Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Must You Marry the One Who Saved You from Drowning? (38)

Shen Xuan’s elder brother, Shen Heng, is a polite person, known for his talent, and has some reputation in the Capital City, having already passed the imperial exam. He grew up in the Capital City, so naturally, he doesn’t have much fame in Lanru County.

But among scholars, as long as they are somewhat informed about the happenings in the Capital City, they know Shen Heng, whose writings are admired by many who have read them.

In other words, Shen Heng is exactly the child everyone else looks up to.

As for Shen Heng’s wife, Yun Jing, she is a gentle and beautiful woman, with a scholarly aura that makes people recognize them as a couple just by standing there. She is very kind-hearted.

This time, not only did Shen Heng return with his wife and children, but there was also another person accompanying them, Yun Jing’s sister, Yun Tong.

A while ago, when Shen Heng’s entire family returned, Shen Xuan brought Ah Chen to the county government to meet them, and he clearly noticed Yun Tong’s gaze on Shen Xuan. Encountering a rival in love was too normal, so she wasn’t surprised.

It’s just that Yun Tong’s attitude seemed a bit strange; towards Shen Xuan, it didn’t seem like she was deeply in love, but as if she had another agenda.

Shen Xuan also noticed, and when no one was watching that day, he explained to Ah Chen, “I don’t know her!”

Even if she was his sister-in-law’s own sister, he didn’t know her.

“I don’t know why she’s staring at me, it’s quite strange.”

Ah Chen smiled faintly, “I didn’t say anything, don’t worry.”

“I was afraid you’d misunderstand.” Shen Xuan held her hand, sitting close to her, “If I hadn’t met you, I would definitely have been a lifelong bachelor.”

Moreover, to him, all the eligible young women here are of high school age, which is really… speechless.

Of course, even if they weren’t high school age, he wouldn’t consider it much.

Later, Yun Tong constantly stared at Shen Xuan, and everyone noticed something was not right, making Yun Jing, as a sister, very embarrassed. Her younger brother-in-law was long married, and her sister’s indiscreet behavior was inappropriate. In private, she advised Yun Tong, but Yun Tong didn’t change, leaving her helpless; had she known, she wouldn’t have brought Yun Tong with her.

There was a reason behind bringing Yun Tong. When she and her husband went to Lanru County, she never thought of bringing her sister, but a few days before departure, her sister clung to her, saying she had a bad dream in which her sister never returned, and insisted on following her.

She and her sister indeed had a good relationship, seeing her unable to eat or sleep made her worried. Consulting a doctor didn’t help, so fearing something might actually happen to her sister, she discussed with her husband and brought her along.

However, she never expected that upon arriving in Lanru County, her sister would set her sights on her younger brother-in-law; it would’ve been fine if her younger brother-in-law was unmarried, but now he was, and such behavior wasn’t good. Given her sister’s background, it’s impossible to become a concubine.

Early today, Ah Chen and Shen Xuan arrived at the county government, and Lin Daming also came early, making for a lively gathering.

But Yun Jing looked a bit troubled, still due to her sister, who insisted that something would happen today and urged her to warn her parents-in-law to prepare in advance.

At lunch, Yun Tong saw there were no extra preparations at the county government, and her sister didn’t seem intent on speaking up, making her anxious.

Sitting in her seat, watching everyone smile, she bit her lip and suddenly stood up.

Her movement drew everyone’s attention, Yun Jing tried to pull her, but couldn’t hold her back.

Yun Tong spoke towards Shen Dai’s place, “Uncle Shen, I previously had the same dream several times in a row, dreaming that the Shen Family would face great trouble tonight. Please prepare early. You must believe me, I really am not lying, having the same dream multiple times in succession is obviously abnormal. In any case, prepare just in case.”

In reality, it wasn’t a dream; she was reborn.

She didn’t know the exact circumstances, only that after her sister and brother-in-law returned to Lanru County, they were killed on New Year’s Eve. Among the Shen Family, only the Second Young Master Shen, living elsewhere, survived.

At that time, whether the Second Young Master Shen was married, she never really paid attention.

In her past life, Shen Xuan was such a worthless person, only knowing how to indulge in eating, drinking, and playing, he wasn’t even on her radar. If she was to seek a husband, naturally, she’d look for someone talented like her brother-in-law.

Later on, she did find someone with some talent, but unfortunately, he was not as good as her brother-in-law in every aspect and liked to visit brothels. Later, when the world fell into chaos, she managed to live relatively peacefully thanks to her family background, and things stayed chaotic for about a decade until the world was stabilized.

The founding Emperor of the new nation turned out to be Shen Xuan. At first, she hadn’t paid attention to who Shen Xuan was, until the founding Emperor offered sacrifices to his ancestors, and his identity became evident. She didn’t know who slaughtered the Shen Family, but there were rumors that it was someone from the former Imperial Family; specifically who, she didn’t know, as her status didn’t allow her to inquire into such matters.

Coincidentally, the former dynasty’s royal surname was also Shen.

Yun Tong never imagined she could be reborn, and knowing Shen Xuan would become the future founding Emperor, she needed to prepare. Even if he was already married, it didn’t matter; as a future founding Emperor, he certainly couldn’t have just one wife.

As long as she helped the Shen Family avoid the disaster, the Shen Family would naturally be grateful to her, and her desire to become close to Shen Xuan would naturally follow.

That Lin Family girl was merely a butcher’s daughter, with such a background, she certainly couldn’t serve as the Empress, it should be someone like her from an official family.

From the beginning, she never held that Lin family girl in her eyes.

Shen Dai frowned; indeed, Yun Tong’s words were somewhat absurd, panicking over a dream, but her appearance was indeed fearfully earnest.

He pondered while Yun Jing sternly said, “Tong’er, sit down quickly, stop causing a scene.”

She regretted it deeply, wondering why she really brought her sister along. On such a joyful day, making such a scene would likely upset her in-laws, even though they were generally good-natured people. Her sister’s behavior in the past few days had already displeased them, even if they hadn’t said anything.

“Sister, I’m telling the truth, please believe me this time.” Yun Tong was unwilling, thinking if her warning led them to prepare early, and the Shen Family survived, she would become their savior.

If they didn’t prepare… Yun Tong’s expression turned grim, she couldn’t stay here, otherwise she’d end up dead with them.

Yun Jing, however, didn’t let Yun Tong continue, calling for her personal maid, “Take Tong’er away, if she’s unwilling to eat properly, then don’t let her eat.”

“Send her back in a couple of days.” She felt quite exhausted.

Yun Tong was about to shout, but was silenced by the hand covering her mouth.

Once she was taken away, Yun Jing stood to apologize.

Shen Dai said, “It’s nothing, let’s eat.”

The eldest daughter-in-law was quite impeccable, though Yun Tong was somewhat overly blunt, having gotten used to the younger son’s antics, he genuinely didn’t think it was a big issue.

“Perhaps she was scared by a dream, no need to be too hard on her.” Mrs. Gu said, “She could visit the temple to pray.”

Yun Jing agreed, feeling fortunate to have such understanding and reasonable in-laws. In another family, she might have been blamed too.

In a while, she ought to have a good talk with Tong’er, to prevent further disturbances; no matter how good-tempered the in-laws are, they can’t keep tolerating it repeatedly.

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