The Zhou family had serious disagreements over her marriage to the regent.
Shen Xingwan, however, seemed a bit heartless. She couldn't get out of the Zhou Mansion at all. Apart from a useless cat, she had no one of her own.
She could only cooperate with their performance for the time being.
When she had nothing to do, she would wander around the courtyard with others. The maids were nervous at the beginning but got used to it later.
On this day, after lunch, she took Bai Ling around the house as usual.
When I walked to the southwest corner, I heard a melodious sound of the piano.
Shen Xingwan went away looking for the sound of the piano. There was a courtyard deep in the bamboo forest. She walked closer and saw the famous school "Xiaoxiang Courtyard."
She was stunned for a moment, and the words suddenly appeared in her mind: "Sister Lin fell from the sky."
With the strange memory, Shen Xingwan shook his head and walked in as if nothing had happened.
Under the locust tree there is a green woman playing the piano.
The maid behind the woman saw her and wanted to salute her, but Shen Xingwan waved her hand to indicate no need.
After the song ended, the woman looked up at her with a strange look in her eyes and said, "Are you the new seventh sister?"
"Who are you?" Shen Xingwan saw her look in his eyes.
"My name is Lin Zhiyu, and I am a distant relative of the Zhou family." Lin Zhiyu explained his identity.
Shen Xingwan said, "You guys play the piano very well."
Lin Zhiyu asked someone to play the piano and greeted her neither overly enthusiastic nor coldly.
I served her a cup of scented tea and pear blossom cake.
Shen Xingwan was inexplicably interested in her and felt that this Miss Lin had a special temperament that was different from other ladies in the Zhou family.
"When did Sister Lin come to Zhou Mansion?" Shen Xingwan asked.
"About half a year ago." Lin Zhiyu said calmly.
Shen Xingwan could tell that she was not happy staying here, and she could still hear something in the sound of the piano just now.
She asked curiously, "Where is my sister's family from?"
"My father is a ranger. I have lived in no fixed place since I was a child. I followed my parents to many interesting places, including the ice fields in Beichuan and the islands in the south." Lin Zhiyu had a smile on his face, and his expression was filled with ideas.
A look of yearning appeared on Shen Xing's face, "It's so interesting. Can Sister Lin tell me about the outside world?"
Lin Zhiyu told her softly, and Shen Xingwan was fascinated by it.
Unknowingly, the afternoon passed, and the relationship between the two became much closer.
It was already dinner time, and Lin Zhiyu asked her to stay for dinner, but she did not refuse.
He turned around and asked Bai Ling to bring his dinner and eat together in Xiaoxiang Courtyard.
The meals from both sides were brought back at almost the same time, and the difference was immediately apparent when they were placed together.
Lin Zhiyu's meal was a lot vegetarian with her, and there were basically no precious ingredients. It was just one meat dish, three vegetarian dishes, and one soup.
It's enough to eat, but it looks very plain compared to hers.
Lin Zhiyu was obviously used to it, and the food was very sweet without any discomfort.
Shen Xingwan has a general understanding of her status in the Zhou family, and she should be an existence that is not taken seriously.
After that day, the two of them moved around more.
After Mrs. Zhou asked a few questions, Shen Xingwan said that he liked to hear her play the piano, so Mrs. Zhou stopped asking.
In the past few days, the threshold of the Zhou Mansion was almost broken. She was busy with people coming to seek relationships and test her. As long as Shen Xingwan didn't mess around, she didn't care about her.
Lin Zhiyu hardly left the courtyard and moved around, and the Xiaoxiang courtyard was remote. She was like an invisible person in the mansion.
Shen Xingwan came to the house almost every afternoon. From Lin Zhiyu, she learned a lot about the outside world and gained more knowledge about the outside world.
No matter what she asked, Lin Zhiyu would answer her everything she knew.
The sun is just right today, Lin Zhiyu is making tea by himself in the bamboo forest, the smoke is filling the air and the aroma of tea is filling the air.
Shen Xingwan sat on the bamboo chair, admiring the beauty's flowing movements.
Lin Zhiyu suddenly said, "My tea art is still rooted in Jiangnan. The tea produced in Jiangnan is also popular in tea ceremony."
Shen Xing's eyelids twitched. After so many days from Fat Meow, she had almost pieced together her past self.
Jiangnan is where she grew up.
She wasn't sure whether Lin Zhiyu's sudden mention of Jiangnan was intentional or unintentional.
"Really? They say Jiangnan has unique scenery. Is that true?" Shen Xingwan answered.
Lin Zhiyu raised his head and glanced at her, "Jiangnan is a place with outstanding people and has produced many wonderful women."
"Really? I've been at the Taoist temple and I don't know much about things outside." Shen Xingwan said calmly.
"There is the Shengshi College, the most prestigious women's college in the world, and the former queen and now Princess Luo are all from Shengshi." Lin Zhiyu said casually, looking down at the big tea in his hand.
Shen Xingwan's heart skipped a beat, and he was almost certain that Lin Zhiyu knew something.
Bai Ling, who was standing behind her, didn't realize anything was wrong. She didn't know Shen Xingwan's true identity.
Miss Zhou Jiaqi just guessed that she might not be sincere.
In the past few days, they often discussed the customs and interesting things in other places, and Bai Ling also listened happily.
Lin Zhiyu was lured out of Jiangnan by a cup of tea, but she didn't notice anything was wrong.
Lin Zhiyu personally made a cup of tea for her and said, "Try it."
Shen Xingwan tasted it and praised it, "Good tea."
After tasting the tea, she added, "You can't drink sister's tea in vain. I remember there was a good piano in my room. Bai Ling didn't go to get it, so I just treated it as tea money for Sister Lin."
Bai Ling hesitated for a moment, then turned around and went back to get it. Shen Xingwan had been calm recently and had relaxed her guard.
Lin Zhiyu gave his confidant maid a look, and the maid immediately went to guard the front.
Suddenly they were the only two people left in the bamboo forest. Lin Zhiyu's eyes wandered unscrupulously on her face, "Are you really the seventh Miss of the Zhou family?"
Shen Xingwan smiled and said, "As soon as I woke up, everyone told me that I was the seventh Miss of the Zhou family."
It was hard not to think about these words. Lin Zhiyu suddenly thought of the rumors in the palace. The seventh lady broke her head and could not remember the past, but she was saved by the regent. It was a blessing in disguise that the regent took a fancy to her.
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Lin Zhiyu sighed inaudibly, "So you really don't remember the past?"
"Well, I don't remember anything." Shen Xingwan was a little depressed.
Lin Zhiyu frowned immediately. It was not her turn to deal with this matter.
But when she thought about guessing the identity of the person in front of her, it was hard for her not to think too much.
For a while, she felt that it would be difficult for the Zhou family to escape unscathed when they were involved in such a thing, but for a while, she felt that maybe this was her chance.
She has had enough of staying here, and she also wants the truth about her parents' death.
She couldn't help but say, "Have you never doubted your identity?"
Shen Xingwan answered slyly, "Doubt it or not, in my current situation, I can only be the seventh Miss of the Zhou family, right?"
