Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"How can the woman propose marriage first?" Shen Chuning asked doubtfully.

"Aning, you're being too rigid!" Yun Shuxuan quickly explained, "When it comes to marriage, why would anyone bother to care about who spoke first or who expressed their feelings later? As long as both parties can finally tie the knot, then everything is fine."

Yun Shuxuan took a sip of tea and continued, "Besides, when I was looking for in-laws for your brothers, your sixth brother couldn't find anyone suitable after much searching, so I put the matter on hold. After all, he's not as capable as your other brothers and doesn't have any outstanding skills, so there are relatively few families that can be considered a good match. But if we turn our attention to girls from smaller families, we're worried they won't be able to adapt to a family as large and complex as ours. And this youngest daughter of Earl Changyi's family is just right, and she meets our expectations in every way."

Shen Chuning frowned slightly, a hint of worry in her tone: "But even my daughter knows that when two people get married, they can't just focus on each other's family background. What's more important should be the other person's character!"

Yun Shuxuan, who was sitting nearby, gently patted Shen Chuning's hand and consoled her, "Mother, you know this, too. Although we don't have much interaction with the Changyi Marquis' family, we've seen the young lady from the Gu family on some important occasions. She's quite pretty, and seems quiet and well-behaved. Besides, their eldest daughter married into the Lin'an Marquis's mansion. When the Marquis's wife spoke of her daughter-in-law, she was full of praise, praising the Crown Prince's wife to the skies. Presumably, their youngest daughter won't be much worse off."

However, Shen Chuning sighed deeply, shook her head, and said, "That's not right. Even a dragon gives birth to nine sons, and they're all different, let alone people. If I remember correctly, the eldest daughter of the Gu family is the daughter of the original wife, while Gu Qingya is the daughter of the second wife. They're not born of the same mother, so how can we guarantee that their personalities will be the same?"

Hearing this, Yun Shuxuan couldn't help but look puzzled. "An Ning, you seem to have a strong prejudice against this young lady from the Gu family. Could it be that you two have had some conflicts in the past?"

"What grudge could there be between her and me? We're not in the same social circle, and we've only met a few times. I just feel that this is Sixth Brother's lifelong event, so I should be more cautious."

Yun Shuxuan said with relief: "Our An Ning has grown up and can worry so much for mother. Mother has asked your aunt to help inquire about the young lady of the Gu family. She won't be so careless."

But who can find out the truth about this incompatibility of personalities?

In her previous life, my mother didn’t even choose her own appearance in the capital. If she lets someone else do it this time, there might be even more problems.

Yun Shuxuan asked Zhou Mujin to help find out about Gu Qingya's situation, while on the other side, Shen Chuning also secretly asked Xiao Jinyu to find out the news.

After all, this matter has not been made public, so it is not convenient to tell too many people about it.

However, what was unexpected was that before the news of the inquiries came back, the Shen family actually received a letter from the Changyi Earl's Mansion requesting the exchange of engagement letters.

At this time, even Yun Shuxuan noticed that something was wrong.

Shen Chuning asked worriedly, "How could it be so fast? Last time, the middleman only said we'd see each other, but this time they're going straight to exchanging engagement letters? Mother, did you say something to the middleman that caused a misunderstanding?"

Yun Shuxuan frowned, "I said I'd wait and see. They haven't given a clear answer yet. Who knows what the middleman will say to the Changyi Marquis' Mansion?"

"That young lady from the Gu family has only just turned seventeen this year. Logically, she's not even close to marrying age. She just mentioned meeting someone, and now she's about to change the engagement letter. Could it be that she has some hidden illness?"

Facing Shen Chuning's doubts, Yun Shuxuan gently shook his head and responded, "According to your aunt, she seems to be fine. Moreover, this young lady of the Gu family gets along very well with the eldest daughter left by the wife of the late Lord Changyi. Even though the eldest sister is married and has her own family, they still visit each other quite frequently."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but frown and said with a worried look on her face, "Why don't we just call it a day? I don't know why, but I always feel a vague sense of unease deep in my heart."

However, Yun Shuxuan was still hesitant.

Because in her opinion, if he missed Gu Qingya so easily, it would be difficult for Shen Chengliu to find a suitable family with similar background and matching conditions in the future.

……

In the eyes of outsiders, Shen Chengliu doesn't seem to have much ability and is a bit clumsy in doing things, but he has a very good temper.

But if Gu Qingya was really that good, then how could there be such chaos and restlessness between the two of them in their previous life?

There must be some unknown hidden secrets in this!

Since we can't find anything wrong with Gu Qingya on the surface, we can only investigate in secret.

Shen Chuning stared at the stern Xuan Ying in front of her and asked, "Are you secret guards simply here to ensure my safety, or can you also help me gather some information?"

Xuan Ying responded expressionlessly, "Young Master has instructed us that anything you ask of us, as long as it's within our capabilities, we will do our utmost to complete it for you."

Hearing Xuan Ying's affirmative answer, Shen Chuning's originally tense heartstrings relaxed a little.

She said softly, "How about this, please help me investigate the young lady of the Changyi family, Gu Qingya."

Xuanying couldn't help but look puzzled and asked, "I wonder what aspect of the situation you want to know about?"

After a brief moment of thought, Shen Chuning slowly replied, "Well... let's first investigate her daily behavior and habits, especially her attitude towards her servants."

After all, people's hearts are hidden, and no one knows whether this seemingly harmless young lady is a two-faced person like Xiao Jinhuan.

On the surface, Xiao Jinhuan appears to be a charming and innocent sixth princess. However, secretly, she not only kills all kinds of living creatures for fun, but is also keen on collecting objects that carry epidemic diseases, specifically to punish those poor servants who offend her.

Xuanying received the order and was about to turn around and leave, but was called down by Shen Chuning.