Marriage Preparations (3)

Shen Tianyu fully turned to face Elder Yu with her body. "Elder Yu, I would like you to take the seat of my mother during my wedding ceremony."

Elder Yu's eyes widened u[on hearing the request. "This..."

"Elder Yu, I know everyone used their own ways to take care of and help me. However, you're the woman I feel closest to and also... there will be a bunch of nosy officials at the banquet. As the bride, I won't be able to attend and Master- Father's social skills and ability to probe nuances is basically null. Out of all the female elders, you're the most suited to dealing with them. I want to keep my true identity a secret for now. Mm... I've already explained it to Mas- Father, that it's not good to let others know too much about us. The rest of the organization would be fine since they mostly reside within the forest but I'm wandering around in the secular world so..." Shen Tianyu trailed off and peeked at Elder Yu from her lowered lashes.