Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

Chapter 118 Stirring up a hornet's nest of people who admire Xiao Zhu

In the afternoon of the next day, all the prominent nobles in the capital city knew that Prince Zhu of Prince Zhong’s Mansion and Miss Shen II of Marquis An’s Mansion were engaged, and that the two mansions had exchanged the couple’s engagement letters that morning.

At the same time, there was news from an uncertain source that when proposing the marriage, the princess advocated waiting until the eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion got married next year before marrying the second daughter of the Shen family, which would give her more time to prepare for the wedding. However, Prince Zhu insisted on setting the wedding date in the twelfth month of this year, and the two families chose an auspicious date for the two to get married.

It was the twelfth lunar month, and if you counted carefully, it was just after the empress dowager's mourning period. The censors and censors who were stuck in Prince Zhong's mansion at this time had nothing to say.

The news of the marriage proposal made all the noble ladies who were waiting to be married go crazy: Miss Shen from the Anbo Marquis's mansion? Could it be the ugly, fat and dull Miss Shen? How could the handsome and handsome prince of the Zhongqin Prince's mansion in Dongxiang marry the laughing stock of the capital? He must have been forced by his family in-laws or by the Zhongqin Prince.

Prince Zhu is so pitiful. Second Miss Shen is so hateful.

All the noble ladies must punish this ignorant woman who actually thinks she can marry the man of their dreams just by relying on her birthplace of Marquis Anbo.

So, on the second day after the news spread, invitations to gatherings from various mansions flew to the Anbo Marquis's mansion like snowflakes. All the invitations were inviting the mansion's legitimate daughter, Miss Shen Er, to the banquet, and they emphasized on the hypocrisy and courtesy of mentioning that they had not seen each other for a long time, that she had just recovered from a serious illness, and that she missed him very much.

Shen Shenshen had a headache when she saw these posts. What was this about recovering from a serious illness? She had been well for two months, but no one came to greet her or say they missed her. When they heard that she was going to marry Dongxiang Guocao, everyone came out like mushrooms after rain. She thought it would be better to just write in the post: Shen Shenshen, why do you want to marry the prince Zhu? Come out here. She would definitely rush to the appointment to see which chivalrous woman spoke so well to her liking.

Shen Shenshen was not familiar with any of these women and had never attended a similar gathering, so he went to his eldest sister with these invitations to ask for advice on what to do.

Yanranyuan

Shen Caizi always looks quiet and gentle. She sits quietly on a chair by the window in the house, embroidering the Xiangyun Shoulder that Shen Shenshen had painted a month ago. She asked a tailor to design the pattern, and she embroiders it slowly every day.

Shen Shenshen poked his head out and saw that his elder sister was concentrating. He made a "hush" gesture to the head maid Pianyu, tiptoed behind Shen Caizi, put his hands on her shoulders and said, "Eldest sister, pay attention to your cervical spine."

"Ah!" Shen Caizi screamed in fright and almost got her finger pierced by the needle.

"Eldest sister, are you okay?" Shen Shenshen was also frightened, and quickly took up Shen Caizi's finger and looked left and right: "Let me see if you were pricked by the needle?"

Shen Caizi was frightened and was originally a little angry about her sister's joke, but seeing how worried she was, her anger subsided a lot, and she still scolded: "Your joke is too much, it really scared my elder sister."

"Sister, I was wrong. Please forgive me. I apologize to you." She originally held Shen Caizi's hand, but then she sat down and hugged her waist, leaning her head on her sister's shoulder, and said coquettishly.

"You will soon be the Crown Prince's Consort. You have to be more calm when you go to Prince Zhong's Mansion. Second sister will also represent the face of our mansion in the future."

"The reputation of our mansion was completely lost by Fifth Sister two days ago."

"She is she, and we are what we are. The two rooms are different."

"That makes sense. The elder sister is teaching me that I must behave well after I get married."

Shen Caizi held her forehead with her hand helplessly: "Tell me, what do you want to see my elder sister for?"

Shen Shen stood up and sat down at the table and said, "Lu Hen, bring the two piles of notes in your hands over here."

"Lift?" Shen Caizi was puzzled: "What post should be lifted?"

"Sister, what should I do with these posts?" She pointed at the two piles of posts that Lu Hen brought over and placed on the table.

Shen Caizi couldn't help feeling dazed when she looked at the posts piled on the table. There were simply too many of them.

"Second sister, I suddenly feel a little sympathetic towards you." Shen Caizi looked at Shen Shenshen who was looking at her in confusion, and said with sympathy and worry: "The women on the table who wrote every invitation to you are all admirers of Prince Zhu."

"Huh? No!"

"If she didn't love Prince Zhu, why would she send you an invitation to meet you? Who Prince Zhu marries and who you marry is none of her business."

"Is it possible... that you're just curious about me or want to get to know me or something?"

"Second sister, what do you think? It takes a lot of money and time to prepare a banquet for nobles, just for them to see you out of curiosity? As for making friends, they can just send a visiting card to the Marquis' Mansion. Why bother with so much effort and hold a banquet?"

"Oh my god, have I stirred up a hornet's nest of people who like Ziyuan?"

"A hornet's nest? What is that?"

"Um... this is not important. Hey, elder sister, please help me think of a solution."

Shen Caizi picked up the invitations to banquets from various mansions on the table and read them one by one. Many noble ladies, regardless of their official positions, whom she had never met, had sent in invitations. This Prince Zhu was truly the dream of thousands of girls in Dongxiang. My second sister would probably be the target of public criticism in the future.

"In my opinion, most of the people who posted the invitations have bad intentions. It should be a Hongmen Banquet. You can choose one of the invitations to attend the banquet, and spread the word that you can only go to this mansion because you are busy with the wedding. See what they are going to do."

"Which mansion would you recommend for the banquet?"

Shen Caizi pondered for a moment and said, "Why not go to the one with the highest status in the post?" Then she pointed her finger at a post with a white background and gold thread embroidered on it and said, "Let's go with this one."

Shen Shenshen stretched his neck to look at the post from Zhou Yunxi, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Jing'an.

"Jing'an Duke's Mansion..." Shen Shenshen pondered, how could she not have any impression at all: "Eldest sister, what is the temperament of this eldest daughter?"

Shen Caizi recalled as she said, "My elder sister has only met her twice. Jing'an Duke Zhou Ning was conferred the title after His Majesty ascended the throne. The Zhou family is considered a rising star. Although she met this legitimate daughter, she didn't say a few words and didn't have a deep impression of her."

"Anyway, he is Ziyuan's admirer, so he will probably be in danger if he goes."

Shen Caizi showed a meaningful smile: "The one you are going to marry is the one that is admired by all the women in Dongxiang."

"Snap" Shen Shenshen snapped his fingers: "Yes, Ziyuan has caused trouble for me, so I will return the trouble to him. It happens that I will meet with him to learn mathematics tomorrow, hehe..." Shen Shenshen had a wicked smile on his face.

"That's right. The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it."

The two sisters looked at each other tacitly, and saw the slightly ugly expression on Prince Zhu's face in each other's eyes.

"Luhen, collect all the invitations, don't leave any behind. Tomorrow we will go to Heyinlou to give gifts to Prince Zhu."

"Yes, miss." Green Mark began to tie the posts carefully.

Shen Shen was rubbing his hands together, wishing he could fly over right now to see how embarrassed Xiao Zhu was.

It is really the most beautiful thing to see a smart person suffer a setback.