A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Song Hongshen and Su Yuanzhou were also delighted when they heard this. They were military generals and what they liked to hear most was the news of victory at the border.

"Duke Weiguo is still strong and healthy. Ask him if he needs vanguard troops. I'm itching to do something too." Su Yuanzhou said with a smile.

Shen Zhixiu glanced at the two of them and said, "You were crowned king after the battle, which made the Duke of Wei excited, so he asked for permission to pacify the Miao border."

After that, he warned a few people, "This matter must not be spread outside."

The news had not yet reached the palace, but they knew it first. This kind of thing is likely to make the emperor taboo.

Shen Zhixiu asked Wen Zhu again, "Have Chen Ping and Jia Huai confessed? Has the place where they are being held been discovered?"

Last night, Shen Zhixiu moved the two men to another place. Not far from here was an abandoned house. Even Li Hu was hidden by Shen Zhixiu.

Wen Zhu shook his head and said, "That place is inconspicuous and won't be easily discovered. But these two people are really stubborn. I interrogated them for half the night last night, but they refused to say anything."

It was pretty much as Shen Zhixiu expected. It was not easy to get the truth from tough guys like Chen Ping and Jia Huai who had fought in the military.

He instructed Wen Zhu, "Check the daily lives of the two people and their friends and relatives. If necessary, you can use some means."

When Shen Zhixiu interrogated someone, he would not easily involve unimportant people. Wen Zhu knew that the Third Master was anxious.

After everything was explained, everyone planned to return to the capital together.

Su Qingyu ordered people to pack a lot of fish and vegetables and take them back to the Song family, Prince Ning's Mansion, and the Su family.

When the few of them reached the door, the servants were sorting things out and loading them onto the carriages of the various mansions.

Shen Zhixiu and Su Yuanzhou were talking about the defense of the northern border. Song Hongshen had nothing to do, so he went to a pond not far away. The people on the farm were digging lotus roots.

Seeing that they could still walk for a while, he lay down on the bench under the porch beside the pond and covered himself with a straw hat to avoid the sun.

Thinking about the blueprint that Su Zhilan showed him last time, he had to admit that the little girl was a natural genius. Sometimes she understood what he meant before he even finished speaking. She was calm and neither arrogant nor pretentious.

Now the rumors in the capital say that the fifth daughter of the Su family is not worthy of him. He thinks that Su Zhilan is unworthy of being the loyal and brave princess, and this marriage is a favor from God to him.

In a trance, Song Hongshen seemed to be falling asleep.

Before I fell asleep, I heard voices coming from not far away.

"Fifth sister, if the loyal and brave king really sleeps with that girl, what are you going to do?"

Song Hongshen immediately lost his sleepiness and pricked up his ears to listen to what Su Zhilan had to say.

He guessed that the little girl would say something vicious, and he would take the opportunity to cancel the engagement.

After a long while, Su Zhilan said, "Fourth sister, how many couples can be together for life in this world? I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but even my father had a concubine when he was in Suzhou. Later, my mother was depressed and fell seriously ill. My father suddenly understood and has only doted on my mother since then."

"I see that my eldest brother-in-law is sincere to my eldest sister, but I dare not hope to have such a blessing. No matter which family you marry into, isn't it your job to help your husband and serve your parents-in-law? The moment you enter the family, you know the end of your life. I envy my fourth sister. After leaving the Su family, she lives a carefree and ostentatious life."

Song Hongshen took off his straw hat and just happened to see Su Zhilan's back, walking further and further away.

A moment later, Mu Shan came closer and said, "My Lord, it's time to go back home."

Everyone got on the carriages and went back to their homes after entering the city.

The next morning, the news of the great victory in Qianzhou reached the palace. Emperor Xuande was overjoyed and ordered the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War to cooperate with the Duke of Weiguo and give priority to the battle in Qianzhou.

Emperor Xuande even thought that if he could recover Miaojiang, would he be as successful as Emperor Taizu? With this thought, he attached more importance to the battle in Qianzhou.

The emperor and his court officials were busy with the war in Qianzhou, while the inner palace was busy preparing for the birthday of Empress Chen. The emperor ordered that this was Empress Chen's first birthday in the palace, so it should be grand and luxurious.

Compared with these two events, not many people paid attention to the marriage between the Leng family and the Rong family.

Two or three days before Empress Chen's birthday, the news that the Leng and Rong families had broken off their engagement reached Su Qingyu's ears.

When Shen Zhixiu returned home in the evening, Su Qingyu asked, "Isn't the Leng family the prince's maternal family? Why didn't the prince try to save this marriage?"

Shen Zhixiu laughed and said, "Song Hongshen has plenty of ways. If the Leng family doesn't cancel the engagement, they will also become infamous."

Because of what happened on the farm that day, Concubine Xian severely reprimanded the prince. The next day, she gave the old lady of the Song family, the Marquis' wife, brocade tributed from Shuzhong as a reward. It was clear that she was trying to show goodwill to the Song family.

However, the virtuous concubine often showed goodwill, and the Song family remained indifferent as usual. Song Hongshen did not hold back because of the virtuous concubine's goodwill, and the marriage was finally broken.

The two talked about the Concubine Chen's birthday in two days. Shen Zhixiu discussed with Su Qingyu, "Why don't you not go on that day? Just tell others that you are pregnant. The Emperor won't be able to say anything."

The news that Su Qingyu was pregnant was only known to her family and had not been spread outside.

The couple looked at each other, and they both knew in their hearts that on the day of Concubine Chen's birthday, a conspiracy that had been planned for a long time was waiting for the Shen family.

Su Qingyu pondered for a moment, shook her head and said, "Third Master should know that only by taking advantage of this opportunity to completely destroy the Li family can we be free from worries."

"If the Third Master doesn't allow me to go, Princess Yongjia might get suspicious and change her strategy against me. I don't know who she will target next, so it's better for me to deal with it."

Seeing that Shen Zhixiu was about to say something, Su Qingyu said, "Third Master, Princess Yongjia wants to deal with the entire Shen family. After the Shen family is destroyed, the next one to deal with is Prince Ning's Mansion. Third Master, who do you think can protect themselves?"

She subconsciously touched her belly. The child chose to come at this time because he wanted to stand by the Shen family and his parents.

Shen Zhixiu pulled Su Qingyu over, held her in his arms, and pressed the corner of his lips against her forehead.

"Qingqing, be sure to protect yourself and your child in the palace. If something happens, don't be afraid. The people I have arranged can protect you and your mother."

He made full preparations, but he could not guarantee that everything would go wrong. One wrong step would lead to a complete failure. If it really came to the last resort, someone would send the old lady and Su Qingyu out of the capital.

Su Qingyu inserted her fingers between Shen Zhixiu's fingers and squeezed them hard.

"Third Master, if it comes to that, they won't let us go. Even if we manage to escape, do you think I can leave you alone?"

"We, as a family of three, can always be reunited."

As she said this, hot tears flowed from the corners of her red eyes.

Shen Zhixiu was afraid that she was worried too much, so he quickly reached out to wipe the corners of her eyes.

Then she lowered her head and said, "Don't worry, your husband didn't get to where he is today by luck. The Li family is now on the edge of the cliff, and all it needs is a final push from me."

Su Qingyu also knew that this was not the time to be sad. It would be better to discuss the details and make sure that every step was within their calculations.

Then she sat up, and they sat cross-legged on the bed and talked about business.

At this time, in the wing room of the outer courtyard of the Li family, Su Yuanzhou was lying on the roof, holding a dogtail grass in his mouth, staring at Zhang Tianshi with boredom.

There was a tattered ancient book on the table in the room, and Zhang Tianshi was lying on the table copying the pictures in the ancient book.

When Zhang Tianshi finished the painting, Su Yuanzhou remembered the contents and went to Shen's house overnight.

He stayed at the Shen family for only a quarter of an hour before quietly leaving, taking Shen Zhixiu's jade pendant with him, and headed straight for the Huguo Temple.