Shen Xinyan nodded slightly. Shen Xinlan, who was following her, smiled and said, "Second sister and second brother-in-law have been married for many years, and their relationship is still so good. It's really enviable. Look, when sister came back this time, second brother-in-law was worried and sent her here in person."
"If you are not satisfied, let your third brother-in-law accompany you back next time." Liang said unhappily.
"How can he spare some time? He is so busy all day long. Even when he finally gets a day off, either his superiors send people to call him or his colleagues send people to invite him. How can he have any free time at all?" Shen Xinlan sighed, but glanced at Shen Xinyan intentionally or unintentionally, with a hint of pride in her eyes.
"My third brother-in-law is actually a very busy man. So it was extremely difficult for me to see him in Prince Kang's mansion yesterday." Shen Xinyan met her gaze with a half-smile.
"Oh? You actually saw him at the Hundred Flowers Banquet? This is such a coincidence. Have you seen your third sister?" asked Mrs. Shen.
"That's not the case. My third sister also went to the Hundred Flowers Banquet yesterday?" Shen Xinyan pretended to be surprised.
Shen Xinlan's face was a little stiff, and she forced a smile: "How can I be so lucky."
How could a low-ranking lady like her reach the Prince's Mansion?
"I didn't go..." Shen Xinyan looked at her with complicated eyes, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
However, Shen Xinlan misunderstood that she looked down on her, and she felt upset immediately, but she couldn't show it.
Seeing Shen Xinyan, who was dressed in rich clothes and surrounded by her sisters-in-law, the flame of jealousy in her heart suddenly flared up. But when she thought about the reputation of Prince Wei in the capital, she felt a little more balanced.
So what if she is the wife of the prince of the Duke's Mansion? Her husband is not a good-for-nothing! Don't be fooled by her glamorous appearance, you may not know how miserable she is inside!
After comforting herself in her heart, she finally felt much calmer and quickly caught up with the crowd, holding up her skirt.
When everyone arrived at the main hall of the old lady, they found that Wei Junhang and the brothers of Jing'an Earl had arrived earlier than them and were talking to the old lady. Wei Junhang said something interesting, but it made the old lady laugh continuously.
"Prince Wei is so thoughtful!" Liang's eyes flashed, and then she sighed.
"That's right. Look at this thoughtfulness, it surpasses those of the other brothers-in-law!" Mrs. Shen also said.
Originally, the generous gifts brought by these two people today were enough to make them astonished. Now Wei Junhang behaved like this. The two of them initially praised Shen Xinyan with some flattery, but at this moment they couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
The reason why Prince Wei treats the Bo Mansion like this is because he values his wife.
Think about it again, although Prince Wei has a not-so-nice reputation as a 'dissolute prince' in the capital, his backyard is very clean. Unlike other people's houses, not only are there concubines on the left and concubines on the right, but also illegitimate sons and daughters are born one after another without regard for their lives.
Besides, what if he has a bad reputation? He is the son of a duke and the cousin of the current emperor!
Since the last Earl of Jing'an, the Jing'an Earl's Mansion has been getting worse day by day. Although it still has such a title, the men in the family have no real jobs. They only rely on the legacy of their ancestors to receive a salary that is neither too high nor too low. In the end, they have gradually begun to move away from the center of power and nobility in the capital.
Fortunately, the current Earl of Jing'an, Shen Xinyan's brother, although mediocre in intelligence, is a contented person with an unexpectedly good attitude, even though he just reports to the government office every day and does nothing else.
In the past life, except for the day of returning home, Shen Xinyan had never returned to the Earl's Mansion with Wei Junhang. This was not to say that the couple had a cold relationship, but she was used to asking for the Grand Princess's permission and had not mentioned it to him specifically, plus she had not returned to the Earl's Mansion very often.
"Look at you, you're so slow, it's a pity that Junhang doesn't mind you." The old lady scolded her daughter as soon as she saw her daughter, but her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles.
"If you don't mind, of course I won't mind." Who would have thought that when Wei Junhang heard this, he immediately shook his head and waved his hands, and even looked at Shen Xinyan nervously, as if he was afraid that his wife would misunderstand him, which made everyone laugh.
Shen Xinyan also found it a little funny, and a smile appeared on her lips involuntarily. However, when she recalled the way the lady addressed Wei Junhang just now, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows in surprise.
But after just a short while, 'Jun Hang' was called? It seems that she was short-sighted. She didn't expect that her husband was a person who could easily make the elders happy.
"I just talked to several sisters-in-law for a few more words, which delayed me for some time." She smiled, and after everyone stopped laughing, she stepped forward to pay her respects to the lady-in-law, and then met several brothers.
Maybe he really is fat and kind-hearted. Earl Jing'an, who is only a few years older than Wei Junhang, is half a circle rounder than the other. His facial features resemble the deceased old man, but he also vaguely resembles Shen Xinyan.
Seeing his sister, Jing'an Bo's already gentle smile softened a little, but he never expected that when Shen Xinyan looked at him, his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
In her previous life, due to the death of her daughter and Shen Huiran's suicide, her relationship with her natal family did not reach a complete rupture, but it took a sharp turn for the worse and reached a freezing point.
Later, she was trapped in the family temple. Her biological brother once secretly visited her. Unfortunately, she had already fallen into a state of madness at that time. She was entangled in various negative emotions such as resentment, anger, and hatred, so that she could not see the pain on her brother's face at all.
Her brother was weak and incompetent. He could neither provide her with support nor even quell the resentment between his wife and sister. But it could not be denied that she, his sister, always had a place in his heart.
Wei Junhang wanted to please his wife's family, and the old masters and ladies of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion also hoped to establish good relations with the Duke of Ying's Mansion. Both of them had good intentions, and the atmosphere in the room was naturally quite harmonious.
After lunch, Shen Xinyan went to visit Mrs. Shen San, who was pregnant. She chatted with her for a while, and when she saw that she looked tired, she said goodbye and left without disturbing her.
Before she got married, her relationship with her biological sister-in-law Liang was mediocre, but her relationship with her illegitimate third sister-in-law was quite good.
After leaving the yard where Mrs. Shen San was, she turned and went to the room where Shen Xinlan was resting.
Shen Xinlan, who was about to take a short rest before going home, was a little surprised by her arrival.
"Why is Second Sister here?"
"There's something I want to tell you."
"Sister, you can say whatever you want."
Shen Xinyan sat down on the Xiangfei couch opposite her and slowly raised her eyes to meet her gaze.
Shen Xinlan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her. She forced a smile and said angrily, "Why are you looking at me like that, Second Sister? Is there something dirty on my face?"
"Although you are a concubine's daughter, your mother treated you well. Your aunt died early, and she felt sorry for you because you had no biological mother to take care of you, so she moved you to the main courtyard to raise you personally. Among us sisters, I treated you the closest, and I thought I knew you, but now it seems that I don't understand you at all. I don't know when it started, but I saw only jealousy and resentment in your eyes." Shen Xinyan looked at her steadily for a long time, and finally said slowly.
Shen Xinlan's body froze, and she avoided her sight, saying with a stiff smile: "What are you talking about, sister? I don't understand. Just as sister said, among us sisters, sister treats me the most kindly, so how could I be jealous and resentful of you!"
Shen Xinyan lowered her eyes slightly, and no one knew what she was thinking, which made Shen Xinlan beside her feel even more uneasy.
She opened her mouth and was about to say something to ease the suffocating atmosphere, when she saw the other party suddenly raise his eyes, staring at her seriously and said, "Since you said so, I have nothing to say. But, third sister, guess who was with your third brother-in-law when I met him at Prince Kang's mansion yesterday?"
Shen Xinlan's heart skipped a beat, and she licked her lips nervously: "How can I know? But I think he is one of his colleagues!"
After a pause, he finally felt a little unwilling in his heart, and smiled with a slightly malicious smile: "He is not destined to be free and easy like my second brother-in-law, who can enjoy a peaceful and comfortable life before he reaches the age of thirty."
Shen Xinyan didn't care about her attitude and sneered, "It's a pity to disappoint Third Sister. Lord Qi is not with any colleagues, but with a charming and beautiful lady - the daughter of the Marquis of Pingliang!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Shen Xinlan retorted subconsciously, and then sneered, "What's wrong with you, sister? If I have offended you in any way, I will discipline you and I will never say a word. But you slandered my husband's reputation with such bad words, which is really too much!"
When she said the latter, her face was full of anger and she glared at Shen Xinyan fiercely.
Shen Xinyan sneered: "It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I don't need to say more. Besides, who is Qi Liuxiu? Is it worth it for me to deliberately slander him?"
At this point, she tilted her head back slightly, with a completely contemptuous look, which finally angered Shen Xinlan completely: "Sister, you still have the nerve to say that you treat me well, but I guess you have been giving me charity to help you, as the eldest daughter, to be superior. But sister, you need to know that things are unpredictable. People who are lowly may not be lowly all their lives, and people who are rich may not be glorious all their lives."
Shen Xinyan raised her hand suddenly and slapped her hard on the face: "No matter what happens in the future, at least now, you two can only crawl at my feet!"
Shen Xinlan's face turned to the side after being slapped by her. It took her a while to slowly wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. Her expression was surprisingly calm, but her eyes were filled with hostility that could not be ignored.
Shen Xinyan, who had died once before, was frightened by her sinister look and her eyelids twitched. After a moment, she calmed down and said slowly: "Yes, this is the real Shen Xinlan. It's hard for you to play dumb in front of me for so many years."
Only the real Shen Xinlan would want to kill her without hesitation in her previous life!