Chapter 153 The Dust Settles
After Shen Shaoyu left, Qiao Wei looked at her daughter's calm face and felt a little uncertain. Was she willing or not?
The golden autumn night had already become a little chilly. Shen Shuyao was about to rest when she heard Huixiang, who was closing the window, say, "Master! There's someone over there."
Qiao Wei beside her hurriedly raised the glass lamp in her hand to light it up, then turned around and smiled at her master.
When Chen Shuyao came to the window, she saw the prince standing in the middle of the yard.
The moonlight in the courtyard was dim. The man was dressed in ink-black clothes, blending into the surrounding night. He seemed to wave at her when he saw her.
Qiao Wei put a dress on Chen Shuyao and walked with her to the door before stopping.
Prince Xiao just sent someone to propose marriage today, and he came so late. The two of them must have something to talk about, right?
Suddenly he stopped breaking into the boudoir, and even Chen Shuyao wanted to laugh!
"Walk with me?" the person in front of her looked at her and said.
Shen Shuyao nodded.
Huixiang wanted to follow, but was stopped by Qiaowei.
"I just came from over there and smelled the fragrance of osmanthus." Xiao Mo said softly as he walked one step away from Shen Shuyao.
"The one in the southeast corner of the Shen Mansion?"
Seeing the other party nod, Shen Shuyao then remembered that she had taken a few people to visit the garden on the day of the chrysanthemum viewing banquet.
It’s not far from here.
"Do you still remember climbing onto the roof that night?" the prince next to him asked as he walked.
"Thank you so much for that day!"
"You only remember to thank me now?" The person walking in the night suddenly laughed.
Chen Shuyao didn't want to mention these embarrassing things, but through this person's words, she couldn't help but remember the embarrassing scene when she hit the other person.
Later she thought about it carefully again. Xiao Mo was in the house, so how could he happen to appear at that location?
Although he acted as if it had nothing to do with him, Shen Shuyao still understood that it was this prince who lent a helping hand.
The two walked slowly, and soon the faint scent of osmanthus came from the front.
"It's really open?" Chen Shuyao was a little surprised. She walked over and stood under the tree to take a closer look.
She looked up and saw Xiao Mo smiling at her. Suddenly, he stretched his hand upwards, and then a small piece of osmanthus branch appeared in his hand.
"Come here!" Shen Shuyao didn't move.
The man took two steps forward, inserted the flower branch into her hair, and whispered, "How have you considered it?"
Seeing that she was still silent, he smiled and said, "Three years ago, when you fell from the tree and I caught you, shouldn't I be responsible for you?"
"How many times have you thought about getting married? Have you never thought about me?"
Suddenly two questions were thrown at her, which made Shen Shuyao stunned.
It seemed like it was the first time she heard the other person speak to her in such a soft voice, but the purpose was also very obvious.
A faint fragrance floated in the night sky. "Is it because I am worthy of being the legal wife?"
"no."
Chen Shuyao raised her head and looked at the other person, and found that he was also looking at her, his eyes seemed to be full of sincerity.
But, what does it matter?
She hadn't intended to refuse.
Marrying into the Duke Cheng’s Mansion is a good choice.
Not to mention having a grandmother like Old Madam Xiao, even the Duke's wife Wang is not bad either.
She had lived there for several years and knew the mansion inside and out.
As for the man in front of her, everything they had before was not tenable, so his inappropriate behavior was painful for her.
But if she became Xiao Mo's wife, the situation would naturally be different.
"Isn't the prince already planning to bring up the previous engagement? Why bother asking for my opinion?" Chen Shuyao asked.
Xiao Mo seemed to raise an eyebrow, but burst out laughing.
When he looked down, he saw Chen Shuyao tightening her cloak and said, "It's better to lie on the bed in Jiyunzhai." After saying that, he met her eyes that suddenly widened and added, "I mean that way, neither of us will be cold."
There were smiles in his eyes when he said this.
How dare you mention the past? It was clearly early summer then.
Shen Shuyao rolled her eyes speechlessly in her heart.
"Go back!" she said.
"good!"
Xiao Mo sent Chen Shuyao back to Mingxiu Courtyard and said as he left, "Originally, Wuying arranged a guard to stay at the Shen Mansion. After all, he is a man, so it is not convenient for him to go in and out with the women. I will find two female guards for you in a few days!"
Shen Shuyao nodded. This was indeed what she needed.
When she returned to the bedroom, she found that not only Qiaowei and Huixiang were there, but also Nanny Zheng was waiting in the room. She didn't know what they were talking about, but when they saw her push the door open, they immediately stopped talking.
It was already late at night, and Chen Shuyao was tired after walking back and forth. She handed her cloak to the maid and lay down on the bed.
She turned over twice but couldn't fall asleep. She turned her head and saw Madam Zheng still standing in the room, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Shen Shuyao couldn't help but laugh: "Madam, go to sleep without worry! Your daughter may really get married this time."
"The girl agreed?" The old man's voice was a little high-pitched, and he looked at Shen Shuyao with a smile on his face.
The maid who was about to leave also turned around, and the two of them pushed each other, then went to the back room with a smile.
Shen Shuyao looked at all this and seemed to feel a little happy.
Three days later, the reply from the Shen family was also delivered to the Chengguo Mansion through the wife of the Marquis Zhongqin.
Two days later, Prince Xiao came to the Shen family with a black silk bundle and a pair of geese. Shen Xinian received him warmly and accepted the marriage proposal.
The news of the engagement between Prince Xiao and the second daughter of the Shen family spread like wildfire throughout the circles of noble families in the capital.
After hearing the news, Mrs. Zhou, the wife of the Marquis of Qingyuan, went to Mrs. Wang to inquire about the truth of the news.
Wang thought of her eldest nephew and felt a headache again.
However, she also admitted it openly, and even emphasized: "The person who was originally engaged to Mo'er was Tao Tao, and now it can be considered as setting things right."
After these words were thrown out, they calmed down quite a few people.
No matter how many twists and turns there were, the prince's fiancée has always been the little girl named Taotao from the Shen family.
Even if someone else temporarily takes over your identity, you still can't become a prince. Is Shen Jingshu an example?
The marriage between the two was decided, and the next step was to compare their horoscopes and discuss the wedding date.
Considering that Xiao Mo and Shen Shuyao are no longer young, the two sides discussed to move the date forward as much as possible.
However, when Chen Shuyao learned that she would marry into the Duke Cheng's mansion in March of the following year, she was also surprised.
When ordinary parents marry off their daughter, if they have enough time, they usually have two to three years to prepare.
At worst, there is still a year.
But she and Xiao Mo were only together for a short six months.
Chen Shuyao couldn't help but ask Ruan if she could embroider the wedding dress.
Ruan smiled and said, "Don't worry about these. Just embroider a pillowcase or a few handkerchiefs."
Chen Shuyao was happy to ignore it. Although she was good at embroidery, she didn't want these things to take up too much of her free time.
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