After the Hou family's mistress went crazy, she became the favorite of the entire capital.

Chapter 43: Pry Lin Jinan’s Corner
As He Zhengyuan stepped into the room, Mrs. Liang's heart tightened inch by inch.Her back was cold and she was shivering with fear.

"What did you just say? Who did you want to drown?"

Mrs. Liang hurriedly knelt and crawled to He Zhengyuan's feet, "Master Hou misunderstood. I just said..."

She was anxious and wanted to explain, but she couldn't think of an excuse.

With an ouch, He Zhengyuan once again raised his foot and put it on her heart. He was a martial arts student and his feet were very strong. Liang's old injuries were not healed but new ones were added, almost causing him to faint.

He Zhengyuan pulled her up from the ground, "When the boat fell into the water, it turned out to be your handiwork?"

"No. I didn't, it wasn't me."

"You have thought me blind all these years, but just now you thought I was deaf?"

He pushed Mrs. Liang heavily to the ground, "If you hadn't pretended to be dignified and elegant, with the shadow of Hui Niang in your behavior, do you think I would have married you?"

Liang was stunned on the spot.

After so many years since she married into the Hou family, He Zhengyuan still hasn't forgotten Nan Yuanhui?
Is she still no match for a dead man?
"I had long suspected that Wang Zhou was not an accident, but I didn't expect that it was related to you! Madam Liang, you are really evil-hearted. I, the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion, do not need a wicked woman like you. You can go to the nunnery by yourself tomorrow, and there is no need to come back again in the future. .”

He Zhengyuan was so cruel that he asked someone to send Liang out of the capital overnight. Unexpectedly, he met Dong Guiren, who had been out of favor for a long time in the harem, on the way. He didn't know what Liang told the nobleman. He asked someone to send Mr. Liang back again.

Shu Yan touched He Wangzhou and said, "Your method doesn't work. She was sent back again."

He Wangzhou disagreed, "It's quite difficult to deal with. However, if she really leaves, why don't you have to deal with all the bad debts? Since she is staying, then you should find something for her to do so that she can settle the debts as soon as possible."

After Mrs. Liang was sent back, He Zhengyuan never asked about her affairs again. She also kept a much lower profile and copied Buddhist scriptures in the house every day.

However, Dong Guiren in the palace would ask people to give something to Liang from time to time, as if to support Liang.

Shu Yan was really curious, so he asked someone to inquire about it, and then he found out that Dong Guiren had nothing to do for many years, and this time he went out in the middle of the night to go back to his parents' house to find a solution.Unexpectedly, she met Liang on the road and gave her a trick. Dong Guiren used this trick after returning to the palace. The Holy Emperor rested in her palace that night, and then rewarded Liang with something.

"Liang's relationship is going well."

She specifically looked for He Wangzhou and asked him how many friends he had in Beijing.

He Wangzhou didn't dare to forget the incident of accidentally inhaling the love potion in the brothel last time. No matter how he listened to it now, he felt that Shu Yan's words were a trap for him.

He shook his head and denied, "I don't even know a few of them. Not even close friends. They are all fair-weather friends."

"Husband."

A soft cry made He Wangzhou's heart melt.

He Wangzhou immediately counted on his fingers for her to hear. Even those dandy boys couldn't count them with both hands.There are more than a dozen others who are disciples of high-ranking families.

Seeing the bright light in his wife's eyes, He Wangzhou felt a little complacent and completely forgot about his caution just now for fear of falling into a trap.

"Has your husband made enough friends?"

Shu Yan nodded, his mouth as sweet as honey.

"My husband is so amazing. He has so many friends."

As soon as her voice changed, she said: "I also have a few friends I want to make friends with, but those people have prejudices against me. Husband, please help me think of something."

He Wangzhou glanced sideways at her, and finally was willing to put down the storybook in his hand.

"Have a prejudice against you? What, you want to pry into Lin Jinan's corner?"

Shu Yan nodded, "Yes, I'm going to pry her over. But the sister of Mr. Wen's Fu family, the daughter of Mr. Bai's family, and the goddaughter of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs..." She also mentioned several names with her fingers. .

"These people are too stubborn and won't listen to any advice at all. They and Lin Jin'an are both on the same side. How can I pry them over?"

He Wangzhou had a smile in his eyes, "This is not easy."

He moved his lips but said nothing, just sat there and laughed.

Shu Yan understood what he meant.

While there was no one in the room, she quickly kissed him on the lips. Suddenly, two red clouds appeared on her cheeks, which looked even prettier than rouge.

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Shu Yan handed Xi'er all the greeting notes he had just written, "Go and help me send all these greeting notes."

Xi'er roughly counted, there were about a dozen.

"Young Madam, most of these ladies have close contacts with Miss Lin. If you visit them one by one, will you anger Miss Lin?"

"It's better if she jumps over the wall in a hurry."

She had been writing greetings since the past few days, and the ones she submitted were all young ladies who were close friends with General Lin's legitimate daughter.

Those with a good temper will find excuses to refuse, while those with a bad temper will kick people out directly.

Shu Yan was not angry after learning about it, and continued to write greetings and ask people to deliver them. She herself was creating opportunities for chance encounters in Beijing.The circle of ladies from powerful families is only so large. As long as someone connects with them, they can quickly get to know more people.

The girls who asked He Wangzhou to give advice also successfully became friends according to his method.Although it's not that close, at least people's prejudice against her has been reduced a lot.

Not only these people, but also the young ladies who were friends with the Shu family girls, Shu Yan also didn't let them go.

Before Lin Jinan knew it, most of her friends had fled.

Zhou Xing is indeed reliable in his work, but he has already handled the affairs of the refugees outside the city in just a few days.Those refugees did not need to die, and all the officials who expelled and interacted with them along the way were thoroughly investigated.

In Shu Yan's name, he also set up a porridge shed outside the city and gave out porridge and medicine every day.

In an instant, more than 200 refugees outside the city kowtowed and thanked him, saying that the emperor was wise and kind-hearted.

With such a good reputation, ladies from noble families who were reluctant to make friends with her before were willing to accept her invitations and make appointments with her to chat.

Lin Jin'an had been forced to learn martial arts by Lin Zhongxuan in the past few days and had not gone out for several days. By the time she realized what was happening, the wind direction in the capital had changed.

"How is this possible? Last time, Miss Bai made an appointment with me to go to the park, and the time was today."

At this time, Lin Jinan stood in front of the gate of Baifu and asked the concierge sternly.

The concierge knew her identity and was nice to her at first, but after Lin Jinan's nonsense for a while, the concierge lost his patience.

"I told you that my lady has already gone out for an appointment. If you don't believe me, there's nothing you can do about it. Miss Lin, you'd better go back quickly and don't stand at the door of our house."

Lin Jinan blocked the door and prevented him from closing it, "Who is Bai Shuangshuang going to make an appointment with?"

The concierge was really annoyed and said, "I went to play with the young lady of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion. Miss Lin, if you are bored, hurry over now and maybe you can catch up with them."

Lin Jinan was stunned, "Who are you talking about?"

The concierge said word by word, "That's the young lady from the Marquis of Jing'an's residence who doesn't want to deal with you, whose surname is Shu."

(End of this chapter)