Mrs. Su still couldn't defeat Shen Xuan, and she cried and called Shen Zangning to come over and explain the matter.
Shen Zangning was considerate. After hearing about it, instead of crying, she comforted her mother: "I usually don't pay attention to this Gu Yan, but as my father said, mother, you were so moved that you betrothed your daughter to him. I don't think there's much difference in thinking. Anyway, I don't particularly like any of the children. Now that my father is in trouble, shouldn't I, as a daughter, share the burden for him? "
The more sensible she became, the sadder Mrs. Su became. She couldn't help but regret that she had always beaten and scolded her little daughter in the past. She didn't love her as much as she did to her eldest daughter Shen Zangxiu. She hugged her and cried, "What if your father just promised you to that girl?" Forget it Yan, but right now, Gu Xiaode is afraid of losing his Sacred Heart and has no intention of hiring you! Your father wants you to go...go..."
Mrs. Su couldn't say the words "actively seducing" and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Shen Zangning did not cry, and let his mother hug him, and said lazily: "Since father has made arrangements, I will just follow them. For me, it is just a matter of going to the Chuncao Lake to live for a few days, and my sister-in-law." Come with me, why should my mother be so sad about something like this? I have been pampered by my father and brother all these years at home, so my mother should be happy to be filial once in a while. "
Mrs. Su kept saying that she didn't know the seriousness of the matter. She didn't want to hide and said, "How many women in the world are there who haven't received three matchmaking and six certificates from their husband's family? But not everyone who has enough airs before leaving the court can. To win the respect of your husband's family? After all, everyone has his own destiny, and he must not blame others. "
She was so reasonable, and all the words of distress and explanation that Mrs. Su had prepared before were of no use - apart from telling Shen Zangning what to do after going to the Chuncao Lakeside Villa, there was nothing else to say.
Mrs. Su was so worried that she sent her daughter away and threw a few things hard before she sat down and thought deeply.
At this time, there was not much time left before Shen Liankun's wedding and Pei Meiniang's delivery. Although Shen Zangning did not need to worry about these two matters, the new sister-in-law was about to come in and the cousin was about to arrive, but she went to Chuncao Lake. There must be a reason to run.
According to Shen Xuan's plan, Wei Changying should accompany her - this would legitimately bring Huang, who knew medical skills, but for the sake of safety, the Grand Master directly asked Duanmu Xinmiao to come forward and invite Shen Zangning to Furongzhou. Taste lake delicacies at Xiejia Restaurant.
Several big shots in the court put down their dignity to plan a marriage for their children, and with a doctor like Duanmu Xinmiao accompanying them, the effect was naturally remarkable.
Shen Zangning had only been out for two or three days. After returning, it was reported in the imperial capital that the fourth Miss of the Shen family and the eighth Miss of the Duanmu family were visiting Furong Island together because Miss Duanmu accidentally stepped on the hem of Fourth Miss Shen's skirt. , causing Fourth Miss Shen to fall into the lake, and Gu Yan, the second son of the Gu family who happened to be passing by, rescued her generously. In full view of everyone, he helped Miss Shen to float to the bow of the boat, and the two of them touched each other skin-to-skin.
No matter what happens behind the scenes, in short, under this situation, the Gu family will definitely propose marriage to the Shen family. Otherwise, even if the Shen family does not come to visit, the Gu family in Hongzhou will not be able to stand in the world in the future - the Shen family has a higher lintel than the Gu family, and Shen Zangning is such a bright and lovely beauty, without knowing it. From a human perspective, it was obvious that Gu Yan was lucky enough to encounter such a good thing.
For a time, there were rumors and undercurrents in the imperial capital, all waiting for Gu Xiaode's choice.
In the Tutor's Mansion, Shen Xuan, who had lost weight in a few days, went to the backyard to visit his little daughter in person, full of guilt. As soon as they met, Shen Zangning jumped forward to act like a baby as happily as before, blocking Shen Xuan's words. After a long time, he apologized: "My son doesn't know how to swim. Are you scared this time?"
"Sister Duanmu specifically asked the boat girl to sail the boat to a less deep place before pushing me down." Shen Zangning hugged her father's arm and said with a smile, "Of course I was scared at first, but according to Sister Duanmu Otherwise, how could it be true? After Gu Yan rescued me on the boat, I felt relieved—what happened next was all Sister Duanmu’s fault.”
Duanmu Xinmiao or Huang went together just to prevent if something went wrong on Gu Yan's side, it would be a joke for Shen Zangning to take it seriously. After all, the stage of rescuing people by falling into the lake was decided by the Grand Master and Shen Xuan together. Although it is common, it is the most natural of all methods and the least likely to be discussed by both men and women.
Otherwise, even if Gu Yan was designed to offend Shen Zangning, it would not sound good in the end. Now, as long as the rumors are slightly guided, it will be a good story, even a so-called God-given marriage: the man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, they are still teenagers, and they are both talented people. One day, the beautiful woman was swimming in the lake and accidentally fell into the water. The talented man generously rescued her. They became a couple. This was simply a model marriage in a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman!
But the truth is tacitly understood by those involved. So whether it is a marriage or a bad fate, no one can be sure until the future.
Shen Xuan had a conversation with Shen Zangning, and was in a much better mood after being chirped by his younger daughter, who was as bright as ever. He was secretly thinking about how he would use soft and hard tactics on Gu Yan after the Gu family proposed marriage, so that he would not dare to wrong his daughter. .
But the Gu family delayed the proposal of marriage for several days on the grounds that Gu Yan had gone into the water to save someone and caught the cold. On the evening of the fifth day after Shen Zangning returned, someone from the palace came to visit in disguise, claiming that they were under the orders of Queen Gu.
The visitor did not beat around the bush and directly mentioned Gu Yan's rescue of Shen Zangning: "How did the fourth young lady in the house fall into the water? How did the second young master Gu fall into the water? Commander Gu knew the master's plan. The same goes for us ladies.”
Shen Xuan said calmly: "Then what does the Queen have to say?"
"It's been several days since the fourth lady came back, and the Gu family has never mentioned the marriage. I guess the Taifu knows this well?" The palace servant said with a faint smile, "General Gu has always been loyal to the Holy One, but now the Taifu has forced him to the extreme. Not to the point of mentioning marriage, but let me tell you, if the master is willing to let go of the fourth lady, Commander Gu may not be able to let go of the second young master!"
Shen Xuan's heart sank, but his face remained calm as he said: "But Second Young Master Gu is the Queen's direct nephew. I guess with the Queen's protection, even if there are some hardships, he can always turn danger into good luck and bring good luck in every situation." , yes or no?"
"What the Grand Tutor said is true." The palace man showed a kind smile, "But to be honest with the Grand Tutor, the Queen has been deeply worried about something recently, to the point where she has been thinking about it day and night, so that she has no time to care about it. This is the Second Young Master. Something about..."
Sighing secretly, Shen Xuan had no choice but to ask: "May I ask my father-in-law, what is the queen worried about? I wonder if I can do my best to help you?"
When it comes to court calculations, sometimes it's not just about resourcefulness, but also the level of cruelty.
For example, the plan to plot against Gu Xiaode this time is very simple. The only difficulty is that Shen Xuan must sacrifice his beloved little daughter; but now Gu Xiaode is not willing to be led by the nose and lose the trust of the Holy Emperor, and secondly, he is not willing to do anything about it. Being accused by thousands of people and bearing the name of injustice, the only and best choice is to follow Shen Xuan's example and simply abandon his second son Gu Yan!
As long as Gu Yan dies, he can escape naturally. Even if the Shen family rushes to send their daughter to be a widow, Gu Xiaode can still refuse on the grounds of sympathy for Shen Zangning's youth. To be more sinister, he could even say that his son was killed by Shen Zangning or died because of Shen Zangning... Wasn't Gu Yan known as "Fenghan" after saving people
If he died like this due to the cold...
Now everyone in the empire knows that Fourth Miss Shen was carried aboard by Gu Yan in full view of everyone. Once Gu Yan dies, who else can Shen Zangning marry? Even if someone from a noble family who was not well off was willing to marry her for the sake of wealth, the Shen family and Shen Zangning would become a laughing stock - not only had Shen Zangning been touched by Gu Yan in front of everyone, What's more important is that Gu Xiaode will definitely let Gu Yan "die because of her". In this case, the current public opinion that the Gu family will definitely propose marriage to the Shen family will all think that Shen Zangning will give Gu Yanshou a lifetime of being a poor man. It's all as it should be.
Shen Xuan recalled what his wife, Mrs. Su, had said, "If we pay for our daughter to go in, not only will we not be able to take advantage of the Gu family, but we will also lose face." At that time, he only said that his wife felt sorry for her daughter and tried every means to find an excuse, but he did not expect that this statement turned out to be a prophecy - who Who would have thought that Gu Xiaode, who only had two sons and no grandchildren, could be so cruel
But now it's too late to regret... Fortunately, there is still Queen Gu. Since the Queen has sent someone here, it is obvious that she is sure to keep Gu Yan. As long as Gu Yan is alive, even if Gu Xiaode insists on not submitting, it will not harm Shen Zangning for the rest of his life.
However, the queen would not be so kind-hearted. Shen Xuan quickly thought about how far he could give in at most...but he heard the palace servants say: "Princess Qingxin is fourteen years old. The queen has been in poor health recently. She is thinking of Mrs. Zhenyi." The request back then was to allow Her Royal Highness to descend as soon as possible.”
Shen Xuan thought that Queen Gu would make some request for Prince Heng Shen Xun. After all, Prince Heng was the Queen's only son, or the grandson of Prince Heng, Shen Lin, who was said to be very smart. But he didn't expect it to be Princess Qingxin, but since it was Qingxin Princess, and clearly mentioned the descent, the Queen’s meaning was also very clear.
Shen Xuan looked embarrassed and said: "This is a bit difficult to handle. After all, Her Royal Highness the Princess is a woman of beauty, and her beauty is unparalleled. It is not an ordinary person who can match her!" His words were not entirely modest. After all, there are two people in the Shen family. The young masters who are not engaged are all concubines. Compared with their elder brothers, they are all inferior in martial arts and literary talents.
But the palace man smiled and said: "The master is really too modest. All the young masters in the palace are excellent in both civil and military affairs. They are outstanding among people. Even the empress has heard about this in the palace."
Just when Shen Xuan wanted to test him whether Queen Gu was interested in his only youngest son Shen Lianheng who had not yet been engaged, or her younger brother Shen Zhou's youngest son Shen Lianhua, unexpectedly the palace man then said, "Otherwise Mr. Chang Shang How can I be married to the third son of my family when I have only one granddaughter?"
...Why does it sound like you don't care about my child
Sure enough, the palace attendant saw that he didn't answer, so he simply made it clear: "The queen heard that Prince Xima and Wei Xinyong have not yet discussed marriage? Wei Xima is a descendant of the Wei family in Fengzhou. He is talented and beautiful, and his seniority is also appropriate. The queen thinks it is worthy of him. I am a candidate for Prince Consort, but I don’t know if Tai Tu is willing to accomplish this?” (To be continued)