Early autumn, the geese in the northern land fly in a line, crossing the vast sky from afar, heading towards the warm southern country. The lush branches of summer in the courtyard have begun to wither, and the colorful fish in the pond seem clearer than before.

  The girls raven-black long hair was combed into a single strand of hair, adorned with an exquisite coral pin, and wore a deep red silk double-breasted cloud-shouldered garment that outlined her slender and delicate figure.

  Bai Lu gently wrapped the embroidered cloak around Shen Miaos body and said, "Miss, your illness has not yet recovered, be careful not to catch a chill."

  Shen Miao shook her head.

  She was still small in stature, not as tall as Shen Yue and Shen Qing, with a round face, and her timid personality made her look even younger than her actual age, looking like she was only eleven or twelve years old.

  But today is somewhat different.

  Frost fell on one side, watching and watching, feeling a little strange in his heart.

  The girls skin is pale, looking delicate and petite. Nowadays, there isnt a hint of smile on her face, cant be described as cold or silly, but somewhat aloof, yet seemingly nostalgic as she gazes at the sky. Still standing like before, yet somehow more elegant, as if overnight an unique aura emerged from somewhere, giving off a few hints of grandeur and poise.

  Frost shook her head, as if that could wave away the absurd thoughts in her mind. She smiled at Shen Miao: "What are you looking at, miss?"

  After finishing her early breakfast, Shen Miao stood in the courtyard, staring at the sky in a daze.

  "Just thinking, these wild geese flying from the north to the south, whether they also pass through the northwest desert." Shen Miao said softly.

  The northwest desert, that is where Shen Xin is garrisoned. Madame Shen and young master Shen are also here. In the family letter sent last month, it was said that the capital city had just turned cold, while the northwest had withered grass and early snow had begun to fall.

  "Miss must be thinking of Master and Madam," Shuang Jiang smiled: "When the New Year arrives, Master will return, and at that time seeing Miss has grown taller again, I dont know how delighted hell be."

  Shen Miao smiled wryly, her mouth corners slightly bitter.

  A great general who can only return to the capital once a year, the first thing he faces after his return is the joke of his own daughter being shameless and running away from home to get married, even forcing him to death to marry, how happy can he be?

  Whats more, the one she had been thinking of marrying was just a despicable person who wanted to use Shens military power to seize the throne. The struggle for the throne was chaotic and confusing, and the Shen family did not want to get involved, but they were dragged down by her blind love, ultimately leading to a tragic ending where the entire family was destroyed.

  Shen Miao closed her eyes.

  But in just half a year, too many things have happened. Since her coming of age, her marriage has become a handle that the East Wing can grasp at any time. It seems that from this years coming of age, the East Wing has shed its disguise as a ferocious beast, step by step pushing her into a dead end, with no way to turn back.

  "Miss, miss?" Bai Lu saw the young masters expression was different, his fingers grasping the cloak were white at the joints, and he couldnt help but call out softly.

  Shen Miao came back to her senses and saw Gu Yu running over to say: "Miss, someone from Rong Jing Tang has come to urge you."

  Rong Jing Tang, where Mrs. Shen lived, early in the morning, Mrs. Shen sent a maid to see Shen Miao, seeing that Shen Miao was fine, only saying that she could go and pay her respects to Mrs. Shen after recovering from her illness. In fact, whether it was to pay respects or to ask for punishment, who didnt know in their heart?

  Shen Miao smiled slightly and tightened her cloak, saying: "Lets go."

  In Shens mansion, the east wing and west wing were clearly separated.

  When General Shen was alive, he often practiced sword fighting and boxing in an empty courtyard in the west wing. After General Shens death, Shen Gui and Shen Wan both took the path of civil officials, but only Shen Xin inherited General Shens legacy, and that empty courtyard was given to him along with the west wing. The east wing is spacious and houses three families: the eldest house, the second house, and Madame Shens family.

  In fact, the West Wing is more biased in location compared to the East Wing, and even the sunlight is not very sufficient, only less than half of the East Wing. Theres really nothing worth mentioning about it. Only Shen Xin was delighted every day, thinking that he had picked up a great bargain with that piece of empty land. Shen Xin and Madame Shen were both from a military family, their vision was also simple and plain, white walls and black tiles, extremely simple. Cant compare to the East Wings exquisite and elegant renovation.

  Shen Miao was very dissatisfied with the western wing that her family occupied, envying the elegant and lovely eastern wing. She had secretly resented Shen Xin for this. Now it seems she is laughing at her own ignorance.

  Our own courtyard, though simple, is not crude. Everywhere shows a broad and open-minded atmosphere. How can it be compared to the eastern courtyard where there are all sorts of evil spirits? They may look beautiful on the outside but are actually worthless inside.

  After walking through a long corridor and passing by a meticulously trimmed exquisite garden, I finally arrived at the entrance of Rongjing Hall.

  In order to show the elegance of the study, Rong Jing Tang was decorated with great elegance. The entrance hung a plaque made of bamboo heart, and the copper handle made of pine crane was exquisite and lively.

  "The Fifth Young Lady has arrived." said Xier beside Old Madame Shen.

  Shen Miao stepped into Rong Jing Hall with one foot.

  Inside Rong Jing Tang, it was a warm and harmonious scene, with almost everyone present. Shen familys second madam, Ren Yuanyun, and third madam, Chen Ruqiu, stood below the elderly madam. Shen Qing held a plate of pastries and sat beside the elderly madam, while on the other side sat Shen Yuanbai, the younger brother from the second branch of the Shen family. Shen Yuanbai was only five years old and was carelessly grabbing at the pastries, trying to stuff them into the elderly madams mouth, causing her to laugh with abandon.

  It seemed that no one had noticed Shen Miaos arrival, until Shen Yue smiled and said: "Fifth sister, why are you just arriving now? Seventh brother is about to finish eating the sugar steamed rice cake."

  "Body is still not fully recovered, walking a couple of steps makes me dizzy, rested for a while on the way, so Im late."

  Everyone in Rong Jing Tang fell silent for a moment.

  Shen Yue wanted to say that she was too late, but she wasnt afraid to point out the reason why Old Lady Shen was being unreasonable and inconsiderate of her granddaughters well-being by asking people to come over and pay their respects.

  After a moment, Ren Yuanyun smiled and said: "I think Xiao Wu is really weak, the doctor has been called twice in these few days, fortunately it seems to be nothing now."

  "Is your body feeling any better?" A hoarse and stern voice sounded, with a hint of impatience that was not easily detectable.

  Shen Miao looked up at Old Lady Shen.

  The smile on Mrs. Shens face had been retracted, with a slightly arrogant and slightly raised head. Although she was already in her 70s, she wore a peach-red embroidered jacket with green jade buttons at the collar, and a forehead band embroidered with white orchids. Her silver hair was coiled into a auspicious cloud bun, adorned with some jade beads.

  She is a woman who is extremely particular about her appearance. In the past, during the Shen Miaos confinement period, she always thought that Old Lady Shen was the most noble woman, and the elegant and beautiful temperament that remained even in old age made her infatuated. Now, looking back, she finds it somewhat ridiculous.

  The original wife of General Shen, the mother of Shen Xin, was born into a noble family and was a true lady. Unfortunately, she died in middle age. Later, when General Shen was on a military campaign, he rescued a songstress from a group of bandits. The songstress had nowhere to go and begged to become his concubine. She gave birth to Shen Gui and Shen Wan for General Shen and later became his legitimate wife.

  The song girl struggled to the top and became Mrs. Shen, later becoming Old Mrs. Shen. Her reputation and status changed, but the small-mindedness from her humble origins remained unchanged. Shen Miao still remembered that in her previous life, Old Mrs. Shen had forced her to marry the crippled Prince of Yu State, just to pave the way for Shen Qing.

  She looked at the woman in front of her, Shen Laos beauty when she was young, with a pointed face and big, bright eyes. As she grew old, she became like a dry, triangular drum face, with two protruding eyes on top. Yet she still refused to accept her fate, insisting on applying brightly colored lip balm.

  Its really...not dignified at all. Shen Miao evaluated with the eyes of a former empress, careless and perfunctory in her heart, and humbly said: "Ive taken the medicine, Im much better now, thank you for your concern, Grandmother."

  The next second, she heard Old Lady Shen shouting loudly above her head: "Unfilial daughter, kneel down!"

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