Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

In Prince Zhong’s Mansion, Zhu Yanxiao and Zhu Zhixi walked up to the two people who were talking in front of the crescent-shaped door.

Mu Yejun looked at the visitor from Prince Zhong's mansion with a surprised expression, then looked at Shen Shenshen. He thought to himself: So the person she is meeting is... Prince Zhu? On the surface, he clasped his fists to Zhu Yanxiao and Zhu Zhixi and said, "Prince, Miss Zhu Qi."

Shen Shenshen didn't want others to see through her relationship with Zhu Yanxiao in front of outsiders, so she immediately pretended to be polite and courteous: "Prince, Zhixi." But in Zhu Yanxiao's eyes, her appearance was like she was pretending to be humble, polite, gentle and well-behaved because of another man. But in front of him, she was unwilling to pretend.

Zhu Yanxiao was very unhappy.

"Mr. Mu Ye? Why are you here today? Don't tell me this is a coincidence." He looked at the handsome man opposite him with a cold expression.

After Zhu Zhixi returned the gift, she looked left and right. She felt that today was not in vain, and it was another wonderful day. Just keep your eyes on the nose and your nose on the heart, and don't interrupt.

Mu Yejun still had a gentle smile on his face, and he looked as gentle as jade. The four words "modest gentleman" were perfect for him. "Don't misunderstand, Master Zhu. It was because Miss Shen sent me an invitation yesterday to invite me to meet here today."

Zhu Yanxiao's murderous eyes immediately pointed his knife at Shen Shenshen.

"No, you, no, I, Mu Yejun, you. No, Ziyuan, it's not like that." Shen Shenshen spoke incoherently.

Zhu Yanxiao looked at Shen Shenshen with a calm expression, but his tone of voice revealed a hint of joking: "Second Miss Shen, the day before yesterday at the palace invited me to come to this Ting'an Teahouse today, saying that there was something interesting here... So what the second miss meant was to come and see you and Master Mu?"

"Ziyuan, I will explain it to you. It's a long story, but it's definitely not what you see."

"Master Zhu, the Duke of Yunsheng's Mansion and the Marquis of Anbo's Mansion have been discussing a marriage recently, so Second Miss Shen asked me to come here to meet her." Mu Yejun suddenly interrupted.

"Discussing marriage?" Zhu Yanxiao's beautiful phoenix eyes exuded a bit of murderous intent. He stared at Shen Shenshen and said slowly word by word: "I didn't know that the second Miss Shen was! Discussing! Marriage!"

Shen Shen didn't look at Zhu Yanxiao, because she was staring at the man in front of her who looked harmless and gentle like jade: "Mu Yejun, shut up."

Mu Yejun seemed to have not noticed the expressions of Zhu Yanxiao and Shen Shenshen at all. He still had a smile on his face, as if he was chatting with good friends. "By the way, Miss Shen Er will be a family with me from now on. There is no need to be so distant. Just call me Huaibi."

Shen Shenshen cursed in her heart: I am pregnant with your head!!! Who is your family!!!

Mu Yejun continued chatting: "Can I just call Miss Shen the Second as Shenshen?"

"No." Before Shen Shenshen could answer, Zhu Yanxiao replied domineeringly.

"Oh? Why not? What is the relationship between Prince Zhu and Second Miss Shen?"

"It doesn't matter."

"Elder Concubine."

"Huh?" Shen Shenshen turned his head and looked at Zhu Yanxiao, his eyes full of disbelief.

Anbohou Mansion.

The weather has been hot in the past few days, and it feels like the heat of autumn. Since there are few masters in the mansion, if the masters don't go out, it will be quiet, with only the occasional noise of servants walking or maids cleaning the yard.

Aunt Du was only wearing light summer clothes today. After breakfast, she was still leaning on the chaise longue under the window to read. Her eyelids became heavy as she read, so she leaned back on the chair to take a nap. Not long into her nap, she heard the maid guarding outside the room: "Fifth Miss, Aunt Du is taking a nap. Please allow me to go in and see if Aunt Du has gotten up."

"Madam Cui, let Miss Five come in."

"Yes, aunt."

Then she heard hurried footsteps, and before anyone arrived, she heard her daughter's voice: "Aunt, do you know where Shenshen went today?"

Aunt Du had just sat up straight when she saw Shen Liuye approaching. She frowned and scolded, "Why are you in such a hurry? You're making so much noise, just like an uneducated girl from the countryside."

Shen Liuye was wearing a goose yellow dress with the pattern of "Daffodils Playing with Butterflies" today. She had her hair done in double buns with two white jade butterfly hairpins inserted in them. Her face, which should have been pretty and innocent, was slightly distorted by the look of resentment, and she had lost the lively spirit of a girl.

"Aunt, Ye'er just went to Qinghua Xiaoyuan to look for Shenshen, but the people in her courtyard said that she had left the mansion. Didn't she go to Prince Zhong's mansion the day before yesterday? Why did she leave the mansion again today?"

"Ye'er, please keep your voice down."

Seeing Aunt Du wink at her, Shen Liuye immediately calmed down and sat in her usual seat, waiting for Aunt Du to speak.

Aunt Du first took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, with a look of contempt on her face.

"I heard from your grandmother that your second sister went out to meet a man from another family today."

"Seeing a strange man? This, this, this... Grandmother knew and didn't stop her? What about father? Does father know?"

"Of course everyone knows. Your mother personally wrote a letter to invite this foreign man."

Shen Liuye also felt that something was wrong when she heard this. An unmarried girl was meeting a man outside her family with the support of all the masters in the mansion. That man must be extraordinary.

"Auntie, the person Shen Shen met is..."

Aunt Du continued, "Her future husband's family. The legitimate son of Duke Yunsheng."

"Duke Yunsheng's Mansion?" Shen Liuye almost screamed, "She is stupid and ugly, why did she marry into Duke Yunsheng's Mansion? How could the Duke's wife like her? Why? Just because she is the legitimate daughter?"

"Ye'er, this is so disgraceful." Aunt Du looked at her daughter who was shouting and yelling, feeling very disappointed with her. How could she gain a foothold in her husband's family in the future if she was so impatient?

"Auntie." Shen Liuye looked at her mother dissatisfiedly: "Are you really going to watch her marry into the Yunsheng Duke's Mansion? She is superior to us, and it will be easier for her to bully my daughter in the future. Look at her yesterday, she said you can wash..."

"Shut up." Aunt Du finally couldn't help it and yelled at Shen Liuye.

Shen Liuye shut up obediently. She was quick to mention the unhappy things that happened yesterday.

Aunt Du was helpless with her own daughter. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and pondered for a moment before saying, "Do you think it's so easy to get married in the Yunsheng Duke's Mansion? Duke Mu Yun is a playboy and has many concubines in his mansion. Madam Mu of the Duke's Mansion is not someone who is easy to get along with. Moreover, the marriage your grandmother arranged for her is with the second son, not the eldest son Mu. Aunt Du also heard that the second son Mu completely inherited Duke Mu Yun's playboy nature and has countless confidantes. Otherwise, why hasn't he been engaged at the age of nearly 20? Everyone in the capital who knows the inside story is unwilling to marry their daughters."

At this point, she smiled with a hint of sneer: "After Shen Shen married into the Marquisate, apart from being the legitimate wife because of her status as a daughter of the Marquisate, what kind of favor could she receive based on her looks?" Then, she said meaningfully: "Your grandmother... always treated her with great care."

The more Shen Liuye listened, the happier she became. She swept away her previous gloomy mood, smiled with curved eyebrows and said, "She really married a good man. I am really happy for her."