Favored concubine deposed empress? I'll seize your throne and marry you to a powerful minister.

Several farmers working nearby stared at him curiously.

The young girl blushed and boldly presented the flower basket, saying, "Young master, these are white lotuses that I picked myself. I wish to offer them to you as a token of my respect."

In the local custom, a woman giving flowers is a direct expression of her affection.

Wei Rong stood not far away and saw this scene. Her expression remained calm, and her face showed no emotion, but her fingertips unconsciously tightened slightly.

She had previously remained unmoved by Xiao Heng's taking a concubine, and could calmly arrange everything for him.

But seeing others showing goodwill towards Ling Xianru, a surge of suppressed anger rose in her heart, and she herself noticed this strangeness.

Seeing that Ling Xianru did not immediately refuse, the girl became bolder and took another step forward, wanting to reach out and pin a white lotus to Ling Xianru's lapel.

Just as my fingertips were about to touch the fabric.

Ling Xianru moved her feet lightly, turned to the side, and avoided the situation without making a sound.

He didn't say a single word from beginning to end, but his attitude of refusal was already very resolute.

The girl seemed to say something else, her expression quite excited.

Then Ling Xianru looked at Wei Rong, and the girl also moved her gaze. When she saw Wei Rong clearly, she was stunned.

Then she actually strode towards Wei Rong.

Even Ling Xianru didn't expect this move.

The young woman, her face showing resentment, carefully sized Wei Rong up and down, and asked with a hint of defiance, "How old are you, young lady?"

Wei Rong had seen many bold girls.

This is the first time I've seen someone so bold and impolite.

Wei Rong smiled faintly, wanting to see what else she could say: "Twenty."

"You two are husband and wife? A woman in her twenties should be at the age of staying home to support her husband and raise her children. If that's the case, I'm willing to be a concubine. Does my wife have any objections?"

Before Wei Rong could say anything, Qiaoyu couldn't help but exclaim, "How dare you!"

She had never met such a bold woman, who even said she didn't mind being a mistress.

"You can inquire around and find out that the eldest daughter of the Su family in Quzhou is willing to be a concubine, which is already a blessing for you."

She turned out to be a girl from a wealthy family.

Wei Rong glanced at Ling Xianru, only to find that the man was standing beside her with his arms crossed, looking like he was watching a show.

Ok.

A playful thought struck her, and she suddenly put one hand on Ling Xianru's hip and the other on her ear: "You want to take a concubine? Just because I haven't given you a child, you want to take a concubine now?"

Mo Bai reappeared at some point, and upon seeing this scene, his jaw dropped.

Although his master had been hunted down countless times, pinching his ear was no different than stroking a tiger's whiskers.

The farmers even put down their farm work and stared at this spot.

She did not have any children.

She even twisted her husband's ear.

In Su Guanguan's eyes, this was the behavior of a shrew.

"You're twenty and still haven't given birth to a child, and you even beat your husband?" Su Guanguan's eyes nearly popped out of her head. "Young master, why don't you divorce this shrew?"

Divorce?

Wei Rong raised an eyebrow, watching with amusement how Ling Xianru would react.

Ling Xianru cooperated perfectly. Even though Wei Rong hadn't used any force, he pretended to be in great pain and covered his ears, actually holding Wei Rong's hand: "You've brought her in with such grand ceremony, how can you divorce her?"

Su Guanguan was almost in tears: "Is it because her family is of high social standing that she forced you to marry her? Divorce her. My family is also a prominent family in Quzhou. We can guarantee your safety for the rest of your life. You don't need to be afraid of her."

Looking at it this way, Miss Su actually seems pitiful.

Her servants, thinking their young lady was being bullied, were even eager to intervene.

Wei Rong didn't want to tease her anymore, but she couldn't pull her hand away.

Ling Xianru seemed to understand her thoughts, took her hand, and handed her the flowers she had just picked.

Then he solemnly said to Su Guanguan, "It's not that I'm afraid, it's that I love her."

"..."

Wei Rong's face flushed.

"She is not my wife yet, but she will be in the future. I have no intention of taking a concubine. Thank you for your kind words."

From Wei Rong's angle, you can see his thin jaw.

I have indeed lost a lot of weight in the past few days.

If he hadn't told anyone, no one would have known he was poisoned.

This person, despite his strikingly handsome appearance, also possessed the air of a refined gentleman.

The palm of his hand was warm, but Wei Rong did not pull away. Under Su Guanguan's gaze, she gently intertwined her fingers with his.

Su Guanguan's parents' carriage was ahead. Seeing that she hadn't caught up for a long time, they turned back to look for her and saw this scene.

They hurriedly pressed their daughter back to their side and apologized repeatedly.

It's good for a woman to be bold, but being too bold can make her seem a bit naive.

If Ling Xianru refused decisively, the matter was dropped.

The minor incident has come to an end.

The discussions on the shore gradually subsided.

After the people left, only the rustling of the wind blowing through the rice paddies remained in the fields.

Ling Xianru turned her head to look at Wei Rong beside her.

He chuckled softly, reached out, and gently touched her wrist.

"Madam seems to have some regrets? It seems you didn't get enough of acting?"

"He's the one who didn't get enough of acting, isn't he?" Wei Rong rolled her eyes at him. "Don't call me that."

Ling Xianru's smile deepened; she wasn't trying to tease her, but rather she firmly remembered her genuine emotion.

"You were the one who initiated it."

Wei Rong thought he was being unreasonable: "It was Su Guanguan who said it first, I was just teasing her."

"That won't do. I'll have to seek compensation from you for my reputation. As for offspring, you can decide that, Madam."

When this man gets sarcastic, Wei Rong is no match for him at all.

The bunch of wildflowers in my hand, colorful and vibrant, swayed in the wind as if nodding.

Wei Rong felt dizzy and disoriented from his repeated calls for offspring.

"Who wants to have children with you?" Wei Rong held up the flower. "What does this mean?"

Ling Xianru took the flower from her hand and quickly wove it into the shape of a wreath: "We were interrupted just now, does it look familiar?"

He seems to be very good at these hands-on things.

He could quickly create grass butterflies and flower wreaths.

But this wreath—Wei Rong thought of Xiao Xuanfeng: "Where's your little parrot?"

When Ling Xianru placed the flower wreath on her head, her face instantly became even more vivid.

Wei Rong is suited to all brightly colored outfits, which make her look as if she is standing in the light.

Seemingly quite pleased with her dressing up of Wei Rong, Ling Xianru plucked a leaf from her wreath, put it to her lips, and whistled.

A pale yellow figure plummeted down from the sky at breakneck speed.

The familiar chirping sound rolled around on Ling Xianru's shoulder.

It hasn't grown much in more than half a month.

After frolicking around enough, it jumped onto Wei Rong's shoulder and repeated the chirping sound.

The song of the cockatiel fell on the evening breeze in the countryside.

After a brief rest ashore, the group boarded the ship again and continued their journey eastward.

The journey remained eerily smooth.

Several times they passed through the canyon, which was rumored to be teeming with bandits, but the boat sailed through safely without making a sound. Wei Rong's doubts grew stronger, but she did not find an opportunity to ask.

Day after day, they sailed, finally entering the borders of the eastern neighboring country and arriving at the dock outside the capital.

The grand royal palace had already been prepared, and the group checked into the palace to rest.

Wei Rong was eager to cure Ling Xianru of the Gu poison. As soon as she got off the boat, she ordered Physician Qian to bring over the antidote.

Doctor Qian tossed and turned all the way, unable to sleep. When he arrived in Donglin, and it seemed that the hoe blade was finally about to be chopped off his neck, he suddenly became indifferent to life and death.

Miss Wen had already received news of the Crown Prince's return to the capital and was waiting at the temporary palace.

However, to Wei Rong's surprise, Miss Wen remained calm and noticed that Ling Xianru's expression was not very good.