Liu Fang's relationship with Madam Qin wasn't particularly close. She was younger, so her interactions with her were limited. Liu Fang didn't think Madam Qin was particularly kind to her. She wasn't stupid. Madam Qin wasn't her biological mother, so how could a legitimate daughter and a concubine's daughter always be so close?

At this moment, Liu Fang came to the presence of Madam Qin, because she had just returned to the capital and had to deal with these people. The Zhen family was not that powerful, but families like the Qin family were powerful.

"Would you like some candy?" Madam Qin gave Liu Fang some candy.

"These candies look pretty good," Liu Fang said. "Did my sister have them made?"

Liu Fang thought of the candies sold in Sui Xin Shop. The prices of those candies were not very high, but many children liked to buy them.

Sugar used to be very expensive, but as sugar-making technology improved, more people knew how to make it. And with businesses producing large quantities of sugar, the price dropped, allowing ordinary people to buy more.

"This is the recipe my younger sister came up with." said Madam Qin Dashao.

"As soon as I saw it, I knew it was her recipe," Liu Fang said. "It's also sold in Suixin Shop, and many people buy it."

Some people didn't buy that much, just a few cents.

Liu Fang sometimes went to Suixin Shop to buy things, mainly because the things there were not expensive and quite affordable. Liu Fang did not go to Suixin Shop at first, because she felt that Liu Yulian had too much. After she figured it out, she went there to buy things.

Everyone hopes to buy the best things with the least money, and Liu Fang is no exception.

Liu Fang sent her servants to buy things from Suixin Shop, and when they had a special offer, she would ask them to buy more. The Zhen family didn't have that much money, and Liu Fang had children, so she had to be more careful and save as much as possible.

After arriving in the capital, Liu Fang had considered whether she should go to see Madam Qin first. However, she also thought that Liu Yulian would be getting married in a few days, so she did not go to see Madam Qin first.

"Yeah." Madam Qin Dashao nodded slightly.

In the northwest, Mrs. Huo couldn't sleep last night. She didn't want Liu Yulian to have a good life. She didn't see the scene of Liu Yulian's wedding, but she knew that Liu Yulian couldn't have a bad life.

At most, Mrs. Huo was thinking that sooner or later He Xiyuan would not be able to tolerate Liu Yulian and would take a concubine in the future.

Otherwise, what would the Huo family think?

Mrs. Huo wanted to kneel in front of the Buddha and ask him not to let Liu Yulian get hurt.

"It's not these people getting married, why should they be so happy?" Mrs. Huo was in a bad mood when she heard laughter outside the house.

Liu Yanqing bought some candies and distributed them to people passing by his house.

Liu Yanqing felt that Liu Yulian's wedding was a good day. He did not return to Beijing to attend his younger sister's wedding banquet, so he decided to celebrate it in Shiyuan Village.

Lin Xiaowan didn't stop Liu Yanqing from doing these things. It was just some candy, and it didn't cost a lot of money. There weren't many people in the village, and most people didn't care about one or two candies.

Those children like candy, and some of them think of passing by again after taking the candy.

"Go, go, go, you've already taken it." Liu Yanqing was speechless as he watched another child come back. "This is the third time."

Liu Yanqing was not reluctant to give up the candy, but these people kept coming back and forth, thinking he was stupid. He would not give more to the children who had taken the candy, but he had to give candy to others.

"There are so many, and no one else wants them." said a child.

"Even if others don't want it, I can't give it all to you." Liu Yanqing said, "Don't come and take it."

"It's such a happy occasion, can't you give us more?" The child just wanted more candies.

"No." Liu Yanqing said, "I just want to give you some good luck. How can I take so much?"

When the children saw that Liu Yanqing refused to give them more candy, they had no choice but to go play somewhere else.

Lin Xiaowan saw this scene and chuckled, "Those kids like it."

"That's probably because the other adults are embarrassed." Liu Yanqing said, "Not everyone likes to take advantage of others."

"Yes." Lin Xiaowan said.

"They can give their children candy too." Liu Yanqing looked at the candy on the plate. "Actually, there isn't much candy left."

"Just don't eat too much, and don't give it to your daughter," Lin Xiaowan said. "Children's teeth will get damaged if they eat too much candy."

Children from ordinary families eat less sweets, so their teeth are less likely to be damaged by them. Rich families don't control their children's sweets. They just think their children like it and they don't lack those things at home, so they let their children eat them.

Only later, when their children's teeth started to decay, did they realize the harm they had done. Fortunately, many wealthy families knew that children shouldn't eat too much sugar. Not only children, but even adults can also decay their teeth if they eat too much sugar.

"I didn't give her much." Liu Yanqing said that he would never cheat his daughter.

"Even if you didn't give it to her, she would know how to grab it herself." Lin Xiaowan said, "She can walk on her own now. If you don't put the food away properly and she sees it, she will know how to grab it and eat it."

"That's true." Liu Yanqing thought about it and felt that what Lin Xiaowan said was right, "Then put the thing somewhere higher so she can't reach it."

"Let's talk about it later." Lin Xiaowan said, "If the sugar is left out for too long and not stored properly, it will easily attract ants."

Lin Xiaowan looked at the candies on the plate. She didn't intend to eat so many candies. "If those people like them, give them some and leave some for home."

"Okay." Liu Yanqing said.

The villagers saw Liu Yanqing distributing candy, and some even congratulated him. However, not many people criticized Liu Yanqing, as he was Princess Rongning's brother, and that was undeniable.

As long as this is true, there is no need for others to say more.

When Mrs. Huo came out, she saw what Liu Yanqing did.

"A bastard's son actually thinks he is the brother of the legitimate daughter. How ridiculous." Mrs. Huo said that deliberately and loudly.

Mrs. Huo didn't want Liu Yulian to be well, but she couldn't run to Liu Yulian and say those nonsense. She said these words to Liu Yanqing, she just wanted to mock these people.

When Liu Yanqing heard this, he thought that Mrs. Huo was ridiculous.

Why can't a bastard's son be the brother of a legitimate daughter? Liu Yanqing thinks that there is something wrong with Mrs. Huo's brain.

"If she's not a biological mother, she's still a father." Lin Xiaowan walked out into the yard. "Why do you care so much? Oh, you and Big Brother are divorced, and you're not our sister-in-law. Why are you trying to sow discord? Haha, we're not sisters-in-law either. What good will you get from saying this?"

Lin Xiaowan really felt that Da Huo was shameless. She actually had the nerve to say such things in front of them.

"That's right, your face is like that, it's your own shamelessness." Lin Xiaowan sneered, "If you had bought a better ointment, your face would have been healed long ago. But you're afraid we'll hurt you, so you don't dare go to those good pharmacies to buy good ointments. You're so shameless, how can we not allow you to say these things, don't you think?"

"You..." Da Huo gritted her teeth.

Mrs. Huo couldn't argue with Lin Xiaowan. Since she was exiled here, Lin Xiaowan had never given her face. Lin Xiaowan always challenged her like this, which made Mrs. Huo very unhappy.

Mrs. Huo didn't think about the fact that she was the one who always provoked others. If she hadn't run to the door of the fourth branch of the Liu family and said these words, how could Lin Xiaowan possibly confront her?

"What are you doing standing here?" Lin Xiaowan asked. "Are you hoping we won't throw a pot of boiling water on you? Tsk tsk, are you trying to extort money from us?"

"Don't talk nonsense." said Mrs. Huo.

"Whether you're talking nonsense or not, you know it yourself," Lin Xiaowan said. "You're in the northwest now, not in the capital. It doesn't matter what you say. After all, you've been exiled, so that's it. How bad can your life get? It can't be that the Huo family doesn't recognize you."

Mrs. Huo was not very happy when she thought of the Huo family. The Huo family sent her things, but they didn't like to send money. At most, they would send some clothes, rouge and powder.

Without money, how can she pay back the debt, and how can she use the money to do more things?

Mrs. Huo wondered if the housekeeper was her sister-in-law, who had never been very fond of her. If her sister-in-law was the housekeeper, she wouldn't be nice to her, and she knew what her mother was like.

In the capital, at the Huo family, Mrs. Huo was confined to the courtyard by Uncle Huo. Uncle Huo was afraid that Mrs. Huo would do something stupid if she went out. Although Mrs. Huo rarely ran to Liu Yulian and said nonsense, Uncle Huo was still worried.

Just like before, Uncle Huo had never thought that the eldest Huo, who was imprisoned in the manor, could cause trouble.

Mrs. Huo's status in the Bo Mansion plummeted, and Uncle Huo's attitude towards Mrs. Huo was seen by others. Those people knew that Uncle Huo was very impatient with Mrs. Huo, so they were not so kind to her.

The legitimate sons born to Mrs. Huo didn't like to talk to her much. They felt that Mrs. Huo and the eldest Mrs. Huo had betrayed the Huo family, causing them to lose the title of Earl. After Uncle Huo died, their Huo family would no longer be an Earl's house.

"Mother." Mrs. Huo came over to bring cakes to Mrs. Huo.

After Madam Huo became the housekeeper, she didn't pay much attention to the Huo family. At most, she would send some clothes and other things over. Madam Huo was not Madam Huo, so how could she be so indulgent to the Huo family?

Who knows what kind of life the Da Huo family is living in the northwest, and what if the Da Huo family makes trouble again?

Mrs. Huo did not deliberately inquire about how the eldest Mrs. Huo was doing. She only knew that the eldest Mrs. Huo had brought trouble to the family.

"Still at home?" Mrs. Huo frowned.

"I'm at home." said Mrs. Huo.

"Today is Princess Rongning's wedding day," said Mrs. Huo.

"Yes." Mrs. Huo replied, "But we haven't been invited to the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion, so we can't go there shamelessly."

The two families were originally related by marriage. If the Huo family had not divorced Liu Yanjing, the heir of the Jingning Marquisate, the Huo family would have benefited from it. However, when the Huo family divorced Liu Yanjing, the Huo family did not give Liu Yanjing much face.

"I came to see you," said Mrs. Huo. "Most of the dignitaries in the capital went there. Even some who didn't receive an invitation went to give gifts."

Mrs. Huo also wanted to go, but the situation at the Huo Mansion was like this. If she went, wouldn't that make people unhappy?

“…” Mrs. Huo didn’t speak.

Mrs. Huo didn't want things to turn out like this, but it had turned out like this. What could she do? She was just a mother who cared about her daughter.

Why couldn't those people understand her concern for her daughter? Even though her daughter had brought trouble to the family, she didn't care much about her.

Mrs. Huo knew that these people were blaming her, even if they didn't say it directly, but that was their attitude.

At the Duke of Cheng's residence, Madam Mo did not go to the Princess Rongning residence, but the Duke of Cheng and his companions went to the Princess's residence. He Xiyuan and Liu Yulian were married at the Princess Rongning residence. There were also guests at the Duke of Cheng's residence, but Madam Mo was pregnant and could not entertain many, so the other masters of the family, including He Xichen, entertained them.

It was not easy for the concubine's son's wife to entertain those people of noble status too often, but Mrs. Mo still talked to them.

Some people didn't know how Mo was pregnant, and they told her not to get too tired.

"If your mother-in-law were here, you wouldn't have to be so tired."

"The wedding will be held at the Princess's residence, which will make things difficult for you."

"Is it hard with so many guests?"

…

Not everyone is enthusiastic about the Mo family, and some people have ulterior motives in their words.

It was clearly a good day, but someone insisted on saying so. Mrs. Mo couldn't argue with them any more. If they did, they would think she had no manners, and they would think she was unhappy with Princess Rongning, which was why she was acting so violently.

Madam He was not at Duke Cheng's residence. She went to Princess Rongning's residence. According to what Madam He said, she would have to watch Princess Rongning and He Xiyuan get married in person before she could feel at ease.

If she hadn't personally witnessed Princess Rongning and He Xiyuan's wedding, she wouldn't have been able to rest well at night.

So Duke Chengguo and his wife had no choice but to let Madam He go. They had long known that Madam He cared about Princess Rongning, so they were not too surprised.

When He Xichen entertained guests, he also asked someone to keep an eye on Mrs. Mo to prevent her from getting tired.

At Princess Rongning's mansion, Liu Yulian got off the bridal sedan, and He Xiyuan carried Liu Yulian directly over the brazier.

The people around watched this scene, but no one said that the bride had to cross the fire basin by herself. Some couples with good feelings would have the man hold the woman across the fire basin, which was not uncommon in the Daliang Dynasty.

Liu Yulian didn't expect He Xiyuan to carry her away, and she felt a little embarrassed.

The princess also has quite a few guests, and there is a housekeeper in charge of the arrangements, so everything is quite organized.

Just when Liu Yulian and He Xiyuan were about to get married, the emperor arrived.

Duke Chengguo naturally let the emperor take the seat. He was the emperor, so how could anyone else dare to take the seat?

"You sit down, I'll sit next to you." The emperor said with a smile.

The emperor valued Liu Yulian, so he came to Princess Rongning's mansion in person.

Since the emperor said so, Duke Chengguo did not refuse.

Next, Liu Yulian and He Xiyuan got married, and everything went smoothly.

The news of the emperor's visit to Princess Rongning spread quickly, but the emperor did not stay in Princess Rongning's mansion for too long. After He Xiyuan and Liu Yulian got married, the emperor returned to the palace first.

Even so, everyone still talks about it.

When Liu Yuqin, who was returning with Su Qiuya, heard what people on the street said, her face changed slightly.

How come Liu Yulian is doing so well?

Liu Yuqin was really jealous, but it was useless for her to be jealous. She couldn't do anything more. She didn't dare to rush forward foolishly. She had to think about her future life.

"The emperor is gone." Liu Yuqin muttered softly.

"Yes." Su Qiuya nodded, "Princess Rongning deserves these things."

Su Qiuya didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Liu Yulian had done so many good things. If Liu Yulian didn't get this treatment, who else could get this treatment?

"Is she worth it? We..." Liu Yuqin opened her mouth but didn't say anything else in the end.

"When we were in the northwest, life wasn't so easy," Su Qiuya said. "The people in the first house suffered even more. The prince's leg injury hasn't healed yet, and it's been dragging on for a long time. If it had been delayed any longer, his leg would have been crippled. Rongning also had a fever at the time, and she was very weak. But she still supported everything with her fragile shoulders."

Su Qiuya thought that compared to Liu Yulian, she was not that powerful. She thought that she was indeed an independent person. She had so many things in her hands, but she did not earn that much money. Most of it came from the Su family.

"If you have a daughter in the future, that would be great too." Liu Yuqin suddenly said, "It would be best if we had a child."

Liu Yuqin didn't ask Liu Yanbo to take a concubine, and she couldn't force him. Su Qiuya had done so much for Liu Yanbo, and Liu Yuqin knew she couldn't break them up, and Su Qiuya still had a lot of things in her hands.

If Liu Yanbo and Su Qiuya were to divorce, it would be difficult for Liu Yanbo to find a woman as rich as Su Qiuya.

"It will be difficult for a woman to have children in the future." Liu Yuqin said, "If you want to take care of your body, then take good care of it."

"..." Su Qiuya looked at Liu Yuqin. She almost suspected that she had heard it wrong. Liu Yuqin did not want her to take a concubine for Liu Yanbo, but asked her to regulate her body.

When they returned home and Liu Yuqin went back to her room to rest, Su Qiuya met Liu Yanbo. Su Qiuya also told her husband what Liu Yuqin had said today.

"Maybe she's realized her mistake," Liu Yanbo said. "I know I was wrong before, too. My second sister is just a little stubborn. After so much time, she should have figured it out."

"I hope so." Su Qiuya only hoped that Liu Yuqin really realized her mistake.

"She will be back soon." Liu Yanbo knew that his wife did not like Liu Yuqin because of what Liu Yuqin had done in the past.

"Yeah." Su Qiuya nodded slightly, "She also said today that Rongning's dowry is large, and that the legitimate daughter has more."

"I understand the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children." Liu Yanbo had long understood the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. He didn't quite understand it before, but when he did, he realized how foolish he had been.

When Su Qiuya heard this, she stopped talking. If she kept talking about the past, it would be annoying.

In Princess Rongning's mansion, the new room was a sea of ​​red, with red candles burning.

"Sister Lian." He Xiyuan didn't stay out for long, nor did he drink much. He didn't drink much just because it was his wedding day. Just a little would be enough. If he drank too much, he would smell of alcohol, and he didn't want Sister Lian to smell the unpleasant smell of alcohol.

He Xiyuan was very excited because he finally married his sweetheart.

When Liu Yulian heard what He Xiyuan said, a smile appeared on her face, and she was just waiting for He Xiyuan to lift her veil.