Chapter 2143 Rival in Love

When talking about Lord Wan's only son, Lady Hou remained quite calm.

Her words revealed her satisfaction with her current life, suggesting that Master Wan was far more devoted to her than Second Master Shu.

Shu Yu smiled and said, "That's good. I'm relieved that you're doing well."

"You're doing well too, becoming a county princess. When the magistrate told me this news when he came home, I was stunned for a moment. I thought becoming a village princess was the highest I could achieve, and the next step would be for Young Master Meng to pass the imperial examination and then earn you a title of Lady of the Imperial Decree. I never expected..."

Hou was truly moved. It had only been a few years. From an exiled criminal to a village lady, and then to a county princess, it seemed that Young Master Meng was about to become an official. In the future, Shu Yu would only rise higher and higher.

Shu Yu didn't mention Meng Yunzheng's intention not to become an official; she simply lowered her eyes and smiled.

The two chatted about their recent lives. It seemed that Hou rarely went out and didn't have many people to talk to, let alone old friends like Shu Yu who were close to her.

Just as they were talking about Shu Qing, Ying Xi suddenly walked in and whispered, "Miss, a young lady has come in. She says her husband's family is the Zhou family, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

Shu Yu was stunned. The Ministry of Personnel?

She didn't know any Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel at all.

Oh, right, Lord Wan is also from the Ministry of Personnel.

Shu Yu suddenly turned her head to look at Hou Shi, who immediately realized, "It must be her."

"who?"

"The daughter of the Marquis of Yongchang's family."

Shu Yu said she was still very confused.

Seeing this, Madam Hou hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Ayu, you know that Young Master Meng is sincere towards you, right?"

Shu Yu's lips twitched. "Aunt Hou, just say what you want to say. I still believe in A-Yun."

Madam Hou breathed a sigh of relief. "That's right. Let me tell you, back when Young Master Meng was still the young master of the Gong family, quite a few people actually tried to arrange marriages for him. However, because he was born out of wedlock and wasn't very intelligent, he definitely wouldn't get a chance with the legitimate daughters of truly high-ranking families. But there was one person who took a liking to Young Master Meng's face, and that person was Miss Cen from the Yongchang Marquis's mansion."

Shu Yu suddenly realized, "Oh, it was her."

Back then, the Yongchang Marquis's mansion was at the height of its power, and when his eldest daughter took a liking to Meng Yunzheng, Gong Qiu was overjoyed. He was just looking to win over the Yongchang Marquis's mansion when the opportunity presented itself.

But Meng Yunzheng didn't want to marry her, and Madam Gong also didn't want Meng Yunzheng to have such a powerful in-law family.

The two hit it off immediately. One poisoned Meng Yunzheng, while the other turned the tables and became 'mute' before leaving the capital.

In this way, Miss Cen would naturally not be able to marry Meng Yunzheng.

Madam Hou said, "You know, this eldest daughter of the Cen family, it's not that she really likes Young Master Meng. They've only met a few times, and I heard they've never even spoken a word to each other. But Young Master Meng's face is so captivating. The eldest daughter of the Cen family was pampered growing up in the Yongchang Marquis's mansion. I heard her parents and brothers spoiled her a lot, so she has a bad temper and is spoiled and willful. She took a liking to Young Master Meng and insisted on marrying him. Later, she couldn't get married, and somehow the story got out."

"Therefore, Miss Cen's reputation has become not good, and the Yongchang Marquis's family can no longer marry her up to a higher social class. They can only marry her down to a lower social class. Four years ago, she married the youngest son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

Otherwise, given the status and position of the Yongchang Marquis's family, their eldest daughter could easily marry a prince.

(End of this chapter)