When Li Yunzhou heard about the marriage proposal for Shen Yue, his smile froze on his face. Just then, the maid brought him tea, and he took a sip.
Li Yunzhou drank the freshly brewed tea directly, which was so hot that he almost screamed.
Concealing his strangeness in a panic, Li Yunzhou put down his teacup and said, "Song Hongshen is a man of good character, loyal, filial, and upright. He's a rare, trustworthy...good man."
Li Yunzhou finished these words with great difficulty, feeling as if something had pierced his heart. These were clearly his true feelings, yet even breathing seemed to become extremely difficult.
He told himself in his heart that if Shen Yue married Song Hongshen, she would be happy.
But when Su Qingyu was about to return home, she said, "Third Madam, I'm going to the Shen family to deliver some local specialties. Let's go together."
Although this local specialty did not need to be sent to the Shen family, he still decided to go.
Su Qingyu did not notice anything unusual about Li Yunzhou. The Shen family and the Li family were in-laws, so it was normal for Li Yunzhou to deliver local specialties.
"Then let's go together."
The two said goodbye to Lin Wanyin and got on the carriage respectively.
After arriving at the Shen family, Su Qingyu first took Li Yunzhou to pay her respects to the old lady.
Maybe it’s because of her age, but the old lady likes the younger generation to come and visit her the most.
Seeing Li Yunzhou coming to pay his respects, he ordered people to serve tea and fruit, and also asked someone to invite Li Chaoyun over.
Li Yunzhou naturally wouldn't say anything. In public, he and Li Chaoyun were still close siblings.
But Han Cui, who had gone to Hanshui Courtyard to deliver the message, quickly returned, "Madam, the princess caught a cold this morning and has just gone to bed after taking medicine."
The old lady looked concerned. "How could you have caught a cold? What did the doctor say?"
Han Cui replied, "The doctor said she should rest for two days and take a few doses of medicine and she'll be fine. The princess has told us not to visit her, fearing she'll have a chance to recover from the illness."
The old lady thought for a moment and said, "Go to the small storehouse tonight and find some supplements and send them to the princess."
Su Qingyu's eyebrows moved slightly. Why did Li Chaoyun catch a cold so suddenly?
Now, she has to be more careful about anything related to Li Chaoyun.
She looked around again and asked casually, "Why don't I see Shen Yue?"
When Li Yunzhou heard her mention Chen Yue, he also pricked up his ears and listened.
Just then, Aunt Hua came in with tea and replied with a smile, "The third young lady went to the eldest young lady's place. The eldest young lady said it was boring to be alone, so she asked the third young lady to come over and talk."
Su Qingyu frowned in surprise again. Chen Wu and Shen Yue had never had a very good relationship, so why would he think of talking to Shen Yue?
At this time, in Shen Wu's inner bedroom, Shen Yue slowly walked to the bedside, "Sister, why did you ask me to come here? What's the matter?"
Shen Yue was a little puzzled. She and Shen Wu were several years apart in age, and Shen Wu didn't think much of her as a daughter born to a concubine, so the two of them had almost no contact.
Today, Chen Wu suddenly sent someone to invite her over, and she wanted to refuse. However, she was at Qingyuan Residence at the time, and her grandmother loved seeing the sisters in the family get along. She really had no reason to prevaricate, so she came.
Seeing the awkwardness in Chen Yue's words and her wary expression, Chen Wu forced out a kind and approachable smile.
"Third sister, please sit down. Let's have a heart-to-heart talk."
"It was my fault before. I always felt like we were not born of the same mother, so there was a layer of distance between us."
"But now that Ying'er is gone and mother has gone to the farm, we sisters from the eldest house should be closer to each other from now on."
Shen Yue was pulled to sit on the edge of the bed, and her eyes were still wary as she looked at Shen Wu.
She never believed that someone could suddenly change their personality, so Chen Wu's words not only failed to dispel her doubts, but made her more cautious.
"That's right, big sister." Shen Yue said perfunctorily.
Chen Wu added, "I have never given birth to a legitimate son in the Rong family, and life has been difficult. Fortunately, the prince understands me."
"Third sister, I still have to give you a few words of advice. When it comes to finding a husband, you should look for someone like the Crown Prince. Not only is he good-looking, but he's also very considerate in private..."
The more Shen Yue listened, the more she felt something was wrong. She subconsciously stood up and said, "Big sister, grandma is still waiting for me to take medicine. I will come to see you in a few days."
Chen Wu had originally planned to tell Shen Yue more about Rong Huai's good points, and then gradually bring up that matter. If she could agree, that would be the best.
But unexpectedly, Shen Yue didn't agree with her at all and wanted to leave. How could she let Shen Yue go? She shouted, "My Lord, please help me persuade my third sister."
Shen Yue was startled when she heard this, and then she saw Rong Huai walking out from behind.
"Big sister, since my brother-in-law is here, it's even more inconvenient for me to stay."
Having said that, Shen Yue was about to walk out.
Rong Huai took big steps and reached Shen Yue in just three or two steps.
"Third sister, please listen to what your eldest sister has to say first."
Seeing that her way out was blocked, Shen Yue forced herself to calm down. She turned around and looked at Shen Wu, "What are you doing, big sister? You asked my brother-in-law to stop me. What will happen if this gets out?"
As she spoke, she looked around at the furnishings in the room.
At this time, Shen Wu had already gotten out of bed and walked barefoot to Shen Yue.
"Third sister, I beg you, can you marry into the Rong family?"
Shen Yue was stunned. The Rong family only had an unmarried fourth young master, who seemed to be only five years old this year.
Before Shen Yue could react, she heard Shen Wu continue, "The prince is worthy of you in terms of both character and family background. In the future, in the palace and the backyard, I will never use my status to suppress you."
"The child you give birth to will be the legitimate son of the Rong family."
Shen Yue was shocked to realize that Shen Wu actually wanted her to enter the palace and become Rong Huai's concubine.
She was so ashamed and angry that her face turned red, and she didn't know whether it was because of shame or anger.
"Chen Wu, what nonsense are you talking about? Now that your child is gone, you've gone crazy too, right?"
As Shen Yue spoke, she calmly took two steps to the right. In the eyes of Shen Wu and Rong Huai, Shen Yue was unable to leave the door and wanted to stay away from them.
Rong Huai didn't take it seriously. He was not afraid as long as he was guarding the door.
Chen Wu took two steps closer and advised, "Third sister, think about it again. Isn't it okay for me to beg you?"
As he said this, he gave Rong Huai a look.
The two of them had already discussed it. If they could reach an agreement with Chen Yue, that would be the best. If they couldn't reach an agreement, they would have to resort to force.
Rong Huai saw that Chen Yue was still resistant, and knew that he couldn't convince her anymore.
He took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve.
This handkerchief has been soaked in medicine. As long as he covers Shen Yue with it for a while, she will take the initiative to obey him.
When he thought of that scene, Rong Huai became impatient.
When he took out the brocade handkerchief, Shen Yue also picked up the blue and white porcelain plum vase on the high table behind him.
Rong Huai tried to cover Shen Yue's mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and the vase in Shen Yue's hand hit Rong Huai on the head.
"You two are worse than beasts. Don't even think about touching me."
After Shen Yue shouted loudly, the sound of a vase breaking followed.
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