Chapter 134
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The Eastern courtyard of the General's residence was naturally very lively. Guests came and went, those who wished for the birthday and those who sent gifts. Before the banquet had even started, there was already a joyous and harmonious look.
Old Shen Furen always had to pretend to be extravagant in front of outsiders. Whenever a young lady or young lady came forward to offer birthday congratulations, she would always give out some valuable first meeting gifts. Seeing this scene, the smiles on those Furens' faces became more genuine but Ren Wan Yun secretly gritted her teeth.
Ren Wan Yun was in charge of the public money and usually she had to manage the affairs of the Third household. The more Old Taitai squandered, the less she could fill her own pockets. Moreover Shen Gui still had to make arrangements in the official circles so one fear that in the following days, money would be stretched to make ends meet.
This side was extraordinarily lively but the other side was not. At the southwest corner of the Shen residence's ancestral hall, it was currently deserted and outside the courtyard doors, there were some people dressed as guards. It was just an ancestral hall, so naturally there was no need for such a lineup. The reason for this was because these people were responsible for watching Shen Miao, so that she would not escape.
The ancestral hall was located in a cold place and one would not be able to see the sun for many years. Now that it was winter, one would feel the bone-piercing cold wind upon walking in. There was a smell of incense ashes in the air and the incense in front of the shrine was still curling up, making those cold memorial tablets feel like they were riding on the clouds.
"Young Lady." Gu Yu rubbed her hands, "Today is Old Furen's birthday but they deliberately locked Young Lady here. This is too much of a bully!"
Not to mention asking Shen Miao out, there was not even a word of greeting. It was simply treating Shen Miao as a servant who had made a mistake.
"What is the hurry?" Shen Miao stood in front of the window and outside the window were trees with withered leaves. In the winter, the bare branches looked exceptionally bleak.
"How can Young Lady not be anxious?" Gu Yu had been holding it in for so many days and finally could not help but say, "They locked Young Lady here and it is clearly to force a marriage. When Master and Furen return, Young Lady would have already married into the Huang family. Even if Master and Furen protect Young Lady, Young Lady's life would be ruined!"
Jing Zhe kept fiddling with the charcoal brazier on the ground. In the cold ancestral hall, only this charcoal brazier could give out some warmth. A small bed was placed in the inner room. Shen Miao shook her head, "Take the few blankets in this room and dry them outside for two hours."
"Young Lady!" Gu Yu stomped her feet and was somewhat anxious at Shen Miao's nonchalant attitude. But after being swept by Shen Miao's gaze, he could no longer speak and could only suppress his anger as he carried the quilt out of the room and followed Shen Miao's instructions to dry the quilt outside.
"Today is a rare day." Shen Miao looked out the window. The sunlight could not reach the ancestral hall, only the courtyard. She couldn't leave the courtyard of the ancestral hall, but she didn't want to leave either.
"Young Lady said so." Jing Zhe finally stopped fiddling with the charcoal in the basin, "Will Master and Furen really rush back today?"
Shen Miao told Jing Zhe that there was naturally no need to worry about anything because on the day of Old Shen Furen's birthday, Shen Xin and wife would return to the Ding capital. Even though these words were too ridiculous, there was no messenger to inform that Shen Xin would return to the capital today and there was still some time before the end of the year. Shen Miao was locked up in the ancestral hall every day, so how would she get such news? But when Jing Zhe faced Shen Miao, she was unable to ask the questions in her heart. In her own Young Lady, she found a bearing that she did not have in the past. One point was that the words that she said would always make others believe without any conditions.
Shen Miao said, "In a while, think of ways to entangle those guards outside and make them stay further away from this courtyard. After all, they would not leave directly but it is also good to stay further away."
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