"What's going on?" Shen Nian asked Mu Feng coldly.
Mu Feng's neck shrank, "My wife told me not to tell you."
"Speak clearly. When did Madam become Mr. Dazzling Shadow?"
"That's right, that day..." Mu Feng quickly told everything he knew.
Shen Nian only then realized that she often went into the study to paint.
Because Mu Feng always drove him in a carriage every time he went out, he only thought about his safety and didn't expect that Mu Feng would hide it from him.
"What else is there to hide?"
"That's all. Oh, there's one more. The lady asked me to help her find out where there are houses for sale. She said she wanted to do business." Mu Feng suddenly remembered and explained.
Chen Nian looked at him coldly, and Mu Feng didn't wait to ask, and quickly told him about the last time they went to Yupinxuan for dinner.
Seeing that Mu Feng had finished speaking, he continued, "Anything else?"
"It's really over this time." Mu Feng raised three fingers.
Shen Nian was silent for a while. She didn’t expect that she still wanted to do business. She was alone in the capital, and she still felt insecure.
"Then you continue to help Madam keep an eye on it, whether it's the shop or the yard. Tell Madam directly when the time comes. If she doesn't have enough money, go get it and cover it first."
"yes."
"Also, the fact that Madam is Xuanying must remain a secret."
"Yes, I understand."
Shen Nian waved his hand and let Mu Feng go down first.
In the summer, I returned to the bedroom, took out the painting and admired it for a while.
This was when she was in Liujia Village. The first time she came back from the market, she saw Chen Nian sitting by the window reading a book. She was stunned by the scene at that time. Even after more than half a year, it was still very clear in her mind.
She looked at it for a while, then put it away again and locked it in the box.
Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year, the day when all the married ladies return to their parents' home.
In Shen Nian's lifetime, only Shen Hui was married.
Shen Hui also went to Wen Yibo's house in the morning and only had time to go back to her parents' home in the afternoon.
Logically, when a married woman returns to her parents' home, she should at least inform the Crown Prince's wife, but no one informed her.
It was not until the afternoon when Shen Hui came to Jinglanyuan in person that Xia Tian knew that Shen Hui had returned.
It seems that the people in Wu'an Marquis' Mansion still don't recognize her as the Crown Prince's wife in their hearts.
But it didn't matter. She didn't have to flatter them.
However, Shen Hui didn't come over to reminisce with her, but came over to question her angrily.
"Did you know that Wenjin is getting engaged to the eldest son of Prime Minister Xu?" Shen Hui asked her in a cold voice as soon as she entered the room, without even taking off her cloak.
Xia Tian was surprised. So soon? In the morning, he wanted to marry Chen Nian as his co-wife, and in the afternoon, he was getting engaged to someone else?
But what business was it of hers? Why should she know?
"I don't know." Xia Tian shook his head and automatically ignored Shen Hui's unfriendly tone.
"You don't know? I heard that when you were at Wen Yibo's house this morning, Wen Jin invited you to her yard. Did you say anything to her?" Shen Hui sat on the edge of the kang in the warm room, staring at her as she spoke.
"No, nothing, just some small talk."
"What is your relationship with Wen Jin? Would she have time to chat with you?" Shen Hui questioned.
"We are not friends! Who knows why?" She had no obligation to tell anyone what they were talking about.
"Then why did she suddenly agree to the proposal from the Prime Minister's eldest son? I heard that she had refused several times before, but she agreed after you met her alone this morning."
"How would I know that?" Xia Tian thought Shen Hui's question was ridiculous. She was not a worm in Wen Jin's stomach.
Besides, the eldest daughter is engaged, so what does it have to do with her who she is engaged to?
"It must be because of you that Wen Jin gave up on my brother and agreed to the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family out of despair." Shen Hui frowned and complained.
Xia Tian was speechless. Even if it was because of her, so what? Should she give way to others? How ridiculous!
I ignored Shen Hui and continued copying her book. Now her handwriting was quite decent and she had copied half of the book.
Taking advantage of the free time during the first month of the lunar year when she didn't have to paint, she planned to copy the script a hundred times first and keep it for when the old lady remembered her.
Shen Hui was furious. Seeing that Xia Tian ignored her, she drank a cup of tea and left.
Now she feels a little regretful. Wen Jin is such a good person, but she missed him just like that.
Wen Jin was the candidate she had always favored for her brother's wife.
I originally thought that the one-year agreement with Xia Tian could be postponed, but I didn't expect Wen Jin to agree to someone else.
Xia Tian was copying the book, but he was thinking about what Shen Hui had just said.
It seems that Wen Jin looked for her in the morning just to confirm her attitude. As for becoming Chen Nian's co-wife, it was probably just talk.
It seems that she did take what she said at the Ice Skating Festival to heart.
Xia Tian shook his head, threw away all these messy things and people, and copied the book seriously.
She did not go out on the third and fourth days of the Lunar New Year. She stayed in Jinglan Garden copying books or playing cards and chatting with Ningxiang Ningxue and others.
During this period, the second lady Shen Ning also came over and the two sat down and had a conversation.
Ever since Liu fell ill, they were no longer asked to pay their respects every day, and Chen Ning felt that she was living a more comfortable life these days.
However, I heard that Liu's illness has almost recovered, and the Marquis would visit her from time to time.
It is estimated that Liu will be fully recovered before the first month of the year.
Chen Ning was a little worried when she talked about Liu, because her wedding date was set for February 16th. She originally thought that Liu would not take over the Marquis' Mansion again until she got married.
It seems not necessarily the case now. After all, if Liu gets better, it would be inappropriate for the second lady to be the housekeeper.
The second wife, who has always been shrewd, would not put herself in a vulnerable position. If Liu wanted the housekeeper, she would definitely return it to her immediately.
Xia Tian comforted Chen Ning, saying that it was okay, the marriage had been decided long ago anyway, and Liu was the marquis' wife, so she would never openly embarrass the marquis's family.
Shen Ning thought about it and felt that as long as she behaved well and obediently during this period, Liu Shi would not deliberately make things difficult for her.
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the female masters of Wu'an Marquis' Mansion will go to Lingwu Temple to burn incense.
Lingwu Temple is the largest temple near the capital, thirty miles outside the city.
Because the old lady was also going, Marquis Wu'an planned to escort his mother there personally.
It just so happens that the court is still on holiday and will not resume until the eighth day of the first lunar month.
Early in the morning, after Xia Tian had breakfast and packed up, he followed Shen Nian to the old lady’s Ruixuan Hall.
After everyone arrived, he followed the old lady to the gate and took the carriage.
This time she did not ride in the same carriage with the Second Madam and the others, but rode alone in Chen Nian's carriage with Ningxiang and Ningxue.
Because there were many people going, the Second Madam, the Third Madam and others brought their own children, as well as other brothers and sisters, so Shen Nian did not get on the carriage, but followed beside it on horseback.
Eight carriages drove towards the city gate.
It was the New Year's period, and the streets were already crowded. In addition, it was not only the Wu'an Marquis family who went out of the city to burn incense at the temple today. As a result, the carriage did not go far before the road was blocked.
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