After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Shang Ming smiled and said slowly, "My dear nephew, you may not know that the one you are engaged to is my Rui'er."

Yuan Qing: "!!!"

Why didn’t the script say that???

How could something made up come true? ? ?

How can you save yourself when you have dug yourself into a hole?

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Madam Shang, who was standing by, had never agreed to the marriage. After she saw through Yuan Qing's thoughts, she gently stroked the agate jade bracelet on her wrist and said, "I've already said that I don't agree with this. No one can decide for Rui Er!"

Seeing Madam doing bad things again and again, Shang Ming couldn't help but frown even though he cared about his reputation. "I love Rui'er as much as Madam. What exactly is Madam dissatisfied with?"

Madam Shang glanced at the anxious person and said, "The skin color is too dark. What if the grandchildren born take after their father?"

Shang Ming also knew that Yuan Qing's skin color was his Achilles' heel. In order to hold on to this wealthy son-in-law, he could only pick out some of his good points. He hesitated and said, "But, his facial features are not bad either..."

"Short stature."

"It would be good if the baby could get more nutrition from childhood..."

"You are so delicate and weak, you don't look like a man at all. You are so weak that you can't even tie a chicken. How can you protect Rui'er in the future?"

"How many scholars can fight? Do we need everyone to be good at both civil and military affairs? When we have power in the future, what kind of masters can we not invite?"

As for the delicate skin and tender flesh, it is so dark that you can’t even tell. When did Madam know about it?

The more he spoke, the more confident Shang Ming became, and his smug expression was as if Yuan Qing had already married Shang Rui and became his son-in-law.

Madam Shang: “…”

She finally understood where her son's stupidity came from.

This father and son have exactly the same moral character.

Fortunately, the old one can still be used after some tidying up, but the small one is completely useless.

Yuan Qing just watched the couple list all those little shortcomings that she didn't care about in front of her.

In the end, Mrs. Shang won and firmly rejected this one-sided blind date with silence.

Obviously, the final result was not to Shang Zhe's liking.

Yuan Qing saw that he looked worried and was afraid that he was doing something behind her back again, so she ordered Yuan Yi to send a secret guard to help her keep an eye on Shang Zhe.

Shang Zhe did not go directly back to his yard.

His plan to let that boy marry Shang Rui failed, and he couldn't think of a solution. He would definitely toss and turn in bed tonight.

Shang Rou's maid Xiaoyu had just finished serving her master and had just finished resting when she saw the eldest master hurriedly walking towards her master's boudoir.

Xiaoyu held the basin with one hand and stepped forward to block the door. "The young lady is feeling a little unwell tonight. If you really have something urgent, please let this servant go in and report to the young lady first."

Shang Zhe also knew that he was being rude, so he took a few steps back and waited for Shang Rou to get dressed and get up.

Shang Rou hadn't fallen asleep in the first place. When she heard the maid's voice outside, she knew that it was Shang Zhe who came again.

Shang Rou put on her clothes, closed the curtains, and then asked in a soft voice, "Who is outside?"

Xiaoyu said, "Miss, it's the eldest master."

"Invite him in."

The candles in the room were lit again, and Xiaoyu carefully led Shang Zhe in.

Shang Rou was already sitting at the table, placing a cup of hot tea in front of him. "Brother, why are you looking for me so late?"

Looking at her peaceful little face, Shang Zhe instantly felt much better.

It seemed that only in front of Shang Rou did he truly look like a normal person with flesh and blood.

He could use those crimes, conspiracies, and calculations on anyone without hesitation, but he would never target Rouer.

No matter what kind of person she is.

"Mother doesn't agree." Shang Zhe said sullenly.

Shang Rou quickly realized what he was referring to and cursed Shang Zhe several times in her heart.

She blinked her clear eyes and asked in confusion: "What does mother disagree with?"

"Shang Rui's marriage."

Shang Rou continued along his lines, "Why doesn't mother agree?

Brother Gong was born in the famous Gong family in the martial arts world, and he has the support of his father. He is also a good person. He will surely be famous in the capital in the future. Such a good man..."

Shang Rou pretended to sigh with regret, as if she was really sad that her sister had lost such a good marriage.

Shang Zhe can't stand others being better than him, especially that kid Gong Bin.

He immediately grabbed Shang Rou's wrist and asked sternly, "You also think he's good?"

His force was so strong that it left a circle of red marks on Shang Rou's delicate wrist.

Shang Rou burst into tears due to the pain and cried out in a tender voice, "Brother, please let go, my hand hurts!"

Shang Zhe suddenly let go of his hand.

"Brother doesn't like Rouer mentioning that person, so Rouer will never mention it again." Shang Rou rubbed the painful spot and rolled her eyes where he couldn't see.

"In your opinion, is there any other solution?" Shang Zhe felt guilty, so his tone was not as urgent as before.

Shang Rou did not give him a direct answer, but instead induced Shang Zhe to think of a solution himself. In this way, even if something happened, the title of the culprit would not fall on her.

The brother and sister discussed the matter for most of the day in the name of doing good for Shang Rui.

It was not until midnight that Shang Zhe left Shang Rou's boudoir.

Xiaoyu had been guarding outside the door. Knowing that the eldest master and the young lady were talking about something, she stood farther away and did not hear what they said.

After Shang Zhe walked away, Xiaoyu walked up to Shang Rou and complained quietly, "Miss, why do you allow the eldest master to be so unruly?"

Shang Rou smiled and pulled her into the house, then closed the door.

It blocked out the bright moonlight outside, and seemed to also block out Shang Rou's hypocritical face, releasing the devil that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.

Her expression suddenly turned gloomy, "Are you implying that I'm not following the rules?"

Xiaoyu had served her for many years, so she knew that she was not as weak and pitiful as she looked. She knelt down and begged for mercy, "Miss, that's not what I meant!"

It was because she forgot the master-servant relationship for a moment that she spoke without thinking.

"Even if you were sent by the master, you are my maid now. It's easy to deal with you. Remember this in the future!" Shang Rou stroked the jade pendant on her waist, her expression revealing a hint of tenderness that was barely noticeable.

The little fish who escaped from the tiger's mouth did not notice the strange look on her master's face. She hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you for sparing my life, master!"

"Come here, I have something for you to do."

"..."

After listening to the secret guard's report of the entire discussion between the two men, Yuan Qing really wanted to pick up a big knife and chop those two men to pieces.

Shang Rui was a man who schemed against his own sister in every way. Just because her reputation was slightly damaged, he couldn't wait to marry her off far away so that he would no longer be criticized.

He also knew that Mrs. Shang would not marry Shang Rui to anyone casually, so he wanted to kill two birds with one stone and marry his "infamous" sister to Gong Bin, whom he regarded as an enemy.