After Princess Ning left, Shen Xinyan still couldn't recover for a long time.

She stared blankly at the lonely gold box on the round table for a long time and sighed softly.

A few days later, Prince Ning's Mansion returned the betrothal gifts in a low-key manner, and the marriage between the two families was officially cancelled.

Because of the loss of this good marriage, the eldest princess was in a low mood for several days and was in no mood to care whether Shen Xinyan had chosen a concubine for Wei Junhang.

Shen Xinyan was naturally the same. She was speechless for a long time as she watched the betrothal gifts she had carefully prepared being returned to her intact.

Wei Chenglin's brows were furrowed. For some reason he felt strangely uncomfortable in his heart, and at the same time he had an inexplicable sense of loss.

"Why did you call off the engagement? Sister Changning is so nice." Even Wei Yingzhi looked disappointed.

She still quite likes Princess Changning to be her sister-in-law.

But after looking at her unhappy mother and her frowning and silent brother, she shut up and dared not say another word.

The eldest princess was feeling depressed because the marriage between her eldest grandson and Princess Changning was cancelled, but when Fang told her that she had already chosen a man for Wei Minzhi, her expression suddenly became complicated.

The man that Fang chose for her daughter was Zhao Yue, the eldest son of Lord Zhao, the Minister of Guanglu Temple, who is now eighteen years old.

She didn't think the marriage was bad. In fact, she thought it was great, so good that her doubts were finally answered.

The eldest daughter-in-law really spared no effort to compete with the second daughter-in-law!

In addition to being the son of Guanglu Temple Liao, Zhao Yue is also the cousin of Zhongyi Hou Zhao Yanfu, the nephew of Ruiguifei, and the cousin of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Have you confirmed everything?" She looked at Fang, who looked very happy, with complicated eyes and asked slowly.

"It's confirmed, it's confirmed. My daughter-in-law and Mrs. Zhao have already exchanged tokens. The Zhao family will send a matchmaker to the door in a few days." Fang was extremely satisfied with this marriage.

After all, my younger sister is thinking long-term. If she wants to compete with the second branch for the position of Duke in the future, she must try every means to get through the Imperial Concubine, and marriage is the best way.

The eldest princess let out a long sigh, and could no longer say what was in her mind.

"Since you have made up your mind, it's up to you!" Finally, she said this lightly and walked into the inner room with her crutches.

Fang didn't care and immediately prepared happily.

Wei Minzhi frowned somewhat unhappily after knowing this: "From the Zhao family? Isn't that from the Lingfu family? I am the legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion, do I have to become a relative of a former servant of the mansion?"

"You dead girl! What servant? I have never been a servant in our house! Besides, no matter what I was like before, I am now the Marquis of Loyalty in the imperial court, the nephew of the imperial concubine, and the cousin of the crown prince. If you were not so old as him, I would have wanted to marry you to him!" Fang was so angry that she pinched her arm and said unhappily.

Wei Minzhi cried out in pain from being pinched by her. After finally freeing her arm, she rubbed the pinched area and said sullenly, "You've already made up your mind, what else can I say?"

"It is settled now. You stay at home and prepare your wedding dowry. I will marry you in a grand ceremony and become the young lady of the Zhao family."

"Got it!" Wei Minzhi had no choice but to agree even if she was dissatisfied.

Since both parties were interested, the marriage was naturally arranged quickly and the wedding date was set for the beginning of spring next year.

Shen Xinyan was stunned for a moment when she learned about this marriage. The person Wei Minzhi married in this life was actually different from the one in the previous life.

Being the son of Lord Zhao and the nephew of Concubine Rui is indeed a very good marriage. No wonder Fang is so happy.

This marriage is different from Fang Birong's. As long as the imperial concubine and the prince are not overthrown, the Zhao family will always be rich.

On the day when the Zhao family presented the betrothal gifts, Pingfu also came to watch the excitement.

"Madam!" After paying his respects to the Grand Princess first, he went directly to Funing Courtyard to see Shen Xinyan.

"It's rare to see you these days. How are you? Are you used to studying in the Imperial College?" Shen Xinyan pulled him to sit down, looked at him lovingly, and then asked with a smile.

Lin Fu nodded obediently: "The gentlemen are all very nice. I learned a lot there."

As the Marquis of Loyalty, Lin Fu naturally no longer had to take the imperial examinations, but he did not slack off in his studies. Especially after Concubine Rui Gui learned that Wei Junhang had originally planned to send him to the Imperial College, she thought about it carefully for a moment and made the same decision.

Therefore, now that Lingfu is a student in the Imperial College, his homework is no easier than when he was in the Duke's Mansion.

"Where's Ying'er?" He looked around habitually and asked when he didn't see Wei Yingzhi.

"She went to her third sister's place. I think she will be back soon." Shen Xinyan replied. Fang Chunliu had already walked in with the snacks that Lin Fu liked to eat. She smiled and said, "The Marquis is here?"

"Sister Chunliu!" Pingfu quickly stood up, scratched his ears, and smiled at her innocently.

Chunliu burst out laughing.

This boy is already a distinguished marquis, but his temper has never changed. But it's good this way, it's worth it for Madam to take care of him for so many years.

Just as Lingfu swallowed the second piece of snack, Wei Yingzhi came back. When she saw him, she smiled and said, "Hey, the Marquis is here?"

"Ying'er..." Lin Fu called softly, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice.

"What's the matter? Others call you Marquis, but I can't?" Wei Yingzhi smiled.

Pingfu touched the tip of his nose and said, "It's not that I can't call you, it's just that I don't like you calling me like that."

"Okay, you are the weird girl. If you really respect the Marquis so much, you should show me your respect first." Shen Xinyan glared at her daughter unhappily.

Wei Yingzhi held her arm coquettishly and rubbed it against her: "I was just joking with him! Who can blame me for this? Ever since he became a marquis, there have always been some strange people around me, asking me about him openly or covertly."

"I thought I didn't know! Which of those people wasn't pissed off by you and ran away?" Shen Xinyan became even more annoyed.

The girl just came to ask a few questions out of curiosity, but this girl always has a lot of ways to make people angry and run away. With such a strange temper, she may have offended many young ladies in the capital.

Wei Yingzhi was a little proud and snorted, "If you want to take advantage of Pingfu, you have to see if I am happy or not!"

Shen Xinyan shook her head helplessly, not wanting to say anything more about her temper.

At least after all these years, this girl has become more eloquent and her temper is no longer as impulsive as when she was a child. She is quite relieved about this.

"Yes, Ying'er is right. In the future, we just need to drive those people away." Pingfu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. He was extremely satisfied with Wei Yingzhi's actions.

Shen Xinyan stroked his forehead and let out a long sigh.

Forget it, forget it. These two people are willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten. What else can she say?

"Have you given all the things to your third sister?" Wei Minzhi was engaged, and according to the custom in the mansion, the sisters would send some gifts to congratulate her, so Shen Xinyan asked this.

"I gave it to her, but I regret it so much. If I had known she would be so weird, I would rather not have given it to her!" Wei Yingzhi became furious when she mentioned her.

What does "It's great to have a mother who is in charge, she has a lot of money, and the things she gives away are also expensive" mean? It sounded as if her mother was embezzling money, which made her so angry that she quarreled with her on the spot.

When Shen Xinyan saw her angry look, she knew that the two sisters must have had another quarrel, and she shook her head helplessly.

"Oh, by the way, Lingfu, I heard that the Royal Concubine originally intended to pass the younger brother of your future third brother-in-law to your father so that he could inherit your father's title. Fortunately, you returned to your ancestral home in time, otherwise it would have been a waste of money for their family." Wei Yingzhi took a few bites of the peach blossom cake and suddenly remembered this matter.

"That's indeed the case." Lingfu nodded.

In fact, when Lord Zhao and his family came to see her at the Marquis of Loyalty's mansion that day, the expressions on their faces were extremely interesting. Especially Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Jian, they looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Zhao Jian even pointed at him and shouted his name, but was scolded by the nanny sent by Concubine Rui Gui.

Although it seemed a little unkind, he felt quite happy when he saw Zhao Jian's frustrated look.

Until now, Zhao Jian would avoid him as much as possible and would not easily appear in the same place with him. I heard that he once refused to go to the Imperial College because he was also there, but in the end he was forced to go there by Lord Zhao himself.

Shen Xinyan had naturally heard about this as well, and also felt quite fortunate.

She had met Madam Zhao in the palace of Concubine Rui Gui. At first, she was puzzled by the vague hostility she showed towards her, but later she gradually understood the meaning. Maybe she was blaming her for raising Lin Fu in the Duke's Mansion, which made their family end up with nothing.

They sat and talked for a while, and Wei Chengyue, who got the news, ran over to look for Lin Fu. Behind him, Wei Chengqi from the eldest house was actually following.

It was naturally very lively when the children met each other.

Shen Xinyan looked at Wei Chengqi calmly and saw that his eyes were bright and he mostly listened to what others said quietly, occasionally agreeing with a few words. This also made his previous cowardice less.

This child...

He just hoped that after Wei Minzhi got married, there would be one less person in the house who would restrain him all day long, which would make his temper a little tougher!

Sighing secretly, she planned to get up and go inside so as not to disturb the children. However, as soon as she stood up, her vision suddenly went dark.

"lady!"

"mother!"

"Second Auntie!"

"Second aunt!"

***

When Shen Xinyan woke up, she met several pairs of sparkling eyes. There were Wei Junhang, Wei Yingzhi, and Chunliu. The faces of these three were all filled with joy.

"What's wrong with me?" She hesitated for a moment.

"Mom, I'm going to be a sister!"

"Ma'am, you are pregnant!"

Wei Yingzhi and Wei Junhang answered at the same time. As soon as they finished speaking, the father and daughter looked at each other and laughed.