Farewell Flower Festival

The two chatted all the way to the study. After entering, Shen He brought Zhao Yan to the portrait, looked at the person in the portrait with deep and gentle eyes, and said, "This is your mother."

Zhao Yan looked at the person in the portrait and said with a smile, "Mom, I'm Xue'er, I'm back." She knelt down and kowtowed to the person in the portrait. When she was about to kowtow again, she was helped up by Shen He. He smiled with relief and said, "Xue'er has grown up and become sensible. Your mother in heaven would be happy to see you."

He raised his hand and gently touched the face of the person in the painting, with a nostalgic look on his face, "You look a lot like your mother. It would have been nice if I could have seen you earlier."

Chaoyan could see that the two had a deep relationship and her father had not changed his mind, so she didn't understand why her father married Lin Rou. Was it because he fell in love with her over time, or was there some other hidden story?

If it was the former, she couldn't accept it, because the other party was the one who wanted to set fire to her when she was a child, but she had no evidence in her hands now. However, as long as she followed the clue of the fake Shen Xue, she would definitely expose the other party.

She left behind the fake Shen Xue before so that her father could find her adoptive parents. Lin Rou will surely take some action too. All we have to do from now on is keep an eye on her.

In addition, she had to gain a firm foothold when she just returned and get her father and brother to be on the same page with her, especially her brother, who seemed to respect Lin Rou very much, so she had to "incite" her brother to rebel first.

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Shen Cheng came over and saw Mu Tianling was still there. He said it was getting late and asked him to go back first. Mu Tianling asked about Chao Yan. Shen Cheng was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. He went over and whispered a few words to Shen Ming. Shen Ming asked one of his men to tell Hua Xiangrong that Chao Yan was staying as a guest in the palace for the next few days and would not be going back.

Shen Cheng pretended to "remember something urgent" and left first, leaving the task of seeing the guest off to Shen Ming.

After Shen Ming sent Mu Tianling away, Shen Cheng came over and pulled him to a deserted corner, and talked to him in a low voice for a long time.

When Shen Ming heard that Chao Yan was the real Shen Xue, a trace of obvious surprise flashed across his face, although he felt that the two were very similar when they first met.

"Shh." Shen Cheng raised his hand to silence him, and warned, "Don't tell anyone." He then asked Shen Ming if he wanted to go see Chao Yan. Shen Ming said it was getting late, so he left first.

Shen Cheng felt that he was embarrassed to show up, and thought that he should first tell Chaoyan that in addition to him, her biological brother, she also had a sworn brother. It was also necessary to introduce this sworn brother's character to her. Although he was a quiet man, he was a good person, so as to avoid misunderstandings.

On the way to the study, Shen Cheng met Lin Rou, and the two came together.

Lin Rou had someone clean up Chaoyan's residence. Chaoyan thanked her and called her Aunt Lin just like Shen Cheng did, instead of calling her mother like the fake Shen Xue did before.

Shen He personally sent Chao Yan back to her residence, asking her to rest early and ask someone to buy anything she needed tomorrow. Shen Cheng wanted to talk to Chao Yan for a while, but Shen He told him to talk tomorrow and not to disturb his sister's rest. Shen Cheng could only talk tomorrow.

On the way, Lin Rou told Shen He about her doubts. She felt that Chao Yan was too young when she left, only two years old, and should not remember what happened in the mansion. She was worried that Chao Yan was being used by someone with ulterior motives.

After hearing what Lin Rou said, Shen He had some doubts in his heart, but he was sure that Chao Yan was his daughter. Just looking at her face and her eyes, he knew she was his biological daughter. However, he would never allow his daughter to be taken advantage of by others.

After returning to the study, Shen He asked someone to find Shen Ming and gave him a task, asking him to take people to Dingcheng to thoroughly investigate what happened to Liu.

The next morning, a group of maids and old women surrounded Chao Yan and helped her dress up. Chao Yan was not yet used to being served by so many people. She put on layer of clothes and jewelry one after another, and sighed in her heart that it was not easy to be a young lady in ancient times.

After she finished dressing up, the maids and old women were all stunned and praised Chaoyan one after another until she felt embarrassed.

She looked at herself in the bronze mirror and was amazed. She couldn't help but think about how Mu Tianling would react if he saw her. As she thought about it, a suspicious blush appeared on her face.

Then she heard someone outside calling her Xue'er. Chaoyan didn't react at first. When she realized that she was Shen Xue, she walked to the door and looked outside. As soon as she appeared, she heard an exclamation of "Wow~".

When Chaoyan came over, Shen Cheng praised her repeatedly and quoted classics to praise her beauty. Chaoyan also quoted classics to praise his handsomeness. After they praised each other for a while, Shen Cheng remembered to tell her about Shen Ming, saying that he was a good person, but he didn't talk much and looked a little fierce, so she didn't need to be afraid when she met him later.

When Shen Cheng brought Chao Yan to have breakfast, Shen He and Lin Rou had already arrived.

Lin Rou asked Chaoyan with concern whether she slept well last night. Chaoyan said that she was a little picky about her bed and she would get used to it after two days.

Shen He asked where Chao Yan lived before, and planned to have someone move the bed she slept in. Shen Cheng muttered something, and Shen He looked at him, and he said he would bring someone to move the bed in a while.

Seeing that Shen Ming was not there, Shen Cheng asked a question. Shen He said that there was something going on in the military camp. While talking, he picked up some food for Chao Yan. Chao Yan's bowl was almost full, and her cheeks bulged like a hamster. She had no time to talk.

Shen Cheng also picked up some food for Chaoyan and asked her to eat more.

Eating at the same table, Lin Rou felt like an outsider. She picked some dishes for Chaoyan and talked to Shen He about holding a coming-of-age ceremony for Chaoyan, taking this opportunity to officially let Chaoyan debut as a princess.

Shen He nodded in agreement.

To express her gratitude, Chao Yan said that she knew how to make rouge and would make a box of rouge for Lin Rou in two days. When Lin Rou heard the word "by hand", a trace of unnaturalness flashed across her face, but she still thanked Chao Yan.

"You can also make rouge?" Shen Cheng was a little surprised.

Chao Yan said: "The shop I opened is to sell rouge, how come I can't make rouge?"

Shen Cheng then remembered the Hua Xiangrong shop opened by Chao Yan, and thought of another thing, "Before, that Han Er said that you are his distant cousin--" Before he could finish his words, Chao Yan blocked his mouth with a bun.

"Don't bully your sister." Shen He said.

Shen Cheng muttered to himself and ate the bun silently.

After breakfast, Chaoyan was about to go out with Shen Cheng, but Shen He stopped her and said he had something for her. Chaoyan told Shen Cheng that she didn't need to help her move the bed, but to help her go to the store to see how the business was going.

"Dad, I won't go out. I'll accompany you today."

His daughter saw through his father's thoughts.

Shen He took out a jade pendant from his arms and gave it to Chao Yan. It was the Pisces jade pendant. He said it was her amulet, which she had caught herself during the one-year-old ceremony.

Chao Yan put the jade pendant around her neck to ensure that she would not lose it again.