Shen Xinyan sighed: "You are right, the children have grown up and have their own ideas."

Wei Junhang chuckled: "The children have grown up, but my wife is even more beautiful than she was back then."

Shen Xinyan's pretty face flushed at his praise, and she glared at him: "You're almost a grandfather, and you still don't speak seriously."

"How is that indecent? This is what I really think."

Shen Xin blushed and lightly patted his shoulder, causing him to laugh. She then grabbed the "murderous" hand and held it tightly in her palm.

Shen Xinyan was half-embraced by him, leaning against his chest for a moment, and suddenly asked: "If I had nothing but a face that you like, would you still insist on marrying me?"

"Don't say nice things to coax me, I want to hear the truth." Without waiting for Wei Junhang to answer, she added.

Wei Junhang really thought about it for a moment before slowly answering, "Yes."

Seeing that Shen Xinyan didn't seem to believe it, he continued, "There was an elder brother in the mansion back then, and I was just the second son. I didn't have to bear the responsibility of supporting the family, nor did I have to be very successful. I could just choose a wife I liked. My father and mother thought the same, so I just mentioned the marriage with the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion to them, and they agreed without thinking about it for too long."

"In other words, if you were already the prince back then, no matter how much you loved her, you would never marry a wife who was beautiful but capable of nothing?" Shen Xinyan continued.

"You're not the type who can't do anything..." Wei Junhang muttered. After receiving a glare from his wife, he quickly raised his hand in surrender. After thinking for a moment, he nodded: "That's true."

"The Crown Prince's wife is the head of the clan in the future. In addition to bearing the responsibility of continuing the family lineage, she also has to manage household affairs, deal with interpersonal relationships, and be considerate of everything. If she knows nothing, chaos in the inner house is only a matter of time."

"What if the man is very capable and can do both inside and outside?" Shen Xinyan asked again.

"If a man does not work in the inner chambers, no matter how capable he is, he should focus his mind and talents on building a career, so as not to let down the elders' careful teaching. Otherwise, how can he bring honor to the family if he is unworthy of being the head of the family? Moreover, husband and wife are the way of yin and yang, and only by supporting each other can they last long. If only one person supports each other, even if there is no problem for a while, it will eventually become a problem over time. By then, the separation of husband and wife is a small matter, but I am afraid that it will harm their children and grandchildren."

Seeing Shen Xinyan's eyebrows slightly frowned, he quickly added: "Of course, what I just said is for the eldest son who will take on the responsibility of the clan leader and inherit the family business in the future. As for the second son and the youngest son's daughter-in-law, as long as they like her and the other party is a decent girl with good character, then there is no need to ask for too much."

"I understand." Shen Xinyan nodded.

"So, you can't just let Lin'er choose the wife he likes. You and mother have to make a careful selection. After all, the Duke's Mansion will be handed over to them in the future." Finally, Wei Junhang gave another reminder.

"Okay, don't worry, I know everything." Shen Xinyan responded with a smile.

Wei Junhang stroked her temples gently: "And Ying'er's marriage..."

At this point, he sighed again: "It's a pity that Pingfu is such a person. If he was still Pingfu, we wouldn't have to worry about Ying'er's marriage. This child has a kind heart and can tolerate others. He and Ying'er have known each other since childhood. If they could be married... What a pity."

Shen Xinyan also felt regretful.

The couple was regretting that they had wasted such a good son-in-law, and they were unaware that Wei Yingzhi outside the room heard their words clearly. Her face turned red, and she felt a little embarrassed, but also an inexplicable joy.

"Who, who is going to marry Lingfu? I was thinking that it's because of his status!" She muttered, and walked away quickly with her face flushed red.

"Ying'er, why are you running so fast? I've called you several times." Lin Fu, who was in the garden, saw her figure and called her several times from behind, but she didn't hear him. So he quickly caught up with her, grabbed her wrist, and said with a little complaint.

Wei Yingzhi pulled her wrist back as if she had been stabbed by a needle, and stammered for a rare moment: "What are you doing, pulling and tugging?"

"What's wrong with you? Why is your face so red? Are you sick?" Lin Fu asked instead of answering, and even stretched out his hand to test the temperature of her forehead.

Before his hand touched her, he saw her taking several steps back, as if she was afraid of being touched by him.

Lin Fu's hand suddenly stopped in mid-air awkwardly. He felt very uncomfortable seeing the girl who had always been close to him suddenly avoiding him like a snake.

Wei Yingzhi also realized that she had overreacted. She cleared her throat and stammered, "You are not little kids anymore. What's the point of pulling and tugging like this? If someone saw us, it would be bad for both of us. And if your wife-to-be saw it, wouldn't you be unable to explain yourself even if you had a mouth?"

"I don't have an unmarried wife!" Lin Fu frowned unhappily.

"Although there is no such thing now, there will be one day! Didn't the Royal Concubine say that she is choosing a wife for you?" Wei Yingzhi said in a low voice.

In fact, she herself didn't know why. She always felt a little uncomfortable when she mentioned Linfu's wife-to-be. But she didn't care too much and just thought that she was not used to it for a while. After all, she and Linfu grew up together and spent the longest time with each other.

Lin Fu pursed his lips, his mind working rapidly, thinking whether he should take the opportunity to break through the window paper? Otherwise, this girl always can't see each other's feelings clearly, and always treats him as a younger brother, which is really a bit aggrieved.

However, before he could come up with a conclusion, Wei Yingzhi turned around and ran away again.

He shook his head helplessly and decided to find an opportunity to tell his aunt about his feelings. Considering how much his aunt loved him and Ying'er, she would probably be very supportive of this marriage.

At least, Ying'er must not be allowed to misunderstand that he is going to get engaged to another girl.

"Miss Yingzhi, you haven't been to the palace for a while, right? No wonder everything you eat has tasted bland lately." On this day, Wei Yingzhi received the order from Concubine Rui to enter the palace. She chatted with Concubine Rui for a while, and then Concubine Li, the biological mother of the third prince, came and joked when she saw her.

Wei Yingzhi bowed and greeted her obediently. Concubine Li held her and talked to her for a few words before letting her go.

"Sister Ying'er!" As she was following the palace maid to the side hall, she suddenly saw the prince coming towards her and calling her.

"Brother Crown Prince!" Wei Yingzhi's eyes suddenly lit up, and her voice unconsciously became a little louder.

The prince was already used to her burning gaze, and asked with a smile: "You came to the palace to talk with mother today, why didn't you come to look for me?"

"Everyone knows that the Crown Prince is now selecting a Crown Princess. If I go to look for you and the future Crown Princess misunderstands me, what will happen?" Wei Yingzhi replied with a smile.

"You poor girl, where does the Crown Princess come from?" the Crown Prince was helpless.

Suddenly, he thought about it and continued slowly, "As for Lingfu, mother has already selected several girls for him."

"How many families? Could it be that he is going to marry more than one?" Wei Yingzhi's eyes widened.

"Well, these are just candidates, and we have to choose one from them in the end." The prince cleared his throat and explained.

"Which girls are they? Tell me so I can have more details." She asked curiously, trying to ignore the discomfort in her heart.

"One is the second granddaughter of Sun Shoufu, who is the same age as Lingfu. This granddaughter is quite talented and gentle. Lingfu is so studious, I think he would like such a talented girl."

"This one is not good, no, don't choose this one. Sun Yayan is very aloof and always likes to put others down. If Lingfu marries her, he will be bullied in the future! No, no, change another one." Wei Yingzhi shook her head like a rattle.

"You have some truth in what you said, but don't worry, there is more." The prince nodded seriously, but his eyes were full of smiles, and he continued slowly, "The second one is the eldest daughter of the general's mansion. Miss Murong is dignified and generous, and her words and deeds are not bad. She will definitely be a good wife for you in the future."

"No, no, Murong Wenyan is a very smooth-talking person, but to put it bluntly, she is always pretending. Lingfu is a very honest person. If he becomes her husband, he will be deceived by her in some way!" Wei Yingzhi rejected it again.

"It doesn't matter, the third one..." The prince's smile became even brighter, and he slowly mentioned the new candidates again, but without exception, they were all rejected by Wei Yingzhi for one reason or another.

He found it very interesting and could not help but have evil intentions. He picked a few daughters of famous families at random and deliberately pretended that they were 'the ones chosen by the imperial concubine for Lingfu'. As expected, he was rejected by Wei Yingzhi again.

"Don't worry, there's one more..." He almost couldn't hide the smile on his face, so he pursed his lips and pretended to cough to hide the corners of his mouth that were getting more and more upturned.

"Anything else?" Wei Yingzhi glanced at him suspiciously.

How many girls did the Imperial Concubine choose? One after another, endlessly.

"As for this last one, you will not be able to find any fault with him!" the prince said with certainty.

Wei Yingzhi snorted softly: "Tell me about it!"

"This last one is the only legitimate daughter of Earl Jing'an..."

Huh? Wei Yingzhi's eyes widened even more.

Cousin Hui? No way?!

Seeing her staring with her bright eyes wide open for a long time, but unable to utter a word in rebuttal, the prince finally couldn't help laughing. Suddenly, he flicked her forehead lightly and said with a smile, "What do you think? You can't find fault with the naughty girl this time, right?"

Wei Yingzhi hesitated for a long time before she said reluctantly: "My cousin Hui is the best girl in the world...but..."

"But what? But you still don't want her to marry Lingfu?" The prince said what she was thinking with a smile.