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Chapter 85: The Day of Marriage (Part 3)
Ren Wan Yun explained the context of things clearly in the letters to him and in Shen Yuan’s view, even though Ren Wan Yun’s plans were not perfect, but for Shen Miao to fight back and even escape without harm was actually a surprise to his expectations.
“Mother must not cry.” Shen Yuan’s expression was somewhat emotionally moved as he said, “Crying is to no avail.”
“Yuan boy.” Ren Wan Yun clutched his hand, “You have the most ideas, you must be able to save your sister right?”
Hearing this, Shen Qing also looked towards Shen Yuan with hope, “Second Older Brother, begging you to help me. I do not wish to marry to that person. I should not be marrying to him. Second Older Brother, help me, help me.” Even though Shen Qing was somewhat fearful of her Older Brother but since young when she was bullied, Shen Yuan would quietly help her to win it back. Towards Shen Yuan, Shen Qing loved and hated but now Shen Yuan was her life-saving straw so naturally she will grab onto furiously.
“Not possible.” Shen Yuan’s calm expression was almost cold, “The matter of marriage has no possibility of a turn at this point and one cannot do harm to everybody because of Younger Sister. So Younger Sister must go through this marriage.”
As the voice finished speaking, Shen Qing fell onto the ground paralysed and finally cried out desperately. Her action destroyed her makeup and dirt were all over her but she had not notice it at all.
“Really no other way?” Ren Wan Yun murmured.
“Even though there is no way to get out of this marriage, but my Shen Yuan’s Younger Sister cannot just take this kind of calculation from others without laying down.” Shen Yuan coldly said, “For Shen Miao to become so smart overnight, there should be someone behind guiding, else it is that she had faked it all along. It is better to settle if there was someone guiding but if she faked it for ten over years, it is truly too scary.”
“That little slut seemed to be possessed. Seeing that she escaped when the matter was about to succeed. Yuan-er, that little slut cannot remain.” Ren Wan Yun gritted her teeth and said, “Thinking about that everything today was caused by that slut, I could not wait to eat her flesh and drink her blood.”
“Mother now cannot deal with her unbridled because of Eldest Bo’s family. Heard that Eldest Bo will be staying in the capital for half a year more, like this Shen Miao have a longer period of backing.” Shen Yuan looked at Shen Qing.
Ren Wan Yun trembled, “But one cannot just let the matter go like that.”
“Of course not.” Shen Yuan said, “In this world, there would always be a day where the backing will fall, no matter how big it is. Since Shen Miao have backing, then let her backing fall. It is good for Eldest Bo’s family to stay in the Ding capital.” A smile floated on Shen Yuan’s lips, “Saves me the trouble to find each one.”
Ren Wan Yun was somewhat fearful in her heart unknowingly but seeing the fallen Shen Qing, a wave of anger immediate raised up, “Yuan-er, must not let that little slut off.”
“Rest assured.” Shen Yuan eyes were gloomy, “Whoever dare to play under my eyes, I will return it with thanks. Since Shen Miao harmed Mother and Younger Sister, I will let their Shen family First household pay and leave Shen Miao for the last and play with her slowly. That is then interesting.”
He leisurely smiled.
Shen Qing’s bridal makeup had to be redrawn at the end.
The matchmaker was surprised to find out that during this makeup, Shen Qing’s expression was a little energetic as compared to the just deadly heavy semblance she had previously. At least it looks like she was ‘alive’.
When Shen Yue and Shen Miao came over to send the gifts, Shen Qing even smiled at both of them.
Now that Shen Qing was pregnant, her body was somewhat swollen and coupled with her anxiousness these days, she looked haggard even upon putting makeup. Her smile did not showcased a young female’s delicateness but looked somewhat weird and scary.
“Eldest Sister must take care of yourself.” Shen Yue eyes were red as she spoke.
“Definitely.” Shen Qing concurred before looking at Shen Miao and coughed, “I will definitely return Fifth Younger Sister’s benevolence to me.”
Even though it was said with a smile, the hate and viciousness made Shen Yue shudder.
“I will wait.” Shen Miao also smiled lightly.
Afterwards things became much natural. Old Shen Furen avoided meeting Shen Qing and Shen Qing could only talk to Ren Wan Yun. Because this marriage was not considered a glorious thing, everyone in the Shen residence felt embarrassed. Those festive actions and wishes were all done carelessly.
At the end when going to the wedding sedan, it was Shen Yuan who carried Shen Qing up the sedan. The thing that made one felt most embarrassed was that Prince Yu of the First Rank did not came to fetch the bride and only sent a housekeeper ahead.
When Shen Yuan was carrying Shen Qing, the commoners around the General residence were all pointing fingers of blame at them and there were all sorts of stuff that were spreading among them. Some mentioned that Shen Qing had no sense of shame and was fickle. Even if Ren Wan Yun’s and Shen Yuan’s hearts were filled with anger, public clamour could obscure the truth and they could not kill all the commoners.
When the sedan finally left, Shen Yuan returned to the main doors of the Shen residence and stood by Shen Miao and spoke as he looked at the leaving sedan, “Fifth Younger Sister look calm.”
“The person marrying is not me, why would I not be calm?” Shen Miao answered.
“Fifth Younger Sister know how the future will be like when Qing-er marries over?”
“How the future will be is not what you and me can decide.”
Shen Yuan seemed not to have heard Shen Miao’s words and only minded his words, “The events in the world are ever changing. Sometimes there is no room to advance or retreat, but one do not know if the willow trees would make shade and the flowers would give light. There are times when even though there is an optimistic road in front but one cannot say preciously.” His voice suddenly deepen, “It is that one had forced themselves to the dead end.”
“Exactly.” Shen Miao smiled, “No one can say for sure what will happen in the world. Some people may have the luck of misfortune but it could be that there is no more road in front.”
Shen Yuan finally turned his head over and looked at Shen Miao directly. His eyes sized her up which made others especially uncomfortable, and the things others were uncomfortable were also his words. He said, “I only found out today that Fifth Younger Sister is actually a smart person.”
Shen Miao decline to comment but heard a roar from behind, “Younger Sister.” Shen Qiu ran over in a hurry and looked warningly at Shen Yuan before saying to Shen Miao, “Younger Sister should not run around, there are so many evildoers outside, knowing a person but not understand one’s true nature, who knows what would happen.”
Shen Yuan glanced at Shen Qiu before laughing, “Eldest Brother really know how to joke, what’s more Fifth Younger Sister is so smart that one fear that no one will be able to scheme her. As for the phrase of ‘knowing a person but not understanding one’s true nature’, perhaps there is someone else more suitable for it.”
Shen Qiu sneered, “My Younger Sister has a pure and virtuous natural disposition which cannot be compared to those sinister villains. I as an older brother naturally would need to constantly worry, else those wolves who studies would eat her whole and there would be nowhere to cry to. Younger Sister lets go. We will sit the horse carriage to the residence of the Prince of First Rank.
The Shen family people also had to go to the Prince of First Rank residence to participate in the wedding banquet but Shen Qiu’s words real meaning was that he distrusted Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan looked at the back view of the two siblings and a flash of viciousness appeared in his eyes.
The Shen family wedding sedan had to travel over half of the city of Ding capital and it was going along the most flourishing of streets. After all this was a marriage that was bestowed by the Empress so the parade was naturally extravagant. Even though every knew that this marriage was not glorious, but one still had to beat the drums and strike the gongs to make it well known.
In the most wealthy section of the road, at the seat by the window of Kuai Huo Lou, a white clad gentleman was there as usually slightly moving his folding fan as he watched the commotion at the wedding entourage. The entourage was throwing coins as they walked and those commoners who were watching the commotion all went up to snatch for them, so it seemed to be filled with jubilation.
However what kind of feeling there was, only the person in the sedan knew.
“This marriage of the Shen family is really quite big.” Ji Yu Shu played with the silver in his hands as he said, “I have not seen for a long time such a lively marriage. Do not know in the future when I marry Young Lady Shao Yao, will it be such a grand occasion.”
“Still thinking about that Young Lady Shao Yao of yours.” Gao Yang looked at him, “Yu Shu, I remember you still have a fiancée. Does that fiancée of yours know how particularly attentive you are to Young Lady Shao Yao?”
“Already said that that was a joke made when we were babies, who know how she look like now. I am not going to marry. I just love Young Lady Shao Yao. If Young Lady Shao Yao is not possible then the Fifth Young Lady of the Shen family is also not bad.” He laughed and looked towards the person opposite, “Third Older Brother Xie, is it right?”
Xie Jing Xing glanced at him and was too lazy to speak. Gao Yang laughed out, “One fear that you have no life to marry Shen Miao.”
“What! Do not say a female like a killing demon. I valued her intelligence, sharpness and courage greatly.” Ji Yu Shu was not convinced, “Besides, she also looks not bad. Heard that previously she liked that boy, Prince Ding, before. How can a young lady eyes be bad? Prince Ding can be compared to me?”
Gao Yang looked at Ji Yu Shu, “You are capable. But this Shen Young Lady of yours will be in trouble quickly.”
“What kind of trouble?” Ji Yu Shu asked.
“Shen Qing’s older brother, Shen Yuan has returned.” Gao Yang said with some rejection at other’s misfortune, “Shen Miao swindled Shen Qing into the Prince residence, Shen Yuan will definitely not let Shen Miao off. This Shen Yuan is not an oil saving lamp. In the Second household of the General residence, one fear that even Shen Gui cannot be compared to Shen Yuan for being circumspect and foreseeing. Moreover this Shen Yuan is vicious and merciless and when he takes action, he would never waver.”
“Shen Yuan seems like not an ordinary person.” Ji Yu Shu suddenly remember something, “Is he not Fu Xiu Yi’s people?”
“Only a small little bandit.” Xie Jing Xing suddenly spoken and lazily glance below, “A little clown jumping around can attract your attention.”
“Ha. You are still this arrogant.” Gao Yang asked, “What is next?”
“Wait.”
Wait for people to start the game and then plug the leaks.
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Thanks for the chapter. Sooner or later Shen Miao is going to deal with both the second and third household, leaving them no chance to escape. So they can continue to act as they like for now.
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Thanks for supporting!! They are living on borrowed time 😛
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The game’s gonna start. Now that phrase comes into mind “may odds be ever in your favor” srsly, that had me thinking😂😂😂 really what can a clown do to an empress? I bet Shen Miao’s just gonna play with him and before he knows it he’ll be eaten by a lioness 🦁 thaaaaank you sooo much for the update!!😆😊
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Thanks for supporting!! Lets see how SM is going to play with him and let him walk to his doom
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You must have not seen the movie ‘IT’…..clowns are freaking scary T^T
Who in their right mind would think clowns are funny??? A sadist?!?!?!
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Go go go. Fighting fighting. Tomorrow (after today’s wedding), everything will be done.
Shen Miao. Shen Miao.
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Hahahahhaha! A clown really is fitting to describe that scheming Shen Yuan. Besides, you wanna try scheming against Shen Miao? Boi you better live 2 more lives to outsmart her with schemes and cruelness before you take action. Or else the one who threw the rock but ends up getting hurt will be you boi. Oh well I’ll just wait in the background for a face slapping event that’s about to come. So yay!!!!!! But I swear Shen Yuan, if you ever hurt big bro you will regret it. And that woman that is your mother? Who calls her (SM) little slut? What does that make both your mom and sister? Aren’t they also sluts? Hahaha very funny. I feel like in almost every LN villains that I read, the best insults they can give to a woman when they are so angry is the word ‘slut’ . Like they can use more poisonous words than that but boi don’t they use their brains. Too bad they have to pick her as an enemy. Just deliver yourself to her or else later you will regret it and will live a life wishing you can die but cannot and wishing to live but cannot as well. Aish, this people really…
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Thanks for supporting!! Everytime RWY scolds SM, the words she use is totally befitting for her 😛
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So true! And your welcome~
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This is rather nerve wracking another evil character to deal with. Thanks for this update.
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Lets see how she deal with a smart enemy this time 😀
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thx for the chapter!
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Thanks for the update. Can’t wait for what’s next 😉
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The backward logic of the Second Branch will never fail to stun me lol.
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Thank you. I can’t wait to see her out swindle everyone..
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Thanks for the update Zazajunnie and Tnyhy..
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The starting guns have fired! I can’t wait for the aftermath of the wedding and the extermination. (OMG, that sounds so wrong. I think I’ve read too many ruthless imperial harem stories).
Seriously, I wonder how Shen Yuan and the Second Household will react when the whole Prince Yu household will be exterminated except for Shen Qing. Given the superstitions and unfairness to women of those times: would everything be blamed on Shen Qing’s “misfortune”? They often say that in other novels, if the husband meets bad luck right after wedding a wife: the whole community blames it on the wife’s luck.
Oh Shen Qing, she hasn’t really hurt Shen Miao in this lifetime yet. Then again, given the same circumstances as the previous lifetime, Shen Qing would be more than happy to laugh maniacally while Shen Miao suffers. That’s how power plays are I guess, they must be ruthless because the enemy wishes for their death and destruction. If Shen Miao were real, I’d bet she’d star in Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power.
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You will be in for a treat at Shen Yuen’s and Shen Gui’s reactions… My jaws dropped at how heartless they were to SQ
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I guess people will say 2nd household involve in it instead of shen miao and although the emperor turn a blind eyes on it, he must be wary of shen 2nd household
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I have found that ruthlessness stories make for a good cathargic specially during certain times of the motnh *cough*
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Thank you for the chapter. All we have to do now is follow XJX words and wait for people to start the game and watch…
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Thanks for supporting!! We are so happy waiting and watching 😛
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I really want to meet this young lady shao yao now.
Yu shi mentions her every time he talks.
Thanks for the chapter.
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Thanks for supporting!! I dont remember she coming out though… Need to check the raws…
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Hmm. I really wonder how they’re going to end up as a couple. As it stands now, it’s almost like one person watching another person play a game.
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we have 100+ chaps for it to progress 😀
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“My Younger Sister has a pure and virtuous natural disposition which cannot be compared to those sinister villains”
Me: Uhhh *looks at the title* Sure
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I rolled by eyes when I translated it 😛
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Ehmergerd, the suspense is killing me.
I need someone to tell me if Shen Qiu bro is gonna be okay ;3
I’m so anxious on his behalf, he’s too naive to schemes.
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But his arc has not yet arrive (it is after this arc though)….
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That sounds scary ;3
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thank you for another chapter. really love reading it
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Thank you for the chapter. Looks like a somewhat-worthy opponent has appear…. 😘😍😘😍
Shen Qiu ran over in a hurry and looked warningly at _”Shen Qiu”_ before saying to Shen Miao, “Younger Sister should not run around, there are so many evildoers outside, knowing a person but not understand one’s true nature….”
It should be Shen Yuan.
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Thanks for supporting and catching that!! You have a good eye 😀 There are lots of errors in the names in the raw and I guess we missed this mistake.
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Oops, I missed that. Yeah, there are several mistakes like that in the raw, im sorry.
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thank you for the chappy!!!!!!!!!
the novel is awesome!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for supporting!!! I am glad to have shared this novel 😀
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There’s a lot of things I want to comment with but I can only composed this ‘Thank you for the chapter’. 😊🙏
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Thanks for supporting!!! But please comment on this release… I love to read everyone’s thoughts about SM journey 😀
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its going to be interesting…. Our Empress will laugh at the little jumping clown around her…. i think he will suffer from his own actions… xd
and today our mercyful zaza has graced us without a cliffy that will be painful….
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Thanks for supporting!!! This time the author did not provide very cliffy stuff 😛
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Big evil shen yuan! Can’t wait find out how sm deals with him.
Thanks
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Thanks for supporting!! It will be good
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Thank you so much!! 😘😘😘
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I’m still gonna say no one had any right to be mad at our empress. After all, she’s just returning the schemes to the sender. Nothing malicious about that xD
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Totally!! I also love how she is able to turn the tables on them so well
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‘Only a small little bandit” 😂 epic. Thank you 😊
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Well…well…looks who wanna play with fire?#watch out boy if u don’t wanna get burned
If Shen Yuan touch SM, show him no mercy!#
But if Shen Yuan dare to touch big bro, SM will bring hell to him!!#
Thanks for updating!
#Noooooo!!!still 100+chapters
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I love how protective SM is… Lets watch Shen Yuan’s fall
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Remember that SM thinks it was Shen Yue who got Shen Qiu killed in the past life.
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I just read from chapter 83 to chapter 85 in one go. Thanks for the chapter. I’m just waiting to see that animal of prince of first rant get brutally killed for now.I’ll worry about Shen Yuan’s schemes later. Again thanks for the chapter.
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Thanks for supporting!! Shen Yuan’s arc is intertwine with Shen Qiu so its coming soon 😛
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Woah really? I really hope nothings gonna happen to Shen Qiu T-T he is one my favorite character.
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We’re reaching 1/3 of the story. Out of all cnovels I read (and I read many), this one hands down has best scheming acts and storylines.
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“Only a small little bandit.” Xie Jing Xing suddenly spoken and lazily glance below, “A little clown jumping around can attract your attention.”
I laugh so hard !!!! this is the best paragraph for this chapter 😎. Very cool. I like XJX arrogance nature
Very thank you 😘
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Thanks for supporting!! I like how he diminish Shen Yuan presence to practically nth 😀
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Thank you for the chapter!
Huh…It seems outsiders have clearer sight about this Shen Yuan, than his own family.
But then again, they profited from his viciousness, I guess it made them look upon it more favourably.
JYS, Jiaojiao is not for you! Lol!!!
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Thanks for supporting!! *Being like Shen Xin at the moment* No one is good enough for Jiao Jiao!!
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Thanks for the chapter…
I know they tried to built more subplots prior to prince yu’s decapatitation but still i wish we get there sooner and cease with shen yuan. He’s looking to die. I don’t mind if shen miao give him a slow painful death..he’s hateful
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Thanks for your efforts. With this new villain being revealed as Prince Ding’s lackey, more light might be shed on their past-life conspiracy.
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Thanks for supporting!! So many schemes will be unfold and more schemes will emerge
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Thank you for the chapter~
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That Shen Yuan..afraid that if he touch Shen Miao will incite the worst enemy…ML will feed you to the beasts!
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More like SM will feed him to the beasts and XJX will be sitting behind the glass and watch with popcorn in his hands 😛
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Thanks for the chapter~
The observers’ banter is amusing… Missing XJX a bit :p
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Thanks for supporting!! Absence makes the heart fonder?
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Yay update … thank you …
Now … now… lets the game start ….
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Thanks for the chapter!!! I liveeeee for this novel ❤❤❤
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Thaaanks for the chap! Need more interanction between Shen Xin couple&Shen Miao
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Thanks for supporting!! More to come 😀
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Oh, is it going to older brother vs older brother? 😂 the way RWY talked is just like a commoners, really that bad. What would Shen Yuan do to our empress? I bet Shen Miao already got a way to defend herself, right? Www, I am scared but I also got excited XD Thanks for the chapter!
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I totally feel that too!!! I cannot wait to see SM take down Shen Yuan but so scared that she will go all out and also harm herself
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Ty for the chapter! Can’t wait to see what SM will do
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Much thanks~!
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idk why but I feel like this song is perfect for this story. Thanks for the chapter
link: https://youtu.be/IF3JBYHVCvg
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Uwah, Xie Jing is as arrogant as ever ~ but he has the right to act that way. Thanks for the chapter 😊
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A little clown. Very well said Xie Jing Xing
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General?
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Amazing story…
I love shen miao characters.
More curious about the shen miao plan
Thanks for translating this story.
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Thanks for supporting!! Everything will slowly unfold itself
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