The carriage of the Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion was unmarked and extremely low-key.
When Xue Linglong was first brought into the palace, she was a palace maid, not the wife of the Crown Prince of Jinyang Marquis's Mansion. Otherwise, it would not be appropriate to stay in Qionghua Palace.
However, who in the palace doesn't have a smart mind?
What's more, Xue Linglong didn't think about covering it up at this time.
"The Marquis of Jinyang is a love-struck man."
"He really opened his eyes. When his original wife's family fell into poverty, he simply abandoned her. A mistress caused such a big mess and made him a cuckold, but he treated her like a treasure..."
"Look at how happy Mrs. Xue is, tsk."
In full view of the public.
Xue rushed towards the carriage, lifted the curtain and the person walked out.
However, before she could touch the other person's clothes, she saw that the other person had already taken half a step back.
"Chen Lang?" Xue Linglong frowned, and then thought that it was not the time to get angry, so she held back her anger, tears welling up in her eyes.
It was as if he had suffered some great injustice by being avoided by Shen Feng.
Shen Feng ignored his behavior and just said calmly, "Get in the car first."
Then he turned around and went back into the carriage.
There was no other choice but Xue Linglong followed in obediently.
You can't stay outside the palace for long. The carriage quickly drove away from here and soon turned into the back alley of Xuanwu Street.
Xue Linglong's maid and Chen Feng's servant followed outside the car.
Only Xue Linglong and Chen Feng were left in the carriage.
Sit opposite each other.
Xue Linglong suddenly noticed that Chen Feng had become much thinner than he was half a year ago.
When Cui Tao said that Chen Feng had lost weight the day before, she didn't pay any attention to it. Looking at him now, he has not lost a bit of weight. He is obviously much thinner than when they first met.
Whether you are a man or a woman, being thin is always more attractive than being fat.
But being too thin is another matter.
Not only did he look lifeless, he also seemed several years older. If Xue Linglong hadn't known that there was no such addictive substance in the Great Yong Dynasty, she would have really suspected that Chen Feng had secretly smoked that thing during the six months she was away!
"You have lost a lot of weight, but did you control your diet?" Xue Linglong thought to herself, could it be that this man had deliberately lost weight before taking her back because she disliked his fatness?
When Xue Linglong was talking, Shen Feng was staring at her intently.
I didn't miss the slightest expression in her eyes.
When asked about "weight loss", there was no trace of heartache or concern in her eyes, only some confusion and some complacency that she thought she had hidden well.
Even worse than the maid following outside!
At least before, when the maid ran into him in Kanglefang, there was a glimmer of genuine worry in her eyes.
The last bit of hope in Chen Feng's heart was also extinguished by Xue Linglong herself.
Leading Xue Linglong back to Qifeng Courtyard again, his heart had completely turned cold.
He did the right thing.
No matter in the past life or this life, he didn't owe her anything.
On the contrary, she only cared about power and interests, which wasted his sincerity.
In this case, it is only natural for him to take advantage of her now!
…
The Qifeng Courtyard of the Marquis of Jinyang Mansion did not become more lively with the return of the hostess. Instead, it added a touch of subtlety and awkwardness to the atmosphere.
Just as Qifengyuan was quiet.
In the palace, in the Cining Palace.
Nanny Xiulian, whose hair was mostly silver, massaged the empress dowager's shoulders and asked in a low voice, "Madam, are you just going along with the wishes of the Marquis of Jinyang?"
This is not the usual style of their Queen Mother.
According to the Queen Mother's temper, anyone who dared to use something to threaten her would have died dozens of times already.
But this time, the Empress Dowager not only did not punish the Prince of Jinyang, but instead complied with his wishes and helped him to rescue Xue Linglong, the former Prince of Jinyang's wife, from the hands of Concubine Ling.
"That Xue is an unusual person."
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes. "The people in Qionghua Palace thought I was old, deaf, and blind. What in the palace could be hidden from my eyes and ears?"
"That's right. Your Majesty, you have been in this palace for many years, and she has been in the palace for many years too. How could she possibly turn the tables on you?" Nanny Xiu Lian followed the Empress Dowager's words.
The Queen Mother sneered, "Don't think I don't know who created all those new gadgets that Qionghua Palace has been tinkering with recently."
"Since the Marquis of Jinyang intends to surrender to me, I will give him this opportunity and see what he can come up with to show his sincerity."
…
After nearly two years of twists and turns.
The Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion is indeed not as good as it used to be.
Xue Linglong walked into the main room carrying her small bag and was shocked by the furnishings in the room.
At least half of the furnishings and utensils that she had carefully selected were now empty.
"Chen Lang, where are those things in the room?"
"Yes." Shen Feng replied naturally.
"When we offended Duke Liu's Mansion, the Marquis' Mansion sent us a batch of treasures. Later, the few shops that had income were squeezed out by the new shops opened by the Ling family. The Mansion has long been unable to make ends meet, and in order to maintain expenses, it has to pawn its belongings."
Xue Linglong opened her mouth in surprise.
She knew that the Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion was not as good as before, but she didn't know it had fallen to this state.
In the main room of the Crown Prince's wife, there wasn't even a single presentable decoration.
Not to mention compared with other dukes' and marquises' mansions, even compared with her mother's family, the Xue family, it was even more shabby.
"But it doesn't matter. Madam has always been smart and I think she has no shortage of ideas for making money."
Hearing Chen Feng's words, Xue Linglong's suppressed anger finally couldn't be suppressed anymore.
"What do you mean I have an idea to make money?"
"Does it mean that since the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion is in decline, I have to come up with some ideas to make money to support your whole family?"
“Why?”
"Just because you are the wife of the prince of Jinyang Marquis's Mansion, and the wife I, Chen Feng, married into the family with formal matchmaking." Chen Feng said.
Xue Linglong was distracted for a moment.
A trace of bitterness welled up in my heart.
However, before she could let this emotion ferment further, she heard Chen Feng continue, "By the way, I heard that the child is now being raised in your brother's home. Since you have already left the palace, why not wait for a better day? Let's take her back to the mansion. After all, it is our child, so it is better for us to raise her ourselves."
After a pause, Shen Feng raised his eyebrows, "What do you think, Madam?"
"Ah?" Xue Linglong's heart suddenly rose.
She hadn't told Chen Feng and the Jinyang Marquis' Mansion that the child was missing!
At present, I have not found any other way to gain a foothold, and I still need the protection of Jinyang Marquis Mansion for the time being.
Taking a deep breath, Xue Linglong declined politely, "I haven't been back for quite some time. This courtyard is a mess and needs to be cleaned up."
"Wait a few days and bring the child back."
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