Chapter 18 Making the Best Use of People
Zhao Shen glanced at her and said, "I'm not him. I won't let things turn out like this."
Ji Yunshu understood what he meant. If Zhao Heng had not wanted both and was determined to marry Yao Ruolan, things would certainly not have turned out like this.
But if that were the case, he would probably not be able to get past Madam Yao first.
Rather than openly confronting his mother, marrying a noblewoman as a decoration, using the power of his wife's family to rise to prominence, and at the same time being able to be affectionate with Yao Ruolan, is naturally the best of both worlds.
He had indeed succeeded.
Unfortunately, he now meets Ji Yunshu who came from a book.
While the two were talking, the wind and rain had stopped.
When he could no longer hear any movement, Ji Yunshu stood up to check and found that the two had already left.
Ji Yunshu was puzzled: "You're leaving now? You didn't even tell me what you were going to do in the future?"
Zhao Shen was speechless: "Both of them are like this, what else is there to say?"
"It's not like they haven't done this kind of thing before. Didn't Yao Ruolan run away from home?"
Ji Yunshu feels that the male and female protagonists cannot be judged by common sense.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Ji Yunshu couldn't help but look at Zhao Shen, with obvious guilt in his eyes. Could it be that he was discovered while peeping?
Zhao Shen shook his head helplessly at her and said, "Come in."
Soon, a graceful young man in red clothes walked in from outside the door.
The man looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with delicate features, red lips and white teeth. Although he was not as handsome as Zhao Shen, he had a proud and noble temperament.
At first glance, he is the young master raised by a wealthy family.
The other party looked at her curiously for a few times before saying with a smile, "This must be my cousin's wife, right? It's our first meeting, please take care of me."
Ji Yunshu: “…”
She had no impression of this young man and had no idea where this cousin came from.
So he turned to look at Zhao Shen.
Zhao Shen introduced: "This is my uncle's youngest son, Shen Qingchuan."
Ji Yunshu knew that Zhao Shen's maternal family surname was Shen, but Zhao Shen was not an important character in the book and died early, so the Shen family didn't even mention him.
The first time Ji Yunshu saw a character that did not appear in the book, he had the illusion that he had left the book.
She suddenly realized that she had been focusing on Zhao Heng and Yao Ruolan these days, wanting to use them to change the tragic fate of herself and her family in the book. Perhaps this was putting the cart before the horse.
The fact that she came through has already changed the plot.
And the people around her, whether in the book or not, all really live in this world.
They have their own emotions and thoughts, and are not just paper figures that revolve around the male and female protagonists in the book and drive the plot forward.
As long as she is no longer the original Ji Yunshu, everything will be different.
After figuring this out, she smiled and greeted Shen Qingchuan: "Hello, cousin."
Shen Qingchuan was a very outgoing person. Seeing Ji Yunshu's sweet smile, she didn't seem to have the bad temper she was rumored to have. He immediately approached her and said, "Cousin, you're amazing. Cousin Shen has been staying in his courtyard all these years. He's even more afraid of seeing people than those ladies from wealthy families. How did you get him to go out?"
Ji Yunshu was surprised. She had only heard people say that Zhao Shen seldom went out in recent years, but she thought that if he went out, it might be because there was nothing to do.
When she heard that Zhao Heng and Yao Ruolan were dating and wanted to come out to watch the fun, Zhao Shen just asked her if she was sure she wanted to go with him. When she nodded, he agreed without any effort.
She looked at Zhao Shen.
Zhao Shen asked Shen Qingchuan, "Why did you come to the capital? Did your family know? Why didn't they write to tell them?"
Shen Qingchuan said unconfidently: "I heard that you were getting married, so I came to see you."
Zhao Shen knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.
Normally, someone from the Shen family should have come to his wedding, but his marriage to Ji Yunshu was an accident and no one knew about it beforehand.
Although my father later wrote to the Shen family to explain the whole story, Quanzhou, where the Shen family was originally from, is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the letter might still be on the way.
It's impossible that Shen Qingchuan came here after receiving the letter.
"You ran away secretly, didn't you?"
Zhao Shen said with a serious face.
Shen Qingchuan was very afraid of this cousin, and subconsciously shrank back behind Ji Yunshu, explaining in a low voice: "I left a letter when I left. My father insisted on sending me to the academy, but cousin, you know I can't concentrate on studying."
Zhao Shen himself was a genius. He had no difficulty in studying or practicing martial arts. He passed the imperial examination and became the third place in the imperial examination at the age of fifteen, making him the youngest third place in the imperial examination in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty.
So he actually didn't quite understand why some people couldn't learn such a simple thing no matter how hard they tried?
The Shen family is a scholarly family. All the children in the family take the imperial examination. Even if they do not become officials, they can rely on the title of juren.
Someone like Shen Qingchuan, who is seventeen or eighteen years old and doesn't even want to go to the academy, is simply an anomaly.
However, knowing that everyone has their own aspirations, he did not refute Shen Qingchuan's words, but asked: "What is your plan for running out on your own?"
Because he didn't like studying, he was destined to take a different path from his family. Shen Qingchuan hadn't really thought it through: "I don't know either, so I came to seek refuge with my cousin."
Zhao Shen rubbed his brows and said, "Tell me what you can do?"
Speaking of this, Shen Qingchuan's eyes lit up: "My business is doing very well. Look at this restaurant I opened when I first came to the capital. You all said I was fooling around, but now it's coming in handy, isn't it?"
As he spoke, he winked at Ji Yunshu, obviously referring to what they had just peeped at.
Although Ji Yunshu was thick-skinned and didn't mind Zhao Shen knowing her character, she felt a little embarrassed when she met the bright eyes of the young boy.
No wonder the waiter was so polite to them when they came in.
Zhao Shen was also very familiar with this place and knew that there was a hole behind the painting on the wall where he could peek through.
She thought that this restaurant was Zhao Shen's property. After all, he was the eldest son of a marquisate, so it was normal for him to have some property of his own.
She remembered that her dowry also included a restaurant, which was managed by a special manager. She had been busy with the plot these days and had not had time to ask about it.
Ji Yunshu's eyes turned slightly. Doing business, this is a good idea.
Zhao Shen felt his head hurt even more: "How could my uncle agree to let you do business?"
Scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants, with merchants coming last.
Even if the children of the Shen family don't study and just eat and wait for death, they cannot become businessmen.
If you tell this to others, you will be ridiculed.
Shen Qingchuan also knew this and lowered his head and said, "I thought my cousin would support me."
"You're always looking for trouble for me. If I support you, how will I face my uncle and aunt in the future?"
Zhao Shen said unhappily.
Shen Qingchuan lowered his head and said nothing, but Zhao Shen could see that he was dissatisfied.
Zhao Shen felt that he was not an unreasonable person. On the contrary, he accepted Ji Yunshu's various extraordinary words and deeds.
Now is not the time to discipline the child. He thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Since you are here, why don't you stay in the restaurant for now? If you have nothing to do, you can help me keep an eye on Zhao Heng."
Ji Yunshu: You really know how to make the best use of people.
Shen Qingchuan almost jumped up with joy and immediately provided some useful information: "Cousin, your brother is really busy. He also met another lady this morning, also in that private room."
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