Don't be tempted, sir

The Shen family celebrated the birth of a new baby, and held a full-month banquet. The whole family was very lively. The nephews and nieces were so cute, their eyes were curious about everything. Old Madam Shen was smiling from ear to ear, and she couldn't stop looking.

Shen Yining was called by his mother to the front hall to greet the guests. The guests were all seated but he was nowhere to be seen. Instead, his mother pulled him to introduce him to several relatives and friends. Shen Yining wanted to go to the front hall pavilion to see if he was there.

She was stopped by a young man, who bowed and said, "Miss Shen, I am Liu Xueyin."

Shen Yining hastily returned the gift and tried to leave, but was stopped: "Ms. Shen is really beautiful!"

"What's the matter, Mr. Liu?"

Liu Xueyin pretended to be elegant in his behavior, but the details showed that he was not an elegant person. He put his hands behind his back and said, "Oh, Miss Shen, aren't you going on a blind date? Take a look at me!"

Shen Yining smiled politely and replied, "Very good, Mr. Liu, please move aside. I have something else to do."

"That's good. So you think you like me!"

Somewhat speechless: "Mr. Liu may have misunderstood, I was just being polite."

Liu Xueyin smiled happily: "It doesn't matter, Miss Shen is so beautiful, it's good to say a few more words."

Changjun saw this and came over to protect his sister: "Do you know this gentleman?"

Liu Xueyin, despite Ren Changjun's momentum, still replied complacently: "The eldest son of the Liu family, Liu Xueyin!"

Changjun raised his eyebrows: "Liu family?"

"Oh, your family didn't invite anyone. It was Aunt Li who said that there was a young lady from the Shen family who was going to have a blind date. I came to take a look."

Changjun said in disgust: "You came here uninvited, get out!"

The servant motioned for him to leave, but Liu Xueyin said arrogantly: "You don't know what's good, bah!", and smiled obscenely at Shen Yining as he passed by.

Shen Yining was even more disgusted, and Changjun turned around and asked, "Is Yining okay?"

"No, by the way, why don't you meet Mr. Song?"

"Oh, Xiao Yuan! He's been busy lately. What's the matter? Why do you want to see him?"

"Oh no, go get busy, big brother."

"Well, be careful."

Shen Yining nodded and went to take care of the guests. He didn't know if he was doing well after not seeing him for a month.

Qizhu came with the prince for dinner. She pulled Shen Yining over and whispered in his ear mysteriously: "I'll pick you up at your house tomorrow!"

Shen Yining was curious about her mysterious behavior: "What's wrong?"

"Try on your wedding dress!"

Surprise: "Go! I will definitely go!"

"Wait! My dear sister!"

Today, Madam Shen introduced many young men and mistresses of suitable age to each other. Although Shen Yining was reluctant, he still cooperated. He was so busy that he went back to the room and collapsed on the bed. Looking at the blind date under the tent, he felt really tired.

It was another winter day, and the morning fog was thick and freezing. Wang's mother and sister were leaving for home, and the whole family said goodbye. Wang was reluctant to leave and wiped her tears. Changjun promised to go on a trip in a few months and come home to visit.

As soon as Wang's mother left, the Zhao family's carriage arrived. Shen Yining, wearing a white fur coat, got on the carriage and was very excited: "Sister Qizhu!"

"Come up and warm yourself up, you must be freezing!"

Yi Ning held the hot water bottle and said, "This winter seems to be particularly cold."

"Yes, so the wedding has been changed to next summer. It should be decided this year."

Shen Yining smiled secretly: "Sister Qizhu will be the Crown Princess soon!"

Qizhu straightened her back: "I will protect you from now on!"

"Thank you sister!"

The two of them entered the palace talking and laughing. Qizhu had learned the lesson well, and she seemed like a different person the moment she entered the palace. Her back was straighter than usual, and her eyes were cold and authoritative. Shen Yining followed quietly into the palace, which was as warm as spring.

Qizhu glanced sideways: "Everyone, leave!"

The female official withdrew and closed the door, and Qizhu regained her cheerful appearance: "How is it, did I learn it 100%?"

Yi Ning smiled and replied: "I am nervous!"

Qizhu pulled herself to sit down, and the ladies served a lot of food and left. Qizhu was happy: "Yining, try it. I think you will like these."

Shen Yining looked at the table full of exquisite dishes, which were indeed more exquisite than those at home. He took a bite of the dishes and nodded with satisfaction: "Delicious!"

“It’s delicious, eat more!”

"Ok!"

They ate without talking and neither of them ate much. It was a pity to have the leftovers, so Shen Yining packed up some of the untouched food and took it back to Xingyue.

After dinner, it was time for today's highlight. The ladies carried trays in while Shen Yining waited outside. Qizhu changed and walked out gracefully. The red and gold-thread phoenix embroidery was so lifelike that it seemed to fly out of her robe.

Qizhu couldn't lower her head, so she said, "Does it look good, Yining?"

Shen Yining was stunned: "It looks good! Pretty colors suit you, and the bright red makes it even more beautiful. Hold your hand out for me to see."

Qizhu raised her hands to salute and found that her back was a little tight. Shen Yining turned to the female official behind her and said, "Relax here a little so that it won't be tight when you salute."

The female official took note, and Shen Yining took Qizhu's hand and came to the couch: "Sister, sit down and take a look."

Qizhu sat down, and Shen Yining walked away and said to the female official: "The front lining should be a little longer, so that your ankles won't be exposed when you walk in from a distance."

"Sister, turn around and try."

Qizhu turned her head left and right: "It's not tight."

"Sister, you should put some in a little bit, so it won't be stuffy in the summer."

Qizhu nodded: "That makes sense. There were so many things that happened that day! This is good."

Shen Yining looked at the hat on Qizhu's head and gently lifted Qizhu's forehead, which was now red. "Add a piece of rabbit fur inside the hat. Remember to make it short and thick so that it can be hidden inside the hat without being exposed."

"Yes!" The female official wrote down everything.

Shen Yining was satisfied: "The rest should be gone, sister Qizhu, have you found anything else?"

Qizhu was satisfied and couldn't nod, so she could only smile and reply: "Yining is careful, that's all!"

Qizhu changed back into her original clothes and was able to run around lively again. She came out to see Shen Yining pulling at the handkerchief in her hand: "What's going on?"

Shen Yining looked up a little embarrassedly: "Sister Qizhu, is Lord Song in the palace?"

"Not here!"

"Hmm? So where did he go?"

Shen Yining hasn't seen him for more than a month. His eldest brother said he was busy, Madam Song said he was in the palace, and Qizhu said he was not in the palace. So where could he have gone?

"Sister Qizhu, did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tell me where he went?"

"Um... no, I'll ask you another day."

"it is good."

It was getting late, Qizhu took Shen Yining out of the palace and back home. When they passed by the gate of Song's mansion, Shen Yining got off the car, walked to the gate of Song's mansion and asked the gatekeeper if Lord Song was in the mansion. The servant said that the young master was in the palace.

The more Shen Yining thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Qizhu comforted him and said that maybe she was busy, but the matter should be known only to the two of them and they should not tell anyone else. Shen Yining nodded and returned to the Shen Mansion.

Xingyue was so happy when she brought back a lot of exquisite food. Shen Yining explained that she had never eaten it before. Xingyue was a picky eater and just said casually: "Exquisite food like Ruchu, and it's from the palace! Even the leftovers are so grateful!"

He covered his mouth and smiled, "Now you know idioms."

"Oh! I know I was wrong when I gave you summer clothes last time. Sister Meng is gone, and I promised her that I would take good care of you!" Xingyue's mouth was full. In fact, she privately found many literate maids and servants to learn from. After Meng Qiu left, Xingyue became much more mature and stable.