After sharing a body with her husband

"Zhiyuan?"

Shang Lingjun stopped in her tracks. "Does your sister-in-law have something to tell me?"

She thought it was Murong looking for her.

Xie Zhiyuan shook her head, somewhat embarrassed, and said:

"No, it's just that I'd like to ride in the same carriage as my aunt, is that alright?"

Shang Lingjun smiled, "Of course."

She extended her hand to Xie Zhiyuan, who happily took her hand, and the two boarded the carriage of the Seventh House together.

Inside the carriage of the main house at the front, Madam Murong glanced around, then smiled helplessly and lowered the curtain.

"Yuan-jie has finally found someone she can talk to. Let's go."

……

On the carriage, Xie Zhiyuan chattered away with Shang Lingjun the whole way. The two talked idly and arrived at their destination before they knew it.

Tea plantation.

Shang Lingjun lifted the carriage curtain, and what came into view was an endless tea garden. Under the blue sky and warm sun, rows of tea trees stretched as far as the eye could see, and many tea-picking women were working among them.

The scenery is beautiful!

"Why are they all wearing weird hats? They don't look good."

Xie Zhiyuan also peered curiously through the car window. The hat had a strange shape, with a piece of cloth dangling down from the brim, completely covering her neck.

Shang Lingjun's crimson lips parted slightly.

"Silly girl, they're working under the blazing sun, of course they need to wear hats to protect their faces and necks, otherwise they'll get sunburned."

The car door opened, and Shang Lingjun got out of the car with Qingzhi's help.

Two maids in blue came forward, one carrying a tray, while the other, clearly older, greeted the Xie family members warmly and respectfully.

"Distinguished guests of the Xie family, please come this way. These are insect-repelling sachets. Please each take one and wear them; they're beautiful and repel insects!"

The sachet is exquisite, embroidered with beautiful patterns and adorned with tassels. It has a unique fragrance and contains insect-repelling herbs.

This is a gift for the guests.

If you were to give one of these exquisitely crafted sachets to every guest, you'd need to prepare at least several hundred.

Leaving aside the superior satin fabric, the cost of hiring an embroiderer and the medicinal herbs wrapped inside alone would not be something that could be accomplished with just a few dozen taels of silver.

It seems that the Earl of Wede's mansion is indeed generous and spends money like water.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!"

Xie Zhiyuan went up with great interest and picked out a peach pink one, which matched her clothes perfectly.

When they arrived at Shang Lingjun's place, there was only one light blue sachet embroidered with green bamboo left. The maid in blue presented the sachet to Shang Lingjun with a smile and said:

"Madam, this sachet suits your attire perfectly today!"

Shang Lingjun glanced at the smiling maid, then gently picked up the sachet.

The maid lowered her head, and no one noticed the strange glint in her eyes.

Shang Lingjun examined the exquisite sachet, hesitated slightly, and said:

"This sachet is very pretty, but I don't like wearing sachets..."

The maid's expression changed slightly, her lips tightened for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

Shang Lingjun keenly noticed her subtle change, and as if to verify it, said:

"Since Ji-won likes sachets, I'll give you this one too."

Xie Zhiyuan was quite pleased. "Then I won't be polite. Thank you, Auntie!"

The maidservant calmly took the sachet from Shang Lingjun's hand and handed it to Xie Zhiyuan. She lost her footing and accidentally dropped the sachet to the ground.

The sachet itself won't break if dropped, but it won't look good if it gets dirty on the muddy ground.

The maid quickly picked up the sachet from the ground and apologized repeatedly.

"I'm clumsy, please forgive me, Third Miss! I'll fetch two more sachets for you later, please don't let my clumsiness spoil the enjoyment of your masters!"

"It's alright, it's alright, it's just a sachet." Xie Zhiyuan didn't blame her.

Shang Lingjun's eyes turned cold. At this point, she was certain that there was something fishy about the sachet.

It seems that Xie Ruoqiu is still determined to avenge her "dead" brother.

Behind them, Granny Qiu and Mother Liang exchanged glances but remained silent.

After the brief incident, the Xie family, led by a maid, went to the courtyard at the foot of the mountain where guests were entertained.

The tea master's tea-making skills here are very impressive. The graceful young woman holds the teapot as if dancing, and with the dance movements, the tea flows smoothly into the teacup.

But Shang Lingjun had no interest in appreciating it. She found another sachet from somewhere else and quietly left.

"Why is Ah Ying playing with a kite all by herself here?"

A little girl, about four years old, was playing on the grass. She was wearing a pomegranate-red dress and her hair was styled in cute double buns.

She was also holding a small swallow kite in her hand.

No matter how she ran while holding the string, the kite could never get into the sky; it would fall to the ground after only a few steps.

Two maids were watching over her.

The little girl's name is Song Aying. She is Xie Ruoqiu's daughter. She is very cute and has a delicate, beautiful face.

"Who are you?"

Xiao Aying's voice is also soft and sweet.

"I'm your mother's aunt, you can just call me maternal aunt. Here, this is for you."

Shang Lingjun handed her a small bag of candy.

"And this sachet, there are lots of bugs in the grass, wear the insect-repelling sachet before you play."

As he spoke, Shang Lingjun hung the sachet around her waist.

Children love sweets, and their eyes light up at the sight of them. They have absolutely no guard against Shang Lingjun.

"Thank you, Auntie! You're so beautiful, just like my older sister!"

She smiled happily, put the candy in her mouth, and her teeth were white and rosy.

The two Song family maids looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

"Madam, you should go to the banquet..."

Shang Lingjun, holding the kite, said, "It's alright, I'll fly a kite with Aying for a while."

"Come on, Ah Ying, let your aunt teach you how to fly a kite!"

Shang Lingjun was playing with Song Aying on the grass when the two maids whispered something to each other, and one of them quietly left.

Shang Lingjun's eyes flickered slightly, then she smiled and led Song Aying to fly a kite together.

"The kite is flying!"

Song Aying clapped her hands and jumped around, chasing after the kite.

Over there, in a pavilion, Xie Ruoqiu was fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan...

"There are many snakes and insects in the tea mountains. It's her bad luck that she got bitten. This time, she can't escape it, can she?"

Xie Ruoqiu smiled, seemingly in a good mood, but the next moment a maid rushed over and whispered a few words in her ear.

Xie Ruoqiu's expression immediately changed drastically, and the palm-leaf fan in her hand fell to the ground.

"What did you say?!"

"Ah Ying? Where is she? Quick... quick, take me there!"

Xie Ruoqiu rushed to the place where Shang Lingjun and Aying were flying kites, not even noticing that her hair had come undone, fearing that if she was a step too late, her Aying would fall victim to Shang Lingjun's cruelty!

Arriving at the lawn outside the manor, Xie Ruoqiu, panting, saw Shang Lingjun and Aying flying a kite together. The kite string was in Aying's hand.

Shang Lingjun held Aying in one arm and helped her pull the kite string with the other, the two of them laughing happily.

Xie Ruoqiu immediately spotted the familiar sachet hanging from A Ying's waist. She was horrified and quickly ran over to rip the sachet off A Ying's waist.

He threw it out!