Chen Jieqing couldn't help but stop and looked at Xiao Yan's house surrounded by soft sunlight at the desk.

Almost twenty years have passed, and she is still as beautiful as when she first met, proud and cold.

At that time, he was just an ordinary general under the Duke of Guarding the Kingdom. She was the second girl of the Yan family who was high and the queen's sister. He accidentally ran into her once and was confused by her beauty. He could see it out of sight. She glanced at him with a contemptuous look at the slaves, and then left gracefully surrounded by the maids.

He had just married Meng at that time, and even though he knew he shouldn't have, he was still moved by her.

The emperor secretly entrusted him, but if he didn't agree, he would die. He obeyed the emperor's orders to frame the Yan family. After the matter was completed, he rose to prominence, while the Yan family fell into dust.

She exiled to Liaodong with her family.

He couldn't let it go, so he followed secretly. The yamen runners in charge of escorting her beauty and took her to a forest alone. The Duke of Guru and his two adult sons had already died or had been beheaded. Only the third son of the Yan family and a few female relatives who were still children were left. The eyes were red and they were useless.

Chen Jie saved her at that time and knocked out the two yamen runners. He disguised her as a female corpse that had been prepared in advance and rolled down the hillside to death. There was no complete body. The yamen runners woke up and did not dare to speak out, saying that she died when she ran away. From then on, everyone thought she was dead, but only he knew that she was taken back to Shaanxi by him.

She didn't want to, so he threatened her nephew who had just lost her mother in the palace to exile her brother from Liaodong.

She had to follow and became Aunt Fang in his yard, but even if she was held in his arms, she could only be contempt in her eyes.

Chen Jie wanted to see her laugh, and then she really laughed. When she was pregnant, she smiled and bargained with him. No matter whether she gave birth to a boy or a girl, her children must be replaced with Meng's family, so that their children would be the descendants of the Shen family. If it was a man, he had to inherit his title. He was willing to agree, and she devoted herself to being his concubine. He disagreed and she immediately had a corpse and two lives.

Chen Jie couldn't bear to die, and his children died. He hesitated for two nights and agreed to her.

On the day Meng gave birth, she took the medicine to induce labor. He carefully arranged the matter and did everything seamlessly. Soon, without leaving any trace, he dealt with all the people who were informed, including the maids around her.

She didn't want to raise Meng's child, so he arranged for her to pretend to die, and handed Meng's child over to Su Niang Song to raise, and then let her enter the mansion in a new capacity. She did fulfill her promise and treated him like a husband, never tried to step out of the Mei Pavilion, nor did she ask for a look at the child, and was the owner of the Mei Pavilion peacefully and didn't ask anything outside.

Chen Jie didn't dare to let her contact with the outside world either.

He knew that she was a smart woman, and he deliberately made her own brother and daughter the prince. Isn’t he just hoped that his son would avenge the Yan family in the future and then become the help of the eldest son of the emperor Xiao Yuan? Chen Jie knew very well that not only did he make three rules with her before changing his son, but the servants around her were also carefully selected by him, staring at her every move, and her heart that she recognized her son was killed.

He liked her and was impulsive for her, but he would never let the eldest son know his true identity, and would never let the eldest son prevent his nephew from ascending the throne. Once he discovered that the mother and son had contacted each other, he would also be partial to his mother and wanted to betray the Shen family, and he would depose his position as the prince without any mercy.

"What are you looking at?" Retracting his thoughts, Chen Jie walked in with a smile.

Xiao Yan did not get up, and pointed to the book on the table at him, lowered his head and said, "The Marquis is about to have his birthday in March. I am thinking about what kind of jade pendant to make for you."

She lowered her eyes and chose, with a focused expression.

Chen Jie smiled and sat down to pick her up.

He didn't have time to take her out often. She was bored in the plum pavilion. In addition to the tricks of passing the time such as piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, embroidery, etc., he learned a lot of messy things, such as growing flowers and vegetables, wood and jade carvings, and for a while, he even tinkered with bamboo baskets and rattan chairs. Anyway, he always had novel ideas, and the one who learned the most was making jade pendants.

The eldest son went out alone to practice when he was fifteenth. She made a Qilin jade pendant and asked him to give it to the eldest son to ensure his safety.

That was the first time he saw her cry.

He soft-heartedly checked the jade pendant carefully and confirmed that there was no clue related to his son's identity, and it was not empty inside. He handed the jade pendant to her eldest son and pity her for loving her son. He told the eldest son that he had specially gone to Dacien Temple to ask the presidency to open the light and ordered him to wear it with him.

He just didn't allow her to see the child on his own initiative, and he would still find opportunities to see her every month, but she was hiding in the dark and her eldest son couldn't see her. So he hoped that she would be more happy when she saw her son wearing the jade pendant she gave her.

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At the end of February, it was early in the morning and the air was not that cold.

Xie Lanyin wore a cherry-red cherry-red silk dress to see her cousin's niece.

When the little maid saw it, her crisp voice spread inside.

In the room, Lin Xuan immediately pushed away her husband who was holding her and touching her randomly, blushed and went to the screen to clean up.

Jiang Jizhou swallowed with uneasy feelings, lowered his head and went out first.

"Big cousin, is Rongrong awake?" Xie Lanyin asked familiarly.

"When I wake up, I'll wait for you to help wash my face." Jiang Jizhou teased as usual.

Xie Lanyin was anxious to look at her cousin's niece, smiled at him and went in.

Lin Xuan pretended to greet her little cousin naturally.

Xie Lanyin focused on her cousin's niece, not paying attention to the suspicious blush on her cousin's face. She quickly walked to the edge of the kang, leaned over and kissed the girl in big red clothes, "Yongrong is full moon today. Let's see what good things my aunt has brought for you?"

He raised his hand and took out a red gold collar with a long life lock underneath. There were nine small bells tied under the lock, which jingled and jingled.

Rongrong looked at the collar with her big watery eyes and reached out to grab it.

Xie Lanyin kissed the little girl first, and then put it on for Rongrong with the help of her cousin's wife.

The sun gradually rose and guests came to the door one after another.

Xiao Yuan also came, looking through the gaps in the curtains, imagining what she was doing now. He heard that she liked the little niece of her cousin's family very much, and she went there with a smile all day long, and she became a good girl who never left the door. She made him clearly prepared a reason to approach her, but she didn't have the chance to start.

"Young Master, the people from the Marquis of Pingxi have also arrived, right behind us." Guard Ge Jin dressed up and followed the carriage, looked back, and whispered to the car window, "The prince came with Mrs. Marquis."

He and his master had seen Chen Yingshi from afar.

Xiao Yuan's eyes turned and he didn't make any sound.

Two carriages were parked in front of Jiang's door.

The distinguished guest came to the door, except for Xie Lanyin who was with her cousin's wife, everyone in the Jiang family and Xie Lanqiao from Jiang's family came out.

Xiao Yuan was very tactful. After getting off the car, he nodded to the elders and stood behind Jiang Huaizhou on his own initiative.

Jiang Huaizhou handed him a look of helplessness.

Xiao Yuan smiled clearly and turned his eyes to the carriage.

Chen Yingshi dismounted, nodded to the Jiang family, turned around and went to the front of the car, first carried his younger brother Chen Yingming down, and then helped Meng.

Jiang Qin and Li had seen these three women and didn't find anything strange, so they greeted each other warmly.

Xie Lanqiao was dressed in men's clothing, his eyes turned around his mother and mother twice, and said to his mother in a low voice: "No wonder my aunt said that Mrs. Hou was more fond of her youngest son, and there was almost nothing similar to her in this prince."

Jiang shook her head gently and signaled her not to say anything more.

Xiao Yuan was close to him and heard something, but he didn't take it seriously. After all, not all children are like parents.

However, when the Meng family and the three men walked towards this side surrounded by the Jiang family, Xiao Yuan's eyes narrowed and fixed on the jade pendant on Chen Yingshi's waist. As he got closer and closer, he could see more and more clearly. At the same time, what became clear were the gentle words of the wet nurse when he was a child.

"Your Highness, this Qilin jade pendant is a pair, which is the treasure that the old lady has passed on to the daughter but not the man in her family. It is a treasure that blesses the girls and the grandchildren. Before leaving, the old lady gave it to the Empress and His Highness's aunt..."

Even if the jade pendant that he collected was a little far away, he could recognize the familiar patterns. The only difference was the direction of the unicorn.

One left and one right, it is a pair.

Xiao Yuan looked up in disbelief.
Chapter completed!