My father's angry complaints before his death are still ringing in my ears, my mother's coffin is in mourning, my sister-in-law and nephew died "accidentally", and in just a moment, such a big family was completely broken up.

But she couldn't die. As the daughter of the Zhao family, she couldn't let her brother bear that stigma in vain, and couldn't let her parents die with regrets. She wanted to live, even if she could only live in darkness. As long as she had a breath left, she would live to see the fate of that old man!

Renzong, Ren, what a irony!

How could it be unkind? In order to protect her son and the reputation of the royal family, she did not hesitate to push the heinous crime onto the loyal ministers. King Cheng was really "sincere". In order to cover up the crime, she did not even let go of orphans and widows. Poor her nephew, she had not even been able to see him...

"Madam, His Majesty is here." A maid came in and reported softly.

Zhao took a few deep breaths to suppress her sorrow and anger, and after a while, she stood up and went out to greet him.

***

Wei Junhang had not expected that the person Shen Xinyan was going to meet was Xu Sumin. When he heard that the graceful woman in front of him was the Mrs. Xu who had cut off the ungrateful husband's penis without hesitation and sent it to some kind of cellar as described by Qiao Liu, he could hardly believe his eyes.

"I, a commoner named Xu, have met Prince Wei." Xu Sumin had not expected that Wei Junhang would personally bring his wife over. When she came over, she saw a man getting off the carriage. She was startled at first, and then she saw the man turn around and help Shen Xinyan, who was waiting for her, down from the carriage. Only then did she confirm the other person's identity.

It turns out that this is the famous playboy prince in the capital.

Looking at the handsome man, and the considerate way he helped his wife out of the car, from the surface, you really can't tell that he is a dandy at all.

"Madam Xu, there's no need to be so polite!" Wei Junhang pursed his lips and pretended to cough, then said to Shen Xinyan, "Madam and Madam Xu, please go and take care of yourselves. I'll go to the pavilion in front and sit for a while to enjoy the scenery."

"If you want to enjoy the scenery, I am not afraid of being laughed at by the prince. The scenery in my manor is no less beautiful than outside. If you don't mind, please come in and enjoy it." Xu Sumin would never let him go outside to get some fresh air, so she hurriedly invited him.

"Then I'd better obey your command!" Wei Junhang laughed and replied straightforwardly.

Naturally, Shen Xinyan didn't want to let him wait outside alone, and was very satisfied with Xu Sumin's arrangement.

The couple followed Xu Sumin into the mansion. Xu Sumin first instructed the butler beside her to greet Wei Junhang properly, and exchanged a few polite words before taking Shen Xinyan into the east chamber.

"If I had known that the prince would escort you here, I would have invited Young Master Qiao as well." After sitting down, Xu Sumin said with a smile.

Shen Xinyan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. There will always be a chance to meet each other."

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and then Xu Sumin took out the deed, the design drawings of the hot spring villa, the construction plan, etc. that she had prepared long ago, and explained them to her in detail one by one.

This was the first time in her two lives that she had taken the initiative to make an investment, so Shen Xinyan naturally took it very seriously. She took the initiative to raise questions if she didn't understand something, and Xu Sumin also patiently answered her questions.

The two of them asked and answered each other, and both were quite engaged.

The more Shen Xinyan listened, the more excited she became, and the more she admired the woman in front of her, especially when she saw her sparkling eyes when she described the blueprint for her future, a feeling of admiration arose spontaneously.

This woman is different. She doesn't need to cling to anyone. Her independence and self-confidence do not diminish her radiance even in adversity, and she can still live a good life.

She thought that if she had half of her ability and courage, she would never have ended up like that in her previous life.

"...I've thought about it. In the first phase, we will build this hot spring manor and see the results. If we achieve our goal, we will plan the second phase carefully. However, we cannot invest all our money in this hot spring. After all, it cannot make money all year round." Xu Sumin talked incessantly about her plan until she felt that the woman next to her had not spoken for a long time, then she stopped talking and looked up.

When he looked up, he was met with a face that made no secret of its admiration for him.

She was blessed with a thick skin, but she actually felt a little uncomfortable when being looked at by such a beautiful, gentle and dignified woman.

She cleared her throat to hide her strange discomfort. "Does the Crown Prince's wife have any other suggestions or opinions? Feel free to tell us and we'll consider it carefully. If we can't come to a conclusion right now, I'll discuss it in detail with Master Qiao Liu another day and listen to his opinions."

"No need for that. I trust Madam, and I'm quite satisfied with your plan." Shen Xinyan shook her head, took a few sips of the slightly cool tea on the table, then picked up the brush beside her, dipped it in the ink that the maid had already ground, signed her own name on the contract which already had Qiao Liu and Xu Sumin's names and fingerprints on it, then put her fingerprints on it, took the wet handkerchief handed over by Qiutang, and wiped off the cinnabar on her fingers.

"Madam is really a straightforward person!" Xu Sumin was surprised by her decisiveness, but she was even more grateful for her almost unreserved trust. She felt that in order to repay the other party's trust, she must make this manor flourish.

A maid came over and tidied the things on the table, and then served fragrant tea and cakes.

"Madam, please try this tea. How does it taste?" Xu Sumin poured tea for her personally and asked with a smile.

Shen Xinyan took a sip and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. She was about to say a few words of praise, but for some reason, when she saw the other person's smiling eyes, she swallowed the words back and said frankly: "I don't know much about tea. I can clearly distinguish between high-quality tea and low-quality tea, and between high-quality tea and medium-quality tea. But it's really hard to tell the difference between high-quality tea and high-quality tea."

Xu Sumin was stunned for a moment. She had not expected her to say such a thing. After a moment, she clapped her hands and laughed: "I finally met a like-minded person today!"

Shen Xinyan was also stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but smile.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and before they knew it, they felt that the distance between them had become much closer.

"lady……"

"lady……"

They both said in unison, startled at the same time, and then both burst out laughing.

After a while, Xu Sumin said, "It's really awkward to call me Madam all the time. If the Crown Prince's wife doesn't mind, how about we call each other sisters?"

"Of course I am fine. I am twenty-six now. May I know your wife?"

"I am a few years older than you, so I have the audacity to call myself your sister!" Xu Sumin said with a smile.

"Sister Xu." Shen Xinyan called out immediately.

"Sister Shen!"

The two looked at each other and smiled again.

"Xu Sumin, you evil woman, you will not die a good death! Evil woman, give me back my husband! Give me back my son! Xu Sumin...you will not die a good death...let me go, Xu, mmm..."

Suddenly, a burst of miserable curses from a woman could be heard faintly from a distance. After a moment, it was as if someone covered her mouth, muffling the curses.

Xu Sumin's face suddenly darkened, and the maid behind her was even more annoyed. She leaned down and whispered in her ear, "I'll handle it," and then left.

Shen Xinyan and Qiutang felt a little uncomfortable as if they had overheard some private matters. The room, which was full of laughter and chatter just now, was now filled with awkwardness.

After a while, Xu Sumin said calmly: "Since you call me sister, there are some things I don't want to hide from you. Just take a look..."

As she spoke, she stood up and pointed at a figure that was faintly visible behind the flowers and trees in the distance.

Shen Xinyan looked in the direction she was pointing, and vaguely saw a woman dressed in blue being dragged away by two maids who covered her mouth tightly. The woman struggled violently, but was no match for the maids, and after a while, her figure completely disappeared.

"Don't be afraid of your laughing at me. The husband that person is talking about is the man with whom I, Xu Sumin, have worshipped heaven and earth, paid homage to my parents, and signed a marriage certificate. It's ridiculous, isn't it? My husband actually has another 'wife' outside, and she has given birth to two sons!" Xu Sumin sneered.

Shen Xinyan was completely stunned.

Xu Sumin flicked her nails and continued slowly, "But I, Xu Sumin, have never been someone who would tolerate a loss. He was the one who begged me to marry him, and I didn't mind the bribe. I don't know how I ended up being the one who broke up the couple."

"Lover? Tsk, the person who can make me, Xu Sumin, suffer in vain has not been born yet! He eats my food, lives in my house, and uses my things, but in the end he wants to kill me and take my property so that he can reunite with his lover's family? Do you really think I am a vegetarian?"

Shen Xinyan was terrified by what she heard. From the meaning of her words, she had guessed why she lost her legs in her previous life.

It turned out that I was betrayed by the person closest to me!

"Isn't he very happy, making love with his lover day and night? I will let him be the bridegroom every night from now on. Oh, no, maybe he will be the bride every night... Who knows!" Xu Sumin looked indifferent.

Shen Xinyan's heart ached when she heard this.

What does it mean to be a bridegroom every night? What does it mean to be a bride every night?

"As for those two little bastards, they are quite interesting. They are indeed a pair of little ungrateful wolves raised by an ungrateful wolves. In order to save their lives, they even abandoned their own parents and knelt down in front of their enemies to beg for mercy and wag their tails."

At this point, Xu Sumin laughed softly, her expression looking happy, as if she had heard something funny.

Shen Xinyan's eyes widened, and she asked incredulously, "Could it be that you still kept those two children with you?"

Xu Sumin's expression was obviously frozen, and she looked at her in shock.

Is this person's focus wrong? Shouldn't she loudly accuse me of being cruel and ruthless? At the very least, she will turn pale and walk away, drawing a clear line between us from now on, and it would be best if we never have anything to do with each other again.

Seeing that she was just looking at him without saying anything, Shen Xinyan got anxious and pulled her sleeve, saying, "You are really crazy. Even rabbits will bite when they are angry. You are planting the seeds of trouble for yourself by keeping these two children with you, aren't you?!"