After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

No matter how Haitang and Qiangwei persuaded him, Cheng Songan sent them to Chunhui Garden and Cixian Hall to say goodbye, and then he went out with the young and playful Mudan.

She had to cause some trouble for him before Cui Yuanqing could stop the marriage.

Duan Zhuyu, the youngest daughter of the Honglu Temple Minister Duan, is the most arrogant and ostentatious girl from a noble family in the capital. Not only is her mother a sister of the Princess of Xiang, but also because Duan had seven sons and was forty years old before he had such a daughter. She was really held in her mouth for fear of melting, held in her hands for fear of dropping, and brought up with a thousand pamperings. Such a precious girl in the capital fell in love with Cui Yuanqing.

In his previous life, on the day Cui Yuanqing returned to Beijing after being ordered to investigate a case of cheating in the imperial examinations in Jiangnan, Duan Zhuyu looked at him from afar on the Hongyan Tower. When she saw Cui Yuanqing standing at the dock of the canal in a white dress, she fell in love with him at first sight and vowed to marry him from then on. She even went on a hunger strike to force Lord Duan to put aside her reputation and go to the King of Xiang to ask for permission to enter the palace. She was willing to marry into the Cui family as a concubine.

Cheng Song'an was worried about this for a long time. Deep down, she didn't want Cui Yuanqing to have other women. She had her self-esteem and integrity, but as a good wife, if her husband really wanted to take a concubine, she would have to accept it with pleasure.

The problem is that Duan Zhuyu is not just an ordinary concubine, but a daughter of a noble family who has the support of King Xiang. She will not be a concubine after entering the mansion, and her family will not let their daughter lose face like this, and they don't have the patience to wait for ten years like Cheng Wanxin did. She will definitely make a mess as soon as she enters the mansion.

In order to win over Cui Yuanqing, King Xiang actually wanted to make his plan come true, but he did not expect that Cui Yuanqing was deeply in love with Cheng Wan and could not extricate himself. He had no choice but to marry Cheng Songan, so how could he mess with Duan Zhuyu?

During that time, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, Lord Duan, the King of Xiang, and even the Empress Liu in the palace, the mother of the King of Xiang, exerted a lot of pressure on Cui Yuanqing and his mother. Cui Yuanqing was kept in turmoil for a whole month, and then, somehow, the situation suddenly calmed down, and Duan Zhuyu was sent to Rongdi to marry.

In her previous life, Cheng Songan was secretly happy, thinking that Cui Yuanqing was so decisive for her sake. Now she really felt that she was so naive and ridiculous. She felt sorry for her own kind. Cheng Songan felt a little sympathetic to Duan Zhuyu. She was sent to marry a foreign prince, while she died of illness. They had the same fate.

At this time in his life, the imperial examination had not yet begun, and the imperial examination fraud case that shocked the court had not yet occurred in Jiangnan. Naturally, Cui Yuanqing would not have been chosen as the Inspector General to go to Hangzhou, not to mention that he was seen by Duan Zhuyu standing at the canal dock when he returned to Beijing.

It has to start anyway, so why not let them meet in advance.

Duan Zhuyu often went to Hongyanlou, which was the most elegant teahouse in the capital. Only rich or noble people could come to this teahouse.

This building has four floors in total. The top floor is used by noble ladies to enjoy tea and view, or to make friends and talk with other nobles. The second and third floors are used by princes, nobles and officials. The first floor is not often used, and occasionally aristocratic families will book it to entertain guests.

Cheng Songan took Mudan to the top floor of Hongyan Building and asked for a private room facing the Grand Canal. He put the boxes of jewelry he bought at Duobao Pavilion on the table, opened the door, and sat on the windowsill with Mudan, looking at the canal from afar.

It was a clear and crisp autumn day, with wild geese flying south in the sky. Against the backdrop of the calm water of the canal, the scenery was of a unique charm, especially the docks where workers were busy moving things. If Cui Yuanqing was among them, he would surely stand out like a crane among chickens. He also had an outstanding temperament, so it was no wonder that Duan Zhuyu fell in love with him.

"Girl, the tea cakes here are really delicious." Mudan is heartless, and every snack on the table suits her taste.

Cheng Songan smiled and said, "It's delicious, I'll bring you here every day."

Mudan clapped her hands and said, "Really? Then I am so happy. Girl, you never liked to go out for a walk before, and you were always devoted to reading and embroidering. Why do you feel happy now?"

Cheng Songan lay on the windowsill and said lazily, "If a woman were allowed to take the imperial examination, I would definitely go to school, but it is not allowed. As for pinching embroidery needles, it is more fun to swing a mallet."

Peony giggled.

There was a hearty laugh at the door, and someone asked, "Who are you from? You have a personality that matches mine."

Cheng Songan looked outside and was amazed at first sight. Although she had never seen her before, she was certain for no reason that this was Duan Zhuyu. According to the situation in her previous life, she thought Duan Zhuyu should be a sentimental girl, but she actually looked very heroic, especially with a pair of long eyebrows, which made her look heroic.

I just came here to try my luck, but I didn't expect to meet him so suddenly.

Cheng Songan nodded slightly and said, "I am the eldest daughter of the Cheng family, a scholar of the Cabinet. I wonder whose family the young lady is from?"

As expected, the girl replied, "I am the daughter of the Duan family, the Minister of the Honglu Temple. You can call me Zhu'er."

She spoke straightforwardly, and Cheng Songan didn't bother to be polite with her, and also said: "I am two years older than you, so why don't you just call me Sister Songan."

Duan Zhuyu tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "I've heard that you are the bride of the Cui family."

Cheng Songan smiled faintly and said, "That's right. If you don't mind, come in and sit down and enjoy the scenery together."

Duan Zhuyu was even more straightforward. When she stepped in, she waved to the maid behind her and said, "Go, brew our golden pumpkin tribute tea and serve it up."

Hongyanlou is already a top-notch teahouse, but she still looks down on the tea here and always brings her own. Today's golden pumpkin tribute tea is also a reward from the palace. It must be that Princess Xiang specially asked someone to bring it to her.

Cheng Songan didn't understand why such a person would fall in love with Cui Yuanqing. It was really a sin.

As she was sighing, she suddenly heard Duan Zhuyu looking at her and saying, "Sister, you are so beautiful and have a good personality, why did you marry a mere Hanlin? I heard that he didn't want to marry you at first."

She has a straightforward personality and speaks directly. She says whatever she thinks.

Cheng Songan didn't care, this was the truth. She thought, you are beautiful and have a good family background, you will cry and shout to marry this little Hanlin in the future.

She tried to control her expression and said, "My husband is a man of heaven, he can be described as a beautiful woman, and a brocade woman. I always feel like I am marrying above my station if I marry him."

I have to say good things about Cui Yuanqing in front of Duan Zhuyu to avoid any changes due to meeting them earlier.

But Duan Zhuyu shook her head disapprovingly: "No matter what he does, I think marrying my sister is beyond his reach. He was unwilling to do so before. Could it be that he wants to marry the Ninth Heaven Fairy?"

Cheng Songan sighed and said sadly, "I know I am a weakling, and I can see that my husband treats me like this. Even if he treats me like an equal, I still feel uncomfortable. He probably doesn't like a girl like me."

Duan Zhuyu raised her eyebrows and widened her eyes: "What a bastard man, you still want to have more money than you can afford?"

Cheng Songan was stunned for a moment. This was somewhat different from her expectations. She was planting the seed in Duan Zhuyu that Cui Yuanqing did not love his first wife, so that she could stimulate her fighting spirit when she arranged for her to "encounter" Cui Yuanqing by chance tomorrow. She must pester Cui Yuanqing for a while so that he would be too distracted to care about Cheng Wanxin's marriage.

Cheng Songan waved his hands repeatedly and said, "My marriage to him was arranged by our parents. I have no say in it. If he doesn't like me, I can't blame him. If I meet someone I like one day, I am willing to help him."

Duan Zhuyu slammed the table, almost shaking the tea and fruits out, and said angrily: "Sister, don't say discouraging words. If Cui Yuanqing dares to divorce his wife and remarry in the future, I will be the first to not forgive him. I will definitely fight for your dignity!"

After that, he smiled again and said, "The ancients said that old age is as good as new, and old friendships are as deep as ever. Today I finally understand. When I met my sister for the first time, I couldn't explain how much we got along with each other."

Cheng Songan didn't know how to continue the conversation for a moment, so he could only chat with her about family matters. When he talked about his childhood in Yizhou, Duan Zhuyu clapped her hands and laughed, saying that she was also very naughty when she was a child, no wonder the two of them hit it off right away.

About an hour later, Cheng Songan got up to change his clothes, and when he came back, Duan Zhuyu was gone.

Just as I was wondering, I heard some noise downstairs.