After sharing a body with her husband

I only drank a tiny bit of plum drink, what could that be enough for?

She wanted to go together, but Shang Lingjun insisted on getting a cloak for Old Madam Wei. Xie Ruoqiu was most wary of that old woman and didn't want to see her.

Song Yunyi gently put down her cup, nodded, and smiled faintly.

"Take care, Auntie."

"Auntie, wait for me! It's all my cousin's fault for making such a delicious plum drink; I accidentally drank a bit too much. I'm going too!"

Xie Zhiyuan quickly patted the pastry crumbs off her hands.

And so, Shang Lingjun and Xie Zhiyuan left together.

Xie Ruoqiu was so angry that she puffed out her beard and glared, cursing inwardly:

"My grandmother's eyesight is failing; even if she was choosing someone for my uncle, why did she pick her!"

Song Yunyi held the cup in her hand, tapping it lightly with her fingertips, and took a sip of plum drink, thoroughly enjoying herself.

She looked at Xie Ruoqiu and gently advised:

"Sister-in-law, no matter what, Madam Shang is your elder. Since the Old Madam chose her as her daughter-in-law, she must have her reasons. Walls have ears, so don't gossip about others."

Xie Ruoqiu was scolded, which only fueled her anger.

"Yunyi! We were absolutely certain of this marriage! But after my uncle's accident, the princess no longer approves, and she beat us to it..."

When Xie Ruoqiu saw someone passing by, she swallowed her words back.

Song Yunyi stood up, holding her cup, and leaned against the railing, gazing at the lively horse race in the distance.

"What is destined to be yours will be yours, and what is not, you cannot force. Sister-in-law, please don't worry about me."

Xie Ruoqiu glanced at her, pursed her lips but didn't say anything. She thought to herself that this old-fashioned person was lucky she hadn't told her about the plum wine, otherwise she didn't know what she would say.

Song Yunyi, however, only gazed at the scenery, her cup swaying slightly in her hand.

……

On the way to the changing tent, Shang Lingjun thought she had nothing better to do, and driven by curiosity, she asked Xie Zhiyuan about Song Yunyi.

"This Miss Song looks a bit older than us, is she married?"

Shang Lingjun probed through her words.

Xie Zhiyuan raised her hand to shield her eyes from the sunlight and casually said:

"Auntie, don't you know? Miss Song is a widow; she's already been married once."

"what?"

This truly surprised Shang Lingjun, as she had never had the chance to hear about the Song family in her previous life.

"But...but she wasn't wearing any traditional Chinese hairstyles," Shang Lingjun said.

"That's because on the day of the wedding, Miss Song's husband drank too much because he was so happy, and suddenly died. The two families argued for a long time, and finally the elders made the decision to divorce him."

Why say "consider it"?

Since the wedding ceremony hasn't taken place, they aren't considered a real couple yet.

"later……"

Xie Zhiyuan lowered her voice.

"Later, people outside said that her birth chart contained the 'loneliness punishment,' indicating that she was destined to be widowed and widowed. When she went to find a husband again, good families didn't want her, and she didn't like bad families either, so she stayed at home."

Shang Lingjun nodded as if she understood.

"I see."

No wonder Song Yunyi didn't wear a married woman's hairstyle or a widow's hairstyle; perhaps in her heart she was still a girl who hadn't left home yet.

As Shang Lingjun walked, she said wistfully:

"The Earl's family is large and wealthy. With the protection of their parents, it would be good to live a peaceful life at home. Miss Song is the legitimate daughter. Even if she doesn't get married, she should be able to live a worry-free life."

Xie Zhiyuan's eyes lit up, seemingly surprised that Shang Lingjun would have such an insight.

"Everyone says she's a jinx to husbands, but I've never heard of such a thing before!"

Shang Lingjun smiled.

"If someone can be so easily killed by another, then murder for money would be too easy. All you need to do is have someone with a bad fate stand in front of you, and you can kill them without them even realizing it. Would that person still be human? Wouldn't they just become a vengeful ghost, a reaper of souls?"

Xie Zhiyuan's eyes crinkled into a smile, and she let out a silvery laugh.

"Auntie, you're so funny!"

She took a deep breath of the air, which smelled of fresh grass, and naturally closed the distance between herself and Shang Lingjun, so they started chatting amiably.

"Auntie, do you think it's better not to get married?"

Shang Lingjun shook her head, "It depends on the situation and the person."

Given her situation, with no one in her family to rely on and no way out, it would be better for her to get married and start her own household.

Xie Yan'an is already the upper limit for her to find a husband.

If Xie Yan'an hadn't met with an accident, his talent would have been a perfect match for the princess.

If life at your husband's family is going well, then it was a worthwhile marriage.

Song Yunyi is completely different from her. She is a favored legitimate daughter with parents to rely on, so she can live a good life no matter what.

Xie Zhiyuan seemed to understand, but then suddenly remembered something.

"Speaking of which, Miss Song once saved my uncle's life, so she has quite a connection with our family."

Shang Lingjun caught the key word, "What?"

"I heard it from my mother. When my uncle was little, he fell into a pond. It was Miss Song Liu who used a bamboo pole to pull him ashore. Because of this kindness, our family and the Song family have had a very good relationship over the years. That's why my cousin Ruoqiu was married into the Song family through a marriage alliance."

Xie Zhiyuan had just finished speaking when she saw her close friend.

"Auntie, I'm going to do something!"

Xie Zhiyuan ran off to find her friend with great joy.

Shang Lingjun, however, muttered to herself, of course.

Why do I always run into women who have had a past relationship with Xie Yan'an? Either he saved them, or they saved him—he has quite a few romantic entanglements!

Huo Chuan let out a few short coughs.

[I was just saved once, how could this be considered a romantic entanglement?]

Shang Lingjun snorted twice, "[You're just defending him! Men understand men, huh?]"

Huo Chuan: [...]

What's going on?

After Xie Zhiyuan left, Shang Lingjun went to the tent alone. At this moment, Qingzhi approached and whispered:

"Madam, you don't know, that Miss Song will definitely remarry."

Why?

Shang Lingjun turned her head to the side, wondering why Qingzhi spoke with such certainty. Was there some inside story?

Qingzhi's eyes gleamed with a mischievous light; that's the look women often have when they gossip.

"Because the Earl's mansion is short of money!"

After saying that, Qingzhi looked around to make sure no one was nearby, then continued in a very low voice:

"I have a cousin who works for the Song family. I heard that the Duke is looking for a husband for Miss Song, the sixth daughter, and has his eye on the young master from the richest family in Bian'an. Miss Song is too proud to look at a merchant, and she even went on a hunger strike at home!"

Shang Lingjun's lips parted slightly, puzzled, and she asked:

"Even if you don't marry into a wealthy family, there are many respectable families in Shengjing. Just carefully choose a decent-looking man. Why insist on marrying a merchant from another region?"

The two women's heads were close together, and Qingzhi covered her lips with one hand.

"As I just said, it's because the Earl's manor is short of money!"

"There's another story from the Earl's mansion, would you like to hear it, Madam?" Qingzhi kept them in suspense.