Chapter 293 The Evil Sister-in-law Returns (5)
Shen Qiu scratched his head and asked curiously, "Which cousin? How come I don't know?"
Luo Xueyan quickly understood: "It must be a relative from the old lady's family. I haven't heard of him before. I don't know why he suddenly came here."
Shen Xin had no reaction. Madam Shen was his stepmother, but her background meant she couldn't be in the public eye. For so many years, there had been no news of her family, only that they were from Suzhou. However, since they had come all the way to Dingjing, and since they were younger, and Madam Shen was so interested in them, they had no choice but to go and make a show of it.
Chen Qiu put down his sword and went back with Chen Xin to change clothes. When he turned around, he saw Shen Miao standing at the door with a somewhat cold expression. He couldn't help but walk over and ask, "Sister, why are you suddenly unhappy? You were fine just now."
Shen Miao came back to her senses, glanced at Shen Qiu, and said with a smile: "Nothing."
When they arrived at Rongjing Hall, they heard Old Lady Shen's laughter from afar. Ever since Shen Qing's accident, Old Lady Shen had always had a gloomy face. She had never been so cheerful before. Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan were a little surprised. When they entered Rongjing Hall, they saw that Chen Ruoqiu's family and Shen Gui's family were both there. Standing in front of Old Lady Shen were a man and a woman. When Old Lady Shen saw Shen Xin and the others coming, she said to the two people in front of her, "This is your uncle's family." She then said to Shen Xin, "These are my brother's grandson and granddaughter, Guansheng and Chuchu."
The crown of thorns grows, and the thorns are tender.
Upon hearing this, the two of them quickly turned around and saluted Shen Xin and his group one by one.
Shen Miao stood still, sizing up the two people in front of her with a calm gaze.
Jing Guansheng was eighteen, and Jing Chuchu was sixteen, both in their prime. Jing Guansheng was ordinary, a little plump, but his fair skin gave him a certain elegance. He wore a brown gown, the fabric was decent, and the cut was elegant. However, a subtle shrewd glint in his eyes completely destroyed any hint of elegance.
This Jing Chuchu was quite good-looking. Perhaps it was because all of Madam Shen's family members were good-looking. Jing Chuchu's features were somewhat similar to Madam Shen's, with the appearance of a beautiful girl from a small family. However, she was much more restrained than Madam Shen when she was young. She wore a primrose-colored silk pomegranate skirt and an autumn-scented lotus gown, which were both extremely exquisite. She had a beautiful face, but seemed extremely shy. She spoke and saluted timidly, but her eyes were fixed on the ground, not daring to look up at people.
When she greeted Shen Miao, Shen Miao smiled and said, "Cousin, why are you only looking at the ground? There's no trace of me there."
Jing Chuchu was startled, raised her head, looked at her somewhat bewilderedly, and then looked at Old Madam Shen. Old Madam Shen frowned and said, "Chuchu is a little shy when she first arrived, Fifth Girl, please be polite."
Old Madam Shen's unscrupulous defense immediately changed the expressions of Shen Xin and the others. They would not let Shen Miao suffer for a relative who had no blood relationship with them. Their attitude towards Jing Chuchu immediately became a little cold.
Madam Shen was completely unaware of this, but Shen Yuan frowned and glanced at Shen Miao expressionlessly.
Shen Miao smiled and said, "Are you afraid of strangers? It's okay. You won't be afraid after staying here for a few days. You'll eventually get used to it here."
Her words were kind and even unusually warm, but to those listening attentively, they didn't seem quite right. Jing Chuchu gave Shen Miao a shy smile, then lowered her head to twist the handkerchief in her hand. It seemed as if she would blush if she looked at her any longer. Meanwhile, Jing Guansheng smiled at Shen Miao with a gentle and refined manner.
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