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Aunt Liu sighed. "I only have a daughter like A Qiu. If she can't marry, then I won't be afraid to be poked in the spine by others. However, eventually, I will grow old one day. I can protect her for a while, but I can't protect her for the rest of her life. She'll have to rely on a man for the rest of her life …" His tone was slightly sad.

She raised her head to look at Shen Zhu, "Yue Niang, do you know any suitable men around here? I believe in your judgement. You must help my Ah Qiu look at each other. "

Ever since Shen Zhu became a mother, she had already deeply experienced the heart of a mother. Furthermore, what the Aunt Liu said made sense, considering the age of her past life, she could still be considered a young girl, but in this era, most of the girls were engaged at the age of thirteen. At the age of fifteen, they would be married at the age of fifteen, and after reaching the age of eighteen, they would already be considered old girls.

"Ah Qiu, your mother is right. However, we won't be able to hurry this matter over either …" Shen Zhu said as he placed a piece of meat into Ah Qiu's bowl, "Why don't you first tell sister-in-law what kind of man you like?"

"…"

Ah Qiu looked on helplessly as Shen Zhu unified lines with his own Mother, and he wanted to cry but had no tears on his face.

Every year at the beginning of the year, the stewards of the various villas would rush to the main house in the capital to report to the Prince and Princess about the annual harvest. This year, due to the fact that the Prince's family came to the Villa to celebrate the new year, Uncle Chen reported it earlier than the other stewards.

As soon as he had finished his New Year's Eve meal, he was summoned to the main courtyard.

Uncle Chen brought the account book into the main courtyard. He first handed the thick account book to the table, then began to report on the situation in the manor.

Ming Chengyan flipped through the accounts at his side, while listening to Uncle Chen, he was still satisfied with the situation with the Villa. In the end, he closed the account book, and asked about some trivial matters related to Uncle Chen's Villa, and after Uncle Chen finished answering all of them, he casually asked, "Elder Chen, where did you find this Shen Zhu who was responsible for food and drink for us?"

Uncle Chen thought for a moment, then explained everything in detail.

Speaking of which, Ming Yuchen's eyes were sharp like torches, he fancied Shen Zhu's culinary skills, and thus ordered him to look for Shen Zhu.

That day just so happened to be the day Clear Water Town market. Ming Yuchen was normally rather picky with food, and Hundred Fragrance House was also a top tier restaurant in this place. On that day, he wanted to eat the Eight Treasures Gourd Duck, but unfortunately, no one in the several restaurants knew how to make it.

He then ran to the Hundred Fragrance House, only that not only had the Hundred Fragrance House failed to serve this dish, the other dishes were also unable to be eaten.

Ming Yuchen made a ruckus in the room, the dishes on the table were demoted to something comparable to pig food, since it was hard to eat anyway, but then, he saw the shopkeeper bringing over the fragrant Eight Treasures Gourd. Ming Yuchen was a little confused, as this was obviously not at the level of Hundred Fragrance House cooks.

After Ming Yuchen returned to the Villa, he would not forget about this dish. Thus, he sent the Uncle Chen to investigate, ordering him to personally visit and make sure this woman called Shen Zhu was invited to the Villa as a chef.

However, since Shen Zhu was pregnant, he couldn't force her into a corner. All he could do was shamelessly say that he would knock on her door again after she got there, and would be able to invite her to the Villa kitchen, even if it would be helping the chef.

Shen Zhu pondered for a moment, and she agreed to it. It was just that she did not expect Su Zongwen to spawn a new branch the moment he arrived at her home, which was why she came to the Villa so early.

After Ming Chengyan finished listening to Uncle Chen's explanation, he did not think anymore about it. Suddenly, he recalled the disrespectful action that Meier had done at the dining table today —

A few days ago, Princess Qian had just ordered Shen Zhu to stay in the Villa to properly nurse her grandson's health. Today, she had jumped out of nowhere and said that she would bring Shen Zhu back to the capital as a chef. She clearly said that he and Princess Qian Qian would be able to eat this kind of delicious food often, but no one knew what she was planning to do.

If not for the fact that she was protected by the Madame Ye, he would have kicked her out of the manor on the spot.

He was getting more and more dissatisfied with her, and even more so disappointed in Mu Zhi Ming.

As Ming Chengyan thought of this, his heart became even more determined that he would definitely change his Noble Heir when he returned to the capital.

He suddenly remembered that in the past few days, he had heard rumors of a man called Zhuer from someone else in the manor …

Ming Chengyan's eyes dimmed. "Elder Chen, I heard that there's a servant girl called Zhuer in Villa. She relied on her sister being the concubine of the eldest young master to commit all sorts of crimes.

Uncle Chen was clever, he instantly understood the meaning behind Ming Chengyan's words, and promptly replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, it is true."

Both the Duke and his wife didn't like her at all. In addition to his pampering of Meier, he already had the power to pamper his concubine and destroy his wife. Since the Duke had brought up this matter without reason, it seemed like there would be a commotion in the manor soon.

"Oh? Tell me, what did she do in the Villa? " Ming Chengyan said indifferently.

"Yes, Your Highness." Uncle Chen replied.

"Zhuer would often fish in troubled water, and was jealous to the point that it would be embarrassing to see the light of day. He had once made things difficult for the kitchen lady Shen Zhu several times …" After he pondered for a while, he explained everything that Zhuer had done to the Villa.

Madame Ye glanced at Ming Chengyan, knowing what he was planning in his heart.

Ming Chengyan did not care about the matters of the Inner Palace, but once he did, he would care about them to the end.

Madame Ye only drank his tea quietly, and did not speak any words of advice. Instead, he tacitly acknowledged Ming Chengyan's actions.

She could not interfere in this matter. After all … The backs of her palms were covered with meat, and her two sons were meat that had fallen off her in October.

If not for him being the eldest son, Ming Chengyan would probably not have reported to the imperial government that they had made him their Noble Heir.

Ming Chengyan listened to Uncle Chen's complaints until he heard him say that Zhuer had once messed around in Shen Zhu's courtyard, and threatened to marry Su Zongwen as his concubine.

This woman had the same moral character as her elder sister, rushing to be someone else's concubine?

Madame Ye also frowned, and lightly touched the teacup cover, looking to be deep in thought.

Ming Chengyan asked curiously: "Who is this Su Zongwen?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, this Su Zongwen is Shen Zhu's husband, and he is currently working on the Villa …"

The Uncle Chen answered truthfully while also mentioning the matter of him saving her.

When Ming Chengyan heard that Su Zongwen's martial arts were not bad, he was surprised. Where did a country bumpkin learn his martial arts?

Su Zongwen? Ming Chengyan felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had heard this name before.

"Enough, I'm already clear about the matter of Villa. You can leave first."

Ming Chengyan thought for a while but could not think of anything, so he stopped thinking about it.

After Uncle Chen turned around, Ming Chengyan said again: "That's right, bring that Su Zongwen over to the study room to see me tomorrow."