After living a new life, she suddenly realized that perhaps her husband was not as simple as he seemed.

Wei Junhang turned around and said to her innocently, "I didn't do anything outside. I just occasionally fought crickets with Prince Ning, and went to listen to music and watch a play with Qiao Liu. I didn't do anything else."

"As for the identities, there are several..."

"You say." Shen Xinyan was cheered up, thinking that he was finally going to confess.

"The Prince of England, your husband, the father of Ying'er and Lin'er!" Wei Junhang answered seriously.

Shen Xinyan's face darkened, and she was so angry that she squeezed his arm hard, causing him to scream in pain again.

"You bastard, you are just trying to make fun of me, right?!"

Wei Junhang let her hit and pinch him in his arms. After a while, he put his arms around her waist with a smile and hugged her like a child, "Don't worry, don't worry. I'm not making fun of you."

"You still dare to say no?" Shen Xinyan continued to glare at him.

Wei Junhang sighed, put his cheek against hers, and said softly: "Madam, I don't want to deceive you, but some things... are hard to explain. Please don't ask any more questions, okay? After all, I will never let you down, or let our family down in this life."

Shen Xinyan was silent for a long time.

Wei Junhang couldn't guess what she was thinking, but he also knew that empty talk and expecting people to believe her was too empty anyway.

Thinking of this, he let out a long sigh and slowly let go of the person in his arms.

Forget it, forget it. The worst that can happen is that after the task is accomplished, he will just quit and stay with the three of them, mother and son, for the rest of his life.

Anyway, he is a useless playboy prince, and it won't matter if he becomes a useless playboy duke in the future.

At worst, he still has an outstanding son, and in the future the Wei family will be supported by his son.

Shen Xinyan suddenly reached out and grabbed his sleeve, staring into his eyes, and asked word by word: "Can you promise not to let our family down in this life?"

"Of course. No matter how bad I, Wei Junhang, am, I still have a sense of responsibility!" Wei Junhang felt a little uncomfortable with her burning gaze, but he still nodded vigorously and gave his promise.

Shen Xinyan stared at him for a long while before she snorted softly, "Now that you've been beaten and scolded, shouldn't I, the wife of the principal wife, step in and bring your 'Miss Yan' into the mansion?"

Wei Junhang's eyes suddenly brightened, knowing that she was agreeing to stop asking questions and that she was cooperating with him intentionally or unintentionally, so he nodded repeatedly: "Thank you for troubling me, Madam!"

Shen Xinyan snorted again.

Wei Junhang felt so relaxed by her humming, and while she wasn't paying attention, he quickly pecked her on the cheek, earning her a glare.

He laughed and suddenly felt that he was lucky to have married such a sensible and good wife. If it were someone else, he might be working hard for his future while a fire had already broken out in the backyard.

Shen Xinyan was not sure if she really trusted the man in front of her, but it did not prevent her from trying to believe his feelings. Besides, wasn't she hiding something from him? As long as it did not affect the relationship between the couple and their family, she was willing to give him a certain amount of trust.

However, after this incident, she became more determined in one idea - that is, she must follow Mrs. Xu closely to gain some confidence for herself.

She had been an obedient wife to the Crown Prince, Madam, and Grand Madam for the rest of her life. If she didn't create trouble for herself, no one would deliberately make things difficult for her.

By cooperating well with Mrs. Xu, he could, on the one hand, save a generous dowry for his daughter; on the other hand, even if he could not get along with Zhou Wanning in the future, he could live a free and easy life with his body without having to worry about other people's opinions.

This leaves herself a way out, so why wouldn't she do it?

A few days later, a small sedan quietly entered from the side door of the Duke of England's mansion, and it also caught the attention of someone in the dark.

"Master, Wei Junhang has not been out recently. It is said that he was beaten by the Duke of Ying and is recuperating in the mansion. The woman from Bali Hutong was just taken to the Duke's mansion. I think that person is not Zhao. After all, she has been dead for so many years, there is no reason for her to come back to life."

The man in blue at the head nodded: "It seems to be true!"

"Should we withdraw our people?"

"Let's observe the situation for two more days and then make a decision. If there is no response from the palace, we can withdraw!"

"yes."

The presence of a concubine in the second house naturally attracted attention, and Yang was even happier.

Well, now each room has a concubine, this is fair!

She wanted to go and see Shen Xinyan's joke, but the maid Meiying quickly advised her: "Yan has just entered the mansion, and the third lady rushed over. Isn't this giving Yan face? If people misunderstand that you and Yan have something going on in private, and you rushed over to help her, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the eldest princess."

Yang thought about it and it made sense.

Are those seductive women who only seduce men worthy of her, the third wife of the Duke's Mansion, to go and see? This is too degrading! People have entered the mansion, and the matter is a foregone conclusion. There is no need to rush to see Shen's jokes.

After understanding this, she sat back down.

A concubine who was not worthy of being in public was no more than a concubine in the mansion. Fang, who was proud of her status, naturally would not care about her. As for the eldest princess, it was even more impossible for her to raise her to slap her daughter-in-law in the face.

Shen Xinyan sat at the head of the table, his eyes fixed on the woman kneeling on the ground. Because she lowered her head, his eyes could not see her features. He only saw that she had a simple gold hairpin in her hair and was dressed quite simply, looking like a rather low-key person.

"My name is Yan. I'm here to meet you, Madam. I pay my respects to you!" The woman's attitude was respectful, and her words and actions would not cause offence.

"Stand up and answer." Knowing that the other party was not really Wei Junhang's mistress, Shen Xinyan naturally would not make things difficult for her and said in a gentle voice.

"Thank you, ma'am." The woman was not polite. She thanked her and sat down.

Only then did Shen Xinyan see her face clearly.

She has willow-shaped eyebrows and a pretty face, and she looks quite pretty, but it cannot be said that she is stunning.

Shen Xinyan gave her a few words of advice according to the rules, and then gave her a purse as a reward. Then, she took the tea she offered and took a sip of it politely, which meant that she had officially accepted her.

"According to the rules of the mansion, the aunt will be paired with a maid. Did you bring anyone into the mansion? If so, I won't arrange anyone else for you."

"Madam Xie, my maid Yuwei has been serving me for a long time, so I'm thinking of giving her the position of the eldest maid."

Shen Xinyan nodded, and a maid brought Yu Wei, who was waiting outside the door, in.

"Yuwei pays respects to Madam."

"Look up and let me see."

The woman named Yuwei slowly raised her head, but her eyelids were lowered with a humble look, so that Shen Xinyan could not see her eyes.

Shen Xinyan saw that she was plain-looking, the kind that would be easily overlooked and would be hard to find in a crowd.

Also, because of her presence by the side of 'Yan Shi', 'Yan Shi' looked even more beautiful.

This 'Yan' is well versed in the principle of reflection and contrast!

Shen Xinyan found it a little funny.

A maid certainly did not have the qualifications to be scolded by the mistress. As the eldest maidservant beside Shen Xinyan, Qiutang naturally stepped forward and scolded Yuwei.

"The South Courtyard is still vacant, so let Aunt Yan move in. You can also pick out a few skillful maids and servants to serve her." Shen Xinyan ordered.

Qiu Tang agreed.

Chunliu and Xiahe looked at each other after hearing this.

The South Courtyard is the most remote place in the Funing Courtyard. Madam arranged Concubine Yan there, which shows that she is still angry!

But they didn't know that it was Wei Junhang's idea to arrange 'Yan' to the South Courtyard. Shen Xinyan was too lazy to ask more questions and naturally let him do it.

I lowered my head and sipped my tea, listening to the respectful thanks from the master and servant. I raised my eyes inadvertently and met a pair of clear watery eyes filled with curiosity.

What beautiful eyes! This was the only thought in her mind.

The owner of those eyes did not expect that she would suddenly look up. He lowered his head in panic and retreated behind "Yan".

Shen Xinyan thought that she had seen many beautiful women in her two lifetimes, such as her "daughter-in-law" Zhou Wanning, who also had a pair of beautiful eyes. But she had never seen a woman's eyes as clear as the ones she just saw, just like the eyes of a child who was ignorant of the world and had not yet been tainted by the world, black and white, pure and without any impurities.

Seeing such a pair of eyes on a maid with ordinary appearance, one has to say, it really makes people feel that it is a waste of God's gift!

She shook her head, put these distracting thoughts aside, and loudly told Xia He to have someone prepare the carriage and horses. Today she had made an appointment with Madam Xu to go to the outskirts of Beijing to inspect the barren mountain.

Xia He took the order and left. Shen Xinyan went into the inner room to change clothes. When she came out, she found that Wei Chenglin had come in at some point and immediately came to greet her when he saw her come out.

"Mother."

"Why is Lin'er here? Isn't it time for him to study now?" Shen Xinyan was a little surprised, but what surprised her even more was the worry that he could not hide between his brows.

"I heard that the guy outside is going to come in today." Wei Chenglin pursed his lips and said instead of answering.

"So, you are worried that your mother won't be able to cope with it?" Shen Xinyan felt a warm feeling in her heart, and at the same time, she stroked his temples with some amusement.

"It's just a thing that is not presentable. It's a great favor for my mother to let her in." Wei Chenglin said with a stern face, a cold look flashing across his eyes.

"If that's the case, what are you worried about?" Shen Xinyan laughed.

Could it be that she is so incompetent that she can't even handle a concubine, to the point where her son is worried?

Although she felt a little helpless, she had to admit that she felt comforted by her son's concern.

"Since you have nothing to do, why don't you accompany mother out for a trip?" Of course, she was unwilling to give up the opportunity to strengthen the mother-son relationship.

Wei Chenglin looked at her seriously for a while, and was slightly relieved when he saw that she didn't seem to be upset about having a concubine in the mansion.

"good!"