He couldn't help himself and wanted to kiss Chu Lian again, but Chu Lian firmly rejected him.

Chu Lian covered his thin lips with her small hands. "No, I still have to see the princess consort later."

He Changdi held back and pinched her chest a few times. He lowered his head and said something in her ear in a hoarse voice.

Chu Lian's face instantly turned bright red. She pursed her lips and couldn't say anything.

He Changdi stared at her with his dark eyes. His large hand that was holding her started to behave rudely again. Chu Lian knew that he had a domineering personality, so she quickly begged and agreed.

A smile finally appeared on He Sanlang's handsome face.

"I really want it to be nighttime right now."

She heard his deep and magnetic voice and pinched his arm angrily.

Unfortunately, He Changdi's arm muscles were strong, so Chu Lian was the one in pain.

After a while, Chu Lian asked, "What happened to your aunt?"

She wanted to ask about her aunt yesterday, but He Sanlang had been acting like a hooligan the moment he came back, so she couldn't find a chance to ask.

She took this opportunity to ask.

The only people who knew about what happened twenty years ago were the elders by Matriarch He's side. They could be said to be Matriarch He's trusted aides, so it wasn't easy for her to find out. The book didn't mention this mother and daughter pair, so the fastest way to find out was to ask He Changdi.

He had a lot of people by his side, and he also had his mother-in-law, Countess Jing 'an. There was no way he wouldn't know about anything.

He Sanlang poked Chu Lian's forehead with his finger. He was so angry that he wanted to laugh. "You're only asking me now?

I thought you didn't want to know! "

His wife's trust and reliance greatly satisfied He Sanlang's male chauvinism.

This made him feel even more comfortable.

Chu Lian glared at him. She wanted to ask him a long time ago, but did this pervert ever give her a chance?

When He Changdi was born, his aunt, He Ying, had already married far away, so he didn't have much of an impression of her. However, Countess Jing 'an had a deep impression of her.

Most of what He Sanlang knew about his aunt, He Ying, came from his mother.

He Ying was Matriarch He's only daughter and the eldest miss of the He Estate.

At that time, the current Uncle Jing 'an and He Ying were still young. Matriarch He followed her uncle into the army. At that time, the He family's foundation wasn't stable yet, and the family's population was declining.

Count Jing 'an, He Yanwen, was older than his younger sister, He Ying, by seven years. When Count Jing' an was on the march, He Yanwen was already old enough to follow his parents. However, He Ying was still young, only two or three years old. Matriarch He had no choice but to leave He Ying in the ancestral residence to be taken care of by her mother-in-law. She also assigned a capable servant girl to look after her.

The couple had brought their son to war, so there were only two masters in the ancestral home: his mother-in-law and He Ying.

Her mother-in-law was getting on in years and doted on her granddaughter. She was the one who brought He Ying up to the age of seven.

During this period, Old Matriarch He and her uncle only came back two or three times.

It was only when the old uncle achieved military merits that he was conferred a title of nobility. Only then did he have a place in the capital.

Only then did the couple have the time to pick up their young daughter to live by their side.

However, the young He Ying had already been spoiled by her mother-in-law and had a spoiled and unruly personality.

After the He family settled down in Shengjing, the Matriarch wanted to change her daughter's temperament. On one hand, her mother-in-law stopped her, and on the other hand, He Ying's character was already set, so the matter never happened. Later on, although her mother-in-law passed away, He Ying had already grown into a young lady in her teens.

The Matriarch knew that her daughter's nature was hard to change, so she could only try her best to restrain her and prevent her from causing trouble.

With great difficulty, He Ying was about to reach her marriageable age. The Matriarch also looked everywhere, trying to find a good husband for her.

However, the day before she reached her marriageable age, she suddenly had a fever and was diagnosed by the doctor to be pregnant!

Matriarch He was so angry that she fainted on the spot.

After an investigation, she found out that the child in her stomach was actually the child of a handsome manservant in the estate … This made the Matriarch so angry that she fell to the ground.

As it turned out, He Ying's marriage was already in progress, but the young lady who had yet to leave home was actually pregnant. How could she marry into a noble family?

As a result, she could only ask someone to call off the marriage.

In order to pull the wool over everyone's eyes, the Matriarch had Senior Nurse Liu personally force her own daughter to drink the abortion pill and beat the manservant who was having an affair to death.

In order to cover up this family scandal, the Matriarch and the old uncle could only harden their heart and marry their daughter off to a faraway place …

After hearing He Changdi speak of this secret calmly, Chu Lian's eyes widened in shock.

The corner of her mouth twitched. She really wanted to say that this great aunt, He Ying, was too brainless … but she didn't say it because He Ying was He Changdi's aunt.

He Sanlang seemed to know what Chu Lian was thinking. He snorted coldly, "Lian 'er, you don't have to worry about me. In my heart, aunt is an idiot. Although that manservant who was having an affair with her was her childhood sweetheart, as the eldest daughter of the count's estate, doing such a thing was truly shameless."

From the way He Ying treated people, it could be seen that she had been spoiled by the Matriarch. As a eldest daughter, she was hastily married off to a faraway place in a small city like Siyang. In addition, He Ying had always been unruly and willful, so her reputation in the capital wasn't good. Anyone who paid attention could guess what was going on.

It was no wonder that even after so many years, when she returned to the capital after living in seclusion, she still didn't receive any good treatment.

The Matriarch must have felt guilty towards her daughter. She believed that she didn't teach her well when she was young, which resulted in her unlikable personality. Now that she was older, she was more tolerant and tolerant of her.

Chu Lian narrowed her eyes. If the upper beam was not straight, the lower beam would be crooked. Pan Nianzhen grew up with a mother like that, so her personality probably wasn't any better.

The couple whispered in the carriage. Time flew by quickly. After a while, the carriage slowed down and came to a stop.

The person outside the carriage raised his voice, "Third Young Master, Third Madam, we've arrived at the Prince of Wei's estate."

He Changdi carried his wife to the side and helped her fix her slightly crooked hairpin. Then, he helped Chu Lian get off the carriage.

Princess Duanjia's head maid, Jinxiu, was already waiting at the entrance of Wei Manor.

When she saw Chu Lian get off the carriage, she hurriedly went to greet her with her maids.

"This servant greets Marquis Dingyuan and Village Lord Jinyi," Jinxiu said with a smile.

Chu Lian hurriedly helped her up.

"Are the Princess and Princess in the manor?"

Jinxiu came over to support her. As she led Chu Lian to the manor, she said, "Village Lord, you don't know, but our Princess has been looking forward to seeing you for a long time!

The Princess misses you very much too. When she heard that you were coming today, she got up early in the morning. "

He Changdi, who was following behind Chu Lian, had a cold expression.

Seeing his wife being led away by a servant, he felt sour in his heart.

Also, what did that lowly servant just call her?

Village Lord Jinyi?

Shouldn't Chu Lian be called 'Madam Marquis Dingyuan?'

He Sanlang's expression immediately darkened. He pursed his lips with a cold expression and shamelessly followed his wife into Wei Manor.

As soon as they turned the corner, they saw a young man.

He was startled and saw Chu Lian curtseying at the man.

The young man had handsome eyebrows and a slender figure. He wore a sapphire blue robe embroidered with a fierce tiger descending the mountain.

He Changdi already had an idea of the man's identity.

He took two steps forward and reached his wife's side. He gave the young man a standard bow.

"Young Prince."

The young prince of Wei Manor, Lu Tai, raised an eyebrow and returned the bow. "I didn't expect Marquis Dingyuan to come as well. I have nothing to do now, so I wonder if Marquis Dingyuan has the time to play a game?"

He Changdi's deep eyes met Lu Tai's and he immediately agreed.

There were two princes in Wei Manor. The eldest prince, Lu Kang, had already married at the beginning of last year and was now working elsewhere. He would only return during the New Year. There was only one young prince in the manor, and he wasn't even twenty years old.

Chu Lian rarely saw this young prince, Lu Tai, when she came to Wei Manor. It was quite a coincidence today.

He Changdi glanced at his wife and followed the young prince to the large study in the front courtyard of the manor.

Chu Lian was led by Jinxiu to the rear courtyard to see Princess Duanjia and Princess Wei.

They sat in the soft sedan for fifteen minutes before they arrived at Princess Wei's main courtyard.

As soon as the sedan stopped, the curtain was forcefully pulled open from the outside.

Immediately, they heard a complaining shout, "Chu the Sixth, did you have too much fun in the north? Why did you only come back now?!"

Chu Lian looked up and saw that Princess Duanjia had stuck half her head into the sedan. She was speechless.

She hurriedly got out of the sedan and winked at her with a smile. "Good day, Princess."

Princess Duanjia hurriedly helped her up and rolled her eyes. "What good day? I'm almost bored to death in the manor. You're the only one enjoying yourself outside."

Chu Lian smiled. If the north could really enjoy itself, there wouldn't be such a small population.

Princess Duanjia took her arm. "Come into the courtyard. Lady Mother is waiting for you!"

The two walked into the main courtyard arm in arm. "Chu the Sixth, you brought me a gift. If you didn't, I wouldn't have accepted it."

Chu Lian smiled. "Does Your Highness want pearls, agate, or ruby and sapphire?"

Princess Duanjia turned her head away proudly and pretended to ignore her.

Chu Lian covered her mouth and blinked at Princess Duanjia with her big clear eyes. "Alright, I know that Your Highness cares about your mouth the most. I brought you some fresh food. You can try it with Your Highness later."

Princess Duanjia became happy when she heard Chu Lian's words.

She smiled. "Really?

Tell me, what is it made of? "

Chu Lian smiled. "It's a secret!"

"Alright, Chu the Sixth. I haven't seen you for a few months and you've become bad. Don't forget, you still owe me a roast duck!"

Chu Lian blushed with shame. How much did this girl like to eat roast duck? It had been a few months, but she still remembered it.

"I don't have anything to do today anyway. Why don't we do it today? That way, you won't have to think about it all day!"

"Really?" Princess Duanjia's peach blossom eyes lit up.

Chu Lian found it strange. "Princess, you like roast duck so much?"

Princess Ruanjia suddenly fell silent at Chu Lian's question. The smile that had been on her face faded.

"It's not that I like roast duck. It's Lord Father."

Chu Lian was surprised.

Prince Wei?

Princess Duanjia sighed in relief. "Actually, it's Imperial Grandfather who likes to eat roast duck. It's going to be Imperial Grandfather's death anniversary in a few days, and Lord Father has been unhappy these days."

Chu Lian hadn't expected that a mere roast duck would involve the late emperor.