Chapter 234: Taking Advantage of the Situation
Cen Xi didn't seem shy at all. He carefully read the information in his hand again and said thoughtfully, "It's a bit too clean."
Seeing her beautiful brows about to be knotted, Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Actually, even if he has problems, it doesn't matter. He just happened to be there when you needed a man. You might as well take advantage of it and accept him."
Cen Xi hesitated a bit: "Actually, I have thought about it. Although he behaves very cautiously in front of me, I always feel that there is something about him that is very similar to your prince."
Ji Yunshu opened his eyes wide: "Do you think so too?"
No matter how people disguise themselves, some things cannot be hidden.
She had just observed Lin Huixue carefully and was sure that her initial feeling was correct.
Cen Xi: "So I'm afraid of letting a wolf into the house."
She was very sure that what Lin Huixue resembled Zhao Shen in was not their appearance, but their temperament.
Although he had only met Zhao Shen once or twice, Cen Xi could still guess what kind of person he was.
If it weren't for Ji Yunshu, she would never dare to deal with such a person.
Zhao Shen made her feel afraid deep down.
After figuring out what made Lin Huixue look familiar to her, Ji Yunshu also felt that this person was not someone to be trifled with. Even with her backing Cen Xi up, she might not be able to hold him back.
"Then stay away from him. He looks shy and probably won't do anything to pester you."
Cen Xi smiled bitterly: "Then you really underestimated him. These past few days, whenever I go out, I run into him. Although he is very polite and has not done anything that would cause misunderstanding, there has been a lot of gossip about him."
Ji Yunshu sighed. It was too easy to ruin a woman's reputation these days.
"So what are you going to do? Never go out again?"
After all, Lin Huixue is a stranger. As long as Cen Xi doesn't go out, it is impossible for him, a scholar, to break into the Cen family and do anything.
Cen Xi shook his head. "I'm afraid not. Why do you think I've been out so much lately? There are always small problems with the family business that I have to go in person to solve."
Ji Yunshu: "Even after all this, you still think he's okay?"
Cen Xi said helplessly, "I really hope this is all just a coincidence, because I really don't want to get involved with such a troublesome person."
Unfortunately, ideals rarely become reality.
Lin Huixue seems to be not only a problem, but also a big trouble.
Cen Xi was silent for a moment, then as if he had made up his mind, he said to Ji Yunshu, "I don't have much time. You're right. Since he came to me on his own, I might as well take him in. After all, he's smart and pretty, much better than those other people who have their sights set on me."
Ji Yunshu heard that she seemed to be forced to say this, so he asked, "Did something happen?"
Cen Xi shrugged and said, "What else could it be? Cen Zhang was sentenced to exile, and Cen Yi has no connection with our family anymore. I'm the only one left in the direct line of the Cen family. Even if my grandfather didn't say it, people knew it. Knowing that my grandfather was planning to find a son-in-law for me to inherit the Cen family, all kinds of monsters and demons naturally started to appear."
Ji Yunshu knew that this was inevitable. The Cen family was a well-known wealthy business family in the capital, and their family property was a huge fortune.
Even if you only get a piece of the pie, it is something that ordinary people cannot earn in several lifetimes.
She knew that it was really difficult for a little girl like Cen Xi to deal with such a situation, so she asked, "How about I find a way to help you beat those people up?"
Her identity is still useful. If worst comes to worst, there is still Zhao Shen, who is more than enough to deal with the Cen family.
Cen Xi shook his head and said, "I can still handle the current situation. My grandfather is still alive, and those people don't dare to bully me openly. They just want to marry me off."
At this point, she smiled before continuing, "The other day, an aunt from a distant family came to me to try to matchmake me with a man in his forties. She said he was a prefect somewhere, and that marrying me was a blessing I'd earned through several lifetimes, and that anyone who refused was simply ungrateful. I kicked him out straight away."
Ji Yunshu felt that this girl had it really hard. This was the first time she truly realized how precious it was for men and women to enjoy equal inheritance rights in modern society.
Although there are many people in modern society who favor boys over girls, situations like Cen Xi's are much easier to resolve.
"If you need anything, just tell me directly. Don't be polite to me."
Cen Xi said, "If I really need you, I will trouble you myself, but right now, it hasn't come to that point yet. I have to rely on myself to support the Cen family. If I can't even solve this problem right now, what's the point of talking about the future?"
Ji Yunshu looked at her with some admiration: "I thought you were extraordinary at the beginning, and now it seems that you are indeed good. Just go for it, and I will support you."
Listening to her bold words, Cen Xi also felt a sense of heroism in his heart. What's the big deal? It's just a man, right?
"Then I won't be polite. I'll take this Lin Huixue, no matter where she comes from. If I still lose in the end even with you backing me up, I'll accept it."
Ji Yunshu has the Empress Dowager and two marquisates behind her, not to mention that her husband Zhao Shen is the emperor's trusted minister and one of the top officials even among the powerful.
If she couldn't even deal with him, then it wouldn't be unfair for her to lose.
Ji Yunshu found that he really admired her more and more: "Don't worry, I will do my best to help you."
This promise is not entirely for Cen Xi.
After realizing that Lin Huixue might be a powerful person, she vaguely felt that Cen Xi's bad love life might be related to her.
Cen Xi touched his chin and said, "If I think about the worst case scenario, everything I've encountered these days is not a coincidence, but he is forcing me, then shouldn't I tease him a little?"
Ji Yunshu became interested: "How do you want to tease him?"
No matter how powerful Lin Huixue is, he is still in disguise and cannot do many things openly, which is a disadvantage.
Cen Xi said, "How about asking him for a child first? He's smart and pretty. If we have a child that's even better than him, I can worry less for the rest of my life."
Ji Yunshu almost spit out her tea. She now deeply realized that what Cen Xi said just now about her not being shy was absolutely true.
This girl is really tough. She can say such words without blushing or beating her heart.
Seeing that Ji Yunshu didn't say anything for a long time, Cen Xi realized that his words were too extreme.
She looked at Ji Yunshu's face and asked tentatively: "Did it scare you?"
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "No, I think your idea is very good."
Cen Xi's smile was particularly sincere. "You know I'm not just an ordinary, vulgar woman. I won't impose the rules that those ugly men set for us women on myself."
Ji Yunshu's eyes lit up. This is the feminism of this era.
What a valuable thought this is.
"You're right, but you still have to be careful. This world is unfair to women after all. If something goes wrong, he might be fine, but you can't say for sure."
Cen Xi nodded, moved closer to Ji Yunshu, and said to her mysteriously, "Actually, I've already thought about it. Isn't the purpose of recruiting a son-in-law to continue the family line? I'll just have a child. Even if it sounds bad, as long as he's born to me, he'll be eligible to inherit the Cen family, and no one can say otherwise."
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