"Madam, this color looks really good on you!" Chun Liu couldn't help but admire his master who suddenly looked a lot younger.

Normally, the Crown Prince's wife always likes to wear clothes in dark tones such as indigo and dark green. Although this gives her the calm and dignified aura of a lady from a noble family, she looks a few years older.

Wouldn't you look better dressed like this?

The Duke of England's House was founded on military power, and all the successive Dukes were renowned generals. The current Duke of England's wife, the eldest princess, is the current emperor's aunt, and has two sons and one daughter.

The eldest daughter married the eldest son of Duke Wei. The eldest son, Wei Junting, was very talented in both civil and military affairs. He followed his father in battles since he was fourteen years old. He married Fang, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Pingliang. Unfortunately, God was jealous of his talent. Wei Junting died of illness a few years ago, and the position of the crown prince fell to the second son, Wei Junhang.

Although Wei Junhang and Wei Junting were born of the same mother, their elder brother was much less outstanding and had no outstanding qualities. He was also a lazy person by nature, and usually associated with idle children from noble families. Over time, he was actually known as a dandy prince, which annoyed the Duke of Ying so much that he wanted to beat this rebellious son who brought disgrace to the family to death.

As Wei Junhang's wife, Shen Xinyan rose to become the Crown Prince's wife, but she was not the future mistress of the Duke's Mansion in the eyes of the Grand Princess.

The requirements for the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law are naturally different. The eldest princess took this into full consideration when choosing daughters-in-law for her sons. Therefore, she married Fang, the capable daughter of the Marquis of Pingliang, to her eldest son, and Shen Xinyan, the daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an, who pleased her, to her second son.

It’s a pity that life is so unpredictable. In the blink of an eye, the capable eldest daughter-in-law became a widow.

Although Shen Xinyan was the Crown Prince's wife in her previous life, she was always outshined by Fang in everything. The only thing that made her feel proud in front of Fang was that her son was far superior to Fang's son!

At least, the Duke of England chose to raise her son instead of Fang's son.

Her mentality was quite strange. She was annoyed that her father-in-law took her son away against her will, but she was also proud that her father-in-law valued her son.

Shen Xinyan was also a little dazed. When she put on this elegant color, it was as if she saw herself when she was still unmarried.

However, gradually, the figure in the bronze mirror was replaced by a beautiful face.

She pursed her lips, took off her snow-blue dress without saying a word, and put on a brand new silver-red jacket. She put on a light powder, and the whole person looked even more bright and eye-catching, which made Chunliu beside her admire her endlessly.

"Madam, you have good taste. This one is even prettier than the one you wore before. If you and the fourth young lady were to go out together, people might think you two were sisters!"

Shen Xinyan's face froze immediately when she heard the words "Fourth Girl", and she felt a piercing pain coming over her.

"Yingzhi, Ying'er..." Her lips trembled and her throat seemed to be blocked by something as she called out her daughter's name with difficulty.

Wei Yingzhi, her only daughter, still vividly remembered the grief and despair of losing her father in her previous life. The death of her daughter was also the most direct reason for her hatred for Zhou Wanning and the Zhou family, even though Zhou Wanning was pregnant with her grandson at that time.

However, what made her hatred reach its peak was her son's protection of the murderer, Zhou Wanning's second brother.

She had gone completely crazy at that time. She didn't want to hear any explanation. She only knew that her daughter was dead, but the murderer was only exiled to the border without any pain. After three to five years, he could atone for his crime and continue to live a glorious life.

Why? ! Why? ! ! Why can a man named Zhou achieve his glory and happiness by stepping on the blood and tears of others! Why can her daughter die, but the daughter of the Zhou family can still live happily without any care!

Her daughter was still so young, she hadn't even had time to arrange a marriage for her...

"Madam, are you missing the fourth young lady? Just now, Nanny Sun sent the boy back and forth. The fourth young lady will be back at noon." Chun Liu thought that she missed her daughter who went to the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, and reported with a smile.

Yes, yes, yes, her Ying'er is still alive and well and will be back soon!

She took a few deep breaths, clenched her slender hands tightly in her sleeves, and barely suppressed her trembling body, then slowly sat down on the imperial concubine's couch.

With her eyes lowered, she searched her mind for the memories of this life. This year, her Ying'er was only six years old. Yesterday, she brought her daughter back to the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion. Her mother couldn't bear to part with her granddaughter, so she kept her.

She silently sorted out her memories of this life, and couldn't help feeling a little fortunate.

It's all in the past, everything in the previous life is in the past, her daughter's misfortune has not happened yet, everything can still be saved. She will never fight again in this life, no matter whether it is Zhou Wanning, Li Wanning, Chen Wanning or Sun Wanning, her son can marry whichever one he wants.

Her rapidly beating heart gradually calmed down. She took a long breath and saw her maid Xia He walk in with an annoyed look on her face.

"What's wrong with you, sister? Do those maids in the kitchen dare to look at you with disdain?" Chun Liu was putting the folded clothes back into the closet. When he turned around and saw Xia He like this, he asked casually.

Xia He suppressed her annoyance, bowed to Shen Xinyan, and said bitterly: "Madam has to eat bird's nest porridge every morning, this is a routine. This morning, I saw that there was no bird's nest porridge in the breakfast delivered, so I went to ask about it. Unfortunately, Madam Cui said that the expenses of our courtyard have exceeded this month, and now the price of bird's nests in various shops is rising. I am afraid that it will take until next month to supply."

"How can this be possible? In such a huge Duke's Mansion, even the Crown Prince's wife can't have a bowl of bird's nest porridge?" Chun Liu suddenly became anxious.

"That's exactly what I meant!" Xia He looked very unhappy.

This is clearly taking advantage of the good temper of the Crown Prince's wife. If the Grand Princess or even the First Lady wanted to eat it, would Nanny Cui dare to refute her like that?

Shen Xinyan showed no expression, but sneered secretly.

After a moment, she glanced at the maid who was defending her, and said calmly: "Isn't it just a bowl of bird's nest porridge? What's the big deal if you eat less for a few days? You are my people after all. If you are upset about such a small thing, it will make people laugh!"

It was the same in her last life. Although she was angry at that time, she still endured it. Thinking back to her last life, she always tolerated Fang, and never stopped tolerating. Even if she was extremely angry and annoyed, she still swallowed it alone in the end.

It was because she knew that Fang was the daughter-in-law that her mother-in-law, the Grand Princess, liked the most, and was the future Duke's wife that the Grand Princess was most satisfied with. If Fang had not been unlucky and her husband had died early, how could the title of the Crown Prince's wife have fallen on her head.

But, will she continue to tolerate this in her life?

She sneered again.

No, not anymore!

The result of her repeated concessions in her previous life was that Fang took over the position and completely controlled the power and status of the Duke's wife that should have belonged to her, and allowed her to repeatedly sow discord between her and her son.

Anyway, this new life was an accident and not what she wanted. In that case, why doesn't she live more freely!

She sat down slowly at the dining table and looked at the breakfast that had been prepared long ago - a few kinds of porridge and a few exquisite side dishes. Although they were not what she usually ate, they did not look too bad. At least it showed that although the Fang family was in power now, no one with a sense of propriety dared to embarrass her, the wife of the prince, in public.

Every morning, the eldest princess would go to the small Buddhist temple to chant sutras after waking up, and then have a simple breakfast. She liked quietness and was impatient to let her daughters-in-law set rules, so her daughters-in-law would come to her room to pay their respects after she had breakfast.

In addition to two sons and one daughter born to the eldest princess, the Duke of England also has a bastard son born to a concubine, who is the current Third Master Wei Junxian.

Wei Junxian's mother died young, and he was raised in the Grand Princess's house since he was young. He married Yang, the daughter of the former Minister of Rites, and now has two sons and one daughter with Yang. Yang is a smooth-talking person. Although she is the wife of a concubine, she is used to flattering and obedient, and she has some face in front of the Grand Princess.

The maid in this room had just finished clearing the dining table when Fang, Shen Xinyan and Yang from the other room came in with light steps.

The eldest princess suddenly felt her eyes light up, and her sight unconsciously fell on the silver-red figure behind Fang. When she recognized that person as her second daughter-in-law Shen Xinyan, her face suddenly showed some surprise.

In all these years, this was the first time she had seen her second daughter-in-law dressed so brightly. She was wearing a long jacket with a silver-red cross-collar, a simple bun on her head, a butterfly-shaped gold hairpin, and gold gourd pendants inlaid with jewels. Although red and gold were colors that could easily look vulgar, they made her look even more dazzling, which was very different from her usual image.

Looking at it this way today, she now understood why her second son had chosen her out of so many young ladies from noble families at first sight.

"You look really good dressed like this today. That's exactly how you should be. Why do you have to dress so dull when you are so young?"

Shen Xinyan was stunned. She had never thought that the Grand Princess would say such a thing to her. But she quickly reacted and said with a smile, "Mother is right. I was confused in the past."

She had known for a long time that the eldest princess had already had a candidate for the second daughter-in-law in mind, and it was her husband Wei Junhang who insisted on marrying her. After entering the palace, she was afraid that others would think that she was so proud of her appearance that she seduced Wei Junhang to marry her, and she was also afraid that the elders would misunderstand her behavior as frivolous, so she deliberately dressed herself in a dignified and steady direction, and over time she got used to it.

But she didn't expect that all this was just her own "thinking"!

She curled her lips bitterly.

In her previous life, she cared too much about what others thought of her, which was why she had to restrain herself again and again, making her life so tiring.

Yang rolled her eyes a few times, smiled, walked forward and warmly took Shen Xinyan's arm, saying: "That's right, when I first saw my second sister-in-law, I thought I saw a fairy in the world! I felt that the whole room was illuminated by my second sister-in-law's beauty."

"My third brother's wife's mouth is still so lovable!" Fang glanced back and forth between Shen Xinyan and Yang, and replied in a neutral tone.

Shen Xin smiled and glanced at Fang, only to see that she had turned around and started chatting with the Grand Princess about family matters.

Yang wanted to say something else, but she just curled her lips when she saw this.

In terms of pleasing mouths, among all the people in the mansion, this sister-in-law is second to none. Who dares to claim to be first? Now, isn't she making the eldest princess smile happily? What do you mean by chastity and indifference? If she is really so indifferent, she shouldn't be clinging to the gifts from the mansion!

But she has always known her status, and although she was unhappy, she dared not say much. Although the Grand Princess treated them equally in public, if there was anything, she would still side with her legitimate daughter-in-law, especially the eldest daughter-in-law Fang who was her favorite.

She glanced at Shen Xinyan sitting on the other side calmly, thinking: This one is also stupid, she is obviously the wife of the prince, it is the most legitimate, but she is suppressed by a woman who has lost her husband.