Junior Sister is too competitive, she drastically alters the Joyful Union Sect.

Chapter 400 A Cluster of Acquaintances

After breakfast, the group dispersed.

Apart from Shen Youqing, everyone else was busy with their own things.

Time always flies when illusions intertwine, and in the blink of an eye, it was time to hold the banquet.

To avoid running into Jun Su at the banquet and disrupting the proceedings, Shen Youqing voluntarily suggested not attending.

The second young mistress's status was already weak, so it was reasonable for her not to attend the banquet.

While Shen Youqing was tending to flowers and plants in the courtyard, Wei Ningguang and the others were laughing so hard their faces were stiff.

However, when they saw a group of familiar faces, their smiles softened.

"Second Young Madam."

Shen Youqing, who was pruning the branches and leaves of the weeping jasmine, looked up.

The visitor was Wei Ningguang's nanny.

"Madam requests your presence at a banquet, saying she wants to meet someone," the nanny said respectfully.

Shen Youqing responded, put down the scissors, and left.

Banquet hall.

When Shen Youqing arrived with the nanny, the banquet hall was almost ready to begin.

"This way," Wei Ningguang pointed to the empty seat near her.

Shen Youqing nodded slightly, and after taking a seat, he glanced around and exclaimed inwardly, "Wow!"

Eldest brother, third sister, eldest sister...

They're all people I know!

"I suppose this must be the Second Young Mistress?" A noblewoman raised her glass to Shen Youqing. "The Second Young Mistress is truly as beautiful as a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally elegant without any artifice."

Shen Youqing picked up his teacup. "I am too weak to drink alcohol, so I can only drink tea instead."

The lady smiled gently and gracefully.

After drinking tea, Shen Youqing asked in a proper and refined manner, "I don't go out often, may I ask which family this lady belongs to?"

“My husband’s surname is Li, and he has some business dealings with the second young master,” Mrs. Li said.

No wonder they targeted me as soon as they arrived; now I understand.

"So you are Madam Li," Shen Youqing said politely.

Liang Shimu and Lin Youran glanced at each other sideways.

As long as my junior sister isn't alone, that's fine.

"Let the banquet begin," Wei Ningguang announced, adopting the air of a matriarch.

After a few rounds of drinks, Shen Youqing casually made an excuse to go out for some fresh air.

"Young... Second Young Mistress!" Lin Youran quickly changed her form of address when she saw the maids around her. She walked up with a smile and said, "I am Madam Liang. I feel very close to Second Young Mistress and have come to chat with you."

Shen Youqing blinked.

Lin Youran walked up and took Shen Youqing's arm, whispering, "That's right, Senior Brother is the head of the Liang family, and I am his second wife."

Shen Youqing opened his eyes wide and then waved for the maidservant serving him to leave.

After the maid left, Lin Youran relaxed considerably.

"What's going on with you? Who is that second young master?" Lin Youran asked in a low voice. "There are too many people around, so I can't ask Wei Ningguang directly. Are you all alright? Also, you've become sisters-in-law?"

"There's no rush," Shen Youqing decided to keep everyone in suspense. "Are you all alright?"

"It's alright, Fourth Junior Brother is also at the Liang family's house," Lin Youran said.

Under Shen Youqing's gaze, Lin Youran grinned and said, "My fourth junior brother is my lover."

?

Shen Youqing's eyes widened.

Seeing Shen Youqing's shocked expression, Lin Youran smiled gently and happily, "You heard me right~"

At this point, Lin Youran whispered something in Shen Youqing's ear.

The indescribable words made Shen Youqing's face instantly turn bright red.

Seeing Shen Youqing's face turn as red as a cooked shrimp, Lin Youran took pity on her and let her go, "Now that you've found her, all that's left is Lin Jinyao."

"She's at home." Shen Youqing raised his hand to touch his slightly flushed cheeks. "Our Hehuan Sect is all here."

They really know how to have fun!
Lin Youran showed a hint of surprise, then lowered her voice and said, "Good, good, good!"

"Second Young Madam."

The two sisters turned around and saw Shen Xingzhi, dressed as a noblewoman, standing a few steps away.

Shen Xingzhi raised her hand and gestured for the two of them to shut up.

“I am a daughter of the Shen family who married into the Xie family,” Shen Xingzhi said as she walked over. “Your third sister-in-law is my sister.”

Shen Youqing blinked, then coughed twice. If she hadn't switched identities with Sister Ruoshui, then she should be the elder sister's younger sister.

“I remember you were with Xie Changting,” Lin Youran said tentatively.

Seeing Shen Xingzhi nod with a look of utter despair, Shen Youqing couldn't help but laugh.

Shen Xingzhi's resentful gaze carried a hint of accusation.

When Jiang Hanying arrived, she saw several people gathered together.

She nodded to her two trusted disciples, then said to Shen Youqing, "Second sister-in-law, it's time to go back."

Shen Youqing nodded.

Back in the banquet hall, the conversation resumed with clinking glasses and exchanging toasts.

After the banquet, a group of old acquaintances were asked to stay for dinner.

Flower Hall.

Jiang Chenying and Yue Xunzhu walked in and were somewhat surprised to see such a large crowd.

"So many people?" Jiang Chenying looked at Wei Ningguang. "Did you meet them at the banquet?"

Wei Ningguang nodded.

"It's simpler with the Xie family," Xie Changting's warm voice rang out. "He is still my younger brother, and this is my wife."

Shen Xingzhi smiled slightly, but her smile seemed to carry a hint of despair.

This is a ghostly secret realm!

"Quite normal," Wei Ningguang commented.

Chu Jianyan nodded in agreement.

normal?

Shen Xingzhi thought they were joking.

“I am the head of the Liang family, and this is my second wife.” Liang Shimu smiled like an old fox. “She has a lover named Yang Yousheng.”

?

Apart from Shen Youqing and the two parties involved, everyone else looked bewildered.

Shen Xingzhi suddenly felt that her relationship was actually quite normal.

Lin Youran gave a polite smile. "Yes, that's right."

"...As expected of the Hehuan Sect." Wei Ningguang gave a dry evaluation.

Liang Shimu shrugged, indicating his helplessness.

"I am the head of the Lu family." Lu Ye coughed lightly. "This is my wife, and these two are my cousins."

Wen Shiyue gave her senior sister a pleading look.

This secret realm completely baffled her from the very beginning!

Qingya and Ji Fuchuan, who were the two 'cousins', sat there.

Looking at his junior sister and junior brother, who seemed to be in good spirits, Wei Ningguang felt much more at ease.

“We have a lot of people here, so it’s a bit complicated,” Shen Youqing said, clearing his throat.

"These two are the eldest brother and sister-in-law, this is the second master, this is the third sister-in-law, and these two are the fourth sister and brother-in-law."

???

"Wait, wait, wait!" Lin Youran's mind went blank for a moment. "Wait a minute, who are you saying is Second Master?!"

Yue Xunzhu spoke softly, "Me."

Half the people at the table were completely stunned!

"Senior Sister, you and Jiang Chenying..." Wen Shiyue stared wide-eyed in surprise at the two people whose auras seemed completely at odds.

Is this right!
"Who is the third brother?" Xie Changting, having regained some of his composure, grasped a crucial question.

Shen Youqing gave a meaningful look, “Shen Quelin.”

"..." Xie Changting looked at Shen Youqing and then at Yue Ruoshui, not knowing what to say for a moment.

No wonder Wei Ningguang said it was normal.

Compared to the Jiang family, they are all too normal!
Shen Youqing shrugged and said, "Actually, I was originally a young lady from the Shen family."

?

"You weren't the Miss Shen who married the third young master of the Jiang family, were you?!" Shen Xingzhi exclaimed, her mind going blank for a moment.

Shen Youqing nodded.

"Brothers and sisters becoming husband and wife?" Lin Youran gasped. "And two pairs of brothers and sisters?!"

Shen Youqing held up three fingers.

What do you mean?
"Second Junior Brother and Junior Sister Hanying are also siblings," Qingya's voice rang out.