After Mu Lin had bandaged the injured guards and placed the seriously injured guards on the luggage carriage, Chen Nian and Xia Tian also got on the carriage driven by Mu Feng.
The group headed for the capital overnight.
Three days later, they finally entered the capital city in the evening.
Mu Feng took them to Chen Nian's villa in the city to freshen up and rest for a night. The next day, they went to Wu'an Marquis Mansion with great fanfare.
When the people in Wu'an Marquis' Mansion heard that their prince was coming back, they all ran to the door to watch the excitement.
Marquis Wu'an went to court, and the masters of the Marquis Wu'an Mansion, including Liu and several of her legitimate and illegitimate children, greeted him at the door.
Xia Tian followed Chen Nian down from the carriage. Chen Nian's stepmother Liu immediately took two steps forward, holding a handkerchief in her hand, and said to Chen Nian with tears in her eyes, "Nian'er, you are finally back. Where have you been? You made your mother worry." After saying that, she wiped the corners of her eyes with the handkerchief.
Xia Tian felt a chill when he saw this. If he hadn't known that this beautiful woman who looked to be about 30 years old was Chen Nian's black-hearted stepmother, he would have been fooled by her drama of deep mother-son love.
Shen Nian had a cold face and took a step back without a trace, avoiding Liu, without saying a word.
Seeing Shen Nian ignoring her with a cold face, Liu turned around and saw Xia Tian standing behind Shen Nian. A gleam flashed in her eyes and she asked, "Nian'er, who is this girl?"
"She is my wife." Shen Nian replied coldly, and before Liu could speak again, he pulled Xia Tian into the mansion.
Outside the gate, Liu gritted her teeth secretly when she saw Shen Nian was so disrespectful.
I looked up and saw passersby watching in the distance also peeking over here, and there was a circle of servants surrounding them, so I couldn't get angry.
She took a deep breath, restored her virtuous expression, and smiled to find a way out for herself, "The prince is tired, everyone should disperse first. We will set up a table at the old lady's place at noon to welcome the prince."
After saying that, he took the maid's hand and walked in.
When the others saw the lady go in, they also scattered like birds and beasts.
Liu winked at the maid, "Let's go to the old lady first."
She had to go to the old lady first and apply eye drops to Shen Nian.
Here, looking at Chen Nian who was shivering all over, Xia Tian didn't dare to say a word and followed him to Lingyun Pavilion where Chen Nian lived.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Chen Nian's maids Ningxiang and Ningxue came out to greet him, "Master, you are back?"
"Well, take Miss Xia to wash up." After Shen Nian finished speaking to the maid, he turned to Xia Tian and said, "These two are my big maids. Go with them to wash up first. I will take you to pay your respects to the old lady later."
No matter how unhappy you are, you still have to be polite and not let Liu catch you.
"Okay." Xia Tian nodded and followed the two maids to the side hall.
Ningxiang and Ningxue were filled with surprise, but they did not show it on their faces. They never knew that their prince had such a gentle side.
But looking at the prince, the poison in his body should have been completely cured, right?
"May I know your name, young lady?" After Xia Tian finished bathing and changed her clothes, Ningxiang asked with a smile while combing her hair.
"Oh, my name is Xia Tian. What are your two sisters' names?"
"Miss Xia, my name is Ningxiang, and that is Ningxue. We are both maids in the prince's courtyard." Ningxiang replied with a smile.
When she came out after washing up, Shen Nian's eyes flashed with surprise. She didn't expect that this girl would look so beautiful when she dressed up.
Xia Tian was wearing a lavender dress, which Mu Feng bought from the clothing store last night.
Ningxiang gave her a lively hairstyle, which made her look youthful and energetic with her fair skin.
During the past six months, Xia Tian has been nourished by the Lingquan Space and is no longer the thin and dark little girl she used to be.
She saw that Chen Nian had also changed into a dark blue brocade robe and tied his hair up with a jade crown, which made him look even more handsome.
Shen Nian's eyes moved slightly, "Let's go."
The two of them walked through the winding corridor and it took them a quarter of an hour to reach the old lady's Ruixuan Hall.
As soon as she entered the door, the old lady stumbled over, pulled Shen Nian into her arms, hugged her and burst into tears, "My precious grandson, you left without saying anything, you are going to kill me..."
She was still crying and gently pounding Shen Nian's back with her hands, "How could you be so cruel? Where have you been this past year?"
Watching the old lady's singing, reciting, acting and fighting, Xia Tian bit his tongue and tried hard not to laugh.
Life is really like a play, it all depends on your acting skills!
Everyone in this marquis's mansion is a reincarnated actor.
It seems that she can't be lame and needs to learn quickly.
Thinking of this, seeing that the old lady's performance was about to end, he quickly adjusted his expression and looked like he was so moved that he was about to cry.
When the old lady noticed her, Xia Tian immediately showed her standard eight teeth, "I pay my respects to the old lady!"
"Is this girl the wife you married?" The old lady asked Shen Nian sternly, her expression changing immediately.
“Yes, grandmother,” Shen Nian replied calmly.
"No, I don't agree. How can the prince of Wu'an Marquisate marry a woman of unknown origin as his wife?"
"My grandson and Miss Xia already have a marriage certificate, which cannot be changed." Shen Nian also replied to the old lady in a tone that did not allow for negotiation.
“You unfilial son, how can you talk to your grandmother like that?” Before the old lady could react, the door curtain was lifted, and a handsome uncle in his thirties came in. Judging from his appearance, this should be Shen Nian’s scumbag father, Marquis Wu’an.
"My son has indeed married Miss Xia. Please approve it, father." Shen Nian's tone was light, but his words were unquestionable.
"Without my permission, the Marquisate will never acknowledge her identity." He is the Marquis of Wu'an, and he cannot let his eldest son marry a woman who is not presentable. Where will the face of his Marquisate be put then?
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