"Why don't you agree?" He Shuzhen was angry: "We won't have only one child. The child will inherit the He family and the property at the same time."

"That's all you saw. Have you ever considered my reputation? How do you want people in Beijing to see me? I'm not a live-in son-in-law. Why should the first child have the surname He?"

"You..." He Shuzhen was so angry that her face turned red. Liu Chen wanted to save face, and she also wanted to save face. She didn't want to live in this small courtyard for the rest of her life. "You can save face if you don't make progress. You can save face if you become a seventh-rank official in this life."

"I still can't understand, if you look down on me so much, why did you insist on marrying me in the first place? You obviously have better options."

"Of course it's because..." He Shuzhen swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, because she was reborn and knew that Liu Chen had entered the Ministry of Personnel in his previous life: "Is this the time to worry about these things?"

"No matter what you say, I will not agree to change our first child's surname to He. Forget about it." After saying this, Liu Chen no longer paid attention to He Shuzhen and left angrily.

He Shuzhen was so angry that she stamped her feet. She now understood that Liu Chen not only had no real talent, but also had no ambition. He just lived one day at a time. However, his self-esteem was too strong and face was more important than anything else. She didn't know how to persuade Liu Chen. Now she regretted marrying Liu Chen very much. She was too impulsive at the beginning.

……

Chun Xia looked at He Shulan and said, "Princess, you brought Bai Lian to the He Mansion because you wanted to give her to the master."

He Shulan, who was sitting in the carriage with her eyes closed, opened her eyes and looked at Chun Xia: "Yeah, what's wrong, is there any problem?"

"Aren't you training an opponent for yourself? If Bai Lian gives birth to a son, the He Mansion will be hers."

He Shulan knocked on Chunxia's head and said, "You have also seen that He Shuzhen is also plotting against the He Mansion. If I do nothing, the He Mansion will really be taken away by He Shuzhen. By then, the He Mansion will belong to the Liu family."

"If the Second Miss snatched it, you can snatch it too," Chunxia said dissatisfiedly.

He Shulan patiently explained: "It's useless for me to rob him. The prince is of noble status and cannot inherit the Liu Mansion. Therefore, letting Bai Lian give birth to a son for the He Mansion is the best choice."

Chun Xia had to remind He Shulan: "What if Bai Lian gave birth to the master's son and it's out of your control?"

"No." Because Bai Lian's indenture contract was in He Shulan's hands, she did not say these words: "I have my own arrangements for these things, so you don't have to worry."

Chunxia pursed her lips and said nothing. How could she not worry? If anything happened to the Princess, she would not be better off.

……

Li Wanrong lay on the railing of the pavilion, staring idly at the happy koi swimming in the lake. She was almost bored to death staying in the mansion like this every day.

She was extremely restless. Every time she stopped, Huo Jian's figure kept echoing in her mind. She had only met Huo Jian twice, but she really liked being with him.

She could be free and not bound by etiquette and morals. She could eat meat and drink wine with hearty mouthfuls. The last time Huo Jian sent her back, she should have asked Huo Jian where he lived.

"Oh..." Li Wanrong sighed, sat up, picked up the fish food on the table, and threw it into the lake, attracting the koi in the lake to fight for it.

Xing Er put the freshly made snacks from the kitchen on the table: "Aunt, what's wrong with you? You're sighing."

"It's so boring to stay in the mansion every day. I feel like my life is being wasted in this backyard."

Xing Er smiled helplessly: "Since ancient times, women have been like this. They obey their fathers at home, obey their husbands after marriage, and obey their sons after their husbands die. They live in the backyard every day."

"In another world on Earth, it's not like this. Women don't have to stick to the rules. They can work like men and go out to play." Li Wanrong's eyes were full of memories, memories of the free life on Earth in the 21st century.

Xing Er laughed out loud: "Auntie, I don't understand what you are saying. What is the earth? What is the world? How can a woman go out to work like a man?"

Li Wanrong didn't explain too much: "What else is there to do in the capital?"

"You can't run outside every day," Xing'er reminded her. Li Wanrong was now like a wild horse who only wanted to run outside every day and could not be stopped.

"You keep repeating this in my ears every day, and my ears are almost callused. Now, no one in the Prince's Mansion is taking care of me, so you don't have to worry so much." After saying this, Li Wanrong threw away the fish food in her hand and pulled Xing'er towards the gate.

He met He Shulan who was getting off the carriage, but He Shulan ignored him and went straight into the mansion.

Li Wanrong was stopped by the servants guarding the gate: "Auntie Li, the old lady has ordered that you are not allowed to leave the Prince's Mansion."

"Why?" Li Wanrong was angry. That old immortal thing restricted her freedom again.

The servant explained expressionlessly, "It's not that the old lady doesn't want you to leave the house, it's that you've been out too many times recently, which has made the old lady unhappy. Have you ever seen a concubine hanging out outside all day?"

"I won't stay in the backyard every day anyway." Li Wanrong pushed the servants away and wanted to leave the mansion.

He was stopped by the servants: "If you want to leave the mansion, you must get the old lady's consent, otherwise we will never let you go."

"You..." Li Wanrong's eyes turned red with anger, but she was helpless. She could only turn around and return to the Prince's Mansion angrily.

Chun Xia looked at Li Wanrong's back as she left and pulled He Shulan's sleeve: "Auntie Li has been acting a little strange lately."

He Shulan was busy with things to do every day and had no extra time to think about Li Wanrong: "Why is she so weird?"

"The prince has not paid much attention to Aunt Li recently. Aunt Li has stopped pestering the prince and often runs outside. I wonder what is attracting her outside."

This also puzzled He Shulan: "Outsiders have no right to interfere in their affairs."

……

Li Wanrong returned to the yard, grabbed stones on the ground and angrily threw them into the lake, causing the koi in the lake to swim around.

Xing Er comforted her, "Aunt, don't be angry. After a while, the old lady will no longer restrict you from leaving the house."

"I'm almost suffocated." Only then did Li Wanrong realize why women in the backyards of ancient mansions often held various banquets. It was because they were too boring. Just as she was about to return to her room, the calm surface of the lake was broken by a small stone.

She looked up and saw Huo Jian lying on the wall, his face full of disbelief: "How did you know I was here?"

Huo Jian smiled and replied: "I actually didn't know you were here. It should be considered an accident. Now it seems that we are really destined to be together."

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