Rong Huai was stunned. How could the Shen family agree to let Shen Yue be a concubine?

Chen Wu knew this would be his reaction, so he explained in a low voice, "If I propose marriage normally, her family will definitely not agree. So I came up with an idea, to make it a done deal. Even if she doesn't agree then, how can I still send her to the temple to practice?"

Rong Huai thought of Shen Yue's gentle face, beautiful figure, and her identity as the legitimate daughter of the Shen family.

My heart felt like it was struck by lightning, numb and tingling.

But he said, "Madam, this is not good, right? After all, she is your sister, and I am her brother-in-law. If this matter gets out, it will be bad for Madam Yu's reputation."

Indeed, if this matter were to get out, it would be the Shen family that would be disgraced. Others would only say that Prince Rong was a playboy and had many amorous feelings, enjoying the blessing of having many wives.

Shen Wu had been married to him for a few years and could tell what he was thinking at a glance.

She suppressed the resentment in her heart and said to Rong Huai.

"My Lord, I have something to say in advance. If you agree, then let's do this."

"you say."

Chen Wu said, “First, Shen Yue will enter the mansion as a concubine. Before giving birth to a child, she can only live in the same courtyard with me.”

"Second, no matter how many children she has, they must all be registered under my name."

"Third, if there are any conflicts between us sisters, the prince must not interfere."

Chen Wu's three rules were designed to keep Chen Yue in her control. She called her a concubine, but in reality, she was just a lowly servant in her room. She wouldn't allow the Rong family to honor her, and she wouldn't allow Rong Huai to have any private contact with her.

Rong Huai didn't even think about it, and agreed without hesitation, "Okay, you are the wife of the principal wife, so of course I will listen to you."

"Wu'er, you are truly my sweetheart. You've worked so hard for the Rong family's heir. Don't worry, I will never let you down in this life."

Rong Huai hugged Chen Wu, a smile on his face.

Chen Wu rested her chin on his shoulder, her eyelashes drooping as she remained silent. Rong Huai should be thankful for her; all his concubines combined couldn't compare to Chen Yue.

After the two of them were affectionate for a while, Chen Wu gave Rong Huai some instructions.

"Come and see me tomorrow morning, and I'll call my third sister to come and talk to you."

"Don't worry about anything else, I'll take care of it."

*

Su Qingyu had thought of the Rong County Princess's visit as a joke and sent her away without thinking anything more about it. She had never imagined that this matter would eventually involve Shen Yue.

After dinner, the servants brought tea for her to cleanse her mouth. Su Qingyu felt her stomach and said, "I think I ate too much."

Today they ate lotus roots and fish sent from the other courtyard, and Su Qingyu ate half a bowl more rice than usual.

Shen Zhixiu pulled her up and said, "Let's go for a walk in the back garden to help digest the food."

The two of them held hands and walked slowly.

"Qingqing, the Marquis of Loyalty mentioned something to me today. She wants to ask for Shen Yue to marry her illegitimate son Song Hongshen. What do you think?"

"Although Song Hongshen is a bastard of the Song family, he is one of the best among the nobles in the capital in terms of both knowledge and character."

When the Marquis of Loyalty mentioned it today, he was somewhat tempted. Whether it was the Song family or Song Hongshen, he was satisfied. Given his friendship with the Song family, Shen Yue would not be wronged if she married into the family.

Although the Marquis of Loyalty is the head of the military officers, Song Hongshen is a bastard's son and Chen Yue is the daughter of the eldest son, so the emperor will not say anything.

But he did not agree on the spot. He thought he should ask Su Qingyu and then ask Shen Yue what they thought.

When Su Qingyu heard him mention Song Hongshen, she thought of her past life. Around this time, Song Hongshen and Su Yihui got engaged, but their engagement was an accident.

In her previous life, Su Yihui fell into the water and was fortunately rescued by Song Hongshen. However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Su Yihui clung to Song Hongshen after being rescued. This incident caused a huge uproar at the time, and the Song family had no choice but to propose marriage.

Su Yihui married into a wealthy family, but in the end she cuckolded Song Hongshen.

In his previous life, Song Hongshen and Li Yunzhou had made great contributions to expanding the territory and were crowned kings when they returned to the capital. If this marriage could be arranged, Yu Chenyue would also be a good match.

Shen Zhixiu added, "Actually, Yunzhou is also a good candidate, but after he returns to the capital, I'm afraid he will break with the Li family. If Shen Yue is married into the family at this time, things will become even more complicated."

Su Qingyu also shook her head. "The Li family is out of the question. Princess Yongjia is a vicious and cruel person. Who knows what kind of torture Shen Yue would suffer if she tried to survive under her control."

"I'll ask Shen Yue again in the next two days to see what she means to Song Hongshen. I heard that my sister-in-law is not doing well at the farm, so we have to hurry up and arrange this marriage. We can't let her delay Shen Yue's lifelong event."

The maids from the farm had come to the mansion to report that Madam Chen had been wailing most of the time, suffering from severe pain. She was in so much pain that she had fainted for hours.

If things continue like this, I'm afraid we won't have much time left. Mr. Zhou said, at most, we'll have a year or so left.

Shen Zhixiu said apologetically, "Thank you for your hard work. The affairs of the mansion are already complicated, and you have to worry about the marriage of the children under you."

Su Qingyu glared at him and said jokingly, "That's good. It will give you experience when you're looking for a match for your own child in the future."

Shen Zhixiu stopped and teased, "Qingqing, don't worry. If you recuperate for another year or so, we'll have children. No matter how many you want, your husband will cooperate with you."

Su Qingyu knew that he was not serious again and snorted.

"How many children does Third Master want to have?"

“One is not too few, three or five are not too many.”

"Does the Third Master want a son or a daughter?"

"As long as it's your child, it's fine."

*

Su Qingyu was thinking about what Su Shunci said in the letter, so the next day after breakfast and finishing her work in the mansion, she got up and went out to Yushu Hutong.

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