Since Ren Wan Yun had already said it like that, Old Shen Furen was not that stupid to not understand the meaning behind Ren Wan Yun's words. Hearing Ren Wan Yun's tone, that Prince Yu of the First Rank was a devil-like character and if Shen Miao fell into his hands, it would only be a nicer sounding name. The one who really benefited was the Shen family. As for Shen Yuan Bo, he was indeed Old Shen Furen's darling. To use Shen Miao to pave the way for Shen Yuan Bo, this idea was in line with Old Shen Furen's intentions.
"Since that is the case, since both of you said it correctly, then listen that Prince Yu of the First Rank is indeed Fifth Girl's husband." Old Shen Furen's skin was extremely thick and to say such words while sitting upright, it made a flash of contempt in Chen Rou Qiu's eyes.
"Mother also feel that it is good." Ren Wan Yun's ability to lie through her teeth was not bad and immediately said, "This daughter-in-law is picking a in-laws for Little Five, naturally one cannot pick one with low status. Prince of the First Rank residence, that is really climbing up a high branch."
Old Shen Furen nodded her head when she heard it and immediately thought of something, "Then did the residence of the First Rank send someone to talk about it?"
Ren Wan Yun's face twitched. Even though she was not someone who was easy to deal with, she did not think that this old woman would be so anxious that she could not wait to decide on Shen Miao's marriage. Of course it would be better for this marriage to be settled as soon as possible else it would be bad when Shen Xin returned. But even if the dust had settled, Shen Xin would not necessarily allow Shen Miao to marry into the residence of the First Rank. Thus it was necessary to use some unusual means.
Fortunately the people from the residence of the First Rank did not intend to marry openly. That Prince Yu of the First Rank liked to use some tricks. Naturally it would not be known by others.
"Mother, it is still too early." Ren Wan Yun smiled, "Little Five is still young and there is no need to be anxious. If it is settled like this, others would inevitably talk about it. Let the two of them get along for a while and when both are mutually in love and Little Five is willing, then we will then propose the marriage. In this way no one would say that we forced Little Five. "
Even if Shen Miao was a fool, it was impossible for her to be mutually in love with Prince Yu. If it was like this, it would be nothing more than covering up those ugly intentions with beautiful words. One did not know what would happen in the middle.
Chen Rou Qiu quietly smiled but did not speak. Even though she wanted to see Shen Miao fall into misfortune, she was cautious by nature. It was better to leave this matter to Ren Wan Yun. In the future, if Shen Xin really wanted to investigate, he would not be able to trace it back to her. Chen Rou Qiu was best at sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.
Behind the screen, Shen Yue and Shen Qing had some fear in their hearts. They did not expect that in just a few short sentences, Shen Miao's lifelong event was decided. To a female, a husband meant happiness for the rest of her life and Shen Miao was destined to be unlucky. But Shen Yue and Shen Qing did not have a trace of sympathy for Shen Miao. In the officialdom, Shen Xin suppressed their father and in terms of status, Shen Miao suppressed them sisters. In addition to Old Shen Furen's influence, the First household was just a thorn in their eyes. Seeing Shen Miao fall into misfortune, they could only rejoice in her misfortune.
Even though Old Shen Furen did not know anything about housekeeping, she was proficient in the fights between the females in the inner courtyard. Especially these sinister means. Initially she was able to become the matriarch of the General's residence from a small singing girl, not only because of her seductive face, her means were naturally ruthless. Thus after listening to Ren Wan Yun's words, she understood the meaning behind it and smiled, "Oh, as such, then let Fifth girl get closer to Prince Yu. Indeed, this kind of matter, if we really forced Fifth girl, it would not be beautiful if Eldest Brother got angry. "
Her current appearance was already mean and to put on this kind of loving attitude, it would only make one feel that she was like a weasel squeezing a smile, with malicious intentions. Shen Yue and Shen Qing shivered at the same time and quickly retreated far away from the screen.
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In the Western courtyard, under the oil lamp, Shen Miao sat quietly. There was a piece of snow-white parchment in front of her. There was nothing on it, but the brush and ink had already been ground. It seemed that she wanted to write, but after a moment, she sighed softly and put the parchment away.
It was good to prepare for a rainy day but now she was just an unmarried daughter and could only rely on a lot of information that she had grasped. But these things, on the current her, could not bring out the greatest effect. Sure enough, the road still had to be walked out step by step.
Gu Yu and Jing Zhe saw her sighing and thought that she was thinking about Prince Yu's matter. Gu Yu went forward to comfort her, "Young Lady please be at ease. If that side really have any malicious intentions, these servants will protect Young Lady even at the risk of our names. If it really cannot be done, in the capital, it is not that there are no families that are on good terms with Master. At most … "
Shen Miao shook her head, "The residence of the Prince of First Rank has a high position of power and is also protected by the Imperial family. No matter how good Father's relationship with others is, he would not risk the danger of becoming enemies with the Imperial family to protect me." Not only that, the Imperial family was eyeing the Shen family covetously and if one were to act rashly, it would make the suspicious Imperial family of Ming Qi suspect that Shen Xin was colluding with others. After all, it was not a good thing for any Emperor to have one's own officials walking too close to each other.
"Or else it is better to write a letter to Master." Jing Zhe said, "Even though Master has military duties, but Eldest Young Master is only attached to the army and did not have any orders to transfer. If one were to return to the Ding capital, one would not be punished by the higher-ups. With Eldest Young Master around, he would be able to protect Young Lady. "
"Eldest Brother would need more than a month to rush back from the Northwest region, so how would he be able to make it in time. Do you think that they will endure for that long? "Shen Miao said lightly. Shen Xin's deterrence would make them take action in the shortest time possible. Using raw rice to cook rice and with a few words of intimidation, one would be able to make her obediently obey.
Perhaps Shen Miao would but Empress Shen, who was bathed in blood and tears in the Inner Palace, would never.
"Then what can be done?" Gu Yu's and Jing Zhe's expressions changed greatly. Even though they knew that the matter was not good, they did not think that it would be so serious. With Prince Yu's methods, any young lady that he fancied in the Ding capital, even if they were from a high ranking official's family, would be defiled. At the end the Imperial family would come out to appease them, but there was nothing that could be done. Because this person's methods were evil and biased, one could not see anything on the surface, but at the end it was those young ladies who suffered.
"What to do? Others are unreliable. "Shen Miao looked at the dancing fire," It is better to rely on oneself. "
"But Young Lady …" Gu Yu was somewhat anxious. How could Shen Miao protect herself? If it was others, perhaps one's family could resist one or two, but the Second and Third household might have formed an alliance with the other party!
"I have my own ways." Shen Miao played with the paperweight in her hands.
The residence of Prince Yu of the First Rank relied on the Emperor's kindness and the Imperial family was willing to protect it. If the Imperial family was not willing to protect him, so what if there were enemies that came looking for him? Tsk, a residence of the First Rank that lost the Imperial family's protection was just a pile of mud.
Prince Yu of the First Rank had some blood relation with the Imperial family, so she would start with him first. Conveniently, she looked outside and saw a vague figure moving outside the window. Who else could it be if it was not Gui Momo?
At the same time, she would also clean up the unclear dregs in the Western courtyard.
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