A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

Upon realizing this, Dou Zhao and the other two women burst into laughter. They were truly judging others by their own petty standards. What a hypocrite!

Wei Tingyu ignored him and walked straight to the main hall.

Upon realizing he was being ignored, Liu Chang's eyes immediately flashed with anger. However, he quickly suppressed it and followed Wei Tingyu's lead.

He was now going to listen to what the Marquis of Jining would say to his parents.

However, just as the two crossed the pavilion, they suddenly saw He Weifang, along with Yulu and several gardeners, diligently tending to the newly transplanted precious peonies in the main garden.

Because she was so focused, He Weifang's face was covered in mud, and the edges of her dress were also smeared with dirt.

As Wei Tingyu and Liu Chang walked over, they naturally caught He Weifang's attention.

She looked up and saw that her lover from last night was standing with her nominal husband, and they were both looking in her direction. Her face immediately turned red.

Besides the passionate moments with Wei Tingyu from the previous night resurfacing in her mind, she felt even more ashamed of being seen in her dirty state by her beloved.

It's important to know that if it were just Liu Chang, He Weifang would never care about his opinion!

What do you think of me have to do with how I live? Like it or not! I don't care what you like! This was He Weifang's attitude towards Liu Chang before.

However, when she saw Wei Tingyu also staring at her, her heart clenched.

Would the Marquis of Jining dislike me for my peasant girl appearance?

But the peonies in this yard are her mother's keepsakes, and she can't really abandon them!

He Weifang was caught in a dilemma and dared not look Wei Tingyu in the eye again.

"Her hands are filthy, and she's unkempt!" However, Liu Chang, that narcissist, saw He Weifang's ashamed expression and assumed she was embarrassed because he had seen her. He immediately curled his lip in disdain and said, "She doesn't look like an official's wife at all!"

His words infuriated even Dou Zhao and the other two women! Zhao Zhangru, in particular, was visibly shocked!

After all, she had loved playing with knives and sticks since she was a child, and people often said that about her! Now, seeing He Weifang being disliked by her husband for doing a flower arrangement made her so angry that she clenched her little fists.

If the Marquis hadn't remained silent, I would have punched you, Liu Chang, so hard you'd have a black eye! You've gone blind, talking about Sister Peony like that!

"My lord!" Dou Zhao was also angry, but unlike Zhao Zhangru who glared fiercely at Liu Chang, she smiled sweetly at Wei Tingyu and said, "I learned some flower arranging when I was at my parents' home, and I really love the famous peonies that Sister Peony has planted!"

"My lord, please go and discuss important matters! May I stay here and help Sister Peony tend to these flowers and plants?"

Dou Zhao looked at Wei Tingyu with a pitiful, pleading expression and blinked her big, cute eyes.

"Go ahead!" Wei Tingyu smiled, then said to Miao Ansu and Zhao Zhangru, "You can go if you want, just have fun!"

"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" Upon hearing this, the three women, including Dou Zhao, immediately became excited. After bowing to Wei Tingyu in thanks, they quickly lifted their skirts and ran to He Weifang's side.

Liu Chang was stunned by what he saw!

What's going on? The wives and concubines of a noble household are squatting there playing in the mud, just like this lowly lady from a merchant family.

What's worse, the Marquis of Jining not only didn't stop them, but instead watched the three women playing in the mud with happy expressions, and smiled with satisfaction.

Have they abandoned all sense of decorum in this Marquis's household? Don't the women of this household have to adhere to the virtues and appearances expected of women?

The self-righteous Liu Chang couldn't understand Wei Tingyu's thoughts at all, let alone how he managed his household affairs in this way.

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"Sister Peony, we're here to help you!" He Weifang had been keeping her head down, not daring to look at Wei Tingyu, and was just subconsciously shoveling the dirt around her feet with a small shovel. Then she heard Dou Zhao and the other two girls running over chattering, and they all squatted down next to her.

“You…” He Weifang was stunned, looking at the situation before her with disbelief.

What's going on?! The wives and concubines of the Marquis of Jining are all noble ladies!

They just came straight to help me like that?

But the problem is that official families always have many rules. The Liu family that I married into was only demoted from the capital for making a mistake and is now just an official stationed in Luoyang. If they still have so many rules, then the families of dukes and marquises in the capital must have even more rules!

The Marquis of Jining actually allowed his wives and concubines to squat on the ground with him and do flower arranging.

While He Weifang was in a daze, Dou Zhao, Miao Ansu, and Zhao Zhangru took out shovels from the bamboo basket next to them and joined her in burying the peony with soil.

Most importantly, He Weifang could tell at a glance that the three women were not just joking around, but actually had a foundation in gardening!

In other words, they really do understand!

"Madam...the Marquis...you..." He Weifang's eyes twitched, and then she couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, sister! The Marquis won't be angry!" Miao Ansu answered before Dou Zhao could. "The Marquis will support anything we're interested in!"

"Such a thing?" He Weifang was stunned, her mouth agape in astonishment...

You should know that the reason I was willing to follow Wei Tingyu to escape the Liu family's hellhole was simply because I wanted to stop suffering all this humiliation.

But a husband's family where you can openly do what you like without upsetting your husband... that's the kind of family many women dream of marrying into!

"Sister Peony must think we don't know anything, right?!" Zhao Zhangru smiled again, and after mulching the soil around a peony, she said, "The three of us grew up in the fields outside the city! We're very good at things like mulching, weeding, and watering!"

What? You all grew up on a farm too? All three of you?

He Weifang was a little confused. She looked up at Dou Zhao and saw her nodding and smiling at her, so she knew that Zhao Zhangru was not lying.

In other words, all three ladies of the Marquis's mansion were so-called country bumpkins! The two concubines were naturally of course of the same, and even Dou Zhao, the eldest lady of the Marquis's mansion, grew up on a farm!

The Marquis did not look down on them because of this, nor did he bully them! On the contrary, he allowed them to keep the hobbies and habits they had developed since childhood!

No way! I must marry into the Marquis of Jining's household!

He Weifang's heart pounded. When she looked up, she saw Wei Tingyu looking at her, and she immediately smiled sweetly. Her little face, which was a bit dirty from the mud, radiated an indescribable freshness!

However, this smile stunned Liu Chang, who was standing next to Wei Tingyu!

He, who always prided himself on being aloof, never imagined that his wife would have such a refined and unconventional side.

Of course, being narcissistic, he never expected that the smile was actually directed at Wei Tingyu, and thought that He Weifang was just trying to curry favor with her husband.

“These flowers are the last things my mother left me before she died!” He Weifang blinked, then looked at Dou Zhao and the other two girls and said, “Thank you, my three sisters, for helping me!”

At this moment, compared to the Liu family, He Weifang only felt that these nobles from the Marquis's mansion were her true family! Therefore, she directly addressed them as her younger sisters!

Of course, He Weifang couldn't help but feel guilty at this moment. After all, from a certain perspective, the fact that her three younger sisters' husbands hadn't returned home last night was entirely due to her.

Looking at it this way, it seems like I've let them down a bit!

"Huh? That's strange!" At this moment, the bold Zhao Zhangru took the initiative to move closer to He Weifang, then sniffed hard, and then showed a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong?" He Weifang was taken aback, then smiled awkwardly and said, "Did you smell some fertilizer? There's nothing I can do about it..."

“It’s not fertilizer!” Zhao Zhangru shook her head, interrupting He Weifang, and said, “It’s the scent of peony perfume!”

"Really?" Miao Ansu and Dou Zhao immediately came over and sniffed around He Weifang, making the girl blush instantly.

"This perfume isn't even on sale in Dongdu yet, is it? Why is Sister Peony asking this..." Miao Ansu blinked and looked at He Weifang, asking a question she already knew the answer to.

"I..." He Weifang's face turned even redder. She did indeed smell of peony perfume, because it was the perfume Wei Tingyu had given her the night before! In a sense, it was a token of their love!

But he couldn't say this directly to the three women present. After all, their husbands had given him a bottle of perfume. How could she explain that?

Besides, there's still Haworthia and the gardener here!

If it were a secluded place, He Weifang might have knelt down before the three women and told them everything that happened last night, asking them to accept her!

But for now, he could only try to evade the question by saying, "There are various reasons... I can't explain them clearly in a short time..."

When the three women saw He Weifang's expression, they couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

Only after seeing this scene did He Weifang realize that the three women were just joking with her!

In other words, they already knew about their relationship with Wei Tingyu, and they felt even more shy.

For her, this wasn't a case of an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her in-laws, but rather meeting her husband's three wives and concubines who had already entered the family!

On the contrary, He Weifang's maid Yulu's eyes widened at this moment, because by combining all the circumstances, the clever girl had already guessed most of the matter!

Yu Lu stared wide-eyed at her young mistress, then at Wei Tingyu, who stood there with his gaze fixed on her mistress, and suddenly realized what was going on.

At this moment, she finally understood how the red plum blossoms on the young lady's bed sheet had been left this morning!

That's right! Miss did indeed consummate her marriage last night! However, the person she consummated her marriage with... was Marquis Wei Tingyu of Jining!

Of course, Yu Lu immediately shut her mouth after discovering this secret; she was absolutely loyal to He Weifang!

She could do the job of having Yulu guard the door while Miss was having an affair with Marquis Jining, but it was absolutely impossible for her to go and inform the Liu family!

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Chapter 62 The Princess of Ji'an! A Beauty in Tang Attire Makes Her Debut!

On the morning of the second day, the street outside the main gate of Liu's residence was densely packed with people.

However, these people stood in orderly rows, gazing at the street corner in the distance, anticipating the arrival of the important figure!

Because the news that the county magistrate was going to stay at Liu’s residence for a few days had already spread like wildfire throughout the entire capital, in addition to the Liu family members, there were also other officials of all ranks and their families waiting here.

Of course, many people looked at Liu Shen with envy and resentment. After all, they were all officials left behind in the Eastern Capital. How come you were so lucky? First, the Marquis of Jining came to stay overnight, and then the County Princess was coming too!

Judging from this, the Liu family is destined for great success! They might be able to leave Luoyang and return to the capital soon!

"Lord Chen! I heard that your son will be going to the capital soon to take the imperial examination!" Liu Shen, whose house had been deserted before, seized the opportunity and quickly struck up a conversation with several superiors and colleagues in the Eastern Capital: "My son is also going to take the provincial examination this year! Why don't we let the two of them travel together!"

"My son has won the favor of the county magistrate; he'll be promoted sooner or later!"

"We should keep in touch between our two families in the future, and help each other out in officialdom. It will always be beneficial!"

The official known as Lord Chen glanced at Liu Shen indifferently, then smiled contemptuously and said, "Whoever can form a marriage alliance with Prince Ning, I will be on the same path as them!"