After sharing a body with her husband

Xie Ruoqiu took two steps back, and a crack finally appeared on her feigned calm face.

Yes, Mother, since you know that the Old Madam is protecting Shang Lingjun, have you ever considered her situation?

After a long silence, Xie Ruoqiu finally spoke with a bitter tone:

"What did my mother do?"

Shang Lingjun was tired. She gently rubbed her forehead and said:

"You don't need to know this. You just need to know that the Xie family is your maternal family, and the honor and disgrace of the Xie family are closely related to your good days in your husband's family."

Therefore, you should thank the clan elders for their swift and decisive action in killing Xie Zhaoqing, thus preserving the clan's reputation and dignity, and also protecting your life of wealth and privilege.

Xie Ruoqiu fell silent again. Her hands clenched and unclenched, and finally she closed her eyes, as if admitting defeat, and said:

"You're right, my maternal family is the Xie family."

She now finally understood that the old lady hadn't let her off the hook last time; she was just giving her another chance out of consideration for the Earl's family.

This mercy was shown out of consideration for the Earl's family and to save face for her in-laws.

She also couldn't accept having a younger brother with a happy personality.

I remember when the matter with her family first became public, her concubines made a lot of sarcastic remarks about her, and her husband, feeling ashamed, came to her courtyard to argue.

Zhao Qing really is a fan...

If outsiders find out, how can she face anyone? She might as well be dead!

Shang Lingjun's lips moved twice, and she said again:

"The sachet you prepared was covered in mud. The one Ah Ying was wearing just now wasn't the one. These children are innocent; go and live your lives peacefully with your children. What are you doing, making such a fuss?"

Upon hearing Shang Lingjun mention Aying, Xie Ruoqiu's eyes trembled. Finally, she gritted her teeth, slightly bent her back, and bowed apologetically, saying:

"Auntie, you are so magnanimous. It was I who was narrow-minded and did something foolish. Thank you for your kind words today, Auntie. I understand now."

Shang Lingjun walked past her without even glancing at her, not forgetting to leave with a threatening remark as he went.

"It's good that you admit your mistake, but don't just brush it off on the surface while holding a grudge. If I get even the slightest scratch here in this tea mountain, I'll blame it all on you!"

Xie Ruoqiu's expression changed slightly. She lowered her eyes and remained silent, no longer arguing with Shang Lingjun.

From a distance, Granny Qiu and Mother Liang were quite surprised to see this scene.

"Qiu Jie'er has the most aggressive and fierce personality. Since childhood, anyone who offends her will be punished twice over, and she still wouldn't be satisfied with that. How could she actually admit her mistake?"

Granny Qiu smiled.

"She's not a little girl anymore. She's married and a mother now, so she has her weaknesses. If it weren't for the sake of the Earl's family, the old lady wouldn't have let Miss Qiu off so easily."

Seeing Shang Lingjun walking towards them, Granny Qiu greeted her with a smile.

"Seventh Madam, if she is sensible, she will know how to act in the future. If she is still unrepentant, then you don't need to worry about her. Our Old Madam will go to the Earl's Mansion to discuss this with her."

Shang Lingjun stopped in her tracks.

"I don't think she will. It's in a parent's nature to protect their child. Look at how scared she was just now, her face was deathly pale, like I was some kind of monster that wanted to eat Ah Ying alive."

Shang Lingjun scoffed. Since she loves her child so much, she should know how to restrain herself.

On the way back, Huo Chuan praised her.

[Great, that's impressive.]

Being suddenly praised made Shang Lingjun quite embarrassed.

Actually, I felt quite insecure when I said those things, and I didn't feel like I stood very straight; I just couldn't lose in terms of momentum.

"With the old lady backing you up, where's the weakness?" Huo Chuan asked.

Shang Lingjun thought for a moment,

It's all just fluff anyway.

She looked at the layers upon layers of tea bushes and said:

[Chuan Chuan, let's try again next month. If we succeed, as long as 'Xie Yan'an' comes back to life, I'll be as straight as iron. Even if I walk with my chin up, the Xie family won't dare say a word against me.]

Huo Chuan was amused by her.

【Really?】

"Of course! If I were to revive Xie Yan'an through a lucky charm ritual, wouldn't I be a great hero to the Xie family?"

Shang Lingjun thought about it and it sounded wonderful; it was practically the pinnacle of life.

She has a harmonious relationship with her husband, is loved by her mother-in-law, and lives a life of wealth and comfort—it's no exaggeration to say she lives like a fairy tale.

Huo Chuan laughed;

"Then I will do my best to make you a great contributor to the Xie family."

Shang Lingjun seemed to suddenly remember something; the smile on her face gradually faded, her beautiful eyes trembled twice, and a hint of shyness flashed across them.

She clenched her fists to barely suppress the flutter in her heart.

If things go smoothly on the next full moon night, who knows how long Huo Chuan will be able to stay in Xie Yan'an's body?

If it is still a short time, then we cannot inform the Xie family that Xie Yan'an has woken up.

Because it's hard to explain.

Regardless of whether the time was short or long, she had something to do that day, and that matter wouldn't be possible without Huo Chuan's help...

Didn't Huo Chuan already know that she wanted a child?

Why haven't you mentioned this at all lately?

She was so flustered that she didn't know how to speak again.

Was he not mentioning it because he was too excited about soon having her body and forgot her wish, or was he deliberately avoiding the topic, feeling embarrassed...?

The two haven't spoken about this topic since that day.

……

On her way to the tea party, Shang Lingjun unexpectedly bumped into a masked man.

"Are you blind?"

After saying that, he hurried away, as if afraid of being held accountable.

Shang Lingjun's delicate brows furrowed slightly. That voice... that figure...

Why does she look so much like Xie Zhaoqing?

Mrs. Liang spat, "Pah! He's blind! What kind of wretch dares to throw a tantrum at a woman like that? What makes him so capable?"

Granny Qiu also had a cold face.

"Wearing a mask, he must be someone who can't stand the light of day. Why bother with him?"

Shang Lingjun glanced sideways; Granny Qiu's words reminded her of things that couldn't be seen in the light...

Shang Lingjun returned to her seat, still puzzled. Xie Zhiyuan personally had a bowl of deep, celadon wine brought over, and said impatiently:

"Auntie, where did you go? Come and try this new thing, it's delicious!"

When Shang Lingjun saw the contents of the porcelain cup, her expression immediately changed.

"Is this rosehip tea?"

Xie Zhiyuan asked in confusion, "Huh? I haven't even told you yet, how does Auntie know what it's called?"

"Where did this tea come from?" Shang Lingjun asked again.

"A new tea shop called Honey Tea House has opened in Beijing, and it's incredibly popular. You have to queue to buy anything. This rosehip tea is a new product from Honey Tea House, and I never expected to find it here."

Xie Zhiyuan took a sip and let out a satisfied sigh.

Shang Lingjun tightened her grip on the cup slightly; it seemed her guess was correct!

In her past life, Xie Zhaoqing was always full of ingenious ideas. This Honey Tea House was her business, selling fresh tea and dairy drinks, hot drinks in winter and cold drinks in summer.

This shop is very popular in Shengjing (Shenyang), with limited daily availability and long queues.

Whenever a noble family held a banquet, they would always discuss cooperation with the owner of Honey Tea House, who would supply tea for the banquet. At one point, it even developed to the point that whenever there was a banquet, there would definitely be drinks from Honey Tea House.

However, in his previous life, Xie Zhaoqing was so focused on studying and taking the imperial examinations that he didn't open the Honey Tea House so early. In this life, many things have changed, and unexpectedly, the Honey Tea House opened much earlier than he thought.

"In the past, our tea ceremonies always used fresh tea leaves from the mountains to make tea drinks or snacks. I thought that everyone might get tired of the same old teas, and since the tea at Honey Tea House is so delicious, I bought a lot so that everyone could try something new!"

The speaker was Madam Zhang, the Earl's wife, who was also Song Yunyi's mother. She had a kind face and smiled as she addressed everyone.

The Earl's wife had spoken, and everyone echoed her praise, saying the drink was delicious.

Shang Lingjun forced a smile, but she was still absent-minded. It seemed that the person from earlier was indeed Xie Zhaoqing.

[What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this tea?] Huo Chuan noticed that something was off about her.