princess Rongning was lucky. Even though she was exiled, she was able to do so much research and return to Beijing.

Concubine Cen was wondering whether Princess Rongning would fall one day. They were all women, so why was Liu Yulian living so well, but what about herself?

"No need to look. Someone has already sent this month's allowance from the palace." said Old Lady Cen.

The palace had not intentionally omitted a particular month's allowance, nor had it been delayed, so Concubine Cen naturally didn't need to ask for it. Concubine Cen had no chance to appear before the Third Prince, and the Third Prince didn't come to see Concubine Cen on purpose.

Even though Madam Cen was the elder, the Third Prince did not go over to her.

The Third Prince did not want to get more involved with Madam Cen and the others. He was worried that if he made a mistake, the Emperor would become suspicious of him. The Third Prince had been pushed by the Cen family to fight for the throne before. Even if the Cen family fell, the Third Prince would still be afraid.

"It's tiring to stand like this all day long." Old Lady Cen knew that her granddaughter still wanted to return to the palace, so Concubine Cen looked forward to it every day.

What's the use?

The Cen family fell, and it wasn't the Third Prince who became the emperor, so the Third Prince himself was terrified.

"Is this how my life is going to be?" Concubine Cen was worried. She was still so young, but she had to remain a widow forever.

"Maybe." Madam Cen said, "It would be great if you had a child. But unfortunately... it's all fate."

Old Madam Cen thought that since Concubine Cen had no children, the Third Prince did not consider that Concubine Cen's children needed to be taken care of, which made it even more difficult for Concubine Cen to return to the palace. Concubine Cen was still the Third Prince's concubine, so Concubine Cen could not marry another man.

At the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion, the royal family has asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send additional dowry.

Mother Liu looked at the things. They were all excellent and there were a lot of them. She had originally thought her daughter's dowry was not that large, but with the royal family's reward, Mother Liu was worried about whether it would be able to hold so much dowry.

If the boxes couldn't hold the dowry, they would have to have it carried to the princess's residence first. By the time Liu Yulian got married, the dowry wouldn't exceed the amount.

"This dowry is no less than mine." Princess Zhaoyang said with a smile, "Our Rongning should also have this dowry."

"There are too many, and it makes people jealous." Liu's mother sighed.

"Who dares to be jealous? Rongning earned this dowry through her own strength." Princess Zhaoyang said, "If those people were capable, they could have asked the emperor to reward them with such a large dowry. Don't just be sour. What's the point?"