At the beginning of the Si hour, Su Qingyu walked towards the kitchen in the main courtyard with a pair of red and swollen eyes.
At this time every day, the kitchen receives goods and puts them into storage.
When he reached the waterside pavilion beside the main courtyard garden, he ran into Shen Zhao.
Su Qingyu secretly cursed her bad luck.
Shen Zhao first glanced at Su Qingyu's red and swollen eyes, then a smile appeared on his face, but it did not reach his eyes.
"Greetings to Third Aunt."
"I heard that Uncle San got angry today. Do you want me to help Aunt San to talk him down?"
"My third uncle has always had a bad temper. Aunt Third knows that after spending a long time with him."
The fight between the eldest wife of the Shen family and Su Qingyu has reached this point today, and Shen Zhao is left with only hatred for Su Qingyu.
He vowed to hold a high position, to be the head of the Shen family, and to make the eldest wife the backbone of the Shen family.
Chen Zhao felt relieved when he heard the servants report back about the incident in the West Courtyard today. Sooner or later, he would see Su Qingyu kneeling and begging for mercy.
If the time comes, he might be kind enough to give her a chance to survive.
Su Qingyu glanced at Chen Zhao and asked, "When did the young master learn to gossip behind people's backs like those old women?"
"Since you want to help me persuade your Third Uncle, then go ahead. He's in the study. Shall I take you there?"
Shen Zhao's face froze. He was just talking casually, how could he really try to persuade him?
It's not his place to mediate between the couple.
Su Qingyu showed a mocking expression, "Since you don't dare, don't brag next time."
Shen Zhao was choked again and couldn't speak.
"Even if Third Aunt is angry, please don't take it out on your nephew. The Young Master has good intentions." Li Chaoyun spoke before he even got close.
When he got closer, he bowed to Su Qingyu again and said, "Don't be offended, Third Aunt. The eldest young master also cares about Third Uncle and Third Aunt."
"But he forgot that Third Aunt was in a bad mood. I apologized to her on his behalf."
Su Qingyu looked at Li Chaoyun with a puzzled expression. This princess was much smarter than Chen Zhao.
After saying these words, it seemed that she was in a bad mood and was taking her anger out on the younger generation.
"My Lady, there's no need to be so polite, let alone apologize."
"The eldest young master is kind-hearted and still cares about what happens in our bedroom. But if you have this time, you might as well go visit your sister-in-law more often."
Su Qingyu no longer wanted to pretend to please them. Deliberately flattering her enemies only made her feel disgusted.
She couldn't wait to deal with Shen Zhao, so she didn't mind angering him.
When Shen Zhao heard her mention Chen, he blurted out: "Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you are the third wife of the Shen family. This morning..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Chaoyun grabbed his wrist, interrupting him from saying anything else.
"Third Aunt is right. We should visit Mother more often."
"As for what happens in Third Uncle and Third Aunt's room, we naturally don't dare to ask."
Su Qingyu glanced at Chen Zhao suspiciously. What was he about to say? He was interrupted by Li Chaoyun.
But this was not the time to go into details, so Su Qingyu walked past the two of them and headed towards the kitchen.
After she left, Li Chaoyun let go of Shen Zhao, "What did the eldest young master want to say? Did he want to mention His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Chen Zhao stared at Su Qingyu's back, "I want to let her know that even if Third Uncle intends to obstruct me, I can still stay in the capital. Didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already say..."
Before Shen Zhao could finish his words, he was interrupted by Li Chaoyun again.
"Young Master is confused. How can you publicize such a thing? If you tell her, your Third Uncle will know in noon. With your Third Uncle's means, it would be easy for him to get rid of you before the Crown Prince opens his mouth."
Li Chaoyun was feeling a little disappointed at this moment. On the night of their wedding, when they had a candlelight conversation, she always felt that Chen Zhao was a man of clear mind and resourcefulness.
But when facing Su Qingyu just now, Shen Zhao was so impatient.
After hearing what she said, Shen Zhao calmed down. He knew that what Li Chaoyun said made sense. He had just been impulsive because he hated Su Qingyu so much.
Seeing that Li Chaoyun's face was not looking good, Chen Zhao took two steps forward and coaxed her in a low voice: "Don't be angry, Yun'er. I was confused just now. Don't worry, I know what to do next."
"I'm actually worried about whether the Crown Prince's opinion will work out. Third Uncle is a man of his word. He's new to the Ministry of Personnel and may not listen to the Crown Prince's opinion."
Originally, the Li family hadn't worried about Shen Zhao staying in Beijing. Even though Shen Zhixiu was the second-in-command of the cabinet, he couldn't dictate the appointments and dismissals of officials within the Ministry of Personnel.
But five days ago, the emperor suddenly issued an edict appointing Shen Zhixiu as the Minister of Personnel. The previous Minister of Personnel, Chen Zheng, took charge of the cabinet and no longer presided over the Ministry of Personnel.
As a result, the power to appoint and dismiss officials in the entire Great Zhou fell into Shen Zhixiu's hands.
So Li Chaoyun went to see the prince early in the morning and just returned home. The two of them only exchanged a few words when Shen Zhao welcomed her in, but they didn't go into detail.
Shen Zhao mentioned the prince, firstly because he was unsure, and secondly to divert Li Chaoyun's emotions.
Li Chaoyun talked about business and put away the unhappiness on his face.
"Don't worry, young master. My cousin the Crown Prince has his own ideas. We just discussed it privately for half an hour and have come up with a perfect countermeasure."
"Not only can you stay in Beijing, but you can also go to a nice place."
Shen Zhao's eyes lit up. "Which place? Ministry of Personnel? Or the Censorate?"
Li Chaoyun shook his head, "Zhanshi Mansion."
Shen Zhao's face lit up with joy. The officials of the Zhanshi Mansion were all officials of the Eastern Palace. Entering the Zhanshi Mansion meant becoming the Crown Prince's confidant.
Before the crown prince ascended the throne, the Chancellery had no real power. But once the crown prince ascended the throne, the officials in the Chancellery became close ministers to the emperor, and their future prospects were limitless.
"Yun'er, are you serious? The prince agreed to let me go to the Zhanshi Mansion?"
As Chen Zhao spoke, he put his arm around Li Chaoyun's shoulders. Seeing that only the servants were around, he lowered his head and kissed her on the side of her cheek.
The two were newlyweds, and were in the prime of their love. Even if Li Chaoyun had been dissatisfied with him before, it had now vanished into thin air.
Blushing, she rolled her eyes at him, "We're outside, stop making trouble."
Shen Zhao wanted to ask about the details of today's meeting with the prince, so the two of them returned to Hanshui Courtyard.
Shen Zhao's unfinished words made Su Qingyu think all the way. She went all the way to the kitchen, but she still couldn't figure it out.
Seeing that Mrs. Yan, the kitchen's purchasing manager, was receiving the goods, Su Qingyu calmed down, put on a gloomy face and walked closer.
"Manager Yan, was the rice used in the porridge this morning the best red glutinous rice?"
Mrs. Yan was stunned, not knowing why the Third Madam suddenly got so angry. She almost shouted the question.
"In reply to Third Madam, the rice used by the masters in the mansion to cook porridge is all top-quality red glutinous rice. There's no doubt about that."
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