Peaceful days always went quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was November. The biggest event of the month was, of course, the Crown Prince's wedding.

Now, Wei Changying's condition was stabilized. Madam Su was worried about further accidents, so she especially went to the palace in advance to inform Empress Gu of the situation and got dispensation such that Wei Changying didn't have to go to the palace to congratulate the Crown Prince on his wedding.

So, on the Crown Prince's wedding day, everyone in the Shen Family went to the palace to celebrate, except for Mrs. Liu who stayed to look after the house as well as Wei Changying, in case no one could make decisions if Wei Changying were unwell. The Crown Princess was a close cousin of Mrs. Liu. On a day like today, Duanmu Yanyu should have stayed and Mrs. Liu should have gone there to give congratulations.

However, Mrs. Liu was truly unhappy about the husband Liu Ruoyu was marrying. But she couldn't say that. This day she was really not in the mood to congratulate Liu Ruoyu, so she insisted on staying.

Even so, Mrs. Liu's mind was still somewhere else. The more she stayed in Xinyi Court, the worse she felt. She then took Shen Shuyan to see Wei Changying in Jintong Courtyard. She had been asked to look after Shen Shuyan. Shen Shuyan was young and staying in the mansion, and she hadn't been taken into the palace.

She left Shen Shuyan in the care of the maidservants, letting her play with the parrot and feed the goldfish outside. She told them not to let her wander off, in case she had so much fun that she fell over or perspired a lot. Mrs. Liu then went into the room to speak to Wei Changying, "My third sister-in-law, are you feeling better today? There is no one else at home today, just us. I am slightly worried, so I came to speak to you. If you're tired, just tell me. Don't let me tire you out."

Wei Changying knew that Mrs. Liu must be so anxious at this moment, saying, "I feel good today. My first sister-in-law, don't worry. We're close to each other. Why wouldn't I tell you?"

On hearing that, Mrs. Liu sighed, "You learned martial arts, and you are so healthy. Otherwise, even if Miracle Doctor Ji could help, it would... Don't be mad at me. I don't mean anything else. I'm just thinking of Ruoyu. She hasn't been particularly healthy since she was small. I was worried, so I gave her a lot of food supplements, but how come I did not think of telling her to learn martial arts? Thinking of her health and knowing she has to deal with all those things at her wedding ceremony, I don't know if she could..."

"It is always tiring on the wedding day." Noticing that she was about to say something inappropriate, Wei Changying quickly interrupted, "But when I saw Ruoyu a few months ago at the banquet, I thought she seemed better than usual."

"She has changed a lot in the past few months." Mrs. Liu bit her lip, saying, "But I don't know if that's good or not."

Wei Changying didn't know whether to cry or laugh, thinking, "When Liu Ruoyu was quiet and timid and had to be carefully looked after by Mrs. Liu in the past, Mrs. Liu was worried. Now, Liu Ruoyu is cleverer and more capable. Nevertheless, Mrs. Liu is still worried. If Liu Ruoyu were here, having heard this, wouldn't she be in an awkward situation?"

She thought about it and said, "Being married is always different from being a Miss at home for a girl. As long as Ruoyu doesn't get bullied, no matter how she has changed, she will always be your cousin, won't she?"

Mrs. Liu said with a wry smile, "I definitely don't want her to get hurt, but she might not consider this!"

Compared with her father Liu Hai, Mrs. Liu knew much better about Liu Ruoyu. How Liu Ruoyu behaved nowadays clearly showed she wanted to take revenge on Liu Ruoye and her family. She wouldn't be considering whether she would get hurt or not!

The problem was that Zhang Shaoguang made Liu Hai obedient to her so easily and had given birth to Liu Hai's only lineal son. His grandfather Liu Sihuai also thought highly of Liu Ruowo... Liu Sihuai's family had kept plotting against Liu Xixun since a few years ago, wanting to replace him with Liu Ruowo! So, Zhang Shaoguang was a very important and respected figure in the Liu Family!

Liu Ruoyu was now the Crown Princess, seemingly she was exalted. But in fact, the decision regarding her marriage had come from a private trade between the Liu Family and Empress Gu. Mrs. Liu didn't know the reason behind it, but she knew that if Liu Ruoyu wanted to take revenge on her stepmother, her half-sister, and half-brother, she wouldn't be able to make it happen.

Zhang Shaoguang knew her stepdaughter had conceived an intense hatred for her and her children, but she dared to marry her into the Eastern Palace, suggesting she was sure that even if her stepdaughter became the Crown Princess, she couldn't do anything! After all, Liu Ruoyu had no support from her father, which meant she had no support from her old family. As for Empress Gu and the Crown Prince Shen Xun, the most important thing for a Crown Princess was her family background.

One person was the Crown Princess who came from a reputable family but couldn't get any support from her old family, while the other one was Zhang Shaoguang who had made her own husband so obedient to her. Though she was the Crown Princess's stepmother, Empress Gu wouldn't even need to hesitate and would choose the latter. As for the Crown Prince... Although he would be in love with Liu Ruoyu for a while, he was always less reliable than Empress Gu!

Now that Liu Ruoyu clearly refused to let go of the matter with Zhang Shaoguang, how could Mrs. Liu not worry about her? In the past, Liu Ruoyu had been submissive, living with Zhang Shaoguang cautiously. But Zhang Shaoguang had done all sorts of horrible things to her. Even if she tried to fight back, Zhang Shaoguang must have set up an evil trap to eat Liu Ruoyu alive!

Liu Ruoyu was now being married into the Eastern Palace. If she couldn't be favored, what awaited her was clear! If she were favored, how could Zhang Shaoguang let her get away so easily?

When Mrs. Liu thought of her cousin, she fell into a state of profound melancholy and couldn't get out of it.

Wei Changying pondered for a moment and then said, "Although I can't do much for you because of my pregnancy, if you are worried, I should share the burden with you. I'm getting better now, so I don't need Granny Huang by my side every day. If you worried so much about Ruoyu's health, I think you should take Granny Huang with you when you go to visit her. So, Granny Huang can examine Ruoyu. Though Granny Huang doesn't have a great knowledge of medicine as Miracle Doctor Ji does, the value of her methods for keeping in good health has been admitted by Miracle Doctor Ji."

Mrs. Liu was surprised, thinking about the meaning of her words.

Wei Changying added, "But I shouldn't let people say that I only care about Ruoyu but neglect Ruoye. Since they are sisters, I don't want to sow discord between them because of my action. If she sees Ruoye in the Eastern Palace, she could also examine Ruoye. What do you think, my sister?"

Though she said that much, Mrs. Liu still didn't understand. Her being older than Wei Changying didn't help. She squinted, saying with a complicated expression, "Thank you very much, my third sister-in-law!"

Wei Changying smiled, saying, "We are a family. You don't need to say thank you to me, my first sister-in-law." She then politely apologized, "When I first arrived in the capital, you helped me. Unfortunately, things have come up one after another recently and I have been so busy. If you hadn't come over today, I would probably have forgotten something important."

What she was referring to was that Mrs. Liu had told her it was Liu Hai's family together with Zhiben Hall who had tarnished her reputation. However, Wei Changying suspected that as Mrs. Liu hated Liu Hai and Zhang Shaoguang because of Liu Ruoyu, Mrs. Liu had wanted to use her to punish them. She hadn't confirmed the truth herself, so she hadn't truly believed it.

Mrs. Liu knew why Wei Changying had delayed until now to ask her to tell Liu Ruoyu that she would take revenge on Liu Hai's family together with Liu Ruoyu. If they openly talked about it, it wouldn't do any good and would be very embarrassing. Mrs. Liu approved of Wei Changying's reasoning, saying, "It was not your fault. It can't be solved within one day. Besides, you had only just married then, so you had a lot to worry about! You were not born and raised in the capital, so you had to visit various places. And then there was the wedding of the fourth younger brother. You were busy at that time. Even if you had told me that you wanted to do it then, I wouldn't have had the time to deal with it either!"

Having peacefully talked about it together, Mrs. Liu was relieved because Liu Ruoyu finally had an ally. Although this alliance was based on their own needs, Wei Changying had the power and the men. So, it would be better than Liu Ruoyu acting alone. Mrs. Liu was feeling relaxed enough to say something else, "Speaking of the fourth younger brother, I heard that the fourth sister-in-law came by the other day, and she finally decided to admit her mistake and wanted to start afresh?"

"Where did you hear this, my first sister-in-law?" Wei Changying laughed, saying, "I am still young and not very mature, so I still sometimes need to ask advice from my mother and sisters-in-law. How could I make her listen to me so obediently? It was the fourth sister-in-law herself who regretted what happened before, and I just happened to say a few words to her. If it had been someone else, it would have been the same. I just happened to be there. If it were mother or you or other sisters-in-law, she could probably..."

Mrs. Liu laughed and interrupted her, "Stop being so humble. Are you trying to flatter us? Let me be honest with you. Don't let mother know. If it were me, I wouldn't try to persuade her. I would rather she could stop bothering me. You know how many days we spent preparing for her wedding. At that time, you were also a newlywed. We did not expect her to be grateful or say anything to thank us, but what she said was truly cruel! I will never dare to have anything to do with or want to have anything to do with a person like that."

"My first sister-in-law, you are honest with me, so let me also tell you the truth. Please don't be angry!" Wei Changying smiled gently. Mrs. Liu just said Madam Su mustn't know about what she said, suggesting that she saw Wei Changying as her friend. Although she knew Mrs. Liu did this for the sake of Liu Ruoyu and Mrs. Liu wouldn't want to be as close as her own sister, Wei Changying didn't mind acting according to the situation. She said, "Maybe it's because I am the youngest here and I have two elder sisters-in-law, I wasn't mentioned much last time when the fourth sister-in-law was making a fuss. As for the fourth younger brother's wedding, since I didn't know much, it was mother and you who organized everything. If you say I helped, I think I did that. But if you say I spent time planning it with you, I wouldn't take the credit. Since I didn't help with the wedding a lot and I wasn't hurt by her that much, I could comfort her. If I were you, I would feel the same, my first sister-in-law."

Mrs. Liu smiled, saying, "You are much kinder than I am. If I were you, I wouldn't bother to talk to her."

The two sisters-in-law talked and laughed, and the day passed quickly. By evening, though she wanted to talk more, Mrs. Liu got up, straightened her skirt, and looked at the copper water clock, and said, "Mother and the others will probably be back soon. I must go and greet them."

"I will go with you." Saying this, Wei Changying was about to get up, but Mrs. Liu said, "Don't! When mother left, she especially said to me that you shouldn't be careless anymore since you are better now! Mother doesn't allow you to go out of this courtyard. This is not the time for formalities! Do as you are told!"

Wei Changying didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing Mrs. Liu's serious face, she sat back down, laughing and saying, "Am I that weak?"

"This is not the time to be tough." Mrs. Liu scolded her gently, "You shouldn't forget the pain after the recovery. I must leave. I must go and wait in the front courtyard. Oh, where are Zhu Lan and the girls? Get Shuyan here quickly."

Wei Changying told Jiaoge to get Zhu Lan and the others here. Shen Shuyan was being held by Mrs. Wan, giggling. She was holding a bowl-sized China rose in her hand. The thorns on the stem had been carefully broken off. Shen Shuyan's little face was nestled on the petals. Pink face and pink petals together made her look like a lovely doll.

Wei Changying couldn't help but pinch her little face as she was put down on the ground and came over to curtsey. She smiled, saying, "Shuyan is becoming more and more beautiful."

"My third Aunt, you are pretty, too." Shen Shuyan, who was almost five years old, understood how to be polite. On hearing that, she immediately complimented Wei Changying in a cute voice.

Wei Changying had wanted to speak to her more, but Mrs. Liu was worried that she would be late to greet Madam Su and the others, so she told the maidservants to wash Shen Shuyan's face and tidy up her skirt a bit. She then held her and hurriedly went away.