Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart-Chapter 421 - 420: Known to All

"Shopkeeper Fu, no need for formalities!" Shen Qinglan said lightly, "I wonder if Shopkeeper Fu could help me select a few screens?"

"Of course!" Shopkeeper Fu replied, "What kind of screens does the lady want?"

"Hmm..." Shen Qinglan mused, "Anything will do, as long as it’s not too ornate. Choose something simple."

"Landscapes, or maybe lotus flowers, would those be acceptable?"

Shen Qinglan nodded, "That’s fine."

Shopkeeper Fu replied respectfully, "I will select some for you right away, miss!"

Shangguan Ruyan suddenly let out a soft sigh.

Shen Qinglan looked up at her but said nothing.

She picked up her teacup again and said softly, "Lady Shen is truly enviable."

"How do you mean?" Shen Qinglan asked.

Shangguan Ruyan smiled and said, "To have mutual affection with the one you love is something very enviable."

Shen Qinglan smiled, "There are probably many people who are envious of you, Lady Shangguan."

Shangguan Ruyan gave a faint smile, her expression becoming melancholic once more.

"I have long known he had no interest in me, but I stubbornly believed that as long as I treated him sincerely, he would one day be moved by my devotion and marry me."

She looked at Shen Qinglan, gave a self-mocking smile, and with tears in her eyes said, "The truth proved that feelings cannot be forced. Even if I devoted my whole life, he would never look my way."

Shen Qinglan also put away her smile and asked seriously, "So, Lady Shangguan, have you thought it through?"

"I have!" Shangguan Ruyan scoffed, "Actually, deep down, I’ve thought it through long ago; it’s just my heart refuses to accept it."

"Since childhood, he has always been very good to me. It was precisely because of this that I mistakenly believed he had feelings for me. Unfortunately, in the end, it was nothing but a dream."

Her eyes lightened as if she was lost in memories.

Shen Qinglan sighed softly, "Since you knew it was a dream, why not wake up sooner?"

"I wanted to!" Shangguan Ruyan looked at her with a gentle smile, "But the dream was too beautiful, I didn’t want to wake up."

"And now? Have you woken up?"

"I have woken up!" Shangguan Ruyan sighed deeply, "If I didn’t wake up, I fear I would truly be trapped in a nightmare."

Shen Qinglan smiled, "It’s good that you’re awake!"

After a moment of silence, Shangguan Ruyan gave a faint smile and said, "I’m about to get married."

Shen Qinglan was taken aback, "Married?"

"Yes!" Shangguan Ruyan said, "To the son of the Minister Mansion, he’s a good man, talented and handsome, and he has been waiting for me all along."

Shen Qinglan smiled, "It seems this person is also as devoted as Lady Shangguan."

"Yes," Shangguan Ruyan looked at her and said, "In the future, I might also be as happy as Lady Shen, right?"

Shen Qinglan smiled and nodded, "You certainly will be."

Shangguan Ruyan stood up and said, "It’s getting late, I should be heading back."

She smiled and said, "If Lady Shen has some free time in the future, do come and visit Shangguan Mansion."

"Okay." Shen Qinglan stood up and said, "Take care, Lady Shangguan!"

Shangguan Ruyan smiled and said, "I like you very much, talking to you is very comfortable."

Shen Qinglan smiled and said, "Thank you!"

Shangguan Ruyan pursed her lips with a smile, "Then I shall take my leave first, Lady Shen, take your time in choosing!"

"Hmm!"

After seeing Shangguan Ruyan off, Fu Dong quietly said, "Didn’t Lady Shangguan like the second young master of Le Mansion? Why is she marrying the Minister Mansion’s son now?"

Shen Qinglan raised her eyebrows, "You knew about this too?"

Fu Dong said, "Lady Shangguan’s affection for the second young master of Le Mansion is something everyone in the Capital knows!"