The news that Pei Meiniang was pregnant spread, and the whole Shen Family was overjoyed.
Because the Grand Preceptor's family was not directly related to hers, people there didn't have very strong feelings about the news. Thus, they just gave their congratulations and sent her gifts out of courtesy.
Shen Zhou, the Count Xiangning, was delighted. He buried the hatchet and rewarded his eldest daughter-in-law with a set of fancy jewelry that had been left by his late wife. This officially displayed that Pei Meiniang would no longer be in her father-in-law's disfavor. Her eldest sister-in-law Shen Cangzhu, who was widowed without a son, was very concerned about the heir-to-be of her old family. On hearing the news, she only wished that she could take extremely good care of Pei Meiniang. She also promised that after Pei Meiniang gave birth, she would return the right to run the household to her, regardless of the gender of the baby.
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Pei Meiniang asked her maidservant Manman to spread the word. As expected, Wei Changying sent someone to tell Wei Zhengyin about it almost immediately. Upon receiving the news, Wei Zhengyin intentionally went out just to bump into Mrs. Deng. After taking a closer look, she did realize something was off.When she returned to her room, she spoke to Granny Qu, “Mrs. Deng is hiding her pregnancy on purpose. It’s obviously because she doesn't want Madam Qian to use this as an excuse to control her. Do you think whether we should…?”However, Granny Qu reminded her, “Isn't it a good thing for first young madam to leave the capital with first young master? The second young madam is now back at her mother's house, and the rear courtyard is now run by both first young madam and third young madam. With first young madam gone, third young madam will be the only one in charge. The young madams have been in charge for a few years now, and third young madam is capable and
Wei Changying finally chased Shen Cangning away after giving her many excuses, yet she couldn’t help but ponder over Princess Anji’s beaded flower. Shen Cangning badgered Princess Anji and swapped her own golden hairpin for this beaded flower. Despite being well known for her fierceness, Princess Anji was actually in a very difficult position in the royal palace, and getting married was her only chance.Princess Anji was very careful and cautious in this matter. The Princess herself had said that she was not in a hurry as she had only reached her marriageable age this year! But now she suddenly asked Shen Cangning to reach out to Wei Changying. Although Wei Changying did not tell Shen Cangning what was going on, it was undeniable that Princess Anji was in a hurry.These days, Wei Changying, who was in labor and confinement after giving birth, neglected a lot of things. She wouldn’t be able to garner enough focus to ponder why Princess Anji was panick
“Mother, I’m only here because of you.” Princess Anji did not want to make her mother sad. Hence, she comforted her immediately, “Mother, if it weren’t for you being here with me, my life here would be miserable! Look at my royal sister Lingxian. Isn't it sad that she’s all alone with no one beside her?”Madam Zhenyi sighed, “I’ve only taken care of you for a few years. If it hadn’t been for you, I wouldn’t have lived till now. I can’t even protect you. Your eleventh royal brother would never have set you up if it hadn’t been because of me.”“He has always had ill intentions anyways. Perhaps, he would’ve still found me annoying even if I’ve not provoked him at all.” Princess Anji didn't like this royal brother of hers, who was nominally Madam Zhenyi’s adopted son. In fact, he wasn’t close at all to the both of them. Anji sneered and said, “Let's not mention him anymore. Even without him, royal sister Lingxian is the only person under the name of her
This was obviously great news!Wei Changying received the letter and the gifts happily and generously rewarded Man Lou with a pair of silver collars. When Man Lou left, she eagerly opened the letter to read it.Perhaps due to the war situation in Western Liang, the letter was written in a hurry, and the handwriting appeared to be very sloppy. Overall, in the letter, he reassured her that he was safe, expressed his concerns about her pregnancy and childbirth, and asked whether she and her newborn baby were doing well and how the Shen Xuan couple were doing. Besides, he also sweet-talked a little before moving on to her birthday gift.As there was nothing too special in Western Liang, Shen Cangfeng who wanted to send something to his wife for her birthday could not come up with anything suitable enough. Rather, he and his superior, the Lieutenant General Shen Youjia, had previously set up a trap to ambush the Chanyu of the western tribes, Muxiuer
When she first heard that Madam Zhenyi was seriously ill, Wei Changying felt a little uneasy and worried. But with Princess Lingxian's unsuccessful invitation and her being unable to contact Princess Anji, all she could do was to wait and see what would happen.After a few days of waiting, Song Zaishui sent someone to invite her for a visit at the mansion.Just two days after Shen Shuguang was one month old, Madam Su personally gave the order for Wei Changying to be in charge. Although Grand Preceptor’s mansion was too large to be handed over to Wei Changying all at once, even a part of it was already enough to make her as busy as a bee. But Song Zaishui was very considerate. How could she not know that it was difficult for Wei Changying to take some time to visit? But even so, she still sent someone to invite her, and the servant wasn’t too sure about the reason, either. Perhaps, there was something important going on. Wei Changying thought a
“The Huo Family is pretty straightforward and easy to deal with.” After lunch, Madam Gu went back with Huo Qingling while Song Zaishui brought Wei Changying back to Jianjia Court where she lived. Peeling a pomegranate, she smiled, “It is too costly to refuse a marriage from the royal family. Plus, Her Highness Princess Anji is not in favor. Hence, all they need to do after the marriage is for her to obey them. After that, they don’t need to worry that Her Highness Princess Anji will use her status as a Princess from the royal family to bully them, so they accepted the marriage. It’s just that since you were the main culprit of this matter, they can’t just suck it up like that without getting some benefits from you. Did you get what she meant?”Wei Changying was not as relaxed as she was and said with a worried frown, “That’s the main reason why I’m so troubled. Well, Huo Zhaoyu was originally one of the people my mother-in-law had in mind for my sister-in-law! When my m
Song Yuwang was four years older than Madam Song. Because he was the only male lineal heir of Duke Duanhui, Song Xinping, who did not die at a young age, Duke Duanhui brought him up well. He was even willing to retire early just to pave the way for his son. Hence, compared to other senior officials, Song Yuwang was a first-ranking official and had become the minister of the public at a young age.He and Madam Song were biological siblings. Hence, they had quite a similar appearance. With a fair face, mildly beards, pretty eyebrows, and attractive eyes, he had a handsome and gentle appearance. With the elegance and his acts of a gentleman, it was obvious he was brought up in a respectable manner for many years, and he acted very affectionate towards his niece, Wei Changying, too.Wei Changying had just bowed down respectfully when he helped her up immediately and asked her to take a seat. He then said kindly, “It has been more than a year since you moved to
“They humiliated you?” Liu Ruoye was taken aback and asked in disbelief, “How? How is that possible? You are the youngest lineal daughter of the first wife! Even though Aunt Duanmu has passed away, isn't Uncle Wei still here? You still have two brothers, too! Even though your two sisters-in-law are now in charge of all affairs, how can they humiliated you? You were Aunt Duanmu’s favorite when she was alive, weren't you? Now that she's gone, how can they neglect you like that?”When Wei Changjuan heard Liu Ruoye say “You were Aunt Duanmu’s favorite when she was alive”, it immediately triggered her sadness and she sobbed uncontrollably, “Stop it! Stop it!”It would be foolish for one to stop at this point. Hence, Liu Ruoye who was holding her prompted, “What's going on? I thought your two sisters-in-law were too sad to handle matters so they didn’t notice what was going on here. Or maybe it was maybe you're too upset so you hated crowds and sent them a