"You can't possibly be thinking about doing that kind of thing, Shen Jinchen. Have some shame. Xiaoyu is still living in the manor. Have you forgotten what happened last time? You may not care about your reputation, but I do. Since you're so free, then think about what those girls in the Shen manor want to do tomorrow. Although Father has found them husbands, you and I both know who they most want to marry."
"I think there's no need to investigate. It was one of the women in the Shen family who were determined to have you who persuaded your father to send the butler himself."
To avoid the other party getting too close, Cen Xi walked directly to a place ten feet away from them and stood there, then spoke righteously about the matter of the steward of the Shen family delivering the invitation today.
"Are you jealous? Do you want me to step in and save face for you?"
Seeing her so wary, Shen Jinchen felt a mischievous urge to tease her, and his smile became even more playful.
"I haven't even tasted the jealousy of women who didn't get you. No one can make me jealous. If you accidentally fall for someone else's tricks, then I can only think that you're incompetent and can't handle your bad romantic entanglements properly. It's not natural for us to break up after that. Don't forget that we still have a promise."
Seeing the other person's mischievous smile, Cen Xi was annoyed for a moment, then raised her eyebrows and solemnly laid out her thoughts.
"Heartless woman, she's still thinking about leaving me."
Shen Jinchen swiftly pulled her into his arms, gently patted her bottom, and then pinched her waist.
“I never thought of leaving you, but if you become tainted, I definitely won’t want you. I’m not Jun Xiaoqiao or Zhu Yanniang; my people must be clean.”
Cen Xi struggled for a moment in his arms, but couldn't break free, so she simply stopped struggling and looked at Shen Jinchen with a hint of provocation.
"Knowing that I love you, you're so brazen?"
Shen Jinchen straightened her face, a complex smile curving his lips.
"Of course, we have a saying where we're from, 'Those who are loved are fearless,' so the one who loves must be careful. Don't say I'm heartless, because that's how our relationship is right now. And don't think I'm being mean; I feel wronged. I was planning to never get married, but you dragged me into this mess. The fact that I don't resent you shows that I'm grateful."
Cen Xi let the other person scrutinize her, but she would express every word she wanted to say to the other person.
"So clear-headed!"
Shen Jinchen gritted his teeth as he squeezed out those three words, then bit the other person's lip as if to punish him.
After a cup of tea, he issued an order to seal off the courtyard, then swept Cen Xi up in his arms and carried her into the side room.
Cen Xi wanted to try to escape several times by making jokes, but unfortunately, he was no match for the other party's strength and ultimately became a lamb to the slaughter.
It was as if Shen Jinchen wanted to use this method to prove time and time again that Cen Xi was his woman, and that he wanted to possess her entirely.
After a night of commotion, Shen Jinchen, feeling refreshed, took Cen Xi and boarded the carriage back to the Shen residence the next day.
Upon returning to the Shen residence, the Shen family's daughters were all very welcoming, especially to Cen Xi, completely dispelling the tension of their first meeting.
It was as if they had already come to terms with reality and knew that there was no benefit in continuing to fight with Cen Xi.
Clearly, it wasn't the trap Cen Xi had envisioned, but rather a reconciliation banquet.
As soon as Cen Xi entered, Shen Qinghua and Shen Qingying grabbed her from the left and right and pushed her to the main seat.
After sitting down, Shen Qinghua was the first to speak:
“Your Highness, we sisters were young and ignorant before, and we had some improper thoughts about our eldest brother. Now that we have been reprimanded by our father, we have realized some things in an instant. In the future, we will have to rely on the support of our maternal family, especially our eldest brother, in our husband’s family so that we can have a better life.”
"Your Highness, we have offended you in the past. Please forgive us and spare our lives."
Shen Qinghua spoke politely at first, but later, tears streamed down her delicate face as if they were free, making it seem as if they couldn't bear to live without Cen Xi forgiving them.
As she finished speaking and was about to open her mouth, Shen Qingying preemptively interrupted her, crying out:
“Your Highness, we know we were wrong. We were wrong last time, and we were wrong before. We shouldn’t have coveted my elder brother. In the future, we beg Your Highness to leave us a way out and not make things difficult for us after we get married.”
Then came the pitiful cries of a large group of beautiful girls, as if Cen Xi had committed a heinous crime.
Cen Xi was both bewildered and amused. What had she done?
She just arrived and this is the scene she's being treated like? Is she being taken for petty? Or are these women deliberately putting on an act, trying to morally blackmail her?
Annoyed by the noise, Cen Xi roared and then used her inner strength to shake off the women who were clinging to her legs and arms. She then used her lightness skill to climb onto the roof.
Seeing that some skilled martial artists were about to climb onto the roof to continue the fight, Cen Xi quickly circulated her inner energy to create a protective circle around herself and shouted at the girls:
“You can talk down here. Don’t pull or shove. Make it clear when I’m going to hold you accountable for what.”
“Your Highness, we have no other intention than to reconcile with you so that neither of us will be in a difficult position in the future. You are now my elder brother’s wife, and you wouldn’t want him to worry about the Shen family, would you?”
Shen Qinghua stood below and made a reassuring gesture, indicating to Cen Xi on the roof not to get agitated, as they genuinely wanted to reconcile.
"We have nothing, so why should we reconcile? You're really being unreasonable. Do you think I'm so petty as to hold a grudge against you later? Do you think I have so much free time?"
Cen Xi found the women's smiles below incredibly fake, and their words today suggested they had ulterior motives. Reconciliation was impossible; they had no deep-seated hatred for each other, so why would they want to reconcile? It was utterly baffling.
“Your Highness is right. We misspoke. Today is New Year’s Day, and as the mistresses of the Shen family, we sisters should naturally entertain you. Please come down, otherwise our elder brother will be angry with us, and then our lives in our husband’s family will really be difficult.”
Shen Qingying glanced at Shen Qinghua and spoke first.
"Okay, I can get down. You all need to behave properly. Just sit down and don't grab my thighs or arms. I don't know you guys."
Cen Xi had a falling out with these women last time, and Shen Jinchen didn't say anything. At that time, she didn't care either.
But now that she has acknowledged her marital relationship with Shen Jinchen, she can't go too far with some things. It's okay to compromise a little and give that bastard some face.
"Alright, Your Highness, please come down quickly, the banquet is about to begin."
Shen Qinghua suppressed her triumphant smile and spoke gently.
"good!"
Although Cen Xi felt something was strange, she hadn't noticed anything unusual so far. The only difference was that these women were too enthusiastic.
She couldn't figure out what these people were up to in a short time, so she could only wait and see.
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