The pregnant woman pressed down on the wife, and the cousin collapsed into the prince's arms.

Meanwhile, Pei Jingnian was unable to sleep. The white glazed tea caddy felt like a stone had been lodged in his heart. It wasn't simply because his elder brother had given him Yunshuang tea, but because he found himself feeling an uncontrollable jealousy, irritability, and resentment, even though it was his respected elder brother who had given him a caddy of tea.

He began to confront his feelings for Shen Yunshuang. These feelings made him somewhat uneasy. If he couldn't even tolerate this, how could he accept his cousin being with another man?

Pei Jingnian began to deliberately avoid contact with Shen Yunshuang, gradually distancing himself from her.

He began to adjust the time of his visits to Fuxi Hall to avoid running into Shen Yunshuang as much as possible. Even when he heard Shen Yunshuang's name from his mother, he would deliberately interrupt her.

The results of this were remarkable, and Shen Yunshuang naturally noticed them as well, because she had not seen Pei Jingnian for the past two weeks.

Compared to their previous occasional encounters, this was even more unusual, so Shen Yunshuang judged that he was deliberately distancing himself from her.

But why?

For the first time since her rebirth, Shen Yunshuang was uncertain. In the past, Pei Jingnian had clearly shown his feelings for her, so why was he now?

So what are her plans?

Shen Yunshuang was getting anxious.

But as an unmarried cousin, she had no reason to get close to her cousin.

Fortunately, Shen Yunshuang only panicked for a moment before calming down. Rather than striking first, it was better to wait and see.

After comforting herself with this thought, she began to calm down and focus on the task at hand.

Wang's birthday is just around the corner, and what gift to give Wang has been planned since Shen Yunshuang came to the Marquis's mansion.

She brought a three-foot-tall screen from Yangzhou. The screen's outer frame was carved from rosewood, and the top was decorated with openwork longevity cloud patterns.

To show her dedication, the screen panel is made of sky-blue soft satin with patterns hand-embroidered on it.

The front is embroidered with "Pine and Crane for Longevity". The majestic ancient pine stands against the mountain, and the pine needles are embroidered with dense stitches, layer upon layer, lush and verdant.

Beneath the tree stood two cranes, each with a different posture. Their stitches were as fine as silkworm threads, and their pure white feathers were clearly visible, gleaming softly in the sunlight.

The crane's head is adorned with small South Sea pearls in vermilion, highlighting the crane's graceful movement.

On the back of the screen, Shen Yunshuang planned to embroider a "Hundred Longevity Characters" design, using different calligraphic styles such as regular script, clerical script, and seal script to embroider the character for longevity.

Now that it's mostly finished, Shen Yunshuang was embroidering when Xuezhi came in from outside to report, "Miss, Aunt Lan has arrived."

Half a month has passed since the last time the imperial physician was consulted, and to my surprise, Linglan has recovered quite well and is even able to get out of bed.

Shen Yunshuang was happy, after all, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.

She put down her embroidery frame and said, "Please let her in."

Not long after she finished speaking, Linglan entered the room, supported by her maid. She was wearing a light pink round-necked, wide-sleeved top and a plain white skirt. It was clear that these were decent clothes from her wardrobe, but because of her illness, the size was no longer suitable, and she seemed to be swaying inside them.

Upon seeing this, Shen Yunshuang couldn't help but feel pity, and her affection for Linglan grew even stronger.

Judging from her appearance, she must have just recovered and hadn't had time to replenish her energy before struggling to come over to express her gratitude.

Linglan truly believed this; she had received immense kindness from her cousin, and one could say that her life was given to her by her cousin.