In the end, Pei Lingzhi did not have the courage to resist the two most powerful women in the mansion, and could only watch Chunmei and her family being sold out of the mansion. However, when Zhenyuan learned about this after returning, he did not say anything, not even a word of reprimand. He just sent all the concubines of the third house to the manor in the suburbs, and prepared a very exquisite set of headgear and sent it to the third wife.

The next day, the third wife came to visit Xiao Yunrou. Looking at the rosy-faced Xiao Yunrou and the two children playing beside her, and comparing her own situation, the third wife couldn't stop crying.

Xiao Yunrou frowned, she knew that she was wronged because of Chunmei's matter. She asked the nanny to take the two children away and left Hongzhuang in the room to serve them.

"I know you feel wronged. If you feel bad, you can cry as much as you want, but you still have to live your life."

There was some movement in Room 3 last night, but everyone just turned a blind eye to it. After all, it's not good to interfere in what goes on in their room.

The third lady wiped her tears and choked up:

"Sister-in-law, I just feel bad. It's not like I can't have children. Where does Third Master put me? Although my family isn't as high-ranking as the Marquis's, we know that a concubine's eldest son is the root of chaos in a family. Does Third Master bully me because he thinks my family is so far away?"

Xiao Yunrou sighed. It was really difficult for her to intervene in this matter. In these years, except for important days, she had hardly seen Pei Lingzhi, so she naturally didn't know that he was a person who didn't know the importance of things.

"Sister-in-law, sometimes I really envy you..."

Xiao Yunrou was slightly stunned. "Envy... me?"

The third lady nodded, looking somewhat resentful.

"I've been married for more than a year, and I've seen clearly how my elder brother treats you, even though he has concubines. If it were me, with a husband who puts me first, even if he wants me to die now, I'd think my life is worth it."

The Third Madam felt that Xiao Yunrou was the happiest woman in the world. Just think about it, how many powerful men in the capital are surrounded by concubines? Even her husband, who had no official title and only got a leisurely job because of his family background, slapped himself in the face because of a pregnant concubine, didn't he?

Xiao Yunrou was slightly startled, her expression a little dazed. Since her rebirth, Pei Lingfeng seemed to have never set foot in the aunt's yard. Now there was only the aunt Liu with her illegitimate son in the backyard. She could only be seen on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month when she came to pay respects. She was like an invisible person at other times. And Pei Lingfeng was very considerate to her. Although it was very different from her previous life, she had to admit that she was very happy now.

The third wife sighed and said, "Sister-in-law, you are so lucky."

Even though Xiao Yunrou won Pei Lingfeng's love because she gave birth to two sons, there were many people who had children born of either marriage or illegitimate children, and the Third Lady was really jealous.

Xiao Yunrou looked at the Third Madam's envious eyes and said softly, "It is indeed my blessing to marry the prince. Since you are married, even if Third Brother has done something wrong now, there is still a long time to come, and you may not be without such a blessing."

The third lady smiled bitterly: "I hope so."

Even if a wound heals once, there will always be a scar, and the slap she received yesterday also broke her heart.

Xiao Yunrou and the Third Madam were both raised by reading the Women's Rules and Training. If they really couldn't live together anymore, they wouldn't have thought of divorce. Now the Third Madam just wants to give birth to a son as soon as possible. In the future, no matter how much nonsense Pei Lingzhi makes, she doesn't want to care anymore.

"No matter what, life has to go on. If you are in a bad mood, I will go to the farm to check the harvest in a few days. You can go with me to relax."

As a woman, Xiao Yunrou sympathizes with the Third Madam, but in the end, one has to figure things out on one's own, no matter how much others say, it's useless.

The Third Lady was somewhat tempted by Xiao Yunrou's suggestion, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and refused. Her family was far away, she was not very capable, and she married a concubine's son, so she had to survive in the cracks. Yesterday's commotion was not good enough, but since it happened for a reason, no one would say anything. But if she left the mansion, it would be bad.

Seeing that she refused, Xiao Yunrou did not try to persuade her anymore. Before she could say anything else, Nanny Su walked in quickly with an anxious look on her face. Seeing this, the Third Madam tactfully left.

When Nanny Su saw the Third Lady leave the courtyard, she hurriedly said, "Madam, I'm afraid the Second Miss's arranged marriage is going to fall through."

Xiao Yunrou originally thought that it was a matter within the Marquis's Mansion, but when she heard that it involved Xiao Yunya, she was greatly shocked and hurriedly asked about it.

"Hongzhuang, go get the carriage ready. Qingci, help me change my clothes. Nanny, tell me what's going on. Why is such a good marriage going to fail?"

This didn't happen in her previous life. In her previous life, Xiao Yunya married Zheng Yiyang, the eldest son of the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, and gave birth to two sons and a daughter, and they lived in harmony. Why did she have to break off the engagement in this life?

Xiao Yunrou hurried out of the house, and soon after, Shen also got the news that Xiao Yunrou had returned to her parents' home.

"Do you know what happened?" Although Shen was confused, she asked Nanny Zhu without even raising her eyelids.

"The one who brought the news was the maid from the Su residence, so we can't find out anything. But it must be a big deal to make the Crown Prince's wife return in a hurry. We will definitely know the answer tonight."

Shen nodded and said no more. If something big happened, she would definitely know about it, so there was no need to rush.

On the way back to the Su Mansion, Xiao Yunrou got a general understanding of what happened. A pregnant woman was kneeling in front of the Xiao Mansion, begging for Xiao Yunya's forgiveness and asking to marry Zheng Yiyang.

When Xiao Yunrou heard this, she was so angry that she slammed the small table in the carriage with her right hand. The bracelet on her wrist hit the table with a crisp ding-dong sound.

"This matter should be brought to the attention of the Zheng family. How dare she come to our house and cause trouble? Yun Ya didn't want to embarrass her in public, so she had to marry into the family and become their mother? This is too much!"

The relationship between the Xiao family's children was very good. When Xiao Yunrou thought about how her beloved sister had suffered such a great humiliation today, she wanted to run directly to the Zheng family and talk to Zheng Yiyang.

"I heard that Madam wants to cancel the engagement, and the second young lady wants to do the same. But canceling the engagement is a big deal. Although the Zheng family is at fault, if they refuse to cancel the engagement and send the woman away, Madam cannot force the engagement to be cancelled."

Nanny Su was also very angry. Although she was Xiao Yunrou's wet nurse, she also watched Xiao Yunya grow up. This incident made her have a very bad impression of Zheng Yiyang. As an old woman who came from the Su family as a dowry, she was used to seeing that there were no concubines in the Su family. The fact that the wife had a concubine before she got married was a challenge to her worldview.

"Don't cancel the engagement? How dare they say that? Although our Xiao family has lost its title, it is not a powerless family. Do they think we are soft persimmons for them to bully? How can Yun Ya live a good life after marrying him?"

Xiao Yunrou was furious, but when she thought about how she had never seen such a thing in her previous life, she regained her senses after a short temper and figured out something was wrong. However, she didn't think too much about it at this moment. She just wanted to hurry back to the Xiao Mansion to meet Su and ask her what was going on.

Arriving at the Xiao residence, the carriage stopped at the second gate. Xiao Yunrou hurried to the main courtyard as soon as she got off the carriage. At the gate of the courtyard, she saw Madam Zheng and Zheng Yiyang standing outside the gate, with the ground in a mess. Perhaps because of guilt, Zheng Yiyang avoided her gaze. Although Madam Zheng greeted her, the embarrassment on her face was clearly visible.

Xiao Yunrou snorted coldly and walked in quickly. Her father was a second-rank minister of the Ministry of Rites, her elder brother was a third-rank vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zheng Yiyang now only had the title of a judge waiting for the next spring imperial examination, and her father was the only one in the Zheng family who was a relatively successful Dali Temple junior official. The Xiao family did not need to bow down in front of the Zheng family, especially when Zheng Yiyang did such a thing to humiliate the Xiao family.

When I entered the room, I saw Su, who was in a very angry mood and staring at the strange woman in the room with a bad look. He felt better when he saw Xiao Yunrou coming over.

Seeing someone coming, the girl's tears fell down, and she looked so aggrieved. Xiao Yunrou was a little puzzled, how come girls nowadays can shed tears easily? For example, the three daughters of their Xiao family have never had this problem since they were young.

"You're already throwing around money before you even meet the real boss. Don't worry, Madam Zheng and Master Zheng are already at the door and won't let you suffer any injustice."

Xiao Yunrou sat down below Su with a sneer, and reached out to hold the hand of Xiao Yunya, who seemed calm but was actually angry.

"Mother, it's not a good idea for you to keep her out. You have to make it clear whether you want to cancel the engagement or not. You can't let Yun Ya cancel the engagement in such an unclear way. In the future, her reputation will be ruined by those shameless people."

Xiao Yunrou's words were very impolite. The woman next to her couldn't help but shudder and quietly looked up at the eldest daughter who was already married.

It is said that the eldest daughter of the Xiao family is good-looking, has a calm temperament, and is a good housekeeper. But when she saw her today, she trampled her into the mud. How can she be a good person? It is also said that the second daughter of the Xiao family has a temperament and behavior that is 50% similar to that of the eldest daughter, and the woman is even more worried.

"Rou'er is right. Wanniang, go and invite Madam Zheng in."

Su took a sip of tea, suppressed the anger in her heart, turned around and started talking to Xiao Yunrou.

"This girl is the concubine of Minister Ruan. The Ruan family and our family are quite friendly. Your father has taken good care of her. I didn't expect that he would take care of such an ungrateful person."

Madam Zheng heard Su's words before she even entered the house, and her face became uglier. She was still instructing the servants to renovate her son's wedding room today, and was suddenly told about this, which caught her completely off guard. She hurriedly brought Zheng Yiyang to Xiao's house, but was beaten out before she even saw him. She was also very aggrieved and angry. As soon as she entered the house, she glared at the woman fiercely, wishing to eat her alive.

"Mrs. Xiao..."

Madam Zheng smiled along, and Zheng Yiyang also apologized to Su and Xiao Yunya, looking as if he was determined to mend his ways.

Mrs. Zheng knew she was in the wrong, and had already asked Zheng Yiyang on the way here. She almost fainted when she knew the truth of the matter. She was even more panicked when she heard that Su wanted to break off the engagement.

The author has something to say: One day, Xiao Yunrou and Pei Lingfeng were drinking. When they were almost done drinking, Xiao Yunrou thought of a new way to play.

Xiao: Garbage sorting, garbage sorting, what kind of garbage is shells?

Pei: Fuck garbage.

Pei: Garbage sorting, garbage sorting, what kind of garbage is beer bottles?

Xiao: Damn garbage.

Pei: Wrong, drink!

￣へ￣ I'm afraid!

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