Chapter 75 Plea
Yun sent Lady Zhaoping out of the house and asked Shen Wan to give the engagement jade pendant to Shen Yu.
However, Shen Wan had only taken a few steps when the maid came over to tell her that the old lady wanted to see her.
Shanhu looked worried. "The old lady won't allow the marriage, and if the girl asks the lady to accept the engagement jade pendant, the old lady will definitely punish her..."
Shen Wan dared to do such a thing, so she was not afraid that the old lady would punish her.
She turned and entered Shou'an Hall. When she walked around the screen, she saw the old lady leaning on the big pillow. Her face was ashen and her eyes were burning with anger.
Shen Wan stepped forward and asked, "Grandmother, are you angry about me asking mother to agree to the marriage?"
The old lady said coldly, "When the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping came to cancel the engagement, your elder sister suffered so much and almost lost her life. She only came to your house once and then hurriedly promised your elder sister away. She won't cherish what she gets easily."
The excuse for stopping her was high-sounding, but no matter how nice it sounded, it could not cover up her selfish motives.
Shen Wan said, "I know that grandmother is doing this for the good of my eldest sister, but I asked mother to agree to the marriage for the good of you and the second wife."
The old lady's eyes narrowed, "Is it for the good of the second house?"
She wanted to hear what to do for the second wife!
"Father hates being threatened the most. He's already agreed to the marriage, and you and Mother also agreed before the Minister of Revenue's wife came to the mansion. But since Madam Qu wants to postpone Second Brother's marriage, you've gone back on your word. It could easily lead to misunderstandings, like Grandmother trying to use my eldest sister's marriage to threaten the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion and Father to help the Minister of Revenue. Given Father's temper, even if he wanted to plead for the Minister of Revenue, he wouldn't."
There are some things you can do, but you can't talk about them openly.
Shen Wan revealed her selfish motives, and the old lady’s expression became even uglier, “I’m devoted to your eldest sister, and this is how you think of me?”
Chen Wan said calmly, "Father is the type who responds to soft words but not hard ones. If grandmother really wants to help the second branch, she should discuss with father about canceling the marriage of the eldest daughter of the Minister of Revenue's Mansion. The more you ask father for help, the more he will be disgusted, which will be counterproductive."
"I'll go back first so as not to disturb grandma's rest."
Shen Wanfu lowered his body, turned around and left.
The old lady watched Shen Wan leave with a dark look in her eyes. After a while, she said, "Go to the front yard and tell the Duke to come back and see me."
After leaving Shou'an Hall, Shanhu looked around, making sure no one was around, and asked, "Why are you helping the second branch plot against the Duke?"
Shen Wan turned around and knocked Shanhu on the head.
I don’t know what’s wrong with this girl’s head. Can she help the second wife to plot against her own father?
The old lady didn't understand her father, but she did. No matter whether the old lady asked her father for help or not, her father would help. Firstly, the two families were relatives, and when the relatives were in trouble, he had to lend a hand. What's more, Chen Xun's reputation was ruined, and Qu Yan had already been wronged. If something happened in the Minister of Revenue's Mansion and her father stood by and watched, others would definitely say that the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion was cold-hearted.
Of course I have to help, but the extent of the help is up to my father.
In this life, Qu Yan is not her sister-in-law, so it is impossible for her father to spare no effort to help Minister Qu.
Not only is my father soft-hearted, he is also very sincere. If the old lady really listened to her and asked my father to cancel the marriage proposal from the Minister of Revenue's Mansion, my father would not think of retreat as a way to advance, but would just think that the old lady was sincere.
My father will not allow the Duke Dingguo's Mansion to take the initiative to propose marriage, but after helping the Minister of Revenue, my father will definitely ask the Minister of Revenue to come to the mansion to cancel the engagement.
The marriage will definitely not be cancelled. Although Shen Tan is not worth mentioning, my father is truly trusted by the emperor. If something happens in the Minister of Revenue's Mansion in the future, my father can rescue him. The Minister of Revenue is reluctant to lose this backer.
My father has already openly asked the Minister of Revenue to come and cancel the engagement. The Minister of Revenue is determined to marry his daughter off. The Duke Dingguo's Mansion no longer owes the Minister of Revenue's Mansion any debt. After Qu Yan marries in, she can forget about complaining like she did in her previous life and expect everyone in the mansion to accommodate her. If the Minister of Revenue gets into trouble again in the future, my father will no longer help him.
She helped the old lady to come up with ideas, which not only showed that she was truly doing good for the second house, but also helped to avoid many pitfalls in the future, killing two birds with one stone.
Shen Wan walked briskly back to Mingyue Garden and handed the engagement jade pendant to Shen Yu.
Chen Yu already knew that Yun had agreed to the marriage. Seeing the engagement jade pendant that she had given to the Prince of Zhaoping two years ago was back in her hands, Chen Yu really felt dazed.
After Shen Ji returned home, he went to Shou'an Hall to see the old lady.
The old lady and Shen Ji discussed the marriage between Shen Yu and the prince of Zhaoping. The prince of Zhaoping risked his life to save Shen Yu and Shen Wan. The wife of Zhaoping also sincerely realized her mistake. Since they were engaged, Shen Wan wanted Shen Yu to marry first. The old lady felt that it was more appropriate for Shen Yu to marry first according to the order of seniority.
Shen Wan wanted Shen Yu to marry first, but the old lady thought this was better, and Shen Ji had no objection.
The old lady continued, "The news about Yu'er has spread like wildfire. The wife of the Minister of Revenue came to the mansion today and postponed the marriage, and even expressed the intention of canceling it. My Dingguo Mansion has suffered a loss in Yu'er's marriage. Since the Minister of Revenue Mansion intends to cancel the engagement, the Duke will help to cancel the engagement between the two."
Chen Ji frowned, "How can this be? This is because we, the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, have let them down. If we want to cancel the engagement, the Minister of Revenue's Mansion should do it. How can we, the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, take the initiative to cancel the engagement?"
The old lady said, "The Minister of Revenue is implicated in a corruption case. I know the Duke dislikes marrying someone like him. If we don't cancel the engagement, we have to intercede for the Minister of Revenue. Xun'er did something wrong, but no one is perfect. As long as she sincerely repents, why worry about not being able to find a wife in the future?"
Shen Ji said, "I have my own thoughts on this matter."
Shen Ji didn't stay long and left.
Mother Sun couldn't help but say, "The Second Miss really knows the Duke very well."
The old lady wanted to ask the Duke to plead for the Minister of Revenue directly, but the Duke would never be so easy to talk to.
The Minister of Revenue was not the mastermind in the corruption case. After the case was investigated, Shen Ji went to the emperor to plead for the Minister of Revenue. The emperor gave him a lighter sentence because he had been diligent over the years. He did not demote him and only fined him one year's salary. However, the Minister of Revenue could no longer hold the position, so he swapped the positions of the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Works.
Although they are both ministers, the Minister of Works has far less real power than the Minister of Revenue.
Minister Qu was not satisfied with this result. Based on his understanding of Shen Ji, he believed that Shen Ji would be able to help him keep his position as Minister of Revenue.
However, Shen Ji helped, and when they came out of the imperial study, Qu Shangshu and Shen Ji thanked him.
Chen Ji said, "My Dingguo Mansion is not good at educating children, and there is also my daughter's previous experience. Minister Qu is worried that his daughter will marry the wrong person, which is natural. You can return the engagement jade pendant."
Minister Qu had not expected that Shen Ji would agree to cancel the engagement. He hurriedly said, "Duke Dingguo just pleaded for me. If I were to go and cancel the engagement, wouldn't that be ungrateful?"
Shen Ji said, "As long as our two families don't become enemies, other people's opinions are not important."
That’s all Shen Ji has to say.
That same day, Madam Qu came to Duke Dingguo's residence to discuss Chen Xun's marriage to Qu Yan.
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