Su Qingyu thought of the recent rumors in the capital and said casually, "I agree. This will prevent her from taking advantage of her pregnancy to spread rumors and cause trouble. If someone doesn't know, they might think our Shen family is bullying her."
"If her affair with Chen Ping were to become public, her slander against Madam Xiang and the Fifth Young Master would be self-defeating."
"By then, I'm afraid someone will say that Madam Xiang has a keen eye and can see what kind of person Li Chaoyun is."
At this point, Su Qingyu hesitated and looked at Shen Zhixiu, "What does Third Master think? If this matter gets out of hand, the Shen family's reputation will also be affected."
Shen Zhixiu sat in the main seat, his expression cold and stern, not knowing what he was thinking. Upon hearing Su Qingyu's words, his expression immediately changed, and he asked softly, "What does Madam think?"
Su Qingyu was puzzled. Was Shen Zhixiu trying to test her?
But she and Shen Zhixiu always spoke their minds freely, so she answered whatever he asked.
"If we only focus on the present, it will be bad for the Shen family if the incident gets out of hand. I'm afraid that overnight, the Shen family will become a laughing stock in the entire capital. Even the eldest young master, who has already died, will be criticized by others."
"But if you look at it in the long run, I think this is an opportunity, an opportunity to completely break with the Li family."
Shen Zhixiu looked at Su Qingyu with appreciation and said, "Go on."
Su Qingyu continued, "We all know that the Li family and the Crown Prince are now tied together. Why not take this opportunity to make things worse and bring disgrace to Li Chaoyun and the Li family?"
"The Shen family is the victim, so they naturally cannot bear such humiliation for no reason. This is a good opportunity to sever ties with the Li family. When the prince does something in the future and the Li family is implicated, it will have nothing to do with us."
"Otherwise, are we still waiting for this child to be born and included in the Shen family tree?"
Shen Zhixiu nodded and said, "Madam, you are absolutely right. I will listen to you."
He was generous in praising Su Qingyu, which made Su Qingyu blush.
"It's just... Li Chaoyun and Chen Ping had a secret meeting at the Li family. It's really difficult to make a big deal out of this." Su Qingyu said thoughtfully.
Lin Wuchen suddenly sat up straight. "Chen Ping? Is he the man who used to follow General Li Yunsi? He seems to be buying a house recently."
Su Yuanzhou recalled the conversation between Chen Ping and Li Chaoyun, nodded and said, "I heard about this today. Chen Ping is indeed looking for a suitable house."
"It seems that because they are in the Li family, Princess Yongjia doesn't allow them to get too close. So Chen Ping wants to buy a house and take Li Chaoyun out to have an affair."
A smile appeared on Lin Wuchen's lips. He walked to Su Yuanzhou and put a hand on his shoulder.
"What did you see? Tell your cousin."
Su Yuanzhou's eyes wandered, "I didn't see anything, I just heard them talking."
Lin Wuchen didn't believe it, but he didn't ask any more questions. He coughed lightly and said, "You are still young. I'm afraid you will learn bad things."
After saying that, he sat back down seriously, and the few of them got back to business.
Lin Wuchen said, "He seems to have taken a fancy to the Liu family's house in the west of the city, but he doesn't have enough money, so Boss Liu didn't agree to sell it."
Su Qingyu became interested after hearing this and asked Su Yuanzhou, "Brother, if Chen Ping buys the house, what is the first thing he will do?"
Su Yuanzhou thought for a moment and said, "What else can I do? I'll definitely take Li Chaoyun to a house outside to have some fun."
Su Qingyu sneered, "That's perfect. It's hard for us to take action when she's at the Li family. Once she comes out, it will be easier."
After that, he turned to Lin Wuchen and said, "Third cousin, how much silver does Chen Ping need? The princess calls me Third Aunt, so I paid it for her."
Lin Wuchen understood what Su Qingyu meant, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll go ask tomorrow. He's asking for 25,000 taels of silver. Since Chen Ping wants to buy it, and he's bargaining, he should only be short a few thousand taels, right?"
Shen Zhixiu suddenly asked, "Does the house still need repairs?"
Lin Wuchen shook his head. "No, the house was renovated three years ago. Boss Liu's younger brother is Liu Mu, the current prefect of Huzhou. Boss Liu came from the countryside and did business in the capital so that his younger brother could focus on his official career without having to worry about money."
"Now that Mr. Liu has established himself in Huzhou Prefecture, Boss Liu wants to return home, so he decided to sell this house."
Shen Zhixiu lowered his eyes and pondered for a long time before he spoke: "We should hurry up and let Chen Ping get the house on the 15th."
Su Qingyu suddenly remembered what Shen Zhixiu had just said, about the students at the Imperial College discussing Taoism.
She blurted out, "Third Master means to directly alarm..."
Before she could finish her words, Shen Zhixiu nodded and said, "Since you want to make a big fuss, don't hide it. This kind of opportunity is not easy to come by."
Su Qingyu couldn't tell whether she was nervous or excited. That man was the emperor, and he was going to drag the emperor into this?
Seeing that Shen Zhixiu didn't seem to be joking, Su Qingyu walked over to him and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Compared to Third Master, my character and methods are far inferior."
She was speaking the truth, at least she didn't dare to drag the emperor into this. But when Shen Zhixiu spoke of this, his expression remained calm and his heart remained steady.
Her praise made Shen Zhixiu feel comfortable, and it sounded more comfortable than the emperor's praise.
Afterwards, they discussed the details further. By the time Lin Wuchen and Su Yuanzhou left, it was already the end of the hour of Hai.
After seeing the two off, Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu also returned to the inner courtyard.
On the way back, Su Qingyu was still sighing. Li Chaoyun was too bold to be involved with Chen Ping and even got pregnant. And then she even wanted to use this child to threaten the Shen family to surrender.
The two of them held hands and walked slowly.
Su Qingyu said softly, "I'm afraid my mother will be disappointed if she finds out. She has high hopes for this child."
Like Su Qingyu, Shen Zhixiu was also worried about his mother's health. However, there was no way to hide this kind of thing, so he could only persuade her more.
"After a while, I will also adopt a son from the Shen family's side branch for Shen Zhao to carry on the family line."
Of course, this kind of adoption is only to keep the Shen Zhao family's bloodline going. It is not necessary for the adopted person to live in the Shen family, just give some money.
Su Qingyu suddenly recalled Cheng Rujin's words before her death, cursing Shen Zhao to die from a thousand arrows piercing his heart, leaving him without a son or grandson. Today, it seemed like everything had come true.
I wonder if Cousin Cheng can rest in peace in her grave.
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The next day, Lin Wuchen went to the Liu family early in the morning. Boss Liu came out to greet him personally, "Why are you here, Third Young Master Lin? You're a rare guest."
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