Chapter 211: Please Sister-in-law

She breathed a sigh of relief, and Lin Yurou happened to look up and gave her a shy smile.

"Dad, Mom," Shen Changhe said, holding Lin Yurou's hand tightly under the table, "Yurou and I just discussed that we want to go out this afternoon to buy things for the wedding."

Lin Yurou bit her lip and looked at the two elders anxiously.

I was afraid that the two elders would see disgust and displeasure in their eyes.

Mrs. Shen was just stunned for a moment, and then immediately said, "This is a good thing, you can go ahead and buy whatever you like. The wedding date is coming soon, and we should have prepared it a long time ago."

Shen Wen nodded, and Lin Yurou seemed to be slightly relieved. With sore eyes, she immediately lowered her head, fearing that the tears would fall out uncontrollably.

The banquet went very smoothly. During the banquet, Xiao Yuan and Shen Wen kept talking, Shen Changhe and Lin Yurou discussed what to buy in the afternoon, and the atmosphere was harmonious and happy.

When the banquet was over, Mrs. Shen took Shen Anan to her yard on the pretext that she missed her daughter.

Sitting down in the main hall, Madam Shen asked the maid to serve tea and then said, "What did Miss Lin tell you?"

"Nothing."

Shen Anan was not sure whether Mrs. Shen knew about it.

"Mother, Miss Lin..."

"Alas." Mrs. Shen sighed heavily, "That child is a good one, but..."

Shen Anan didn't respond, and listened to Mrs. Shen continue, "Your eldest brother didn't tell me about those dirty things, but mother also heard some of them."

It would be a lie to say that she didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but her son liked her and she really liked that girl too.

"The wedding date was set by your eldest brother on his own initiative. If he insists on it, mother won't stop him. As long as they are willing, it's fine."

In an official family, a woman's chastity is very important. It is rare for Mrs. Shen, as a mother-in-law, to be so open-minded.

"What mother did was right. My grandmother always said that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Big brother loves Miss Lin so deeply that there is nothing he cannot accept."

"What's more, when our Shen family was in trouble, the young lady did not despise us. Instead, she helped us everywhere and did her utmost to be kind to our eldest brother. We in the Shen family cannot be the ungrateful ones."

Madam Shen nodded, "Mother understands what you said. The reason why mother did not take the initiative to bring it up is that she is worried that your eldest brother will have a knot in his heart in the future. After all... he saw it with his own eyes. If he has a grudge and forcefully gets married, it will be unfair to the girl."

Shen Anan smiled, "Now mother can rest assured to prepare their wedding."

Madam Shen nodded in satisfaction, "I will order people to start making arrangements tomorrow. Even if our Shen family is in decline, we must make your eldest brother's wedding a grand occasion and not let anyone laugh at it."

Shen Anan smiled and nodded, without asking how much inside information Mrs. Shen knew. After all, she would be Lin Yurou's mother-in-law in the future, and mentioning those things would only make her feel uncomfortable.

It would be bad if you had a grudge against this matter.

"Mom, this time I went to Jiangnan, I saw a lot of different scenery."

Madam Shen poked her forehead and said, "You grew up in Jiangnan. How come you can see something special this time?"

There were indeed flowers, but they were stained with blood and made of accumulated blood.

The scenery she was talking about was not mountains and rivers, but the state of mind.

Now when I recall my previous life, all the resentment I had is gone, and I just feel that I was stupid and ridiculous back then.

Xiao Yuan's composure and overall vision were honed in the midst of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Because she was protected too well, she didn't know how treacherous people are and how difficult it is to survive as a member of the royal family.

Mrs. Shen saw that she lowered her head and didn't speak, so she asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Shen Anan raised her head and said, "I was thinking about what gift I should give to make it look precious on my eldest brother's wedding day."

"It doesn't matter how expensive it is. We are all family. As long as people come, that's good enough."

"That won't do. No matter what, I am now the Fourth Prince's consort. If the gift I bring is not up to par, people will think I am stingy. And sister-in-law, if I come back often in the future, I must please sister-in-law first."

"It's all nonsense." Madam Shen poked her forehead with a smile, "But at this hour, I think they have already left the house."

"By the way, is the Fourth Prince busy these days? If he is, you should not stay here. Go back early because government affairs are more important."

Shen Anan curled her lips and said, "I'm not in a hurry. I finally came back and I don't want to leave. I'll wait until he sends someone to look for me before going back."

"Xiao Jie, how about I wear this dress?"

Lin Yurou looked at herself in the mirror, then turned around and asked the maid beside her.

“It looks good. The girl looks good in anything she wears. Mr. Shen will like it.”

"Tsk, you're so smooth-talking." She glanced at the maid sheepishly, then turned half a circle in front of the mirror and nodded with satisfaction.

"Then wear this one. The bright red color is eye-catching. After all, you are going to buy things for the wedding."

She mostly wore dull dark clothes these days, and this was the first time she tried bright colors since that incident.

"I hope he'll like it."

She lowered her eyes, straightened her neat dress, and walked out with Xiaojie.

Shen Changhe had already been prepared and was waiting in the yard. When he heard the footsteps, he slowly turned around.

The bright colors dazzled his eyes.

The woman was light and agile, with light makeup on, and she looked as delicate and gentle as before.

The haze gradually faded away between the two of them.

"Why are you in a daze? Is it... not good-looking?" Lin Yurou said nervously.

"No, I was just amazed and my reaction was a little slow."

Lin Yurou glared at him and said, "Just say nice things."

He smiled and walked forward and naturally took her hand, "I always speak the truth."

The carriage had been waiting at the gate of the mansion for a long time. Lin Yurou was helped by him into the carriage and slowly headed towards Hua'an Street.

The car curtain was lowered, hiding the two people's happy and joyful smiles, while also blocking their view.

A man in tattered clothes and a black hood walked out from the corner, staring at the carriage in front with a pair of sinister and cold eyes.

“Shen An’an, Shen Changhe!”

He stood there for a moment, turned around and disappeared into the darkness again. Half a minute later, an elegantly dressed scholar walked out of the alley and headed in the direction the carriage had left.

The Shen family's carriage stopped in front of a cosmetics shop.

When the shopkeeper saw such a luxurious carriage, he immediately ran forward to greet it.

"My two guests, are you looking to buy something? I can introduce it to you."

Shen Changhe had no idea about these girly things and his eyes turned to Lin Yurou.

"Lip balm, powder, rouge, whatever. I need them all. Lighter colors. I want to see them all."

"Oh, good, young lady, you came at the right time. We just put on a lot of new styles in our store. Take a look. Which one do you like?"

The shopkeeper led Lin Yurou to the counter to choose, and Shen Changhe accompanied her on the side.

He couldn't tell the difference between those things, but as long as Lin Yurou asked, he would still give her advice without disappointing her.

"This box of rouge is the best-selling item this year. You can try it on your face, girl."

Lin Yurou looked at the box of rouge and liked it very much. She cast her bright eyes towards Shen Changhe.

"Let me help you put it on." He took the rouge very tactfully, put a little on it with his fingertips, and applied it on Lin Yurou's cheek.

The shopkeeper praised for a long time, "Here is a bronze mirror, young lady, take a look."

Lin Yurou's earlobes were redder than her rouge-coated cheeks, and she leaned over to look at herself in the bronze mirror.

The joyful face froze and turned pale in an instant.

She suddenly turned her head and looked back, but there was no shadow in the empty shop. She looked at the bronze mirror again without giving up.

The black shadow just now also disappeared. Was it her illusion?

"What's wrong?" Shen Changhe asked.

"I... I just saw a dark shadow in the bronze mirror. It looked like a person."

Hearing this, Shen Changhe frowned and turned around.

Just like Lin Yurou, she didn’t even see a ghost.

"Miss, you must have seen it wrong. I'm the only one in this shop. Where did the shadow come from? Are you dazzled?"

Lin Yurou instantly grasped Shen Changhe's sleeve tightly, her red lips trembling slightly.

She also felt that she was dazzled, but the moment just now seemed so real.

Shen Changhe held her in his arms and told the shopkeeper, "Pack up all the ones you just tried, quickly."

"Okay." The shopkeeper immediately went to settle the bill, pay the money and get the goods, and everything went very quickly.

After taking the things, Shen Changhe immediately took Lin Yurou out of the shop.

"You get on the carriage first." He helped Lin Yurou onto the carriage, and then he walked around the shop to make sure that there was no black shadow as Lin Yurou mentioned.

Then he frowned and got on the carriage.

The darkness that Lin Yurou felt at that moment had slowly dissipated, and her mood had calmed down.

But she just couldn't muster up any interest at this moment.

"Maybe it's just my eyesight or an illusion." After all, the darkness can't be completely eliminated and it still affects her unconsciously.

Lin Yurou began to worry, if she continued like this, would she become insane due to gains and losses?

What about Shen Changhe? He wants to marry a suspicious woman who may go crazy at any time?

Shen Changhe stroked her soft long hair and said, “There are people coming and going on the street. It should be the reflection of shadows. Don’t think too much about it.”

"Well, I'm a little tired, Chang He, how about we go sit in the restaurant?"

Shen Changhe immediately ordered the driver to turn the horse around and go to the last restaurant.

After the carriage had completely left, a tall figure slowly walked out of the clothing shop closest to the cosmetics shop and followed the carriage at a leisurely pace.

Shen Changhe asked for a window seat in a private room.

The window frames are open, and you can look out at the street below. The cool breeze can blow away the panic in people's hearts.

He personally poured a cup of tea for Lin Yurou and asked her to hold it in her hand.

The lingering fear finally dissipated slowly. Lin Yurou looked downstairs and slowly drank a whole cup of tea.

"Are you hungry? Do you want some snacks?"