Ye Caiping walked out of the tea shop.
But then they saw Shen Zhiyan standing under the light snow, with Duanwu holding an umbrella for him behind him.
The ice-blue fox fur cloak with cloud patterns made him appear even more refined and noble.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "What brings you here?"
"I suddenly wanted to see you." His usually cold expression softened with warmth and a smile when he saw her. "Your servants said you came here. They've booked the place. What are you doing in there?"
Ye Caiping gently brushed the snowflakes off his shoulder and suddenly laughed, "It's nothing, let's go!"
Shen Zhiyan reached out and helped her into the carriage before getting on himself.
upstairs--
It's him!
Lin Yaxian only saw that figure, and although she only saw a profile, she recognized him at a glance—it was Shen Zhiyan!
Her heart was filled with surging emotions.
I desperately wanted to chase after them, but I didn't dare to.
My heart aches like it's being cut by a knife.
......
Since the plaque was hung up, Ye Caiping and her family have never left their home.
Quietly awaiting the arrival of Madam Shen's birthday banquet.
But her staying home doesn't mean she's unaware of what's being said outside.
Now half of Beijing is talking about her.
That was supposed to be a matter for the aristocracy, but somehow, the common people were talking about it.
Most of the comments were mocking: "Have you heard? Second Master Shen is engaged. To a peasant woman!"
"How could such a noble person fall for a lowly peasant girl?"
"Blindness, your taste is getting worse and worse."
"Actually, it wasn't necessarily Madam Lin's fault back then. It's said that her father forced her to go back, saying that she would save Master Shen and her daughter after she returned."
"Who would have thought that after she left, the Shen family would go to jail?"
"The Shen family would rather have such a kind and noble woman than a boorish peasant woman. There's no one else like them."
"Compared to her, Madam Lin is simply a celestial being! This is truly throwing away the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed!"
The rumors circulating outside are very unpleasant.
The Ye sisters were furious and launched into a tirade of abuse in Ye Caiping's room:
“They don’t even know your mother, so why are they hurling such nasty insults? What business is it of theirs? Besides, this is such a one-sided story, it’s all bad news, and they’re not saying anything good about it.”
Ye Caiping said, "Perhaps it's jealousy!"
If Shen Zhiyan were to marry a lady from a prestigious family, neither nobles nor ordinary people would say anything.
But he insisted on marrying her!
The nobles have always ostracized the lower classes.
The lower class people also resent the rise of those who were originally in the same class as them.
Moreover, in their eyes, she was even more despicable than them, having been raised by a man with two children and somehow bewitching a top nobleman. No one respected such behavior.
Moreover, those spreading rumors aren't necessarily ordinary people; most are people with ulterior motives trying to stir up trouble. To put it bluntly, someone paid an online troll army to smear her.
Ye Caiping knew perfectly well that Lin Yaxian was up to her tricks.
To be honest... it's pretty low-class.
Lin Yaxian is trying to force the Shen family to annul the engagement.
Let the Shen family know that marrying her is a shameful thing. If they don't want to be humiliated, they shouldn't marry her.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Shen family remained completely silent, instead busily preparing for the birthday banquet.
......
Soon, on December 11th, it was Madam Shen's birthday.
Duke Ping's Mansion——
Li Jiaojiao and the Duchess of Pingguo only returned home this morning.
We are now walking out with all the masters of the Duke's mansion, preparing to take a carriage to attend the birthday banquet.
"Mother is so biased! She's bought so much jewelry for Li Jiaojiao, spending thousands of taels of silver! But she won't even give me a hundred or two taels to spend!" The speaker was Liu Xiawei, the second young master of the Duke's mansion.
He stared at Li Jiaojiao's head full of jewels, and was very angry.
It wasn't just him; all the masters of the Duke's mansion were dissatisfied with this, but dared not speak out.
The Duchess turned around and glared at him angrily: "Buying jewelry for Jiaojiao, at least the jewelry is still there. Giving you a hundred or two taels, it'll be gone in the blink of an eye!"
The second son, Liu Xiawei, was a gambler.
None of the men in this family are decent.
The Duke spent his days composing poems with his courtesans and concubines, and his eldest son, Liu Shangwei, inherited this trait, spending his days embracing his beautiful concubines and indulging in wine. His second son, Liu Xiawei, was even more outrageous, practically sleeping in gambling dens.
The two daughters-in-law were a blockhead, the elder daughter-in-law Qiao was completely clueless, and the younger daughter-in-law had passed away many years ago.
Liu Xiawei was unwilling, but dared not utter a sound.
Li Jiaojiao glanced at him smugly, thinking how good her mother was to her! Even her own son couldn't compare; she truly deserved to be her benefactor.
With these thoughts in mind, Li Jiaojiao felt even more confident about the upcoming birthday banquet.
The abbot said she would have a smooth and successful journey!
"Smooth sailing" means that Li Jiaojiao's wishes will definitely come true!
She wasn't afraid that the heir of the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion would look down on her.
Gu Han was a prince before, and he still loved her to death.
The Duchess also took a liking to her at first sight and wanted to adopt her as her goddaughter.
What wonderful things will happen at this birthday banquet? I can't wait!
......
Soon, the group from the Duke of Pingguo's mansion arrived at the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion.
Li Jiaojiao and the others got off the carriage and followed the maid through the gate.
But as soon as they entered the second gate, they heard exclamations of amazement coming from inside: "My God, it's all glass! Even the cups are!"
Glass? What glass? Li Jiaojiao and the Duchess exchanged a glance. Why is it so lively inside?
The group continued walking inside, and when they entered the second gate, they were stunned.
The doors and windows of all the houses were made of glass.
Even the courtyard lamps are made of glass.
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