In Shen Liyue's impression, her sister-in-law Cui Shiyin is a very good person.
The Cui family is a famous scholarly family in Wangjing City. Cui Shiyin's grandfather was a scholar in the Hanlin Academy, and her father was a director of the Imperial College. Cui Shiyin herself was also a famous talented woman in Wangjing City. It was said that she could recite poems at the age of three, write essays at the age of seven, and was also a good painter.
In her previous life, when the Shen family was ransacked, all the men in the main branch of the Shen family were beheaded, and the women were forced into prostitution. Originally, Cui Shiyin, a daughter of the Cui family, was exempted, and the emperor granted her a leniency, allowing her to divorce Shen Weian and return to the Cui family. However, Cui Shiyin couldn't bear to part with her husband and her one-week-old son. Unable to bear witness to their execution, she committed suicide by hitting her head against a wall. Ultimately, the Cui family, in accordance with Cui Shiyin's wishes, buried her and Shen Weian together.
Even before the house was searched, Cui Shiyin took good care of Chen Liyue. Even though Chen Liyue was already married at that time and was being tortured by her mother-in-law in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion and could not go back to visit her parents, she would often ask people to send some things to Chen Liyue.
Sometimes it was some delicious food, sometimes it was some exquisite gadgets to entertain Shen Liyue.
After Shen Liyue heard that Cui Shiyin died with the men of the Shen family, she cried bitterly for her. Such a good person ended up like this.
Shen Liyue stared at Cui Shiyin in a daze, muttering, "Sister-in-law."
Cui Shiyin saw that Shen Liyue's face turned unhappy when she saw her. She thought that she had offended her by coming here with Shen Weian today. She was a little at a loss, and suddenly heard her call her sister-in-law, which made Cui Shiyin blush.
Cui Shiyin waved her hands: "No, no, I'm not..."
Shen Weian interrupted her with a laugh and said to Shen Liyue: "She is not your sister-in-law yet, don't rush to call her, there will be a day when you can call her that."
When Cui Shiyin heard Shen Weian say this, her face turned even redder and she turned away without looking at Shen Weian.
Shen Liyue came back to her senses and realized that she had lost her composure. She quickly smiled and said, "Don't blame me, Sister Cui. I've never seen my brother get together with any other girl. Seeing you today, I really think you two are a perfect match. I made a mistake. I apologize to Sister Cui."
Cui Shiyin felt a little strange. It was the first time she met Shen Liyue. How come Shen Liyue knew her last name was Cui?
But she didn't think too deeply about it, maybe Shen Weian and Shen Liyue had mentioned it.
Shen Weian was careless and didn't take this matter to heart. He came to give Shen Liyue a headdress.
Shen Weian asked the servant to hand over the headgear and let Shen Liyue take off the red cloth covering it herself.
Chen Liyue lifted the red cloth and saw a kingfisher-inlaid headpiece in the center of the brocade plate, inlaid with twelve gemstone beads of various colors.
Next to the phoenix crown are various hairpins, bracelets, necklaces, etc., all of which are inlaid with gems and sparkle in the sun.
Even the knowledgeable Shaoyao and Mudan couldn't help but stare wide-eyed at the sight of such a treasure, and exclaimed in unison: "Oh my God! This is truly too beautiful and exquisite!"
Everything you see is flawless, whether in terms of materials or craftsmanship. Even the details are handled just right, without a single flaw to be found.
Shaoyao and Mudan admired the treasure and praised it highly.
"You are so lucky, young lady. This is the first time we have seen such an exquisite headdress. Noble families usually have good things, such as gold, silver and jewelry, but we have never seen such an exquisite design. It is truly a work of art beyond imagination." Shaoyao exclaimed.
Shen Weian smiled and said, "This piece of jewelry was drawn by your sister Cui herself. I found the best craftsman in Wangjing City to make it for you. So I brought your sister Cui here today, and you should thank her in person."
Shen Liyue looked at Cui Shiyin with emotion and quickly thanked her.
"Thank you, Sister Cui." Shen Liyue said.
Cui Shiyin pursed her lips and smiled: "No need to thank me, I just drew the pattern, the money was all paid by your brother."
Shen Liyue smiled and said, “I am Xie Cui’s intention.”
Cui Shiyin was a little shy. Seeing that the time was almost up, Shen Weian smiled and said, "Then I will leave your sister Cui to you. Seeing that Prince Yi is coming soon, I have to go to the front to guard."
Shen Liyue nodded, and Cui Shiyin sat with Lu Yun, Xie Wanting and the others to chat and laugh.
Lu Yun and Wei Rushu knew Cui Shiyin before, but Xie Wanting did not. However, neither Cui Shiyin nor Xie Wanting was difficult to get along with. Xie Wanting was carefree, and Cui Shiyin was generous and decent, so they talked and laughed together, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
When Mudan finally put down the pen in her hand, Shaoyao also put the phoenix crown on Shen Liyue and tied her hair into a bun. They both stopped at the same time and asked Shen Liyue to look at herself in the mirror.
Shen Liyue found that she almost didn’t recognize herself. Oh my God, is this still her?
Xie Wanting was the first to notice that Shen Liyue had finished her makeup. Several people stopped talking and hurried over to Shen Liyue to take a look. They were also stunned when they saw her.
Chen Liyue has a pair of large, dark, clear eyes like autumn water, soft and plump red lips with a hint of shyness, and a delicate and exquisite little nose that is gracefully placed on her beautiful, pure, quiet and elegant face. Coupled with her beautiful and smooth cheeks and her delicate face, it is not an exaggeration to call her "a beauty of national beauty".
"It's true that clothes make the man. Yue'er looks very different today than before!" said Wei Rushu.
"Yes, the craftsmanship of Miaozhuang Pavilion is really exquisite. I wonder if they are accepting apprentices. I will ask my personal maid to go to Miaozhuang Pavilion to learn the craft tomorrow!" Lu Yun also exclaimed in admiration.
Mudan smiled and said, "How can it be as amazing as the girls say? It just magnified the good features of Miss Shen's face, so it looks better. But our girl has a good foundation after all. If she didn't have such beautiful bones, even the most skillful hands couldn't paint like this."
Chen Liyue was dizzy with their praise. She carefully looked at her makeup in the mirror and silently wrote down the key points. Well, she would do it like this in the future.
As everyone was talking, they heard a commotion outside. It turned out that Prince Yi's wedding procession had arrived.
It was naturally not so easy for them to let Lu Xingzhou in, so Xie Wanting volunteered to test the groom.
Under normal circumstances, she certainly wouldn't dare to embarrass Lu Xingzhou, but today was different. It was their wedding day, and if she didn't embarrass him, she would never have the chance again in the future.
Just now, the Shen family had tested Lu Xingzhou outside. They only asked some questions about poetry, books and etiquette, and asked him to recite poems and compose couplets, but the inside was different.
Xie Wanting raised her voice and asked outside, "What is my Yue'er's favorite flower? What is her favorite food? What is her favorite color? Which season is her favorite? Which season is her most hated?"
Lu Xingzhou answered without hesitation, "My favorite flower is the crabapple, my favorite food is the hibiscus cake from Yuelai Tower, my favorite color is snow blue, and of the four seasons I love most is spring, and my least favorite is autumn."
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