Xie Ming

Chapter 419 The Ups and Downs of Life

Liu offered a suggestion, wanting to let Yuzhen take part in the selection!
In this way, it can explain Chaozong's reluctance to talk about family ties with the Gu family. Even if the prefect is more powerful, he can never overshadow the reputation of the emperor in choosing a concubine!

With this kind of treatment, I don’t think the government will be able to say anything!

Secondly, in recent days, the representatives of the Huizhou merchants, led by the Shen, Jiang and Huang families, and the two Shanxi merchants, Fan and Zhao from Yangzhou, have been fighting fiercely for the selection of talents. There has been a lot of chaos and they have been trying to build relationships with each other for fear of falling behind!
Right now, if we want to solve Yuzhen's case, we will definitely offend Prefect Zhao no matter what!

If he doesn't make up for it, I'm afraid the other heads of the Huishang Association will be unwilling to accept it. If they offend and blame him, it will be detrimental to the future development of the Shen family!

And if Yuzhen really were to be selected as a concubine, then with her bearing, vision, and beauty as a girl from a wealthy family, she would stand out and ascend to the top overnight, and it would not be completely hopeless!

At that time, the Shen family, as the mother's family, would have become a phoenix, and would have transformed themselves into the royal family. Would the like of Zhao Xiande still need to be afraid? !
At that moment, it might be that Prefect Zhao would take the initiative to try to ease the situation, and the Shen family would leave him alone!

It was precisely because of this plan that he could achieve the best of both worlds, so after Liu's nonsense, Shen Chaozong had such a big reaction. He was deeply touched and decided to take the risk and give it a try!

"Ugh"

"If you want to break the deadlock, you have to take a risky move!"

"But if you really want to do this!"

"If we make a wrong move from now on, our Shen family will be doomed!" Shen Chaozong sighed solemnly, unable to calm down.

"Oh, yes!"

"Master, actually, I had this idea in my mind two days ago!"

"I kept it in my mouth and didn't say anything to you because I was unsure of the consequences!"

"After all, the implications are serious and I'm just afraid." Liu also followed suit.

After listening halfway, Shen Chaozong seemed to have made a great decision and grasped his hand between the fingers of the person in the room.

"Wanyun!"

"We are a couple and we are of one mind. Let's take a chance on this! How do you think?!"

"Are you willing to gamble with me once?!" Shen Dingmu asked.

Hearing this, Liu calmed her head!
"Chao Zong!"

"If you think it's okay, let's give it a try!"

"Entering the palace to be selected for the imperial examination, this great opportunity is right in front of us. He, Zhao Xiande, is only a fourth-rank prefect, and his brother-in-law wants to marry him, and he wants to step on me and bully me. Bah!"

"He is an official, but no matter how powerful he is, can he compete with the emperor?!"

"Anyway, I'm attracted to Yuzhen. She has a nice face and looks, and she's good in every way!"

"How can I feel at ease if I am so cowardly as to call the Gu family a disaster?"

"Did you forget?"

"When the two girls first entered the mansion, I told them that they were destined to become imperial concubines!"

"Look at it now. I never thought that we would end up like this!"

"Who knows, my words may come true!"

"By then, won't our Shen family and Yangzhou City be able to walk sideways?!"

"Humph!"

"Oh, Magistrate Zhao, you are such a high-ranking official!" Liu spoke generously, not forgetting to criticize Zhao Xiande.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chaozong smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"You, you!" "You haven't even started yet, but you're already so proud!"

"alright!"

"In that case, then ask Jin Ling'er to go and call Yuzhen over alone!"

"Whether this is feasible or not, it all depends on Yuzhen!"

"If she doesn't agree, then it will be useless for us two elders to plan!"

"It's not a good idea to forcibly abduct him and bring him to Beijing, right?!" Shen Yan pushed forward the matter.

"Yes, that's it!"

"In that case, there's no need for Jin Ling'er to go. It's better for me, as the aunt, to go and invite them personally, which will show my love!"

After saying that, Liu Wanyun said nothing more. She simply stood up, shook her waist, lifted the curtain and walked out!

Not long after, Shen Chaozong sat in the middle hall of the house and heard the maids and servants outside asking for permission from Yuzhen. He knew that Liu had brought someone back.

pat!

The bamboo curtain was lifted again, Liu put her hand on Yuzhen's elbow, and the two of them walked in intimately from outside.

The couple exchanged glances, and Liu Wanyun acted calmly, dismissing the little maid who wanted to follow in, and took De Yuzhen to sit aside and hold her down!
After the tea was served, Shen Chaozong felt a dryness in his throat. He cleared his throat before he began to speak.

"Uh"

"Haha. Yuzhen!" Chaozong put on a wry smile when he tried to speak for the first time.

When talking about herself, Yuzhen looked up and was about to stand up immediately.

"Yes, Uncle Shen!"

But before Yuzhen could do anything, Liu behind her hurriedly and gently pushed the poor girl back onto the stool.

"Uh, don't be busy, ah, don't be busy!" Chaozong also waved his hand to show his concern.

"Just now, I was discussing with your Aunt Liu about the matter of the Gu family sending a matchmaker to propose marriage."

"As your elder, I know you don't want to do that, but, as the saying goes, the people should not fight against the officials!"

"As for your uncle Shen, even though I'm in Yangzhou, I still have some wealth!"

"But after all, I am just a lowly merchant, a commoner. I don't want to bow my head in front of others. Well, I'm afraid I don't have the ability to do that!"

"This is a difficult problem, little girl Yuzhen, I wonder if you can understand a little."

Shen Chaozong told her slowly and bitterly, trying to find out what Yuzhen meant.

Moreover, as for the so-called troublemaker Gu San's proposal of marriage, Yuzhen had actually heard about it on the day when the matchmaker first came to the house.

Shen Chaozong and Liu Wanyun were the first to take action, and they had no intention of hiding the secret from Yuzhen at all.

This means that Yuzhen is somewhat grateful to the second elder of the Shen family!
Zhu Yuzhen was a very sensible person. She was very smart and insightful. She could not have imagined that the Third Young Master Gu, who had come here by relying on the power of the prefect, and Shen Chaozong, a wealthy businessman, would not be able to withstand it!
Being a businessman is already an awkward identity, and the Shen family is a salt merchant, so half of their lives depend on the government!
But if he falls into the hands of the current prefect, he will be nothing more than a fat sheep!
How can we twist it like this? !
It's so pitiful and lamentable, I can only blame my bad fate!

My life is like the ups and downs of a duckweed in the rain!

Nowadays, I am in such a situation, my country is destroyed and my family is ruined, I am displaced and wandering in Nantou, living under the roof of others with my sister E!
At the beginning, Ben followed his eldest brother Zhengwen to come. Although there were many twists and turns along the way, fortunately, the brother and sister met. I thought that in the future, I would have someone to rely on!

But who could have imagined that the good times would not last long and the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse!

Brother Zhengwen met with an accident and his life or death is unknown!
Then this bad thing happened again!
That Gu family, Gu San, huh!

His son indulges in drinking, whoring, gambling, and other evil ways. He has been in the mansion for more than a month. Although he lives in a large courtyard, he can still hear the maids and old women talking about him because of Hongpan!
To sum up in one sentence, he is not a good person!
If the Shen family cannot protect me, and I marry there alone, I will be at the mercy of others and my life will be worse than death!
It is so miserable for a girl to have no control over her fate!
How sad!
(End of this chapter)