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Chapter 39 Dead End

After the Shen family rose to prominence, they moved their entire family to Chang'an.

When one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; naturally, the old lady's family members also came along.

Although they all lived in Chang'an, Wen Jiayue didn't have much contact with them, only exchanging visits during holidays as relatives.

Wen Jiayue didn't have much of an impression of the old lady's grandniece, who was also her and Shen Fuhan's cousin.

I only vaguely remember that she was pretty and had a sweet tongue, and she knew how to please the old lady.

How did Lin Wanwan find out where Shen Fuyou lived?

Shen Fuhan explained to her, "Grandmother knew he was coming back from the full moon banquet and sent people to follow him. Fuyou was careless."

Wen Jiayue pursed her lips. It seemed that the old lady was determined to bring this couple together.

She quickly asked, "Did Miss Lin break in?"

"No, I sent people to stop them."

Wen Jiayue breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Fuhan was reliable enough. So, could Shen Fuyou's life be saved?

However, she suddenly became worried again.

"Miss Lin will definitely complain. What about Grandmother?"

"Nobody knows that I sent them."

Wen Jiayue frowned and glanced at him. Who asked that?

"What I mean is, if this doesn't work, Grandmother will definitely find a way to try again. Now that she knows where Fourth Brother lives, she shouldn't give up so easily, right?"

Shen Fuhan choked for a moment before speaking: "The only solution now is to have Fuyou move to a different place."

Wen Jiayue thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we just have my fourth brother move back to the Marquis's residence?"

Shen Fuyou's journey to the border was during this period, and only by staying at the Marquis's residence could she feel completely at ease.

Shen Fuhan said calmly, "Let's not even talk about whether Fuyou is willing to return to the manor. Even if he agrees, and he moves back today, that Miss Lin will move in tomorrow as well."

Wen Jiayue sighed. That was true; she hadn't thought things through.

"Is Fourth Brother going to keep hiding like this forever? When will it ever end?"

Shen Fuyou might leave Chang'an at any time because of this incident, and the border is in chaos for days. Everything from her previous life will repeat itself.

I thought I had broken the deadlock, but it turned out to be another deadlock.

knock --

Ruyi knocked on the door and called out, "My lord, my lady, the old lady has sent someone over to ask you to come over."

Wen Jiayue and Shen Fuhan exchanged a glance and asked, "Is it Miss Lin who has arrived?"

Ruyi asked in surprise, "How did you know, Madam?"

"...I guessed."

The two walked towards Ninghui Hall.

Wen Jiayue asked in a low voice, "Grandmother wouldn't want us to persuade Fourth Brother, would she?"

Shen Fuhan nodded.

"This is a difficult problem," Wen Jiayue said, at a loss. "My lord, do you have a solution?"

"No."

Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes, especially since his grandmother suffered from heart palpitations, so he dared not speak too harshly.

Upon arriving at Ninghui Hall, Shen Funian also came over from the other side.

"Big brother, what a coincidence, you were also summoned by Grandmother?"

Shen Fuhan nodded.

Shen Funian asked, "Do you know what happened?"

Shen Fuhan remained silent.

She then looked at Wen Jiayue: "Hey, do you know?"

Wen Jiayue ignored her and walked straight ahead without looking to the side.

Shen Fuhan reprimanded in a stern voice: "This is your sister-in-law."

“What kind of sister-in-law is someone who is three years younger than me? I can’t bring myself to call her that.”

She rolled her eyes and left first.

Shen Fuhan glanced at Wen Jiayue, and seeing her calm expression, said nothing more.

The three entered the bedroom, greeted each other, and then took their seats.

The old lady called out to another room, "Wanwan, don't cry, your cousins ​​are here to support you!"

Shen Funian frowned: "Lin Wanwan is here?"

She and Lin Wanwan had never gotten along since childhood, and she scoffed at this.

She's got no backbone whatsoever; it's a miracle she didn't kick me when I'm down.

With that in mind, she sat steadily, waiting to see the joke.

After a while, Lin Wanwan walked over with a wronged expression and called out to everyone one by one.

Shen Funian asked with a smile, "Why is Cousin Wan crying? Tell me quickly so I can cheer you up."

Hearing this, Lin Wanwan cried even harder: "Grandma, look at my cousin!"

The old lady coughed heavily: "Niannian!"

Shen Funian pouted and finally behaved herself.

The old lady then spoke: "Wanwan went to see Fuyou today..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Funian laughed and whispered to Wen Jiayue, who was sitting next to her, in a voice loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.

"I really don't know what she was thinking. Isn't she just making a fool of herself?"

Wen Jiayue looked up at the sky, pretending that she didn't exist.

She knew the two didn't get along, and she didn't want to get involved.

Lin Wanwan gritted her teeth and stomped her foot: "Cousin! How can you kick me when I'm down like this? Is it wrong for me to like Fourth Cousin?"

Shen Funian snorted: "That's true, but my fourth brother doesn't like you. Why bother trying to win his favor all the time?"

“That’s still better than you,” Lin Wanwan blurted out, “You eloped with a man, and you’re just offering your affections to someone who doesn’t reciprocate!”

Shen Funian disliked it most when others mentioned this old story; to her, it had long been a source of shame.

She immediately exploded, stood up, and slapped Lin Wanwan.

"Just talk about your own business, why are you dragging me into this?"

"My fourth brother can't go home because of you. If you have any conscience, stop bothering him. But you, pretending to be well-behaved for a few days, have even found out where he lives!"

"You think you're worthy of liking my fourth brother? Lin Wanwan, who do you think you are!"

The two started fighting, pulling each other's hair and grabbing each other's necks, both gritting their teeth.

"Stop fighting! Stop it!" the old lady panicked. "Fuhan, quickly pull them apart!"

Shen Funian shouted, "Big brother, don't worry about it! If I don't beat Lin Wanwan to death today, I'm not a Shen!"

Lin Wanwan's scalp tingled from the pulling, and she screamed, "Let go! Let go now!"

They fought since they were little, but as they grew up, they became more mindful of their image and stopped fighting.

But whenever they meet, their verbal sparring never stops.

Unexpectedly, they started fighting again. Shen Fuhan pulled the two apart with a stern face.

Shen Funian was still not giving up and tried to scratch Lin Wanwan's face.

Lin Wanwan was not to be outdone; seeing her reach out her hand, she opened her mouth and bit it.

Everything happened so fast that Wen Jiayue, who had never seen anything like it before, was momentarily stunned.

Shen Fuhan coldly reprimanded: "Stand still!"

The two were startled at the same time, and finally came to their senses that they had actually started fighting in front of Shen Fuhan!

Shen Funian swallowed hard: "Big brother, I know I was wrong, please don't punish me..."

Lin Wanwan was also terrified of him, and quickly said, "Cousin, I know I was wrong!"

Shen Fuhan withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Go to the ancestral hall to copy the scriptures. You can come back whenever you finish copying them."