He favored his concubine and I cut off my wealth. Everyone in the mansion was in a panic.

Hearing Shen Qing's voice, Lu Yan pressed his hand on the window frame for a moment, then raised his eyes to meet Shen Qing's bright black eyes full of astonishment.

After being discovered by Shen Qing, Lu Yan was not embarrassed. He raised a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth and jumped into the room neatly. He walked up to Shen Qing calmly. There was lingering lingering in his eyes, and there was a little hint of tenderness in his soft voice. Cautiously, "It's me, Jiaojiao."

Jiao Jiao was the nickname given to Shen Qing by Lu Yan. He said that Shen Qing was like a beam of bright moonlight, breaking into his field of vision without warning and illuminating the darkness in his heart.

The delicate atmosphere froze for a moment, and Shen Qing took the lead to break the silence, "Why are you here?"

Lu Yan looked at Shen Qing's bright face greedily, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly disappear again, and then responded bluntly, "I want to see you, so I'm here."

Shen Qing was startled, obviously not expecting Lu Yan to be so direct, and the tips of his ears turned slightly red for a moment.

Inadvertently, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of his portrait on the table. Lu Yan's eyes paused for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth couldn't stop curling up.

Lu Yan moved slightly forward, looked into Shen Qing's eyes, and asked with expectation, "My portrait? So Jiao Jiao also misses me when I'm not here, right?"

There was a trace of shyness in Shen Qing's eyes, and just as she was about to speak, Chanyi's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Miss, the Third Young Master is here."

Mu Ziqian ranked third in the Mu family. Because he and Shen Qing were only superficially married, Chanyi never called him uncle and always addressed him as third son.

Hearing this, the expressions of both people in the room changed.

Shen Qing was a little surprised. After nearly a year of marriage, Mu Ziqian rarely set foot in her yard, let alone after dark. What kind of madness is this?

The warmth in Lu Yan's eyes suddenly disappeared, replaced by the coldness in his heart. The moment he raised his head to look at Shen Qing, he quickly returned to normal, "I'll go out first."

Shen Qing nodded, and Lu Yan walked towards the window. When he left, he did not forget to take away the portrait on the desk. If Mu Ziqian saw this kind of thing, he would probably put Shen Qing at a disadvantage. It would be more appropriate for him to keep it.

The moment Lu Yan disappeared from the window, Mu Ziqian pushed the door open and walked in with a slight frown on his face, obviously reluctant to come.

Shen Qing withdrew his gaze, raised his head and glanced at Mu Ziqian. Without any tact, he asked directly why he was here, "What are you here for?"

Mu Ziqian choked and looked at Shen Qing more carefully. Although Shen Qing was not very warm to him when he came over in the past, she was not so impatient, so she was still Are you worried about what happened during the day?

Thinking of this, Mu Ziqian couldn't help but feel a little angry. It was Lin Xuefu who was wronged, and he, the young master of the Hou family, was the one who was embarrassed. What could Shen Qing be aggrieved about?

But when he thought of the warning she gave him when sending Mu Xueliu out during the day, Mu Ziqian secretly suppressed the unknown fire in his heart.

"I'll stay at Madam's place tonight."

Shen Qing was slightly surprised. Mu Ziqian had not always been protective of Lin Xuefu. Even on their wedding night, he only drank a glass of wine and left in a hurry on the grounds that it was not suitable to have sex shortly after Yunyuan's death. On the day he returned home, he saw her and After the relationship with the Yining Houfu became so tense, he disappeared for several months. Why did he suddenly think about it today?

After thinking about it, Shen Qing guessed that it was Mu Xueliu's handiwork.

Today, although the Yangling Marquis Mansion carried Lin Xuefu through the door with great fanfare, it was kept very low-key to the outside world. After all, although the Mu family dotes on Lin Xuefu, they also know in their hearts that this matter is indeed against etiquette and law. If the news outside is serious, those It was inevitable for a censor to read a copy of Marquis Yangling in the court, but even so, Mu Xueliu quickly got the news and rushed over, so there must be her spies in the palace, so she knew that Mu Ziqian and she had never been together. Consuming a marriage is not difficult.

Now, are you trying to complete the etiquette that you have not done before?

However, Shen Qing had no intention of having sex with a scumbag.

If it were the wedding night, it would be her responsibility to be a wife and do things as husband and wife. She would have nothing to say. But after experiencing the changes of this year and seeing the face of the Mu family more clearly, Shen Qing had no idea about Mu's family. Zi Qian was only filled with disgust and boredom. What's more, he had already decided in his heart to make peace with Mu Ziqian, so there was no need for such further involvement.

So Shen Qing refused directly, "No need."

Mu Ziqian's frown became more and more obvious. Wasn't Shen Qing doing this just to get his attention? Now that he came over on his own initiative, she actually picked on Qiao?

"Chen Qing, my patience is limited. Don't think that you can do whatever you want in the house just because your sister is protecting you today. This is the Mu family!"

Shen Qing raised his head and met Mu Ziqian's cold eyes, with the sarcasm on his face, "The Mu family? They are just an empty shell. What you eat now is not my Shen Qing's account. Since Mu San Since the young master is so noble, you can handle the food and clothing expenses yourself from tomorrow on. I, Shen Qing, don't care.

Also, the crown prince's concubine only issued a restraining order during the day, and Mr. Mu is out running around at night. Isn't it a little too arrogant? "

"you!"

Mu Ziqian's anger surged instantly. He obviously didn't expect that Shen Qing would not give him face like this, but he heard Shen Qing continue to add fuel to the fire, "It's getting late. If Mr. Mu doesn't go back, I'm afraid Aunt Lin will do it." I shut you out."

Hearing Shen Qing mention Lin Xuefu, Mu Ziqian calmed down instantly, "Shen Qing, since you are the mistress of my Yangling Marquis Mansion, I will naturally give you what I should give you, but I hope you don't expect too much for things that you shouldn't ask for."

Shen Qing's lips curled slightly, "Then I wonder what the third son of Mu can give me? What can't the third son of Mu give me?"

Mu Ziqian took a deep breath, suppressed the thought of turning around and leaving, and calmed down for a moment before saying to Shen Qing seriously: "Child, I will give you a child to stabilize your position as the mistress of the house, but in the future, I hope you will not interfere in the relationship between me and Fu'er. I love her, so I don't want her to be hurt in the slightest."

After speaking, he seemed to think of something and added: "Today's incident is the first time, and I hope it will be the last time."

Hearing this, Shen Qing smiled suddenly, "Mr. Mu said that he loved Lin Xuefu, but when he was in the Marquis of Yining Mansion, he visited her several times and tried his best to please my mother and marry me. In this way, Mr. Mu's love is really a bit cheap."

Mu Ziqian's face flushed instantly when Shen Qing hit his sore spot, but his mind was still clear, "What happened in the past is over, there is no need to mention it again. Now I am talking to you about the child, you don't have to talk about other things.

From today on, I can stay in your yard for a period of time until you are pregnant, but the premise is that you must promise not to embarrass Fuer again."

Mu Ziqian thought about it carefully. Although the Mu family in the mansion protected Lin Xuefu, Shen Qing was the mistress after all. If she wanted to deliberately embarrass her, she could always find a suitable opportunity, such as today.

The most important thing is that Mu Xueliu gave him a death order, asking him to consummate the marriage with Shen Qing within one month.

Since he was doomed to fail, Mu Ziqian thought about trying to gain something for Lin Xuefu on this basis.

Shen Qing did not respond. Mu Ziqian thought she was weighing the pros and cons, but he did not expect Shen Qing to suddenly speak out. The seriousness in her words was clearer than his. "The slap today did not wake you up, did it?"