Wrongfully executed and drowned, the legitimate daughter is reborn and marries the emperor.

Chapter 164 She is the future Crown Princess.

"Oh--"

Shen Yunjin sneered; in truth, she didn't particularly like this cheap hairpin either.

However, she had previously bought six hairpins to make a complete set of hair ornaments. One of them accidentally fell into the lake yesterday, leaving her hair ornaments missing a hairpin, which meant she couldn't wear the whole set.

That's why she thought of buying another one to make up for it.

The hairpin in Shen Yuan's hand was the same style as hers before, and now only this one is left.

What she sets her sights on must be hers!

"First come, first served?" Shen Yunjin asked dismissively, turning to the jewelry shop owner. "Between her and me, who came to your shop first?"

The shopkeeper pondered for a moment, then looked at Shen Yuan and said, "This young lady looks unfamiliar; it must be her first time here today."

After saying that, he turned to Shen Yunjin in a flattering manner: "And Miss Shen, you have been our regular customer for three years."

"In that case, Miss Shen, you naturally came first!"

Shen Yunjin smiled with satisfaction. "Did you hear that? In terms of first come, first served! This hairpin is mine!"

"This hairpin is stained with my blood. Are you sure you want to take it, Miss Shen?" Shen Yuan crossed her arms and looked at Shen Yunjin with a leisurely air.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjin's expression changed. She quickly picked up the hairpin and examined it. Seeing that there was indeed blood on it, she became furious and threw the hairpin at Shen Yuan's face.

The hairpin lifted a corner of the veil, revealing Shen Yuan's face.

Upon seeing Shen Yuan's face, Shen Yunjin froze on the spot.

She... had a face exactly like hers.

The hairpin fell to the ground, and the pearls embedded in it also fell off and rolled into the bottom of the cabinet.

The shopkeeper, not expecting things to escalate like this, quickly stepped forward to plead, "Miss Shen, please don't be angry! Calm down! Calm down!"

Shen Yunjin's chest heaved violently. Her eyes widened as she stared at Shen Yuan in disbelief, ignoring the shopkeeper's words.

Seeing that the hairpin was broken, Shen Yuan held out her hand to the shopkeeper: "I'm sorry, this hairpin was broken by someone else. I don't want it anymore. Please give me my money back."

Knowing he was in the wrong, the shopkeeper didn't argue and simply returned the ten taels of silver to Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan took the money and turned to leave, but Shen Yunjin suddenly rushed in front of her and reached out to pull off the veil on her head.

But Shen Yuan nimbly dodged to the side, creating distance between herself and Shen Yunjin, causing Shen Yunjin to miss her target.

Shen Yunjin caught nothing, and in a fit of anger, she shouted, "Stop!"

Shen Yuan didn't stop walking; she turned and left the jewelry shop.

Seeing this, Shen Yunjin lifted her leg and chased after him.

The jewelry shop fell silent. The shopkeeper knelt on the ground and struggled to pick out the pearls that had fallen to the bottom of the cabinet. He held the pearls and the deformed hairpin in his hands, feeling extremely annoyed.

After all that effort, not only did I not sell anything, but I also lost money on a pearl hairpin!

What is the picture?

By the time Shen Yunjin chased after her, Shen Yuan had already disappeared into the crowd. Looking at the passersby on Zhuque Street, she stomped her foot in frustration, "She really runs fast!"

Peach Blossom, Shen Yunjin's personal maid, followed beside her and advised, "She's just a country girl, Miss, you don't need to take her to heart."

"What do you know!" Shen Yunjin rolled her eyes at Tao Hua, hurriedly boarded the carriage, and returned to the Zhenbei General's Mansion.

After returning to the manor, Shen Yunjin went directly to Madam Jiang's courtyard.

"Mother! I met a girl on the street today who looks exactly like me." Shen Yunjin took Jiang's hand and asked, "Were you pregnant with twins?"

"Do I have a sister in this world?"

Jiang's face instantly darkened. "What nonsense are you spouting!"

Shen Yunjin: "Didn't Mother give birth to twin brothers for me? So I was wondering if Mother was also carrying twins when she was pregnant with me? After all, when Mother was carrying the children Shu and Qing, my maternal grandmother said that our family was prone to having twins!"

Jiang suddenly stood up. "When did your maternal grandmother say that?"

Seeing that Madam Jiang's expression was serious and even hinted at anger, Shen Yunjin pursed her lips, puzzled, and replied, "It was when you gave birth to your younger brother that Grandmother mentioned it!"

“Your maternal grandmother is senile!” Madam Jiang bent down and gripped Shen Yunjin’s shoulders tightly. “You are my only daughter!”

"You are the apple of your mother's eye, the jewel of the Shen family, unique and irreplaceable. No one in this world can be like you or compare to you. Do you understand?"

Shen Yunjin didn't understand why Madam Jiang was suddenly speaking so seriously, but hearing her mother say that she was unique made her genuinely happy.

Her mother was right; there was no woman in the world who could compare to Shen Yunjin.

She is the moon in the clouds, the flower on brocade, the future crown princess, and the most noble woman in the world!

After coaxing Shen Yunjin away, Madam Jiang found a pretext to detain Shen Yunjin's personal maid, Taohua, and interrogate her about who Shen Yunjin had met that day.

Peach Blossom knelt on the ground and reported everything that had happened in the jewelry shop to Madam Jiang without missing a single detail.

Upon hearing this, Jiang gripped the table tightly, her fingertips turning slightly white. She took several deep breaths before mustering the courage to ask, "That girl, does she really look exactly like Jin'er?"

"Madam, the woman was wearing a veil, so I did not see her face, but her clothes were shabby and her behavior was rude. She was not comparable to the young lady at all."

"Alright! Go down!" Madam Jiang waved her hand, dismissing Peach Blossom.

After Tao Hua left, Madam Jiang turned around and glanced at the old nanny standing behind her.

With just a glance, the old woman understood and hurried out the door.

Jiang leaned back on the chaise longue, picked up the tea from the table next to her, took a sip, and found that the tea was a little cold. Frowning in annoyance, she poured the tea on the ground.

Meanwhile, after leaving the jewelry shop, Shen Yuan returned to the inn.

She didn't take her meeting with Shen Yunjin today to heart.

Since there are countless people in the world who look alike, Shen Yuan didn't find it strange.

Moreover, her biggest concern right now is still Chu Yuning and Xiao Yunyan.

Shen Yuan decided to stay in the capital for another month and return to Jian'an after the results of the imperial examinations were released.

However, staying at the inn for a whole month would cost three hundred taels of silver just for accommodation. Three hundred taels was not a small amount for Shen Yuan, so after thinking about it, she decided to rent a house temporarily.

Renting a house can save you a lot of money, but short-term rentals may be hard to find.

But Shen Yuan wanted to give it a try.

The next day, Shen Yuan found out where the broker lived from the waiter, and then went there with the money.

Although renting a room through a real estate agent incurs an extra 10% agency fee.

However, Shen Yuan felt that some agency fees should still be paid.

After all, real estate agents have access to all the properties in Beijing, saving time, effort, and worry.

Shen Yuan spent a day looking at houses with the real estate agent and finally settled on a courtyard house in the west of the city. Although the location was particularly remote, it was quiet with few people and the price was low. The houses on both sides were occupied by scholars who had come to the capital temporarily for the imperial examinations, so the neighborhood was not chaotic.

So Shen Yuan paid the money and reserved the house.

It was late when she returned from the housekeeper's place, and there were few pedestrians on the road. Shen Yuan carried her lantern and walked back. After walking for a while, she suddenly sensed someone behind her—