Chapter 10 Didn’t you take this into account?
Chapter 10 Didn’t you take this into account?
"Reporting to the prince, Lord Shen and Miss Shen liked two poems, one written by me and the other by Mr. Du, and they invited us to have tea at Xinghua Tower tomorrow."
He was a little confused, but now that he was following the prince, he had to tell the truth.
Yan Chu frowned as he heard this.
This woman really has... a big appetite. She has already chosen two people. Does she want to choose again?
She just picked someone to preserve her reputation, why should she be so cautious? Does she still want to find someone she loves and spend the rest of her life with?
"Understood, you go down."
Yan Chu was a little disappointed. She thought she had chosen her husband, but she didn't expect that there was still no result.
Really annoying.
Li Yan took his leave immediately. The prince's thoughts were hard to predict and impossible to guess.
Soon, his annoyance was thrown out of his mind with the arrival of Chu Er.
"Your Highness, according to our people, Huang Gui has confessed everything at the Dali Temple. The mastermind behind this is the current King Shuo, but his confession has been kept by Lord Shen and has not yet been reported."
Chu Er came to report.
But it's good news for them.
I really didn't expect Lord Shen to be so capable in handling cases. If this case were reported, Prince Shuo would be greatly hit, and it would be of great benefit to the Prince Qin's Mansion.
Hasn't it been reported yet?
Yan Chu recalled the conversation between Lord Shen and him in the back garden today.
He brought up old things in the past and praised him.
Yan Chu didn't think about it carefully at that time, but now it seems that Lord Shen is neutral in the direction and never takes sides with anyone, and he has never been heard to flatter others.
Now that the truth of the case has come to light, he has offended King Shuo.
So, regarding today's matter, does Lord Shen have any intention of favoring him?
If so, should he respond and win over this capable minister as soon as possible?
"Your Highness, I have something to tell you, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not."
Then Chu Er, who was usually decisive in doing things, was hesitant when he spoke, which made people very annoyed.
"explain."
Yan Chu said coldly.
Chu Er hesitated silently for a while, and finally spoke up.
"I heard that the Shen residence is holding a poetry gathering today to select a husband for Miss Shen. Now that Lord Shen has offended King Shuo because of a case, the only one in the court who can compete with King Shuo and protect his family is you, Your Highness. Why not take this opportunity to form a marriage alliance with Lord Shen? If Miss Shen can become His Highness's concubine, it would be the best of both worlds."
He didn't understand these things originally.
But when he heard people talking about it in the mansion today, he felt that it made some sense.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Chu Er felt as if he was facing a murderous knife, and he was so scared that he quickly lowered his head.
"I spoke nonsense, please forgive me, Your Highness."
It's good, but it's careless.
His Highness never likes to use women to win over power, not to mention that His Highness now has a very good relationship with the princess.
Your Highness will definitely not agree.
"roll."
Sure enough, His Highness was furious.
He quickly stood up and disappeared in a flash.
But under Yan Chu's gloomy expression, he could not hide his crazy beating heart, which was rolling like a raging storm because of Chu Er's unintentional words.
Shen Zhishu, concubine?
Given her status, the legitimate daughter of the Dali Temple Minister and the most beautiful woman in Kyoto, she deserves the position of concubine.
Moreover, he really needs capable ministers like Shen Wang to work for him so as to rectify the current bad atmosphere in the court.
Chu Er did come up with a good idea.
If it were in the past, the palace would not have lacked a position for Shen Zhishu.
However, at this time, Shen Zhishu had no idea that Chu Er, who was beside Yan Chu, had inadvertently helped him.
At this moment, she was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep because of Yan Chu.
The current progress is still too slow, and she doesn't have time to slowly fall in love with Yan Chu.
Tomorrow, I have to take drastic measures no matter what. Otherwise, how can I make Yan Chu willingly take her into the mansion?
But what if he doesn't come?
This time, she was not absolutely sure.
She bet that with the King of Qin's temper, he would not tolerate any woman he looked at for even a second, and that a woman he had possessed would be with another man.
How can the dignity of the future emperor be trampled upon at will?
Early in the morning, she dressed up carefully.
Her face is the most important tool to attract people. As the saying goes, everyone loves beauty. Who would be disgusted by a beautiful face at first sight?
In the past, I always wore light makeup, but today is an important day, so I have to change my style.
Zhao Rui was the same. She attached great importance to meeting Li Yan today. She was wearing a red dress which was very eye-catching, and even the color of her lip balm was darker than usual.
The two of them would go out half an hour later than them.
This was what Shen Zhishu and his father agreed upon.
But Zhao Rui was in a hurry and kept urging the carriage to go faster, so when they arrived at Xinghua Tower, they were a little early.
Shen Zhishu was so annoyed by her impatience that he lost his temper.
However, in order to prevent her from rushing upstairs and ruining his plan, he pulled her behind him.
"You must listen to me later, otherwise I won't let you two meet today."
Shen Zhishu pretended to stare at her fiercely and threatened her.
Zhao Rui stamped her feet anxiously. Her lover was upstairs, but she couldn't go to him openly. She was so angry.
"It's all up to you."
She was so angry that she bit her back teeth to pieces.
Today, the Xinghua Tower is very lively because new tea has arrived. The young men, young ladies and ladies from wealthy families in Kyoto have all made appointments to come together for tea, so it is very lively.
It's a bit noisy downstairs, where some wealthy businessmen gather together to taste and discuss business.
The second floor is home to a prestigious family in Kyoto.
The two men, wearing bamboo hats, slowly went upstairs.
There are many ladies and young ladies dressed like this, so naturally it is not eye-catching.
Shen Zhishu appeared calm, but she was nervous as she went upstairs. She was not sure whether the King of Qin would come again. If he did not show up, she would have to adjust her plan slightly, but that would be very risky. She did not want to do that unless it was absolutely necessary.
But after going upstairs, she saw her father sitting at the same table with the two students, chatting and laughing, but Yan Chu was nowhere to be seen.
No one came?
Is that all your interest in her?
Shen Zhishu stood at the stairs and was stunned for two seconds.
Zhao Rui couldn't wait to scratch her palm, signaling her to hurry up.
Shen Zhishu sighed secretly but did not show it on his face. He walked towards Shen Wang very calmly.
"Father."
She stepped forward and saluted.
"Meet Uncle Shen."
Zhao Rui also immediately followed suit, but was secretly looking at Li Yan.
Today he looks rosy-cheeked and is wearing new clothes. It seems that he is living quite well in the Prince Qin's Mansion.
She secretly chuckled.
"Shu'er, why are you here?"
It was clearly an agreement, but the show had to go on, so Shen Wang pretended to be surprised.
The father and daughter met by chance in a teahouse, but they couldn't even say hello, right?
Then, hearing that everyone came to drink tea, it was natural for them to sit together.
"This is Li Yan, and this is Du Sheng. The poem you saw yesterday was written by the two of them. Your father has asked a great calligrapher to copy it and mount it. I will definitely give it to you on your birthday."
Then, with Shen Wang's introduction, they got to know each other.
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