Chapter 5 and the Great Tribulation

No matter how you think about it, this situation seems absurd. The person she had an early engagement with, the person she has always trusted, is now having an affair with her own younger sister for the second time, and still claims that he will marry her, not taking responsibility for her younger sister. Her mother is pressuring her to make a decision.

If she continues to marry, wouldn't that mean disregarding her sister's feelings and coveting the wealth and status of the prime minister's family? If she refuses to marry, wouldn't she become a lowly maid in the prime minister's mansion, ruining the marriage of the prime minister's family?

Do they all think she's a fool?

Shen Guiyan lowered her head with a pale face, only letting Bao Shan inform her father to come and preside over justice.

Shen Guiya, on the side, was pinching her thigh hard, her eyes already filled with tears. Shen Guiyan looked at her actions, feeling a bit dumbfounded, never having seen someone act like this before.

When Shen Lao Ye stepped into the hall, Shen Guiya immediately knelt down, holding onto Shen Lao Ye's legs and crying, "Father, just kill me, I have no face to see anyone. For my sister's marriage, just kill me directly!"

Shen Shiqing was startled and instinctively helped her up, asking, "What's wrong?"

Beside her was Gu Chaodong, who should have left the mansion already, but he was still kneeling. Shen Lao Ye frowned and took his seat at the main position.

Shen Guiya cried with teary eyes, saying, "I really like Gu Gongzi, I couldn't help but be close to him. It's my fault, I have no shame..."

As she spoke, she reached out and slapped herself several times.

Shen Guiyan widened her eyes, feeling that Shen Guiya was either crazy or possessed!

The people in the hall were all a bit stunned, and Gu Chaodong directly grabbed her hand as she slapped herself, frowning and saying, "Miss Five!"

Shen Guiya then held his hand and cried softly. The two of them kneeling together looked like a pair of mandarin ducks about to be separated.

Gu Chaodong's mood was complicated. He looked at Shen Guiya for a long time, then glanced at Shen Guiyan. Shen Guiyan felt that he seemed to be wavering, struggling in his eyes. But the next moment, Gu Chaodong bowed to Shen Shiqing and said, "Today's matter is my fault, not blaming Miss Five. After Guiyan is married, I will definitely give Miss Five an explanation."

Shen Guiya sobbed softly, "Gu Gongzi doesn't need to feel guilty. If it's not meant to be for Ya'er, Ya'er won't force it."

One not forgetting responsibility, the other being reasonable, the two of them made quite a pair, making others seem like the bad ones. Shen Lao Ye sighed and naturally couldn't blame them too much. Since they were willing to give an explanation, that was it.

After all, officials can crush people, let alone officials of higher ranks.

Let's just calm things down.

Shen Guiyan felt a bit uncomfortable, but looking at Shen Guiya still sobbing, she thought she should feel even worse. At least she could still marry Gu Chaodong as the main wife, but she had nothing now.

After everyone dispersed, Shen Guiya walked ahead of her, suddenly turned around and smiled at her, "Do you hate me a lot?"

Shen Guiyan was stunned.

"There's no way, I'm a transmigrator, the natural protagonist." Shen Guiya swept away her pitiful appearance from earlier, smiling smugly, "I guess you probably don't understand what I'm saying, but I'm here, even if you're beautiful, you can't compete with Shen Guiya."

"Shen Guiya" covered her mouth and laughed triumphantly. After watching transmigration dramas for so many years, it was finally her turn. She was determined to make all the men here fall in love with her and claim all the treasures. What's the use of being beautiful and talented in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting? She's a modern person, there's nothing she can't compete for or snatch away.

Shen Guiyan frowned, watching the person in front of her walk away with a smile, and then turned to ask Bao Shan, "Has she really gone crazy?"

Bao Shan pursed her lips, "She's gone quite mad."

What can't be snatched away by Shen Guiya, her young lady never thought of snatching, but what she deserves, she won't let go of!

Shaking her head, Shen Guiyan felt that she should go back to embroider her wedding dress. If Shen Guiya wants to go crazy, let her.

"Miss, you still dislike Miss Three as before," Yu Su supported Shen Guiya, curiously asking, "Even without your previous memories, do you still dislike her?"

Shen Guiya snorted, "I have no good feelings for her, she's so beautiful, she must be a fox spirit. And Gu Gongzi is just a man who thinks with his lower body, what good taste can he have? Superficial."

Yu Su was slightly taken aback, feeling uncomfortable with her young lady's tone.

Shen Guiya continued, "I've seen many women like her in my original world, they attract men with their looks, and think they're great because they're educated. Hmph, those men have no taste, they didn't see my inner beauty."

Not understanding at all, Yu Su just laughed a few times in response. Shen Guiya was full of confidence, planning how to continue to win over Gu Chaodong, and walked into the house.

The wedding date was approaching, but Shen Guiyan didn't feel as excited as she had expected. She had been looking forward to getting married, but because of Shen Guiya and Gu Chaodong's situation, she was no longer as eager. Gu Chaodong had come to explain to her, but Shen Guiyan found it meaningless. She had originally liked him for his erudition and gentle demeanor, but now she felt less enthusiastic.

But she still had to get married.

The wedding dress was ready, and when she took it to show to the lady, although her expression wasn't very good, she still nodded, "Not bad."

"It's rare, pure hand-embroidery." Shen Guiya took the upper garment to compare it to herself, and asked Yu Su with a light smile, "Does it look good?"

Yu Su nodded, "My young lady naturally looks good in anything."

Shen Guiya giggled twice and simply brought over her underskirt and Xiapi to try on: "Well, since it looks so good, I'll give it a try."

Shen Guiyan frowned, "This is the wedding dress. You haven't been engaged yet, so it might be inappropriate to try it on."

"What's inappropriate about it?" Shen Guiya chuckled, "Yesterday, Chao Dong came to tell me that once my sister gets married, he will send the betrothal gifts to our family. We will be one family sooner or later."

Yesterday? Shen Guiyan's face turned slightly pale. Chao Dong came to see Shen Guiya again yesterday?

She had no idea at all.

Madam Shen sat on the side, leisurely drinking tea, without restraining Shen Guiya's somewhat rude behavior at all. She took the wedding dress to try it on and laughed, "Not bad, I'll leave the wedding dress for my sister in the future."

"Okay," Shen Guiyan lowered her eyes.

She still had to endure. She had endured for so many years, just endure these last two days.

The day of her marriage happened to be her coming-of-age day, and the mansion was very lively. But early in the morning, Aunt Qin's face looked very unpleasant. Shen Guiyan looked at her in the mirror and asked with concern, "Aunt Qin, are you feeling unwell?"

Aunt Qin combed her hair for her with pale lips, "It's okay, being able to send the third miss out, no matter how uncomfortable I am, it doesn't matter."

"One comb to the end, two combs to the white hair at the temples..."

Shen Guiyan stared at Aunt Qin in the mirror. She was happy, even though her face was getting worse, she was still smiling. More and more cold sweat appeared on her forehead, her waist bent down more, but she didn't make a sound.

"Three combs... may your descendants be prosperous..."

"Aunt Qin?" Shen Guiyan widened her eyes, and the person behind her had already collapsed to the ground, sweating profusely, curling up on the ground, clutching her stomach tightly, "I've finished combing... and tying my hair..."

What tying hair! Shen Guiyan's eyes turned red, and she quickly shouted, "Go and fetch the doctor!"

"It's not auspicious to invite a doctor for a wedding..." Aunt Qin forced a smile and pulled her sleeve, "I just have a stomachache... just a stomachache..."

"How can a stomachache be like this!" Shen Guiyan scolded, and brushed her sleeve to go out herself.

As she brushed her sleeve, the hand on her sleeve was also thrown out, Shen Guiyan was startled, wanting to reach out to grab it, but she grabbed nothing. Aunt Qin closed her eyes, her hand fell to the ground, unresponsive.

The surrounding voices seemed to have disappeared, the wedding attendants and the outside matchmakers rushed in, but they didn't care about what had happened to Aunt Qin, and hurriedly carried her out.

"Good luck and great prosperity, good luck and great prosperity." The attendant next to her kept talking, and Shen Guiyan was pushed back to the dressing table, feeling cold all over.

The disaster of the coming-of-age ceremony.

Shen Guiyan looked at herself in the mirror for a long time, thinking of Aunt Qin's appearance just now, the newly applied makeup was all ruined.

"Miss, please pull yourself together, the Prime Minister's sedan chair has arrived." Baoshan cried even more miserably than her, but she asked her to pull herself together.

Shen Guiyan didn't respond, the attendant brought a veil to cover her, but Xiurong suddenly came in, "Quick, let the third miss and the fifth miss change their clothes!"