Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 201 It turns out she wanted to use someone else to do her dirty work!
Lu Jia knew that nothing good could come of those two getting together.

So, all this good food and wine today, we're just sitting here to secretly slander Shen Qingzhou?

Shen Qingzhou is hardly a sickly person.

His body has become stronger!
Moreover, no one else knows how strong his martial arts skills are!

He could hold her against hundreds of people and still lead her out of the encirclement!

shallow!

"Although he was physically weak, Grand Commandant Shen placed high hopes on his eldest son. Even though he was weak, he still inherited the title of the Duke of Ying.

Yan Shu poured a cup of wine for each of them and then said, "You may not believe Liu Zheng, and you may not believe me, but you cannot disbelieve Grand Commandant Shen."

"If this young master Shen doesn't have any real skills, why would Grand Commandant Shen choose to make his second son, who is strong and healthy and has been by his side since childhood, his successor?"

“That makes sense.” Lu Jie nodded. “Since he still has such potential, we should take precautions as soon as possible.”

"Let's find a way to get rid of him. Suggest he become a monk and practice under the Buddha for a few years. Or, let him go to the palace to serve the emperor and follow him in his spiritual practice."

"Firstly, this demonstrates the Shen family's loyalty; secondly, it secures divine protection. Thirdly, it naturally isolates him from the imperial court."

"No matter how capable he is, without power, he will never amount to anything."

Most importantly, this will show him how he will get married!

Yan Shu held his cup and stared at him for a moment, while Lu Jia on the other side of the screen was also dumbfounded!

"Lan Chu," Yan Shu, who had been holding up his cup for a while, spoke up again just as Lu Jia was filled with doubts, "Let me be frank, I plan to ask someone to act as a matchmaker for Young Master Shen and Sister Jia."

"I believe you know very well why we are doing this. Now that the situation has come to this point, we are making mistakes everywhere, but our biggest threat, the Shen family, has not revealed any evidence against us so far."

"We don't yet know if these oversights are related to the Shen family. If they are, then we will face utter ruin."

"We need to understand the Shen family thoroughly. The only legitimate way to achieve our goal is through marriage."

Hearing the whole thing until the very end, Lu Jia straightened up and stared wide-eyed at the other side.

Lu Jie picked up a piece of food and ate it. After finishing, he said, "Jia Jie'er is no good. You know she can't handle this task. If she really has to go, it should definitely not be her."

"Then can you really agree to let Yingjie go?" Yan Shu looked at him.

Lu Jie raised his head, met his gaze for a moment, and put down his chopsticks: "Ying'er is already half a daughter-in-law of the Yan family, and you don't even mind that?"

Yan Shu straightened up: "Mingyi is right, the big picture is important. We can't just think about ourselves."

Upon hearing Jiang's name uttered, a sharp glint flashed in Lu Jie's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jia felt a chill run down her spine.

Good grief, she finally understood!
Yan Shu, that scoundrel, came to our door this time to persuade Lu Jie to use her as a pawn to gather information from the Shen family!

For a moment, she really didn't know whether to say they were daydreaming or that they deserved to die!

It turns out that even the Shen family's efforts to keep a low profile and protect themselves could not prevent Yan from being wary. Even though the Shen family was so cautious that they never openly associated with the upright officials, Yan still wanted to eliminate the Shen family as soon as possible!
That old codger, with all his abilities, why doesn't he just overthrow that Taoist priest and become emperor himself?
No wonder Shen Qingzhou was so insistent on her turning Lu Jie against his side; she had no choice! Her father was corrupted by that old bastard from the Yan family!

She glanced at the two people talking over there, then walked out of the side room. Yang Bonong paced around the doorway a couple of times before seeing her emerge from a distance.

He went up to her: "Did you hear that?"

Lu Jia stared intently at him: "Uncle Yang, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Yang Bonong clasped his hands together and coughed. "Miss is very intelligent and resourceful. I feel that this matter should not be kept from you."

Lu Jia snorted, then glanced at him and said, "Thanks!"

She wasn't angry with Yang Bonong. If it weren't for him, the Yan family's wicked scheme would never have reached her ears.

Before they were schemed against by the Chiang family in their previous life, they did not show any signs.

Yes, the Chiang family.

Yan Shu just mentioned Chiang Kai-shek.

This wicked idea, it really is her doing again!

So this wasn't just about sending her to be an informant for the Shen family; it wasn't just about making her work for the Yan family.

This is clearly a way to send her to her death!

Yan Shu's words were already very clear: if Lu Jie did not agree to Lu Jia going, then Lu Ying would go instead.

Putting aside how they intend to carry out this wicked plan, if it succeeds, and the person who goes is Lu Jia, then what will become of Shen Qingzhou, who is so sincere to him?

Even if Lu Jia could tell him everything, would Grand Commandant Shen understand? Would he believe her?

He was a fierce general who personally led the expedition to pacify the Northwest. If at that time he did not kill himself with a sword, or simply cripple himself and imprison him in someone else's backyard until he died, Lu Jia would change his surname to Yan!
If it were Lu Ying who went, she would already be engaged to the Yan family. How could she persuade the Shen family to accept such a daughter-in-law?

To make this plan work, there will inevitably be sacrifices, and nine times out of ten, those sacrifices will be made by Lu Jia!
Because she's the only one who's "worthless"!
After Guo Lu failed to kill her, Jiang wanted to continue using others to do her dirty work!

She sat by the window for a moment, then suddenly stood up, quickly went to the inner room, and took out the bundle that Shen Qingzhou had brought back that day from the cupboard.

There were two calligraphy and painting pieces in the bundle. The brushstrokes were skillful, and although they were casual works, they showed remarkable skill.

This is why He Qu and his team searched everywhere but ultimately only brought them back.

They've all seen good things, so they naturally know whether these things are valuable or not.

So after parting ways with Shen Qingzhou that night, she opened the bundle and immediately recognized it as Yan Song's work—it was him!

She will never admit her mistake!
Of course, she was still afraid that she might be mistaken, because Shen Qingzhou had said that Yan Song had always claimed to be devoted to his wife and there had never been any rumors about it. How could he possibly have an affair with his student's wife?
So afterwards, she made an excuse to go to Lu Jie's study and asked for several paintings and calligraphies that Yan Song had given her. She said she wanted to observe and learn from them, and then carefully compared them with the paintings.

Other families might find it extremely difficult to obtain a single word from Grand Secretary Yan's handwriting, but for the Lu family, obtaining such things was far too easy!
After comparing word by word, the facts are laid bare.

The calligraphy and paintings in the Wei family's house were indeed by Yan Song!
The man who committed adultery with the Wei family is Yan the traitor!

Only Yan Song could afford to give Wei so many valuable things, and only someone who prides himself on being refined would give his lover a house full of calligraphy, paintings and antiques!
At first, Lu Jia just treated it as a joke. After all, the two of them were both in their forties or fifties. She just thought they were shameless, but she hadn't thought about how to make a move.

But Jiang has a new plan. Would she really allow her to succeed?
She put the two paintings and calligraphy away, closed the cabinet door, and called Fuxiao over: "Go and call Changfu in, I have something to tell you."