Chapter 553: To Marry or Not
This won him another round of praise.
Shen Biqiong took this opportunity to clean up the entire mansion, and now everything that can be left is in her hands.
Although Qi Chuan is not her biological son, he is extremely filial and obedient.
He didn't mind this at all. In fact, he knew very well that his mother was afraid that she would have a hard time after he got married.
However, he wanted his mother to pull him out of the mire, give him glory, and teach her a lesson. When he got married in the future, he would not disappoint his mother.
This backyard, if mother is willing, just keep holding on.
My mother is a sensible person and she won't make things difficult for the palace.
At the Shen family, Shen Qinghe was talking to his concubine Zuo: "According to what you said, the queen had no intention of asking the maid to enter the palace. Then what do you think of the Prince Wei's mansion? The current Prince Wei is also of the right age for our eldest girl."
"Oh, the eldest master is thinking about the Prince's Palace again? Don't you see how you treated the Concubine Dowager in the past?" The Concubine Dowager was naturally referring to Shen Biqing.
"Tsk, what did I do to her? If she wasn't at home, how could she be in this situation?" Shen Qinghe was not convinced.
"Forget it. If it weren't for you, how could she marry a good-for-nothing like the Prince Wei? What does today have to do with you? In these years, how could the life in the Prince Wei's mansion be lived by ordinary people? She lived well because of her own ability. Now that she has made it through, you are thinking about this again? Forget it now. If she really marries, your girl will never get ahead in front of this mother-in-law."
"How can you talk like that? No matter how capable she is, she came from the Shen family, right?" Shen Qinghe glared.
"Well said, my eldest son, he left the Shen family. But now he's gone. If you have the ability, break up with her. Will the Shen family break up with her?" Zuo rolled her eyes and turned away.
It is really impossible to break off the friendship. It is also impossible to break off the friendship if we cannot get married.
How nice it would be if the Shen family had a prince dowager.
Shen Qinghe sighed: "Come on, you just glare at me."
"My dear young master, stop scheming. You have had a good life. The Shen family is wealthy and powerful. Wouldn't it be nice for your maid to find a man of equal status and live a good life in the future? Why doesn't your wife allow her own daughter to marry into a wealthy family or enter the palace? You men are really good at scheming." Zuo snorted.
Shen Qinghe sighed and lay there without saying anything.
In the palace, Shen Chuliu asked someone to send some things to Prince Wei's mansion, implying that they were in contact.
Qi Chuan seems to be a promising person, but since we can't get along well with him, he still needs maintenance.
It's already July, the hottest time of the year, but there's nothing we can do. We're so unlucky this year for summer vacation and have to come back when it's the hottest.
Shen Chuliu was feeling hot and upset, so he leaned on the couch and ate grapes.
When the rumor spread that Concubine Shen had arrived, Shen Chuliu was stunned for a long time.
"Master, it's the third lady." Chi Su reminded.
"Ah, she's here to express her gratitude to the Queen Mother and the Queen? Please come in." Shen Chuliu was about to laugh.
Not long after, Shen Biqiong came in.
She did not change into the clothes of an old lady nowadays, but still wore her wedding dress. She did not dress up during the mourning period, and only had a few white velvet flowers on her head.
"Greetings to Concubine Jing."
"Please take a seat, Concubine. According to seniority, I am lower than the others." Shen Chuliu smiled.
After they sat down and talked about the rules, Shen Chuliu started talking to her about sisterhood.
"Third sister, you have worked hard these days. Is everything settled in the mansion now?"
"Thank you, Madam. Everything is fine. Many people have left, and it is much quieter. Chuan'er has also inherited the title, and now I feel relieved."
"That's good, life will go on as usual." Shen Chuliu wanted to say that now that the King is gone, you should feel much more comfortable.
"Some time ago, my eldest and second sisters-in-law came to help. After this incident, I will return the favor. My eldest sister-in-law mentioned something." Shen Biqiong smiled slightly: "My eldest sister-in-law's eldest daughter is eleven years old this year."
Shen Chuliu raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Wanting to get closer, that's a good thing."
Shen Biqiong shook her head gently: "How can Chuan'er's marriage be decided by us? It must still require the emperor's will. What I mean is that although Chuan'er has inherited the title now, the Prince's Mansion is not as good as before. In the past, they were close relatives. Whether they can succeed now depends on Chuan'er's own ability."
"It has always been customary to marry low and marry high. The Shen family is of high status, but Chuan'er doesn't need to try to marry into the Shen family."
Shen Chuliu nodded: "Third sister is right. I think so too."
The two sisters exchanged a few more words, and Shen Biqiong was about to leave, so Shen Chuliu asked someone to escort her out of Yufu Palace.
"This...what Concubine Shen means...is not to marry into the Shen family?" Nanny Zhang was surprised.
"Yes." Shen Chuliu laughed: "She is such a smart person. There is no benefit in getting married."
"This...I don't understand. Please help me, Your Majesty." Nanny Zhang looked at Shen Chuliu.
"It's simple. Whether Qi Chuan will be successful in the future depends on his connections. His father has some respect in front of the emperor because of his family background. You see, he is just an adopted son, not a real descendant of the emperor. In other words, his family background is far from that of the emperor. But he is also named Qi. With this attitude, you don't seek to make progress, but instead make a fuss about marriage. Can you have a future?"
"Besides, is it so easy to marry the daughter of the Shen family? She came to tell me this specifically. There is also a Concubine Jing in the palace, and the newly promoted Prince Wei wants to marry the granddaughter of the Shen family. The emperor will not agree, and if he agrees reluctantly, what good will it do to everyone?"
"Besides, Madam, you won't forget what it meant when Lan brought her eldest daughter to see me in the past? I'm not interested, so she's going to give it to Qi Chuan? Third sister is telling me this."
Nanny Zhang suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. I didn't think enough."
"There is another point. Third sister now has the final say in Prince Wei's mansion. But if Qi Chuan marries the girl from the Shen family, will she, the concubine and the mother-in-law, still have the final say? So this matter will do her no good but only harm. Why should she agree?"
"That's true. It's not easy for the imperial concubine either." Matron Zhang sighed.
"She has come to where she is today on her own. Now that she is in this situation, she naturally won't seek a higher level." To put it bluntly, even if Qi Chuan does not achieve much in his life, he will just stay in the palace.
Why bother if Shen Biqiong can live a peaceful life?
You are a prince, but not the emperor’s son. Aren’t you still a prince in the end?
What risk do you want? Aunt Zhang smiled and said yes, thinking that it was no wonder that people outside said that the girls of the Shen family were so powerful. This was really too far-fetched.
However, the eldest lady of the Shen family is also very smart in her calculations, but it's a pity that she is not smart enough.
This girl is still waiting for a price? The daughter of the Shen family is powerful, but the sons of this generation are...tsk tsk.
Nanny Zhang shook her head inwardly. At least, she had never heard that the eldest and second sons had any great abilities.
Awooooo.
(End of this chapter)
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