A hint of coldness appeared in Su Qingyu's sparkling eyes, and Agate also jumped down from the beam and said.
"This Young Master Shen is too shameless to do such a thing."
"He and Miss Cousin are really a perfect match."
Feicui picked up the cloak and helped Su Qingyu put it on. She said with some concern, "I'm afraid if this continues, your reputation will be ruined."
If this kind of thing were to be spread to other people's ears, they would only say that Shen Zhao was a young man with a romantic streak. But they would say that the eldest lady was a foxy woman who brought disaster upon herself, especially since it was a nephew and aunt relationship.
The coldness in Su Qingyu's eyes became even more intense. She had not been in a hurry to deal with Shen Zhao before, thinking that she would wait until she entered the Shen family. However, she did not expect that a seven-treasure bead string would cause so many problems.
The master and his two servants came out of the Jieying Hall, walked around to the front hall, and went to the courtyard where the Shen family lived.
In the main room, the two old ladies sat at the top, the others sat on both sides, and Shen Zhao stood in the middle.
Su Qingyu walked to the door and just happened to hear Shen Zhao say, "Sister Qingyu is embarrassed to say it in front of everyone, so let me say it. We are indeed in love with each other, and she has forgiven me for what happened before. We have the marriage certificate and the token as proof. Please ask Grandmother and Old Madam Su to re-engage us."
Everyone present looked at each other in surprise when they heard this. Could it be that these two children really had secretly decided to spend their lives together again?
Madam Shen looked at Shen Zhao doubtfully: "Are you telling the truth? Does Qingyu think so too?"
She didn't doubt Su Qingyu's character, but in life, love is the most difficult hurdle. The two children were already engaged, so it makes sense that Su Qingyu married someone else because she was too heartbroken and now regrets it.
If that's the case, then this marriage really needs to be renegotiated. Otherwise, sooner or later, something scandalous will happen under the same roof.
Old Madam Su was secretly delighted. She always felt that it was better for Su Qingyu to marry Shen Zhao than to marry the dead Mr. Shen Sanye.
She turned to look at Old Madam Shen, "Sister-in-law, what do you think we should do? If we change the marriage plan, how will we be able to explain this to the Emperor?"
The implication is that he agrees with Shen Zhao's statement.
Madam Shen pondered for a moment and said, "The person has already passed away, so the emperor shouldn't ask too much. But this matter... I still want to ask Qingyu in person."
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhao hurriedly said, "Grandma, Sister Qingyu is very shy. How can she have the nerve to speak up when you ask her this?"
As he spoke, Chen Zhao took out another jade pendant and said, "I have already given the other piece of this pair to Sister Qingyu. She was afraid you wouldn't believe her, so she also put her fingerprint on the marriage certificate."
That jade pendant was a perfect match with the one Cheng Rujin had given Su Qingyu. They were probably afraid that Su Qingyu would deny it, and if they found the jade pendant, it would be an irrefutable proof of their private exchange.
The maidservant at the door was from the Shen family. Seeing Su Qingyu standing at the door and not going in, she could only bow and say, "Greetings, Miss Su. I will open the door for you."
Su Qingyu glanced at the maid, didn't make things difficult for her, and walked in.
The people inside were also stunned when they heard the sound, especially Shen Zhao and Cheng Rujin, who were obviously a little panicked.
After Su Qingyu entered and saluted, she asked, "Why are you all gathered here? What are you researching?"
Shen Zhao pretended to be calm and said flatteringly: "Sister Qingyu, we are discussing our marriage now."
Su Qingyu raised an eyebrow. "Marriage? Nephew and aunt discussing marriage? Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
Chen Zhao's expression froze, and then he said aggrievedly: "Sister Qingyu, you accepted my jade pendant before and agreed to this marriage. Are you going to regret it now?"
This was a clever counterattack, and Su Qingyu's rebuttal became a regret.
"Jade pendant? What jade pendant?"
"It's the same jade pendant as this one. It was given to me and my future wife by my grandmother." Shen Zhao took out the jade pendant and let Su Qingyu take a look.
Su Qingyu looked puzzled, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly. "What? Can you get engaged with just a jade pendant? Does that mean whoever has this jade pendant today will be the young mistress of your Shen family?"
Chen Zhao thought Su Qingyu didn't recognize that the jade pendant was given to her by Cheng Rujin before, so he said, "Of course, it's a token of love."
Su Qingyu uttered an "oh" and then raised her voice and said, "Madam Yuan, where is the jade pendant I asked you to keep? Take it out and let Young Master Shen see if it is his."
Nanny Yuan was standing behind the old lady. After hearing what Su Qingyu said, she remembered the jade pendant.
She quickly took it out and handed it to Shen Zhao, "Master Shen, this jade pendant was picked up by the eldest lady. I did not give it to you privately."
Everyone present looked at Chen Zhao inquiringly. Is this what he meant by mutual love?
Old Madam Shen's face was sullen, she was extremely disappointed with her eldest grandson. She said in a deep voice, "Alright, let's leave it at that. Let's just pretend what happened today never happened."
Chen Zhao still didn't give up. He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and asked Su Qingyu loudly, "What about this marriage certificate? How do you explain it?"
"These are our handprints. You just told me to hold my hand and grow old together. Have you forgotten?"
After saying that, he spread out the marriage certificate and asked Su Qingyu to look at it.
Then Su Qingyu said coldly: "What are you talking about? Do you want to see what you have?"
Shen Zhao was stunned and looked at the contents of the paper. The content and handwriting were the same, but the names below had changed to Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu.
If he didn't know what he had written, he would have thought it was written by himself.
Old Madam Shen motioned to Nanny Hua beside her to bring the paper over. She stared at the three words "Shen Zhixiu" for a long time, and her eyes felt a little sore.
For a moment, the entire main room was silent.
Shen Zhao stared at Su Qingyu with his scarlet eyes, his obsession deep in his bones.
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