Chapter 082 Chapter 82

Yao Niang certainly intended to use this incident to gain a clear understanding of the entire Shen family. She wanted the housekeeper, Madam Shen, to give up her power but she might not be able to help. She had to figure everything out on her own.

Just like when Yan Yingqi wanted to ask Madam Liu to be Mrs. Quanfu again, many people thought that Madam Liu would not agree because she had done a bad job last time when doing things for the Yan family and others blamed her. But Madam Liu agreed anyway. Even if there were setbacks, it might not be a bad thing.

However, she looked at Madam Shen and said, "Madam, I dare not refuse your request. However, I have never experienced this before and I hope you can give me more guidance. Otherwise, if there is any mistake, I will not be able to take responsibility."

Mrs. Shen saw that Yao Niang had an indifferent expression and there was no trace of obedience and courtesy between her brows. The first thing she did was to disclaim responsibility. "I don't know anything. If you want me to do it, you have to teach me, otherwise I won't take responsibility."

Although she resented her for being so reluctant, Yan was a respectable person and a family member. Now that her son was getting married, she couldn't always ask the second and third wives to marry into the family. Of course, this time it was the third wife's wedding, but the Shen family divided the property but not the family.

Therefore, Madam Shen said: "I am not feeling well right now, please ask your aunt, she usually knows a lot."

Only then did Yao Niang smile and agree.

After the selection was made, Madam Shen was relieved. Yao Niang asked someone to invite the doctor who usually came to see Madam Shen to come to the house to see her. The doctor said a long list of things: "Madam, your illness is caused by external wind evil and internal heat accumulation. It is because the wind evil invades the human body that the qi and blood are not smooth, and the fire turns into fire and attacks the head and face, which causes toothache and red eyes."

Yao Niang asked him to write a prescription and gave him the consultation fee. Then she asked Mrs. Shen, "Madam, we are now marrying off our cousin and looking for a wife for Sanlang. Do we need to choose a matchmaker first? Do you have any candidates?"

To strengthen the relationship between relatives, the three books and six ceremonies must be completed.

A matchmaker is essential.

Before, the Yan and Shen families had invited Madam Gong, but this was a marriage between the Yan and Shen families, and it was not a big honor for the third son of the Shen family to marry the daughter of the Han family, so it would be better to invite someone familiar.

Mrs. Shen didn't say who it was, but just asked Yao Niang: "What do you think?"

"My daughter-in-law listens to her mother. To be honest, I have never done such a big thing before. I don't even know the beginning and the end." Yao Niang's words were not false. She was only fourteen years old. Although she had experienced several marriages and helped her mother a lot, the specific arrangements were still handled by the elders in the family.

Mrs. Shen said, "Your seventh aunt from West Street, she used to be a matchmaker for Linjiang."

Shen Linjiang is Shen Linyun's biological brother, so this Seventh Aunt is not bad. Yao Niang nodded: "Then wait a moment, I will ask Seventh Aunt to come over to discuss."

"You are the younger generation, so it is you who should come." Mrs. Shen said.

Yao Niang didn't say yes, but just thought for a moment: "Is that Qi Auntie the one with the mole under her lip? And her voice is a bit rough?"

Mrs. Shen nodded: "You have such a good memory, it must be her."

"I think Seventh Aunt has a cheerful temper and seems to be easy to get along with. But last time Seventh Aunt came to me and asked me for two Shujin horses, but I didn't have any, so I didn't give them to her. I don't know if she will be angry with me? Why don't you send someone to tell her?" Yao Niang has lived in a large family for many years and knows very well that once the family has to do something big, the people in the family will not save you money. They all hope that you will spend all the money.

No matter how extravagant and complicated the formalities are, we will do as you wish.

Mrs. Shen naturally knew that during the New Year, relatives loved to take advantage of their family, so she said that she didn't know how many of the things she wore had been stolen when she went out.

She was easy to talk to: "Okay, I'll have someone talk to her."

"Okay, ma'am, you should eat light food these days. I'll get busy after I finish giving you your medicine." Yao Niang supported her.

In fact, she was also very nervous. It was her first time to work in the Shen family. What if she couldn't do it well? At night, she told Shen Linfeng: "I have never been through anything before. I am afraid that something will go wrong and people will blame me."

In the Yan family, the man is the breadwinner and the woman is the homemaker. My mother said that she was bullied a lot when she was the housekeeper. Those people couldn't move when they called her, and they would deliberately say they forgot after they agreed, just to isolate you. Or if they recommended a store or a person who was useless to them, they would simply not help.

Fortunately, Shen Linfeng said after listening: "Speaking of it, our marriage was done very quickly, but there are still many procedures to go through. There are so many trivial matters that it is outrageous, and the local customs are different in every place."

Yao Niang said, "Take the hairpin-pin ceremony for example. Now that cousin Han and Sanlang live under the same roof, they can completely skip the hairpin-pin ceremony. They can just exchange engagement cards and go through the engagement ceremony directly."

Shen Linfeng has been in the Shen family for many years. No matter what he does, he listens to the elders of the Shen family. After listening to Yao Niang, he said, "Isn't this a bad idea? Do you want to listen to the elders?"

"Specific matters should be handled specifically. There is no one from the Han family in Beijing, so how can we arrange the marriage? Do I have to go to great lengths to find a few relatives from her family to come over? There is also the matter of setting a date for the wedding. Madam, would you like to talk to your uncle and others about when they will come to Beijing? Do they want to get married in the first half of the year or the second half of the year?" Yao Niang said.

Shen Linfeng smiled and said, "You really have a family background in learning. I heard from your grandfather that he achieved great success wherever he went. He even stayed up day and night to catch a cunning thief in Shandong, studying how to deal with him every day. Many people advised him not to get into trouble, but he just wouldn't listen."

Yao Niang waved her hands: "Although my grandfather was of low rank at that time, he was the top leader after all. I am not even the second in command now. I am just saying these words to you. If Madam disagrees, I will just refuse."

Shen Linfeng thought he had learned a new way to shirk responsibility. If your superiors insisted on asking you to do something, you should agree first and then express your own opinions. If they agree to let you do it, of course they will agree with your approach. If they don't agree, you should just not do it.

However, Shen Linfeng reminded him: "If you really refuse, then they will let your second brother and sister-in-law do it, what should we do?"

"She, if she is willing, I would like to give it to her. It would be a really lively scene." Yao Niang couldn't help laughing.

Shen Linfeng was stunned: "What do you mean? Is there a dispute between them?"

Yao Niang snorted coldly: "I dare to speak, but do you dare to listen? Many people are scared before they even hear such gossip."

"What's the matter?" Shen Linfeng really dared to ask. He was not a timid and cowardly person.

Yao Niang walked into the inner room, turned around in her box three times, and finally took out a pair of embroidered shoes. The shoes were a pair of bright red shoes with apricot flowers embroidered on the uppers, which looked full of romance and ambiguity.

"This pair of shoes belongs to your cousin Han. They were originally given to your second brother, but were accidentally picked up by my people." Yao Niang said.

Shen Linfeng didn't expect this: "You are talking about the two of them, wasn't it her and Second Brother Jiang before?"

Yao Niang waved her hands: "In fact, she may not have anything to do with Jiang Erge. I often visit her these days. Even when I happened to meet Jiang Erge and said hello, she immediately glared at me and kept calling me Jiang Erge. But ever since you said that Wei Wuji was invited by your second brother, I felt that there was something wrong with this person, and I have been sending people to secretly watch him. If I blamed him wrongly, there will be no need to let people watch him in the future. If he really has a problem and wants to harm you, I will never allow it."

Shen Linfeng suddenly realized that he really didn't know that Yao Niang was doing these things in secret, and he couldn't help but look at her with some admiration.

"But now that the two of them are already together, and now cousin Han is going to marry Sanlang, isn't this harming people?" Shen Linfeng was worried about Sanlang.

Sanlang was born dull and if he married this evil-minded woman, there would probably be chaos in his family.

Yao Niang shook her head: "As the saying goes, if you catch a thief, you catch the stolen goods; if you catch an adulterer, you catch both of them. They were very cautious. At most, they gave me a book and I only saw them once a month. They could have completely denied the embroidered shoes. In fact, I was afraid that you wouldn't believe me, so I never took them out."

Shen Linfeng smiled and said, "I trust you the most. You can help your mother work hard to earn a living by painting. Your grandfather sued so many people, but you still supported him wholeheartedly and never feared any trouble. You are a chivalrous woman. You will treat anyone who treats you well. I believe that I, Shen Linfeng, treat you well. You will never harm me."

Yao Niang stretched out her hand, still somewhat moved: "Brother Shen, thank you very much."

It is difficult to find a close friend in life. Yao Niang did not expect that Shen Linfeng understood her so well. She felt very relieved.

"What did you call me?" Shen Linfeng was a little dissatisfied.

Yao Niang smiled and walked forward to hug his arm: "Husband."

"That's right, my lady." Shen Linfeng raised his chin.

However, the marriage between the Shen and Han families was indeed difficult to handle. To expose this matter, they had to expose the affair in front of Madam Shen and Shen Xunfu, but who would expose it? If these two were to become paranoid and never meet again, then Shen Linfeng would be a villain in vain.

Furthermore, Shen Bangyan married Wang, the beloved daughter of Marquis Xinning. If such a thing were to become public, it would be like a bad apple spoiling the whole barrel.

"The most urgent task is to break up their marriage, or what? You decide." Yao Niang looked at Shen Linfeng and said.

Shen Linfeng stood with his hands behind his back. "If I were to go out and handle a case, I would be a judge and I would definitely devise a plan to uncover the truth. But it's different in the big families. Just like you said, they only show affection, rarely sleeping in the same bed or hugging each other. Third uncle has always wanted to find a daughter-in-law for Sanlang who is good at managing the household. Cousin Han has a good family background and talents, and she is closer to our eldest wife. For cousin Han, she is marrying up as a relative. Now the two families have already agreed, even if there are twists and turns, I'm afraid they will continue."

Yao Niang nodded: "I think so too. Since Third Uncle came back, Cousin Han has never met your second brother again. She is very cautious."

Besides, Yao Niang also heard that Sanlang Shen always brought a handsome servant with him when he went out to eat, and that he also kept a beautiful maid in his study, so he was not an honest man either. These two were the same.

Just as Shen Linfeng was about to speak, someone came running over and said, "Master, the first and second masters want you to come over. They said that Master Gongge has suddenly resigned from his post."