Seeing Shen Liqing like this, Shen Liyue didn't plan to care about it anymore. This was originally the third room's own family affair, and it was not convenient for Shen Liyue to intervene.
What's more, Third Aunt had come to me before, but they were not satisfied with the one I introduced to them. I had wasted my time and effort and ended up offending people. Only now did Shen Liyue feel that Lu Xingzhou was right and that I should mind my own business.
The third wife left, and Chen Wangshi's face was filled with grief, but there was nothing he could do about it. However, Xu and Chen Liqing were very happy. Xu felt that it was a blessing for Chen Liqing to marry the eldest prince.
And Shen Liqing also felt that the eldest prince had an extraordinary bearing. Thinking about the scene when she met the eldest prince yesterday, she couldn't help but feel excited.
Yesterday she really had to go to the toilet. As she came out of the toilet and was walking in the tree-lined path, a kitten suddenly jumped out from the bushes. She was startled and took a step back but lost her balance. She thought she was going to fall, but unexpectedly a hand reached out from behind and held her steadily.
Shen Liqing looked back and didn't know who that person was, but from the way he was dressed, she could tell that he was of high status.
Shen Liqing bowed down and said softly, "Thank you for your help, sir."
The moonlight was hazy, and Chen Li's thin figure looked pitiful standing in the moonlight.
Lu Linfeng looked at the beauty in front of him, and couldn't help but feel moved. He smiled and said, "It's just a piece of cake."
Lu Linfeng asked again, "Whose family are you from? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Shen Liqing blushed slightly, but fortunately, she would not be easily discovered under the cover of night: "My daughter is from the third branch of the Shen family, and her name is Shen Liqing."
In fact, Chen Liqing was already overstepping her bounds by doing this. The maiden names of girls from aristocratic families cannot be told to outsiders casually. However, Chen Liqing thought that it was a rare opportunity to come out, so she had to seize the chance. If she just followed the rules, she would miss the opportunity.
"Chen Liqing." Lu Linfeng smacked the three words in his mouth. Even though he didn't recognize Chen Liqing, he knew that Chen Liqing and Chen Liyue were sisters.
"What a nice name." Lu Linfeng smiled and said, "The Book of Poetry 300 says: There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful. It seems to be talking about Miss Shen San."
Chen Liqing had never heard of this sentence, but when she heard the word "beauty", she knew that the eldest prince was praising her, so she smiled shyly.
Lu Linfeng looked at Shen Liqing, his mind moved slightly, and he couldn't help asking: "Is Miss Shen San married?"
Shen Liqing shook her head, biting her lip and said nothing.
Lu Linfeng smiled and said, "If that's the case, would Miss Shen be willing to marry me? I know it's a bit abrupt to ask this, but I saw that Miss Shen was attracted to me from the first sight, so I took the liberty to ask this. It would be a pity to miss such a beauty as Miss Shen."
Shen Liqing looked up in surprise. Hearing the man call himself "I", Shen Liqing really didn't expect it.
She knew that the person in front of her must be of high status, but she didn't expect that he was actually a prince.
The current emperor has only three sons: the eldest prince Lu Linfeng, the second prince Lu Yu'an, and the third prince Lu Xingzhou. I just don't know whether the person in front of me is the eldest prince or the second prince?
Chen Liqing didn't know that the second prince was imprisoned in the Sky Prison by the emperor. She secretly hoped that the person in front of her was the second prince.
If for no other reason, it was because the Second Prince had not married yet. Even if Chen Liqing could not be the principal wife, she would not have to look at other people's faces for the time being after entering the mansion. What's more, the person in front of him said marrying, what if he wanted to marry her as the principal wife?
Shen Liqing raised his head and asked expectantly, "I wonder if you are..."
Lu Linfeng smiled and said, "I am Lu Linfeng."
Shen Liqing felt a little disappointed, but then she thought that it would be good to marry the eldest prince, at least better than the ones introduced by her mother and Shen Liyue.
Chen Liqing was still smug about her good luck that the eldest prince actually fell in love with her.
In fact, Lu Linfeng's question was very abrupt. No matter what, he should have found a matchmaker and brought gifts to propose marriage according to etiquette.
But Shen Liqing was overwhelmed by this sudden good news. She had no time to think about anything else. She just felt that it was just as Lu Linfeng said, that the eldest prince fell in love with her at first sight, so he wanted to marry her.
Shen Liqing twisted her handkerchief and nodded slightly. She cared about the woman's face. Although she still wanted to make trouble, the man in front of her was the prince. If she didn't catch him now, she might not have such an opportunity in the future.
Lu Linfeng laughed heartily, "It's settled then. I'll send someone to the Shen family to discuss this matter tomorrow."
The next day, Lu Linfeng indeed sent someone to say that he would send a sedan chair to pick her up at dusk.
After the third room returned, Shen Linan and Shen Liqing had a fierce quarrel.
"Sister, why are you so confused? Why do you want to be a concubine?" Shen Linan said hatefully.
Ever since he supported the Third House, the Third House basically listens to him now. Shen Wangshi is a person who doesn't care about things, and Xu has little knowledge. Now the Third House is mostly decided by Shen Linan.
Shen Liqing was happy, but suddenly heard Shen Linan say this, and he felt uncomfortable.
"At the very least, he's still a prince. If Shen Liyue can marry, why can't I? Or in your eyes, I, your biological sister, am not as good as her cousin?"
Shen Liqing was naturally uncomfortable. She was two years older than Shen Linan, and now she was being blamed by Shen Linan, which made her feel embarrassed.
"How can it be the same?" Shen Linan was furious, but he still held back and didn't want to say anything that would hurt Shen Liqing.
"It's different." Chen Liqing snorted coldly, "In your eyes, a cousin is more noble and important than your own sister! If you give up your official career, will our Third Branch have anything to show for it in the future? If I don't marry into a wealthy family, will we still have a chance to change our family status? Won't the Third Branch still rely on me in the future? Now that I can marry the eldest prince, are you still not happy?"
Shen Linan felt that it was simply impossible to communicate with Shen Liqing, but after all, she was his biological sister, so he patiently said to her: "Let's not talk about anything else. You also know what kind of life our third room lives. Our father is a concubine's son, so what kind of life did he live? If you give birth to a child in the future, and live the same life as we used to live, would you be willing?"
Chen Liqing raised her head in disdain and touched her temples. "The eldest prince fell in love with me at first sight, which is naturally different from others. Otherwise, he wouldn't have rushed to come and pick me up today. When I live a good life in the future, I will naturally not forget you. As for what you said, everyone's fate is different, so you can't generalize."
Xu also interjected, "Your sister is right. An'er, you should stop talking. If your sister lives a good life in the future, we will enjoy the happiness as well."
Shen Linan looked at his mother and sister, tears coming out of his eyes.
Who was he doing this for? Wasn't it because he wanted his sister to have a good life in the future? The wealthy family looked glorious on the surface, but who knew what they were like inside. Being a concubine meant being inferior to others. Shen Liqing was confused.
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