Shen Lingjia, the fourth girl in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, is the last in the family. Her biological mother died young and she is the most inconspicuous existence in the manor.
She did not fight or grab, and quietly lived her life like an account: who owed her how much, who stepped on her feet, who pretended not to see her when she was sick, she kept it all in her heart, one by one, clearly.
Everyone in the house said that the fourth girl had a hard life, but fortunately she was soft-tempered and could endure marrying anyone.
So when her aunt was betrothed to Gu Xingzhou, the "cold-faced judge" who came from a poor family and was shunned by all the civil and military officials in the court, no one thought there was anything wrong with the marriage. An inconspicuous concubine, matched with a new rich man with no foundation, they are well matched, just right.
Gu Xingzhou was a man of few words, cold-faced, and ruthless. It was said that even his relatives disowned him when the case was tried. On the first night of his wedding, he slept in the study until dawn. The next day, someone sent him a box of banknotes and a letter:
"Ma'am, you can handle the affairs of the house as you please. Don't worry about any shortage of money."
Shen Lingjia read the letter, put away the banknote, and wrote four words in reply: "Thank you, don't bother me."
The two of them lived their lives politely.
She manages the house, he handles the cases. She was showing off tricks in the back house, while he was making preparations at every step in the court.
Until one day, she discovered that the old case he investigated revealed the secret that her father had hidden for twenty years. And the reason why he investigated this case was much more serious than she imagined.
He stood in the corridor, his back to her, and his voice was very soft: "If you are afraid, I don't blame you."
She said nothing, walked forward, picked up his robe that had fallen on the railing, and put it on him.
Deep in Jintang, spring is late and spring is slow. There is no need to express some feelings, everything you do is an answer.
