Chapter 78 Sisters Night Talk

Before this, when Shen Yuan returned to Jinling, he would often go to Shen Xi's room and sleep in the same bed with her, and the two of them would always chat together until late at night.

After so many times, the two of them couldn't get up in the morning. After their grandmother found out, she forbade them to sleep together. This time when Shen Xi came to the capital, Shen Yuan endured it for a few days, but still couldn't help but pull Shen Xi to sleep with her. She still had a lot of things to ask her elder sister.

At night, the two of them were lying on the bed wearing the same style of undershirts. Now they were the only two people in the room. Shen Yuan turned over and faced Shen Xi.

"Sister, do you like the man you're engaged to?" Shen Yuan wanted to ask this question ever since he knew his cousin was engaged, but he never had the chance to ask. It was also difficult to say it unless he was face to face.

Years of upbringing made Shen Xi lie straight even in the dark. When she heard her sister's question, she said, "I have seen him. He has a handsome appearance and is a kind person. I don't dislike him."

Shen Xi got engaged to the eldest son of the Jinling Tongpan family last year, and they will be married after the imperial examination next year.

"Manman, not everyone can have the kind of relationship that my second uncle and second aunt have. My father and mother were childhood sweethearts, and my father took a concubine when he was on a mission. At first I felt sorry for my mother, but she said that since my father was alone away from home, it was reasonable for him to find someone to take care of him.

My mother has inquired about it in detail. His family is honest and upright, with a simple family. He has no concubines and is also a progressive person, which is good. Shen Xi remembered that her mother told her at that time that women who value love too much can easily hurt themselves.

Shen Yuan had liked her uncle since she was a child. He was amiable and humorous. When she returned to Nanjing for the New Year, she learned that her uncle had taken a concubine. She was upset for a long time and felt that he had let her aunt down.

Shen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "If he is a good person, maybe after you get married, you will like him." Shen Yuan reached out and hugged Shen Xi, "Sister, you must always be happy."

"Sister will. Manman, tell sister if you have someone you like?" Shen Xi thought it was quite unusual for Shen Yuan to suddenly ask about something she liked or disliked.

There was nothing that could not be told to his cousin, so Shen Yuan admitted it generously.

"Yeah, but even if I like someone, they may not like me. But even if they don't like me, it's okay. I won't be sad."

There are so many things in the world worth being happy about. Mutual love is just the icing on the cake, not something indispensable.

Speaking of this, Shen Xi couldn't lie still any longer, so she turned over and lay on her side facing Shen Yuan.

"Manman, you are so cute, who wouldn't like you? Tell me who he is and how did you get to know him?"

"His name is Xie Hui. He is my father's colleague and also the Junior Official of the Dali Temple. I met him when I went to the Dali Temple."

"My second uncle's colleague... this is full of you..."

Shen Xi's hesitant look made Shen Yuan suddenly realize that his sister must have thought that she liked some middle-aged man.

"He's not that old, about the same age as my brother. What are you thinking?"

Shen Xi breathed a sigh of relief. She was scared to death. For most people, it would take them half a lifetime to pass the imperial examination, enter the government, and be promoted to a fourth-rank official. Naturally, they would be quite old.

"He is so young and has become the Junior Official of the Dali Temple. He must be very talented. You have a good eye."

Shen Yuan thought of Xie Hui wearing his official uniform and couldn't help laughing. "He does have some outstanding qualities, does he count as being particularly good-looking? As for why he is the Junior Official of the Dali Temple at such a young age, it's probably because the Emperor is his uncle."

"Such a family background..."

"I know what you want to say. My dad also said that their family background is beyond our reach. I also know that, but he is so handsome that I can't help myself."

Shen Xi originally wanted to comfort Shen Yuan, but when she heard her say this, she couldn't help but laugh.

"How beautiful is she to make you so obsessed?"

"He will come on my coming-of-age ceremony, and he will show you around then."

Shen Yuan thought that she would have to wait until the day of her coming-of-age ceremony to see Xie Hui again, but she didn't expect to see him the next day.

On the tenth day, which was also a day off, all the officials of the Dali Temple gathered in Tianyue Tower to celebrate Shen Yun's promotion to the position of Dali Temple Minister, and to bid farewell to Wang Siqing.

He must have been too happy. Shen Yun, who usually drank very restrainedly, might have overestimated his alcohol tolerance this time. He went out without bringing a servant with him. In the end, he still thanked him and sent the person to Shen's house.

Since they had helped to send their old man back, they couldn't let him leave without even having a cup of tea. So the housekeeper invited Xie Hui in and asked him to have a cup of tea before leaving.

Then he prepared to ask the old lady to come out, after all, there was no other male owner in the house.

But on the way he met Shen Yuan who was on his way to his grandmother's yard. After hearing what had happened, Shen Yuan stopped the housekeeper and told him not to go and that she would go and greet them.

"Sister, last night I asked you to meet Lord Xie, and today he is here, let's go and take a look." At the same time, she told Qingdai to go to the kitchen and bring some snacks.

"Young Master Xie, I'm sorry my grandmother is still asleep, so I have to entertain you." Shen Yuan made up a lie and introduced him, "This is my cousin Shen Xi, and this is Master Xie, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple."

Shen Xi wanted to tell her sister that it was almost the You hour, what kind of noon nap was her grandmother taking. But after seeing Xie's reply, she understood why this Mr. Xie could charm her sister so much. (Note: You hour, 5 pm.)

"I am just sending Mr. Shen back here. No need to bother entertaining him."

"Yes, yes." Qingdai had just brought the snacks over, so Shen Yuan thanked her and said, "This snack is made according to the recipe sent by the princess. Try it and see if it tastes the same as the ones you make at home."

Xie Huiyi tried a piece and said, "It's delicious. It tastes just like what I make at home."

"That's good. Thank you, sir, for giving my father the rare copy. My father likes it very much. I think he is reluctant to give it away. Among all the gifts, the one he likes the most is the one you gave him."

Xie Hui chuckled, "Miss Shen gave my mother this painting, and my mother liked it so much that she immediately asked someone to hang it in her room, fearing that I would snatch it away."

"Don't worry, sir. I will give you a birthday gift that you like on your birthday. What does your Jin Jin look like? The last painting I made was based on my imagination."

"It is exactly as you drew it. It is exactly the same as you drew it."

"Really? That's a coincidence. Your Jin Jin is really a very pretty and adorable cat."

"Well, it's very pretty and cute."

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