In March, the flowers are in full bloom, so beautiful.
Chen Liyue's room was like a snow cave, without any decorations. Only the faint aroma of medicine brewing on the small table by the window made people know that this room was originally occupied.
"Miss, I just heard outside that the Marquis is back." Lian Dong lifted the curtain and walked in with medicine.
"Yeah." Shen Liyue responded lightly, and then forced herself to get up.
Lian Dong quickly supported Shen Liyue from behind, and Yu Zhou took the small pillow with dark cloud pattern next to him and placed it behind Shen Liyue's waist.
"It's just that Miss..." Lian Dong stopped talking halfway through.
Chen Liyue raised her eyes slightly. After being sick for so many days, her unmade-up face looked even thinner, which made her eyes look particularly big.
"It's not like you to hesitate."
After just a few words, Shen Liyue started coughing non-stop.
Yu Zhou hurried forward and gently patted Shen Liyue's back, and Lian Dong suddenly knelt in front of Shen Liyue.
"I was afraid that the young lady would be angry, so I didn't dare to tell you directly. The Marquis has returned, but the Marquis... he returned with my cousin!"
Shen Liyue was shocked. She had been ill for a long time. Ever since she married into the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, her health had not been good. She had not been in close contact with her mother's family. The cousin that Lian Dong mentioned was probably the niece of He, the second wife of the Shen family.
Shen Liyue raised her hand and asked Lian to move first. Just as she was about to speak, the old lady sent a nanny over to call for someone.
"Grandma, our Marquis has returned and is now greeting the old lady in Shou'an Hall. The old lady has asked me to invite you over as well."
Nanny Fang was polite in her words, but she did not bow when she saw Shen Liyue.
Lian Dong had always been disgusted by the servants in the mansion fawning over the powerful and looking down on the weak. Just as he was about to make a few sarcastic remarks, he was stopped by Chen Liyue.
Chen Liyue's eyes moved, and Yuzhou beside her immediately understood what she meant. She bowed to the nanny in the old lady's room and said, "Thank you, nanny Fang. Please tell the old lady that our eldest grandmother will be here soon after she washes herself."
When Nanny Fang heard this, she snorted softly, turned around and left.
Shen Liyue sat in front of the mirror, looking at her face so carefully for what seemed like ages. She had been married to the Yong'an Marquis's mansion since she came of age, seven years earlier. But aside from a single glimpse of Fang Zhiran on their wedding day, the next day, he had gone off to the battlefield. She hadn't seen him since.
After seven years, Fang Zhiran finally came back.
After finishing her makeup, Shen Liyue looked at herself in the mirror, feeling a momentary daze. Several major events had occurred in the past seven years. First, the Shen family split up, then a new emperor ascended the throne. Shen Wangqiu had somehow offended the emperor, and the Shen family's main branch was raided. Because she was already married, she barely escaped being exiled to become a courtesan. Fearing the Shen family's involvement, her mother-in-law even forbade her to return home for the funeral.
Life is already difficult for a woman when her husband is not at home. Because of the affairs of the Shen Mansion, her mother-in-law is afraid that she will drag down the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, so she torments her openly and secretly.
"Miss, you are so beautiful." Lian Dong said with a smile behind Shen Liyue.
Even Yuzhou felt sad when he saw this scene. When the young lady was at home, she was treated like a delicate flower. But now, in just seven years, she has become so dependent on medicine that she can't stop taking it. It is really heartbreaking.
When Lian Dong helped Chen Liyue to Shou'an Hall, the hall was already full of laughter and joy, but the atmosphere was slightly chilled by Chen Liyue's arrival.
Although Shen Liyue was not in good health, she was still very polite and bowed politely to Old Lady Fang and Madam Fang who were sitting at the top.
“You are not feeling well, get up quickly.” Old Madam Fang waved her hand and exempted Shen Liyue from the ceremony, while Madam Fang seemed not to see Shen Liyue and just drank the tea in front of her.
Upon hearing this, Shen Liyue stood up and stepped aside.
After standing still, Shen Liyue secretly looked at Fang Zhiran. Fang Zhiran was dressed in military uniform. Seven years of fighting had made his skin rougher, but his eyebrows and eyes were more resolute.
The person sitting next to Fang Zhiran was actually the cousin that Lian Dong mentioned, He Yinxue.
Seeing He Yinxue, Shen Liyue couldn't help but be stunned, her eyes fell on her bulging belly.
He Yinxue's belly looks like it's about six or seven months old.
He Yinxue's eyes met Chen Liyue's, and she stood up holding her waist, saying, "I haven't seen you for a long time. I should have paid my respects to you as soon as I came back. I was so happy that I neglected it. Please don't blame me."
As he said this, he pretended to fall down.
Before Shen Liyue could move, Fang Zhiran supported He Yinxue.
"You are a dual-body person now, so you can skip all the red tape." While speaking, Fang Zhiran looked towards Chen Liyue, as if giving a warning.
"That's right, you are pregnant with our Fang family's eldest grandson, so you can't be careless at all." Mrs. Fang looked at He Yinxue's belly with a smile on her face, and glared at Chen Liyue.
"We don't have so many rules in our house. You are in a serious condition now, so your health is the most important thing. If others try to take advantage of you, just tell me and I will take care of it for you."
Chen Liyue knew Madam Fang was speaking to her. "Aren't there many rules in the Marquis' Mansion?" If there weren't many rules, she wouldn't be required by her mother-in-law to attend to her every morning and evening, to serve her at meals and tea. She wouldn't be constantly required to observe the rules, even though there were many servants in the mansion. If she weren't seriously ill and her mother-in-law didn't think she was unlucky, she wouldn't have ordered her to stay in her room. She said she was recuperating, but in reality, she was confined. But she didn't care at the moment. She asked what she cared about.
"The eldest grandson?"
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