Chapter 577: Smart but Misled by Smartness

Yao Zheyu held the invitation and said, "I'm here to deliver the invitation."

Zhou Shuren took the red invitation, flipped it open and raised his eyebrows, "Is the prince getting married?"

Yao Zheyu sat down, "It's clearly written on the post."

Zhou Shuren was surprised, "Your father actually agreed to your marriage?"

Yao Zheyu pressed his forehead and said, "I was just as surprised as you when I received the post."

It had been less than two hours since he received the post. As the person getting married, he only knew he was getting married after the post came out.

Zhou Shuren raised an eyebrow, "You just got the post? Didn't I notify you?"

Yao Zheyu sneered, "Without any notice, the wedding date has been set and the invitations have been sent out. I guess everyone who should have received the invitations has received them by now."

When we returned to the Marquis' Mansion during the Chinese New Year, my father said that he was not in a hurry to get married, and he even talked about Marquis Shen, saying that Marquis Shen was reluctant to let his daughter get married early. Now it's so sudden!

Zhou Shuren understood. Lord Yao's concubine's pig teammate, Lord Yao could only do something to save her and follow the emperor's wishes. "Your old man is really efficient."

Yao Zheyu pursed his lips and said, "In the end, it was my turn."

He should really be grateful to his half-sister, otherwise, his marriage would still be in jeopardy.

Zhou Shuren looked at the wedding date and said, "Two months later. Time is pretty tight. Lord Shen actually agreed."

Without Lord Shen's consent, the post cannot be published.

Yao Zhe was annoyed. Getting married was supposed to be a happy event, but now there was not much joy. "Well, I came here to send the invitation as I said at the beginning. Your Excellency will surely appreciate it."

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "It's a pity that I can't enter the capital. I will definitely come to see you when the prince comes back. However, the gift must be sent to the Marquis' Mansion."

Yao Zheyu naturally knew that it was enough for the gift to arrive. This was also a kind of attitude, and his mood improved a little. "Then I won't bother you anymore. I still have other posts to send."

Zhou Shuren said politely, "Please come in, my Lord."

Yao Zheyu nodded and walked out, sending the post to the adults with whom he had a good relationship. After leaving the yamen, Yao Zheyu sat in the carriage with a gloomy face. The old man had disrupted all his plans. He was happy and worried. He had not returned to Beijing yet. He was not sure whether he could bring out County Lord Shen. The old man would not let him go easily.

In the capital, the emperor flipped through the post in his hand, "Yao Wenqi has always been annoying."

The prince was silent. What his father wanted to say was that he was disgusted. He did not expect Lord Yao to act so quickly.

The emperor lost the invitation, and was sad. This move was very important to him. Yao Wenqi really understood him. This feeling was really bad. He understood him. "Since it is a happy event, then the fifth son's wedding should also be held on this day. It happens to be a rare good day. It is good to marry one person and one daughter."

The prince twitched his lips and said, "Yes."

At the Yaohou Mansion, Yao Yao was also confused. Looking at his mother spinning in anger, his head hurt even more. "Mom, please stop spinning."

Mrs. Bai slammed the table and said, "I am angry. Yao Zheyu is getting married. What does it have to do with your brother?"

No matter how much she planned, Yao Zheyu married into the Shen Marquis's family, and Yao Zheyu's position as the crown prince became more secure.

Yao Yao held her mother's hand and said, "Mom, even without my eldest brother, my younger brother doesn't have much hope. Don't you understand this from your daughter?"

Bai's eyes were filled with sorrow, and she hugged her daughter. How could she not see clearly that she was just deceiving herself? If she did not continue to fight, how could she protect her children in the mansion? She hugged her daughter tightly and closed her eyes to hide the sorrow in her eyes.

In the evening, Zhulan saw the post and thought, "This wave of operations, Lord Hou did a good job."

Zhou Shuren, "So he is even more stupid. It will only make the emperor more jealous of him. Isn't he telling the emperor that he has guessed some of the emperor's thoughts?"

You can be smart in front of the emperor, but don't guess what the emperor is thinking. This is a taboo. Lord Yao might as well do nothing to let the emperor feel at ease!

Zhulan put the post down and said, "So, intelligence can lead to mistakes."

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Yes, sometimes the smarter a person is, the more likely they are to go wrong."

In the Mansion of Marquis Yao, Yao Wenqi locked himself in the study and tore up the invitation. He asked why Old Man Shen looked at him strangely, and it turned out that he had been stupid. No wonder Old Man Shen agreed so promptly without any of his nonsense.

Yao Wenqi pressed his brows, thinking, "Things are not going well. These past two years have been so unlucky. I don't know where it all started, one wrong step after another. I just hope I can get everything back on track."

At noon the next day, Zhulan knew that someone was coming to visit her and had already declined the invitation. But yesterday she heard from Zhou Shuren that the man named Liu really came to visit her.

Zhulan said to Mrs. Song, "People's hearts are so fickle. No, I should say that people's hearts are so easily inflated."

I've become so inflated that I don't even know my last name.

Mrs. Song lowered her head and said, "The most difficult thing to control is people's hearts. Everyone has selfish desires."

She also has her own selfish desires. Even though she is loyal to the emperor, she also has her own selfish desires. She is very old and wants to enjoy her old age.

Zhulan stood up and said, "I'm going to go see Yuyi. You don't have to follow me."

Mrs. Song said, "Yes."

Zhulan arrived at the third room. Mrs. Dong had just fed the baby. Zhulan saw Yuyi half-closed her eyes and thought, "She must be full and ready to sleep."

Mrs. Dong looked at the girl in her arms, her heart softened, "This girl is full and sleepy, it's only been a month, and she has gained a lot of weight."

Zhulan touched her granddaughter's little hand and said, "Being able to eat is a blessing."

Zhulan and Dong's chat did not disturb the little girl's sleep at all. Her half-closed eyes quickly closed, and she fell into a sound sleep after a while.

Mrs. Dong put her daughter down and asked, "Mom, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhu Lan motioned for Dong to come out and talk. When they got to the hall, Zhu Lan told her about Jiang Ming's letter and today's visit. "Mother has no other intentions. I just want to remind you that your brother-in-law has changed and is playing with fire. The second and third princes are not people he can mess with. Mother is afraid that your family will be implicated."

The Dong family is just a county lord. For the two princes, they can easily destroy it without them having to do anything.

The two princes value Zhou Shuren, and they also have their own pride. They will not suppress their anger just because they value him. Jiang Ming's current behavior will sooner or later implicate the Jiang family and the Dong family.

Dong's heart skipped a beat and she almost knocked over the cup of tea at hand. The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. Her scalp went numb with fear. "How could he be so bold?"

Zhulan: "Because of ambition."

Mrs. Dong's hair stood up in fear. "Mom, I know. Thank you for telling me this."

Zhulan's purpose in saying this was, firstly, to make the third daughter-in-law understand that she should stay away from the Jiang family, and secondly, she didn't want anything to happen to the Dong family. Chang Lian wanted to pursue a career in politics, and it would be bad for Chang Lian if there were problems with Dong's family, so she should put an end to them first.

Zhulan stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go back first."

"Mom, I'll take you there."

"Need not."

Dong stared blankly at her mother-in-law's disappearing back, then sat on a chair and pressed her eyebrows hard. Nothing could happen to her mother's family. Once something happened to them, the entire Dong family would be finished.

Dong was panicking, her heart beating rapidly and unable to stop for a moment. She got up and went to her husband's study. She wanted to write a letter and send it back by express horse.

Time flies, and it's almost time for the college entrance examination. On the day of the college entrance examination, Zhou Shuren took a look around, and when he came back he said to Zhulan, "I remember that I was also a candidate."

(End of this chapter)