After sharing a body with her husband

Shang Lingjun blinked, then returned to normal.

"It's alright, they did call out for tea picking over there, so I won't take up any more of your time, brother. We can talk again when I go back to my parents' home in the future."

Shang Lingjun turned and left. Now that her suspicions had been confirmed, there was no need to continue feigning friendship with Xiao Jing.

That disgusting face made her want to vomit!

"Why……"

Xiao Jing was completely baffled.

"How can you change your attitude so quickly? You were just saying you wanted to talk about Ah-Xuan."

He was displeased, thinking to himself that since Ati got married, she had become increasingly disrespectful to him as her elder brother.

……

After Shang Lingjun left, Xie Ruoqiu sat in the pavilion in a daze for a long time.

"Yes, what am I even doing? I'm putting my child in the eye of the storm..."

Xie Ruoqiu frowned and gave a bitter smile.

My mother always favored my third brother. He was successful, he brought honor to the family, he was good in every way, and even though he was a lovable person, she still doted on him.

As the eldest sister, she has taken care of her younger siblings in every little detail since they were little, worrying about everything.

But we can't continue now.

She has a child.

The fear and panic she felt just now, thinking she was about to lose Ah Ying, completely jolted her awake, even though she knew Shang Lingjun was just bluffing.

That feeling of utter despair still lingered in her heart until she held Ah Ying in her arms, only then did she feel a little safe.

A mother is unwilling to let her child take even the slightest risk.

She loved Ah Ying so much, but what about her mother?

"Mother, I can no longer risk my life for you."

Xie Ruoqiu raised her hand to wipe away the dampness from the corner of her eyes. Perhaps Shang Lingjun was right; she shouldn't interfere in her family's affairs. Everything should be decided by the elders of the clan.

She has both a son and a daughter, and her life is full of hope, so why bother making trouble?

After figuring everything out, Xie Ruoqiu stood up, and just as she was about to leave, she noticed Song Yunyi walking towards the pavilion.

Song Yunyi smiled and asked, "What are you doing here, Third Sister-in-law?"

Xie Ruoqiu concealed her unusual behavior and gave a dry laugh:

"It's nothing, I'm just enjoying the scenery here, I'll head back soon."

Song Yunyi affectionately took Xie Ruoqiu's arm, "Then I'll go back with Third Sister-in-law."

On the way back, Song Yunyi chatted casually:

"I heard that the poetry contest in the men's section has already started, with the theme of brewing tea in the spring mountains. I remember that in the past, when there were poetry contests like this, Zhaoqing would always win a round of applause."

She sighed, as if in regret.

"If Zhaoqing were still alive, he would definitely be the most glamorous person in this kind of occasion."

As if realizing she had said something wrong, Song Yunyi's smile froze, and she apologized profusely.

"Please don't be offended, Third Sister-in-law. I just suddenly remembered Zhaoqing's talent. I shouldn't have brought it up again, and it has stirred up your sad memories. It was my fault."

Xie Ruoqiu calmly shook her head.

"Everyone has their own destiny; who can predict the workings of evil spirits?"

Song Yunyi was stunned for a moment, not expecting Xie Ruoqiu to say such a thing. In the past, when she mentioned Xie Zhaoqing, Song Yunyi would curse Shang Lingjun.

What happened this time?

Although she had doubts, Song Yunyi's expression remained unchanged, and she smiled as she echoed Xie Ruoqiu's words:

"Yes, I feel regretful just thinking about it. Everything is fate. Third Sister-in-law, I heard that a new beverage shop called Honey Tea House has opened in the capital. The drinks are very fresh and delicious. Mother specially asked the manager to make tea at the tea banquet. Shall we go and try it?"

Song Yunyi subtly changed the subject, only touching on it briefly.

"it is good."

Xie Ruoqiu agreed.

"Oh? It seems we're a bit late. They're all going to pick tea leaves. Third Sister-in-law, are you going?"

Song Yunyi noticed that the interested ladies had already tied on their special aprons and were about to experience tea picking.

Xie Ruoqiu shook her head.

"I won't go. Ah Ying is too young. I'll go check on the children. Yunyi, you guys go and play."

Xie Ruoqiu used the child as an excuse to leave.

"Take care, Third Sister-in-law."

Song Yunyi did not try to stop her, because she saw Shang Lingjun in the distance.

Shang Lingjun was relatively quiet, but Xie Zhiyuan beside her was chattering away, finding everything novel and full of anticipation for the tea-picking experience.

"I never expected she was also interested in tea picking..."

Song Yunyi muttered to herself.

"I told you long ago to prepare a rotten fetus, but you hesitated. Kill her, and the position of the seventh wife of the Xie family will be yours!"

A voice came from behind.

Song Yunyi turned to look and called out:

"Mother."

Countess Zhang of Weide took a step forward, her brows and eyes devoid of emotion, though a faint shadow of gloom lingered in her eyes.

Song Yunyi sighed softly and said:

"Mother, as I told you before, today's tea mountain excursion was organized by our Earl's Mansion. If something happens to our guests, it will damage our family's reputation. This is unacceptable."

Moreover, everyone knows that the tea plantation has been fumigated with medicine to repel snakes. If that Shang woman were to be bitten to death by a poisonous snake, the Xie family matriarch would inevitably become suspicious. She is no ordinary person; how could she agree to my remarriage?

Zhang glared at her irritably.

"If this won't work and that won't work, how can someone with such a hesitant and indecisive nature achieve great things? I told you before that the marriage with the Xie family was excellent, and you even saved Xie Yan'an once."

My eldest daughter of the Earl's mansion will marry a paralyzed man. The Xie family will only be grateful. They will have no shortage of reputation, fame, wealth and glory!

But you always hesitate and keep looking back. Every time I urge you to make a quick decision, you always make excuses, saying there's no rush, that Xie Yan'an is paralyzed and can't marry, and now look what's happened—that orphaned girl from the Shang family got the better deal! I get angry just looking at her!"

Song Yunyi bit her lower lip, her heart also filled with worry.

"I didn't expect it either. The imperial physician said he wouldn't live much longer, and I didn't want to become a widow right after getting married. Besides, it would seem too ulterior motive. I was planning to marry him once he recovered a bit, so that I wouldn't give people anything to gossip about..."

Zhang was nothing but troubled and annoyed.

"That's good, your father said he'd find you a husband. Those merchant men aren't even as good as the paralyzed Xie Yan'an! I don't think any of those merchants are as wealthy as Xie Yan'an."

He owned a jade mine, and had an elder brother like the Grand Master of Ceremonies managing the household. If he hadn't been paralyzed unexpectedly, this wonderful marriage would have been chosen by the princess.

Yunyi, you know our family's current situation. Your father values ​​face above all else. Do you know how much that tea mountain banquet cost today?

Zhang held up five fingers and waved them in front of Song Yunyi's eyes, then angrily put them down.

"Alas! My poor daughter has such a hard life. She became a widow the first time she married, burdened with the reputation of being a jinx to her husbands. She can't even find a decent family she likes. She thought marrying a cripple was already a condescending choice."

Fortunately, the Xie family is a prominent family in the capital, and they are a good match for our family. I never expected that someone would beat me to it, even though I'm just a cripple!

Song Yunyi lowered her head, her hands clenched tightly in her sleeves.

"Mother, please stop. I will never marry a man from a poor family. If Father forces me, I will hang myself."

"you!"

Zhang was anxious, and a look of heartache appeared on her face.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhang looked towards the tea mountain, where Shang Lingjun was slowly climbing the mountain.

Zhang's eyes turned cold, and she said in a low voice:

"Good daughter, don't talk nonsense. Let me think of another way. Right now, Xie Yan'an seems to be the most suitable. Although she doesn't have long to live, being a widow has its advantages. In the future, we can choose a child from our Earl's mansion to adopt, and the Xie family's seven branches' million-dollar fortune will be in your hands!"

After saying this, Zhang turned and left.

Song Yunyi paused for a moment, staring at Shang Lingjun for a long time, her usually calm and composed gaze gradually undergoing a subtle change.

"Sorry, you were the one who blocked my way first..."