As soon as Shen Zhao left, Xie Tingzhou pulled Shen Yu to face him, "Do you feel let down?"
Shen Yu shook her head, "I'm fine."
Xie Tingzhou cupped her face and said, "I know you have been wronged. You can resist or fight back, but don't be angry with yourself."
Shen Yu bit her lower lip, leaned on Xie Tingzhou's shoulder and groaned, expressing her grievance.
Shen Zhao watched from a distance and rubbed his chest, unable to explain how he felt.
How long has it been since this girl acted coquettishly like this with him? When I was a child, I would always act like this to him and my father when I was hurt, scolded, or fell down and tired from practicing.
Now he felt both pleased and uncomfortable. What was uncomfortable was that she didn't seem to need him that much. What was gratifying was that she could still be a child in front of Xie Tingzhou.
Xie Tingzhou combed her hair and comforted her: "I remember you told me that you never ask for anything in return. If you don't ask for anything in return, you don't have to expect others to treat you with kindness."
"Don't talk nonsense to me now." Shen Yu muttered, "I'm still angry."
Xie Tingzhou smiled. She understood the truth, but she was holding back her anger and wanted to vent it.
"How about we fight back? To vent your anger?" Xie Tingzhou asked.
Shen Yu thought for a while, "Then he really becomes a traitor."
"What are you afraid of? I'm here."
Shen Yu's hair was smoothed down, and she sat up and said, "I'm not afraid of them. It's just that when there is a war, the people will suffer again."
Xie Tingzhou poured her a cup of tea, "What are your plans now?"
Shen Yu pondered for a moment, "I feel something is wrong. Li Zhaonian should not be such a person."
"You trust him."
Shen Yu said: "It is difficult for a person's temperament to change in a short period of time. He cannot do such a radical thing. There are only two possibilities. One is that he is suppressed by the courtiers and has to send this message; the other is that Being coerced.”
Moreover, Shen Yu found it strange that even though he sent a warning to her, he did not touch the Lu family in Luozhou. This was very subtle.
Xie Tingzhou rarely felt jealous. He thought for a moment and said, "I was thinking of someone."
"Li Jifeng." Shen Yu looked at him and said the name he was thinking of.
When they were in Beijing, Li Jifeng did not show any hostility towards the two of them. On the contrary, he helped some and even sent a letter to Xie Tingzhou on behalf of Shen Yu.
"I don't want to speculate on him maliciously, but Li Jifeng is a person." Shen Yu said, "I can't see through it."
Xie Tingzhou stood up and stood by the pavilion, "I used to think he only liked to have fun, but now I can't see through his preferences. People without desires are terrible."
"You don't have any?"
"Me?" Xie Tingzhou looked back at her and chuckled: "I do, my desire is deep."
His tune was drawn out slowly and long, hiddenly confusing.
Shen Yu calmed down, looked at Shen Zhao in the distance, and called out "brother".
Shen Zhao came over and patted her shoulder, "She's recovering so quickly now."
Then he said to Xie Tingzhou: "In the past, I would have been angry for at least several days."
"Let's get down to business." Shen Yu glared at him, "I can't stay in Luozhou. Grandma will know about Xiu Wen sooner or later. I will take the initiative to tell her later, so as not to surprise her. The family depends on you."
"No problem." Shen Zhao nodded, "But I can't stay long."
"Did you tell your sister-in-law?"
Shen Zhao was worried about this matter, but Shen Yu already knew the answer without saying anything.
"It's better to tell her earlier," Shen Yu said, "so that she can be mentally prepared."
Xie Tingzhou stayed at his house for the night, but he opened a separate guest courtyard, which was some distance away from Shen Yu's courtyard.
The two of them could not walk around freely like they did in Shengjing and rest quietly in their own yard.
Shen Zhao sat in the courtyard for a long time before returning to his room.
These days, the two of them sleep on the same bed, or at most they sleep holding hands under the quilt.
It was late at night, but Yu Wanqiu had not washed up yet. He was still wearing the clothes of the day and was waiting for him.
"Why haven't you rested yet?" Shen Zhao asked.
Yu Wanqiu closed the door, "I want to tell you something."
Seeing her taking things so seriously, Shen Zhao felt uneasy and sat upright on the stool, "I also have something to tell you, so you go ahead and say it first."
Yu Wanqiu sat down and moved to face Shen Zhao, "The day after tomorrow... the day after tomorrow we will get married."
Shen Zhao swallowed, fearing that she would say something like giving up on the marriage.
Then I heard Yu Wanqiu say: "After we get married, many things are different. I have been taught by my mother since I was a child, and I only know the affairs of the inner house. I am not as grand as Ayu."
"No." Shen Zhao quickly held her hand, "You don't have to belittle yourself. You are you. You don't need to compare with anyone. In my heart, no one can compare to you."
"What about Auntie?"
Shen Zhao was speechless, and after a while he answered: "You two are the same in my heart."
Yu Wanqiu pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm kidding you. I'm only good at housekeeping. I can take care of things at home, so you don't have to worry about it. Ayu is a woman after all. As a sister-in-law, I can't help you. I still need your help with things outside."
Shen Zhao looked at her soft face under the lamp and choked up several times.
How could he not understand that she meant that he should just do what he wanted to do, and she would have everything in the house.
"Late autumn."
"Why are your eyes red?" Yu Wanqiu laughed at him, and the next moment she was hugged by Shen Zhao.
Shen Zhao hugged her tightly. How could he be so virtuous as to marry her?
Yu Wanqiu also reached out and hugged his back, "I know you have great ambitions. If you are detained in this house, you will be useless. That is not the Shen Zhao I know. Just go and take care of everything in the house." With me, grandma, I will fulfill my filial piety for you."
It is said that men never shed tears easily. Shen Zhao had never cried many times in his life, but today he really couldn't hold back his tears.
"Who said what to you?"
"No." Yu Wanqiu said: "The prince is here to pick up Ayu, and they will leave soon. I went to see Ayu today. The servant said that you are discussing important matters. I guess it has something to do with your plans later."
Shen Zhao let go of his arm and kissed her gently on the forehead.
She was so smart and perceptive, she could guess what he was going to say from just the smallest details, and she spoke before him, dispelling all his doubts.
Shen Yu was worried that telling her grandmother last night would make her sleep difficult, so she planned to tell her today.
As soon as she walked into the courtyard, she heard Mrs. Lu laughing happily, and heard Chang Liu's voice again.
"My two little turtles were fine when they were young, but when they got older, they started fighting."
"Why didn't you bring it here this time?" Mrs. Lu asked.
Changliu said with some regret, "I wanted to bring it with me too, but when we set off from Beilin Uncle Zhong hadn't arrived yet, and the little turtle was still following him."
"What are you talking about?" Xie Tingzhou said, approaching and greeting the old lady Lu.
The old lady smiled and asked them to sit down and said, "This child is so cute and has a sweet mouth."
Changliu added, "The old lady is still discerning, but they all say that I am short-sighted."
