Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

Chapter 153 Lunch at Prince Zhong’s Mansion

Zhou Yunxi stood up woodenly, lifted her veil and said, "Ziyuan, thank you."

"Miss Zhou, take care."

Shen Shen didn't want to say much. She didn't have any good feelings towards Zhou Yunxi, and was even a little hostile. But today, she knew about her past with Ziyuan, and she felt sorry for her.

"Zhou Yunxi, I didn't want to say these words, but... since we are both women, I'd better say a few more words. This can be regarded as a good relationship for me."

Shen Shen looked at her with a firm gaze.

"Miss Zhou's evil deeds the day before yesterday led to the cause and result today. Why is there such a cause and effect? ​​Because you pinned your happiness on other people. Zhou Yunxi, you, forgot who you are."

"Have you forgotten who I am?" Zhou Yunxi was puzzled.

"May I ask, what has Miss Zhou been doing in the past five years without Zhu Yanxiao?"

"What does it have to do with you? Shenshen, what do you want to say?"

"The answer is that you, Zhou Yunxi, have wasted these five years. Every day you have been calculating how to win back Zhu Yanxiao, how to marry Zhu Yanxiao after the mourning period for the Empress Dowager is over, whether he has been close to any woman, whether he is a good person, etc. Is what I said right or wrong?"

Zhou Yunxi was silent.

"So, when the news of Zhu Yanxiao and this young lady's engagement came out, you couldn't believe that Zhu Yanxiao, who had waited for five years, would betray you, so the young lady tried every means to murder me and cancel the engagement, but what was the result? Harming others will eventually harm yourself."

“Hahaha.” Zhou Yunxi laughed in anger: “Shen Shenshen, I don’t need you to scold me.”

Shen Shen ignored her and continued, "Zhou Yunxi, even if you have a scary scar on your face, you are still the eldest daughter of the Zhou family. Except for yourself, no one dares to look down on you in front of you. And the identity of the eldest daughter of the Zhou family can do many things, such as running a girls' school, setting up a charity to take in poor children, traveling to the famous mountains and rivers in Dongxiang, opening a shop to make money, and even... well..."

Shen Shen suddenly got stuck and turned to look at the man who was staring at her: "Ziyuan, does Dongxiang law stipulate whether women can take the imperial examination?"

“There is no such law.”

"Zhou Yunxi, can you ask Lord Zhou to ask His Majesty for a woman's grace to take the imperial examination? In short, there are so many things you can do. A daughter of a duke's mansion should not only focus on Zhu Yanxiao and men."

Shen Shen Dao.

"Zhou Yunxi, why don't you live the way you want?"

After saying this, she turned and walked out. That was all she had to say. She had a clear conscience.

"Live the way you want..." Zhou Yunxi choked up and said, "Just because the knife didn't cut Miss Shen's face that night, you don't know what my face has become."

Her voice turned from choking to a low roar: "Shen Shen, you have everything now, you have beauty and Ziyuan. Even if you come to persuade me openly today, you are actually here to laugh at me, right? Don't persuade others to be kind if you don't know their suffering."

Shen Shen stopped and turned around.

Her face was against the light, and Zhou Yunxi couldn't see her expression through the thick veil, but she could clearly feel the woman's strength and confidence.

"Zhou Yunxi, have you forgotten that the three words Shen Shen Shen have always been a joke in Dongxiang? The stupid, dull, ugly and fat Second Miss Shen in your mouth grew up with Zhu Zhixi, so she is closer to Zhu Yanxiao than any other woman. But the prince has never looked at me straight in the eye."

Yes. The original owner of this body also had such a terrible past.

"Now, even though Shen Shen is different, Zhou Yunxi, do you know that I don't want to get married and just live the life I want. I don't want to be trapped in any man's backyard, even if my husband is Zhu Yanxiao. Every day, I have to watch out for concubines competing for favors, women climbing into my bed, take care of concubines' children, and manage the house's chores... God! Zhou Yunxi, I don't want to live the life you want for even a moment."

"Shen Shen." Zhu Yanxiao couldn't help but call her 'Zhu Yanxiao' all the time.

Is there any woman in the world who is unwilling to marry Ziyuan? As the eldest daughter of the Duke of Jing'an, her lifelong wish is to marry Zhu Yanxiao, give birth to children for him in the back house, and help her husband raise his children.

"I really want to see the customs and practices of the entire East ridge. I also want to take the imperial examination and experience the feeling of being an official in the court, or run my own shop to make a lot of money. Ah, there are many things I can do, but I don't want to get married."

Zhou Yunxi stood there in a daze for a moment. What a shocking statement.

"God Shen, it's too late to break off the engagement now." This was naturally Zhu Yanxiao's dissatisfied voice.

"Zhou Yunxi, you can't change the fact that your face was injured. What happened has already happened. Lying in self-pity won't change anything. But there is still a long time to live, so look into the distance. In the future, we can avoid meeting each other. Take care."

Looking at this woman whose back even looked so free and easy, Zhou Yunxi vaguely understood why Ziyuan liked her.

She is so warm.

The group was led out of the Duke of Jing'an's Mansion by the maids.

On the way out of the mansion, Zhu Yanxiao complained to Shen Shenshendao's mother that she had not paid respects to him for several days, and asked her to ride in the carriage with him to Prince Zhong's mansion for lunch. Lu Hen was ruthlessly sent away by Prince Zhu, and took the carriage of the Marquis's mansion back to Anbo Marquis's mansion first.

Inside the carriage, Shen Shen said reluctantly, "Eating with the princess?"

Shen Shenshen was very reluctant. She hadn't married him yet, and she didn't want to spend too much time with her "future mother-in-law". No, she wouldn't like him even if she married him.

"God, do you know how many women in Dongxiang want to dine with my mother? Why does this prince feel that you are reluctant?" Zhu Yanxiao knocked her head.

"It hurts." Shen Shenshen covered her head with both hands: "If I were the same as them, would Ziyuan still like me?"

"Quibbling." Zhu Yanxiao knocked again.

"Ziyuan, don't hit my head, it will make me stupid." She covered the place where she was hit, very dissatisfied.

Suddenly, Zhu Yanxiao pulled her into his arms, hugged her tightly, and said angrily: "Shen Shen, you are so bold today. You keep saying Zhu Yanxiao on the left and Zhu Yanxiao on the right, and you even call me by my name."

"Well. So what?" Shen Shenshen was strangled by him and could hardly breathe.

"What do you mean by that?! Every time Shen Shen says that she doesn't want to marry and wants to live for herself, can Miss Shen Er consider the feelings of this prince?"

"Ziyuan, I can't breathe."

"I am worried that a certain star will disappear in the blink of an eye, so I can only hold it tightly in my arms."

"As long as Ziyuan loves me, the gods will be here. If Ziyuan stops loving me, the gods will leave me."

"You're talking nonsense again. How can I not love you?"

Shen Shen did not answer. She had seen too much and experienced a lot in her past life. She only lived in the present.

Feeling the silence of the woman in his arms, Zhu Yanxiao understood that she had never trusted in feelings and had not devoted her whole heart to him, as if she was ready to give up on him at any time.

Just when Shen Shenshen was really about to be suffocated by being hugged, the sound of Xing Yun driving came into the car.

"Prince, Second Miss Shen, we have arrived at the palace."

Zhu Yanxiao bent down and kissed her lips before letting go of the person in his arms. He got off the carriage first, then reached out to help Shen Shenshen get off the carriage.

The two entered Prince Zhong's mansion and walked towards the princess's courtyard.

Shen Shenshen secretly perked up her spirits and walked through the carved corridors in the courtyard. When she had gone through the compliments and auspicious words in her mind for the fifth time, she finally arrived at the main courtyard of the palace and went in to pay her respects to the princess.

As soon as she entered the main house, she felt that she had been deceived by Ziyuan. Today's lunch was not as simple as he said, that is, just adding a pair of chopsticks for eating with his mother.

There were two people sitting in the main seat outside the main hall: Prince Zhong Zhu Haoyu and Princess Cao Yunhui.

Shen Shen couldn't help but stare at Zhu Yanxiao. However, Master Zhu was calm and composed.

"Father, king, mother, concubine."

"Prince, Mother, um...Princess."

Because Prince Zhong was present, Shen Shenshen didn't know what to address the princess as she saluted.

The princess still looked gentle and kind: "Shen'er, you just called me mother a few days ago, why did you forget it again today?"

"Shen'er hasn't forgotten, mother."

"You've already called me Mother, why are you still calling me Prince?"

"Your Highness, Shen Shen hasn't married yet. It would be presumptuous to call her mother. Please don't ask Shen Shen to change her name. Thank you, Your Highness." After saying this, she bowed according to the rules.

"Hahaha. No need to be polite, just sit down." The handsome middle-aged uncle, Prince Zhong, said with a smile: "Ziyuan, your choice of the Crown Prince's Consort is interesting, very interesting."