When Xiao Yunrou learned that Shen had fainted, she had to admire Aunt Shen's fierce fighting ability. She asked someone to pass the news to Pei Lingfeng as soon as possible, and took people to Zhining Garden in a hurry.

The court doctor arrived before Xiao Yunrou, pinched her Ren philtrum and gave her two injections. When Xiao Yunrou arrived, Shen had already woken up. Shen watched her daughter-in-law, whom she had never liked before, carefully asking the court doctor about her health. Thinking of her former biased niece who was suspicious and distrustful of her, she was moved by Xiao Yunrou.

"Mother, Aunt Shen has always been very careless with her words. Please don't get angry and make yourself sick. It's Qingqing who has suffered such a great injustice for no reason."

Although Shen Qingqing had tidied herself up, the marks on her face from being beaten by Aunt Shen could not be covered up even with all the powder she put on. Xiao Yunrou wondered in her heart, how much hatred must there be to be so cruel? If she treated her blood-related sisters like this, it was no wonder that she was so cruel to herself in her previous life.

However, Xiao Yunrou was a little more wary of Shen Qingqing. The fact that Aunt Shen could rush out like this without considering the consequences showed that Shen Qingqing was not a good person when the Changning Marquis' Mansion was not divided. Moreover, there was what happened at the Xiao Mansion yesterday.

"I'm fine, cousin. As long as my aunt is fine, this injury will heal in a few days."

Shen Qingqing touched her cheek, her expression changed instantly, she frowned and bit her lips, looking as if she was enduring the pain.

"Nonsense, which girl wouldn't care about her appearance? If she doesn't get better, her life will be ruined. How can she still be a good family?"

When Shen thought about the fact that Shen Qingqing's face was damaged and she could not contribute to the Changning Marquis' Mansion because of Aunt Shen, all her love for Aunt Shen disappeared a lot and she even felt a little resentful.

"Yun Rou, I know you are a good person. Remember you got a bottle of Hundred Flowers Jade Dew before, which is a beauty product. Qing Qing calls you cousin, so you must help her."

Shen was so focused on using Shen Qingqing to gain wealth and status that she did not notice the slight change in Xiao Yunrou's expression when she heard these words.

Shen Qingqing also perked up when she heard about Baihua Yulu. A bottle of Baihua Yulu is worth a fortune. It can make the skin smooth and tender, and it is also effective in removing scars. However, there are only five bottles of Baihua Yulu a year, and they are all brought into the palace. It is not available anywhere else except as a gift from the royal family. Xiao Yunrou got this bottle when she played a guqin piece during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year and was praised by the Queen Mother.

"Mother, this may be difficult to handle." Xiao Yunrou said with some embarrassment.

"At the beginning of the year, Princess Yunlan was injured. My daughter-in-law has a good personal relationship with the princess, so she sent the Hundred Flowers Jade Dew to her."

As soon as Xiao Yunrou finished speaking, Shen's expression instantly turned extremely ugly, and she looked at her with a look of disappointment.

"How can you give away such a valuable item so easily? Princess Yunlan is just the daughter of the unloved eldest princess. Does she need you to curry favor with her like this? If you keep this with you and give it to Qingqing, you will get a lot of benefits in return."

Xiao Yunrou lowered her eyes, seemingly listening to Shen's scolding obediently, but a hint of sarcasm flashed across her eyes. Yun Lan was her best friend, and even if she was not a princess and could not help her, she did not want to affect their relationship. How could Shen Qingqing compare to Yun Lan? Not to mention that they were targeting Xiao Yunyan. Even if the thing was no longer with her, she did not want to give it to the Shen family.

"My daughter-in-law has already given this thing away, so I'm afraid Qingqing can't use it. But the fragrance dew from Tianxiangzhai is not bad either. My daughter-in-law will have someone buy it and send it to Qingqing in a while."

Ningxiang Lu is not bad either, a box costs one hundred taels. Although Shen Qingqing regrets not being able to get Baihua Yulu, it is also good to get Ningxiang Lu which she can't use.

"Well, go ahead and do it."

Shen's expression eased when she heard Xiao Yunrou's words, but she was still upset about the Baihua Yulu being sent away like this, so she waved her hand impatiently and asked Xiao Yunrou to leave.

Xiao Yunrou didn't care. She left after Shen Qingqing whispered her thanks. After instructing Hongzhuang to go to the cashier to withdraw money to buy two boxes of Ningxianglu, she returned to the yard.

Not long after, Pei Lingfeng came back and ordered people to demote Aunt Shen to a concubine, that is, a maid, and moved her to the most remote and deserted yard in the backyard to continue her confinement.

The grounding did not deduct her expenses before, and with Shen's help, she could not go out but still lived happily. After moving to the courtyard, Pei Lingfeng directly ordered that no maids or women were allowed to serve him, and all the treatment was the same as if he had a common roommate.

Aunt Shen, no, she should be called Shen, but because the marquis's wife also has the surname Shen, the maids and old women call her Miss Shen. Xiao Yunrou and others would naturally not call her Miss, but directly call her Shen Tang.

After Shen learned about Shen Tang's current situation, she remained silent for a moment and did not say a single good word to Pei Lingfeng. Perhaps it was because those words really hurt her.

Xiao Yunrou had never thought that after her rebirth, she was going to beat Shen Tang to death, but she killed herself less than a year later. She knew Pei Lingfeng's temper. Since Shen Tang was exiled to the wasteland, she would never have a chance in this life.

Xiao Yunrou was a little depressed. She had thought of many ideas, but in the end, the enemy was gone before she took any action. She was upset for several days because of this.

After dealing with Shen Tang, Pei Lingfeng went to Zhining Garden to visit Shen, and then left again. Xiao Yunrou was used to Pei Lingfeng going out early and coming back late every day, and she couldn't help but wonder if he was also so busy in his previous life?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yunrou was stunned. She found that she always thought of Pei Lingfeng intentionally or unintentionally recently, which was quite different from the past when he was the only one in her mind.

Xiao Yunrou thought, maybe she cared a little about Pei Lingfeng? After all, she had only one man in her two lives, and now he treated her not as respectfully as before, but with a bit of affection between husband and wife. However, Xiao Yunrou didn't know what Pei Lingfeng was thinking, and she didn't want to guess, so she put these thoughts aside and picked up the visiting card that the doorman had just handed in and started thinking.

After Pei Lingfeng left the house, he went to the observatory where he had agreed to meet Xiao Yunyan. Prince An was also with them.

The Observatory is Prince An’s property. What Pei Lingfeng wants to do now is to bring down the Zhong family and ensure that the future he knows will not happen.

Pei Lingfeng and Xiao Yunyan were not very close in the past. They just admired each other's talents. They had some contact after Xiao Yunrou got married. When Xiao Yunyan came back this time, Pei Lingfeng deliberately approached him and found that they had the same views on political affairs. After getting to know each other, Xiao Yunyan wanted to help his brother-in-law, so he recommended Pei Lingfeng to Prince An.

Pei Lingfeng knew that the current emperor was still young and was even more wary of forming cliques. However, Pei Lingfeng had to take sides early on. Prince An was not an emperor in his previous life, and he had no interest in that. However, he valued the emperor's will the most. It was he who led the troops to Beijing to quell the rebellion and successfully allowed the emperor's preferred heir to ascend the throne. As Prince An, who supported two generations of emperors to ascend the throne, his ending was not bad.

Pei Lingfeng knew that his power was too weak at this moment, and he could only get what he wanted with the help of the east wind. And now, Prince An was his biggest barrier.

Prince An was the master of the Observatory, and what the three discussed was related to the court, so they went to the private room on the fourth floor, which was accessible only to Prince An and his cronies.

"Your Highness, we have found out the details of the people that the Zhong family has brought into the military camp. This Zhong Shijie is quite capable. In addition to the three assassins they sent in, there are also many children of the capital's noble families. Just based on this relationship, who in the court would not sell him out?"

Xiao Yunyan raised his lips slightly, and sneered at the intelligence in his hand. When he was still in the frontier, Zhong Shijie had secretly made some moves. If he and Prince An were not both cautious people, he would have been killed. Now he is often in the capital, and there are plenty of opportunities to settle the old grudges with the Zhong family over the years.

"Oh, sold well?" Prince An raised his eyebrows and sneered.

"The Zhong family has long been dissatisfied with their status as civil officials. They want military power, otherwise Zhong Shijie would not have chosen the path of a military commander. The imperial guards have 50,000 soldiers. If he had any evil intentions, the emperor would be in danger..."

Pei Lingfeng told the truth, but Prince An's expression changed and he stared at Pei Lingfeng with sharp eyes.

Pei Lingfeng was not afraid, and he welcomed Prince An's inspection with openness. In his previous life, the Third Prince's abdication was helped by the Zhong family, and he was not making up stories. The Zhong family wanted to produce an emperor with blood ties, so military power was necessary.

Prince An stared at Pei Lingfeng for a long time before he smiled softly:

"Ling Feng, I will give you three months. Within three months, I want all the people that the Zhong family has put into the army to be released. Can you do it?"

Pei Lingfeng frowned and thought about it. Although the number of people found was less than ten, three months was still a bit difficult. Three death warriors would be fine. They entered as ordinary people. If they offended the higher-ups, someone would punish them. The important thing was that those children of aristocratic families were protected by their families, so it would be difficult to touch them.

However, Pei Lingfeng did not want to give up this opportunity. If he succeeded, the Zhong family would not make any significant progress for at least one or two years as they had failed in their attempt to open up the military connections with the aristocratic families. Moreover, he could borrow people from Prince An for this opportunity. Compared to fighting alone, he had some confidence that he could get those people in three months.

"Ling Feng will not let the prince down."