Just like in her previous life, Cheng Ruijin should be pregnant, right?
Sure enough, the old lady called a trusted doctor and confirmed that Cheng Ruijin was more than a month pregnant.
Gu Ruoyun didn't feel embarrassed at all, and there was even a look of joy on her face. "Aunt, shouldn't we tell the Shen family that Rujin is pregnant? They should come to pick her up."
Madam Su thought for a moment and said, "Then send someone to the Shen family to deliver a message. Madam Shen will definitely not allow the Shen family's offspring to be born in the Su family. Rujin, please make preparations."
Gu Ruoyun and Cheng Ruijin were both overjoyed. Giving birth to the eldest son of the next generation of the Shen family was also a great joy. With this child, Cheng Ruijin would be able to gain a firm foothold in the Shen family.
Coming out of Songhe Hall, Zhenzhu said indignantly, "Miss, we were all negligent at the beginning. We should have fed Miss Cousin a bowl of contraceptive medicine."
Su Qingyu curled her lips slightly without saying anything. She had really thought about this question the day she came back from the Shen family, but she deliberately ignored it. She just wanted to see if Cheng Ruijin would be pregnant like in her previous life.
Did Cheng Ruijin think that being pregnant with this child would turn her from a wild chicken into a phoenix? She wanted to let her experience what it meant to soar to the sky and then fall into hell.
"Zhenzhu, prepare the car, I'm going to the grain store." Su Qingyu ordered.
The most important thing to her right now is the matter of the grain store. As for Cheng Ruijin, she needs to find an opportunity to kill him with one strike.
Su Qingyu took the pearls and jade and got on the carriage, heading to the Su’s grain warehouse in the west of the city.
When passing by the Fanjin Building, Su Qingyu thought of the seven-treasure beads and said loudly, "Stop the car. Let's go see if the beads are repaired."
The beads were sent by Feicui, and it was agreed that they would be picked up in half a month. Later, Feicui returned to Yunzhou Prefecture, and the matter was delayed.
After entering the Fanjin Building, the waiter quickly came to greet her, "Hello, Miss Su, what are you looking for today?"
Su Qingyu was considered a major customer of the Fanjinlou. Most of her jewelry was made by the master craftsmen of the Fanjinlou. Furthermore, she was generous and never gave anyone a hard time, so she was highly valued by the Fanjinlou.
Jade said, "Is the seven-treasure bead necklace I gave you repaired? We were just passing by today and wanted to pick it up."
The waiter hurriedly said, "It's fixed. Master Jin did it himself. But Miss Su, please go have some tea and wait a moment. Master Jin is receiving a distinguished guest."
Su Qingyu nodded and said, "Okay."
Fanjinlou is the largest silver shop in the capital, receiving countless distinguished guests every day. Even princesses from royal families would not act arrogantly here.
The waiter brought out the finest purple bamboo shoots and two plates of dim sum, all of which were Su Qingyu's favorites. It was said that Fanjinlou had more varieties of tea than any of the wealthy families in Beijing.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, I heard footsteps coming from upstairs, getting closer and closer.
Master Jin came down with a nanmu box in his hand, and the person following him was Shen Zhao.
Chen Zhao was also stunned when he saw Su Qingyu, and then a hint of impatience appeared between his brows.
This woman is really haunting. She knew he came to Fanjinlou to get the funerary objects of his third uncle, so she came to see him specially, right?
She said she was willing to marry her third uncle, but it was because of him that she wanted to marry into the Shen family.
Su Qingyu didn't know what Shen Zhao was thinking, so she pretended not to see him and walked up to greet Master Jin.
Master Jin handed her the box and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to have kept Miss Su waiting. Please take a look and see if you like it. I sent someone to ask Master Ci'en for this rope. It's the same rope as the original one."
Su Qingyu took it with a smile and said politely, "I know Master Jin's craftsmanship. You are so thoughtful."
After saying that, he opened the sandalwood box and took a look. The broken beads had been repaired and there was no trace of them.
Su Qingyu was very satisfied. Just as she was about to close the box, the beads in the box were grabbed by Shen Zhao.
He took two steps forward and asked Su Qingyu sternly, "How did you get this string of beads? You shameless woman, do you think I will look at you differently just because you stole this string of beads? You're dreaming."
Su Qingyu looked at Chen Zhao as if he were a fool, and wanted to ask, "Are you sick?"
Shen Zhao's voice was so loud that the customers who were looking at jewelry in Fanjinlou gathered around him unconsciously.
The previous breakup of the Su and Shen families' engagement, and the marriage of the Su family's eldest daughter to the deceased Third Master Shen, caused a great uproar in the capital. Many people speculated that the eldest son of the Shen family had betrayed the eldest daughter, and that the eldest daughter, heartbroken and desperate, had married the dead man.
Hearing Shen Zhao say this at this time, everyone's speculation was further confirmed.
"The eldest daughter of the Su family hasn't given up yet? Did she know that Young Master Shen was coming here and come here to block him?"
"Alas, she's a pitiful girl. I heard before that she was deeply in love with Young Master Shen, but Young Master Shen's heart wasn't on her. He was secretly entangled with that cousin from the Su family. That's why Young Miss Su was betrothed to Third Master Shen. She must be unwilling to accept it."
Someone nearby exclaimed, "Then from now on, living under the same roof, nephew and aunt will be..."
Although they didn't say it explicitly, they all smiled knowingly.
Zhenzhu turned around to argue with those people, but was stopped by Su Qingyu. This kind of thing, the more you explain, the worse it gets.
She reached out and snatched the beads from Shen Zhao's hand, and said in a cold voice: "This is not Cheng Rujin's. Master Shen had better check before speaking. Your woman stole my things, but you are so good that you just grabbed them. You two are really a perfect match."
Su Qingyu didn't think much about Chen Zhao's reaction. She thought he had seen Cheng Ruijin wearing it before, so he mistook the beads for Cheng Ruijin's.
Taking the beads, Su Qingyu carefully placed them in the nanmu box and handed them to Feicui.
Chen Zhao, however, remained unyielding, blocking Su Qingyu's retreat. "That's impossible. Ru Jin has worn this string of beads since she was a child. I saw it four years ago. Ru Jin is right. You don't speak a word of truth."
Su Qingyu frowned slightly. Four years ago? She remembered that she had lost this string of beads last year. How could it have been with Cheng Rujin four years ago?
When everyone saw Su Qingyu's expression, they thought she was guilty and unable to speak, and started pointing fingers at her again.
"After all, you are the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion. Why are you stealing other people's things?"
"Yes, I think Master Shen's words are so sincere and don't seem to be false."
"No wonder Master Shen refused to marry her. She's clearly a person of bad character."
Su Qingyu was well aware of the truth that gossip can melt metal. If this matter today was not clarified, who knows how the rumor would spread in the future.
Shen Zhao stood there proudly, looking righteous and awe-inspiring. Hearing the whispers of those around him, he couldn't help but look smug.
Su Qingyu didn't leave either. She opened the box and took out the beads.
The few words she spoke also directly changed Shen Zhao's expression.
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