"Why did you come here so early? Princess Changning and the others left?" Shen Xinyan rubbed her sore shoulders, Shen Huiran hurried forward when she saw this, and massaged her skillfully.
"They're still there, enjoying chrysanthemums and composing poems in the garden right now!"
"Then why don't you go with them? I remember Yunfu also said that your poems are quite good, and you must not lose to them." Shen Xinyan was quite comfortable being pinched by her, and she closed her eyes comfortably and asked.
Shen Huiran smiled: "Yunfu just said a few polite words, so my aunt believed it?"
"Yunfu is not the one to talk when you open your mouth. If you don't have any real skills, he wouldn't say such polite words." Shen Xinyan was noncommittal.
Doesn't she understand the nature of the child she brought out herself
"It's fine to come here, come and talk to my aunt, and play with them." After a while, she pulled Shen Huiran to sit beside her, and looked at her lovingly.
Fast forward to so many years, Jing An Bo has kept the promise to the Liang family back then, never renewed, and personally took care of the three children. But he was a man, so he couldn't be considerate in taking care of the little girl, so Shen Xinyan asked people to take his niece over to live for a while from time to time.
It can be said that in the past five years, Shen Huiran has lived in the British government's residence more than in the Jing'anbo residence.
Two years ago, the Duke of England passed away on a day that was as unique as the previous life, and in this life, Shen Xinyan finally knew the reason for the smile on his face before he died. That's because Wei Junhang confessed to him that he had been secretly working for Emperor Yuanyou for so many years.
The British Duke did not expect that the second son who was thought to be the most incompetent was actually the most trusted confidant of Emperor Yuanyou. Thinking about Master Huiming's words of "blessed general" back then, he finally woke up like a dream.
His son and grandson are all so promising. He deeply feels that he will have no regrets in this life. The former glory of the Duke's Mansion is expected to be revived. Finally, he does not need to support his disabled body.
After the Duke of England passed away, Wei Junhang inherited the title, his wife was valued by her husband, and Shen Xinyan was also promoted to be the wife of the Duke.
Shen Huiran was a little embarrassed by her look, and lowered her head shyly, causing her to chuckle.
"Hui'er has grown up too, and she will be able to get married in a few years. I don't know which bastard can be so blessed." After a while, Shen Xinyan sighed.
The children grew up, and she grew old too.
"Auntie..." Shen Huiran whispered resolutely.
"Okay, don't say these things anymore." Seeing that she was shy, Shen Xinyan stopped teasing her, and patted her hand with a smile.
The aunts and nephews talked for a while, and another maid came to report, saying, "The prince is here."
Upon hearing this, Shen Huiran quickly got up to say goodbye, and quickly left from the other side of the room.
Shen Xinyan didn't stop her, let alone say things like 'there is no need to be polite to relatives in the family'.
In fact, in the past few years, under her deliberate arrangement, the number of times that the cousins actually met was very small, and never met alone.
She will not break her promise to Madam Jing'an, and will try her best to take care of Shen Huiran in her life. But she couldn't just watch Shen Huiran repeat the same mistakes and fall in love with someone she shouldn't like again, thus delaying her life.
Of course, if her son could change his mind and fall in love with his niece in this life, she would be happy to see it happen. However, she would never get involved again.
"Mother!" The fifteen-year-old boy at that time had a tall and straight figure, and his handsome face was full of respect.
Every time she looks at this son who has gradually overlapped with the impression of her previous life, Shen Xinyan is still a little dazed, and can't tell where she is, whether it is the previous life or the present life? Or maybe everything is just a dream, and when she wakes up, she is still the detested Mrs. Tai.
Wei Chenglin was also used to his mother being absent-minded for a moment every time he saw him, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and he patiently waited for her to turn around.
"Did you go to see your grandmother?" Shen Xinyan asked softly with a gentle expression.
"I've seen it." Wei Chenglin nodded, with a flash of uneasiness on his face.
Shen Xinyan didn't miss his uneasiness, thought for a while, and asked: "But who did you see at grandma's place?"
Wei Chenglin said vaguely: "Third sister just happened to take Princess Changning to bid farewell to grandmother."
Shen Xinyan realized.
Princess Changning is the daughter of King Ning, two years younger than Wei Chenglin. Although King Ning has the reputation of "Hua Hua Tai Sui" and has many sons and daughters, Princess Changning is the best among them, and has always been favored by King Ning.
In her previous life, Princess Changning was the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law that the eldest princess favored. It's a pity that in the end, neither Princess Changning nor Shen Huiran, the niece she likes, failed to catch Wei Chenglin's eyes.
However, Princess Changning had the pride of being a prince and princess. Even though she failed to marry the person she liked, she didn't bother to entangle her. Not long after Wei Chenglin and Zhou Guanning made an engagement, they also got engaged.
It is said that after marriage, he and the county horse lived quite well, and they had two sons and a daughter under their knees.
Compared with Shen Huiran who has been unable to let go, I have to say that Princess Changning is a decisive and smart person, and he will make a decision when he decides.
Seeing her son's appearance now, Shen Xinyan also understood that it seemed that the eldest princess in this life had not changed her mind and still fell in love with Princess Changning. Now that she had this thought, she would match up the two of them intentionally or unintentionally, and it was no wonder that her son had an uncomfortable expression on his face just now.
"The princess is a good girl who knows how to be courteous." She said meaningfully.
Wei Chenglin was even more uncomfortable. He always felt that his mother's eyes were the same as the way his grandmother looked at him just now, which made him a little bit unbearable.
Facts have proved that Shen Xinyan's guess is correct.
That night, she went to pay her respects to the Eldest Princess as usual, and the Eldest Princess asked directly: "What do you think of Princess Changning?"
She pretended to be ignorant and replied: "The princess is a good girl with excellent character. What's rare is that even though she is a princess favored by the royal family, she has no arrogance in her body, and she is also humble and polite in her dealings with others."
The eldest princess was quite satisfied with her words, she nodded with a smile and said, "I want to marry Princess Changning as a wife for brother Lin, what do you think?"
"A daughter-in-law is naturally what she can wish for! It's just that Brother Lin is only fifteen now, and the princess is a little younger, only thirteen. If it's a marriage proposal, isn't it too early?" Shen Xinyan has no reason to disagree.
"It's just to book the marriage first, not to let them get married right away, earlier would be earlier, what's the matter!" The eldest princess didn't think so.
"What mother said is very true. There are countless people vying to marry a good girl like the princess. It's better to make an appointment earlier, so don't let others snatch her away." Shen Xinyan smiled.
The Eldest Princess was very satisfied with her attitude, and smiled in a good mood: "Since you have no objection, then find an opportunity to find out what Princess Ning means. If she agrees, let's choose an auspicious day to book the marriage." .”
"Everything is arranged by mother."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law happily reached a consensus, and the atmosphere was naturally better. Shen Xinyan asked her to show her some business matters, but the eldest princess just waved her hand and said: "You just have to make up your mind."
Shen Xinyan is already the wife of the Duke, and she has been in charge of the family affairs with the Fang family and the Yang family for many years, and the eldest princess gradually feels relieved of her.
Now nominally, the affairs of the mansion are still handled by the three families, but in fact, Shen Xinyan's opinion is gradually dominated, and the other two are being squeezed to the edge bit by bit.
Fortunately, Shen Xinyan did not intend to monopolize the power in the mansion. In fact, she wished for two more helpers so that she could have more time to take care of her private property.
Just like in her previous life, Xu Sumin in this life still makes her hot spring villa prosperous, and Shen Xinyan, one of the partners, also makes a lot of money because of it. She just does nothing, and there will be one month in her private account. Amazing progress.
Last year, she partnered with Xu Sumin to open a dim sum shop. Although the business was not as good as that of the hot spring villa, it was still doing well. Gradually, it became well-known in the capital.
Two consecutive investments made a lot of money, and Shen Xinyan only felt that her back was straightened up a lot because of this, so naturally she would not take Gongzhong's little property seriously. If it wasn't for the fear of damaging her reputation, she would have preferred to hand over all the public affairs to Fang and Yang.
Although there was a tacit understanding with the Eldest Princess, the engagement of the eldest son naturally had to be discussed with Wei Junhang.
That night when Wei Junhang returned from Dali Temple, Shen Xinyan told him about Princess Changning's appointment as Princess Changning for her son.
Although Wei Junhang, who was in his thirties, was much calmer than before, his usual good temper has not changed at all, and none of the children in the house are afraid of him. Hearing his wife mentioning his son's marriage, he just thought about it for a while before laughing: "I have some impressions of Princess Changning, the daughter of Prince Ning, since both you and your mother think she is good, she must be a pretty good girl." Not a bad girl. If Brother Ruolin has no objections, then book it first!"
Brother Lin... Shen Xinyan smiled slightly, but she was not very sure.
Apart from meeting the young Zhou Guanning for the first time back then, my son in this life should have never had the chance to see her again, so surely they wouldn't reject their choice of wife for him
"After all, this matter is a major event in his life, and it can only be done with his consent." Wei Junhang didn't notice her strangeness.
"...Okay, I'll pick a time to ask his opinion." Shen Xinyan nodded in response.
Forget it, let's ask first, if he agrees, then make an appointment, if he doesn't agree, she won't force it.
And to her surprise, when she told Wei Chenglin what the eldest princess meant, Wei Chenglin was only a little surprised at first, and then said: "Everything is arranged by grandma and mother."
Shen Xinyan saw that there was no reluctance on his face, but she couldn't see how happy she was, so she hesitated for a moment and said, "If you don't like it, you don't have to force it, after all, this is your whole life..."
Wei Chenglin was puzzled: "The baby and the princess just met once, so I can't say whether I like her or not, but both my grandmother and mother think she is a suitable wife candidate, so I think there is nothing wrong with it."
Is that so? Because I don't have anyone I like yet, so it doesn't matter who I marry
Shen Xinyan was suspicious.