Su Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then said meaningfully, "The Fourth Young Master probably doesn't want the princess to marry into the Shen family, right?"
Li Yunchang raised his eyebrows, as if he was pondering Su Qingyu's words.
Shen Yue was a little anxious, and stepped forward and said, "Brother Yunzhou, you'd better go find Uncle San as soon as possible, it will be too late."
Shen Yue knew that Li Yunzhou often visited Shen Zhixiu privately, calling him "teacher." After bumping into him a few times, the two of them became somewhat familiar with each other. As for Shen Zhixiu, she started calling Li Yunzhou "brother."
Li Yunzhou also knew that this matter was very important. He said, "I understand," and turned and left.
Su Qingyu believed in Li Yunzhou. As he was able to become a king through military exploits in his previous life, this shouldn't be a problem for him.
After everything was explained, Su Qingyu and Shen Yue returned to the main hall.
The two of them sat down in their seats and drank two more cups of tea before they felt completely at peace.
Shen Yue whispered, "Sister Su, this should be foolproof, right?"
Although Su Qingyu's expression was a little solemn, she still comforted Shen Yue and said, "It should be fine."
After a while, Shen Ying walked in. Not only did she roll her eyes at Su Qingyu, but she also didn't hide the smug look on her face.
Su Qingyu's heart sank. Could it be that Shen Ying succeeded in delivering the message?
Thinking of this, she shook her head again. If she couldn't see Shen Zhixiu, then naturally Shen Ying couldn't see him either.
So what is Shen Ying so proud of?
After about an incense stick of time, a maid suddenly ran into the hall and knelt directly in front of Princess Yongjia.
"Princess, something bad has happened."
"Princess...Princess..."
Princess Yongjia's face darkened, and she quickly asked, "What's wrong, Princess? Talk calmly, don't panic."
The one who came to report the news was Li Chaoyun's personal maid Danju. If it wasn't a big deal, she wouldn't be so panicked.
Danju swallowed and said in panic, "The princess and Lord Shen had a secret meeting. They couldn't help their passion and consummated their marriage in the back hall..."
After she finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.
Some people looked at Princess Yongjia in astonishment, while others looked at Su Qingyu with gloating eyes.
Princess Yongjia stood up and asked, "What did you say?"
Then he said to the nanny beside him: "Go and invite the emperor brother quickly and tell him that something happened to Chaoyun."
Soon, the emperor and the virtuous concubine hurried in.
"What's wrong? What happened to Chaoyun?" Emperor Xuande asked in a deep voice.
Princess Yongjia looked at Emperor Xuande and cried, "Brother, Zhaoyun and Shen Zhixiu are having a secret meeting. What should we do?"
Emperor Xuande first comforted Princess Yongjia, then asked about the whole story, and then sat down to think.
If this person is not Shen Zhixiu, either he will be granted marriage or he will be sentenced to death, there are only two options.
But the other party is Shen Zhixiu, and granting him death is not an option. As for granting a marriage... the marriage has already been decided, how can I grant it?
Be a concubine? How could someone like Chao Yun be a concubine?
For a moment, the emperor resented Shen Zhixiu. He had proposed a marriage between him and Li Chaoyun several times before, but he had refused.
Since the two people are in love, why don’t they get married instead of meeting secretly in such an occasion?
Su Qingyu also frowned. She was almost certain that the person who consummated Li Chaoyun's marriage was not Shen Zhixiu. Was this maid making it up, or was there someone else involved?
Could it be that Li Yunzhou sent someone else in?
Seeing Su Qingyu frowning in deep thought, Chen Ying thought she was panicking. She whispered, "Some people are simply unworthy of my Third Uncle, yet they're still trying to climb the social ladder without even considering their own status."
"If the princess can't be a concubine, then someone else can be one."
Shen Yue turned around and glared at Shen Ying, then looked at Su Qingyu worriedly.
Mrs. Su beside Su Qingyu was so shocked that she was speechless. What was going on? If she had known this would happen, she should have let them get married sooner.
For a moment, everyone in the hall had their own thoughts.
Madam Shen was not there, and the eldest lady Chen suddenly turned her eyes and walked to the middle of the hall.
He knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Princess, please forgive me. Our Shen family will definitely take responsibility for this matter and will definitely marry you off in a formal way."
In Chen's view, Shen Zhixiu marrying Princess Chaoyun was a done deal. She might as well speak up first and even do Princess Yongjia a favor.
The emperor asked Chen to stand up and speak, and then asked Princess Yongjia, "What do you think, my sister?"
Princess Yongjia pondered for a moment and said, "My Royal Brother, to prevent this matter from spreading too badly, please grant Shen Zhixiu and Chao Yun a marriage now."
"Now that the emperor has granted their marriage, the two of them can legitimately consummate their marriage."
Emperor Xuande hesitated, looked at the old lady of the Su family who was sitting in the hall and asked, "What does the Su family say?"
After all, Shen Zhixiu was engaged to the eldest daughter of the Su family. If he rashly agreed to the marriage, it would always be suspected that the royal family was bullying others by abusing their power.
Old Lady Su didn't know how to respond to Emperor Xuande for a moment. She was thinking about what to say when she heard Princess Yongjia speak.
"Old Madam, please take pity on Chaoyun and help us."
"As long as you are willing to help, the Prince Shan's Mansion and the Marquis Pingning's Mansion will be one family in the future. I will always remember the old lady's kindness."
"If the Su family insists on not agreeing, then our Chaoyun can only become a concubine. Although it will damage the reputation of the royal family, I will not force the Su family."
"Whatever the decision is, it all depends on what the old lady thinks."
Su Qingyu was furious. Princess Yongjia's words were half inducement with benefits and half threat, and they were really well said.
She was telling the old lady, "If you help me, I'll agree to anything you ask. If you don't help, it will be a disgrace to the royal family. The emperor might even blame them, so let the Su family fend for themselves."
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