Chapter 327 Lord Shen seizes wife
Late at night, in the front hall of the Shen Mansion.
Shen Qingyuan and Chunxi sat side by side in the main seat. Chunxi was completely sober.
After Su Yang finished drinking a mouthful of hot tea, she spoke: "Auntie, are you okay? Why did you suddenly return to Beijing?"
Su Yang was the young master of the escort agency where Cao's father worked. Cao's father and Su's father were close friends and had a very good relationship. Chunxi was often taken to the escort agency to play, and she and Su Yang could be considered childhood sweethearts.
Father Su liked Chunxi's fearless character very much and mentioned it to Father Cao many times. In the end, they arranged a marriage for the two of them. After Father Cao died unexpectedly, it was Father Su who helped deal with the funeral and gave him a lot of money as compensation.
However, at that time, Wang could not bear the pain of losing her husband, and she treated Su's father very badly and did not allow him to enter the Cao family at all. Within two years, Su's father also passed away due to illness. Su's mother could not support the escort company, so she had to disband the escort company and take Su Yang back to her mother's home.
Chunxi had already sold herself into the Wei family at that time, and she only learned about this when she returned home for the New Year holiday.
Chunxi regretted for a long time that she could not say goodbye to Su Yang, but she was still young at that time and had not yet fallen in love. After so many years, she had long forgotten about this childhood engagement.
But she didn't expect that Su Yang would come to her again.
Su Yang put down the teacup, sighed, and said sadly: "After my father passed away, my mother never remarried. As time went by, she became sick with longing. Now her time is running out, but she has always remembered the agreement between my father and Uncle Cao. Her greatest wish before she died was to see you and me get married."
"...You and your aunt have been away from Beijing for so many years, and our two families have long lost contact. I also got married last year, and now the child is full-term, so the agreement we made back then should be invalidated."
As Chunxi finished speaking, Su Yang shook his head and said, "How can it be cancelled? My mother and I have remembered this matter all these years. Life was very difficult when we returned to my maternal grandparents' home. I didn't write to you because I didn't want to add to your burden. I studied hard for you and finally passed the imperial examination this spring. I also bought you back our old house and was looking forward to welcoming you home with great fanfare. Why didn't you tell me if you wanted to break the promise?"
At the end, Su Yang's tone was blaming, as if Chunxi was some unfaithful and heartless person who had caused him so much suffering.
Chunxi was shocked by Su Yang's self-righteousness.
He had earned this honor by taking the exam for himself, and the house was bought for them to live in. They had left without a trace that year, and she didn't even know whether they were dead or alive, but she was being credited with a huge favor.
Why didn't he say that he lived until now because of her?
Chunxi was speechless, and Shen Qingyuan spoke at the right time: "Axi has already married me, and this matter has long been a foregone conclusion. It is meaningless to talk about the past. Mr. Su, please tell me how you want to resolve this matter."
Shen Qingyuan was going to the palace for a banquet today. He was wearing a navy blue brocade robe embroidered with bamboo leaves and silver thread. Although it was not as awe-inspiring as the official uniform, it was still imposing.
Su Yang didn't dare to speak to Shen Qingyuan in the same tone he used to Chunxi. He coughed twice and said, "Master Shen is right. Things have come to this point, and I can't force you to break up the couple. But in order to keep my promise, I haven't married yet. You have to be responsible for my marriage."
After Su Yang finished speaking, he immediately added: "My mother is seriously ill and wants to see Ah Xi, but she can't stand the stimulation at the moment. Please change back into your girlish clothes when Mrs. Shen comes to visit."
Su Yang made the request naturally. Chun Xi frowned and was about to refuse when she heard Su Yang say, "Master Shen is currently enjoying the Emperor's favor. He probably doesn't want to hear about him forcibly taking someone else's wife, right?"
When saying this, Su Yang's expression was a little smug and full of threats.
Chunxi instantly understood that Su Yang's visit today was not a momentary impulse, but a long-planned one.
He bared his fangs, but Chunxi calmed down. Shen Qingyuan remained calm and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's do as Master Su says."
After hearing Shen Qingyuan's words, Su Yang showed joy and left with a swagger.
When she got home, Su's mother immediately came up to her and asked, "How is it? Did they agree? Did they give you any trouble?"
"I'm a Jinshi now, so they wouldn't dare do anything to me. As I expected, Shen Qingyuan was afraid of damaging his reputation, so he agreed right away. In two days, Cao Chunxi will come to visit Mother with gifts."
"Okay, that's great. Call all your friends and let them know that Cao Chunxi is your fiancée. With this evidence, Shen Qingyuan will have no choice but to recommend you to the emperor and have Cao Chunxi find you a better marriage as compensation."
Su's mother's voice broke with excitement.
Her health was indeed not very good, but she was not as seriously ill as Su Yang said. After hearing the good news, her eyes lit up and she became full of energy.
Su Yang also raised his chin high, and he could already see his future where he would rise step by step by step on Shen Qingyuan.
In order to prepare for the Spring Examination, he and Su's mother actually returned to Beijing at the beginning of last year.
At that time, Chunxi had just obtained her indenture and left the Wei family. When Su Yang heard that she was a slave in the Wei family and had to carry people's excrement and urine, he felt extremely disgusted and did not show up to let Chunxi know.
Later, Chunxi married Shen Qingyuan, and their life became more and more prosperous. Su Yang felt unbalanced. While scolding Chunxi for being ungrateful and dishonest, he carefully calculated how much benefit he could get from Chunxi.
Over the past year or so, apart from studying, Su Yang has been asking people to find out about Chunxi and Shen Qingyuan.
Shen Qingyuan seems to be cold and unkind, but he is extremely protective of Chunxi. Now that they have a child and their relationship is strong, even if Shen Qingyuan does not care about his own reputation, he is reluctant to let Chunxi be criticized again.
So it’s the perfect time to visit now.
After winning the first battle, Su Yang has begun to consider which young lady from aristocratic family in Hanjing is worthy of him.
Relying on Shen Qingyuan is not a long-term solution after all. It is best to find a Yue family with rich background.
Although Cao Chunxi was on good terms with Princess Hengyang, the royal lady had a bad temper and was spoiled. If he married her, he would probably have to worship her like an ancestor. It would be better to marry a girl from the Xiao family.
Miss Xiao has just divorced, and the reputations of all the women in the Xiao family have been implicated. It should be possible to ask Cao Chunxi to help with matchmaking at this time.
Thinking of this, Su Yang couldn't help but hum a song.
Early the next morning, Uncle Hu told Chunxi all the details about the Su family's mother and son.
Su Yang and his mother returned to Beijing at the beginning of last year. Not only did they buy back the Su family's old house, but they also lived a very luxurious life in terms of food, clothing and other expenses.
After passing the imperial examination, Su Yang was in high spirits and had many banquets. At each banquet, he would try his best to discredit his maternal grandparents, saying how difficult it had been for him and his mother over the years, portraying himself as a filial son. Of course, he would also say that he had a fiancée whom he had loved deeply for many years. Although he had no contact with his fiancée over the years, he studied hard and took the imperial examinations all for this fiancée.
After listening to this, Chunxi thought for a moment and said to Uncle Hu, "Please take someone to Su Yang's maternal grandfather's house to check and see where the money in the hands of mother and son came from."
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After Uncle Hu left, Chunxi wanted to discuss countermeasures with Shen Qingyuan, but when he looked up, he saw Shen Qingyuan staring at him with a teasing look in his eyes.
Chunxi glanced at Shen Qingyuan: "My husband, are you laughing at me?"
Shen Qingyuan shook his head: "No, I just think it's cute when Madam punishes the villain."
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