Li Shuyue was walking angrily in front, but soon she saw Liu standing outside the Jinyu Courtyard waiting for her.

He immediately thought of the plan he and his mother had made, and his anger dissipated in an instant.

It doesn’t matter. As long as today passes, let alone Li Qingqian’s current glory and respectability, it will even be a question whether she can live safely in Shen Changyun’s hands in the future.

Li Shuyue walked quickly towards Liu and whispered, "How is it, has the thing I told you about before been arranged?"

Liu had a calm smile on her face, "Of course, I care about everything about you."

Li Shuyue pouted in annoyance and pulled her into the house. "Come on, while Li Qingqian is in the old lady's room reminiscing about the past, I have something else to tell you."

Liu was pulled into the house by her, confused. Just as she was about to ask, she saw that her daughter looked worried, as if something big had happened again.

"Can you... give me the house and money that Jiang Lin exchanged for?"

Liu didn't understand why she made this request, and said with great embarrassment: "It's not that mother doesn't want to give you money, it's that Liu is really in trouble now. Besides, don't you still have the dowry that the old lady gave you? Use it first."

Seeing that her mother refused to give in, Li Shuyue felt choked up and sat down on the main seat.

"I just don't understand. Even if the Liu family is really in such a difficult situation that even two hundred taels of silver is a life-saving straw, why do you continue to help the Liu family? Are you still hoping that the Liu family will turn things around one day in the future? Is this possible?"

Liu was shocked by these words. The Liu family was her mother's family and her roots. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would of course save them.

"Am I not closer to you than the Liu family?" Li Shuyue's voice became even more angry. "Even if the Liu family really makes a comeback one day, don't forget that your uncle also has children. If it comes to the point where he can only protect one side, do you think your uncle should protect your cousins ​​or me?"

"Your uncle loves you so much..." Liu wanted to say, "I will naturally treat you equally," but the words were difficult to say.

When I was still unmarried, I was naturally the treasure of the whole family, but now I am a married daughter and like spilled water.

It is said that businessmen value profit. Now that the family has encountered a misfortune, will the brother abandon his own children to protect Shu Yue?

Not to mention the fact that they framed Li Xi.

She always felt that it was a little strange that Li Xi could return home safely.

He was a general who returned victoriously. Logically, after he returned home, His Majesty should have sent an imperial decree to the Li Mansion regarding the palace's rewards and titles.

But why is it that more than two months have passed and there is still no imperial edict from the palace?

Then there is only one other possibility - Li Xi came out of the palace.

It’s bad. If His Majesty finds out that it was the Liu family who did it, it would be a serious crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan!

Liu patted her chest lightly. Fortunately, she had married into the Li family and was already a member of the Li family. She had nothing to do with the troubles of the Liu family.

She glanced at Li Shuyue who was standing beside her with an anxious look on her face.

Yes, her own daughter is having such a hard time now, how can she just sit back and do nothing and instead care about other people's affairs?

Liu quickly got up and went to the cabinet, took out the money she had collected a few days ago but had not yet given to the Liu family, and stuffed it into Li Shuyue's hand.

"Take this money. If you still don't have enough in the future, tell mother and she will help you find a solution."

Li Shuyue, who received the money, still looked unhappy. She went to see Liu today not just to discuss this matter.

"Mother, there is actually one more thing that your daughter has to tell you..."

*

The old lady hadn't seen Li Qingqian for more than ten days. She was extremely happy when she saw her. She looked her up and down many times, and the smile on her lips could not be suppressed at all.

Li Qingqian smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, grandma. Everyone in the Zhenguo Mansion is very kind to me. Look, isn't your granddaughter more energetic?"

The old lady nodded repeatedly, "Beautiful, my Ah Qian is the most beautiful."

Shen Changyun followed his two brothers to pay a visit to Li Zhengkang. At this moment, only the old lady and Li Qingqian were in Songyunju.

"By the way, why don't you take Yunwu and Yunyan with you? Is it because you think they are useless now that you are getting married?" the old lady teased.

Li Qingqian, however, had her own concerns.

"Everything is fine in the Zhenguo Mansion. Changyun is here to protect me in everything. As for Yunwu and Yunyan, they are used to working by your side, and besides..."

She lowered her eyes, "Besides, during the three years I was away from home, you were poisoned and persecuted by someone with ulterior motives. I am really worried, so it is better to leave Yunwu Yunyan with you."

She had been away from Beijing for three years, and when she came back she learned that her grandmother's health was deteriorating. She was really scared, and had to be on guard.

The old lady shook her head. "Your father is not a heartless person. Your two brothers are also old enough to get married. Are you still afraid that I will be assassinated again? Yunwu and Yunyan were originally prepared for you when you were young. You said that you lost your biological mother and now you are married. Grandmother is afraid that you will be bullied in the future and no one will take care of you."

Li Qingqian was about to say that she would not let herself be bullied by others, but the old lady waved her hand and stopped her from speaking.

"Okay, it's settled. Don't stay here with me. Even though you don't get along with Liu, you have to go and have dinner with her. Don't waste time. I should take a break, too."

After saying this, he asked someone to escort her out of Songyunju.

Walking on the way to Qingzhu Hall, Li Qingqian looked worried.

Yun Yan pushed the wheelchair and asked jokingly, "Miss, are you feeling depressed at the thought of having to take care of a disabled person like me in the future?"

Li Qingqian laughed dumbly, "You are just sitting in a wheelchair, but it doesn't hinder your martial arts and deep internal strength at all. If you are a burden, what am I?"

"Why is that girl so unhappy?"

She looked back at Songyunju, then turned to ask Yunyan quietly, "Is grandma hiding something from me?"

Yun Yan's expression paused, and then he smiled unnaturally, "Why would you think so, girl?"

"She said she was afraid someone would bully me, but I'm doing fine with Shen Changyun, so why would she be so worried? Grandmother must be hiding something from me, and it's something big! Yunyan, since you're following me, you have to be loyal to me. Tell me honestly, what is it?"

Yun Yan stopped pushing the wheelchair, the smile on his face faded a little, and the air around him seemed to freeze in an instant.

After a long time, Yun Yan raised his head and smiled again, saying to her like coaxing a child: "Be obedient, little girl. I can't tell you about this yet. But don't worry, I will definitely remind you before it happens."

Li Qingqian glanced at her suspiciously, "You're not lying to me, okay?"

"I promise not to lie to you."

Li Qingqian sighed inaudibly. It seemed that there was no way to get anything out of Yun Yan today, so she had to give up and walked towards Qingzhu Hall obediently.

Yun Yan followed behind her, and when she couldn't see him, he frowned a little bit, but he held back and said nothing.

*

Today is the day when two newly married girls in the mansion return home, so men and women sit at the same table and have lunch in the Qingzhu Hall.

Li Xi and Li Zhen were supposed to sit next to Li Qingqian and Li Shuyue respectively, but because Jiang Lin did not go back home with Li Shuyue, in order to make her side seem less lonely, Li Zhen followed Li Xi and sat next to her.

Li Zhengkang also glanced in her direction and asked the question he had not had the chance to ask just now, "Why didn't Fourth Uncle come back with you?"

When he said this, Li Zhengkang still felt a little dissatisfied.

He is the left prime minister of the current dynasty. Today his daughter is coming back home, and even Shen Changyun, a branch of the royal family, is here.

But Jiang Lin did not show up, which clearly showed that he did not give himself this face and also declared that he did not cherish his young daughter.

This made Li Zhengkang's impression of Jiang Lin even worse.

Li Shuyue, who was called, smiled dryly and lied, "My husband has been busy studying recently to prepare for the spring examination in March. In order not to distract him, I told him not to come."

There are only a few people from the Li family in Qingzhu Hall now. Li Xi has no good face towards this man who has bullied his sister since childhood and whose mother colluded with outsiders to frame him.

He snorted coldly, "Erlang has also been preparing for the exam in the academy recently. He also made time to come home when you returned home today. Your husband didn't perform as well as him in the provincial exam, but he's putting on more airs than him?"

Li Shuyue was not convinced, but what Li Xi said was true.

In fact, she had discovered something was wrong early on. In her previous life, Jiang Lin had won three first places in the imperial examinations, while Li Zhen, although he had always had excellent grades, failed repeatedly for some reason.

But this life is very different. Jiang Lin only passed the provincial examination and won the title of Gongsheng, while the champion was his second brother Li Zhen.

But Li Shuyue didn't care about this. She believed that Jiang Lin would shine in the upcoming provincial and palace examinations. Moreover, even if he failed in the imperial examination, didn't he still have the identity of a prince?

Even if Li Zhen studies hard, won't he still be able to assist Jiang Lin in the future?

"My husband is not as lucky as my second brother. He was born in a family of officials. You can only work harder for your humble life."

The sarcasm in his words was self-evident.

When Li Zhen heard this, he paused in picking up the food, then took it back and looked at her with an ambiguous smile on his face.

"So what Fourth Sister means is that your second brother's current achievements, your eldest brother's merits, and your third sister's marriage to a high-ranking family were all obtained by relying on their good family backgrounds?"

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