Reborn to marry a playboy, the scumbag kneels down and calls me aunt

She turned her head stiffly, just in time to meet Shen Xuanheng's half-smile, "It seems that Aunt Li is more like the one playing tricks than me. You schemed against my wife behind my back, did you think I was dead?"

"No, no." Li stepped back subconsciously, "Master Jiu, you misunderstood me. How could I dare to have such thoughts?"

Shen Xuanheng glanced at her meaningfully, and he and Su Xuqing supported each other and got into the carriage together.

Naturally, Shen Chejin and Su Min'er were not qualified to ride in their carriage.

At the moment when the groom raised the whip, Su Xuqing could still hear Shen Chejin scolding Su Miner outside, "I spent three hundred taels to buy clothes, and now you don't want to wear them? Why did you change into a blue one? You're going back home, not to a funeral!"

Su Xuqing had no time to care about them as Shen Xuanheng was pestering her to tell him about the Duke's Mansion.

Speaking of her family, Su Xuqing's face turned a little unhappy. "You'll know when your husband goes there. No matter what you hear, don't get angry. You've just expelled some of the poison from your body, and you're still weak. Remember not to get angry."

Shen Xuanheng raised his eyebrows, but didn't say anything. He just raised his hand to adjust the hairpin on her bun, "I'll ask Chunhua to follow you. This girl is smart. If she sees something wrong, she will come to the front yard and tell me."

Su Xuqing was about to say no, but when she met the man's eyes, which were tender and gentle, she couldn't say no and could only murmur in a low voice, "Thank you, husband."

At this moment, I actually feel the warm feeling of being married and being protected by someone.

The two carriages arrived at the Duke's Mansion one after the other. Shen Xuanheng got off the carriage first and reached out to help Su Xuqing down personally.

The hand that was stretched out was as white as cream. Su Xuqing was stunned for a moment before she realized how to put her hand on it.

This loving look was met with anger in the eyes of Zhao who was waiting for them at the gate of the mansion.

This little rascal didn't deserve such happiness!

Why should she!

Especially when she saw Shen Xuanheng getting off the carriage at the back, wearing moon-white clothes with tears in his eyes, the anger in Zhao's eyes almost burned Su Xuqing to pieces!

Shen Xuanheng put his arm around Su Xuqing's waist affectionately and whispered in her ear, "If you have any problems, just give Chunhua a look. Don't let yourself down."

Su Xuqing agreed obediently and watched him and Shen Chejin go to the front yard together under her father's warm greeting. Only then was she ready to step into the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, Su Min'er, who was following behind her, rushed forward at this moment. When passing by her, she bumped her hard with her shoulder and almost knocked her down.

Su Min'er threw herself into Zhao's arms affectionately and called out "Mom" in a sticky voice.

Su Xuqing was supported by Chunhua, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and managed to keep herself steady so as not to fall in the street.

Chunhua used to follow Shen Xuanheng and was used to managing the affairs of the courtyard for Shen Xuanheng. When she saw her wife being bullied, she naturally spoke up, "Is this the proper etiquette for young lady to treat her aunt? Before her aunt even moved, young lady hurriedly walked past her. Doesn't she know that she has offended her elders?"

Su Min'er nestled in Zhao's arms, not taking Chunhua's words to heart at all. "Now that we're back at the Duke's Mansion, my sister and I are just sisters. As the eldest sister, my sister has always loved me. I just missed my mother and passed away a little faster. My sister didn't say anything, so why is it your turn to speak?"

Wow, this puts Su Xuqing on the moral high ground.

Su Xuqing gently tapped Chunhua's arm, indicating that she need not be anxious, and smiled and said, "Sister is right, let's go in and talk. I'm sure sister misses aunt and has a lot to say to her."

She was naturally not afraid of trouble in the street. It would be even better if Su Min'er could tear her clothes to pieces at the gate. However, she was smart and Su Min'er was not stupid either, so she would naturally not do such a thing. She was still waiting to see Su Min'er make a fool of herself, so she had to go in earlier and let Su Min'er be more presumptuous and unscrupulous, so that she could have a good show.

Seeing that Su Xuqing no longer had Shen Xuanheng protecting her and was acting submissive again, Su Miner couldn't help but feel even more proud.

These days she thought that Su Xuqing was possessed by something and had such an arrogant attitude, but she didn't expect that it was because of Shen Xuanheng's power. As soon as she returned home, Su Xuqing was still the little quail that allowed her to bully her.

Then she can rest assured.

Taking Zhao's arm, Su Min'er happily followed her into the mansion and walked towards the backyard.

She was chirping like a lark in the front, saying how much she missed her mother after being away from home for a few days, and how her brother Jin was very good to her and bought her all the good things, and how he wanted to pick all the stars in the sky and give them to her, and so on. She seemed to be trying to reassure Zhao, or to show off to Su Xuqing.

Su Xuqing just wanted to sneer when he heard that.

Whether Su Min'er is living well in the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, probably only she herself knows?

She deserved to be locked up for a month. If she hadn't had to go back home and couldn't let the Duke's Mansion know that she was punished as soon as she entered, she should be kneeling in the ancestral hall now instead of showing off here.

As soon as she sat down, Su Min'er couldn't wait to show the bracelet on her wrist, "Look, mother, this is the bracelet my mother-in-law gave me. It's so beautiful. She said it was specially given to her when Brother Jin received the reward for the first time. Now that I'm married into the palace, she gave it to me."

Su Xuqing recognized the bracelet. It was indeed given to Shen Chejin by the emperor when he was rewarded for the first time. At that time, Shen Chejin was still studying in the imperial study, and he made the third prince so happy that he rewarded him with a box of jewels, among which this jade bracelet was the most precious.

She had also seen this bracelet before.

Shen Chejin showed it to her after he received the reward. What did Shen Chejin say at that time?

Oh, he said--

"Qingqing, Qingqing, look at how beautiful this bracelet is. It suits you very well. When we get married, I will give it to you as a token of our love, okay?"

Now this token of love is on Su Miner's wrist.

Su Xuqing took just one look and then leisurely picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, pretending to be casually revealing the bracelet on her wrist.

Sure enough, Su Miner's expression changed when she saw the jade bracelet.

That was a reward from the old princess.

On the day when she and Su Xuqing entered the palace together, she was scolded and made to kneel down, while Su Xuqing was given the jade bracelet by the old princess herself after they bowed in the hall and offered tea.

Although it is not as precious as the Shen family's heirloom jade bracelet, it is also a treasure that the old princess has worn for decades. It was brought as a dowry from her natal family and is in no way inferior to the Shen family's heirloom jade bracelet.

Su Min'er tightened her hand that was twisting the handkerchief, and her eyes never left Su Xuqing's wrist.

If she had not been punished that day, the bracelet would have been worn on her wrist.

Shen Chejin is the old princess's favorite and her only grandson. The old princess's things should be given to her granddaughter-in-law, so why did it get Su Xuqing's turn?