He favored his concubine and I cut off my wealth. Everyone in the mansion was in a panic.

General Zhenguo, who had been stationed in Western Xinjiang for twenty years, returned to Beijing.

After twenty years of consolidating the territory, he fought countless battles, wandered on the edge of death again and again, and finally protected the safety of the Western Region. The emperor felt his righteousness and granted the title of Marquis of Pingxi on the day Banshi returned to the court. However, he was afraid of causing trouble, so he postponed it until today. He had just announced it to the world, and then sent the prince himself to greet him at the gate of the city, which showed the strong love of the saints.

Not only that, the emperor also specially held a reception banquet for the Zhenguo general tonight at Qingquan Palace. All officials and their families were expected to attend, including Shen Qing.

Shen Qing nodded and looked at the sky. Seeing that it was still early, he leaned on the soft couch again, picked up the account book that he had not read before, and continued to read.

As expected, the sky in Shengjing will also change.

…

At the beginning of the Youshi period, Shen Qing, dressed up, walked out of the Hou Mansion and saw Aunt Qiu and Mu Lingxi waiting at the door.

Shen Qing was slightly surprised. Aunt Qiu came over and spoke proactively, "Madam is still unconscious and the third young master is seriously injured in bed. The Marquis felt that having two people entering the palace would make our Yangling Marquis Mansion too thin, so he I accepted my concubine and entered the palace with the fourth lady."

Shen Qing nodded, this result was reasonable.

The three of them waited for a while, and then Marquis Yangling walked out of the mansion. When he saw Aunt Qiu and her daughter talking and laughing with Shen Qing, his originally gentle face suddenly darkened.

After his eyes stayed on the three of them for a moment, Marquis Yangling said to Aunt Qiu, "Qiu Yi, you ride in a carriage with me."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the carriage at the front.

Mu Lingxi frowned slightly, and looked at Aunt Qiu with a hint of worry in her eyes. However, she saw that Aunt Qiu had a calm look on her face and gave her a comforting look, then turned around and followed the steps of Marquis Yangling.

In the carriage, Marquis Yangling closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage, with a look of exhaustion on his face.

Aunt Qiu sat quietly in the corner, not making a sound from the beginning to the end.

After a long time, Marquis Yangling opened his eyes, raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, looked at Aunt Qiu and ordered, "Pour me a cup of tea."

Aunt Qiu responded lightly, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea and placed it respectfully in front of Marquis Yangling, and then continued to remain silent.

Marquis Yangling squeezed the tea cup tightly with his fingers and felt an unknown fire burning in his heart, which then became stronger and stronger.

After taking a sip of tea, Marquis Yangling spoke with a hint of intention, "Over the years, among all the concubines, you are the one who suits me the best. You have a peaceful temperament and never deliberately fight for anything. In the end, The important thing is that you have always understood my thoughts best, but after a few years, I feel that you are less and less able to understand my thoughts. "

Aunt Qiu knew that Marquis Yangling was talking about her closeness to Shen Qing, but she did not mean to explain at all, "After all, I am not the little girl I was back then, and my thinking has become a lot duller. I cannot satisfy the Marquis. My fault."

Aunt Qiu clearly showed her thoughtfulness in every word, but it only sounded harsh to Yanglinghou's ears. His brows couldn't help but frown, and there was a bit of displeasure in her voice, "You know whether it's because you are stupid or because you don't want to, Qiu." What do I mean? I don’t believe you can’t understand!”

Aunt Qiu raised her eyes slightly, looking in the direction of Marquis Yangling without going too far. However, Marquis Yangling felt that his heart was even more congested. He placed the tea cup heavily on the table, and a few drops of tea soup splashed out, just falling on it. Aunt Qiu's skirt.

Aunt Qiu just looked at it with her peripheral vision and then withdrew her gaze.

Looking at the well-behaved and submissive Aunt Qiu, Marquis Yangling felt no trace of satisfaction in his heart. He was silent for a moment and then said bluntly, "Stay away from Shen Qing in the future, so as not to be led away by her perverse temper."

Aunt Qiu raised a smile at the corner of her mouth, "The Marquis is joking, the young lady was born in the Yining Marquis Mansion. She received the best teachings since she was a child, and her temperament is generous and dignified. The word "perverse" is probably not the same as her. Up there.”

Marquis Yangling's expression condensed, and a cold look flashed in his eyes, "Are you speaking for her?"

Aunt Qiu was not moved at all, her tone was still neither humble nor arrogant, "I am just telling the truth."

Seeing that Aunt Qiu was not getting enough, Marquis Yangling snorted coldly and turned away, obviously not wanting to pay attention to Aunt Qiu anymore.

Originally, he felt that he had neglected Aunt Qiu over the years, and wanted to be nicer to her, but he didn't expect that she didn't appreciate it at all. In this case, he would just continue to stay in her Qiyun Courtyard!

…

Halfway through the hour, Shen Qing and his party arrived at the palace gate.

As soon as Shen Qing and Mu Lingxi got off the carriage, they saw Marquis Yangling striding away, while Aunt Qiu walked towards them.

Shen Qing asked Chanyi and the others to stay here while he walked towards Qingquan Palace with Aunt Qiu and Mu Lingxi.

Before they had gone far, Mu Lingxi couldn't help it any longer and asked with confusion on her face, "Auntie had a quarrel with father?"

Aunt Qiu's eyebrows were still gentle, "Fourth Miss is overthinking, the Marquis is just in a bad mood."

Mu Lingxi nodded. She had seen what happened today with her own eyes. Marquis Yangling must not be in a good mood, so she was worried that Aunt Qiu would be angered. Now that Aunt Qiu is fine, her worried heart is also I can finally let it go.

Aunt Qiu glanced around and then said to Shen Qing, "Young madam, I heard that General Zhenguo returned to Beijing this time. In addition to the general's wife, he also brought back a son and a daughter. The eldest son is already here. She is eighteen or nineteen years old and has not yet been married. The young girl is of marriageable age and it is probably time to discuss marriage. "

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Aunt Qiu's news is quite good."

Aunt Qiu smiled, "It's just that the girl happened to see her when she was out of the house."

Shen Qing's smile faded slightly and she said seriously, "What Aunt Qiu said is true. The eldest son of the general has not married yet. He probably wants to settle down with a young lady from a well-known family after returning to Beijing. The only one who meets the conditions in Beijing is that." How many? As for the general’s young daughter, which young master does Aunt Qiu think is suitable?”

Aunt Qiu thought for a moment before answering, "I have been living in the backyard for many years. I don't know for a long time which minister in the court has a young man of marriageable age. But according to what the fourth lady told me last time when she came back from the palace, , the holy family of Pingxi Hou Mansion is strong, and the young masters who can match the daughter of the Hou Mansion, apart from several princes of Your Majesty, are only the legitimate sons of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the legitimate sons of Wu Liehou Mansion, and the Prince of Jing'an Mansion who have just returned to the capital. Of course, if the general’s daughter has other ideas, I’m afraid your majesty won’t refuse.”

Aunt Qiu had the same idea as her, but when she heard Lu Yan's name, a cool look flashed across Shen Qing's eyes.

Shen Qing knew very well that regardless of his status or age, Lu Yan was a very popular presence in the eyes of the noble ladies in Shengjing, and this meant that the two of them would have to face more difficulties in the future.

So Shen Qing couldn't help but think that if it weren't for the decision to have an affair that night, Lu Yan would have chosen a noble girl to get married and have children, instead of just having secret contacts with him day by day...

Just as Shen Qing's thoughts were wandering, Lu Yan's voice suddenly came from not far away, "I didn't expect to meet Miss Shen here. What a coincidence."

Shen Qing raised her eyes and saw Lu Yan walking towards her, his brows and eyes filled with gentleness, his steps steady and firm, which made her feel at ease for no reason.