bookrebus Chapter 125 Hard work
Chapter 125 Hard work
What Aunt Liu was worried about was exactly what Shen Chuanhe was worried about.
Shen Ruyan brought Xiao Jinyue from Suzhou to Jinling Mansion with the purpose of letting Xiao Jinyue marry Nan Rongyan. The Xiao family is an official family. Although they have more power, they may not be sure of winning.
The ancestors of the Nanrong family were heroes in the founding of the country, but none of their descendants served as officials in the court. It is presumed that they did not want to be involved with officials. If nothing unexpected happens, this Young Master Nanrong will take over the Nanrong family business in the future, and he should not marry a daughter of an official family. However, this matter cannot be generalized. After all, Young Master Nanrong's great-grandfather married a princess of the current dynasty. If Young Master Nanrong takes a fancy to the fourth daughter of the Xiao family, he can make an exception and marry her.
Master Nanrong and Shen Chuanhe were good friends in private, so Shen Chuanhe had heard a little about the Nanrong family's affairs. According to Master Nanrong, among all the children and grandchildren of the Nanrong family, Old Master Nanrong loved Young Master Nanrong the most. Even if Young Master Nanrong wanted to marry a concubine's daughter in the future, Old Master Nanrong would agree.
Besides, Nan Rong's family also agreed. As long as Shen Xitong could marry as a legitimate daughter, they would not care about her background. It was because of this that Shen Chuanhe saw hope and felt that only his eldest daughter Shen Xitong and Nan Rongyan were a match made in heaven.
Of course, although Shen Chuanhe has a good relationship with Master Nanrong, the real head of the Nanrong family is still Old Master Nanrong. Even if Master Nanrong agrees to this marriage, it will not count if Old Master Nanrong and Young Master Nanrong do not nod their heads, because sometimes Master Nanrong is not even as important as Madam Nanrong in front of Old Master Nanrong.
"Dad, if I go to visit Madam Nanrong on behalf of my mother, is that okay?"
Now all the major families in Jinling Prefecture are vying for Master Nanrong. Judging from the look on her father Shen Chuanhe's face, he probably doesn't want to give up. Shen Qingyu thought to herself that she must not let Aunt Liu and her daughter succeed at this time. Since she has to go to Madam Nanrong's birthday party, she naturally has to wade into the muddy water as well.
Nan Rongyan is really popular, worthy of being the male protagonist in the book. He is just a man. No matter how outstanding he is, there are still many two-legged men in the world running around, competing for this man.
I don't know if those usually shy and quiet young ladies from noble families will fight over Madam Nan Rong's birthday party and get hurt.
Suddenly, the young man in white seemed to appear in front of Shen Qingyu's eyes again. He was sitting by the green pond, holding a flute. He had a handsome face and eyes like deep pools. In the pouring moonlight, he looked more and more elegant and not like an ordinary person.
Her long hair was as black as ink, but dripping with water, which slid into his moon-white clothes drop by drop. His lips were so soft, and his body...
Shen Qingyu quickly stopped thinking. The more he thought about it, the more images that shouldn't exist appeared in his mind.
After listening to Shen Qingyu's words, Shen Chuanhe thought about it carefully and it was true. On the one hand, with Shen Qingyu's wit, she could definitely clear the name of the Shen family at Madam Nanrong's birthday party and dispel those messy rumors. On the other hand, Shen Qingyu was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family. Although she had not yet reached the age of marriage and there was no talk of marriage yet, she could be asked to help Tong'er so that Tong'er could be successfully selected.
"Qing Yu, you are really Daddy's lucky star, and Daddy's good daughter!"
Shen Chuanhe laughed heartily, and the gloomy mood just now was swept away.
"Dad, I can go alone, why do you ask her to go?"
Shen Xitong was a little unhappy. If she took Shen Qingyu with her, it would only embarrass her.
Besides, she is the eldest daughter of the Shen family. If people knew that she had to let her younger sister bring her to the banquet, she would be laughed to death by those young ladies from aristocratic families.
Shen Xitong was very unwilling.
"If Qingyu doesn't go, then you shouldn't go either!" Shen Chuanhe scolded.
Aunt Liu saw that Shen Chuanhe looked unhappy, so she quickly pulled Shen Xitong over and told her to stop talking, "Tong'er, your father is doing this for your own good, don't get angry with him."
In her heart, Aunt Liu did not take Shen Qingyu seriously. It would be useless for this little bitch to go there. She was not even of age, so how could she discuss marriage? She would not pose any threat to Tong'er at all. Instead, it was the fourth young lady of the Xiao family, the eldest aunt's family, who had to be guarded against.
"Good sister, you must understand Daddy's painstaking efforts."
In the Shen family, as long as one can please Shen Chuanhe, one can gain a firm foothold in the Shen family. Bai Ying is now in a difficult situation. What Shen Qingyu has to do is to make Shen Chuanhe trust her step by step, and take over the power of managing the affairs of the Shen family from Bai Ying little by little, rather than letting it fall into the hands of Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu is only temporarily taking over Bai Ying's management of the Shen family's affairs. If she does this for too long and her power becomes entrenched, it will be very difficult for Shen Qingyu to take it away from Aunt Liu.
Her plain-looking face always has a gentle and kind smile, but the smile only stays on the surface, making it impossible for people to guess what she is thinking.
In the eyes of all the Shen family members, the current Second Young Miss is so mysterious. She seems weak and vulnerable, gentle and kind, but when they look into her clear and deep eyes, they will subconsciously feel fear, as if everything they have done is revealed in the eyes of the Second Young Miss, and nothing can escape their gaze.
However, in front of Shen Chuanhe, Shen Qingyu concealed it very well. She was well-behaved and sensible, and every word she said for the overall interests of the Shen family made Shen Chuanhe feel gratified.
Why didn't he realize before that his most useless second daughter Qing Yu was not only intelligent, but also brave and resourceful. The most rare thing was that she was devoted to the Shen family. She hadn't complained a word since she came back from the villa in Yuntaishan. The sadness on her face must be because she was worried about Hong'er's condition, but she still forced herself to smile in front of her father. She was really a caring and good daughter.
Shen Chuanhe was touched, but also a little regretful. If only Qingyu could be half as pretty as Tong'er, it would be great. Then he would find a noble family of equal status for Qingyu to marry into, which would be the icing on the cake for the Shen family.
Shen Chuanhe was moved, but compared with the talented and beautiful Shen Xitong, this second daughter seemed really ordinary.
"Qing Yu, your sister is just stubborn. For Dad's sake, don't bother with her."
Just now, Shen Xitong deliberately mentioned the rumors that insulted Shen Qingyu in Jinling Mansion in front of Shen Ruyan and Xiao Jinyue in order to humiliate Shen Qingyu. Not to mention the rumors, even if it was the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, Shen Chuanhe should have severely punished his eldest daughter Shen Xitong for having no respect for hierarchy and provoking the legitimate daughter of the mansion with the identity of a illegitimate child. But Shen Chuanhe said nothing and avoided the main point. He just pretended to criticize his eldest daughter Shen Xitong a few times, but his words still showed his unconcealable doting.