Chapter 6
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In the early autumn, the Northern Wild Geese lined up in a row and flew across the vast sky towards the warm Southern country. The lush summer foliage in the courtyard began to wither and the colourful fishes in the pond looked colder than usual.
The young female's black hair was combed into a deer bun with an exquisite coral hairpin. She was wearing a crimson silk double nest cloud goose attire, outlining her slim and exquisite figure.
Bai Lu gently draped the embroidered cloak over Shen Miao and said, "Young Lady's illness has not recovered. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Shen Miao shook her head.
Her stature was still small and was not as tall as Shen Yue and Shen Qing. Her face was round and in addition to her usual timid character, she looked like she was younger than her actual age, just eleven or twelve years old.
But today it was somewhat different.
Shuang Jiang was watching from the side and there was something strange in her heart.
The young female's complexion was pale and she looked at a small and delicate person. Now there was not a trace of a smile on her face and she was not cold nor silly. She was somewhat cold and seemed to be looking at the sky with some nostalgia. She was still standing like before but there was some dignity, as if one did not know where she got her unique temperament overnight and there was a sense of grace and grandeur.
Shuang Jiang shook her head as if this would be able to get rid of the absurd thoughts in her heart. She smiled as she looked at Shen Miao, "What is Young Lady looking at?"
After having breakfast, Shen Miao kept standing in the courtyard looking at the sky in a daze.
"Just thinking that these wild geese fly from the Northern lands to the Southern country, would they also pass through the Northwest desert." Shen Miao softly said.
The Northwest desert was the place that Shen Xin was guarding. Shen Furen and Eldest Shen Young Master were both there. In the letter that was sent last month, it was stated that the capital had just turned cold and the Northwest region had already withered and snow had started to fall.
"Young Lady must be thinking of Master and Furen." Shuang Jiang smiled, "Master will return at the end of the year and would be very happy to see that Young Lady has grown taller."
Shen Miao smiled but there was some bitterness in her mouth.
The Great General that could only return to the Ding capital once a year and the first thing he would do upon his return was to face his own daughter's shameless act of running to become a wife and even forcing her to marry with her own death. How happy could he be?
Not to mention that the person she was thinking of marrying was a villain who only wanted to use the Shen family's military power to fight for the throne. The fight for the heir apparent was a mess of crooks and dragons. The Shen family was not willing to get involved but they were dragged into the water by her blind love and finally ended up with a miserable ending where the whole family was destroyed.
Shen Miao closed her eyes.
However, too many things had happened in the short span of half a year. Ever since she turned 15, her marriage had become a weapon that the East Courtyard could use against her at any time. It seemed that starting from this year, the East Courtyard was like an evil beast that had taken off its disguise. Step by step, it forced her into a dead end. She could not turn back.
"Girl, girl?" Bai Lu saw that Little Master's expression was strange and her fingers that were gripping the cloak turned white. She could not help but softly call out.
Shen Miao recovered to her senses and saw Gu Yu jogging over, "Young Lady, Rong Jing Tang's side came over to rush."
Rong Jing Tang was the place where Old Shen Furen stayed. Early in the morning, Old Furen sent the maid by her side to see Shen Miao. Seeing that Shen Miao was fine, she said that once her body recovered, she would be able to pay her respects to Old Furen. In fact, whether it was to pay respects or to denounce, which one was not well aware?
Shen Miao gently smiled and tightened her cloak, "Let's go."
In the Shen residence, the East and West courtyard were clearly separated.
In the beginning when Old General Shen was still alive, he would often practice swordplay and boxing in an empty courtyard in the West courtyard. Afterwards when Old General Shen passed away, Shen Gui and Shen Wan took the path of civil officials and only Shen Xin alone took over the Old General's mantle. That empty courtyard along with the West courtyard was given to Shen Xin. The East courtyard was spacious and housed the First, Second and Old Shen Furen's three families.
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