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"I'm going to pay Yuzhu Pavilion a visit later. You go and prepare first." Shen Zhu retracted his gaze and sighed.

Although she did not tell Su Zongwen about the marriage alliance, but according to the current situation, he would probably know before long.

If there was a chance, how was she going to deal with it?

"Yes, ma'am."

Chun Cao saw that Shen Zhu was in a bad mood, so he replied and left.

Not long after, Chun Cao prepared everything, Shen Zhu ate some breakfast quickly and then brought her out. As it was snowing today, Chun Cao intentionally helped Shen Zhu to put on a cape before he left, which was wrapped tightly.

The moment he stepped out of the door, a bone-chilling cold wind assaulted his face.

Yuzhu Pavilion's business was as good as ever, and was not affected by the change in temperature at all. Shen Zhu brought Chun Cao to the shop, and coincidentally met Shen Yao.

Shen Yao quietly sat by the counter. He did not look like he was here to buy anything, instead, he looked like he was waiting for Shen Zhu.

"Young Madam, you're finally here."

Yuzhu Pavilion's waiter acted as if he had seen his savior when he saw Shen Zhu, and hurriedly came out of the shop to welcome him. He looked in Shen Yao's direction, and quickly explained: "Young madam, that madam has been coming to the shop everyday, saying that she will definitely wait for you here. If you do not come, then she will come and guard here day in and day out …"

Seeing Shen Yao's luxurious clothes, with a servant girl by his side, the waiter naturally did not dare to easily offend her. Fortunately, after so many days had passed, although Shen Yao came to Yuzhu Pavilion's side every day, but he did not cause any trouble in the shop.

"Alright, I understand. Go back to your work." Shen Zhu looked at Shen Yao who was seated with his back facing him, and felt that it was strange.

Shen Yao had always hated her, why would she suddenly come to him?

Shen Zhu's attitude was cold, seeing that there were still customers in the shop, he brought Shen Yao up to the second floor, which was even more secluded.

"What do you want to say to me?"

"What do I want to say? Don't you know what I'm trying to say? " Seeing her indifferent attitude, Shen Yao immediately shouted at her like a rooster: "I've been married to Linyuan for so many years, and my heart is set on Kong Family. I've been pregnant for ten months, and I've painstakingly gave birth to a daughter for him, but he's still missing you in his heart!"

"Shen Zhu! Why are you doing this to me! Why! Your family is now full of blessings and love, why are you unwilling to let Linyuan go? " She cried hysterically as she pointed at Shen Zhu, "A few days ago, Linyuan went to the tavern with his colleagues and got drunk. Your name was everywhere in his mouth.

"Shut up!" Shen Zhu could not help but let out a low growl when he saw that the more she said, the more unpleasant the words became.

"Shen Yao, his love might be like a treasure in your eyes, but it's not worth a single cent to me. If you have the time, why don't you go back and think carefully about how you can win your husband's heart?" Shen Zhu said coldly.

"After listening to all these, Shen Yao's face became even more unsightly," All these years, I have always been wholeheartedly devoted to Linyuan, but now he has betrayed me, and in less than half a year he has already taken in three concubines and entered the door. Satisfied! "

"That's your family matter, what does it have to do with me!" Shen Zhu frowned slightly, then called out to the waiter guarding the stairs: "Waiter, send us off."

Hearing that, the waiter hurriedly trotted up the stairs, stood at the foot of the stairs and waved towards Shen Yao: "Madam, please."

Shen Yao narrowed her eyes, a trace of unwillingness flashed past. She leaned towards Shen Zhu and whispered into her ear. "Don't tell me you don't want to know your identity?"

Hearing that, Shen Zhu's face slightly changed, and he suddenly turned his head to meet Shen Yao's pleased gaze.

Shen Yao continued, "You are not from the Shen Family, but you know who your parents are. Do you not want to know where your home is?"

When she finished speaking and glanced at Shen Zhu, she saw that she was stunned, and immediately became in a good mood. She took Qing Qing down the stairs and left Yuzhu Pavilion.

Imperial palace, Imperial Consort Hall.

"This subject greets Imperial Concubine Noble Consort."

Madame Chen and Madame Xu followed the palace maid into the Imperial Concubine Hall. Seeing Noble Consort Su sitting on the bed, the two immediately bowed.

"My two sister-in-law, please rise." When Noble Consort Su saw the two of them, he quickly stood up from the bed and extended his hand to help them up, "Quickly, sit down."

After Noble Consort Su had finished speaking, he instructed the palace maids to serve tea, and then dismissed all the servants in the inner palace. He then chatted with the two of them about family matters, "Have the two sister-in-law been well? Is everything all right at home? "

"Thank you Noble Consort for your concern. Our bodies are still strong and healthy, and we have Yue Niang to manage our families. Everything is fine." The Madame Chen replied with a smile.

In her opinion, Shen Zhu was indeed a virtuous and capable wife. She had always been very satisfied with Shen Zhu and felt that it was her fortune to have a daughter-in-law like him.

"Yue Niang is indeed a good child."

Noble Consort Su laughed, and then said hesitantly: "Today, suddenly summoning two of my sister-in-law into the palace, is actually an important matter that I want to discuss with you two."

"Please speak, Noble Consort." The Madame Chen nodded.

"As far as I know, during this celebration, Qi Kingdom sent out the most favored princess in the current dynasty as well. To send a princess along at this critical moment, the two sister-in-law should know what kind of intentions you have."

The smile on Noble Consort Su's face disappeared.

"The strength of their Qi Kingdom cannot be underestimated. If anyone can successfully marry their Little Princess, it would be equivalent to possessing their own great backer, Qi Kingdom."

Noble Consort Su sighed: "If we want to truly establish our Minister Mansion within the imperial court, then we must have a strong backer."

"Even though Wen'er is young and capable, his foundation is still shallow. Relying on the Emperor's grace alone isn't a good idea, and the best way to do so now is for him to marry the little princess of Qi Kingdom." The Noble Consort Su explained: "Wen'er is talented and outstanding. She is young and capable, and is worthy of the Little Princess.

"Wen'er was raised by eldest sister-in-law herself, so she has to be in charge of this matter." Madame Xu turned his gaze towards Madame Chen.

"Wen'er is still young and doesn't understand many things. I'll have to trouble sister-in-law to advise me."

Seeing that the Madame Chen had not spoken for a long time, the Noble Consort Su immediately advised: "Once the Little Princess enters the door, all she needs to do is to sit equally with Yue Niang and become his wife. There is no need for the two of them to be young, isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

Madame Chen thought for a moment, she understood the logic behind it, but she felt that doing so would always make Shen Zhu feel that she was wrong, since Shen Zhu had sacrificed so much for her family.

"I have no objections to this matter. I will tell Wen'er about it when we get back."

After considering the pros and cons, in the end, Madame Chen still chose to agree to what she owed Shen Zhu.

"Then I'll be relying on my two sister-in-law for Wen'er. I'll talk to the emperor myself, so there won't be any problems." The worry in Noble Consort Su's heart was finally lifted a little.

After the three of them finished discussing the marriage alliance, they chatted about family matters for a long time. Madame Chen and Madame Xu only returned after having lunch at the Imperial Consort Hall.

That day, after returning home, Madame Chen made a trip to the small study room.

When Madame Chen arrived at the small study room, the door was not closed. Su Zongwen was seated behind his desk reading a book, when the Madame Chen saw this, he knocked on the door, and stood at the door shouting, "Wen'er."

"Mother? "Why are you here?"

Seeing Madame Chen standing at the door, Su Zongwen's face quickly revealed a look of astonishment, and then immediately put down the book in his hand and walked over to her.

"Mother came here today specifically to tell you something." Madame Chen laughed as he spoke.

"Mother, what do you have to tell me?"

Su Zongwen brought Madame Chen into the study room and helped her sit on the bed.

"That's a good thing." The Madame Chen patted the back of Su Zongwen's hand and laughed: "You should have heard about the matter of the Little Princess Qi Kingdom in the capital, right?"

"I've heard some rumors."

Su Zongwen was in charge of security in the capital together with the military. Furthermore, Su Zhiyan was part of the Department of Rites, so he naturally had some understanding of the envoys that came to congratulate.

"Mother came here today precisely to discuss this matter with you. Little Princess Qi Kingdom has come to the capital not only to congratulate the Emperor on his birthday, but more importantly, she is here to resolve this marriage."

As Madame Chen spoke, he sized up Su Zongwen's expression and seeing that his expression was not abnormal, he continued: "Mother's meaning is, is that I hope that you can marry the Little Princess."

"Ah, this matter, Yue Niang has already agreed." Madame Chen was worried that Su Zongwen would object and immediately explained: "You and Yue Niang are on very good terms, Mother knows that, but Princess Qi Kingdom's status is noble, so she absolutely cannot lower herself to be a concubine. So if you marry her, she will be your equal wife and stand on equal footing with Yue Niang."

Madame Chen talked for a while, and when Su Zongwen heard her words, his face darkened, but Madame Chen, who was immersed in joy, did not notice it at all.

After hearing what Madame Chen had to say, Su Zongwen immediately understood the abnormality of Shen Zhu's situation these few days. It seemed that Shen Zhu had been depressed these past few days because he knew about the marriage alliance.

Su Zongwen thought about all this, and was not in the mood to listen to Madame Chen, he directly left the small study and returned to his room. Madame Chen saw that he had not said a word the entire time, and neither agreed nor shook his head to reject, so he just assumed that he had tacitly agreed to the marriage, and did not stop him from leaving.