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Chapter 502: Success, Clues in the Purse

It was late at night and the Mu family's banquet had ended. Shen Zian and Su Zhi's courtyard had also become quiet. Shen Zian and his family were not used to having the maids and old women keep watch, so they had sent them to rest long ago. The same went for the old couple of the Lan family, as well as Liu Jin and Liu Yin.

The Ye couple also kept Xing'er here today, and all three children were already asleep.

Su Zhi looked at their sleeping faces and was helped by Shen Zian back to their room.

Su Zhi sat in front of the dressing table and took off the hairpins on her head one by one. She let Shen Zian comb her hair behind her and then helped her to tie it up. She also let Shen Zian help her to wash her face. She didn't put any makeup on her face and washed her face very easily. Then Shen Zian helped her wash her feet. She lay down on the bed and finally felt comfortable. She was tired after the day.

"It's really lively today, Zi'an. Do you think Shen Zhu marrying Wang Feng is a good thing or a bad thing? I don't think it's a good thing. We should have less contact with them in the future, or even better, no contact at all."

Su Zhi waited until Shen Zian turned off the lights and got into bed, then she leaned her head on his shoulder and softly said to him that she always felt uneasy about what happened today, and that Shen Zhu's marriage was really too disgusting.

Shen Zi'an also felt uncomfortable. Shen Zhu was his only sister. Although Shen Zhu had struggled time and time again and he no longer cared about her marriage, when he saw her marrying Wang Feng, he still felt that this marriage was definitely not a good one for Shen Zhu. Moreover, although he was a country man, he knew that this marriage was not a good thing for them. They knew what kind of people the imperial concubine and the second prince were and what ambitions they had.

Shen Zian covered Su Zhi with the quilt and said, "If we go back to Hebian Village, we won't have much contact. Wife, you have seen your parents now. Will you go back to Hebian Village?"

Shen Zian lived with Su Zhi in the Marquis' Mansion. He knew how much the Marquis and his wife and Mu Chengzhi cared about Su Zhi. Life in the Marquis' Mansion was so comfortable, with servants and retainers everywhere. They treated Su Zhi and him with the same respect as if they were holding a Bodhisattva. He wondered if his wife would not want to leave.

"If you don't want to go back, we can stay in the capital, so we can see Xiaori and Xing'er more often."

Shen Zian said. He actually didn't like staying in the capital, but if his wife wanted to stay, he would support her, as wherever his wife was was home.

"Let's go back to Hebian Village. Although my home is where you are, Fuyuan is our first place to settle down and I can't bear to leave it."

Su Zhi said, "The capital is nice. But compared to Hebian Village, she wants to go back to Hebian Village. It's not as prosperous as here, but there is the home she built, their shared memories, and one more thing, there are fewer troubles there."

Su Zhi could imagine how wonderful her future life would be if she stayed in this place where the Shen family lived, but she didn't like that kind of life.

Shen Zian was very happy to hear Su Zhi's words. He thought that his wife really thought the same as he did. Just like the poem she taught him, they understood each other very well.

The couple chatted for a while, all about the position of the Shen family between the queen and the concubine if Shen Zhu married into the Wang family. Both of them were a little worried about Shen Ziju's future. To them, Shen Ziju was not as unreasonable as the old couple of the Shen family and Shen Zhu and others. He was a man of great talent and ambition, who could do his best for the court. They did not want him to go astray.

But that was Shen Ziju's path after all, and the eldest and second princes were still young, and the fight for the throne had not yet become intense. It was too early to rush now. If we brought it up, people would think it was alarmist talk. Shen Zian and Su Zhi only talked about it and did not think about it further.

After Shen Zhu returned home, Shen Youfu glanced at her and went back to her room angrily. Shen Zhang accompanied Shen Zhu back to her room and asked the maid to prepare water for her to clean herself. After Shen Zhu lay down on the bed, she sat on the edge of the bed and asked Shen Zhu what was going on.

Shen Zhu knew that he couldn't hide the truth from Shen Zhang, so he told her the truth.

Shen Zhang sighed. She knew that this was the result of her daughter's decision. She thought how good it would be if Meng Jinliang was the one who succeeded in the end, but it was Wang Feng. The good thing now was that the Wang family was finally willing to marry Shen Zhu in a formal way. Shen Zhu was now married into a wealthy family.

"Zhu'er, now that things have come to this, your future may be even more difficult. The Wang family is not like the Meng family."

"Of course not. How can he compare to Master Meng? But I am ruthless to him, but I am not afraid of him. Without any scruples, I can use any means!"

Shen Zhu said bitterly that if Wang Feng wanted to have affairs again, she would not care, but if his concubines dared to act wildly in front of her, don't blame her for being ruthless. And in the end, the mansion would only belong to her and her children. She would not leave any illegitimate sons or daughters for him! When she had a son and stood firm in the Wang family, if Wang Feng dared to treat her badly, she would kill him!

Shen Zhu remembered the insult she received today deeply. She hated Wang Feng to the core, but she had to marry him, which made her hate Wang Feng even more. She also hated Mu Weizhi. She also hated Meng Jinliang. She thought that if Meng Jinliang could come, she would not be bullied by Wang Feng. In the end, Meng Jinliang actually set a trap for her and put her in an awkward situation. How could she not hate him?

Shen Zhu thought to herself that if she had the chance, she would never let those who bullied her have an easy time!

The next day, Shen Ziju came to Shen Zhu's room and had a deep talk with her. He wanted his sister to think clearly whether to marry Wang Feng or to keep the matter a secret and find another good husband for her. In the end, Shen Zhu decided to marry Wang Feng. Shen Ziju had no choice but to accept this fact. He thought that if the second prince and the eldest prince competed for the throne in the future, he would try his best to remain neutral.

The Wang family agreed to let the matchmaker come to propose marriage, and the matchmaker really came. Naturally, the Shen family also agreed, and then everything went smoothly afterwards.

As the large betrothal gift from the Wang family was carried into the Shen family's gate, the news of this marriage also spread. Especially among the officials, they all knew that the Wang and Shen families were getting married, and they all thought that this marriage was really interesting.

The Wang family is the family of the imperial concubine, but they married a sister of a Hanlin. The Shen family girl has a fourth brother and a fourth sister-in-law who have some status, but that status and fame are given by the emperor, and they are the adoptive father and mother of the eldest prince, who is born by the queen, which means that Shen Zian and his wife are on the side of the queen. Now their sister is married to the brother of the imperial concubine, which is a division of the camps, and it is naturally very interesting to watch.

However, everyone knew the truth, but they didn't show it on their faces. It was all tacitly understood.

After the Emperor and Empress knew the inside story, the Emperor just asked a few questions and then nothing more happened. However, the Imperial Concubine had some thoughts about her brother's marriage to Shen Zhu. She thought that if she could rely on this marriage to get all the people in the Shen family to her side, that would be a good thing, especially Shen Zian and his wife. Then, if she let them stay with the eldest prince and use them as hidden chess pieces, they might be able to decide the success or failure in the end. Maybe Prime Minister Ye and Marquis Zhongyi could also be pulled to her side.

Shen Zhu got engaged, and Shen Ziju also discussed the marriage together. After a lot of trouble, the last pair of twins in the Shen family finally got married.

Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang were both happy and worried. They were happy because one of their sons married the daughter of a high-ranking official, and the other married the son of a high-ranking official. They would get rid of their lives as peasants and live a life of luxury. They would all live a good life, a life that would lead to instant success. But they were worried because it would cost a lot of money if the two of them got married.

Shen Zhu can still use the betrothal gift given by the Wang family, but she can't use it all. In addition to letting her take it back, she must also add some dowry. This way she won't be laughed at and can allow her to gain a foothold in her husband's family.

Shen Ziju was even more worried. The betrothal gift had already used up all his savings. When the money for the wedding was spent, how would his family live? He couldn't let the new bride use her dowry, right?

The old couple of the Shen family had done this kind of thing before when they were in Hebian Village, but that was for a country daughter-in-law. They couldn't bring themselves to do it to the daughter-in-law of this rich lady, for fear that the daughter-in-law would look down on them and their son as well, which would affect their relationship and the in-laws' promotion of their son. Although their son now has other connections, the father-in-law's connections are the most powerful.

Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang discussed it and decided that they would have to borrow from the fourth house. If they borrowed in the name of Shen Ziju, they would still give it to him. But whether he would return it after borrowing it was another matter.

Shen Zian and his wife didn't know that Tao Youfu and his wife were going to plot against them again, but even if they knew, they wouldn't care. If they wanted to get money from them, it would depend on whether they were willing to give it.

Su Zhi is now busy with one thing, which is to find out who was harming her before.

Su Zhi showed her parents the purse given by Liu Xiaosi. She suspected that it belonged to Aunt Liu and Mu Weizhi, but she did not say it out loud. She wanted them to investigate. If it was really that mother and daughter, she wanted her father to find out and then get rid of that mother and daughter. This would also help her mother get rid of the discomfort in her heart.

When Pearl saw the purse, she felt it looked familiar. She thought about it for a moment, and then her eyes lit up.

(Lishu Literature)