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

Su Qingyu thought of the recent rumors in Beijing and said casually, "I agree, so that she won't take advantage of her pregnancy to make rumors and cause trouble. If someone doesn't know, they might think that our Shen family is bullying her."

"If her affair with Chen Ping were to become public, her slander against Madam Xiang and the Fifth Young Master would be self-defeating."

"By then, I'm afraid someone will say that Madam Xiang has a keen eye and can see what kind of person Li Chaoyun is."

At this point, Su Qingyu hesitated and looked at Shen Zhixiu, "What does Third Master think? If this matter gets out of hand, the Shen family's reputation will also be affected."

Shen Zhixiu sat in the main seat, not knowing what he was thinking, with a cold expression. When he heard Su Qingyu's words, his expression immediately changed, and he asked softly, "What does Madam think?"

Su Qingyu was puzzled. Was Shen Zhixiu trying to test her?

But she and Shen Zhixiu always spoke their minds freely, so she answered whatever he asked.

"If we only look at the present, it will be bad for the Shen family if the incident gets out of hand. I'm afraid that overnight, the Shen family will become a laughing stock in the entire capital. Even the eldest young master who has died will be criticized by others."

"But if you look at it in the long run, I think this is an opportunity, an opportunity to completely break with the Li family."

Shen Zhixiu looked at Su Qingyu with appreciation, "Go on."

Su Qingyu continued, "We all know that the Li family and the prince are now tied together. Why not take this opportunity to make things public and bring disgrace to Li Chaoyun and the Li family?"

"The Shen family is the victim, so they naturally cannot bear such humiliation for no reason. This is a good opportunity to sever ties with the Li family. When the prince does something in the future and the Li family is implicated, it will have nothing to do with us."

"Otherwise, are you still waiting for this child to be born and included in the Shen family tree?"

Shen Zhixiu nodded and said, "Madam, you are absolutely right. I will listen to you."

He was generous in praising Su Qingyu, which made Su Qingyu blush.

"It's just... Li Chaoyun and Chen Ping had a secret meeting at the Li family. It's a bit difficult to make a big deal out of this." Su Qingyu said thoughtfully again.

Lin Wuchen suddenly sat up straight, "Chen Ping? Is he the man who used to follow General Li Yunsi? He seems to be buying a house recently."

Su Yuanzhou recalled the conversation between Chen Ping and Li Chaoyun, nodded and said, "I heard about this today. Chen Ping is indeed looking for a suitable house."

"It seems that because they are in the Li family, Princess Yongjia doesn't allow them to get too close. So Chen Ping wants to buy a house and take Li Chaoyun out to have an affair."

Lin Wuchen smiled, walked to Su Yuanzhou and put a hand on his shoulder.

"What did you see? Tell your cousin."

Su Yuanzhou's eyes wandered, "I didn't see anything, I just heard them talking."

Lin Wuchen didn't believe it, but he didn't ask any more questions. He coughed and said, "You are still young. I'm afraid you will learn bad things."

After saying that, he sat back down seriously, and they got back to business.

Lin Wuchen said, "He seemed to have taken a fancy to the Liu family's house in the west of the city, but he didn't have enough money, so Boss Liu didn't agree to sell it."

Su Qingyu became interested after hearing this and asked Su Yuanzhou, "Brother, if Chen Ping buys the house, what is the first thing he will do?"

Su Yuanzhou thought for a moment and said, "What else can I do? I will definitely take Li Chaoyun to a house outside to have some fun."

Su Qingyu sneered, "That's great. It's hard for us to take action when she's at the Li family. It will be easier if she comes out."

After that, he turned to Lin Wuchen and said, "Third cousin, how much silver does Chen Ping need? The princess calls me Third Aunt, so I paid the silver for her."

Lin Wuchen understood what Su Qingyu meant, thought for a moment and said, "I'll go ask tomorrow. He wants a total of 25,000 taels of silver. Since Chen Ping wants to buy it, and it's to the point of bargaining, he should only be short of a few thousand taels, right?"

Shen Zhixiu suddenly asked: "Does the house still need to be repaired?"

Lin Wuchen shook his head. "No, the house was renovated three years ago. Boss Liu's brother is Liu Mu, the current prefect of Huzhou. Boss Liu was born in the countryside, and he did business in the capital so that his brother could focus on his official career without having to worry about money."

"Now that Mr. Liu has established a firm foothold in Huzhou Prefecture, Mr. Liu wants to return home, so he decided to sell this house."

Shen Zhixiu lowered his eyes and pondered for a long time before he spoke: "We should hurry up and let Chen Ping get the house on the 15th."

Su Qingyu suddenly remembered what Shen Zhixiu had just said, about the students at the Imperial College discussing Taoism.

She blurted out, "Third Master means to directly alarm..."

Before she could finish her words, Shen Zhixiu nodded and said, "If you want to make a big fuss, don't hide it. This kind of opportunity is not easy to come by."

Su Qingyu couldn't tell whether she was nervous or excited. That man was the emperor, and he was going to drag the emperor into this?

Seeing that Shen Zhixiu didn't seem to be joking, Su Qingyu walked up to him and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Compared to the Third Master, my character and methods are far inferior."

She was speaking from the heart, at least she didn't dare to drag the emperor into this. But when Shen Zhixiu spoke of this, his expression remained calm.

Her praise made Shen Zhixiu feel comfortable, and it sounded more comfortable than the emperor's praise.

Afterwards, they discussed the details further, and by the time Lin Wuchen and Su Yuanzhou left, it was already the end of the hour of Hai.

After seeing the two off, Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu also returned to the inner courtyard.

On the way back, Su Qingyu was still sighing. Li Chaoyun was too bold to get involved with Chen Ping and get pregnant. She even wanted to use this child to threaten the Shen family to bow down.

The two of them intertwined their fingers and walked slowly.

Su Qingyu said softly: "I'm afraid my mother will be disappointed if she finds out. She has high hopes for this child."

Like Su Qingyu, Shen Zhixiu was also worried about his mother's health. But there was no way to hide this kind of thing, so he could only persuade her more.

"After a while, I will have to adopt a son from the Shen family's side branch to carry on the family line."

Of course, this kind of adoption is only to keep the Shen Zhao family's bloodline going. It is not necessary for the adopted person to live in the Shen family, just give some money.

Su Qingyu suddenly remembered Cheng Rujin's words before her death, cursing Shen Zhao to die with thousands of arrows piercing his heart and to have no descendants. Today, it seems that everything has come true.

I wonder if Cousin Cheng can rest in peace in her grave.

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The next day, Lin Wuchen went to Liu's house early in the morning. Boss Liu came out to greet him personally, "Why are you here, Third Young Master Lin? You are a rare guest."