I don't know why, but I suddenly remembered the can of lotus leaf tea that Wang Deshun had given me during the day.

The lotus flower garland tied to the small jar emitted a faint, pleasant fragrance.

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Because of the coincidence of the pleasure boat, Shen Youying became more attentive to Shen Muyu's whereabouts.

Recently, Shen Muyu has been stimulated by something and has picked up tea ceremony and flower arrangement again, which she used to dislike. Shen Youying often sees her sitting under the pomegranate tree that was transplanted in the yard, practicing tea ceremony diligently.

Previously, the Qian family had used their connections to hire a master tea maker to teach them tea ceremony at their home. Shen Youying learned a great deal from him and became quite skilled at it. However, Shen Muyu was fickle and couldn't concentrate, so she only managed to learn it superficially for a few days.

Fang racked her brains to make Shen Muyu look presentable, but ended up benefiting Shen Youying instead, and was so angry that she scolded Shen Muyu severely.

Therefore, Shen Muyu actually dislikes tea.

But recently, he has unusually focused on practicing diligently, and even humbled himself to ask Shen Youying for advice twice.

Shen Youying saw this and, although she didn't want to think the worst of her, she couldn't suppress the strange feeling in her heart.

She secretly observed for four or five days, and only when she saw that Shen Muyu had not gone out did she feel a little relieved.

Before she knew it, it was the end of June. Shen Youying had been staying at the Shen family's house for more than half a month. Although the Prince of Qin had not sent anyone to urge her to return, she knew it was time for her to go back.

She first sent a servant from the Shen family back to the Prince of Qin's residence to report the news, and then went to say goodbye to her father.

Shen Mingjiang knew she was going back and felt reluctant, but he also knew that if his daughter continued to stay at home, it would probably attract gossip.

He gave her some earnest instructions, and then whispered to his daughter, "I have already sent people to look for your elder brother. I expect to get news back soon."

"If there is any news about my elder brother, whether it is good or bad, Father must send someone to inform me." Upon hearing this, Shen Youying's heart stirred, and she took his hand and said.

Shen Mingjiang knew about her relationship with her eldest son, and affectionately stroked her hair, saying, "Zhaozhao, don't worry too much. If there is any news, your father will not hide it from you."

Having received permission, Shen Youying felt relieved and began packing her luggage to return to the Prince of Qin's residence.

Seeing her packing her trunks, Shen Muyu from the next courtyard walked over, fanning herself with a round fan, and said, "Second sister, are you going back to the Prince of Qin's mansion? I thought you were planning to live at home forever."

Shen Youying had just learned that her elder brother was coming soon, and she didn't have time to pay attention to her sarcastic remarks. After she asked the servant to load the trunks onto the carriage, she went to say goodbye to her father and Fang Shi.

Shen Muyu stood behind, watching the carriage gradually disappear into the distance. Only then did the corners of her suppressed lips curl up, and she complained in a low voice, "Finally, they're gone."

She turned and went back to her courtyard, whispering to Dongqing, "Go and send a message to the Prince that I can go out now."