Chapter 713
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Consort Dong Shu had always stayed out of the matters in the Inner Palace, just like Fu Xiu Yi, watching the other consorts fight until their heads were broken and bleeding. Oh, naturally there was another point. Among them, she had unknowingly contributed a little bit of strength and it was that little bit of strength that often pushed the matter to the worst direction. Getting someone else to do his dirty work? No one played better than Consort Dong Shu.
If one were to say that Mei Furen was brazen and arrogant, then Consort Dong Shu was warm and gentle, smiling as she handed over a knife. So this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law felt like old friends at first sight. Consort Dong Shu looked down on Shen Miao but admired Mei Furen very much.
Shen Miao looked at the situation in front and knew that the Empress would be used by Consort Dong Shu as a knife again. After all Consort Dong Shu was the kind of person who would give herself a lot of benefits no matter what she did.
The Empress smiled as she bestowed a seat to Luo Xue Yan but beckoned to Shen Miao to come forward.
Shen Miao went forward as instructed and the Empress sized her up carefully before smiling in satisfaction and said to Consort Dong Shu, "It is a neat and tidy person."
Luo Xue Yan was somewhat restless and could not wait to grab Shen Miao and step out of the Palace doors. But as an official, there was too much helplessness. She didn't know what the Empress was planning, but as a mother, she had a natural intuition, especially when it came to people who had designs on their children.
"How old are you?" asked the Queen.
"Replying to Your Ladyship, this official's daughter is sixteen." Shen Miao answered.
The Empress smiled as she held Shen Miao's hands, "When BenGong was in the Palace, one had heard that General Shen's daughter is talented and beautiful. He had met her at the palace banquet and found her to be extremely charming. Thinking of these few days of leisure time, I asked Shen Furen to bring Young Lady Shen into the Palace to see her. " She sighed, "Born to be so bright and intelligent at the age of sixteen, one do not know which family's Young Master has such good fortune to be able to marry the Young Lady of the Shen family as his wife."
Luo Xue Yan's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately clenched her fists. Shen Miao's heart moved but she had already understood the reason why the Empress called them to the Palace today.
Consort Dong Shu also laughed, "Isn't that so? She's beautiful and well-behaved, and doesn't have the slightest bit of arrogance about her. It's rare to see girls like her nowadays. "
"I wonder if Shen Furen and Young Lady Shen is already engaged?" The Empress asked with a smile.
Luo Xue Yan's heart was conflicted for a moment, but she quickly replied, "I'm not afraid that Your Ladyship will laugh at me. Recently, I've been looking for a suitable marriage between Young Master and my daughter." If the Imperial family had this idea, then one fear that they had clearly inquired about Shen Miao's current situation. However, he did not dare to lie to them. Otherwise, he would be making a fool out of the royal family.
"So it is like this." The Empress' smile became wider, "Then how about BenGong be the matchmaker for Shen Young Lady?"
"No!" Luo Xue Yan said without thinking. Seeing the Empress's unfriendly expression, she explained, "My daughter is still young, and I cannot bear to marry her off. I still want to keep her for a few more years."
When the Empress heard it, she smiled again and said, "Shen Furen's words are not right. It is said that females cannot be kept as they will become enemies. If you keep delaying Young Lady Shen's marriage, one fear that Young Lady Shen will blame you in the future. Am I right, Miss Shen? "
Shen Miao glanced at the Empress and smiled, "This official's daughter also want to accompany by Mother's side." She did not give any face to the Empress at all.
The Empress' smile was not that refreshing. She stared at Shen Miao and did not know if Shen Miao did not have a brain so she dared to be so arrogant or if she was deliberately slapping her face. Thinking that such a female would be her daughter-in-law, the Empress' heart was not happy.
It was Consort Dong Shu who saw that the atmosphere was somewhat stiff and smiled to ease it, "Shen Furen and Young Lady Shen have a deep relationship between mother and daughter that makes one envious. But … "She changed the topic of conversation," Females would always have to marry. It is not that after marriage one cannot have a deep relationship. "
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