Jian Yu Bai hastily finished handling a few official matters and returned to the backyard.

  Jian saw that Song Yi had not returned yet, so he went to take a bath first.

  He finished his bath and changed clothes, returned to the room, still did not see his wife's figure, naturally disappointed.

  However, I also know that Wei Cui's affairs are troublesome. My cousin is crying and my sister-in-law can't comfort her well. It's really not easy to get out of this situation. So I took a book and leaned against the headboard to read it. I thought to myself, when my wife comes back, I'll have to scold her properly - although Little Aunt is pitiful, from what Lu Guanlun said, most of it was brought upon herself. As a result, she let her husband guard an empty room alone; isn't this the doing of a virtuous woman?

  Who would have thought that while he was careless, more than half of the book had been turned over. As the night grew deeper and deeper, Song Yi Xiao still hadn't returned!

  "Why bother to go back and disturb my sister, I might as well stay overnight at the Apricot Pavilion?" Jian Yu Bai thought to himself, feeling a bit annoyed. He threw down his book, got up and was about to order someone to hurry things along when he heard footsteps coming from the corridor below, accompanied by greetings for Song Yi Xiao, and only then did he relax.

  He thought his wife was really too disobedient - she had promised to come back early, but what happened? It's already midnight!

  So he loosened the belt of his outer garment, adjusted his collar, sat down on the soft couch under the western window, put on an unhappy expression, and waited for his wife to come in and apologize.

  Who would have thought that a moment later, the door was opened and Song Yixiao slipped in and immediately closed the door with her backhand, but she didn't even notice Jian Yu Bai at all - she actually didn't see her husband not far away, and just stumbled backwards, leaning against the door, and slid down softly!

  "What's wrong with you?" Jian Yu Bai was shocked, and didn't care about pretending anymore. He hastily pulled up his sleeves and rushed forward, embracing her in his arms, grasping her wrist to check her pulse!

  Song Yi smiled and leaned into his body, covering her face with her sleeve. After a long time, she choked out: "I'm fine."

  "What's wrong with you now?!" Jian Yu Bai let out a sigh of relief after confirming that she was fine, but Fang An couldn't help but burst out laughing coldly. He forcefully pulled down her sleeve and said mockingly, "With this tear-stained face, do you still have the nerve to pretend nothing's wrong? Are you taking me for a fool or a blind man?"

  Song Yi Xiao didn't have the mood to argue with him, but this sentence unexpectedly touched her heart. Originally still suppressing her sobs, she suddenly burst into loud wailing: "How can you be a fool and blind? Isn't it me who is foolish and blind?! If I wasn't foolish and blind, how could I let my cousin...

  Fortunately, she still had a clear mind despite her emotional breakdown and swallowed back the words that shouldn't be said. However, she couldn't hold back her indignation and burst into loud sobs on her husband's shoulder, "What will happen to her now?! She's only thirteen! The Wei family won't care about her anymore, and Lu Guanlun won't marry her again either. She'll be all alone, how can she survive?!"

  "What's wrong with living a bad life?" Jian Yu Bai only said that his wife was worried about Wei Zhuo being rejected after the engagement, and couldn't help but frown. "In this world, there are not many men who have not married, is it only Lu Guanglun? Can't marry him, must he go to death? Isn't it just a broken engagement? I'll say something unpleasant, which of our two birth mothers hasn't remarried? Now aren't they all living well?"

  He thought to himself, could it be that Wei Zhuo threatened his wife with death if she couldn't marry Lu Guanlun? Otherwise, why would a perfectly fine person go to the Quince Pavilion and come back crying like a child?

  "This is also too indulgent to that girl, right? Lu Guanlun is the eldest son of the hereditary king, with excellent conduct and learning. It's impossible for him to marry a woman who has an affair with his younger brother just because his fiancée died! Jiang Yu Bai thought it was unreasonable in his heart, but looking at his wife crying in his arms until she almost fainted, he remained silent for a long time before sighing and saying: "Lu Guanlun's decision is not to fight again. Even if your cousin hasn't died yet, even if she really goes to seek death, this matter will never be turned around!"

  After giving the bottom line, he slowed down his tone and said, "However, after the spring of next year, Xue Pei will have to find a husband for her sister. We can ask him to help your cousin find a talented and virtuous person! After she gets married, we'll give her a generous dowry. In the future, I'll also do my best to promote her husband's career, as long as she doesn't become arrogant and treat her husband like a servant, and understands how to be a good wife. Is she afraid that her husband will not treat her well?"

  Jian Yu Bai thought that considering his wife's face, he had already given Wei Cui enough dignity by doing so. If this little aunt still didn't know her place, he wouldn't have the patience to continue serving her - so shouldn't his wife also be smiling through tears now?

  Who would have thought that Song Yi laughed and cried, her sobs becoming even more sorrowful: "What do you know?! You think her grievances can be made up for just by finding a husband and paying a dowry?! You don't know anything!!!"

  "You didn't tell me anything, how was I supposed to know?! " Jian Yu Bai was furious, "You think my plan can't make up for her? You'd better say what kind of grievance she's suffered! Not only did you come back in the middle of the night, but also crying and making a scene!"

  "...In short, we owe her an apology!" It involves Wei Cui's reputation and also involves the true face of his own mother, Wei Mengying. How could Song Yi Xiao tell him? After crying for a while, he smiled miserably and said, "I won't be able to make it up to her in this lifetime!"

  She was in a state of mental confusion, and her thinking was naturally not as clear as usual. When speaking, she couldn't help but make mistakes: the "we" she mentioned referred to herself and Wei Mengying, mother and daughter.

  But Jian Yu Bai didn't know the inside story, and naturally thought it was referring to the two of them as a couple. In his heart, he felt both shocked and speechless: "Until now, I haven't even seen your cousin, how could I have wronged her?!"

  But then I thought, "Husband and wife are one body. If she owes her cousin a favor, I naturally have a share in it!"

  Thinking so, he inexplicably felt a little happy, put his arm under her knee, and carried her horizontally, saying warmly: "How old are you still lying on the ground? If there's anything to say, let's go into the tent!"

  He settled his wife onto the couch, took off his outer garment and also got on the couch, wrapping her in his arms and leaning against his chest, setting up a posture for a long talk. "How did we wrong Wei Xiaojie? You say it carefully - no matter what, since she is willing to come find you now, obviously she has the intention of turning hostility into friendship. Since that's the case, there might be a possibility of making amends after all. After all, with our long-standing reputation and influence, what price can't we afford?"

  "......" Song Yi Xiao was just in tears, and after a long while, she said, "I'm sorry, I can't tell you about this matter."

  He paused for a moment, then said, "I need to discuss this with my mother before making a decision. However, she might not be willing to see me now. Can you think of a way to invite her to the Yan State Duke's mansion?"

  With Wei Mengying's identity and means, it would be easy to get rid of Wei Zhuo with just one sentence. However, she deliberately took a big detour, endured in silence for several months, first arranged for Wei Zhuo to be engaged to Lu Guanlun, and then used Lu Ziyao's "confession" to bring down her niece who had climbed high and was admired by everyone!

  "It's just like a cat playing with a mouse, intentionally tormenting my sister!" Song Yi smiled, clear about her mother's thoughts. "It's also to use this so-called family matter to teach the Wei family a lesson, and let them know the consequences of betraying Mother!"

  Since all of this was Wei Mengying's revenge, Song Yishou thought to protect Wei Zhuang and naturally had to persuade her mother to back off.

  After all, she can take in Wei Cui and even raise this younger cousin for a lifetime.

  But as long as Wei Mengying is willing, she can make Wei Zhuang's reputation collapse at any time!

  By then, Wei Zifu, who was despised by everyone, even with fine clothes and food, how could she possibly live a good life?

  Song Yi Xiao absolutely did not wish for her cousin to fall into such a predicament!

  But with her understanding of her mother, this persuasion would not go smoothly - so she did not want to do it in the Hengshan Wangfu, where Wei Mengying had the home advantage, and was already under a lot of pressure facing her mother, let alone without the geographical advantage, where could she win?

  The problem is that since the Empress Dowager borrowed the Empress's attitude to exert pressure, Wei Yuancheng weighed the pros and cons and frankly expressed his attitude of keeping a distance from his daughter and son-in-law.

  Nowadays, Song Yixiao can't even see her own mother by going to the Wangfu in Hengshan, let alone inviting Wei Mengying to come to the Yan State Duke's mansion?

  It can only be hoped that the husband who is deeply loved by the Empress Dowager will be favored.

  Jian Yu Bai heard his words and didn't speak for a moment, then said: "Since you think we are one body as husband and wife, what can't you tell me?"

  "......" Song Yi was stunned and didn't know when she had told him that husband and wife were one.

  She thought for a moment, Jian Yu Bai just said that he had nothing to say, and said in a light tone: "Forget it, we've only been married for a few days, and we can't trust each other very much, which is normal."

  Song Yixiao heard the disappointment in his tone, feeling embarrassed and at a loss for words, trying to think of a response, but he was gently pushed away from his chest, "I'll let Ji Su go to pay respects to the Empress Dowager tomorrow, and ask her to send someone to deliver a message to the Hengshan Wangfu, asking your mother-in-law to come over and visit you... saying that you're not feeling well."

  Jian Yu Bai put his wife on the pillow, but he didn't lie down immediately. Instead, he turned his head to look outside the curtains: In the dim light filtered by the heavy curtains, his outline was somewhat blurry, and his pale face was like the soft glow emitted by jade; Under his flying eyebrows, the light in his phoenix eyes was exceptionally bright; His thin lips were not painted red, but because of their tight pursing at this moment, they didn't seem seductive, but instead revealed a hint of ruthlessness.

  His expression was cold and stern, but his tone was very calm. "Tomorrow I won't call you to attend me at court, you can sleep in a bit later, like someone who's ill, so as not to give yourself away!"

  Song Yi smiled and saw that he was obviously unhappy, but did not refuse her request. Suddenly, she remembered asking him for help before, and when inquiring about the reason for breaking off the engagement with Lu Guanlun, the two of them quarreled - afterwards, she had given up hope, but unexpectedly, he still sent someone to contact Lu Guanlun.

  Ji Su said that Lu Guanlun's side was unwilling to come into contact with the Yan State Duke's Mansion, but in fact, it was just a simple and plain entanglement, and only then would they be willing to give a response.

  As a humble and lowly person, he was on an equal footing with Sheng Zhen. To say nothing of Lu Guanlun not having taken the position of Young Master yet, even if he had truly become the Young Master, the two of them would still be on an equal level. If it weren't for Song Yixiao's entrustment, why would he have gone out of his way to let Lu Guanlun repeatedly humiliate him?

  "...Song Yi smiled, but suddenly a wave of guilt surged up in her heart. However, this matter was too important, and she really couldn't reveal it, so she could only gloss over it, rubbing her cheek against his arm."

  Jian Yu Bai noticed that he glanced at her with his eyes downcast, but only pulled up the quilt and lay down, saying lightly: "Go to bed!"

  Song Yi smiled wryly, a hundred flavors mixed in her heart, tossing and turning for a long time before finally falling into a deep sleep.

  She didn't know that shortly after she fell asleep, Jian Yu Bai suddenly opened his eyes.

  He turned his head, observed his wife for a moment, confirmed that she was already asleep, and then quietly got up.

  Taking advantage of the dim light of the night lamp, he put on his clothes and went out of the inner room. After quickly dressing in the outer room, he went out of the door, ignoring the surprise of the accompanying maid, walked to the entrance of Keshao Hall, and ordered the gatekeeper to call Ji Su: "Go and bring the people from Zhangxuan Pavilion to the side house!"

  Did he really think that just because he agreed to help, everything would be forgiven?

  But it's just because I asked my aunt too!

  "I'd like to see what kind of secret you're keeping, saying one thing about being a united couple and then not revealing anything?!"