The arrival of everyone from the Li family was expected.

So the old lady immediately ordered her servants, "Please come quickly."

Shen Zhixiu and Shen Zhiheng also stood up and led Shen Zhao out to greet them. Today is the fault of the Shen family, so the face that should be given to the Li family must be given to them.

Su Qingyu and Mrs. Chen also stood up and stood aside, waiting for everyone in the Li family to come to investigate.

Mrs. Chen was a little uneasy, but Su Qingyu was calm as usual. It has nothing to do with her whether the Li family raises an army or investigates the crime. That is something that the big house needs to worry about.

Judging from Chen's attitude, it seems that she cares about her marriage to the Li family. For Shen Zhao, being able to marry Li Chaoyun was indeed a high achievement.

Not long after, everyone in the Li family was welcomed in. Li Jingchuan, the King of Good County, looked quite calm and was chatting with Shen Zhixiu in a low voice.

Princess Yongjia, who was following behind, looked unhappy, with obvious anger in her brows.

Li Chaoyun held Princess Yongjia's hand, with a proud posture, and looked like he was going to attack the enemy.

Li Yunzhou followed not too far or too close, with no sense of presence.

Su Qingyu shook her head subconsciously. Princess Yongjia obviously didn't like Li Yunzhou, but she still kept him by her side just to show her magnanimity as a stepmother.

However, Princess Yongjia also had a legitimate son, Li Yunsi, who had been guarding the northern border for the past few years, and his wife and children also lived with him in the border town. Not long after Li Yunzhou went to war in his previous life, Li Yunsi died on the battlefield. Even his wife and children were slaughtered by the rebels.

After Li Yunzhou's class teacher returned to the court, he exposed Princess Yongjia's hypocrisy on the spot. Princess Yongjia suspected his ambition and killed his legitimate brother.

But after all, there was no evidence, and Li Yunzhou had great power at that time and had made unparalleled military exploits. In the end, the emperor only ordered Princess Yongjia not to treat the concubine harshly anymore, and rewarded Li Yunzhou with a mansion.

As for who would lose or win between the two after she died, she didn't know.

"Hello, madam. It would be rude of me to come here today."

Li Jingchuan's polite words brought Su Qingyu's messy thoughts back.

The old lady also greeted politely and said: "Your Majesty, you are so polite. What happened today is because I, the Shen family, were rude."

There was no need for the Li family to speak, and the old lady took the initiative to mention what happened today.

When everyone was seated, Princess Yongjia said: "Old madam, I am not trying to embarrass the Shen family. This marriage is a good match between the two surnames, and it is for the sake of a happy marriage."

"Although I was a little dissatisfied with the marriage that the imperial brother gave these two little ones before, I didn't say much when I thought about the Shen family's family tradition."

"The eldest young master of Kegui Mansion slapped my daughter in the face in front of so many people, which is a bit excessive."

"The prince and I came here today just to ask the old lady, are our two families still going to get married?"

Princess Yongjia didn’t say she would break off the engagement, she just asked if she wanted to get married? I made it clear that I wanted to give an explanation to the Shen family.

After all, the two had already consummated their marriage in the palace, and Li Chaoyun had no better choice than to marry into the Shen family.

So for Princess Yongjia, her daughter wants to get married, but she also has to say it out loud.

The old lady knew that her grandson was wrong in this matter, so she spoke with a bit of concession.

"Even if the prince and princess don't come today, I still have to go to the Li family in person to explain."

"This is all the fault of Zhao'er's concubine. She has been beaten to death."

After saying that, he raised his voice and asked the servants guarding outside, "How is the beating of the boards over there?"

Someone at the door reported, "To reply to the old lady, Aunt Cheng has just passed away."

A flash of disappointment flashed across Su Qingyu's eyebrows. After all, she couldn't see her off in person. It was like watching a play but missing the best part.

She actually wanted to burn incense to Cheng Ru and ask Bodhisattva to bless her, and all her dying vows came true. I just don’t know how to ask Bodhisattva to take care of such a bloody matter.

When the old lady heard that Cheng Rujin had passed away, she explained to Princess Yongjia, "She has been beaten to death, but this is ultimately due to our Shen family's poor education. We allowed my concubine to make such a big mistake. Please bear with me, my Lord and Princess."

Princess Yongjia snorted softly, "Just the death of a concubine, what kind of explanation is it?"

"If the Shen family cannot satisfy us, then there is no need to end the marriage."

Shen Zhixiu suddenly raised his lowered eyes and asked, "I wonder what the princess wants to explain?"

It was an ordinary question, but Princess Yongjia felt a full sense of oppression.

The tone was unconsciously two points softer than before.

"I didn't agree with this marriage before because I felt that the young master of your house had an uncertain future."

"Since the Shen family asked me what I want to be explained, I will tell you straight away. After these two children get married, I hope Shen Zhao can be transferred to the Ministry of Personnel and get involved in government affairs."

This was what Princess Yongjia had planned on the way here. The marriage had to go ahead, but she had to make some money.

The old lady of the Shen family is still here, so it is impossible to separate the family. Therefore, they cannot mention money and family property blatantly.

Of course, she doesn't care much about money either.

Since Li Chaoyun is married to Shen Zhao, whether he will live well in the future depends entirely on Shen Zhao's status in the court.

Shen Zhao has a high and powerful position, so Li Chaoyun can be the proud wife of the Shen family.

On the contrary, if Shen Zhao is doing nothing, Li Chaoyun will be three points shorter when he goes out.

So Princess Yongjia wants to take this opportunity to force the Shen family to pave the way for Shen Zhao.

Especially Shen Zhixiu, as long as he is willing, he will not worry about Shen Zhao's unclear future.

Compared with the previous noble Hanlin Academy, the official department naturally has more real power and can easily move up.

After Princess Yongjia said this, she picked up the teacup and took a sip. Her expression was calm and unhurried. She believed that the Shen family did not want to make this matter a big deal. After all, the marriage was granted by imperial decree. After all, it would not look good if this matter was brought to the imperial court.

Li Jingchuan, Prince of Good County, also sat awkwardly drinking tea without raising his head much. Princess Yongjia had the final say in everything at home, and he secretly felt that Princess Yongjia was a bit unreasonable. But he couldn't persuade him, and he didn't dare to persuade him.

Just when Princess Yongjia felt that the Shen family should agree.

Shen Zhixiu said calmly.

"Since the princess mentioned Shen Zhao's future, I will take this opportunity to talk about it."

"After Shen Zhao gets married, he will no longer be in the Hanlin Academy."

Shen Zhiheng, Chen, and Shen Zhao all looked happy when they heard this, thinking that Shen Zhixiu was finally going to promote his nephew.

But what Shen Zhixiu said next surprised the Shen family's eldest branch and everyone in the Li family.

Mrs. Chen's face turned livid and she looked at Shen Zhixiu with wide eyes.

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