Shen Zhixiu stopped pinching Su Qingyu's waist and asked, "Are you saying that Yunzhou has fallen in love with Shen Yue?"
Su Qingyu thought about it, "It's not impossible. Otherwise, why would he move the prince for no reason?"
"That day I asked him about Song Hongshen, and his reaction was somewhat unusual."
Some things are like a layer of window paper, you can see the whole picture by poking a little bit.
The more Su Qingyu thought about it, the more she felt that Li Yunzhou had ulterior motives towards Chen Yue.
Shen Zhixiu didn't say anything for a long time. If it weren't for the Li family's affairs, Li Yunzhou and Yu Chenyue could be said to be a good match.
Su Qingyu patted Shen Zhixiu's hand and said, "When you see him next time, just ask him. Even if he really has feelings for Shen Yue, you have to see what Shen Yue means."
Shen Zhixiu buried his face in the crook of Su Qingyu's neck. "What do you think we should do if we have a daughter and it's time to talk about marriage?"
Su Qingyu was stunned. "What can I do? I'll just do what I have to do."
Shen Zhixiu kissed Su Qingyu's neck first and said, "No matter who I marry, I'm afraid of being wronged."
Su Qingyu couldn't help laughing. "What should we do then? Are you going to support him for the rest of his life?"
Shen Zhixiu snorted, "It's not impossible. I'll let her live in her own house and give her half of the family property. If she's willing, she can find a husband. If not, she can live her life as she pleases.
Su Qingyu kicked him lightly, "Third Master, your words are getting more and more outrageous."
The kicking foot was directly entangled by Shen Zhixiu, and then he pressed forward.
“Qingqing…”
"Shen Zhixiu, you're pressing on my hair."
There were a few barely perceptible tremors in the words of complaint.
*
Shen Zhixiu wanted to ask Li Yunzhou why he was so moved, but he never found the opportunity. The Crown Prince had recently sent out an invitation to the young men and women of the capital to come to the royal family's villa to exchange skills.
Li Yunzhou and Song Hongshen used this as an excuse to leave the capital and go to the Xishan camp to practice horseback archery. In fact, they were preparing for the autumn campaign in Liaodong.
Su Qingyu also found an opportunity to ask Shen Yue what she thought of the Song family and Song Hongshen. Shen Yue immediately refused, begging Su Qingyu to stop her uncle and grandmother from arranging a marriage for her without prior notice.
Before leaving the city, Li Yunzhou sent her a letter, saying that he was leaving in a hurry and that he would go to her third uncle to propose marriage when he returned.
Seeing her say this, Su Qingyu stopped trying to persuade her. Although it was the parents' order and the matchmaker's words, Shen Yue still had to be willing.
The old lady was becoming more and more anxious about Shen Yue's marriage. Within a few days, she had already proposed three or four candidates.
Ever since Rong Huai's suicide, Li Chaoyun has become increasingly cautious in her actions within the mansion. Even Su Qingyu couldn't find any fault with her. But the more this happened, the more worried Su Qingyu became.
She looked at Li Chaoyun now, as if she was looking at a poisonous snake hiding in the dark. You never know when it will come out and bite you.
But Su Qingyu is never someone who sits and waits for death. While the snake is waiting to bite her, she is also looking for an opportunity to pinch the snake's weak spot.
With nothing to do in the mansion, Su Qingyu took the time to go to Elm Alley again. Last time, because Li Yunzhou was there, she only gave a few instructions to the people around her mother and didn't go into detail.
Su Qingyu felt like a thorn in her back when she thought about the Su family targeting her mother.
This time, Lin Wuchen had two maids from the Yunzhou old house who were skilled in martial arts sent to him. One was called Fengye and the other was called Heye. Both were trained by the Lin family since childhood. Not only were they skilled in martial arts, they could also help with accounting and management.
When Su Qingyu arrived at Lin Wanyin's shop, Fengye and Heye were busy, while Lin Wanyin was sitting aside drinking tea.
"Now that mother has two capable people, she has a lot more free time." Su Qingyu joked as she entered the room.
Seeing her coming, Lin Wanyin stood up and greeted her, looking her up and down. "The Shen family has been busy these days. Are you exhausted?"
Lin Wanyin knew all too well how trivial matters in the inner chambers were. Although they were all trivial matters, they were the very things that wore people down and made them lose hope in life.
Su Qingyu shook her head and smiled comfortingly, "It's okay, it's just the people below who are busy."
He Ye and Feng Ye also stood up to salute Su Qingyu, but she stopped them, "You guys go about your business. There's no need to be so polite since there are no outsiders here."
He also ordered Zhenzhu to reward the two men with silver ingots.
As soon as the mother and daughter sat down, Lin Er, the manager who had followed Lin Wanyin for many years, walked in.
"The young lady is here, please greet her."
"Uncle Lin, there's no need to be so polite. I just came over to sit down. If you have business to discuss, just talk about it. Don't bother with me."
Lin Er nodded and walked over to Lin Wanyin. "Madam, this year's grain has been ordered. Jiujiang has a good harvest this year, and the price of grain is 10% lower than in previous years. We still have more than 300,000 taels of silver left after spending."
"Should we take back the silver or order more grain?"
While Lin Wanyin was pondering, Su Qingyu suddenly had a thought. In her previous life, this year had been a rare cold winter. After winter arrived, not only had the price of coal skyrocketed, but even cotton had become astronomically expensive.
"Mother, why don't you use that money to buy some cotton?" Su Qingyu said.
Lin Wanyin was puzzled. "Harvesting cotton? Our family is in the grain business, why would we harvest cotton?"
Su Qingyu explained, "Mother, you don't know, but I've been reading books about astronomy these days. After studying for many days, I feel that this year will be a cold winter."
"Why don't we harvest some cotton and work with Fourth Sister to make some winter clothes. If it's really a cold winter, we won't have trouble selling both the cotton and the winter clothes."
Zhenzhu, standing aside, looked puzzled. When had Madam started reading books about astronomy? Lately, Madam had been reading a storybook called something like "After Passing the Imperial Examination, I Knocked on My Widowed Sister-in-Law's Door."
Could it be that this book is dedicated to the study of astronomical phenomena?
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