Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

Chapter 166: Encounter at Heyin Tower

The maple leaves are frost-stained, turning bright red like fiery flames, adorning the streets of Beijing during the chrysanthemum month near the Mid-Autumn Festival in a dazzling and breathtaking way.

Shen Shenshen has been very busy these days.

During the day, she was busy with the renovation and adjustment of Heyinlou after the renovation, the training of servants, maids, and housemaids, the pricing and placement of jewelry, and other details. Zhu Yanxiao would come to discuss with her when he was free, and he would be gone all day if there were other important matters. Shen Shenshen has always been an independent woman who can stand on her own feet. Regardless of her past and present lives, she has become the master of Heyinlou soon.

At night, since he and Prince Zhu had become husband and wife a few days ago, no matter how busy he was during the day or how late it was at night, the prince would go to Shen Shenshen's bedroom and make love with her until Shen Shenshen was too tired to utter a word and fell into a deep sleep.

A few days later, the recognized beauty in the capital, the second Miss Shen of the Marquis Anbo's Mansion, changed her slightly round and cute face into a melon-shaped face with a pointed chin.

At 4:00 AM on this day, the Daishan Courtyard came to pay respects. Madam Shen was walking on the road, looking at her daughter's increasingly thin and haggard face and increasingly loose dresses, and said worriedly: "Shen'er, why have you lost so much weight recently? Are you ill? The Marquis is going home today, and mother will ask your father to go and tell Prince Zhong that our second daughter will no longer be in charge of Heyinlou."

Shen Shen Shen, who knew the reason, hooked Madam Shen's arm and acted coquettishly, "Oh, mother, you felt that my daughter had lost weight so much because I was too fat before. Which young lady in the Dongxiang family is not as slim as Shen Shen now? Forget about anything else. Look at my elder sister. She is even slimmer than Shen Shen."

Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Caizi and saw that she did have a slender waist, so she didn't say anything more.

After coming out of Daishan Courtyard, Shen Caizi moved to the side of Shen Shenshen with her usual smile on her face, no different from usual, but her eyes stared at her carefully for a long time.

Shen Shenshen said calmly: "What are you looking at, elder sister?"

"God, are you with Zhu Yanxiao..."

"Absolutely not. Impossible. Definitely not." Shen Shenshen denied it three times in a row. Just kidding, if Mu Yejun knew that she was Zhu Yanxiao's woman, who knew what he would do.

Seeing Shen Shenshen's eager denial, Shen Caizi understood. She was not stupid. However, she smiled as if nothing had happened and told her to rest more and eat more. She decided to tell her master about this immediately.

Shen Shenshen went to Heyinlou as usual today. She returned to Qinghua Garden and changed into a simple lady's dress. After thinking for a while, she looked at herself in the mirror and saw that she looked haggard and had two big dark circles under her eyes. She secretly blamed Zhu Yanxiao for his excessive desire.

She had to meet someone today, so she put on some makeup and applied pink lip balm. There was no concealer or eye cream in this time and space, so there was no way to deal with the dark circles under her eyes. Fortunately, she looked much better after applying lip balm.

Uncle Zhao, the driver, drove to Heyin Building with ease. The renovation plan for the entire building had been completed, and all the jewelry displays were basically in place. The private rooms on the second and third floors were all renovated and brand new according to Shen Shenshen's requirements. Shen Shenshen also trained the maids and servants in terms of how to treat people according to the service of the luxury store in his previous life.

It is expected to open in a few days. She felt nervous and excited as she saw that her hard work was about to be tested by the nobles of Dongxiang.

Zhu Yanxiao didn't come today. Xingyun sent the palace's secret guards to tell her that Prince Zhu was summoned to the palace by His Majesty. Shen Shenshen waved her hand and didn't mind at all. Anyway, that person would still come to "torture" her tirelessly at night.

After finishing today's work, she looked at the water leak and saw that it was just noon. She decided to go home to catch up on some sleep, because she hadn't been able to rest well at night recently and was exhausted from working.

Shen Shenshen, with two huge dark circles under his eyes, walked out of the gate of Heyinlou with his maid. Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he heard a familiar man's voice behind him.

"God?"

Shen Shenshen turned around and saw a handsome man calling her excitedly, "It's really you."

"Chang'an?" Shen Shenshen asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Zhou Yiran pointed to the Zuiyue Tower next to him and said, "My friend and I are finishing school at the National Academy, and we have agreed to have lunch here."

Shen Shenshen smiled and said, "It's great that Chang'an has money and time."

"A god comes to buy jewelry?" He looked at the Heyin Building which was not yet open for business, puzzled.

Shen Shenshen's mind turned, and she answered casually: "I am free today, and I wanted to come to Heyinlou to see the hairpins, but I didn't expect it was closed for the time being."

Zhou Yiran invited, "Then would you like to have dinner with me?"

"No. Not only will there be no women with me today, but I don't even know any of Chang'an's friends."

Zhou Yiran was a little disappointed and scratched his hair: "I do know my friend Shen Shen, but there is no woman." He changed his words and said: "I will not dine with my friend, so please invite Shen Shen to dine alone."

"No, no, Chang'an, I..."

"She wants to have dinner with me."

Before Shen Shenhua could finish her words, a man pulled her away from Zhou Yiran and used his body to block Shen Shenshen.

"Mu Yejun?" Shen Shenshen staggered, saw who it was, and complained in his heart about what kind of romantic trouble he had committed today.

Mu Yejun still had his ponytail tied up high, and was wearing a black brocade robe with delicate and elegant gold thread embroidery on the edges. The sleeves of his clothes seemed to move without wind, which added a bit of elegance to his graceful demeanor.

Zhou Yiran bowed and said, "I am Zhou Yiran from the Duke of Jing'an's mansion, the fourth in the family, nice to meet the Second Young Master Mu."

Mu Yejun did not return the greeting, his eyes were unfriendly, "Mr. Zhou Si? Do you know me?"

"I have a jade pendant." Shen Shen pulled Mu Yejun's clothes from behind: "Don't scare Changan. I know him well."

"Yeah." It was a response, and he turned to look at the woman behind him, "God, let's go have lunch."

"Okay." Shen Shenshen agreed readily, and stuck his head out from behind Mu Yejun and said apologetically to Zhou Yiran: "Sorry, Changan, I have an appointment with Mr. Mu today. We will meet again some other day if there is a chance."

For some reason, she was reluctant to be alone with Zhou Yiran. Perhaps it was because his gaze was too direct and passionate, and she couldn't respond at all, and felt guilty.

Mu Yejun didn't want to give the two any chance to talk, so he took Shen Shenshen's hand and turned away.

"Hey, God, can I make an appointment with you again?" Zhou Yiran shouted behind him.

"No." Mu Yejun's cold voice came.

Shen Shen turned around, smiled apologetically at Zhou Yiran, and waved his hand.

Mu Yejun immediately pulled down the waving hand: "Stop waving." He roughly dragged Shen Shenshen into the carriage of the Duke's Mansion.

The servant Du Ruo said to Lu Hen who was stunned, "Young lady, please take the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion back home first. The young master will take Miss Shen Er back to the Marquis' Mansion later."

Lu Hen hurriedly bowed: "This...I must go with the young lady."

Du Ruo looked at Lu Hen, and the maid was frightened. She turned around without saying anything and went to look for the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion.

People were coming and going on the street, but Zhou Yiran stood there with a sense of loss, staring blankly at the beautiful woman getting into another man's carriage, feeling quite unhappy.

"Chang'an? What are you doing here?" Hu Jiaxiu's voice rang out.

"Lan Ci has arrived." He sighed and said, "Will beautiful women be admired by many men?"

Hu Jiaxiu patted his shoulder and said, "Of course. Even heroes have a hard time resisting beautiful women, let alone you and me. Let's go and have dinner. Duoyan will be here soon."

"Why am I not the legitimate son?" Zhou Yiran said sadly, feeling a little depressed.

Qiao Shaoyu suddenly appeared, "Are both gentlemen here?"

"Duoyan, hurry up and persuade Chang'an. He is really suffering from lovesickness this time."

Zhou resolutely denied: "Lan Ci, don't talk nonsense."

"Which lady does Chang'an like?"

Before Zhou Yiran could answer, Hu Jiaxiu hurriedly asked, "I guess it's Miss Shen, right?"

"How would Lan Ci know..."

"When we were drinking tea at Jixian Teahouse that day, Chang'an's eyes never left Second Miss Shen. Just now he was mumbling about why he was not a legitimate son. If Chang'an was a legitimate son, he would definitely marry Second Miss Shen, right?"

"It's not necessary..."

Qiao Shaoyu interrupted the two of them: "Come on, let's eat first. I'm very hungry."

The three of them walked into Zuiyue Tower one after the other.

"By the way, Zhu Qing hasn't been seen in the National Character Supervision Bureau in recent days." Qiao Shaoyu's voice was heard.

Hu Jiaxiu also said: "I sent someone to the palace to inquire about today's lunch, but Zhu Qing can't come back."

Zhou Yiran worriedly asked, "Is he sick? Why don't we go to Prince Zhong's mansion to visit Zhu Qing some other day?"

"Okay. Go visit Zhuqing when you have time."

Zhou Yiran had just met Shen Shenshen, but the person he loved was taken away by Mu Yejun, so he was in a bad mood. Hu Jiaxiu and Qiao Shaoyu persuaded him, and after dinner, the three of them went to the wine shop together.

The result was that Mr. Zhou got drunk and was helped back to the Duke's Mansion by a servant.