Two days later, Princess Liufang and her maid were in the house making bellybands for the children to wear. The bellybands were embroidered with next year's zodiac sign, the rabbit. It didn't matter whether they were men or women.
"Princess, your lord is back."
The maid came into the house to report.
Princess Liufang looked up and saw Shen Ming in official uniform walking in with a smile.
"Husband."
She pulled the corners of her lips and called softly.
"I feel better today."
Shen Ming stepped forward and asked warmly.
Princess Liufang nodded and said, "It's much better today."
Shen Ming sat on the stool, looked at her pointed chin, and felt heartache. He looked down at her flat belly and said to the child inside: "Don't bother your mother anymore, your mother has lost weight."
"She is still young, how can she understand what you are saying."
Princess Liufang rubbed her belly and smiled.
The couple chatted for a while, and then they talked about Mrs. Song's illness.
While paying attention to Princess Liufang's expression, Shen Ming said: "You know, Mrs. Song has been talking about it since the death of her sister and her son An. After this illness, she asked some master to come to see her. Master Let Chong be happy."
Princess Liufang's brows furrowed almost invisible. Will he say next that Mu Na's horoscope is just right, and General Song wants to marry her to celebrate the occasion? She said "oh" calmly, but her heart was Very depressed.
"Didn't Sister Mu Na live in the General's Mansion for a while?
Mrs. Song liked her quite a lot, so she asked the master to figure it out. The master said that Sister Mu Na’s horoscope was prosperous in the Song family, so she wanted to marry Sister Mu Na to her.”
Shen Ming awkwardly finished the story he and his parents made up to deceive Princess Liufang.
Princess Liufang felt cold in her heart, and she couldn't understand more and more. She felt that her parents-in-law recognized Mu Na as their adopted daughter, as if they were just to save her from being criticized when she married into the general's mansion.
So is Mu Na a distant relative of the Song family or a relative of the Shen family?
She had to figure this out, otherwise she would feel that both the Shen and Song families were ashamed of Shen Wan, and getting along with them would make her feel uncomfortable, and it would also affect her attitude towards them.
"You all get out."
Princess Liufang said to the maid in the house.
Shen Ming: Are you unhappy?
The maids were so happy that they retreated and closed the door behind them.
Princess Liufang looked at Shen Ming sternly and said, "My sister and my son have laid their bodies before they are cold. General Song is now going to marry your sworn sister. Don't you and your parents feel at odds with each other?"
She, who is not a close relative of flesh and blood, feels that she deserves it, let alone them, who are close relatives of flesh and blood.
Shen Ming said with some guilt: "How can you be so indifferent! Although Sister Mu Na is a distant relative of the Song family, her parents also know each other. It is also because they pity Sister Mu Na's life experience and like her that they can Accept her as your adopted daughter.
Rather than letting my brother-in-law marry other noble girls in the imperial city and treat Zi Ling harshly in the future, or give birth to a son to compete with Zi Ling, it is better to let my brother-in-law marry Sister Mu Na, who knows her roots well and will never treat Zi Ling harshly in the future."
"And it's just to celebrate Mrs. Song's birthday."
He added another sentence.
"After the death of my sister and my son An, Na Mu Na spread rumors with General Song. Now you want to marry her, and you don't agree with it. I really doubt whether the dead sister is your biological sister, or is it your biological sister?" So Mu Na is your biological sister?"
After the death of her sister and son An, she did not see too much sadness on the faces of her parents-in-law or even herself, a polite, kind and filial husband. Instead, she treated Nana Mu Na as a closer person than her own daughter/sister.
Her suspicion was just a casual statement, but it made Shen Ming's face change drastically.