For example, every time he walks out of the house, he always "happens" to meet the heroine by chance; when he travels in a carriage, he always bumps into the heroine unexpectedly on the way.

Even when he was having a quiet meal, the heroine would suddenly appear before his eyes like a ghost. His whole world seemed to be filled with the heroine, and this constant encounter made him extremely bored, but he could do nothing about it.

Regarding all this, she initially thought that Shen Xiujin was just playing a joke on her.

But Shen Xiu Jin solemnly told her again and again in the letter that the encounter with the murderer fugitive when he invited her to go to the temple fair that day was not accidental, but was affected by the mysterious plot line.

Zhou Jingyao's heart instantly became very irritated when she saw Shen Xiujin's letter. She really didn't know whether she should believe what Shen Xiujin said.

After all, to her, these words sounded like a fairy tale, as if Shen Xiujin was telling her an absurd myth.

Even if she wanted to choose to believe it, she couldn't find any basis to make herself believe it. But if she didn't believe it, she did hear Jiang Mianmian's inner voice that day. Zhou Jingyao felt so conflicted at this moment!

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The cherry blossom courtyard of the Marquis' Mansion.

Shen Xiujin frowned, tightly holding the letters from Zhou Jingyao in his hands, his eyes somewhat complicated and difficult to understand.

He slowly raised his head, his gaze crossing the table and falling on his elder brother and sister-in-law sitting opposite him.

Shen Xiujin sighed softly, then spread his hands helplessly, smiled bitterly and said:

"Oh! This is really a headache. Look at these letters she wrote. Zhou Jingyao seems to be half-believing and half-doubting what we said. I tried my best to explain it clearly, but she still doesn't believe it. I'm really at my wit's end!

"Sister-in-law, look, after all, you are both women, and your thoughts may be more delicate. How about you find an opportunity to meet her some other day and have a good talk with her about this matter? Maybe you can convince her."

Li Tingxue took the letter from Shen Xiujin's hand and read it silently. After she read Zhou Jingyao's reply, she understood why the other party was so distrustful of everything they said.

Indeed, if I were in Zhou Jingyao's position, I would probably find it difficult to accept such a bizarre thing for a while. However, this is indeed a fact that cannot be changed!

Thinking of this, Li Tingxue couldn't help but frown slightly, looked at Shen Xiujin with some worry, and asked softly:

"You've told Zhou Jingyao everything. Are you sure this won't cause any trouble or problems?"

Shen Xiujin, however, looked relaxed, smiled nonchalantly, waved his hand and said:

"Haha, sister-in-law, you're worrying too much! What could be the problem? Think about it, since she can hear her mother's voice, it's enough to prove that she has some special fate with our family. She is destined to be one of our family.

Besides, even if I didn't dare tell her now, wouldn't she be suspicious? What if she ran to her mother and said something nonsense on impulse? Wouldn't the consequences be unimaginable?

"When that happens, we'll really be dumbfounded! So, being honest like this will actually make us feel more at ease and relieved, right?"

After hearing what he said, Li Tingxue nodded slightly, as if to express her agreement, but her eyebrows were still tightly furrowed, and it was obvious that she was still worried.

The thought of the consequences that would arise if her mother-in-law's affairs were accidentally known to outsiders was unimaginable. She shuddered and thought to herself:

If this were to reach the ears of the imperial family, they would surely take action, perhaps even arresting my mother-in-law and publicly questioning her. By then, even if the Marquis's family was wealthy and prestigious, how could they possibly compete with the imperial family?

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. Li Tingxue secretly made up her mind that she must pay more attention to her mother-in-law in the future and must not let her make any mistakes again. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable!

After Shen Xiujin left, Li Tingxue turned around and looked at Shen Xiuyan beside her. She asked softly:

"Husband, do you think Shen Xiujin and Zhou Jingyao are a good match? Also, do you think their relationship can finally come to fruition?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuyan showed a helpless look on his face, shook his head and said, "Madam, then tell me, do you think they are a good match? In my opinion, their personalities are quite incompatible, and it is difficult to call them a match made in heaven.

Especially now that they are together because of the plot development, otherwise the second brother would probably not take Zhou Jingyao to heart. After all, the second brother's aesthetic taste is different, and a woman like Zhou Jingyao is definitely not his type.

Li Tingxue curled her lips and said, "Haha! You must not forget, mother has only mentioned Zhou Jingyao from beginning to end, she is just a cannon fodder female supporting role.

Furthermore, when my mother saw Zhou Jingyao that day in the General's Mansion, she really liked her. The fondness that flashed in her eyes was so real that even I could clearly feel it."

"You know, the fate between men and women is always mysterious and elusive. Who can explain it clearly?

"Don't think that Shen Xiujin doesn't like Zhou Jingyao right now. Who can predict what will happen in the future? Maybe at some point, without him noticing, he will develop a liking for the girl and suddenly fall in love with Zhou Jingyao?

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