Dou Jingshu was quite obedient when she first entered the mansion. Zhuang was not in good health, and Pei Lingzhi was not a person who would put himself in a difficult position. He slept in her room for the past few nights, which made Dou Jingshu's status in the third room rise. However, Zhuang's child was not born yet. With Xiao Yunrou's secret reminders, Zhuang sent Dou Jingshu a bowl of contraceptive soup every day, and Dou Jingshu did not disobey and drank it obediently.

Zhuang was satisfied with Dou Jingshu's obedience, but Xiao Yunrou knew that Dou Jingshu's target was Pei Lingfeng and she would never get pregnant with Pei Lingzhi's child.

The New Year was just a few days away, and Pei Lingfeng had some free time, so he carved a wooden horse for each of his two sons. He also remembered what he had promised Xiao Yunrou, so he sent someone to prepare under the plum trees today, and the family of four went there together.

Pei Yuanjin was still young, and was carefully sitting on the wooden horse with the help of his nanny. Pei Yuanxuan was a little older, and sat on the wooden horse with sparkling eyes, pointing in Pei Yuanjin's direction from time to time.

The two brothers were playing together, Pei Lingfeng was making tea under a tree, and Xiao Yunrou was playing the zither beside them. The family was having a great time.

Because of the big commotion, the whole mansion soon knew about it. Although Shen was a little unhappy that Xiao Yunrou was living such a comfortable life, as Pei Lingfeng was becoming less and less close to her, she no longer had the idea of ​​finding fault.

However, the news spread to the third room, and Zhuang's face was full of sighs and envy.

"My elder brother and his wife have such a good relationship. Unlike me, I am still so lonely even though the New Year is almost here."

Madam Ying, who served Zhuang, said hurriedly, "The master is a blessed one. As long as the master gives birth to a son this time, what's the harm in letting her jump around for a few days? The aunt will see your goodness sooner or later."

Zhuang shook her head and smiled bitterly. On the other side, Dou Jingshu heard the servants' discussion and her eyes were full of evil, breaking her nails. She packed up and calculated the time before she walked out with the maid.

It was almost noon, and Xiao Yunrou and her group were preparing to go back to the courtyard for lunch. On the way back to the courtyard, they "happened" to meet Dou Jingshu who was walking towards them.

The midday sun was a little warm, shining faintly on their bodies. The two walked side by side, one was as tall as a jade tree in the wind, the other was graceful and charming, with two children on the left and right, an indescribable harmony and warmth.

The two of them walked and talked at the same time. Pei Lingfeng lowered his head slightly, which caused Xiao Yunrou to laugh softly. The tenderness and doting on Pei Lingfeng's face were clearly visible.

Dou Jingshu could not help but clench her fists, with resentment and resentment flashing in her eyes. When Pei Lingfeng and Xiao Yunrou approached, she smiled brightly and called out in a sweet voice: "Prince, sister-in-law."

Pei Lingfeng and Xiao Yunrou were walking and laughing. They wanted to pretend that they didn't see Dou Jingshu, but Keren came right up to them. Her words made Xiao Yunrou frown slightly.

Dou Jingshu's voice came again, more coquettish than before. "Prince, sister-in-law."

Pei Lingfeng's brows also wrinkled, and his eyes, which had just been gentle, immediately turned cold.

"Aunt Dou." Xiao Yunrou said coldly with no expression on her face.

"You come from a family of officials, so you should be well-educated and well-mannered. You are just a concubine, so when you see me, you should address me as the Crown Prince's wife. I don't know how you are at home, but now that you have entered the Marquis's mansion, you should be more careful in what you say and do, and not bring shame to the Marquis's family."

Xiao Yunrou's words made Dou Jingshu's face stiffen, and then she smiled and said, "I was wrong."

Xiao Yunrou curled her lips. This Dou Jingshu isn't that smart.

"Madame Xu, please ask Madame Zhu to teach Aunt Dou the rules of being a concubine."

Although Nanny Xu had never met Dou Jingshu before, she was very smart and had seen that she was vicious and her target was Xiao Yunrou. Although Xiao Yunrou's relationship with Shen was not as harmonious as it seemed, she was sure that Shen would agree to make trouble for the Dou family.

"Mrs. Zhu, who is beside my mother, is an old lady in the Marquis' Mansion. She came from the Marquis' Mansion of Changning. Having lived in two Marquis' Mansions, she is very familiar with the rules. Although you are just a little concubine, if you bump into someone one day, don't say that our Marquis' Mansion can't even discipline a concubine."

Dou Jingshu's face turned pale and blue. Pei Lingfeng couldn't bear to see her wasting time here, so he said coldly, "Rou'er, it's time to go back and eat."

Xiao Yunrou nodded, and Pei Lingfeng took Qingning's hand and continued walking forward. After a while, the two disappeared on the gravel road at the corner.

Dou Jingshu bit her lower lip and looked at the corner for a long time before she went back to the room. However, she hadn't sat there for a while when Nanny Zhu came. Dou Jingshu's already bad face became even uglier. She hated Xiao Yunrou in her heart but she had to greet Nanny Zhu with a smile.

This time Xiao Yunrou returned to the room and looked Pei Lingfeng up and down without hesitation. Pei Lingfeng looked at his clothes with some surprise, but there was nothing wrong with them.

"Why is Rou'er looking at me like that?" Pei Lingfeng held Xiao Yunrou's hand, a little curious.

"I think the prince has a very good appearance. He comes from a noble family and is favored by the emperor at such a young age."

Pei Lingfeng didn't understand what Xiao Yunrou meant by saying this and looked at her in confusion.

"As long as I marry you, I will be the Marquis's wife in the future. No wonder the girl insisted on entering this mansion."

Pei Lingfeng was stunned, then thought about what Xiao Yunrou said, and said helplessly: "Rou'er..."

Pei Lingfeng usually doesn't smile, and gives off an aura of "keep away from strangers", but he suddenly used such a tender and gentle tone, even Xiao Yunrou couldn't help but feel a little frightened after hearing it so many times.

"Don't say you didn't see what Dou Jingshu was thinking."

Xiao Yunrou calmed down and glared at Pei Lingfeng. Pei Lingfeng approached carefully and gently hugged Xiao Yunrou.

"She's just a little clown. She's already my third brother's woman. If you don't want to see her, I'll deal with her. Besides, who is the person I'm obsessed with? Doesn't Rou'er know? Are you jealous?"

Xiao Yunrou was not angry with Pei Lingfeng at first, but Dou Jingshu was really annoying, so Pei Lingfeng would not take action just because of her dislike.

"I just don't understand what she was thinking. If she had her heart set on you, why did she plan to become Third Brother's woman? Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore. The New Year is coming soon. I just made you a set of clothes. Try it on."

"Okay." Pei Lingfeng responded gently.

Dou Jingshu was strictly instructed by Nanny Zhu until the 29th day of the lunar year. Occasionally, Zhuang came to visit and told these things to Xiao Yunrou as a joke. Although Xiao Yunrou just smiled and said nothing, Zhuang felt that she had a really comfortable life during those days.

On New Year's Eve, Zhenyuan Marquis, Shen, Pei Lingfeng and Xiao Yunrou went to the palace for a banquet. At this year's palace banquet, Xiao Yunrou saw the crown prince and the third prince, and immediately lowered her eyes to hide the hatred inside. Pei Lingfeng saw Xiao Yunrou's body trembling slightly. Although she restrained herself very well, he still discovered it now that he knew all of Xiao Yunrou's habits.

He glanced at the people in the room and felt more and more that his idea was correct. However, he was a little worried. If it was really as he guessed, how would Xiao Yunrou treat him?

The two of them sat down with different thoughts. The emperor and the queen mother came, and everyone was in groups of three or four to communicate. Xue Lin also came to Xiao Yunrou's side.

"Madam, why don't you see Master Xiao and Yun Ya?"

Xue Lin looked towards the door, Xiao Yun smiled gently. Everyone knew what Xue Lin was thinking. She was already eighteen and still unmarried, and she was completely focused on her eldest brother. She remembered that in her previous life, her eldest brother married a daughter of a minor official from a scholarly family. Xue Lin made a big scene in the Prime Minister's Mansion because of this, and Madam Xue had no choice but to marry her away from the capital.

Xiao Yunrou thought that since her eldest brother did not marry her in his previous life, he would not marry her in this life either. However, Xue Lin loved him passionately. Although most people laughed at her for being ignorant of etiquette and having no regard for shame, it was rare to find a woman who devotedly devoted to her eldest brother. It was a pity for such a passionate woman.

"I'm afraid he was delayed by something. He should be here soon."

Xue Lin nodded, her eyes still lingering on the door. Xiao Yunrou sighed softly and lowered her voice.

"Ms. Xue is straightforward, dares to love and hate, and is also a person who can let go. I really hope that Miss Xue can have a good home and be happy. Big brother has a cold personality, Miss Xue, why don't you look for other places, maybe there is someone who really wants to protect you?"

Xue Lin turned around and stared at Xiao Yunrou blankly. After a while, she spoke: "I know what those people say about me behind my back, but I don't care. As long as Xiao Yunyan doesn't get married, I won't give up. I know you mean well, unlike those who laugh at me, but I won't give up like this. That's the person I've been thinking about for ten years!"

Xue Lin said this seriously, Xiao Yunrou secretly sighed, she really didn't want Xue Lin to set her sights on her elder brother again and waste her best years. But she was an outsider, persuading him once was the limit, she was afraid that things would remain the same as in the previous life and would not change.

After a while, the Xiao family entered the hall. Xue Lin's eyes lit up, and she walked straight towards Xiao Yunya. While talking to her, she glanced at Xiao Yunyan from time to time, her eyes full of admiration that could not be concealed.

But soon the palace banquet started, and Xue Lin could only reluctantly return to her seat. The palace banquet was almost the same every year, but this year Concubine Wan was very low-key, while Concubine Du was dressed up in fancy clothes, and she didn't look like she was crying and wailing for her brother's tragic death a few days ago.

Xiao Yunrou looked at Concubine Wan calmly, then turned her gaze to the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, staying on the Crown Prince for a while before retracting her gaze.

Although it was the third prince who initiated the coup in the previous life, the crown prince was deposed at that time, and the court officials who originally supported him all looked for new partners. However, no one knew where the crown prince got his power from. Could it be the Duke of Yue, the queen's maiden family?

The Queen has passed away, but the Emperor cannot be false in his love for the Prince. She has to recall how the Prince was deposed, which seems to be related to collusion with foreign tribes. However, the Third Prince fought fiercely with him, so the evidence is inevitably not true. The Zhong family left Beijing early in this life, and perhaps the Prince will sit firmly in this position...