Fu Yunxi initially thought that Wen Jingming was just in a whim, but he actually came to the Duke's Mansion many times and showed no intention of giving up.
This behavior was too abnormal. Fu Yunxi asked Wuxin, and Wuxin finally replied, "I detected that Wen Jingming might have been reborn. This phenomenon occurs too rarely, so I didn't notice it."
Even after hearing this, Fu Yunxi couldn't understand it. After all, her original body and Wen Jingming had not lived a happy life in the few years after their marriage. Why didn't he pursue Xiao Yimo, but instead wasted his efforts on her?
However, the Duke's Mansion has no power now. If Wen Jingming insists, her adoptive father will definitely agree.
After all, it’s worth it to be able to climb into the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
Fu Yunxi was in a bad mood, so she went to the teahouse to relax, and unexpectedly ran into Chen Jingye again.
"I know you are the daughter of the Duke's Mansion." Shen Moye said, and saw the woman in front of him raised her eyebrows, and did not seem surprised.
Shen Moye also admired the woman's calmness. Everyone said that the young lady of the Fu family was a fool, but now it seemed to him that it was not the case. After all, her calm attitude was different from the rumors.
"That can only mean that Master Shen has good judgment," Fu Yunxi said, touching the teacup, "Isn't Master Shen also a son of the General's Mansion?"
She had also been inquiring about Shen Jingye these days. His father was a general, and Shen Moye had fought on the battlefield at a young age, commanding troops with remarkable skill. However, two years ago, General Shen's paranoia had caused heavy losses to the Chen army, and he himself had died in battle. Since then, Shen Moye had only known how to get drunk in restaurants every day, a typical playboy.
Shen Moye didn't expect that Fu Yunxi knew who he was just by hearing his name, and there was a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
"I heard that the Prime Minister recently went to the Duke's Mansion to propose marriage. The Prime Minister is young and promising. Miss Fu is so lucky." Although Shen Moyue's words were full of praise, his eyes clearly showed otherwise.
Fu Yunxi has never been the kind of person who would tolerate what others say about her, especially since this person is relatively close to her, although Shen Moye's attitude in this dimension has become much more indifferent.
"Mr. Shen is older than the Prime Minister, so he should be getting married. I wonder which lady he is talking about?" Fu Yunxi said bluntly, which touched upon Shen Moye's concerns.
Shen Moye was choked by what he said and didn't know how to answer. In fact, he didn't want to get married, but his mother had been bringing up this matter recently.
Everyone knows that since General Shen died in the battlefield, no woman has been willing to marry into the Shen family.
At first, there were women who wanted to marry into the general's mansion because of Shen Moye's handsome appearance, but seeing that he had no ambition at all and was always hanging out in brothels, they realized that such a man would never win them any imperial decree in the future.
Shen Moye also realized at this time that what he said just now was too frivolous. He was used to pretending to be a playboy on weekdays, and he joked about the marriage as if it were a normal thing. "I was rude just now, please forgive me, Miss Fu."
Seeing that he looked so serious, Fu Yunxi found it somewhat cute and looked at Shen Moye a few more times.
Who would have thought that Shen Moye, a grown man, would have his ears turn red when being stared at. Fu Yunxi was stunned for a moment, and also knew that Shen Moye was pretending to hang out in brothels every day.
"What do you think about us having a fake marriage?" Fu Yunxi asked. Shen Moye thought he had misheard because her expression was too calm, as if she was asking whether they wanted to have lunch today.
"Why did you choose me?" Shen Moye asked, his tone full of confusion.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye knows that between the Prime Minister and this disgraced young man from the now-defunct Gu family, either of them would choose to marry the Prime Minister.
But the woman in front of him seemed to avoid the Prime Minister like the plague, which made him very curious. In order to avoid marriage, she was planning to marry a useless man like him.
"I just don't want to marry into the Prime Minister's Mansion." Fu Yunxi replied, but did not explain the reason.
"If the beauty is willing, I will accompany you." Shen Moye said. His expression was serious and it was obvious that he was not joking.
If he had not wanted to get married in the past, now he thought that marrying such an interesting woman would not be a bad thing.
Fu Yunxi was relieved when she saw Shen Moye agreed.
However, Shen Moye wanted to tease Fu Yunxi and said, "But I'm afraid the Duke won't agree."
"I'll find a way." Fu Yunxi didn't care. If word got out that she and Young Master Shen from the General's Mansion were in love with each other, she would definitely agree to the marriage.
Shen Moye is also a smart man, and he guessed that the methods Fu Yunxi can come up with are just those.
Although he himself did not care about his reputation, he did not want Fu Yunxi to do the same, so he also revealed his trump card, "My father saved the Duke in the past, and the Duke promised the Shen family one thing. I will go to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow."
Fu Yunxi was also shocked. If Shen Moye didn't use this promise, he might be able to use it in other places.
Although the Duke's Mansion is now weak, it is still a hereditary title and can be used.
After returning to the Shen Mansion, Shen Moye went to talk about this matter with Old Madam Shen. Seeing that her son was willing to get married, Old Madam Shen was so happy that she would not stop him.
Therefore, he immediately asked the housekeeper to prepare the betrothal gifts, and went to the Duke's Mansion the next day.
Fu Zhuo was also very surprised to see Shen Moye coming to visit. When he learned that he was also here to propose to his daughter, he was even more stunned. Why is his daughter so lucky in love recently?
He began to speak, “But the Prime Minister came to propose marriage earlier than Young Master Shen.”
Seeing that her son spoke slowly, Madam Shen was afraid that her daughter-in-law would be snatched away, so she quickly said, "You can ask Miss Fu about this and see which young master she likes more."
Seeing the conflicted look on Fu Zhuo's face, Mrs. Shen knew that Fu Zhuo was more inclined towards the Prime Minister.
So he took out the jade pendant and said, "This is the token that the Duke gave to our Shen family. I wonder if the Duke still remembers it."
Fu Zhuo took the jade pendant and then remembered the promise he had made before.
"What our Shen family wants is to marry Miss Fu." Shen Moye said from the side, "If the Duke agrees, this jade pendant will be returned to its original owner."
Although he preferred the Prime Minister's Mansion, if he did not agree, the Shen family would definitely spread his betrayal to the entire capital, and Fu Zhuo felt that he could not afford to lose face.
So he nodded and said to Madam Shen, "Then our marriage is settled. We will choose an auspicious day and let the two children get married."
When Mrs. Shen heard this, she was delighted and quickly agreed. Then she happily took Shen Moye away from the Fu Mansion.
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