"How could I not know? I didn't think that the wife I accidentally married for San Lang would really be a lucky star."

"That's right!

If Third Madam can continue this friendship with Wei Wangfu, it will be very beneficial for our Count's Mansion. "

Wei Wangfu was close to the current Emperor, but he didn't involve himself in court politics. Wei Wangfu was a person of virtue and prestige. There were hundreds of advantages and no disadvantages to having a relationship with Wei Wangfu.

"Matriarch, there are some things this old servant doesn't know if I should say."

Matriarch He glared at Liu Momo. "You wicked servant, what can you not say when you're by my side?"

Liu Momo stopped what she was doing and walked in front of Matriarch He. "Matriarch, did you notice First Madam's expression today?

This old servant is afraid that First Madam didn't see where she was going and went astray. "

Hearing this, Matriarch He fell silent.

Eldest Madam's wife!

Chu Lian returned to Songtao Court and ate some snacks before returning to her bedroom to sleep. She was really tired both physically and mentally today. It was better to sleep early.

No matter what troubles she had, she could slowly think about them when she woke up.

Fuyan covered the gauze curtain on the heavy work bed. She first glanced at Xiyan, who was standing ramrod straight, and then stole a glance at Chu Lian.

Although she didn't show it on her face, her heart was itching. She wished she could immediately ask Xiyan about what happened today.

She wanted to know if Third Madam saw Young Master Xiao when she left the Fu today. Did she meet with Young Master Xiao in private?

The clothes that the Third Young Madam had changed into were also very strange. Could it be that she changed after meeting with Young Master Xiao?

Images flashed through Fuyan's mind. She thought of Third Young Master's handsome and handsome face and clenched her fists.

Third Young Master was so handsome. If Third Madam betrayed Third Young Master, she … she wouldn't let it go!

Fuyan was still thinking about He Changdi. If she could see what He Sanlang looked like when he was struggling in the north, she probably wouldn't subconsciously use the word handsome to describe He Sanlang.

The people of the Five Cities Warden's Office surrounded the entire Defeng Teahouse, but Xiao Bojian had already left the Defeng Teahouse before the people of the Five Cities Warden's Office arrived.

Xiao Bojian clenched his fists as he stood in a cloth store diagonally across from the Defeng Teahouse. His eyes were dark, and he seemed to be struggling internally. In the end, he said to Wei Jia, "Why don't you go to the Defeng Teahouse to see Lian 'er?"

Wei Jia, whose face was as ordinary as a passerby, struggled for a moment, but in the end, he didn't go against his master's request. He responded softly and quickly disappeared into the crowd on the street.

Half an hour later, Wei Jia returned.

Xiao Bojian had already moved to a compartment on the second floor of the clothing store. He sat behind a desk, and although his expression remained calm, his voice was obviously anxious. "How is it?"

Wei Jia cupped his fists. "Reporting to Master, Sixth Miss Chu is safe. Master can rest assured that the Five City Military Department has already apprehended all the assassins."

There was a trace of hesitation on Wei Jia's face as he spoke. Xiao Bojian caught it and his face darkened. "What are you hiding from me? Speak!"

Wei Jia was most afraid of this dark expression on his face. His body trembled slightly, and he took out a fine jade pendant from his sleeve. With both hands, he presented it to Xiao Bojian. "Master, this is what this subordinate found in Sixth Miss Chu's private room."

Xiao Bojian reached out and took the jade pendant. His slender fingers fondly stroked the jade pendant. He remembered that this was the jade pendant that Chu Lian was wearing today. The texture was soft and the design was exquisite. With a single glance, he could tell that it was of great value.

This Wan Fu Jade pendant was of excellent craftsmanship. It was of the right size and could be worn by both men and women. Perhaps because Chu Lian was wearing it, the thread under the jade pendant was a bright cherry blossom color. If it were stone blue or dark green, it would be no problem for a man to wear it.

Xiao Bojian didn't believe that Chu Lian would accidentally leave such a precious jade pendant in the private room. There was only one possibility, and that was that she had done it on purpose …

As for who she had deliberately left the jade pendant for, he was the only man who had been to that private room today. The result was self-evident.

When he thought of this, Xiao Bojian excitedly grasped the jade pendant. His phoenix eyes flashed.

After listening to Wei Jia's report, Xiao Bojian's longing for him, which had been entangled deeper and deeper, suddenly tightened.

He never knew that his Lian 'er could be so quick-witted and calm. Even if he had been in that kind of situation, he might not have been able to make a decision as bold and decisive as Chu Lian.

Not only had she saved the Fourth Prince, but she had also formed a friendship with the Wei household. His Lian 'er was truly extraordinary.

Xiao Bojian's eyes became increasingly dazzling. Every time he discovered another good thing about her, it became harder for him to let go. Even though she had already become someone else's wife, his desire for her had not diminished in the slightest.

He was the only one who was worthy of his Lian 'er!

Originally, he had wanted to slowly get closer to Chu Lian and create as many opportunities as possible for the two of them to interact. However, He Sanlang had tactfully gone to the northern border on his own.

Ha!

That way, he wouldn't have to be so impatient anymore. He would have more time to slowly plan and make the woman he fancied fall into the trap that he had meticulously set for her. Finally, she would become his.

Although his power hadn't taken shape yet, he didn't care about a small Duke Jing 'an's household at all. Not to mention that Duke Jing' an's household was full of military generals, the current Emperor only cared about the Dragon Tiger Guards and despised the military. Other than the border generals, there weren't many military generals who could speak in court.

When the Fall Quarter Examinations began this year, that would be the time for Xiao Bojian to show his grand ambitions!

Wei Jia, who was standing to the side, saw Xiao Bojian pinching the jade pendant. His eyes flashed brightly. He coughed twice and carefully asked, "Master, when I went to investigate, I discovered that the assassins all had black pottery markings on their upper left arms."

Black pottery markings?

Xiao Bojian narrowed his eyes.

Seeing that Xiao Bojian didn't respond, Wei Jia continued, "According to my understanding, the black pottery markings are a secret technique of the previous dynasty's imperial palace. There is a parasite in the pottery markings. As soon as the sacrificial soldiers fail, the person controlling the mother parasite will use the black pottery markings to control the sacrificial soldiers to commit suicide."

Xiao Bojian waved his hand and didn't say anything else. He only said that he understood.

Wei Jia saw his master's expression and didn't say anything else.

In his heart, he was wondering if the mysterious group of assassins who tried to assassinate the Fourth Prince and Princess Duanjia were remnants of the previous dynasty.

However, the Great Wu Dynasty had been in power for many years. Even if there were any descendants of the previous dynasty, their bloodline would've been thin and they would've been exterminated. How could they still organize assassins to openly assassinate people on Vermilion Bird Street in Shengjing?

This group of black-clothed assassins was like a riddle that was hard to understand.

Chu Lian had gone to bed early last night, so she woke up earlier than usual today.

For breakfast, Chu Lian had instructed them last night to make refreshing and refreshing vegetarian rolls with light and slightly salty vegetable porridge.

After breakfast, Chu Lian saw that it was still early, so she returned to the study to practice two large pieces of calligraphy.

She was talented to begin with, and she had already achieved some success in the hard-brush calligraphy of simplified Chinese characters. Now, she was just using a brush and traditional Chinese characters. Of course, she wasn't used to it at first, but after many days of practice, normal writing was no longer a problem. However, it was impossible for her to write the same characters that Chu Lian had written in the past.

Not to mention the fact that she wasn't good at imitating, she didn't have much of the original Chu Lian's handwriting here. Moreover, she was herself. She couldn't be bothered to return to being the original Chu Lian.

They were two completely different people, okay?

Although it wasn't a problem for her to read and write traditional Chinese characters with a brush, she was still a long way from being able to write good characters.

Compared to a brush, Chu Lian was more used to writing with a hard brush. She had Xiyan search for goose feathers and made her own quill. Usually, when she needed to draw patterns or write a lot of characters, she spent more time in the study using a quill.

After practicing two large pieces of calligraphy, Chu Lian went to Qingyuan Hall to pay her respects to Matriarch He. She also went to visit her mother-in-law, Countess Jing 'an.

She didn't expect to receive something that even Chu Lian didn't expect — He Changdi had someone deliver a letter from the Northern Region!

When Matriarch He handed the letter to her, she was all smiles, as if she saw a pair of loving children standing in front of her.

The corner of Chu Lian's mouth twitched. She accepted the letter with a wooden face and couldn't say a word. Matriarch thought she was shy and too embarrassed to speak, so she waved her hand and told her to hurry back and read the letter. After reading the letter, don't forget to reply. The man who delivered the letter was still waiting to bring the earl's estate's letter to the Northern Region!

Seeing Matriarch He's gratified expression, Chu Lian felt a headache coming on. She then recalled what Senior Nurse Liu had said when she personally sent her out of Qingyuan Hall. Chu Lian didn't feel good.

Senior Nurse Liu's voice seemed to still echo in her ears. "Third Young Mistress, don't blame this old servant for being too talkative. Not long after Third Young Master was born, Madam's health deteriorated. This old servant raised Third Young Master single-handedly!

Now that I see you two getting along, this old servant's heart warms up.

Third Young Master is having a hard time in the Northern Region. Even Old Master can't help him. A man in the Northern Region doesn't have anyone who knows him well. Don't think that our Shengjing City is hot enough to make people peel off a layer of skin. In the Northern Region, it's very cold at night. I heard that people have to wear jackets.

Third Young Master left in a hurry. This old servant doesn't know if he brought enough things … "

Senior Nurse Liu nagged on for a long time. Chu Lian instantly understood. She only had one meaning. She wanted her, as his wife, to care more about the He family's Third Young Master, who had gone to the frontier to suffer!

It would be even better if she could be a caring, cotton-padded jacket wife who would prepare her husband's luggage and wash clothes for him.

Although Chu Lian wanted to roll her eyes, she couldn't say anything to Mammy Liu who was so earnest in admonishing her. She could see that Mammy Liu really cared about He Changdi and loved him as if he were her own son.

There was nothing wrong with this kind of sincere affection.

Chu Lian agreed. Even though He Changdi's personality couldn't be revealed to outsiders, she was still his wife on the surface. She would do her best to do what she had to do. As for her sick husband, heh heh, he wasn't by her side anyway. There was nothing to worry about.

Chu Lian thought like a hoodlum.

Returning to her small study in Songtao Court, Chu Lian sat alone in front of her desk. She flipped the envelope in her hand over and over again. Her pale fingers pinched it. It was quite thick. It looked like there were several pieces of paper stacked together!