After rebirth, my wife just wants to be a widow

Shen Ruoyan made a rough estimate and said, "How about these shops cost 100 taels of silver a month, and I'll pay you three months' rent first. What do you think?"

Wei Xu refused directly: "How can we need so much! 50 taels, you can give it monthly. Anyway, I come to your shop often."

"50 taels is too much for you. I'll give you 90 taels, pay monthly!"

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Shen Ruoyan and Wei Xu bargained in reverse for a long time, and finally agreed that Shen Ruoyan would give Wei Xu 50 taels of silver every month, and at the end of the year, they would be given one cent based on the store's profit.

Shen Ruoyan took a look and found that the stores in Weixu were all small shops with a small area, but the location was extremely good, which was very suitable for a small shop like theirs that had just started. The most important thing was that the rent was cheap, with a package price of 50 taels per month plus One cent of the annual profit was almost equivalent to nothing, and it immediately relieved her of a lot of pressure to open a new shop.

After arranging the new shop, Shen Ruoyan began to concentrate on planning her own plan to fake her own death and escape from the marriage.

On this day, Shen Ruoyan was sitting in the room thinking about where to go after pretending to die. Mrs. Shen walked in. Because her daughter's happy event was approaching, Mrs. Shen's eyebrows were filled with joy.

When Shen Ruoyan saw her mother so happy, she felt even more guilty about what she was about to do. She didn't know how sad her mother would be after learning that something had happened to her.

Mrs. Shen did not notice that her daughter was worried and said with a smile: "Ayan, come with me to the palace tomorrow."

"Into the palace?" When Shen Ruoyan heard that she was going to the harem, she was instinctively repelled, "Why does mother suddenly want to take me into the palace?"

Mrs. Shen explained, "The Queen Mother has given you a lot of jewels as a dowry. Tomorrow I will take you to the palace to thank you in person."

The Queen Mother is Mrs. Shen's aunt and Shen Ruoyan's great-aunt. When she heard about Shen Ruoyan and Lu Yan's marriage, she specially rewarded her with many things to make her niece grand.

Hearing the reluctance in her daughter's tone, Mrs. Shen advised, "This is just etiquette. You must not find it troublesome."

Shen Ruoyan did not find it troublesome. In a place like the harem, there were too many intrigues, especially since the matter about the sachet had not yet been found out. Shen Ruoyan felt that she could not go to the harem.

However, when the Queen Mother rewarded something, she really had to go and thank her in person.

The next day, Shen Ruoyan packed up and followed her mother to the harem to meet the Queen Mother.

After not seeing her for a long time, the old queen mother was still so kind and kind-hearted. Shen Ruoyan knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to her, then sat aside and chatted with the old lady with her mother.

Halfway through her words, the maid informed the fifth prince to come and pay his respects.

Seeing Shen Ruoyan sitting aside, the fifth prince's eyes lit up and he smiled at Shen Ruoyan, who also smiled politely back.

Having a clear view of the interaction between the two, the Queen Mother teased Mrs. Shen: "You see, Kai'er has forgotten both of us old people when he saw his sister Ayan."

The fifth prince was a little embarrassed by the Queen Mother's remarks. He quickly greeted the two elders and explained his purpose of coming: "I heard that the emperor's grandmother has had a bad appetite recently, so my grandson brought some appetizing snacks for you to try."

After speaking, the fifth prince asked his servants to put out all the snacks they had brought, and they filled up the whole tea table.

The old man can't really eat so much, but seeing the filial piety of his grandchildren makes him feel happier than eating too many delicacies.

The old queen mother said: "Kaier still has a filial piety. My Renshou Palace has not been so lively for a long time. Kai'er also sat down and chatted with me."

The fifth prince sat next to Shen Ruoyan, placed a plate of chestnut cake in front of her, and said softly: "Sister Ayan, I remember you like this the most. Let's see if the chestnut cake is to your taste?"

Shen Ruoyan went out early this morning, and she was hungry now. She picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. There was no food in the palace that was not delicious, and she immediately showed a satisfied smile.

Looking at this picture, the Queen Mother on the side said to Mrs. Shen: "I remember that when they were two years old, they came to my palace as often as they do now. A Yan liked to eat chestnuts the most, and Kai'er peeled them for her. At that time, Kai'er He is young, his skin is tender, his fingers hurt, but he still refuses to stop, thinking only about his sister Ayan."

Hearing the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, Mrs. Shen continued the Queen Mother's words and said, "Yes, time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, A-yan is about to get married. Queen Mother, just wait to hold your great-grandson."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother smiled and stopped talking about the past events between Shen Ruoyan and Xiao Luokai when they were young.

Coming out of the Queen Mother's Palace, Mrs. Shen took her daughter and warned her in a low voice, "You should be more careful in the future and remember to keep your distance from the fifth prince."

Shen Ruoyan remembered that her mother did not hate the fifth prince, and asked, "Why did mother suddenly say that?"

"You will be Xiaoyan's wife from now on. Of course you can't have casual contact with foreign men." Mrs. Shen thought that her daughter was about to get married and had grown up, so she simply told her the truth, "The Queen Mother originally wanted to match you up." Same as the fifth prince."

The Queen Mother was old, and Mrs. Shen's mother's family was worried that after the death of the old Queen Mother, their family would no longer have any support in the harem, so they once wanted Shen Ruoyan to marry the fifth prince to consolidate their family's interests.

Mother Shen was well aware of the complexity of the royal family and felt sorry for her daughter. She did not want her to get involved in such troubled waters, so she refused to let go.

When Shen Ruoyan learned about this for the first time, she felt a little embarrassed. She had a good relationship with the fifth prince, but they were just childhood playmates. She had never thought about the relationship between men and women. She didn't know that the elders had even thought of this, so she nodded in agreement.

"Mother, don't talk about this. Let's get out of the palace quickly." Shen Ruoyan reminded.

"Well, okay!" Mrs. Shen nodded, knowing that there was a lot to talk about here.

Since the last incident at the Li Mansion, Mrs. Shen also knew that there was something fishy about the sachet that the imperial concubine gave to her and Mrs. Li that day. For fear of causing trouble, the two of them walked quickly to the palace gate.

Really afraid of what might happen, the two of them saw Aunt Gui walking towards them within a few steps.

There was no way to escape from the empty palace road. Shen Ruoyan and the others could not pretend not to see Aunt Gui, so they walked over with great energy in their hearts.

"Mrs. Shen, hello Miss Shen. I heard that the two of you are entering the palace today. The imperial concubine specially prepared some gifts for Miss Shen's wedding. She also invited you two to go over and reminisce about old times." Aunt Gui walked up to the Shen family's mother and daughter. She was well maintained. There was a kind smile on his face.

Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but Shen Ruoyan always felt that there was a bit of chilliness in Aunt Gui's smile.

But Aunt Gui opened her mouth, so naturally they couldn't refuse. They could only bite the bullet and follow Aunt Gui to the imperial concubine's bedroom.