Chapter 73 Difficulties

The next day, Chen Wan had breakfast as usual and took Shanhu to Shou'an Hall to pay his respects.

The wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping will come to the mansion today. After paying her respects, Chen Wan did not leave. She stayed in the flower hall with Shen Wu, Shen Yao and others. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the maid reported to Yun that the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping had arrived. Yun got up to greet her.

Since it was decided that their children would become in-laws, Yun would naturally not neglect the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping and would welcome her politely.

But Yun was not treated with disrespect. There were other people in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, the first of whom was the old lady.

Lady Zhaoping bowed to the old lady and said with a smile, "The old lady is still as elegant as ever, and her spirit is even better than before."

The old lady smiled faintly and put down the teacup in her hand. "As people age, they become less energetic each year. How can they be as energetic as they were two years ago?"

Since the cancellation of the engagement, although the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and the Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion have not cut off contact, it is almost the same. When there is a happy event in either mansion, the other party will send gifts but will never be present. The last time the wife of the Marquis Zhaoping came to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, it was to cancel the engagement.

Lady Zhaoping was mentally prepared to be ridiculed and mocked when she came to Duke Dingguo's Mansion. She knew that she asked for it. She didn't know that her son was deeply in love with Shen Yu. If she had known, how could she dare to come and break off the engagement, harming Shen Yu and her own son.

Last time, Yun went to Huguo Temple and persuaded the Prince of Zhaoping to return home. However, although the Prince of Zhaoping went back, his heart was still in Huguo Temple. He would copy Buddhist scriptures before getting up early and going to bed. How could the Lady of Zhaoping not be afraid?

She was a lady of an earl, but she had already knelt down before the Yun family. Now that she had come to the Duke Dingguo's residence, she could endure any ridicule or mockery.

The Lady of Zhaoping said, "I was the one who wronged the Duke Dingguo Mansion and Yu'er back then. Now Yan Chuan and her have a chance to rekindle their past relationship. I hope the Mansion can let bygones be bygones..."

The old lady said, "A few days ago, Yu'er and Wan'er went to Huguo Temple and encountered an assassination attempt. Fortunately, they were rescued by the Prince of Zhaoping and the Prince of Jingbei. Yu'er owes the Prince of Zhaoping a life-saving favor. The Lady of Zhaoping sincerely asked for marriage, and I, the Duke of Dingguo, should have agreed. However, Yu'er has been married after all. Is the Lady of Zhaoping really willing to let this matter go?"

After all, Shen Yu had just fallen into the water and was rescued by the Prince of Yongqing. It was unbearable to talk about it. He was worried that it would damage his son's reputation, so he went to the door to cancel the marriage.

Marrying a divorced woman is much more serious than the rumors he had to endure back then.

The old lady's words were undoubtedly a slap in the face of Lady Zhaoping. Lady Zhaoping was filled with regret. "Back then, I cared too much about what everyone thought. Don't worry, old lady, I will never make such a mistake again."

The old lady looked at the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping. "The Marquis of Zhaoping knows that Yu'er has been married for two years and has never been pregnant. If she can't give birth, what will the Marquis of Zhaoping's mansion do?"

Shen Wan, Shen Wu and others hid behind the screen and eavesdropped.

The old lady's words became more and more unpleasant, even aggressive, but this matter was indeed a hidden danger. Shen Wan also hoped to discuss it before getting married, which would be better than having conflicts after marriage.

The wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping looked at the old lady, then at Yun. "This matter was mentioned to me at the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion. I also thought about it carefully afterwards. Children are also determined by fate. Just because Yu'er didn't conceive a child from the Marquis of Yongqing's Mansion doesn't mean she can't have one..."

The old lady asked, "What if you are sure that you can't have children?"

Yun frowned. It was normal for the old lady to worry about this, but this was too much. If this were to get out, people would really think that Yu'er was infertile.

If Chen Yu was unable to give birth, the Yongqing Marquis's Mansion would not force her to see a doctor or take all kinds of medicine to nourish her body. Instead, they would marry her cousin as their co-wife in a fair and open manner, and the Dingguo Duke's Mansion would have nothing to say.

Lady Zhaoping also felt the old lady's malice, not only towards her, but also towards Shen Yu. Lady Zhaoping felt a little unhappy. She said, "My master and I have also considered this possibility. If I say I don't care, I'm afraid you won't believe me. My Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion promised that Yu'er can only take a concubine if she has no children after ten years of marriage."

Saying you don't care will only make people feel hypocritical.

The fact that they clearly stated that they would not take concubines for ten years actually made people feel the sincerity of the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion.

If you can't do what you said in front of so many people, Shen Ji and Yun will cause trouble for the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion.

After hearing what Lady Zhaoping said, the old lady had nothing to say. After all, there are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants. Because her personal maid was bullied by Shen Xun, and she gave the maid to Shen Wan without knowing it, the old lady's reputation has been ruined. If it is spread that she took advantage of the fact that the Prince of Zhaoping insisted on marrying Shen Yu and deliberately cut off the descendants of the Zhaoping Marquis's mansion, everyone's spit would drown her.

The old lady served herself tea and said nothing more.

Lady Zhaoping looked at Yun and said, "If the Duke Dingguo's Mansion has any requests for my Zhaoping's Mansion, please feel free to ask."

Yun said, "I just want Yu'er to be happy, nothing else matters."

This was agreed. Lady Zhaoping was overjoyed. Just as she was about to speak, a maid came in and announced, "Madam, the wife of the Minister of Revenue is here."

The second wife should go to the residence of the Minister of Revenue, so why is the wife of the Minister of Revenue coming to the residence of the Duke of Dingguo?

And what a coincidence, he came when Lady Zhaoping was here.

Chen Yao whispered, "Not long after Zhao Pingbo took office as the Minister of Revenue, a corruption case was uncovered and the Minister of Revenue was implicated. My father said that this matter made the Minister of Revenue extremely anxious..."

Not to mention that the Minister of Revenue was overwhelmed, Chen Wan also had a headache.

In the previous life, the corruption case was caused by the Taimiao being struck by lightning, and Zhao Pingbo was not involved. In this life, it was discovered by Zhao Pingbo when he checked the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue.

If the Minister of Revenue wants to be safe and sound like in his previous life, then he will still be the immediate superior of Marquis Zhaoping. If he wants to make things difficult for Marquis Zhaoping, it will be enough to make Marquis Zhaoping suffer.

If the Minister of Revenue is demoted, not only will the Minister of Revenue's Mansion bear a grudge against Marquis Zhaoping, but the old lady and the second wife will also not be kind to Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion.

The old lady's difficulty just now might have been due to the Ministry of Revenue's Mansion.

Shura Field.

The old lady looked at Yun and said, "Go and greet Madam Qu."

As soon as the old lady opened her mouth, Shen Wan's eyes turned cold.

The Second Madam was clearly there, but the Old Madam refused to order her around and instead ordered her mother around. This was to tell the Lady of the Marquis of Zhaoping that she, the Old Madam, had the final say in the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.

Yun was easy to talk to, but no matter how easy she was, she would not allow the old lady to manipulate her in front of her future in-laws. Yun looked at the second wife calmly and said, "Why is your second sister-in-law still sitting here? The old lady asked you to go and welcome the wife of the Minister of Revenue."

This is the confrontation between Yun and the old lady.

The old lady couldn't force her, the wife of the Duke, to do anything she didn't want to do.

The Second Lady could only stand up. Originally, this was her business. Neither she nor the Old Lady could ask Yun to go. After all, the Lady of Zhaoping was still there. The Old Lady could be negligent for a moment, but if Yun pointed it out and she still insisted, it would mean that the Old Lady did not know etiquette.

Even if you dislike Lady Zhaoping, you cannot do such a disrespectful thing.