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

"Wait a minute!" Shen Chuning stopped Xuan Ying who was about to leave.

Shen Chuning frowned slightly, and with her red lips parted, she warned again, "Send someone to investigate carefully what's going on between Gu Qingya and the Marquis of Lin'an and his wife."

After experiencing the affairs of the two daughters of the Fuping prefect and the son of the Shandong Navy commander-in-chief, Shen Chuning couldn't help but feel more alert to the unusual feelings between her brother-in-law and sister-in-law.

After all, Gu Qingya and her elder sister are not born of the same mother. According to common sense, even if the sisters have a deep affection for each other, they would not frequently go to their elder sister's in-laws' home to live permanently after their elder sister gets married.

This situation is extremely rare even among biological sisters.

Coincidentally, the news about Shen Chengliu's marriage proposal somehow reached his ears.

One day, Shen Chengliu rushed into Yun Shuxuan's yard in a hurry.

Before he even stepped into the courtyard, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Mom! I don't want to marry any Miss Gu!"

At this moment, Shen Chuning, who was lazily lying on the chaise longue and reading a storybook, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly when she heard this.

She keenly noticed that what her sixth brother said was "don't marry Miss Gu" instead of "don't want to get married".

Yun Shuxuan's face was filled with rage. He twisted Shen Chengliu's ear forcefully and scolded her in a low voice, "What are you shouting about! What are you shouting about! This matter hasn't even begun, and you're shouting about it like this. Aren't you going to ruin the girl's reputation?"

Shen Chengliu grimaced in pain and sat down heavily on the chair in anger, muttering, "We're almost ready to exchange engagement letters, how can you say there's no sign of things happening? If I hadn't come today, Mother would have already sent the betrothal gifts to the Changyi Marquis's mansion!"

Yun Shuxuan glared at him and said, "It's just that the Gu family sent someone to urge me. Mother hasn't made up her mind yet! I have to find out more about the other party's character before I can decide what to do next. And you, on the other hand, are just making a fuss here. If everyone knows about it, then whether you like it or not, you won't be able to refuse this marriage!"

Shen Chengliu turned his head away in anger, "Don't bother asking about it. No matter how good she is, I will never marry her!"

Yun Shuxuan was so angry that he was shaking all over. He raised his hand and slammed the account book in his hand on the table. There was a loud "bang" sound, and the tea in the cup on the table rippled.

She pointed at Shen Chengliu and said bitterly, "Look at you, look at you! When I mentioned marriage to you before, you always said that everything was arranged by your parents. Now that you finally have a good marriage, you actually regret it and say you don't want to get married! What do you want?"

At this moment, Shen Chuning, who had been sitting quietly beside them, saw the opportunity to interrupt and said, "Mother, you have misunderstood Sixth Brother! It's not that Sixth Brother doesn't want to get married and start a family, he just doesn't want to marry that Miss Gu."

After saying this, she did not forget to wink at Shen Chengliu mischievously.

However, Yun Shuxuan was not so easily convinced. She glanced at Shen Chuning with a hint of dissatisfaction.

He retorted, "How much difference does it make? The only eligible woman in front of him right now is Miss Gu Qingya from the Gu family. He hasn't even met her, and yet he says he won't marry her. It's clearly just shirking his responsibility."

Faced with his mother's questioning, Shen Chengliu seemed a little at a loss.

At this moment, Shen Chuning seemed to have discovered a new world. She excitedly approached Shen Chengliu and asked curiously, "Sixth brother, seeing you look like this, do you already have someone you like? Tell me quickly!"

Shen Chengliu obviously didn't expect his sister to ask such a question suddenly, and was immediately frightened.

He stammered in response, "You...you should stop talking nonsense, lest...lest you ruin the girl's reputation."

As he spoke, his fair face instantly turned red, and even his neck was stained with a blush.

Seeing this, Shen Chuning quickly exchanged glances with Yun Shuxuan. They both understood each other, and the word "there is a problem" was clearly revealed in each other's eyes.

Then, Shen Chuning placed her elbows firmly on the table, propping up her small chin with her hand. With a half-smile on her face, she continued to ask with interest, "Sixth Brother, then tell me, which girl's reputation is so precious that you're protecting her so carefully?"

Hearing his sister's words, Shen Chengliu couldn't help but steal another glance at her, but quickly looked away. He replied in a panic and lacking confidence, "I was just referring to a general term, not a specific girl from a certain family!"

Seeing her brother's obviously guilty look, Shen Chuning couldn't help but curl her lips, her face full of suspicion.

"Mom, since Sixth Brother doesn't have a girl he likes yet, I think the young lady from the Gu family is quite good. How about we just settle on her?"

Shen Chuning gently twisted her slender white fingers and blinked her bright eyes as she spoke to her mother.

Yun Shuxuan, who was standing by, immediately understood and nodded, agreeing, "That's right, An Ning is right. Since ancient times, marriage has always been the decision of parents and matchmakers. How can children be allowed to make their own decisions? In my opinion, although your sixth brother keeps saying that he doesn't want to marry Miss Gu, he's actually just shy. How could a mother not understand these little thoughts?"

Shen Chengliu, who had been silent all the time, became extremely anxious when he saw that if he didn't say anything, his mother and sister would decide his marriage on their own.

His face flushed red as he stammered and muttered in a low voice: "Mom...um...I...I actually already have someone I like..."

Shen Chuning frowned and tilted her head to ask, "Sixth brother, what did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly. Mom, did you hear it?"

Yun Shuxuan also shook his head in confusion.

This time, Shen Chengliu was really angry.

He suddenly stood up from his chair, took a deep breath, and then mustered up the courage to shout, "I'm telling you—I have someone I like! Stop wasting time!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned and ran away like a gust of wind, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye, as if a group of ferocious beasts were chasing him.

Yun Shuxuan and Shen Chuning looked at each other and both burst out laughing.

She said helplessly: "This child doesn't even say which girl she is from. Where should I go to find a husband for him?"