The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 417 Speak human language to human beings, and ghost language to ghosts.

What did you say to my aunt?

After leaving the palace, Shen Zhiyi pursed her lips and walked a long way before looking back.

"You two are complete strangers, how come you have secrets from me?"

"My aunt's eyes were red when she left."

"Did you bully her?"

Shen Zhiyi asked the question, but then felt something was wrong.

Despite Yu Tingwan's viciousness, she always acts with discretion.

Yu Tingwan felt a heavy weight in her heart, a tightness in her chest. She raised her hand and brushed aside the fan that Shen Zhiyi had extended to block her view.

"You're asking me about the Shen family's previous generation?"

Shen Zhiyi: ? ? ?

She pondered the words carefully, secretly reflecting on them.

It is clear that, as a junior, she was completely unaware of the situation.

Yu Ting went ahead in the evening. The long official road seemed to have no end in sight. Some people entered and could no longer leave.

She wasn't trapped inside, but being there made her feel incredibly oppressed.

"Imperial Physician Zhao, hurry up!"

“Our Lady Liping is carrying the emperor’s child. She’s been vomiting a lot and complained of a headache early this morning. If this delays things, you won’t be able to make amends.”

Ahead, a mean-looking old woman arrogantly urged the imperial physician carrying a medicine chest to run faster.

"Pfft."

Once everyone was out of sight, Shen Zhiyi said disdainfully, "That Consort Li is always causing trouble, always complaining about something. She's got so many problems. She hasn't even given birth yet, and she's already vying for a lot of favor."

Emperor Yingqian was concerned about this pregnancy.

They sent her all the best things, which only made her more spoiled and arrogant.

Seeing that no one was around, Shen Zhi leaned closer to Yu Tingwan.

"If I were Consort Li, I would have kept a low profile and focused on my pregnancy. But she's so arrogant. Regardless of whether this baby is a boy or a girl, she'd better be alive to give birth."

It's not that she's being mean.

She frequented the palace so often; how many of the women in the harem were easy to mess with? Not to mention the current power struggles among the princes, Shen Zhiyi had witnessed quite a few miscarriages.

Yu Tingwan withdrew her gaze and said firmly, "The baby will be born."

With Wei Zhaozhao protecting them.

Shen Zhiyi: "That's not a good thing."

Yu Tingwan leaned closer: "The child's bloodline is impure."

Shen Zhiyi: ?
stimulate.

She was stunned.

"how do you know?"

For some reason, when Yu Tingwan said it, she didn't doubt it at all.

Shen Zhiyi: "What else do you know!"

Yu Tingwan felt that she was easily startled and didn't seem as composed as herself.

She randomly picked out a few items.

His tone was calm, yet it was enough to cause a sensation outside.

"After the Second Prince Yingzhi became lame, he was depressed for many years. In order to vent his frustration, he made a lot of noise with his concubine. Over time, his virility was not very good. His father was on drugs, and so was he."

The expensive fan slipped from Shen Zhiyi's hand and fell to the ground with a thud.

She cherished it the most, but didn't bother to pick it up.

Yu Tingwan: "The Minister of Works, Zhou Yurou's father. He hasn't attended the morning court these past few days, claiming illness. Do you know why?"

"do not know?"

Who cares what happened to that bastard's father!
"It's nothing, just that he's getting old but doesn't want to admit it. He rose through the ranks thanks to his wife's family's support, and he was afraid his colleagues would laugh at him for being ungrateful, and also afraid they would laugh at him for still having philandering ways at his age, so he never took a concubine, but secretly kept a young and beautiful mistress outside. He hurt his back while being shameless."

Shen Zhiyi: ? ? ?

She strongly suspected that Yu Tingwan had found out by crawling under the bed.

She can laugh at Zhou Yurou for the rest of her life.

Yu Tingwan suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, there's also Uncle Cao."

Shen Zhiyi: "I know that." The matter of the Cao family's dual lineage, and how Uncle Cao put aside his own relatives for the greater good, and how this matter was brought to court, has already caused quite a stir.

The news spread throughout Kyoto.

Yu Tingwan then said she didn't know.

“Miss Shu once contemplated suicide because of this, and I tried to comfort her. After this incident at home, Master Shu originally planned to resign from his official post and take his daughter far away from the capital, this great dyeing vat.”

Find a place where nobody knows you and settle down again.

Life may be a little poor, but that's alright.

"But some time ago, Uncle Cao secretly went to see them."

"He is willing to treat the Shu family girl..."

She was my brother's wife in the past.

"Responsible."

"He was very polite and asked the Shu family to give him a chance."

It's not that we have to force the Shu family's daughter to fall into the trap set by the Cao family.

He was clearly thinking it through carefully.

Although it was absurd, Cao Bogong was a virtuous man. Yet he still did it.

Yu Tingwan: "The Cao family has now been completely wiped out and is no longer a den of wolves. If the Shu family daughter nods, it will be a proper entrustment of the management of the household. There will be no elders to supervise her, and all the servants below will be replaced with new ones who will all obey her commands."

"Of course, we're not asking the Shu family for an answer after just a few days of consideration."

"He has considered everything carefully. If the Shu family girl is really willing, there will be no shortage of rumors."

"Although Lord Cao is currently in office and has some influence in the court, his base of operations has been in the Jiangnan region for many years, and he is not a top-tier official."

Do you know why rumors and gossip keep circulating?
It's simply that Cao Bogong's status isn't high enough.

Do you know why people dare not mention the name of the Prince of Yan? After Ning Suchan was betrothed to the Duke of Shun, did they dare not mention that she had once been engaged to Emperor Yingqian?

Because of power.

Shen Jin's statement that Yu Tingwan could do whatever she wanted as long as she didn't blow up the Crown Prince's coffin was not just a casual remark.

It is clear that when one stands high enough, the world can only look up to them; how could they possibly look down on others?

"He asked the Shu family for a few years. If he succeeded, he would marry her in a grand and lavish manner."

Those ladies from aristocratic families could only offer their blessings.

Who dares to bring up the past?

They would just say it was fate.

Therefore, Cao Bogong approached the Fifth Prince shortly afterward, intending to support him and do things for him.

Then Ying Fuyan took a liking to him.

Shen Zhiyi was astonished: "How did you know that!"

Yu Tingwan: "Blue Crow."

Shen Zhiyi: ...

Okay, then there's no problem.

Just as she was about to say something, she saw the nanny beside the Empress Dowager carrying a food box coming towards them.

Shen Zhiyi turned her head: "Looking for you?"

Yu Tingwan frowned slightly.

The old woman quickly stepped forward and greeted her with a smile.

Perhaps because he walked so fast, he was slightly out of breath when he spoke.

"I've made it just in time. This old servant was really afraid that if you left the palace, I wouldn't be able to explain to Your Majesty."

"Her Majesty has been thinking of you these days. Now that she heard you were coming, she insisted that this old servant bring you some refreshments and also asked this old servant to escort you out of the palace."

The old nanny, who usually had a cold face and was treated with respect by the concubines in the harem, was now all smiles and kindness. She kept the atmosphere lively by telling jokes along the way.

After leaving the palace gates.

Yu Tingwan spoke to people in a way that suited them: "I came in a hurry today and should have paid my respects to the Empress Dowager, but I was afraid of disturbing her peace. Please stop here, Granny. Thank you for making this trip."

Shen Zhiyi: ...

She doesn't believe it.

Grandma:......

I don't believe it either.