"Why did you come back so late today? Why do you reek of alcohol?" Shen Xinyan walked forward, and a strong smell of alcohol hit her nose, and she couldn't help but frown.

"I went to Qiao Laoliu's house to collect a debt, and I also got a dinner there." Wei Junhang was a little drunk and didn't notice her expression. He answered with a smile.

"Go wash up first and change into clean clothes." Shen Xinyan hurriedly supported him and told Xia He to have someone prepare hot water and Chun Liu to get the hangover soup.

When she turned around, she saw Wei Junhang's cheeks were slightly red from the alcohol, and he was just looking at her and smiling. Somehow, her heart softened all of a sudden.

"Why did you drink so much? You reek of alcohol all over. It's a pity that Ying'er isn't here right now. If she were here, she would definitely dislike you." She wet the handkerchief and washed his face, reproaching him.

Wei Junhang burped: "Where is Ying'er? Why can't I see her?"

"Don't you see what time it is now? Normally, they should be going to bed at this time." Shen Xinyan replied helplessly.

"Oh, that's right. I came back late today." Wei Junhang's head was groggy, and he just smiled foolishly at the face in front of him that he never got tired of looking at.

How could there be such a beautiful woman in this world? And she was his wife, the mother of his child...

Facing such a face that could only smile foolishly at her, Shen Xinyan found that she could not vent her dissatisfaction at all. She could only poke him on the forehead unwillingly, and took the hangover soup brought by Chunliu and fed him with her own hands.

"Don't get drunk anymore in the future. I hate drunkards!" Finally, she said in a bad mood.

When he heard that his wife would dislike him, Prince Wei immediately sat up straight, shaking his head and waving his hands, saying, "No more drinking, no more drinking. Never again."

His obedience made Shen Xinyan feel as if she had raised another son, so she shook her head and put aside this strange idea.

After Wei Junhang took a shower and changed his clothes, it was getting darker outside the window. The lights that were lit in various places in the mansion illuminated the huge Duke's Mansion.

"Madam..." Wei Junhang always felt a little guilty after coming back drunk and filling the whole house with the smell of alcohol.

How could Shen Xinyan not notice it? She gave him a reproachful look and continued to comb her hair in front of the mirror she got from Ruyi Pavilion.

"Let me help you." Wei Junhang hurried over to her in a flattering manner, snatched the comb from her hand, and clumsily combed her cascading black hair.

The smooth hair slipped through his fingers, leaving behind a lingering fragrance. He grabbed a handful of long hair reluctantly and combed it very gently. Suddenly, four words flashed through his mind - married couple.

"Okay, no need to comb your hair anymore. Sit down. I have something to tell you." Noticing that he took a long time to comb his hair, Shen Xinyan hurriedly tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Wei Junhang reluctantly stopped what he was doing after hearing that and obediently sat down on the embroidered cushion in front of her.

"Madam, please speak."

"I want to start a business with someone, using only my dowry money, without having to use the money in the mansion. What do you think?" Although a woman's dowry money is entirely at her disposal and even her husband has no right to interfere, Shen Xinyan feels that since they are husband and wife, there is no need to hide it from him.

"Of course no problem. If you don't have enough money, I have more here." Not surprisingly, Wei Junhang agreed without any objection.

"Why don't you ask me who I'm working with and what kind of business I'm doing?" Seeing that he didn't ask anything, Shen Xinyan couldn't help herself.

"Why should I worry about what Madam does? Besides, since Madam has made this decision, you must have thought it over carefully. Furthermore, to put it bluntly, even if you suffer a complete loss, it won't be worth anything. You still have me at home!" Wei Junhang disagreed.

His wife was not the kind of person who did not know the importance of things. After being married for so many years, he still trusted her very much on this point.

"However, Madam, if there is anything you need my help with, just ask. There is no need to be polite between you and me as husband and wife."

Shen Xinyan smiled.

"You are absolutely right. There is no need for courtesy between husband and wife. If there is really something that requires your help, I will naturally not be polite to you."

This unconditional trust gave her a warm feeling in her heart. Although Mrs. Xu once said, "If the husband is unreliable, the son may not be reliable either," she felt that if the other party gave her true respect and trust, she should also return the same respect and trust. This is the way for husband and wife to get along.

After figuring this out, she cleared her throat, looked deep into Wei Junhang's eyes, and said word by word, "There's one more thing I want to hear from you."

Seeing that her attitude had become much more serious, Wei Junhang immediately straightened his back and said seriously, "Madam, please feel free to speak!"

"Today I heard some rumors that you have a concubine and that she is in Bali Hutong. Is this true?"

"Which bastard made that—" Wei Junhang got angry when he heard it. He slapped his thigh and cursed. But when he heard the word "Bali Hutong", his face changed and the curse stopped abruptly.

Seeing him like this, Shen Xinyan's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be true?!

"Where did you hear these words, ma'am? And how did you know about Bali Hutong?" Wei Junhang's heart sank, and he had a vague feeling of uneasiness, so he asked nervously.

Shen Xinyan felt as if her heart was dropping.

If she had just felt that Xu Sumin's words "only I can be trusted" were too extreme, now she had to admit that her husband might not be reliable.

"Today I was planning to go to Linglong Pavilion to choose a birthday gift for the princess, but I heard a few maids discussing this matter in private in the garden. I thought..." Shen Xinyan's eyes dimmed slightly, and she took a deep breath before continuing, "Later on the way back home, I met Sister Luo, the wife of Li Shilang, the Minister of Personnel, and learned about this from her. She also told me about Bali Hutong."

Wei Junhang's face was solemn, and he didn't even notice that something was wrong with her expression. Hearing her words, his brows furrowed, and he was completely immersed in his own thoughts.

Shen Xinyan felt even more disappointed when she saw this, and curled the corners of her mouth bitterly.

Suppressing the sadness in her heart, she forced a smile that was several times uglier than crying and said, "If you really like a girl, just carry her back home. I'm not the kind of person who likes to be jealous. Am I going to stop you?"

"Now that the affair has been exposed, it has spread everywhere. I'm afraid that mother will know about it soon. If mother knows, it won't be long before father knows. Wouldn't there be another uproar then?"

"In my opinion, it is better to take advantage of now..."

"I have some important things to do, so I'll be out for a while. Madam, if you're tired, you can go to sleep first. You don't have to wait for me!" Wei Junhang suddenly interrupted her, put on a robe and ran out without waiting for her to answer.

Shen Xinyan stared blankly at his quickly disappearing back. After a while, she bit her lips and slowly lowered her head to hide her eyes which had turned red without her knowing.

"Madam, the prince..." Seeing Wei Junhang suddenly leave in a hurry, Qiu Tang, who was full of confusion, lifted the curtain and came in. When she saw her like this, she was stunned.

"Nothing, the prince has important things to do, so he's leaving first." Shen Xinyan turned her face away, wiped away the tears in her eyes, and said calmly.

Qiu Tang pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and asked softly, "Did Madam ask the prince about the concubine?"

Shen Xinyan felt a pain in her heart again, but she managed to suppress it: "I asked."

"Then what does the prince say? This must be false, right? I don't know which bastard spread such words. He must be unwilling to see others have an easy life. Such malicious people should be killed with a thousand swords and die a miserable death, otherwise..." Qiu Tang didn't know what she was saying. She only had a feeling, which was to stop the prince's wife from saying the next words.

"...Maybe it's true!" Unfortunately, Shen Xinyan's extremely clear words still reached her ears.

"Really?!" She widened her eyes in disbelief and stammered, "Did the prince personally admit it?"

Shen Xinyan nodded, then shook her head, and then nodded again, leaving Qiu Tang, who was nervously waiting for her answer, confused.

"Madam, you are nodding and shaking your head. What does that mean?"

"Although he didn't say it explicitly, his actions told me that this should be true."

She had wanted to live a good life with him for the rest of her life, but she never expected that he would give her such a big "surprise". Shen Xinyan felt very uncomfortable.

She once thought that this man was the only one who was worthy of her trust and worth her efforts in her life. But in the end, he still let her down.

Fortunately, she didn't invest too much, so it's still possible to save everything.

Seeing her disheartened look, Qiu Tang's heart tightened. She half-knelt in front of her, held her hand and said softly, "Since you didn't say it clearly, it's obvious that the matter may not be true. The prince's actions may have suddenly remembered the important things he had not done, and he didn't pay attention to Madam, which led to Madam's misunderstanding."

"Madam, why don't you wait for the prince to come back and ask him in detail. No matter what, the palace is still ruled by Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess!"

Wei Junhang in that room hurried out of the room, not realizing that his unintentional behavior had caused his wife to misunderstand him.

He came to a secluded two-story house in a panic, raised his leg and kicked the door in a rage, shouting: "Heizi, Heizi, get out of here!"

"How can you be so blind...Prince Wei, it's you!" The young man with a round face who opened the door cursed, but as soon as he saw who was outside the door, he immediately put on a smiling face and welcomed him in enthusiastically.

"Where's Heizi? Let him come out to see me. He's going to hurt me badly!"

"The leader is not here. Today is the day when the leader is on duty."

"Yes! I almost got angry and fainted. It's useless to blame the culprit for this. We have to find the culprit!" Wei Junhang slapped his forehead and suddenly came to his senses.

"Get me a carriage, immediately!"

"My Lord, it's already dark now, and you came so suddenly that I couldn't be prepared. Even if I wanted to see the master, I couldn't!" said the little round-faced boy bitterly.

"That lousy place has so many broken rules!" Wei Junhang cursed, then suddenly changed his mind, "No, you are trying to scare me! I don't believe you don't have an emergency plan. If something urgent happens, can you just wait until the daybreak when the gate opens?"

The little round-faced girl had secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but her face immediately wrinkled into a bitter one after hearing this.

"Tell me, did you know that I would come here, so you deliberately waited for me here?" Wei Junhang grabbed his collar and asked sinisterly.

"No, no, absolutely not, definitely not, I wouldn't dare to do that even if you kill me!"

Wei Junhang sneered: "You don't dare, and Heizi doesn't have the guts either, but the guy in the palace may not be so brave. He can even make his own wife my mistress, so what else can he not dare to do!"