A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Shen Zhiheng stopped what he was doing and pulled the thin blanket on the side to cover Xiangdong.

"Don't say anything, I'll go see them."

It was embarrassing enough that he was hanging out with his concubine in the study in broad daylight. If he was caught by his son and daughter-in-law, where would he put his old face?

After adjusting his clothes and confirming that there was nothing unusual, Shen Zhiheng said in a deep voice: "Let them in."

When Shen Zhao and Li Chaoyun came in, Shen Zhiheng was already sitting behind the desk writing.

The couple bowed to him and then sat down on the Taishi chair near the window.

Shen Zhiheng also put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and looked at the two of them, "Why are you here together? What's the matter?"

Shen Zhao looked at Li Chaoyun and motioned for her to speak. Because coming to see Shen Zhiheng was originally proposed by Li Chaoyun, Shen Zhao did not agree with it.

Li Chaoyun secretly scolded Shen Zhao for being useless, but there was no strange emotion on his face.

She bowed towards Shen Zhiheng and said, "Father, the eldest young master is here to apologize. He was speechless just now. Please don't get along with him."

"It doesn't matter. How can a biological father and son hold grudges? Is this what you're talking about? I'm not angry, so you should go back too."

Li Chaoyun has not achieved his goal, so how can he leave. He continued, "Father, we also want to talk to him about the eldest young master going to Zhan Shifu."

Shen Zhiheng raised his hand to stop Li Chaoyun's words, "There is no need to discuss this matter again. When it comes to men's affairs in the court, it is better for women to interrupt less."

Li Chaoyun naturally felt uncomfortable after hearing this. But he still smiled and said: "Father, what you said is wrong. We are husband and wife. It is also the responsibility of the head wife to help her husband's future."

There is another thing that Li Chaoyun didn't say. Didn't all the money that his mother-in-law had been greedy for over the years be used on his official career? So Shen Zhiheng's words sounded righteous, but she only felt hypocritical.

Shen Zhiheng was thinking about Xiangdong, so his tone of voice became impatient.

"The help you are talking about is to let him go to the Zhan Shi Mansion to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? It will put your third uncle in an embarrassing situation, and even involve the entire Shen family."

Speaking of the latter part, Shen Zhiheng's tone suddenly became severe.

Li Chaoyun's expression remained unchanged and he continued: "It's not enough that my father has been oppressed by the third uncle for so many years. Do you want to have a chance to gain the young master's future again?"

"Father, think about it carefully and wonder if the Shen family has been making concessions for the third uncle in these years. In my grandmother's heart, she is also the third uncle."

"If this continues, the Shen family's eldest house will be reduced to a foil to the third house."

"Now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince appreciates the eldest young master, but everyone in the mansion is criticizing him. Is it really for the benefit of the Shen family, or does he not want our eldest son to stand out?"

Li Chaoyun's tone was a little sharp, and his speech was not fast, but there was a faint sense of oppression.

Shen Zhao lowered his head, not daring to look at Shen Zhiheng. Just when Shen Zhao thought Shen Zhiheng was going to get angry, he heard Shen Zhiheng say: "Keep talking."

His voice was a little low, and there was no emotion or anger in his tone.

Li Chaoyun felt happy, which meant that he listened and continued to speak sincerely.

"My daughter-in-law hopes that her father can pave the way for the eldest young master in the court in the future."

"I don't expect the Shen family to have plans for the eldest young master, but at least our eldest brother should put the eldest young master's future as our top priority."

Shen Zhiheng looked thoughtful, "What do you mean by paving the way?"

Li Chaoyun smiled and said, "When the eldest young master enters Zhan Shifu, he is considered to be the prince's cousin."

"As soon as the prince's cousin ascends the throne, these old subordinates who follow him will have a bright future."

"My daughter-in-law hopes that when the futures of the eldest young master and third uncle conflict, my father will turn to the eldest young master."

Speaking of this, Li Chaoyun struggled for a moment and finally said the most important words.

"When the critical moment comes, we can also look for opportunities to pull Third Uncle down from his high position. Then the real person in charge of the Shen family in the future must be our eldest young master."

After speaking, Li Chaoyun carefully looked at Shen Zhiheng's expression.

Before I could see the clues, I heard Shen Zhiheng say: "You should go back first, I know it well."

Li Chaoyun was surprised. Why did the eunuch seem to be chasing them away? He didn't hear anything happened in the mansion today.

She looked around and saw nothing unusual.

After looking at each other and Shen Zhao, the two stood up and left.

The moment he turned around and went out, Li Chaoyun suddenly moved his eyebrows slightly, as if he heard a rustling sound like turning over.

She shook her head, she must have heard wrongly.

The door of the study was closed again, and Shen Zhiheng stood up and went into the compartment. He saw Xiangdong had closed his eyes and was breathing evenly.

He felt relieved and walked closer to cover Xiangdong with a blanket. He kissed the side of her cheek again, turned around and continued back to the desk outside.

After a while, Xiangdong's eyelids moved slightly and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

After dinner, Su Qingyu was reading the account books sent by Shen Yue, marking out the irregularities, and planned to tell her tomorrow.

Jade walked in cautiously and whispered: "Madam, Aunt Xiang wants to see you secretly, in the small pavilion in the northwest corner of the garden."

Su Qingyu closed the account book and asked casually: "The third master is still busy in the study?"

Speaking of the study, Su Qingyu thought of the scene on the desk in the study today. Her face turned red and her heart beat fiercely.

The third master is really fooling around. This is a place where official business is handled, and he actually...

She decided not to go to the study to see him for the next few months until she completely forgot about it.

Jade replied: "The third master is still talking to his staff in the study. He said he would be back very late today and asked his wife to rest early."

Su Qingyu snorted and sneaked out of the west courtyard with Jade. Since Xiangdong wanted to see her secretly, the more secretly the better.

In the pavilion, Xiangdong sat quietly on the stone bench. Seeing Su Qingyu come in, she stood up and saluted.

"You are so anxious to see me, but what's the matter? Do you want to leave?"

Apart from this incident, Su Qingyu couldn't think of anything else.

Xiangdong shook his head slightly, "No, I won't be able to leave for a while. Princess Chaoyun will go find the eldest master today. They will do harm to the third master."

For Xiangdong, the third lady is the benefactor of her and her brother.

She originally put aconite in the soup she gave Shen Zhiheng every day, and she placed many purses filled with ragweed on Shen Zhiheng's bedside and study room.

Aconitum can cause Shen Zhiheng's wind-heat to invade the lungs and leave the root cause of the disease. Coupled with the daily smell of ragweed pollen, sooner or later he would die from difficulty breathing. At that time, even if the doctor diagnoses and treats him, he will only think that he is having an asthma attack.

Although this method is slow, it is safe. She couldn't let her younger brother have a sister who was a murderer, which would affect his career, so she came up with this idea.

Her grandfather was a visiting doctor. Although she did not inherit medical skills, she read a lot of miscellaneous and ancient books in her early years. This recipe is from an ancient book.

She originally planned to finish the last bowl of soup tomorrow and leave the house to find a place to live in seclusion.

But after listening to Princess Chaoyun's words today, she didn't want to leave. If they are not good for the third lady and the third master, she can be careful around Shen Zhiheng.

"Tell me carefully what's going on. How could Li Chaoyun let you hear such a big thing?"

Xiangdong bit her lower lip when she heard this. Although she felt humiliated, she still spoke: "I was in the eldest master's study at that time, and Princess Chaoyun didn't know I was there. After they left, I pretended to be asleep again. The eldest master should No doubt."