Chapter 529 Marriage (6)
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Chen Yue's brush suddenly paused, and a long streak of ink instantly appeared on the unfinished painting. The picture was originally a beautiful autumn dusk in the mountains, but now a single streak of ink suddenly appeared in the blue sky. However, she didn't take it to heart at all, instead asking the maid in front of her angrily.
"What did you say? Mother is going to choose a son-in-law for me?"
"Replying to the Second Young Miss," the maid said cautiously, lowering her head, "Madam has already selected several people from the book and sent invitations. I think she will bring the Second Young Miss along for the visit in a few days."
"Asshole!" Chen Yue threw her pen in a rage, not knowing who she was scolding. Her gentle and graceful demeanor was now completely gone, and the maids around her dared not even breathe a word. Everyone knew that this Second Young Lady, though seemingly gentle and frail, would show no mercy when dealing with servants she disliked.
Shen Yue showed an irritated look.
She was now eighteen years old, and in Dingjing City, she could get married. Even those who were not married should have been engaged. But she still hadn't been engaged. She was a talented woman with boundless talent, beautiful appearance, gentle temperament, and intelligence. There were countless men who liked her, but she only wanted to marry one person, and that was Fu Xiuyi.
Prince Ding, Fu Xiuyi, was the youngest of the princes and, to this day, had never married a concubine. Shen Miao had fallen in love with Fu Xiuyi at first sight, captivated by his graceful demeanor. Who knew Shen Yue would be no different? Perhaps a man like that was simply born to dazzle. He lacked the princes' eccentricities, was young and handsome, and a descendant of a royal family, arguably the most distinguished man in Mingqi besides the Emperor. Shen Yue had always felt that she was the only one worthy of Fu Xiuyi. So, when Shen Miao shamelessly revealed her love for him, she felt she was insulting her beloved.
Fortunately, Fu Xiuyi treated Shen Miao with extreme indifference. As of now, there was nothing between Shen Miao and Fu Xiuyi, which made Shen Yue breathe a sigh of relief. She had overheard Shen Wan and Shen Gui talking about the possibility that Fu Xiuyi had married Shen Miao in order to gain Shen Xin's military power. She had been anxious for a long time, wishing that Shen Miao didn't exist. Fortunately, Shen Miao gave up on her own accord.
Now that Shen Miao is no longer there to compete with him, why are his parents forcing him?
"I'm going to tell my mother I won't marry! I won't marry!" Shen Yue stood up and haphazardly swept the pens, inkstones, and paper on the table, clearly furious. The maids around her quickly knelt on the ground, but no one dared to persuade her.
Someone in Caiyun Garden on the other side also heard the noise.
Caiyun Garden, bustling with activity two years ago, is now much more desolate. Ever since Ren Wanyun's death, Shen Gui's fertility has been compromised, leaving Old Madam Shen furious and forbidding him from taking in any more women. Shen Gui, resigned to his fate, knowing he'll never father a child again, finds the courtyard irritating and he's simply been spending his days in brothels. Aside from the servants, the only women left in Caiyun Garden are Wan Yi Niang and Shen Dong Ling.
Shen Gui once had two sons, which could be considered a prosperous family compared to the third branch. Unfortunately, now he only has one concubine daughter left. No matter what, Shen Dongling is Shen Gui's only bloodline, so the servants treat Shen Dongling and Aunt Wan with respect.
"What's all the commotion outside?" Aunt Wan, who was doing needlework, raised her head. She had been living well in the past two years. Compared to her previous timid self, she looked a lot more resolute.
The maid at the door said, "My aunt, it's the Second Miss who's angry because the Third Madam wants to choose a husband for her. She's on her way to Qiushui Garden right now."
Aunt Wan laughed out loud and shook her head, saying, "The Second Young Miss is going to be furious about this." Suddenly, she thought of something, her eyes dimmed, and she said, "You really don't know how to appreciate the blessings you have."
Her daughter, Shen Dongling, was also a daughter of the Shen family, not much older than Shen Yue. However, Old Madam Shen looked down on concubines' daughters, and Shen Gui simply ignored the affairs of the courtyard. Shen Dongling's status was low, and for a long time, there had been very few marriage proposals. Even when there were, they were all from strange families, and it was obvious at first glance that they weren't good people.
She was worried about Shen Dongling's marriage, but Shen Yue, who was being controlled by someone else, was dissatisfied. It turned out that reincarnation was really a matter of accumulating virtue.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Shen Dongling standing up behind the screen. She had grown a lot taller, with a slender figure and pointed eyebrows and eyes, and she had the same graceful demeanor as Aunt Wan when she played the female role.
"Where are you going?" Aunt Wan asked casually.
Shen Dongling asked, "Hasn't Aunt always been worried about my marriage?"
Aunt Wan was stunned, not knowing what she meant by this.
"I've been waiting for two years, and now, this opportunity has come." Shen Dongling said.
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