After becoming pregnant, the cold-hearted nobles all went mad.

Jiang watched the father and daughter's heartfelt conversation with a smile, but then turned around and called Shen Lingyi out.

Now that Shen Su wasn't watching, she asked, "Is there something you're hiding from your father?"

Seeing Shen Lingyi's look, Madam Jiang said irritably, "You are my daughter, and I raised you single-handedly. Don't I know you well?"

It is no exaggeration to say that Jiang knew what Shen Lingyi wanted to do with just a glance.

Therefore, she realized just now that Shen Lingyi hadn't told the truth, or at least hadn't told the whole story.

Perhaps she didn't do it on purpose, but just didn't want her parents to know for some reason, Jiang guessed. She didn't blame her for not telling, but was just worried.

She said, "You've grown up and you have your own considerations when you do things, but your parents aren't that fragile and don't need an unmarried young woman like you to shoulder the burden."

Shen Lingyi hugged Jiang Shi, her voice like a kitten's, filled with grievance, "Mother, I actually suspect that it was my sister who did it."

"I just didn't tell you because I was worried that you and your father wouldn't be able to accept it."

Despite being her biological daughter, she always addressed Shen Tingjiao as "elder sister" in front of Jiang Shi.

In the past, such a term wouldn't have mattered, but now it sounded incredibly harsh to Jiang Shi. "She doesn't deserve to be your sister! Murdering her own sister, what kind of sister would do that?"

"Mother, you believe me that much?" Shen Lingyi raised her head again.

"Actually, I also suspect it was her..." Jiang said, recalling Shen Tingjiao's words from that day. "I felt something was wrong then. She never seemed to care much about your reputation as her younger sister in the past, but now she seems to care."

"It's also your father's and my fault; we were confused for a moment and listened to her."

A look of sorrow hung between Jiang's brows.

She truly felt that she was a terrible mother, always having high hopes for others, but Shen Tingjiao always disappointed her.

This time it was even more thorough. Originally, when Jiang heard that Shen Tingjiao had given blood to Shen Lingyi for medicinal use, she was surprised for a while and felt guilty for actually doubting her.

Looking back now, it's clear I wasn't wrong to suspect the wrong person.

Madam Jiang also made up her mind: "After we go back, I will definitely keep a close eye on her. If all else fails, I will find her someone to marry."

If her own family can't discipline her, then she can only ask her husband's family to teach her a lesson.

If possible, Chiang Kai-shek would not want to use this method.

She couldn't just abandon her own daughter on the estate, nor could she keep her in the inner quarters and let her continue to cause trouble. The only option was to send her away. The only thing she could guarantee was that she would try her best to find her a respectable family.

Upon hearing Jiang's plan, Shen Lingyi remained silent.

But will Shen Tingjiao, who is determined to become the Crown Princess, obediently marry someone?

Even a peony could give this answer.

Shen Lingyi returned to her own tent, stayed there for a while, but then felt stuffy and went out for a walk.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw a pretty woman carrying a food box approaching Wei Chengrui, who had recovered from his injuries.

Her features were exquisite, and her eyes were full of tender affection. The two of them, a man and a woman, looked very well-matched to outsiders.

Peony's voice rang out: "Isn't that Prince Wei? Miss, we should go over and say hello."

"Others are busy with their own romances," Shen Lingyi said casually. "Why should we interfere? They might even find us in the way."

These words sounded sarcastic at first glance, but judging from Shen Lingyi's interested expression, they weren't like that at all.

That wasn't disappointment, nor was it anger at having your prey stolen.

Instead, they were eager to finally meet their match.

Shen Lingyi recognized the woman; she was also from the academy, but she didn't talk much and they had never interacted before.

Only a few times did she discover that this person was secretly observing her.

Afterwards, Shen Lingyi inquired with others and learned that she also came from a merchant family. However, unlike the Jiang family, who were extremely wealthy, she was an imperial merchant, which gave her a higher status.

Even so, he still didn't have many friends to keep him company in the academy, so he naturally felt invisible.

"Let's go, I'm not watching anymore." Shen Lingyi called Shaoyao away; she didn't have the habit of peeping at other people's romantic encounters.

As for whether Wei Chengrui would accept it, she thought it was unlikely.

If it were really that easy to take down this person, Shen Lingyi wouldn't have made so little progress until now, even though it's because dozens of lives from the Wei family are between them.

As soon as Shen Lingyi left, the people over there couldn't help but speak up.

Jing Yuyan blushed deeply as she looked closely at Wei Chengrui's handsome appearance. She lowered her head shyly and said, "Young Master, this is a medicinal meal that I made myself."

"You're injured, so you need to take good care of yourself."

Wei Chengrui glanced at the food box, seemingly moved.

Jing Yuyan's heart pounded wildly.

To everyone's surprise, the next second they heard the boy say venomously, "This young master never accepts food from strangers, didn't you know that?"

"I don't know..." Jing Yuyan said hesitantly, her eyes reddening.

She felt that Wei Chengrui was a bit fierce. Even if she made a mistake, it was because of momentary ignorance, so why was he so fierce to her?

But as soon as Wei Chengrui entered the academy, she secretly fell in love with this handsome and extraordinary young man.

When facing the person they love, young women always have the courage and confidence to forgive him again and again.

Jing Yuyan added, "Then I'll send you something else next time, like ginseng or lingzhi. These are no big deal for Jing's Money House."

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Jing," Wei Chengrui said, lifting his eyelids and glancing around, wondering why he didn't see Shen Lingyi. "I don't accept things that are not my own either, so you don't need to waste your time."

After saying that, he set off to look for the person.

Jing Yuyan stood there unwillingly, and when she saw that he was heading towards the General's Mansion tent, a sour feeling welled up in her eyes.

"Miss, let's go back. The relationship between Young Master Wei and that Second Master Shen is clearly not ordinary," the maid advised. "We can't take him away from him!"

"Who said that? I'm going to be the general's wife." Jing Yuyan said decisively, her face full of disdain.

"Who is Shen Lingyi! Her mother comes from a merchant family, and so do I. The Jing family is even a royal merchant family. I'm a level above her. What she can do, I can do too."

The maid knew that her mistress couldn't be persuaded, so she didn't say anything about how Shen Lingyi's maternal grandfather was even richer than Jing Shi.

On that day, Wei Chengrui couldn't find Shen Lingyi, who had gone out, and the two just missed each other.

Later, Pei Heng intentionally or unintentionally invited him to accompany him on a hunt, and they never had another chance to meet.

...

The hunt lasted seven days. Shen Lingyi was poisoned on the first day and is still weak. She will have little to do with the hunt in the following days.

Jiang lamented that her custom-made riding outfit had taken her a month or so to finish, but in the end, she couldn't even use it.

Shen Lingyi, on the other hand, took it all in stride.

If she can't play, she'll just treat it as a trip to have fun.

It's quite interesting to see how many bears and deer those people hunt every day.

It's worth mentioning that Wei Chengrui's injury was more serious than hers, but he recovered earlier than Shen Lingyi.