Shen Xining's hand was on his neck, her breathing gradually became heavy, Xie Zhaoan pressed his forehead against hers and whispered.
"Lord Shen..."
It seemed that this low whisper successfully brought Shen Xining back to her senses, and she reached out and pushed the man away.
"Fourth Prince, please respect yourself."
Shen Xining walked away. Just as she left the restaurant, she saw Chun Xing walking towards her with red and swollen eyes. Shen Xining shook her head and wiped Chun Xing's tears.
"Silly girl, why are you crying? Stop crying..."
"Miss, I have heard the rumors outside. Is that man really the Fourth Prince? What about the merchant's son? Now, what should we do?"
If it was the merchant's son who was agreed upon before, although he was not a very good person, the power of the Shen family was enough to make the merchant's son bow his head. After Shen Xining married him, the Shen family would use their power to pave the way for the merchant's son. Then, after the storm was over, the two of them would divorce, and in this way, the matter would be over.
The Shen family will at least jump out of this vortex of power, but now, how should this matter end
When Shen Xining returned to the Shen family, he saw Shen Xiyao kneeling on the ground. Shen stood beside him. Although her face was pale, she could not hide her joy. She was afraid that the mother and daughter would be so successful.
Master Shen's face looked extremely ugly.
"Do you know what you are doing? You are lowering yourself to such an extent!"
Shen Xiyao stiffened his neck, obviously unwilling to admit his mistake.
"Father, although Xiyao was wrong in this matter, I also heard that my sister had booked a room in the teahouse. Out of curiosity, I wanted to go to the teahouse to see if the Lantern Festival would be any different. Who knew that I would encounter this incident! This was definitely not Xiyao's original intention. More importantly, father, I am also a daughter of the Shen family. How come my sister can get the position of Crown Princess, but I can't!"
Master Shen was so angry that his face turned pale.
Did she know what she was talking about? Shen Xining's mother was the princess's companion. Even though she had passed away, her influence still existed. There were still many supporters of Shen Xining's mother in the court. It could even be said that the reason why the Shen family was what it is today was inseparable from Shen Xining's mother. But what about the current Shen family? Everything she had now was supported by Shen's father. The two were worlds apart!
Even so, Shen Xining also had a pair of discerning eyes. She really devoted herself to the Shen family and did not want the Shen family to be involved in the whirlpool of the court. Who knew that a fool like Shen Xiyao would still stupidly rush forward.
When Shen saw Shen Xining coming, she hurried to greet him.
"Aning, you're here. I heard about what happened last night. Are you okay?"
Shen Xining smiled at Shen. She certainly knew what Shen was thinking at the moment. Shen wanted her to stand up and block some fire for her daughter.
Shen Xining was about to say something when a familiar male voice came from outside.
Behind the man were countless servants carrying dozens of chests. They also held countless boxes in their hands, all of which were filled with treasures.
The person who came was Xie Zhaoan. They had just parted in the morning, but when Shen Xining saw Xie Zhaoan again, he felt that his whole appearance seemed to have changed.
The man was wearing a plain suit today, but the dark patterns embroidered on it showed that his clothes were very expensive. He opened the fan in his hand and saluted to Shen's father.
"Master Shen, what happened last night was a bit too absurd. However, Aning is a gentle person. We have been secretly interested in each other for a long time, but we have never had the opportunity to express it. Last night, we were too impatient. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen? Master Shen, please forgive me and don't blame us."
Everyone in the mansion, including Shen Xining himself, was stunned. No one could understand what Xie Zhaoan was doing. Shen Xining looked at him with a strange look in her eyes. Xie Zhaoan simply grabbed her hand and whispered.
"Why didn't Aning say anything? Was she frightened?"
Shen Xining was stunned. The tenderness in the man's eyes was too obvious. People who didn't know would probably think that the two of them were really lovers who had been in love for many years. Xie Zhaoan exerted a little force with his hand to bring her back to her senses, and she shook her head.
"No, it's just that I never thought that your movements would be so fast. I just haven't reacted yet."
"That's good, but I also know that I came here in a hurry and in a hurry today. I hope that uncle will not mind. I beg uncle to be willing to marry Xining to me."
Father Shen looked at Xie Zhaoan, then at Shen Xining, and finally fixed his gaze on the two people's clasped hands. Then he shut up, really not knowing what to say.
"Of course, I have no problem disagreeing with this. Although it is the parents' order and the matchmaker's words, the Fourth Prince has lived in our house for many days. There is naturally nothing to criticize about the Fourth Prince's character. However, the Emperor..."
"It's good that you agree. I will naturally take care of the matter with His Majesty. Please accept these small profits as a token of my appreciation."
"Okay, okay, okay..."
Although it is the Taifu Mansion, the annual income is only that much. It mainly relies on the income from the farm. Now, these jewels, plus the things in the box, are worth the money of an entire farm no matter how you look at it.
When the people in Taifu Mansion saw this scene, they were all stunned.
The ones with the ugliest expressions were Shen and Shen Xiyao. After entering the room, Shen smashed the teacup on the table to the ground.
"She obviously has no chance of getting married to the Crown Prince, but now she is even getting involved with the Fourth Prince, a royal relative. Didn't she say that she has already set her eyes on a merchant's son? How come she is getting involved with the Fourth Prince in the end! Look at the things the Fourth Prince sent over, how grand! But now the Crown Prince is different! He hasn't made any move at all. People who don't know would think that we are the ones who are asking for it! I have lost all my face today!!"
Shen Xiyao's expression was not much better. Wasn't it her painstaking calculation? But, so what? Now, Shen Xining's position as the Crown Princess could no longer be taken, wasn't that enough!
Afterwards, she naturally had other means to make Shen Xining her defeated opponent!