Qi Yan, the third master of Jingning Marquis's Mansion, looked at his wife and asked with a smile, "I heard from the servants that Princess Changle came today? Did you have a quarrel?"

Mu Qingyun nodded and smiled, saying, "My husband, please don't talk nonsense. Yun Xi and I have been friends since childhood, and quarreling is just a way of getting along. She came here today simply to reminisce with me."

"Changle?" Xie Junyao paused when he heard that. He hadn't seen that girl for many years. Many distant and vague memories flashed through his mind.

Two years ago, when she married into the Prince of Zhennan's Palace, he was still fighting the barbarians in the northwest.

It is said that on the wedding night, Lu Jingting left the capital without even lifting her veil, and was gone for two years.

He really wanted to ask Princess Yongning how she was doing, but in the end he asked nothing, and just said goodbye quietly and left.

The personal eunuch Xiao Linzi asked quickly, "Prince, are you going to the palace to pay your respects to the Queen or are you going back to the palace?"

After a long silence, Xie Junyao finally answered, "Let's go to the palace and buy some cloud cakes from Anfulou. Mother likes them. Then notify Chu Yi to check the Zhennan Palace and find out everything."

Although Xiao Linzi was confused, he didn't dare to say anything and immediately responded and left.

In Fengming Palace, Empress Xue had just finished drinking the medicine when she heard the palace servants report that Prince Duan had arrived. She turned around and complained to the palace maid Shaoyao beside her: "The most worrying person is here, ah."

Shaoyao smiled and comforted her: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Duan is very filial to you and specially brought your favorite cloud cake."

"Hmph, if he is truly filial, he should quickly give me a legitimate grandson!" Queen Xue said angrily.

"Mother, my second brother already has three legitimate sons, and my fourth brother also has one legitimate son and one legitimate daughter. Why are you so anxious to have a legitimate grandson?" Xie Junyao really didn't understand why his mother, whose mother had so many grandsons, was still staring at him.

"Your second brother and fourth brother both have legitimate sons, but you only have a illegitimate daughter, whose biological mother is of humble origin. Chen is jealous and has harmed the royal heirs, and she is not favored by you, so you can divorce her. Why don't you marry another one for me?" The queen became more and more angry as she spoke.

"You look down on all the noble ladies in the capital, no matter if they are gentle or lively, talented or illiterate. Tell me the truth, what kind of girls do you like?"

Xie Junyao was also helpless. He really had no thoughts about those noble ladies.

Although my father doted on my mother, he still took concubines every year, and dirty things in the harem never stopped.

The same goes for my second and fourth brothers. They have a lot of wives and concubines, and there are lawsuits in the family every day, which is very annoying.

He doesn't want to be like his father and brother. It's not easy to enjoy the happiness of having many wives.

Although he didn't like Chen, he really wanted to stay with her until old age. But Chen took him a concubine without permission, drugged him, and later poisoned the pregnant concubine in an attempt to kill the mother and save the child.

How could such a stupid and vicious woman be worthy of being his wife!

"Mother, the woman I like must be smart and strong to the outside, gentle and considerate to the inside, and able to stand by me no matter when, where, or under what circumstances."

The queen was so angry that she beat her chest and said angrily: "Go find her for me yourself, no matter what her status is, a noble lady, a commoner, a chivalrous woman... It doesn't matter, as long as she is innocent and meets your requirements, this palace and your majesty will agree!"

"If you can't find one within a year, I will arrange a marriage for you and give you a few concubines and maids. You will stay in the mansion every day. You can go out only when you give birth to a bunch of grandchildren for me!"

Xie Junyao......

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As soon as he returned to the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, Xiao Yunxi began to copy "The Analects of Confucius" over and over again.

It took three days to write.

Chunxiao came in to bring some fruit and asked softly, "Princess, it's been a long time since you copied the Analects and practiced calligraphy. Is there something bothering you?"

From childhood to adulthood, whenever Xiao Yunxi encountered troubles, she would keep copying "The Analects of Confucius".

Xiao Yunxi didn't even raise her head and continued writing.

She was really thinking about what to do next.

The emperor wanted the military power of the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion and would definitely not allow her to divorce Lu Jingting.

Only if she does what her uncle the emperor expects, can she be a noble princess. If she fails, she will be a discarded child who can be stepped on by anyone.

If you can't divorce, then you will have to be a widow!

But before she became a widower, she had to train a "son" who was capable of commanding the military power of the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion and was loyal to the emperor.

"Have those children entered the mansion?" Xiao Yunxi asked, rubbing his wrist.

Seeing that the princess finally stopped writing, Chun Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "They came to the mansion two days ago. There are three of them, Lu Yiming, Lu Pingting and Lu Zhenyuan. The parents of the other two children were reluctant to let them go, so they didn't send them in."

"That pair of siblings have been staying in the princess' courtyard, and they haven't come to greet you. They have no manners at all. But Master Lu Zhenyuan comes to greet you every day, and he seems to be sensible."

Chun Xiao said bitterly, "Princess, I think the princess and the prince still want to register the brother and sister under your name."

Xiao Yunxi didn't care, "Then register it under my name, but the premise is that Lu Zhenyuan will be my eldest son!"

After saying that, Xiao Yunxi picked up the pen again and continued copying.

I wrote until the sun set, and then Yuanyang, the head maid of Shou'an Hall, came over to pass on the message: "Princess, Master Ming and Miss Ting's biological mother, Miss Lin, is coming to the mansion today. The old lady invites you to have dinner with her."

Xiao Yunxi raised her eyebrows slightly and put down her pen, "Got it."

This is the first time in two lifetimes that I have met that "distant cousin with an ill-fated life".

Chun Xiao was helping her master change her clothes while she was mumbling, "She didn't even bother to pay her respects to the mistress of the house when she entered the mansion. That cousin is also very unruly."

Looking at her beautiful and graceful self in the mirror, Xiao Yunxi twitched her lips. She was going to have a meal, not to participate in the beauty pageant. Why did Chunxiao make herself so beautiful?

Xiao Yunxi arrived a little late, and the atmosphere in Shou'an Hall was very...harmonious.

The old lady sat in the main seat with an expressionless face, while Lu Jingting looked tenderly at the woman opposite who was chatting happily with his mother Ruan...

"Madam, the princess is here."

The talking in the hall stopped abruptly, and everyone looked up at Xiao Yunxi.

Lin Wan'er, who was sitting next to the princess, was dressed simply, had a slim figure, a round face and almond eyes. She was not pretty, at best she was a pretty girl from a small family.

Lu Jingting likes this kind of lotus-like cabbage?

"Wan'er, this is your sister-in-law, Princess Changle. Princess, this is Jingting's distant cousin."

Ruan took Lin Wan'er's hand and walked up to Xiao Yunxi.

"Meet the princess's sister."

Lin Wan'er did not salute, but looked at Xiao Yunxi provocatively, but suddenly she was stunned.

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