CH 2

“Madam looks so good in this color!” Chun Liu couldn’t help but admire her master who had suddenly become much younger.

On weekdays, Madam always likes to wear clothes that are indigo blue, dark green, or other dark tones. Although it adds a little bit of calm and dignified aura to her, she looks a few years older.

Isn’t it better to dress like this now?

The Ying Guo Gong mansion started with martial arts. And all the previous princes were famous warriors. The current Duchess is the eldest princess and the aunt of the present emperor. She has two sons and one daughter.

The eldest daughter is married to the eldest son of the Duke of Wei. The eldest son Wei Jun Ting has won achievements in both civil and military affairs throughout the year. Since the age of fourteen, he has followed his father to fight everywhere, and married Lady Fang, the eldest girl of the Marquis of Pingliang. Unfortunately, heaven is jealous of talent. Wei Jun Ting fell ill a few years ago. After passing away, the position of the prince fell to the second son Wei Jun Hang.

Although this Wei Jun Hang was born to the same mother as Wei Jun Ting, he was far inferior to his excellent elder brother, and they had nothing in common. He is easygoing by nature. Most of the people who come and go on weekdays are the idle children of various noble families. Over time, he actually got named as a dude. The Duke of Ying was so annoyed that he can’t wait to kill this evil son who is detrimental to the family style.

As Wei Jun Hang’s wife, although Shen Xin Yan has also risen to become the wife of the prince, she is not the future mistress of the prince’s mansion in the eyes of the eldest princess.

The requirements of the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law are naturally different. On that day, the eldest princess fully considered this point when she chose a daughter-in-law for her sons. So she hired the capable eldest daughter of the Marquis of Pingliang for the eldest son. For her second son, she hired Shen Xin Yan, a girl from Jing An Bo Fu who he liked.

It’s a pity that the world is messing with people. In the blink of an eye, the capable eldest daughter-in-law has become a widow.

Although Shen Xin Yan in the previous life was the wife of the prince, she was crushed by Lady Fang in everything. The only thing that could make her proud in front of Lady Fang was that her son was far better than Lady Fang’s son!

At least, the Duke of Ying chose to keep her son by his side instead of Lady Fang’s son.

Speaking of which, her mentality was also very strange. She was angry that her father-in-law took away her son regardless of her wishes. But she was also proud that her father-in-law valued her son.

Shen Xin Yan was a little absent-minded. Putting on this elegant color, it was like seeing herself who was still waiting to be married in her boudoir.

Gradually, the figure in the bronze mirror was turned into a face of national beauty.

She pursed her lips. She took off her snow-blue shirt and skirt without saying a word. Then she put on a brand-new silver-red robe. She applied a little powder, and her whole body became more and more dazzling, which made Chun Liu beside her full of admiration.

“It’s Madam’s eyesight. This one is even better than the one just now. If you go outside with the fourth girl, maybe people will think you two are sisters!”

Shen Xin Yan’s face immediately froze when she heard the words “fourth girl”. And she felt a burst of heartache swept over.

“Ying Zhi, Ying’er…” Her lips trembled. Her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she struggled to call out her daughter’s name.

Wei Ying Zhi, her only daughter. She still vividly remembers the grief and despair of the white-headed man who sent the black-headed man in the previous life. The death of her daughter was also the most direct reason why she hated Zhou Wan Ning and the Zhou family, even though Zhou Wan Ning was already pregnant with her grandson at that time.

However, what made her hatred reach its peak was her son’s protection of the murderer, Zhou Wan Ning’s second brother.

At that time, she was completely insane. She didn’t want to hear any explanation. She only knew that her daughter was dead. But the murderer was just exiled to the border without any pain, still living in his glorious days.

Why?! Why?!! How can surname Zhou be able to make his scenery and happiness through the blood and tears of others! Why is her daughter dead, but the daughter of the Zhou family can still live happily and heartlessly?!

Her daughter is still so young. She hasn’t even had time to set a marriage date for her…

“Madam, are you thinking about the fourth girl? Just now, Sun Mama come back, and the fourth girl will be back at this hour.” Chun Liu thought she missed her daughter who went to Jing An Bo mansion and said with a smile.

That’s right. Her Ying er is still alive and well. She will be back in a while!

She took a few deep breaths, clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves. She barely suppressed her trembling body, and slowly sat down on the Taishi to couch.

She lowered her eyes and searched her mind for her memories of this life. This year, her Ying er was only six years old. Yesterday, she brought her daughter back to Jing An Bo Mansion, and her mother was not willing to let her granddaughter leave her.

She silently combed through the memories of this life. She couldn’t help but feel a little fortunate in her heart.

It’s all over. Everything in the last life is over. The daughter’s misfortune has not yet happened, and everything is still possible to recover. In this life, she will never fight again, whether it is Zhou Wan Ning or Li Wan Ning, Chen Wan Ning and Sun Wan Ning. Whoever his son likes to marry, he will marry.

The rapidly beating heart gradually calmed down. She took a long sigh, and saw the maid Xia He walked in with a sullen face.

“What’s wrong with my sister? Could it be that the old ladies in the kitchen still dare to show power at my sister?” Chun Liu Zheng put the folded clothes back in the closet. When she turned around, seeing Xia He’s appearance, she asked casually.

Xia He reluctantly suppressed the anger in her heart, blessed Shen Xin, and said bitterly: “Madam has to eat bird’s nest porridge every morning. This is a norm. This morning, the servant saw that there was no bird’s nest porridge for breakfast. So I went to ask what happened. But Mama Cui actually said that the cost of our yard has exceeded this month. And now the price of bird’s nest in shops is increasing. I am afraid that it will not be available until next month.”

“What is this? Ying Guo Gong mansion can’t even afford the wife of the prince a bowl of bird’s nest porridge?” Chun Liu immediately became angry.

“That’s what I’m saying!” Xia He said it aggrievedly.

This is clearly bullying knowing the lady’s temperament. If the eldest princess or even the eldest lady wants to eat it, then Mama Cui dares to reject it like this?

Shen Xin Yan’s expression was not obvious, but she sneered secretly.

She glanced at the maid who was fighting for her for a moment, and said lightly, “Isn’t it just a bowl of bird’s nest porridge? It doesn’t matter if you eat less for a few days. Don’t make people laugh!”

It was the same in her previous life. At that time, although she was angry, she finally endured it. Looking back on her previous life, she was always patient with Fang Shi, and kept forgiving. Even if she was so upset and annoyed, she finally swallowed it all to herself.

Just because she knew that Lady Fang was the daughter-in-law that her mother-in-law wanted the most, and the future princess of the country that the eldest princess was most satisfied with. If it wasn’t for the bad fate of Lady Fang and her husband’s early death, how could the name of this prince’s wife fall on her own?

But, will she endure it for the rest of her life?

She sneered again.

No, not anymore!

The result of her repeated concessions in the previous life was to let Fang Shi occupy the magpie’s nest, fully grasp the authority and status of the prince’s wife that should belong to her, and let her repeatedly provoke her relationship with her son.

Anyway, this life of re-living is an accidental gain, not what she wants. If that is the case, why doesn’t she live a more comfortable life!

Sitting down at the dining table slowly, she looked at the breakfast that was already on the table—a few small porridges and several delicate side dishes. Although not what she usually used to, but it didn’t look too bad. At least it can be said that although the Fang Shi is in power now, no one with a brain dares to embarrass her, the prince’s wife, on the bright side.

The eldest princess has to go to the small Buddha hall to recite the scriptures every morning when she wakes up. After chanting the scriptures, she simply eats some light breakfast. She likes to be quiet and is impatient to make rules for her daughters-in-law. So her daughters-in-law will come to her room to greet her after she has eaten breakfast.

In addition to the two sons and one daughter from the eldest princess, there is also a son from a concubine, who is now the third master, Wei Jun Xian.

This Wei Jun Xian’s biological mother passed away early. He was raised in the house of the eldest princess. He married Yang, the daughter of a former servant of the Ministry of Rites, and now has two sons and one daughter with Yang. This Yang Shi has an exquisite temperament. Although she is a concubi daughter-in-law, she is used to curry favor her mother-in-law. So she has some face in front of the eldest princess.

As soon as the maid had cleaned up the dining table, Fang Shi, Shen Xin Yan and Yang Shi walked in with light steps.

The eldest princess only felt that her eyes suddenly lit up. Her eyes fell on the silver-red figure behind Fang Shi. When she recognized that person was her second daughter-in-law Shen Xin Yan, she was a little surprised.

In all these years, it was the first time she had seen this second daughter-in-law dressed up so brightly. Dressed in a silver-red forged skirt with a long collar, a simple bun on her head, a butterfly-style gold hairpin, and a golden gourd pendant with jewelry embedded in her ears, it is obviously red and gold, which tend to be vulgar colors, but they look suitable on her. She looks bright and radiant, which is very different from her usual image.

Looking at her like this today, she somewhat understands why her second son picked her out of so many noble ladies.

“You look very good on this dress today. That’s exactly how you should be. When you are young, you have to dress radiantly.”

Shen Xin Yan was stunned. She never thought that the eldest princess would say such a thing to herself. But she quickly reacted and said with a smile, “Mother is right. I was the one who was confused in the past.”

She had long known that the eldest princess had already had a second daughter-in-law candidate in her mind. It was her husband Wei Jun Hang who insisted to marry her. After entering the door, she was afraid that others would think that her appearance had seduced Wei Jun Hang to marry him, and that her elders would misunderstand her frivolous behavior. So she deliberately dressed herself in a solemn and steady direction, and she got used to it over time.

But she never thought that all this was just her own thinking!

She pursed her lips bitterly.

In the last life, she cared too much about other people’s eyes. So she would restrain herself again and again and make herself so tired.

Lady Yang’s eyes rolled a few times. She smiled and stepped forward to hug Shen Xin Yan’s arm affectionately, and said, “Isn’t that true? I just saw the second sister-in-law just now. I thought I saw the fairies in the world! The whole room was lit up by the second sister-in-law’s face.”

“The third sister-in-law’s mouth is still so flattering!” Lady Fang’s gaze swept back and forth between Shen Xin Yan and Yang Shi, and answered them in a flat tone.

With a smile on Shen Xin Yan’s lips, she glanced at Fang Shi and saw that she had turned around and chatted with the eldest princess.

Yang Shi wanted to say something else. But when she saw it, she just pouted.

When it comes to a likable mouth, in the family, this eldest sister-in-law is the second, who dares to be the first. Isn’t she coaxing the eldest princess to smile?! What are you saying about being quiet and indifferent? If you are really so indifferent, you shouldn’t be holding on the central ledger of the house!

It’s just that she always knew her identity. Although she was unhappy, she didn’t dare to say anything. Don’t look at the eldest princess treating them equally in front of everyone. If there is anything, it is still her direct daughters-in-law, especially the eldest daughter-in-law Fang, who she is most proud of.

She calmly glanced at Shen Xin Yan who was sitting on the other side. She secretly said: This is also stupid. Obviously, she has become the wife of the prince. It is the most justifiable, but she is pressed on her head by a woman who has lost her husband.