What if, after marrying Princess Changning, he meets another girl he likes, but that girl is unlikely to become his concubine, what should he do?

She opened her mouth to ask him, but in the end, nothing came out.

"Is there something that worries you, mother?" Wei Chenglin asked in confusion when he saw the strange look on her face.

"...The princess is a very good girl, you..." Shen Xinyan hesitated.

Wei Chenglin understood immediately after hearing this, and said a little uncomfortably: "I naturally believe in the judgment of my grandmother and mother. Since mother said so, I believe that the princess must have some outstanding qualities..."

"So what kind of girl do you want to marry? Or what kind of wife do you have in mind?" Shen Xinyan interrupted him.

Wei Chenglin was stunned for a moment, and then his ears turned red. He pretended to cough, turned away and dared not look at her, and answered in a low voice: "It would be good to be like mother. It would be better if I could do something to help mother reduce the burden."

Shen Xinyan looked at him in astonishment, unable to believe it: "What can you do?"

Did she hear it wrongly? Did her son also want to marry a capable wife before he met Zhou Wanning?

"Yes, yes! Didn't mother teach me? Men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world. The inner house is a woman's battlefield. As the mistress of a mansion, appearance is secondary. The only thing that cannot be missing is these four words 'smart and capable'!" Although he was still very uncomfortable, Wei Chenglin answered honestly.

Shen Xinyan was stunned, and finally remembered that she had said such words to him. Of course, when she said this, she had completely other thoughts, and she didn't think that he would really remember it in his heart.

Now it seems that he really remembered her words back then? And really intended to put it into action?

She didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Did I say something wrong?" Seeing her staring at him blankly with a complicated expression, Wei Chenglin felt a little uneasy and asked stutteringly.

"Yes, it's a good thing that Lin'er thinks so. It is indeed true. If she can't even manage the inner chambers and can't help her husband solve his worries, such a woman is unworthy of being the mistress of a mansion and is not a good match!" She answered decisively.

Wei Chenglin nodded in agreement: "Mother, you are right!"

Shen Xinyan decided not to dwell on it anymore. Since there was a chance to change her previous life, why should she let it go?

The Grand Princess was even happier to learn that her eldest grandson had no objection.

"I was saying that Changning is such a good girl, there is no reason for Brother Lin not to like her."

Fang smiled and said, "Mother has always had excellent taste."

The eldest princess smiled even brighter, then asked, "Have you found a marriage for Min girl?"

Wei Minzhi is fourteen years old this year, and this marriage should indeed be put on the agenda, but Fang has been picking and choosing, and just can't find a satisfactory candidate. Now hearing the eldest princess ask this, she sighed and shook her head: "There is no good candidate for the time being."

The eldest princess frowned and said, "This marriage is related to Min's happiness for the rest of her life. You have to choose carefully. As long as the person has good character, is down-to-earth, and doesn't have many troubles at home, it doesn't matter if his family background is a little worse."

Fang nodded: "Don't worry, mother, I know everything."

The eldest princess shook her head secretly, not holding out much hope for her. Look at what good marriage she arranged for Fang Birong back then. And Yuzhi, if she hadn't been a very opinionated girl, she might have been married off to one of those so-called "powerful families".

Over the years, the eldest daughter-in-law's behavior has made her more and more disappointed, but she can't bear to blame her because she thinks that it is not easy for a woman who has lost her husband. However, she has to check the marriage of the third daughter-in-law no matter what, and can't let her do whatever she wants.

Fang didn't know that the eldest princess had long lost confidence in her vision for choosing a son-in-law. She only secretly made up her mind that this time she must pick a good family and not be suppressed by the second house all the time.

Shen Xinyan naturally knew that although the Grand Princess asked her to find an opportunity to find out Princess Ning's intentions, if she didn't know that they were interested in each other, how could she mention this marriage to her? Therefore, the marriage with the Ning Palace was probably a sure thing.

"Mom!" The door curtain was suddenly lifted, and the next moment, Wei Yingzhi, wearing a crabapple red skirt, walked in, sat down beside her, put her arms around her waist, and called her coquettishly.

Shen Xinyan helplessly put down her brush, pushed the half-written note aside, patted her daughter on the back, and said angrily, "How old are you? You are still like a child, acting like a spoiled child when you see your mother."

"No matter how old she is, she is still her mother's daughter. What's wrong with being coquettish?" Wei Yingzhi disagreed.

Shen Xinyan pinched her face, and Wei Yingzhi noticed her movements and immediately jumped away, covering her face with both hands, staring at her with wide eyes and accusing her: "You can't pinch my face anymore! I have so much flesh on my face because of you guys, and Wei Minzhi even laughed at me for looking like a bun."

"What Wei Minzhi? Call me Third Sister!" Shen Xinyan scolded with a stern face.

"You just love to change the subject." Wei Yingzhi muttered unhappily, but she didn't dare to challenge her mother's authority, so she agreed reluctantly, "I know, it's my third sister!"

Shen Xinyan shook her head helplessly.

Wei Yingzhi rolled her eyes a few times and went to her side again: "Mother, are you going to the palace to pay your respects to the Royal Concubine tomorrow? Take me with you!"

"Take you there? Can you get up?" Shen Xinyan laughed.

"Mom, you underestimate me! No matter what, I haven't been to the palace for a long time, so just take me there, okay?" Wei Yingzhi simply hugged her arms and acted coquettishly and begged.

"Okay, okay, go if you want to, but if you're late, I won't wait for you!" Shen Xinyan had no choice but to agree.

"Okay!" Wei Yingzhi's eyes lit up and she responded in a crisp voice.

Great, I can finally see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again! She covered her mouth and laughed.

Two years ago, Emperor Yuanyou appointed his eldest son as the crown prince, and the position of Consort Rui in the palace was unshakable. All the ladies in the capital knew that although Consort Rui was gentle, she was not easy to get close to. Even her family members were not very close to her. There was only one exception, and that was Lady Shen, the wife of the Duke of Ying.

Today, the Prince of England is the companion of the Crown Prince, and the Lady of England is looked upon specially by the Imperial Concubine. The Duke of England, who was previously a well-known playboy, is now doing very well in the Dali Temple.

Plus there is a Grand Princess who is deeply respected by His Majesty.

It can be said that the Duke of England's Mansion has become a popular family in the capital, especially the Duke of England's eldest son Wei Chenglin, who is young and promising with a bright future. The most important thing is that he is not engaged yet!

It can be said that Wei Chenglin is now the ideal son-in-law in the eyes of the ladies of various mansions in the capital. All the families with girls of marriageable age have set their sights on the Duke of Ying's mansion, and Shen Xinyan has already received explicit or implicit expressions of marriage intentions from the ladies of no less than three families.

She had experienced this situation in her previous life, but this time her son was more favored than in the previous life.

"What are you laughing at?" Shen Xinyan noticed her daughter's strange smile and asked suspiciously.

"It's nothing, nothing. I just missed you a lot because I haven't seen you for a long time." Wei Yingzhi sat upright and answered seriously.

Concubine Rui was also very close to Shen Xinyan's twin daughters, and would often give them gifts, so that Wei Yingzhi liked this gentle, noble, extremely beautiful Concubine who treated her very well even more.

Shen Xinyan stared at her for a moment, shook her head, and poked her forehead lightly: "You are so clever, you must be up to something again."

Wei Yingzhi covered her forehead with her hands and smiled, not annoyed at all.

"Mom, are you planning to let Pingfu pass the imperial examination in the future? I see that he has been studying very hard recently and he is determined not to stop until he passes the imperial examination." Wei Yingzhi asked hurriedly, suddenly remembering this.

"Your father does want Lingfu to take the imperial examination, and is now preparing to finalize his household registration." Shen Xinyan did not hide it from her.

Lin Fu's father was a traveling doctor. Master Huiming could not tell where his ancestral home was. Even Lin Fu himself knew nothing about it. He only remembered that he followed his parents everywhere when he was very young, and he had no memory of anything else.

Wei Junhang thought about it, and discussed with the Grand Princess, planning to formally adopt him as his adopted son and register his household registration in the Duke of Ying's Mansion, which would also make it easier for him to participate in the imperial examinations in the future. Shen Xinyan naturally had no objection to this.

Anyway, over the years, she has treated this child as her own son. She wants to confirm his status as soon as possible so that he won't be looked down upon by those short-sighted people when he grows up and goes out into the world.

"Then does that mean Linfu will really become my younger brother from now on?" Wei Yingzhi blinked.

"What younger brother? He's an older brother! He is one year older than you." Shen Xinyan corrected helplessly.

Wei Yingzhi pouted.

She had been protecting Linfu since they were young. In addition, Linfu was thinner and smaller than her when he was a child, and not even as tall as her, so she always treated him as her younger brother. If her mother hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten that this boy was older than her.

After leaving her mother's place, she felt so excited at the thought that she would be able to go to the palace to meet the Crown Prince tomorrow, and even her steps became lighter.

"Ying'er!" She suddenly heard someone calling her from behind. She stopped and turned around, and saw a handsome young man coming out from behind the rockery. She watched the young man slowly walk towards her, and then thought of what her mother had just said, and she suddenly felt a little depressed.

I don't know what's going on. This guy has never been taller than me before, but he has grown so fast in the past two years and is now half a head taller than me.

Yes, the person who came was Lin Fu.

"You asked me to make a purse for you. Here, I have embroidered it. I give it to you." Lingfu did not notice what she was thinking. He took out the purse from his sleeve and handed it to her.

Looking at the exquisite purse, she became even more depressed.

Clearly it was she who forced him to teach needlework back then, and this idiot couldn't even hold a needle steadily. However, after just a few years, his needlework was even better than that of her "master". This was simply a sheer act of killing people!