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

Shen Zhixiu did not explain what happened outside the city and said, "I came today because I want to talk to Su Hou about something. My marriage to the eldest lady of the Su Mansion goes as usual."

"We will discuss the wedding date separately."

"But if Su Hou wants to teach his daughter a lesson in the future, please think twice. After all, she is the third wife of the Shen family who has never been married. Being reprimanded by Su Hou in public, my Shen family will lose face. What do you think?"

Since they were talking about marriage, Shen Zhixiu naturally regarded himself as a junior and spoke very politely.

But it was this polite remark that made Su Chengye break out in cold sweat.

In an instant, there was a hint of joy in my heart.

Then isn't he Mr. Shen Ge's father-in-law?

With this relationship, who in the court would dare to look down on him?

Thinking of this, Su Chengye suddenly smiled.

"Mr. Shen Ge has misunderstood. Qingyu is the legitimate daughter of my Shen family. It's not too late for us to love her."

Then he turned to Su Qingyu and said, "Qingyu, you have worked hard these days. My father also specially bought you a set of ruby ​​jewelry today. I will give it to you when I get home."

Su Qingyu smiled and replied: "Thank you very much, father."

After Shen Zhixiu finished his business, he said goodbye, got on the carriage, and went directly to Chen Ge Lao's residence.

In the Chen family's study room, Chen Zheng, the deputy assistant to the cabinet, sat behind the desk, and Shen Zhixiu sat opposite him.

"Teacher, since this matter has been traced to Mr. Xu Ge, I have decided to close the case."

"You can't bring him down with this kind of thing, so there's no need to alert him."

Chen Zheng is in his fifties, wearing a dark uniform and gently stroking his goatee with one hand.

"You did the right thing. Even the things you found out in the northwest this time cannot be easily revealed."

"We must wait until the emperor is dissatisfied with him, and when the time, place and people are right, we can kill him with one blow."

"The fact that he relies on such means to deal with you shows that he has no other tricks."

Shen Zhixiu then talked about the prince's departure from the city today, and then said: "The teacher is the mentor of His Highness the prince. It was the teacher's fault that the prince was appointed. When the prince ascends the throne, the teacher will be the well-deserved candidate for the first assistant."

Chen Zheng laughed twice and looked at Shen Zhixiu approvingly, "Speaking of it, you and the prince are brothers in the same sect. The day Mr. Xu Ge stepped down, my position as assistant this time should be handed over to you."

Shen Zhixiu did not show any joy or arrogance, but said humbly: "The student's qualifications are still young and he needs more experience."

Chen Zheng suddenly said: "Zhixiu, today I met Prince Shan. Why haven't the marriages between your two families been decided yet? In my opinion, this marriage can be concluded."

Shen Zhixiu shook his head and said, "I have already planned to continue my marriage with the Su family. I have set a date and will invite the teacher to the wedding."

Chen Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then said with disapproval: "How can the Su family and Shan County Prince's Palace compare? Princess Yongjia is still talkative with the emperor, and Princess Chaoyun has won the favor of the emperor."

"If you marry Princess Chaoyun..."

Before Chen Zheng could finish his words, he was interrupted by Shen Zhixiu, "Teacher, I have made up my mind. I know you are doing this for my own good, but marriage is also about fate."

After leaving Chen's house, Shen Zhixiu went straight back to Shen's house.

When Old Lady Shen heard that he had already told the Su family, she asked, "What should we do about this? We have already given the betrothal gifts, but the news in the capital has spread that our two families have called off the engagement."

"Are we going to get the betrothal gift back and then do it again?"

Giving a betrothal gift is the best ceremony to let everyone know about the marriage between two families. It's not easy to go from house to house and tell them that it's a wedding but it won't be cancelled.

But bringing the betrothal gift back to the Shen family doesn't seem to be the case.

Just listen to Shen Zhixiu say: "For those things before, even if I add makeup to her. I will prepare the betrothal gift separately, but now is the critical time for disaster relief, so I can't make a big offer. Once this matter is over, I can prepare with peace of mind. bride price."

Mrs. Shen was a little surprised. This son really had plans for his unmarried daughter-in-law.

The previous betrothal gift cost almost 100,000 taels of silver, so it would be okay to use 100,000 taels of silver to add makeup to the girl from the Su family...

"Then the next time I am hired, I have to take it from your private treasury. If the government gives out so much money again, your two sisters-in-law will have some ideas." Mrs. Shen said thoughtfully.

Shen Zhixiu said jokingly: "Yes, if my son doesn't have enough money, he will go to his mother's private treasury to get some good things."

The old lady rolled her eyes at him and said with a smile: "Don't look for me, I'm still keeping this good thing for my daughter-in-law as a greeting gift."

The mother and son chatted and laughed for a while, and the old lady suddenly stopped laughing and said, "You beat your nephew badly. Your sister-in-law has come to me and cried."

When Shen Zhixiu heard her mention Shen Zhao, his expression changed and he said, "Mother, if I find Shen Zhao a job as an outsider and go down there to practice for a few years, what do you think?"

The old lady looked at Shen Zhixiu inquiringly, "Are you afraid that Shen Zhao and that girl from the Su family will be under the same roof, which will have a bad influence? But Shen Zhao is the eldest grandson of the Shen family after all, and I'm afraid your sister-in-law won't agree."

Shen Zhixiu's eyebrows were stern, and he snorted and said, "I'm not just selfish. My eldest brother and sister-in-law have neglected to discipline this child. If he continues to pamper him like this, the Shen family will be defeated by him sooner or later."

"Now that I am still in office, I can still help him a little. If one day I am gone, will he be able to keep this business?"

The old lady's face became a little solemn when she heard this, remembering the behavior of Shen Zhao and the rest of the Shen family in the days after the news of Shen Zhixiu's death. Suddenly she felt sad. If her youngest son was gone, she really wasn't sure whether the family business could be saved.

"Even if he is to be released for training, he must be married first. When I find the right time, I will test your sister-in-law's tone."

Shen Zhixiu naturally knew that this matter could not be done immediately, and he just had this idea.

After chatting with the old lady for a while, Shen Zhixiu returned to the west courtyard.

As soon as he entered the study, Wen Zhu opened the door and walked in, his face a little solemn.

"Third Master, there is news from the Eastern Palace that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to confer the title of Liang Di to Miss Su. He said that he has already discussed this with the Emperor, and after the court session tomorrow, Eunuch Hu will go to the Su family to announce the decree."

Shen Zhixiu stood up suddenly, his face gloomy, "What did you say? The prince wants Su Qingyu to enter the East Palace?"

Outside the city today, he vaguely felt that the way the prince looked at Su Qingyu was a little strange. So he specially told the people who were placed in the East Palace to report everything no matter how big or small it happened recently.

Fortunately, he asked, otherwise the day lily would have been cold by the time he got the news.

"Third Master, what are you going to do?" Wenzhu asked.

Shen Zhixiu's expression remained as usual, not too panicked. His fingers unconsciously clasped the table, making a muffled sound.

"Open the warehouse and pack up the betrothal gift for me."

"Early tomorrow morning, with gongs and drums playing, we will go to the Su family to recruit people."

"I won't go to court tomorrow, I'll go in person."

The entire west courtyard of the Shen family was brightly lit, and servants were walking quickly through the corridors. Wenzhu worked on a trot, taking inventory of the warehouse and finding someone to write out the betrothal gift list.

Mrs. Shen got the news and came to the West Courtyard overnight.

"Zhixiu, have you thought about it? Once the prince ascends the throne, he will settle today's affairs."

"He doesn't necessarily think much of this person, but the power of the king cannot be despised."