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Chapter 409: Not Having a Third Wife, Is It a Blessing or a Curse

Su Zhi sat there, watching Xiaori and Yueyue playing by the pond. The two children were pulling a lotus leaf with a small wooden stick. She had a doting smile on her face, which was even more touching than her usual indifferent smile. If it were usual, Shen Ziju would definitely be intoxicated, but when he heard Su Zhi's words just now, and heard the love for Shen Zian in her words, he felt suppressed in his heart, feeling sour and bitter.

Is this the person you have been longing for in past and present lives?

Shen Ziju thought that his fourth brother was such an important figure in his fourth sister-in-law's heart, not only in this life, but also in the previous life. Would it be the same in the next life? He knew that he had no hope in this life, so he could only comfort himself by saying that he must meet her earlier than his fourth brother in the next life, marry her, stay with her for the rest of his life, and see her smile like a flower. But now Su Zhi's words broke his words of comfort.

Shen Ziju really wanted to ask Su Zhi whether she would be promised to her fourth brother in the next life, but he couldn't ask. First, he was afraid of hearing an answer he didn't want to hear, and second, because of his identity, if he asked the question just now, he could still be said to be concerned about his fourth brother's life. If he asked again, it would seem that he was overstepping his authority.

"Yueyue, be careful and don't fall into the water."

Su Zhi has been looking after the two children. After Xing'er left, she treated them better because she was not sure how long they would stay with her. She wanted to love them more because if they left, she would not have so many opportunities. If they stayed with her forever, she would feel sorry for them because they would not be cared for by their biological parents like Xing'er. So no matter what, she would love them.

Seeing that Yueyue was unable to pull the lotus leaf over, and stretched her body forward again and again in a hurry, she stood up quickly and walked towards the children.

"You little idiot, you can't get it over like that. You have to do it this way."

Su Zhi went over and grabbed Yueyue, patted her head gently, then took the small wooden stick from her hand, pressed the lotus leaf with the other side, easily pulled the lotus leaf over, and then stretched out her hand to pull it over.

"Mother is the most amazing!"

Yueyue clapped her hands happily, took the lotus leaf from Su Zhi's hand, and waved it in front of Xiaori, looking very proud.

Su Zhi picked another lotus leaf and put it on Xiao Ri's head. This made Xiao Ri smile. Although this child was young, he was always so steady. Especially after Xing'er left, he seemed to be more sensible. Sometimes Su Zhi felt proud and distressed. Naturally, she had to treat him better.

Su Zhi and her two children stood beside the pond, and the breeze blew. Her hair and clothes fluttered, making her look like a fairy, and the smile on her face was so gentle and moving under the sunlight, more attractive than the clusters of flowers beside the pond.

Shen Ziju sighed in his heart, thinking that this was his fourth sister-in-law, a gentle woman who would love her even if she was not her own child. He admired her and there was really no escape from it. He did not think it was shameful for him to fall in love with a married woman who was his fourth sister-in-law. Because she was really worth his admiration.

At this time, Shen Zian came back and looked at Su Zhi and the two children with a smile on his face. He loved this woman and the children she loved so much. He hoped that everything would be so happy forever.

Shen Ziju looked at the happy smile on Shen Zian's face and felt a little jealous. He felt helpless and could only say, "Fourth brother, Fourth sister-in-law is really a good person. You must live a good life with her in the future."

Shen Zi'an thought that Shen Ziju said that because he saw how well Su Zhi treated the two children, so he nodded. His wife was naturally the best, and he would treat her well all his life, and no one needed to tell him that.

Shen Ziju left Fuyuan. When he was about to lose sight of Fuyuan, he turned his head and thought, after this separation, he didn't know when he would see the woman he loved again. What would she look like by then? Would he still miss her as much as he did now? He sighed softly, pursed his lips, turned around and left quickly.

During the few days that Shen Ziju stayed at home, he was very busy, helping his family solve many problems, including those of the Mao and Zhao families.

Neither the Mao family nor the Zhao family cared about the fact that Shen Zhang had exposed Mrs. Li's scandal. They also calmed down and no longer quarreled openly, but instead did it in secret.

Later, things happened very quickly, and no one knew what happened. Mao Laoliu no longer bothered the Zhao brothers, and Zhao Daliang and Zhang Qingniang agreed to give their large house to Zhao Dazhu and his wife. The couple hurriedly moved away with their servants, and it was said that they went to live in the county town.

This incident, which had caused a lot of commotion in Hebian Village for a while, was suddenly settled.

Zhao Dazhu and his wife proudly moved into the big house with Tiedan, and held their heads high in front of the villagers all day long, but others looked at them with contempt and ignored them. They could only associate with people who shared the same interests as them. Tiedan still went to play with Xiaori and the others, but not long after playing, his parents dragged him to school, saying that they wanted him to study and take the imperial examination like Shen Ziju in the future. If he was better than Shen Ziju and passed the examination, he would not be afraid of being looked down upon by the villagers.

Of course, this is all later story. Now Shen Ziju has not left the village yet. He is discussing leaving with his parents. Shen Zhu is also accompanying him. As for the people from the third room, he did not let them listen. This was Shen Ziju's intention, because he was not planning to take the people from the third room with him this time. He had to inform his parents first, and naturally he could not let the people from the third room hear it.

"Dad, Mom, it's not that I don't want to take my third brother and his wife with me, it's just that I can't. First, I haven't established myself in the capital yet, and the court has only arranged a small house for me. It's a bit crowded for my third brother and his family to live there, and it's not easy to arrange their work. I'm just a Hanlin, I don't need too many people. Second, the temperament of my third brother and his wife's family, except for Chunhua, are all more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish things, and they always do things that make people helpless. Just like what my third sister-in-law did at my second brother's house this time, it was really inappropriate. Letting them go with me will only cause trouble for me."

Shen Ziju had always looked down on the third wife. He had thought that if he passed the exam and was sent by the emperor to be a county magistrate, it would be good to be with familiar family members. Although the third brother's family was not very reasonable, they were very cunning and sly, and they could help him in an unfamiliar place. He never thought that the emperor would let him enter the Hanlin Academy. Under the emperor, he was the most prestigious Hanlin, and he was most afraid of making a mistake. He dared not let people like the third wife follow him. If they caused trouble for him, his future would be damaged.

Moreover, at that time, the eldest brother and his wife had not separated. Shen Ziju thought that the eldest brother's family was very stable and capable, and with them taking care of the third brother and his family, nothing serious would happen. Who would have thought that the eldest brother's family would separate after he left? It really made him helpless. As for the third brother's family, he really didn't want to take them in.

But Shen Ziju knew that he couldn't ignore his third brother and his family, because the family was thrifty for his studies, and even if his third brother and his family would take advantage of him and be lazy, they still didn't separate from the family and had been working for the family. Since he hadn't separated them before, he had to give them a good life as he had said before. Shen Ziju had accepted his fate, but then something like this happened to Sun's family, and he found a reason.

"Dad, Mom, I'm not ignoring my brothers. My family has paid so much for me. Now that I have the ability, I naturally want to repay my parents and my brothers, sisters-in-law. But my ability is limited, so I can only help part of it. In our family, Zhu'er's affairs are naturally the most important."

Although Shen Ziju knew that his parents would definitely agree with his opinion, he still spoke softly and mentioned Shen Zhu.

Shen Zhu had just heard the younger brother say that he didn't want to take the third brother and the others to the capital, so she thought that he wouldn't take her with him either. She had been looking at the younger brother. Now when she heard the younger brother mention her, it meant that he wanted to take her away. She immediately smiled at Shen Ziju. She knew that the younger brother loved her the most. He had promised her that he would let her live a life of luxury!

Shen Youfu didn't light the dry cigarette, but just put it on his lips and puffed. After a moment's hesitation, he said to Shen Ziju: "Okay, just keep your third brother and the others. When you have a place to arrange for them in the future, you can find them a good job. Anyway, there are many good days ahead. You can hurry up with your sister's matter. Have you found a suitable family in the capital? Those who took the exam with you, aren't there any good ones?"

Shen Youfu really wanted to marry this troubled girl off as soon as possible, and the farther away the better, so as not to bring disgrace upon herself in her hometown.

Shen Zhu blushed and lowered her head, but her ears were perked up, listening to Shen Ziju's response.

Shen Ziju thought that his sister had wholeheartedly wanted to marry Qian Guang, and even the marriage was already arranged, so he naturally would not look for another one for her outside. Now that his father asked him this, how should he answer?

Shen Zhang understood clearly and said with a smile: "The capital is under the emperor's feet, there are naturally many good men. As long as Zhu'er goes there, with her good looks and talent, and her brother Ziju, who is a Hanlin, she will definitely be chosen as a husband of her dreams. But Zhu'er, if you are chosen this time, you must not make trouble again, otherwise we will not care about you anymore."

"Got it, Mom, don't mention the past. It's not my fault."

Shen Zhu lowered her head and pretended to be shy when listening to Shen Zhang's previous words, but later, she raised her head and refuted.

Shen Ziju looked at Shen Zhu's unrepentant look and thought to himself that his sister was not stupid, but just too immature. He didn't know whether it would be a blessing or a curse to find a family in the capital for her.

(Lishu Literature)