Half a month later, the third son Pei Lingzhi returned from Anzhou with his wife Zhuang Yuewan.

At dawn, Xiao Yunrou woke up in a daze. The aqua-blue silk tent with gold flowers blocked the invasion of sunlight, and the dark space was quiet and silent. Xiao Yunrou wanted to turn over and sit up, but she didn't expect an arm around her waist to block her from moving.

Xiao Yunrou sighed helplessly. She found that since his rebirth, Pei Lingfeng had been staying at her place every night. Although he did not often go to her aunt's courtyard before, he would always stay in the outer courtyard for ten days or even more in a month.

Moreover, she also found that Pei Lingfeng seemed to be more energetic now. These days, he would want her twice or more every night. Why didn't she realize before that Pei Lingfeng was such a lustful person?

"My Lord, it's time to get up..."

Xiao Yunrou was thinking about what happened last night during dinner when Pei Lingfeng mentioned that Mu Xiu had agreed to have breakfast with Shen today, and that the people from the third room had also returned, so it was a good opportunity for them to meet today.

Pei Lingfeng stretched out his hands and held Xiao Yunrou in his arms. He rubbed her head with his chin and spoke in a low voice:

"It's still early, let's sleep a little longer..."

It was still the morning hour. Normally, one would pay respects to Mrs. Shen at the morning hour. Xiao Yunrou thought that there was still an hour left, so she did not refuse Pei Lingfeng. She could only lean into his arms helplessly, closed her eyes and fell asleep again.

Before noon, Hongzhuang's voice was heard from the door. Xiao Yunrou slowly opened her eyes, secretly poked Pei Lingfeng a few times, and then got out of bed smoothly.

"Come in."

Seeing that Pei Lingfeng had also gotten up, Xiao Yunrou called him in. Hongzhuang took Xiao Yunrou's clothes and helped her go behind the screen to change. Pei Lingfeng never let maids get close to him, so Lvyi just put the clothes beside the bed and let Pei Lingfeng do it himself.

After the two of them changed their clothes and washed up, Pei Lingfeng became interested and personally took out a mutton-fat jade hairpin from the makeup box and put it on Xiao Yunrou. Then the two of them went to Zhining Garden together.

In Zhining Garden, the third lady Zhuang arrived early. Just after she helped Shen wash up, Pei Lingfeng and Xiao Yunrou came in.

Pei Lingzhi was a concubine's son in the marquis's mansion. Zhuang married into the family a month after Xiao Yunrou gave birth. The two met only a few times, and Pei Lingzhi then accompanied Zhuang back to Anzhou to worship their ancestors.

"Sister-in-law."

The Third Lady greeted with a smile, and looked at Xiao Yunrou secretly. She was a little nervous when she first came in, but now that she had returned from her parents' home, she looked at Xiao Yunrou seriously.

Xiao Yunrou, who was born into a rich family, had a different demeanor. In addition to the white jade hairpin that Pei Lingfeng put on her head, she also had two matching jade hairpins. She had a pair of white jade bracelets on her wrists, and her clothes were also made of Shu brocade. Her outfit did not show her wealth, but it was full of generosity and nobility.

The Third Madam gritted her teeth. Her family background was not bad, otherwise she would not have been chosen by the Marquis. But after all, she was marrying a bastard. For a prefect's legitimate daughter to marry into a family like the Marquis's Mansion was considered high-class in the eyes of the world, not to mention the Marquis' Mansion of Zhenyuan, which had been inherited for generations.

Compared to Xiao Yunrou, the legitimate daughter-in-law, she, as the legitimate wife of a concubine's son, could only be cautious in her words and deeds in the Marquis's mansion. Although she had imagined what kind of life Xiao Yunrou led in the past, now that she saw her dress, she felt that her head full of pearls and jade, either gold or silver, and her forced wealth were really vulgar. To put it bluntly, she looked like a nouveau riche.

The third lady felt that she had lost face in front of Xiao Yunrou, and she felt as uncomfortable as if she had been scratched by a cat.

"Third sister-in-law."

Xiao Yunrou didn't know that the Third Madam had thought so much after just two glances. She just smiled faintly as a greeting.

When Shen came out, she looked at Xiao Yunrou with a cold gaze, but when she saw Pei Lingfeng, her expression brightened instantly.

"How come you came so early? Have you had breakfast?"

Shen sat down, and Xiao Yunrou took the teacup from Nanny Zhu and handed it to Shen with interest.

"Not yet. The prince said that it was a rare day off, and he wanted to accompany mother for dinner to show his filial piety."

Pei Lingfeng naturally would not say such a thing, and Xiao Yunrou felt unhappy after saying it, but who could say that this was her real mother-in-law?

Shen was delighted when she heard this. She was most proud of having given birth to such an outstanding son, and now he was so filial. She felt even more satisfied.

"It's hard work on the job. Take more rest on your days off. There's no need to come here so early."

Shen smiled and hurriedly asked someone to serve the meal. The third wife looked unhappy. Her husband came home yesterday to pay his respects to Shen, and today he was only going to the government office to report for leave. He had not officially reported for duty yet, but he left early in the morning. Why did she say that paying respects early in the morning was a woman's job? Now, wasn't the first wife taking the lead? They were already struggling to survive, and now it was even more difficult.

The third wife was upset and complained that her husband had not made any progress, but she dared not say anything. She could only watch Xiao Yunrou help Shen sit down, and then she stood behind Shen with a pair of chopsticks, ready to serve her food. Now, even her own initiative was taken away.

Shen also noticed the embarrassment of the Third Madam. She originally wanted to use Qiao to ask Xiao Yunrou to serve her, but with the Third Madam here, she couldn't let her son's family down.

"Please sit down and eat. It's not appropriate for a family to follow such rules."

Xiao Yunrou and the Third Lady then sat down. For breakfast, Xiao Yunrou had a bowl of bird's nest porridge and half a peach cake, and the other side was untouched. The Third Lady looked at them in amazement, and then looked at Shen, who ate about the same amount as Xiao Yunrou, and thought to herself, could it be that the girls from the noble families in the capital all eat so little?

As the Third Lady thought about this, she ate more slowly, and in the end she ate at least half as much as usual. Looking at the food that had been taken away, the Third Lady felt sorry for a moment, and thought to herself, how much money this would cost, and she was not full yet, so she would have to ask someone to get another portion when she got back to the house...

The Third Lady thought about it again and became uneasy. It was not appropriate to ask the main kitchen to deliver breakfast after breakfast time. Moreover, if she asked the main kitchen to deliver it, it would be obvious that she had been wronged by her mother-in-law, and wouldn't the whole mansion know about it? There was no small kitchen in her own courtyard. The Third Lady was anxious. If she had to accompany the mother-in-law to eat breakfast every morning when she came to pay her respects, wouldn't she be hungry every day?

The third lady felt more and more uncomfortable. After leaving Zhining Garden, she quickly grabbed Xiao Yunrou and talked to her.

"Sister-in-law, I just got married and I don't know many people in Beijing. I am very bored on weekdays. I don't know if it is inconvenient for me to bother you."

Xiao Yunrou did not dislike the Third Madam. In her impression, although this woman had her own selfish desires, she was not a bad person by nature. Moreover, she was the third wife and would be separated sooner or later, so there was no need for her to show any disrespect.

"I have to take care of the chores in the mansion early in the morning. If you are free, please come and see me in the afternoon."

After getting Xiao Yunrou's consent, the Third Madam left with a smile. She had a simple idea. Xiao Yunrou was now in charge of the general affairs of the Marquis' Mansion. If she could please her, maybe she could get some benefits from it.

Xiao Yunrou had no idea what the Third Madam was planning. Even if she knew, she would just laugh it off and didn't take the Third Madam seriously.

"You still eat too little."

After the third lady left, Xiao Yunrou and Pei Lingfeng walked side by side. Pei Lingfeng held Xiao Yunrou's soft and boneless hand and frowned gently.

“I don’t use it much.”

Pei Lingfeng frowned even more tightly after hearing this. He still remembered how Xiao Yunrou had lost her appetite and was in a very weak condition, and he felt a little scared.

"Don't do this in the future. You should always take care of your body. I will try my best to come back and have meals with you every day."

Pei Lingfeng thought about sending someone to Derouyuan to watch Xiao Yunrou eat every day when he was away.

Xiao Yunrou was slightly stunned. What was going on?

"Your Highness, there is no need..."

"I won't take back what I said. You are too weak."

Pei Lingfeng lowered his head and whispered in Xiao Yunrou's ear:

"Madam, you have to take good care of yourself so that you can give Xuan'er some brothers and sisters as soon as possible, right?"

There was a strong smile in her words, but when Xiao Yunrou heard these words, she glared at Pei Lingfeng and walked back to the yard with forced composure. If her face hadn't been so red,

Pei Lingfeng did what he said, and he did it very quickly. The next morning, a recipe for medicinal food was placed in front of Xiao Yunrou, saying that it would whet her appetite.

Xiao Yunrou rubbed her forehead helplessly. She didn't know whether to use this prescription or not. In the end, she could only sigh and hand it to Nanny Su.

"Mammy, let me handle it."

Xiao Yunrou couldn't bear to eat these bitter things, but Nanny Su didn't care. She only knew that this recipe was a treasure and it would be good for Xiao Yunrou's health.

Nanny Su carefully put away the prescription and consulted a trusted doctor in detail. She told Xiao Yunrou everything that should be avoided and only then did she start the treatment herself with great interest.

Since then, the aroma of medicinal food could be smelled from Derou Garden every day. Xiao Yunrou also ate a bowl of it every day under the close watch of Su Ma and the people sent by Pei Lingfeng.

A few days later, Xiao Yunrou was unhappy. Why should she eat these things alone? If she eats, then Pei Lingfeng should eat with her, which is fair.

Therefore, Xiao Yunrou asked someone to find a set of medicinal food that could strengthen the body and regulate the spleen and stomach. If Pei Lingfeng was at home, it would be fine. But if he was at the yamen and did not come back to eat, Xiao Yunrou would "kindly" send it to the yamen, which aroused the envy of many of Pei Lingfeng's colleagues, and Pei Lingfeng also felt warm in his heart.

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