Chapter 5

Chapter 5

As soon as I entered the wing, I heard several servant girls exclaiming in wonder.

“These foreign gadgets are so strange. Who knows how to use them?”

I stepped forward and picked up an exquisite brass object, noticing it was embedded with a crystal-clear glass lens.

Subconsciously, I flicked a lever with my finger, and a crisp, melodic tune began to play from within the device.

The girls gasped in admiration. “The Young Madam actually understands these things! How incredible!”

I froze.

This was the first time I had ever seen such a foreign contraption. How did I know how to operate it?

The girls continued, “Young Madam is truly blessed. The Eldest Young Master considers you in everything, even letting you have the first pick of these gifts.”

In truth, I wasn’t particularly blessed.

My father was nothing more than an ordinary farmer from the countryside.

When Shen Yanlan first came to our village to collect land, I had been climbing a tree to pick fruit. My skirt got caught on a branch and tore, sending me tumbling down in front of him in a state of utter disarray.

At the time, I didn’t know that the gentle man before me was the young master of the Shen Family.

He walked over, draped his outer robe around me, and said softly, “Miss, please be more careful when climbing trees in the future.”

When I returned home, I heard from my father that the Eldest Young Master of the Shen Family wanted to marry me.

I entered the bridal chamber with a heart full of trepidation.

When the veil was lifted, the glow of a red candle reflected in his smiling eyes.

That night, he was incredibly patient.

He said, “Huaiyi, I will treat you well from now on.”