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靜寧 County Princess and Meng Jinyao made an appointment for lunch in a private room.

While waiting for the food to arrive, Meng Jin Yao watched her friend who was still flushed with excitement. She smirked, it was obvious that Prince Shen liked A Yan, but A Yan was oblivious and couldn't feel Prince Shen's affections, nor did she know that she had already fallen in love with him.

She smiled and asked, "Ayan, do you dislike Prince Shen so much"

Quiet Ning Princess nodded: "Hmm, he is stingy, even more so than a woman.

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Meng Jin Yao carefully chose her words and tentatively said, "Actually, Prince Shen seems quite good. Perhaps you misunderstood him in the past. Enemies should be resolved, not made. Why not find some time to talk properly and see if there's a misunderstanding"

Jing Ning County Master, however, was unconcerned: “A Yao, you've been deceived by his gentle and courteous appearance.”

Hearing this, Meng Jin Yao no longer persuaded him. She just thought that His Royal Highness would probably have to put in more effort in the future.

Jingning County Lord suddenly mysteriously said, "Ayao, let me tell you a bit of gossip. I heard it from my mother concubine.

As soon as Meng Jiny Yao heard this, her eyes lit up instinctively. She gave a look to suggest that she wanted to hear more. Gossip is something everyone enjoys, and whenever there's gossip, it always invigorates people.

Even Lady Jingning didn't beat around the bush. She went straight to the point: "The eldest son of General Shen's wife was bitten to death by a wolf at the end of last year, wasn't he Now she only has her legitimate daughter and several illegitimate daughters under her knee. Since she doesn't have any biological sons, she still wants another child at this age and even privately consulted doctors for secret methods to get pregnant.

Meng Jinyao was surprised but also found it reasonable. After all, her only biological son had died, so she would definitely want to have another child to rely on. The other children weren't hers biologically, and she never really trusted them.

Moreover, Madam Shen Guogong might want to harm Master Shen again. In this situation, if Master Shen died and she gave birth to a son, he would become the new heir of the Duke's Mansion.

Even if the wife of General Shen's family had lost her children and could no longer bear any more, as long as she considered Prince Shen, her own son-in-law, as a thorn in her side and eliminated him, she would then send the son born to a concubine under her name, making him the heir apparent. This child's biological mother was of humble origins and could be controlled by her.

Of course, these are all speculations. Based on the fact that the Second Prince narrowly escaped death and then concealed the truth about returning to Beijing, coupled with the death of the Second Young Master Shen, it is speculated that there is a hidden undercurrent between Lady Shen, the wife of Duke Shen, and the Second Prince.

Quiet Ning Princess added: "You said, Shen Guogong's wife is this age, can she still give birth"

Meng Jinyáo nodded and replied, "Madam Shen Guogong is only in her early thirties, not that old. She still has the ability to give birth to another child. Some people can even get pregnant at forty."

Well, that you wouldn't know, would you

Lady Jingning shook her head repeatedly and then said, "Perhaps someone in their thirties could bear children again, but it's not certain for the Marchioness of Shen. When she gave birth to Second Master Shen, she injured her body, and she hasn't been pregnant since."

Meng Jiny Yao was astonished: "Was Madam Shen Guogong injured before"

The quiet and peaceful county princess nodded: “Yes, that’s why she sought out the secret formula for giving birth, wanting to give birth to another child through the formula, and the formula was specifically for giving birth to a boy.

Boy

Meng Jinyu's brows furrowed, which further confirmed her suspicions. She thought to herself that having another child to soothe the pain wouldn't necessarily require a boy, but it had to be a boy. It must have been for the sake of the title.

"According to my mother, compared to his original wife, Duke Shen favors his current concubine more. Although he treats his original wife with respect, there isn't a deep bond between them. His relationship with the concubine is truly loving and harmonious. In order to appease Madam Duke Shen and fulfill her wish to have children, I hear that Duke Shen rarely spends time in the concubine's quarters these days," said Princess Jingning.

Upon hearing this, Meng Jin Yao suddenly felt a bit ironic: “A loving marriage doesn’t preclude taking concubines, and having children with them.”

Quiet Ning County Princess was silent for a moment before she said, "My father and mother have a good relationship, but that doesn't prevent him from taking concubines. Just look at the men in the capital, most of them are like this, aren't they Few men don't take concubines or keep mistresses unless they are incapable, able to only live their lives with just one wife. Some people may only have a wife at first, but once they have money and wealth, they will also take concubines."

Meng Jin Yao fell silent. In fact, when she was young, she had pondered a question: why could men take concubines, but women couldn't take male companions

For a moment, Meng Jinyao softly said to her, "Ayan, I think your future husband won't take concubines."

Princess Jingning smiled indifferently: "I don't think I can accept my husband taking concubines in the future, but it's probably inevitable. Even if he doesn't take concubines, he will take a maidservant as a companion during my pregnancy. I can only pretend not to see it. Forget it, let's not talk about men; it feels a bit depressing."

Meng Jin Yao lightly nodded, but if Ayan married Young Master Shen in the future, she felt that Young Master Shen would not take a concubine because Young Master Shen seemed to really like Ayan. Previously, when they were saying goodbye, she saw the way Young Master Shen looked at Ayan, it was the same as how her husband looked at her.

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After lunch, we left the Zui Xian Lou.

Lady Jingning had just wanted to go to the theater, but she quickly thought of her friend who disliked watching plays and would fall asleep. She could only give up and went to clothing, jewelry, and rouge shops frequented by women to see if there were any new items.

If a woman has her heart set on buying something, she won't stop until she gets it, unless her wallet is empty.

Jingning County Princess and Meng Jinyao both bought a lot of things, including ready-made clothes, jewelry, rouge and powder, spices, and some interesting little gadgets. They also bought some snacks.

Meng Jin Yao bought more things, after all she had a husband, and when buying things she took her husband into consideration.

When Princess Jingning saw her friend buy double the amount of clothes, she bought a dress for herself and a matching set of menswear for Lord Gu. When she bought jewelry for herself, she bought a jade hairpin for Lord Gu. When she bought rouge powder for herself, she bought fragrance for him to make sachets and would return home to make them for Lord Gu.

The quiet and graceful Lady Jingning asked hesitantly, "Is this how all married women behave"

"What kind of" Meng Jin Yao asked, puzzled.

"Just… when buying something for herself, she didn't forget to buy something for her husband. The quiet princess spoke, her gaze falling on the hand of the maidservant behind her. That maidservant named Ningdong held something in her hand, which was what Ayao bought for Lord Gu.

"

Meng Jin Yao subconsciously followed Jing Ning County Lord's gaze. She was slightly stunned, Ayan didn't say anything, she hadn't noticed this kind of thing. At that time, when she bought things for herself, she subconsciously thought about buying some for her husband too. Unexpectedly, she bought a few things for her husband.

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