Old Madam Shen immediately fell silent and obediently let Nanny Wang help her to the inner room.

Shen Yujun took the opportunity to slip out, and caught up with Xiao Shuxue in a few steps, with a flattering look on his face:

"Don't be angry, sister-in-law. I tried to persuade mother to shut up!"

Xiao Shuxue didn't even turn his head, just a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Shen Yujun observed his expression and considered her words: "The Sixth Young Master of the Earl of Laiyang's Mansion has asked me to go to the West Hill to appreciate plum blossoms tomorrow. If my sister-in-law doesn't go with us, we can also relax..."

"You're meeting a stranger secretly, so why should I follow you?" Xiao Shuxue said impatiently.

Shen Yujun quickly apologized with a smile: "I was wrong. I just saw that my sister-in-law was in a bad mood, so I thought I could accompany her to relieve her boredom."

"You don't have to do this. If Lin Shaoyang invites you, just go. If you can coax him into proposing marriage, I will definitely not hinder your future!"

Shen Yujun was secretly delighted. She knew the temper of this princess. She was straightforward, irritable and fierce.

But he never does anything behind others’ backs, and he expresses his anger right away if he gets angry!

After getting this promise, Shen Yujun smiled in her dreams that night!

But Shen Zhili from Qiyun Pavilion couldn't laugh!

"Hiss! Be gentler!" Shen Zhili grimaced, sweating coldly in pain!

Cuihong retracted her hand, tears streaming down her face again: "The princess was too cruel. There's a big bruise on my back! Marriage is like a hundred days of love, how could she be so cruel?"

"Don't mention that vicious woman. When I recover from my injuries, I will ask for permission to divorce her!"

Shen Zhili's back tooth socket was bitten to pieces!

I have suffered poverty and hardship since I was a child, but I have never suffered this much!

The doctor at Jishidiang said that it would take a hundred days to heal a broken bone, so he should lie down and rest, otherwise he might not be able to stand up in the future!

This made Shen Zhili feel cold in his heart!

He is young and promising, and is at the peak of his career. If he can't stand up, won't he be completely useless?

Cuihong waited carefully, feeling terrified.

Shen Zhili is her sky. Now that this sky has fallen, it must not collapse!

"My Lord, I wanted to tell you a good news..." Cuihong hesitated.

Shen Zhili was a little annoyed, but thinking that he would have to be served by the person in front of him for the next few months, he patiently said:

"What good news?"

"I'm pregnant!" Cuihong lowered her head shyly and covered her belly with one hand.

Shen Zhili was a little dazed, but after a moment he realized that Cuihong was pregnant!

He didn't feel any joy in his heart. What was there to look forward to when a concubine gave birth to a child?

Besides, he already has a son and a daughter, and Xie Xilan is pregnant with another child, so he has long passed the excitement of being a father.

But thinking of what the emperor said, a family's prosperity depends on the abundance of offspring, and Cuihong's ability to give birth is always a good thing.

So he endured the pain and forced a smile: "That's great. You must take care of yourself in the future. When he is born, I will give him a good name."

Cuihong's eyes filled with tears. It was a great blessing for her child to be loved by the Marquis.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

This conversation seemed to have exhausted all of Shen Zhili's strength. He tried hard to move, but found that no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain.

I couldn't help but feel even more discouraged, so I closed my eyes and stopped talking.

Cuihong didn't dare to disturb them anymore and just sat quietly by the side and watched.

When Xie Xilan came in, this was the warm scene she saw.

The people in the room, the husband was sleeping due to injury, and his wife was standing by his side with a worried look on her face, the two of them were holding hands tightly, as if they were a loving couple!

A sharp thorn suddenly pierced into Xie Xilan's heart, causing her head to throb with pain!

Since when did Shen Zhili start to distance himself from her?

Thinking about it carefully, Shen Zhili's enthusiasm for her gradually cooled as the Xie family gradually declined.

"Mrs. Lan..." Cuihong heard the noise and turned to see that it was Xie Xilan. A trace of vigilance flashed in her eyes.

"I heard that the Marquis was injured, so I came to see him." Xie Xilan stepped forward.

Qiu Sang pushed Cuihong away first, and seeing their clasped hands forced to loosen, Xie Xilan finally felt better.

"Li Lang..." Xie Xilan sat on the edge of the bed, holding Shen Zhili's hand, and a tear fell on him.

"When the two children heard that you were injured, they cried anxiously and said they wanted to come and see you. I was afraid of disturbing you, so I finally managed to calm them down before rushing to see you!"

"Lilang, how badly are you injured? Let me see!"

As she spoke, Xie Xilan went to lift the quilt. Cuihong panicked and rushed over:

"Madam Lan, the Marquis is asleep!"

Xie Xilan's eyes were like sharp arrows: "I care about my husband, is it your turn to complain?"

Cuihong knelt down quickly: "Madam Lan, the Marquis is really asleep! He was in so much pain just now, and finally fell asleep. Madam Lan, please stop torturing the Marquis!"

Xie Xilan laughed in anger: "I'm torturing the Marquis? Qiu Sang, slap her in the face!"

"Yes!" Qiu Sang responded crisply, rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Cuihong.

"What's going on?" Shen Zhili on the bed could no longer bear it and punched the bed hard, shaking with pain all over.

When Cuihong saw this, she knelt down a few steps, held Shen Zhili's hand, and raised her sleeve to wipe the sweat off Shen Zhili's face:

"Don't worry, my Lord. This is all my fault. I apologize to Madam Lan!"

Xie Xilan was stunned. Cuihong's method of using softness to overcome hardness was even more refined than hers!

Whoever uses this method first will win, but Xie Xilan was a step slow!

"Get out!" Shen Zhili said with a ferocious expression: "Stay in your Tingyu Pavilion, don't let me see you!"

"Li Lang!" Xie Xilan stood up tremblingly, knelt down with her big belly, and cried bitterly.

After all, she was raised in the Gu and Xie families. Not to mention her appearance, even her gestures and movements were more noble than Cuihong's, and less deliberate ingratiation.

"Why does Li Lang hate me so much? Ever since I followed you, I have been taking care of the chores and raising children, and I have never dared to slack off. Now that I am pregnant, I still look forward to my father's love, but Li Lang has not visited the children for a long time!"

"Back then, I followed Li Lang without hesitation. I was not afraid of being laughed at by others. I only wanted to stay with Li Lang. In Anping, we drank and wrote poems under the moon, and traveled together in spring and autumn. Has Li Lang forgotten those days?"

Xie Xilan chattered on and on, recalling the happy days of the past three years.

Cuihong kept glancing at Shen Zhili as she listened, only to see that Shen Zhili had his eyes tightly closed and his brows furrowed. He walked forward anxiously and asked:

"My Lord, is it painful?"

"Hmm!" Shen Zhili groaned.

Cuihong quickly got up, took out a porcelain bottle from the cupboard, poured two pills into it, added some clean water, and went to the bedside to feed her.

After taking the pill for a while, Shen Zhili looked much better.

Xie Xilan was interrupted and froze for a moment.

Shen Zhili turned his head and gave her a cold look: "Now all I need is a bowl of water and two pills, but you can't see that. You can only see me resting in Qiyun Pavilion. I've embarrassed you and hurt your feelings!"

The tone was so cold that Xie Xilan couldn't help but shudder twice!

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