When Yang saw her like this, she got anxious and stepped forward to pull her back: "Second sister-in-law, you are not really planning to bring him back home, are you? How dare you bring a child of unknown origin into the house casually?"

Shen Xinyan smiled bitterly. Of course she wouldn't be so rash. She had to find out the child's background before making a decision.

"Don't worry, I..." Just as she was about to explain to Yang, she was interrupted by the child's slightly anxious voice.

"I can burn firewood, cook, wash clothes, clean, and do a lot of work. You can take me in. The salary doesn't need to be high, as long as I can provide three meals a day. When the weather gets cold, you can get an extra cotton-padded jacket and a quilt." Pingfu was afraid that she would not want him, so he said hurriedly.

This lady is beautiful and kind-hearted. He won't have to worry about being hungry if he follows her! Therefore, he must find a way to make her accept him.

Yang laughed: "Could it be that we are still short of servants in our house? It is worth it to take a little kid like you back home."

Lin Fu was so stuttered by her that he couldn't speak for a long time.

"Madam, please accept me! Really, I can do a lot of work. What's more, I can write and do accounting." Finally, he could only cast hopeful eyes towards Shen Xinyan, with a pleading face.

Shen Xinyan felt somewhat amused and somewhat sad.

The child looked about the same age as her daughter, but he was so thin that it was hard to bear looking at him. He should be at his age, playing coquettishly in his parents' arms, but he had to survive alone outside.

Qiu Tang, who had been waiting for his wife and Chun Liu for a long time, listened quietly for a while behind the few people, pursed his thin lips, waved to a guard in the distance, and gave him a few instructions.

The guard nodded and quickly left to find out the child's origins.

Shen Xinyan naturally noticed Qiutang's actions and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Bringing him back home was not an easy task. At least, it was not something she could decide alone.

"Madam Crown Prince, Madam Three, His Highness sent me to ask why the two ladies haven't gone over yet?" At this moment, the maid beside the Grand Princess came over and asked.

"I'll go right away, I'll go right away!" Yang said hurriedly, and pushed Shen Xinyan again, "Did you hear that? Mother sent someone to urge us, let's go quickly, let's go quickly!"

Shen Xinyan looked hesitantly at Lin Fu who was looking at her eagerly. The young man obviously understood what Yang said. He was afraid that Shen Xinyan would leave him, so he nervously reached out his hand to grab her sleeve. He found that his hands were a little dirty, so he wiped them on his body quickly. He didn't reach out and grab Shen Xinyan's sleeve until he felt they were clean.

"Ma'am, really, I might have done it, and I'm still young, so I don't eat much..." Pingfu scratched his ears and racked his brains to think of what other attractive 'selling points' he had, but his little face turned red and he couldn't think of anything else.

Shen Xinyan wanted to laugh, but Yang was already impatient. She glared at Ling Fu and said unhappily, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so clingy? I told you that we don't need to buy servants in our house."

The light in Pingfu's eyes dimmed suddenly, but the hand that held Shen Xinyan's sleeve became even more tense, for fear that the other party would run away if he was not careful.

But Shen Xinyan couldn't bear to pull him away, and looked at Yang with embarrassment.

Yang was annoyed and was about to catch Lingfu when she heard the voice of the maid next to the Grand Princess behind her: "Madam, Your Highness, please ask Madam to bring the child over with you."

Shen Xinyan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Qiutang who was standing not far from the maid. Seeing Qiutang nod at her, she made up her mind and nodded, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Since the Grand Duke had given the order, Yang naturally had nothing to say. She could only glare at Ling Fu and mutter a few words.

"Good child, come here and let me see!" The eldest princess accepted the greetings from Shen Xinyan and her sisters-in-law, and waved to Pingfu, who was following Shen Xinyan closely and trying to imitate her in greeting her.

Lin Fu looked at Shen Xinyan subconsciously, and when he saw her nod to him, he walked closer nervously.

"He's a well-behaved child." The eldest princess took his hand, looked at him carefully, and nodded slightly.

She turned her head and said to Shen Xinyan, "Since this child is destined to be with you, take him back home!"

Shen Xinyan was stunned for a moment, not understanding why the Grand Princess made such a decision, but she also believed that the Grand Princess was a cautious person, so she readily agreed.

Ling Fu looked at this, then looked at that, and finally tugged at Shen Xinyan's sleeve gently, and asked in a low voice: "Madam, are you planning to accept me?"

Shen Xinyan nodded with a smile.

Lin Fu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he puffed out his chest and said in a crisp voice: "Madam, don't worry, you will definitely not suffer any loss if you accept me. I can do a lot of work. Even if I don't know how to do it now, I will work very hard to learn it!"

Although he is just a little kid, he insists on imitating adults, which makes people laugh.

Before leaving Lingyun Temple, Shen Xinyan found an opportunity to ask Qiutang what was going on. Why did the Grand Princess suddenly want to see Lingfu and agree to bring him back home so easily?

Qiu Tang said, "Master Huiming told His Highness that this child was sent to live in Lingyun Temple by his father a year ago. It was originally agreed that his father would come to pick him up in three months, but his father had an accident on the way and lost his life. His mother also died of an illness a few years ago, and there are no relatives in the family to take care of him. As a result, this child has become an orphan without a father or a mother."

"Did Master Huiming ever tell us who his father was?" Shen Xinyan asked.

"It is said that his father was a traveling doctor, and Master Huiming once received the kindness of his father when he was traveling abroad."

Shen Xinyan frowned, feeling quite puzzled.

Is Pingfu's father really just a traveling doctor? If so, what about the "family feud" he mentioned in his previous life?

She rubbed her forehead and decided not to think about it.

Since it was the highly respected Master Huiming who entrusted her with the task, it was no wonder that the Grand Princess agreed. But no matter what, maybe she was destined to be with this child!

Over there, Chunliu came over with Pingfu, who was carrying a small bag that was tidy and clean.

When Lingfu saw her, he ran over to her and said, "Madam, do you think I am okay like this?"

He ran up to her, tugged at the half-new clothes he had just changed into, and asked with some trepidation.

This lady's family seems to have a lot of rules and regulations. I wonder if she thinks his dress is not good.

Shen Xinyan deliberately stared at him up and down for a long moment, which made him more and more uneasy. His little hands nervously tugged at the corner of his clothes, and his little face was tense, for fear that she would change her mind and not want him.

"Yeah, I think he's fine." Finally, Shen Xinyan felt that she had amused him enough, so she couldn't help laughing.

This little guy is obviously skinny and small, but for some reason he always likes to act like a grown-up, making people want to tease him when they see him.

Pingfu finally heaved a sigh of relief, pursed his lips, and a faint smile flashed across his face.

"Chunliu, you will take care of Fu!"

"No, no, I can take care of myself and I have no problem serving you." Pingfu waved his hands after hearing this.

Shen Xin smiled, patted his skinny body, and said softly, "Let's talk about other things when we get back home. The mountain roads here are not easy to walk on. You stay with Chunliu and take care of her for me, how about that?"

Ling Fu naturally nodded repeatedly.

As long as my wife doesn't think he is of no use!

"Second sister-in-law, let's go!" After comforting the little guy, she heard Yang calling her.

Shen Xinyan responded, gave Chunliu a few words of advice, and touched the top of Pingfu's head. Then he walked towards Yang and went side by side with her to where the carriage of the Duke's Mansion was parked.

After walking a distance, there was a turning point. Yang happened to be talking to Shen Xinyan with her head turned sideways. As soon as she turned around, she bumped into a woman walking in front of her.

Two "ouch" sounds rang out at the same time. Shen Xinyan hurriedly reached out to help Yang, but found that Yang, who was originally crying, was staring at the ground without blinking.

She looked along her line of sight in confusion and was immediately stunned.

Shoes... exquisite gold-embroidered shoes inlaid with oriental pearls.

The embarrassing scene from earlier suddenly reappeared in her mind.

"I'm sorry, did the lady fall?" A soft, pleasant but slightly hoarse voice sounded beside the two of them. When Shen Xinyan looked at the other person's face again, it was like a thunderbolt exploding in her mind.

Is it her? !

"It's okay." Yang curled her lips slightly and quickly dodged the other person's hand that was about to be extended to help her. She moved so quickly as if the other person was some kind of plague that she could not be infected with.

The woman smiled awkwardly, nodded politely at the two of them, apologized again, and left with her skirt lifted.

"Bah! You have no sense of shame! Second sister-in-law, it looks like that couple is them." Yang spat in the direction the woman left, touched Shen Xinyan's arm, and spoke in a low voice.

Shen Xinyan's gaze slowly fell on the good-looking man and woman in the distance.

The man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, one is tall and the other is short, one is strong and the other is gentle. Occasionally they smile at each other, and the lingering affection between the two can be felt even from a distance.

They are truly a perfect couple, like a couple made in heaven!

She lowered her eyes for a moment and said calmly, "Third sister-in-law is wrong, they are not a couple, but a legitimate couple!"

"Husband and wife?!" Yang looked as if she had seen a ghost.

Why do you still like to do this outdoors when you are already a couple? Aren't you ashamed? If someone catches you, will you ever be able to see people again for the rest of your life?

"Does the second sister-in-law recognize them?"

Shen Xinyan smiled and said, "I can say that I recognize them. The man is Prime Minister Zhou's eldest son, and the woman is his first wife."

How could she not recognize them? They were her in-laws in her previous life!

I never thought that in this life, before I even met my “daughter-in-law”, I met my “future in-laws” first!