Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

"Why?" Zhu Zhixi asked first, her voice rising eight degrees. She couldn't believe that in the capital, no, in the entire Dongxiang Kingdom, there would be a woman who refused her brother's marriage proposal.

"Shenshen, do you know how many women in the capital are willing to be with my brother without any status? Now, my brother is asking for your hand in marriage."

Zhu Zhixi's tone was excited. She couldn't wait to stand up from the chair and walked in front of Shen Shenshen with a look of disbelief on her face.

"Reason. Zhixi, sit down!"

Zhu Yanxiao only spoke six words calmly, and his tone did not reveal any emotion.

"Ziyuan, I know that you didn't propose to me because you like me. You just calculated the pros and cons of this marriage, and the answer is that I am currently the most suitable person to be the Crown Prince's Consort and can maximize the interests of the palace, right?" Her tone was flat, as if she was talking about someone else's business.

Zhu Yanxiao remained silent.

Zhu Zhixi stared at his brother with wide eyes.

Shen Shenshen turned his head and looked out the study window with a deep gaze. The maple tree in the yard was illuminated by the afternoon sun. The maple leaves were blood red and as warm as the sun.

She raised her hand and pointed at the maple tree outside the window.

"Look at this maple tree, Ziyuan. Its red maple leaves are so beautiful, but I know it is lonely. How can it not be lonely if it is trapped in your yard forever? Of course, this is its fate as a tree."

Shen Shenshen turned her head, her chin formed a beautiful arc because of the sunlight, stars appeared in her eyes, and she smiled as she looked at the handsome man in front of her.

"I am not a tree. I don't want to be trapped in a small world, trapped in a backyard, fighting for a man. Because men are not worthy of wasting my years."

Zhu Yanxiao frowned, looking very unhappy.

"Ziyuan, I... will be frank. I came to you to cooperate with the business of Heyinlou because I want to make money, a lot of money. When I have saved enough money, I will leave the capital and travel to every corner of Dongxiang... I even want to visit every corner of other neighboring countries. Coming here is a surprise gift from God. Now that Pandora's box has been opened, I must enjoy everything it gives me."

Shen Shenshen didn't care whether the two could understand her words. She walked to the window and raised her head slightly. The afternoon breeze of Guiyue blew gently on her face, and the air was sweet and beautiful.

"I don't want to get married. I just want to live my whole life alone. Ziyuan, it's not that you're not good, but I wouldn't want to be with anyone else. I heard someone say a long time ago that I came to this world to see how flowers bloom, how water flows, how the sun rises, and how the moon sets."

“I live only for myself.”

There was silence in the study.

After a long while, Zhu Zhixi saw that her brother hadn't spoken, so she decided to break the silence: "Shenshen, you just said that you wanted to marry me."

That’s because in our world you can just have sex without getting married, sister!

Shen Shen couldn't help but complain in her heart. But she didn't dare to say anything shocking now. If she continued, Zhu Yanxiao would probably think she was a slut and cancel the cooperation.

"That was indeed a joke from me," she said to Zhixi. But she was complaining in her heart: I'm sorry, I was used to talking nonsense with my brothers in my previous life, but now I know that people in this world are so conservative, I can't talk nonsense casually.

So he turned around, with his back to the window, his expression gentle and peaceful, and smiled apologetically at Zhu Yanxiao: "Sorry, the joke was a bit too much."

Zhu Yanxiao saw the breeze blowing behind Shen Shenshen, causing her green ribbon to swing wildly behind her head. She was facing against the light, so her expression could not be seen clearly.

He suddenly regretted his impulsive proposal because Shen Shen was right, his proposal was indeed his plan.

First, because Shen Qingming of the Marquis' Mansion never participated in party struggles and remained neutral, it meant that the Prince Zhong's Mansion, which was married to the Marquis' Mansion, did not side with any force in the court and was of one mind with His Majesty.

Second, after two encounters with Shen Shenshen, he found many suspicious points about her. If she wanted to harm the palace, it would be safer to keep her by his side rather than letting her trip up trouble in the dark.

Third, if there is no intention to harm others, then Shen Shen is indeed as he said, smart, clear-minded, and resourceful. This is too important for Zhu Yanxiao. The princess does not need to be stunningly beautiful, but she cannot be stupid. His wife is the future half-owner of the palace, and the means and wisdom to manage the palace are crucial.

Fourth, he doesn't hate her. In fact, he is interested in her or has a good impression of her.

Just because he thought of these four points quickly, Zhu Yanxiao immediately locked onto Shen Shenshen as the best candidate for the current princess. And he was confident that as long as he proposed marriage, all the women would be happy and grateful, so how could they refuse him?

But reality taught him a lesson.

The words Shen Shenshen said when he refused and the look on his face that showed his longing for the outside world were so unrestrained and unrestrained.

At this moment, Zhu Yanxiao's heart was touched. He had never heard anyone say "live for yourself".

No one, including him, has ever thought about living for himself.

Zhu Zhixi looked around and saw that his brother looked extremely unhappy, as gloomy as if it was going to rain. Shen Shenshen's expression was calm, but it made people understand that her decision could not be changed. So she did not say anything and remained silent.

Shen Shenshen knew that he had gone too far in joking and had offended his sponsor. He felt guilty and put on a servile look again: "Ziyuan, Zhixi, it's getting late. I have to go back to the mansion first. What about the appointment the day after tomorrow..."

"Business as usual."

Zhu Yanxiao said coldly with a gloomy face.

She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled widely, "Okay, okay. Hehehe. See you on time the day after tomorrow. See you on time."

Shen Shenshen answered slightly awkwardly and prepared to bow and say goodbye.

"Not only will the agreement for the day after tomorrow remain the same, but the agreement just now will also remain the same."

"Hey, Ziyuan, let me tell you, it's like this..." Shen Shenshen screamed in his heart: No way, big brother! I was just joking. Are you really serious?! Promise yourself to me? Sure! Marry? No!

"As usual. Otherwise, no deal!"

Zhu Yanxiao interrupted Shen Shenshen's nonsense. This Second Miss Shen was too good at talking nonsense, so he couldn't give her too much face. He now understood completely that to deal with her, he had to be domineering and strong.

"Okay, okay. As usual, as usual." Someone nodded servilely, his eyes rolling around in his sockets again.

Zhu Yanxiao got angry when he saw her expression, and he didn't even try to hide the fact that he was up to something bad.

"Someone, show him away." Zhu Yanxiao suddenly became angry for no apparent reason.

Before Xingyun had time to salute when he entered the room, he heard Zhu Yanxiao's voice in an irritable tone: "Xingyun, send Miss Shen off for me."