The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 416 He needs to get married and have children; he needs to be well.

Shen Zhiyi withdrew.

Only two people remained in the empty hall.

Shen Jin gestured for Yu Tingwan to sit down: "I noticed you at the last Crown Prince's funeral banquet."

Her tone was casual, as if she were talking to a younger member of her family.

"Quite bold."

"He even dared to secretly stuff food into his mouth while kneeling."

Shen Jin handed over the white jade cup filled with tea: "But I didn't expect Wei Zhao to be even more presumptuous. After you finished eating, he was still afraid you would be hungry, so he had someone bring you more."

Yu Tingwan: ...

At that time, she did not know about the relationship between Shen Jin and her uncle, but she had seen her near the Empress Dowager.

All she knew was that she was Shen Zhiyi's aunt.

It's no wonder Shen Zhiyi dares to be so ostentatious outside, given that she has connections in the palace.

Yu Tingwan was not reserved at all.

"It made you laugh."

Shen Jin: "What's wrong with that?"

She didn't seem to care: "Given your status, as long as you don't blow up the Crown Prince's coffin, someone will be able to protect you."

Yu Tingwan: ...

Not to not to not to.

As she spoke, Shen Jin's gaze fell on Yu Tingwan's lower abdomen: "Are you pregnant?"

Otherwise, how could she eat so much?

Even Ning Suchan, who is intolerant of any wrongdoing, turns a blind eye?

Yu Tingwan was drinking water when she heard this and almost spat it out.

"No."

She does want to!
Shen Jin didn't know if it was a regret.

"That's true. Wei Zhao was so ill."

but.

The emotion in her eyes faded slightly.

"fair enough."

She looked at Yu Tingwan and said, "His health is poor. He has no children, so he poses no threat to the Ying family. That person won't make a move against you."

The Wei family will then be safe and sound.

There are too many tragedies under imperial power.

This turned out to be a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Shen Jin said calmly, "I've finished saying what I wanted to say. It's your turn now."

She didn't think she had anything worth visiting.

Yu Tingwan didn't expect Shen Jin to be so direct.

She then got to the point.

"My visit today has been quite inappropriate."

Shen Jin: ...

That's definitely inappropriate; the Empress Dowager will be extremely jealous.

Yu Tingwan said gently, "However, I must come and see you once."

She took out a well-preserved box from her sleeve and gently pushed it in front of Shen Jin.

“I got this from the old woman who used to serve my late grandmother.”

"Grandma Ma is getting old and has been treating me like a royal concubine."

Shen Jin's eyes trembled slightly, and her gaze slowly fell on the box. For a moment, she made no other move.

She looks very young; time has been kind to her, and it seems that it hasn't left many marks on her.

But it is also heartless.

After making her unable to control her own destiny.

She also took away the person she cared about most.

There's no hope left...

Shen Jinxiu tightened her grip on her hand, wanting to touch it, but she withdrew it midway through the movement.

She still remembers sneaking out when she was young to join the people of the capital in welcoming the victorious Wei family army back from their battle at the city gate.

Wei Fengyuan rode on horseback, leading his troops. He was handsome and full of vigor.

Few people know that Shen Jin and Wei Fengyuan have known each other since childhood.

The Shen family's social standing was not as high as that of the Duke of Shun's mansion, so we didn't have much contact with them at first.

Wei Fengyuan had practiced martial arts since childhood and spent many years training in the military. At that time, she lived with her grandmother in a suburban village and was used to the wild, often going to the stream to catch fish.

That place wasn't far from the military camp, and when Wei Fengyuan was young, he would often go out to eat something nice to eat as a lazybones. Over time, they would run into each other by the stream and become acquainted.

It was during the Lantern Festival, and the city was not under curfew at night, with lights shining brightly.

After he entered the palace to report to the late emperor, he didn't even go home. He somehow took off his armor, changed into civilian clothes, and came to see her.

Old friends reunited.

She complained about the unpleasant things happening in the mansion.

It's nothing more than that.

"Wei Fengyuan, don't you know how snobbish my father and brother are?"

"—My half-sisters are all cunning and need to be taught a lesson." —"How are your injuries this time? I heard you were stabbed, and down there... your little brother is injured? Damaged?"

"We're not going to become sisters, are we?"

Wei Fengyuan's face darkened.

He also said a lot.

"The sky is very blue at the border. You can ride a horse. If you go there, you will definitely have a great time."

"We haven't seen each other in so long, so can't you wish me well? A young lady should at least be mindful of her words. Aren't you ashamed?"

"I'm perfectly fine! You believe everything you hear outside?"

That day, he finally broke the ice.

"Who wants to be your sister? Do you think I'm just sending you letters every month without fail? Even my brother doesn't get that treatment. We've known each other for a long time, and I'm not trying to settle for you. Can I put it more clearly? I want to have a long future with you."

"Is it crowded every time you greet me?"

"If you marry me, you can wait for me openly at the door of our house, okay?"

How long ago was the last time I thought about that person?

So long that she thought she had let go of everything.

But actually, no, instead, I became increasingly cowardly and dared not touch it.

Shen Jin dared not think about it anymore.

She moved the box back.

"Take it back."

Yu Tingwan did not expect her to have this attitude.

"Aren't you... going to open it and take a look?"

Shen Jin smiled, but the smile was faint.

“I’ve seen the jade pendant inside.”

Yu Tingwan was slightly taken aback.

“Back then, your uncle received an imperial decree and returned to the border after only a few days in the capital. It was originally meant to be given to me as a token when he proposed marriage. But he was afraid that I would fall for someone else, so he was rather domineering and hung it on my waist instead. We agreed that when he formally betrothed me with all the proper formalities, I would also wear the jade pendant when I entered the Wei family.”

Shen Jin: "But after I entered the palace, it was no longer appropriate for me to have this jade pendant. In the end, I had wronged him. When your uncle returned from the border, I was already a concubine and it was not appropriate for me to see him again, so I had my maid return it."

She didn't mention it at all; she had shown the jade pendant to her brother and father.

She talked about her relationship with Wei Fengyuan, and she said she wanted to become the second wife of the Duke of Shunguo's mansion.

She knelt on the ground, begging her relatives not to send her to the palace.

But her father and brothers scolded her for being foolish.

"General Jingyuan is indeed good, but can he compare to the Emperor? What kind of family is our Shen family? We're neither high nor low. You should be secretly happy that the Emperor has taken a liking to you."

Some even acted quickly, sending her to the palace the very next day.

No one reacted in time.

They couldn't stop them.

The jade pendant wasn't left unsent.

Instead, it was a more regrettable and helpless return.

At the same time, it carried Shen Jin's expectations.

She felt that she was no longer worthy of Wei Fengyuan's attention and hoped that Wei Fengyuan could find a new owner for the jade pendant that she had briefly owned.

Her life is ruined, and that's how it will be for her forever.

But Wei Fengyuan needs to get married and have children; he needs to be well.

But he sacrificed himself.

He was all alone and ended up without leaving any offspring.

How could Shen Jin possibly accept it?

Yu Tingwan handed the box back.

"Your Highness must have heard that my husband and I were married in the countryside."

"Just a few days ago, my husband personally added my name to the family genealogy in the ancestral hall."

"The Wei family genealogy is exceptionally thick."

She spoke in a casual, unhurried tone, as if chatting in passing.

"I heard that the family was very prosperous in the earlier generations, but by my father-in-law's generation, only he and my uncle were left."

"My father-in-law's name and my mother-in-law's name are next to each other."

Yu Tingwan said, "I also saw that my father-in-law's name was listed alongside my uncle's name."

She slowly looked at Shen Jin and said, word by word.

"My uncle never married, but like his parents, he also had a personal name next to his name."

Shen Jin forgot to breathe for a moment.

Yu Tingwan: "My husband later told me that it was my brother-in-law's handwriting."

Family genealogies are rarely consulted.

Wei Zhao was clearly surprised, wondering when and what Wei Fengyuan had been thinking as he wrote it.

Are you coveting the imperial concubines?
Yes, he coveted it.

Yu Tingwan: "My uncle acknowledges you."

“If it is included in the family genealogy and enshrined in the ancestral hall, then it is recognized by all the elders of the Wei family.”

She called out to Shen Jin very softly, "Aunt, this is returning the item to its rightful owner."

The empty palace remained silent for an unknown amount of time before the suppressed sobs of a woman could be heard.

(End of this chapter)