Chapter 2144 Making a Deal with Magistrate Lu
Of course, marrying down also has its advantages. If the bride's family is powerful, they can keep the husband's family in check, and the husband's family will naturally not dare to bully Miss Cen.
However, this was on the premise that the maternal family had always been powerful, but the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion was involved in the Third Prince's rebellion at the end of the year before last.
The Marquis's family wasn't involved, but they were still implicated.
The Yongchang Marquis's Mansion has lost its former glory and has been sidelined for over a year.
On the contrary, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel has accomplished many remarkable things in the past year and has gradually been given more important responsibilities by the emperor.
With her maternal family losing power and her husband's family gaining power, Miss Cen's predicament is easy to imagine.
But whether Miss Cen is doing well or not has nothing to do with Shu Yu. Why is she approaching her at this critical juncture?
Madam Hou frowned and said in a low voice, "She wouldn't be here to cause you trouble, would she? I heard she has a bad temper. Did she come to warn you because she knows the man she liked back then was going to marry you?"
Shu Yu frowned, thinking that although Hou Shi didn't go out often, her ability to collect gossip was by no means lacking.
She didn't know why the other person wanted to see her, but since they were already there, it wouldn't hurt to meet them.
"Please invite them in."
Yingxi went over, and soon after, he brought two people in.
The woman, who looked to be in her early twenties, must be Miss Cen. Behind her followed a nanny who appeared rather shrewd.
To Shu Yu's surprise, she had met this Miss Cen before.
It was that gaze that suddenly fell on me when I saw Meng Yunzheng into the exam hall that morning, after hearing Yunzheng's name.
I see... I knew it, who would suddenly have such a strong reaction to a name?
Shu Yu was sizing up Miss Cen, and the other woman was also sizing her up.
While they were looking at each other, Madam Hou whispered to Shu Yu, "Sure enough, it seems that Miss Cen is not doing well."
Shu Yu noticed that there were deep furrows between the other person's eyebrows, the result of frowning for a long time.
Looks like you have a lot of worries.
After reading it, Shu Yu smiled and said, "May I ask what business this lady has with me?"
Cen Yi pursed her lips. Although she had only glanced at the person at the entrance of the examination hall, she now looked at her closely and found that the person's temperament was not bad at all. She didn't seem to be from a small place at all. No wonder Meng Yunzheng took a liking to her.
She frowned slightly, then quickly gave a greeting and said, "I have long admired the name of County Princess Lu. Please forgive my intrusion. My surname is Cen, and I am a daughter of the Marquis of Yongchang. My husband is the fourth son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. I wonder if the County Princess has heard of me?"
Shu Yu glanced at Hou Shi. Wasn't she said to have a bad temper and come here to show off? She doesn't seem like it.
"So it's Mrs. Zhou. Please have a seat. I've heard some rumors about you. I just don't know what you've come to say to me today."
Cen Yi sat down and took a deep breath. "Since the county princess knows, then I won't say any more. I've come here today to make a deal with County Princess Lu."
Shu Yu, "..."
trade?
Hou winked at her: "How about it? I knew it, they'd definitely come looking for trouble. What other deal could there be between you two besides Young Master Meng? Most likely, they're giving you money to leave Young Master Meng."
Although Shu Yu didn't hear what Hou was saying, she could guess more or less from her expression.
She thought: things probably aren't as dramatic as she suspected.
Shu Yu took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "I wonder what kind of deal you want with me?"
(End of this chapter)
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