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Shen Qingyao is a broad-minded person, and has always believed in not caring about things that don't concern her. In just a few days, she had buried the slight anomaly she accidentally encountered in the bookstore in her heart. No matter how Xiao Jing conspired with Princess Yonghe, it seemed that his plans were futile now, at least they had all been figured out by Lu Zhao. So, what did she have to fear?

As the intellectual ceiling of this book, Shen Qingyao completely believed in Lu Zhao's abilities.

The night was dark, and the chambers were draped in red silk, with candles flickering, casting a warm red glow. Shen Qingyao sat alone in front of the dressing table, staring blankly at the bronze mirror. In the low clarity of the bronze mirror, a distorted shadow was reflected. Shen Qingyao snapped out of it, feeling as if she was in a scene from a horror movie...

[Host, are you nervous?] Suddenly, the system spoke again with a meaningless question.

Shen Qingyao was startled by it, her heart pounding, but surprisingly she didn't retort. She whispered, "A little bit..."

After all, in this life and the previous one, this was her first marriage.

Yes, time passed quickly. Two months had passed since the preparations for the wedding began, and Mother Shen had just left. Tomorrow was the day of Shen Qingyao's wedding to Lu Zhao.

Shen Qingyao got up and sat down by the bed, her fingers reaching into the covers and touching a hard corner. She pulled it out and saw that it was the fire prevention chart(1) that Mother Shen had mysteriously given her...

...Shen Qingyao's fingers stiffened, undecided whether to open the book or not. As a newcomer from the 21st century who had crossed over, Shen Qingyao felt that there was nothing she hadn't seen before, so this level of content didn't make her shy. But just thinking that she was going to marry someone inexplicably, even if it was Lu Zhao, made her feel a bit strange.

Thinking of the number above Lu Zhao's head, it was [20] when they last met. What would it be next time? She basically had lost hope for it to decrease. She only hoped that this blackening value wouldn't increase too quickly. But now, as the two of them were about to get married, she still hadn't grasped the pattern of this number's changes...

There was a slight pain in her heart, and Shen Qingyao pressed down harder. She couldn't help but feel a bit pessimistic. Could she really successfully conquer Lu Zhao? Could she really continue to live well?

*Knock, knock, knock-* There was a knock on the window.

Shen Qingyao hurried over and pushed open the window, only to see Shen Qingli smiling outside, not the person she had expected. There was a hint of disappointment in Shen Qingyao's eyes.

"What? Disappointed to see me?" Shen Qingli was so sharp that she immediately noticed.

Shen Qingyao smiled and shook her head, quickly pulling Shen Qingli inside, and said with a smile, "How could it be! I'm so happy to see Eldest Sister! But why did Eldest Sister come over at this time?"

Shen Qingli let Shen Qingyao hold onto her arm, unable to resist reaching out to pinch Shen Qingyao's nose when she heard Shen Qingyao's words. She deliberately said in a fierce tone, "You heartless little thing! My little sister is about to get married, and you won't allow me to feel sad and sleepless at night? I'm not even allowed to come and see her?"

Shen Qingyao wrinkled her nose, feeling warm inside, she leaned against Shen Qingli's shoulder like a spoiled child, softly calling out, "Eldest Sister~~"

Shen Qingyao's eyes were slightly moist, and the reluctant emotions slowly welled up. Since transmigrating, apart from Lu Zhao, her Eldest Sister had been the best to her.