Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

Lord Shen groaned, "It seems that the best solution is to immediately find a noble and suitable match for you to marry."

"Father, can you tell everyone that Shen'er wants to become a nun and not marry?"

"Nonsense. You are the legitimate daughter of a marquisate, and you want to become a nun? You, an unfilial daughter, don't care about the reputation of the marquisate at all. Okay, your father will no longer be an official. Shen'er, you can become a nun, and your father can go back to the countryside to farm."

When Shen Shenshen saw that her father was anxious, she immediately walked behind the chair where Lord Shen was sitting, rubbed his shoulders and arms like a flatterer, and said coquettishly: "Father, I know you are anxious, but please don't be anxious. Your daughter was just joking just now."

As she spoke, she diligently massaged Lord Shen: "My daughter is just afraid of getting married. Father, think about it, what if my husband is a beast in human form and beats me? Or what if my husband is a gambler and loses all his family property? Or what if my husband is lustful and has many wives and concubines at home, and he spends all his time in brothels or music halls?"

Lord Shen had already begun to enjoy his daughter's shoulder rubbing and arm pinching with his eyes narrowed, but the more he listened, the more outrageous it became. In the end, he slapped Shen Shen's hand and said, "You are an unmarried girl. I don't know what you are thinking about all day long. Will your father find you a dude to marry?"

"Then." Shen Shenshen stammered, "Well, Second Young Master Mu has many female confidantes, and grandma asked you to introduce them to my daughter."

Lord Shen was speechless for a moment. After a pause, he said tactfully, "Your grandmother doesn't know..." The Lord, who was a daughter slave, couldn't really say: Your grandmother didn't know. He changed his words and said, "Shen'er, grandma is doing this for your own good. The family of Duke Yunsheng is very high, and the legitimate son of the proposed marriage is not the prince of the Duke's family. You don't have to take care of the affairs of the mansion in the future. If it weren't for the second son Mu's misconduct, this marriage would indeed be a good one."

"Father, if Mu Yejun is so good, do you think this marriage is still possible for my daughter?"

Lord Shen sighed, "Shen'er, father knows that you... have some opinions about your grandmother, but no matter what, you are her granddaughter, how could she harm you?"

"Father, do you know why I'm so fat that my eyes are squeezed out by the fat on my face?"

"Why?" Shen Qingming was puzzled by this question, he didn't quite understand it.

"Someone put something unknown in the tea my daughter drank, which made her feel extremely hungry all the time and she wanted to eat. The more she ate, the fatter she got, and the more she ate. My daughter drank this tea for three years."

"God, what did you say?"

"Everything my daughter said is true. She also checked the tea leaves and found that they came from Ting'an Tea Shop. The owner of the tea shop is named Deng."

"Bang." Shen Qingming stood up too quickly and bumped into the table, causing the brush on the table to roll to the ground.

Deng? My mother's last name was Deng. Before marrying into the Marquis's Mansion, Mr. Deng was only the Minister of War. Miss Deng married my father and became the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion. After giving birth to me, Minister Deng became Minister Deng, a first-rank official and a close minister to the emperor.

Shen Qingming's voice trembled slightly: "Shen'er, without solid evidence, you can't say anything."

"My daughter dare not say anything. My daughter just can't understand. My father just said that Shen'er is my grandmother's granddaughter, so why would my grandmother want to murder her legitimate granddaughter?"

"Shen'er." Shen Qingming stopped him, "You can't talk about your elders without evidence. Where are the etiquette you learned?"

Shen Shen curled his lips.

She heaved a sigh of relief in her heart. There had been a lot of things going on recently, and she had to first resolve the unstable factors in the mansion. Through today's conversation, she was sure that her father was unaware of what her grandmother had done.

Now, I will slowly put some pressure on my grandmother in front of my father.

Shen Qingming sat down somewhat dejectedly, and said to Shen Shenshen with a tired face: "Shen'er just told me about something, I will investigate it, you can't tell anyone else for the time being. As for the marriage, put it aside for a few days. If grandma asks about it, tell me that I have talked to you and we have made arrangements. Her... mother will come to see me."

Seeing that his father looked a little tired, Shen Shenshen didn't dare to say anything more and nodded vigorously.

Just as he was about to leave, Shen Qingming continued, "The prince will teach you mathematics. The first time will be on a Monday, at 4:00 pm, at Heyin Tower. I will tell your mother later. From now on, you can take your maid and leave the house on your own on the appointed day."

"My daughter understands. Thank you, father."

"Also, if Shen'er doesn't like you in the future, you should have less contact with Aunt Du and your fifth sister. Although she is just an aunt, Aunt Du is also half an elder, so you must be polite. As for your sister, don't make the relationship too awkward, after all, she is your biological sister."

Shen Shenshen bowed obediently: "Father is right, Shen'er will remember your teachings." It turns out that his father knew everything.

"It's getting late, Shen'er, go back to your yard."

"My daughter is leaving, and father should go to bed early." Shen Shenshen left the study and returned to the Qinghua Garden with Lu Hen. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: What a lot of things have happened recently, it's more taxing than being a social animal in my previous life.

Inside the Imperial City, the Cabinet.

After Lord Mu Yun had an argument with Prince Zhong outside the Meridian Gate today, he had no intention of going anywhere else. After thinking about it, he decided to go directly to the Cabinet to discuss with Prime Minister Cao Wenzhi about holding a border trade banquet between Dongxiang and the other three countries in the next thirty days.

When he arrived at the cabinet, he was led directly into the study by a cabinet clerk.

When the then Prime Minister Cao Wenzhi saw Lord Mu Yun coming in, he stood up and bowed to the officials: "Lord Mu, how come you have time to come to the cabinet today?"

Mu Sheng responded with a flat greeting: "Today, my countryman is free, so I came to discuss with Prime Minister Cao the arrangements for the border trade banquet for the four countries in the next thirty days."

"Then I will ask Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Rites and Minister Li of the Ministry of Revenue to come to the cabinet to discuss this matter together."

Lord Mu Yun nodded.

About a cup of tea later, the two ministers arrived at the cabinet. The four important officials discussed for about an hour according to the instructions of His Majesty, roughly determined the process and the money required, and decided that Chief Minister Cao would explain to His Majesty at the morning court tomorrow. The four of them drank tea and chatted for a while, and prepared to go back to their respective homes.

At this time, a minor official knocked on the door and said, "Excuse me, is the Duke here? Someone in the mansion is looking for you."

Lord Mu Yun stood up and saluted to the other three people: "My three lords, I think there is something important going on in the palace, so I will go ahead."

After the other three returned the greetings, Mu Sheng left the cabinet and got on a carriage to the Duke's Mansion.

After entering the mansion, Madam Mu came out and said, "Someone has come from the Queen's palace and said that there is an oral order. I can only send someone to invite the Duke."

Lord Mu Yun nodded.

In the main hall of the outer courtyard, Zitan, the queen's personal maid, stood upright on one side. When she saw Lord Mu Yun coming in, she bowed and said, "My Lord, be well. By order of the queen, Miss Mu has not come to the palace to pay her respects to the queen for a long time. If there is nothing else to do tomorrow, you can come to the palace to see her."

Mu Sheng quickly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty's order will be obeyed."