Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

Lord Shen was slightly embarrassed when he heard what Duke Mu said: "Duke Mu, I did ask the second son of the Mu family if he was engaged, but the Duke has not yet said whether he is willing to marry, so naturally, our two families are not engaged."

Lord Mu Yun, whose temples were slightly gray, looked even more charming as a middle-aged uncle. He snorted coldly, "Hmph! Lord, you are wrong. Lord Mu Ye had already met Miss Shen yesterday. If the Marquis's Mansion had no intention, why would they arrange to meet? Could it be that Lord, you want to go back on your word?"

Prince Zhong, the most handsome middle-aged uncle in Dongxiang, was stunned when he heard what Duke Mu said. He thought of the "business plan" that his eldest son brought back yesterday, and suddenly understood the general idea. He asked Duke Mu Yun: "Where did Mr. Mu meet Miss Shen yesterday?"

"What? Prince Zhong thinks that this duke is lying? What a joke. It seems that the two of them met in a teahouse."

"Ting'an Tea House?"

"How does the prince know?"

"Ziyuan went to this tea shop yesterday."

"Shen'er also went here yesterday."

At this point, after a period of time, the three most powerful ministers of the Eastern Border fell silent.

After a while, Lord Mu Yun looked at Marquis Anbo and said calmly, "The Marquis really raised a good daughter."

The handsome 185cm tall Anbo Hou Shen Qingming was unhappy: "Duke, be careful with your words. The prince's legitimate son, Prince Zhu, was not invited by Shen'er. It was Miss Zhu Qi who invited Shen'er yesterday, and because Miss Qi was there, the lady sent a letter to invite Second Master Mu to meet Shen'er. No one knew that the prince would also go with them."

Because he saw and heard the proposal of Second Miss Shen yesterday, Prince Zhong has guessed that Zhu Zhixi was just an appearance, and Ziyuan was the one who actually met Second Miss Shen. However, for some reason, the second lady of the Shen family made an appointment to meet the second son of the Mu family. After the meeting, Ziyuan found out that Second Miss Shen was discussing marriage, and the other party was the second son of the Mu family. He didn't want the Crown Prince's Consort he had chosen to fall into someone else's hands, especially in the Duke's Mansion, so he immediately asked the prince to come to An Bohou to propose marriage today.

The only question is: When did Zhu Yanxiao start to like the second young lady of the Shen family?

Well, since Ziyuan likes her and the Marquis's Mansion is a good match, I will find a way to marry this daughter-in-law.

The three gentlemen walked and talked as they walked out of the Meridian Gate. They saw their carriages stopped there, and it was time to go to their respective yamen to take up their posts.

Prince Zhong stepped forward and said, "Duke Mu, this Second Miss Shen not only dated Second Master Mu, but also met the Crown Prince. This is unbecoming and she is indeed unworthy of the Duke's Mansion." Seeing that Lord Shen was about to get angry, he changed the subject and said, "Marquis An, I think Second Miss Shen and Ziyuan have known each other since they were young and are childhood sweethearts. Just get her engaged to Ziyuan."

Shen Qingming recalled the analysis he and his wife had made ten days ago about the pros and cons of Shen'er not being able to marry into Prince Zhong's mansion, and suddenly became hesitant.

Lord Mu Yun originally felt that this marriage with the Marquis's Mansion was dispensable, and it would only be icing on the cake. But when he saw Prince Zhong's attitude today, he immediately understood why Lord Mu Ye insisted on marrying the Second Miss Shen.

It turned out that Huaibi was targeting Prince Zhong’s mansion.

"Marquis Anbo, this duke only knows that the Marquis's Mansion was originally interested in marrying the Duke's Mansion."

"This..." Shen Qingming was in a dilemma. He couldn't afford to offend either family, but neither of them was a good match.

Prince Zhong knew that because of Lord Mu Yun's meddling, there would be no result today, so he retreated to advance: "I heard that Miss Shen is interested in mathematics recently?"

"Your Majesty knows all this?"

"Haha, I overheard Zhixi chatting with the princess."

"Oh, what does the prince mean by asking this?" Not only Shen Qingming, but Mu Sheng also looked puzzled.

"Ziyuan will be checking the account books of the shops under the name of the Marquis' Mansion recently. I asked Zhixi to learn accounting from her brother. Just now I suddenly remembered that it would be better to let Miss Shen Er learn with Zhixi."

Lord Mu Yun replied without hesitation: "Learning mathematics? There is no need to trouble the prince. Chuchu is also old enough to get married, so she can let Huaibi teach her, and Miss Shen Er can also come to the Duke's Mansion to study together."

Marquis Anbo Shen Qingming could hardly believe that his second daughter, who was the most worried about getting married, would one day become a popular commodity fought over by the two most noble and handsome young men in Dongxiang.

"Ahem." He coughed lightly to hide his inner pride: "Prince Zhu, Duke Mu, please don't bother the two gentlemen. My eldest daughter will get married next year, and Xien is also good at mathematics, so let him teach the two daughters."

Prince Zhong's face darkened. "Marquis An is so powerful, is my words no longer effective? In this case, after the court meeting tomorrow, I will go to see His Majesty and ask for an imperial decree to grant the marriage."

"Hmph." Lord Mu Yun snorted, "Your Highness is so proud to ask for an imperial decree to grant you a marriage? Very well, the Queen's imperial decree can also be used to arrange a marriage. This Lord will go and see the Queen now."

"Hey, Mu Sheng, you old bastard, you just say whatever I say, is that interesting?"

"Zhu Haoyu, you old fellow, the Duke's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion were discussing marriage, and you interfered. You are so shameless."

Seeing that the two royal relatives were about to quarrel outside the Meridian Gate, Marquis Anbo hurriedly spoke to persuade them: "My lords, calm down. After all, marriage is a big deal, so we can discuss it slowly. As for mathematics..." Shen Qingming, the master of balance, said: "Since the prince has spoken first, let Shen'er study with the prince for thirty days, and then study with the second son Mu for another thirty days? What do you think?"

Prince Zhong glanced at him and said, "Marquis Anbo doesn't offend either side. Let's decide this for now."

"Prince Zhu will be teaching for two days every seven days. It will start on the next seven days of the lunar month. The venue is tentatively set at Heyin Tower."

"The Duke's Mansion's mathematics course will be taught by Mu Yejun starting on the seventh day of the third month."

"It's all right, it's all right." Shen Qingming didn't dare to say a word of opposition now, otherwise the emperor would know and blame him, and he would not get any good result in front of these two royal relatives. He had to deal with the current situation first.

After the three high-ranking ministers of Dongxiang had reached an agreement, they took their respective carriages to the government offices under their jurisdiction to handle official business.

Royal Palace

In the luxurious and spacious imperial study, Emperor Huaisheng Zhu Haochen was looking at the memorial in his hand nonchalantly. The chief eunuch Liu Gonggong came in and asked the emperor to change a cup of warm, refreshing ice flake and tangerine peel tea, then looked at the emperor hesitantly as if he wanted to say something.

"Speak." Emperor Huai Sheng's voice was not loud but still majestic.

"Your Majesty, just now a young eunuch under me came to report that Prince Zhong, the Duke, and Marquis An had a dispute outside the Meridian Gate."

Emperor Huai Sheng raised his head. This emperor of the East ridge was 60% similar to Prince Zhong, and was definitely a handsome middle-aged emperor. Because he had been in a high position for many years, he would exude a sense of majesty intentionally or unintentionally, and had a kind of royal power that could not be questioned.

The emperor, who was wearing a bright yellow uniform with a nine-claw dragon pattern, then asked, "Oh? What are the three talking about? I know that Prince Zhong and the Duke have a deep prejudice against each other, but why did Marquis Anbo also get involved in their dispute? He has always been an old fox who only cares about himself."