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Shen Lingzhu looked at the beaming Mr. Chi, who was apologizing to the official media again at the gate, and even sealed it with a big red envelope, and couldn't help but speak for him: "Maybe he thinks it's good for Second Sister.

Most families don’t like a daughter-in-law who takes charge of the household right after she enters the house.”

Grandpa also knew his eldest niece's temperament. She seemed quiet, but at present, all the chores of the Shen family were led by her. "A woman's proposal is always inferior to a man's. Since the other party is interested, why not wait a little longer?"

"That's right." Shen Lingzhu said that grandpa was right and nodded heavily.

Grandpa was amused by her words and actions, "Which side are you on?"

Shen Lingzhu was about to pass it by vaguely when Shen Chi arrived with a mule cart. He noticed that his father-in-law looked unhappy and quickly used the respectful title: "Father-in-law, thank you for waiting."

"Yeah." Grandpa Huang Shouchuan nodded indifferently.

Shen Lingzhu said quickly, "Dad, you go ride the horse and let grandma rest in the car. She got up in the middle of the night to make mutton soup and hasn't rested yet."

Their new shop still mainly serves mutton soup and spicy soup, but they have added fried cakes and removed steamed buns.

And because there are many food shops and small stalls in the outer city, they only make these two soups at the beginning, which can be sold until noon, so they can temporarily save the trouble of making stir-fries.

"No need." Shen Chi and his father-in-law Huang Shouchuan spoke together.

He took the horse from the old man's hand and said, "Xiao Zhuzi, help grandpa get on the cart. I will tie the horse to the cart."

When the car drove back to Maxian Hutong, but not yet home, Shen Lingzhu saw that her grandfather couldn't help but lift the car curtain and asked, "Why are you so anxious?"

Shen Chi stopped the car and glanced at a mother and daughter walking away in the alley before turning around and whispering, "I heard there might be a selection in the palace."

"Dad, who told you that?" Shen Lingzhu recalled that during the New Year's greetings, except for those who could enter Mr. Han's or Cheng Shishu's house, the others could only post a New Year's greeting at the gatehouse.

Shen Chi said: "You forgot, when we opened this morning, Brother Xie came to the store to give us a gift.

When he left, he whispered something in my ear."

"Go home and exchange engagement cards." Huang Shouchuan decisively lowered the curtain.

Shen Lingzhu, who was standing by, seemed to be lost in thought. It was not until the matchmaker and Chen Xiaoqi left that her family learned about the talent show.

Huang Ruyue no longer complained about her husband's hasty marriage for their child without consulting her elder brother and sister-in-law. She simply said, "I hope our horoscopes are compatible."

"There will be results in three days." Shen Chi was not worried at all. Matching the horoscopes was the easiest thing to do. As long as both parties were satisfied, the horoscopes would match anyway.

Grandma then said, "When will Wu Huai be able to return to the capital? If he can't make it in time for the engagement, at least let your eldest sister-in-law come."

"Madam, can you help me write a letter to my sister-in-law?

Xianzhu has to take the county exam this year, and if Xiaoding calls them over, it will definitely affect him." Shen Chi also knew that not informing his brother and sister-in-law was not a good idea.

Huang Ruyue glanced at him, took her mother and nephew back to the room to discuss how to write the letter.

Grandpa was busy selecting some ingredients for tomorrow.

Only when she and Mr. Chi went to the shop in the outer city did they have the chance to talk: "Dad, is this true?

Mr. Wang has been through a lot, so how could he possibly tell Brother Xie about what happened in the palace?

They were walking at the moment, and she stared at Master Chi's face.

Shen Chi was indeed feeling a little guilty, "I..."

"You lied to us?" Shen Lingzhu asked softly.

"Not really. When I went to Wang's house to deliver New Year's greetings that day, Brother Xie invited me in for tea. Later, I overheard two young people who were delivering gifts gossiping about the talent show." Shen Chi found that the little girl still didn't believe him, so he quickly said:

"If there is, it will be too late for us to arrange a marriage for your second sister. Be on guard, be on guard, understand?"

"Oh." Shen Lingzhu still had some doubts in her heart, so she told her senior sister about it first when she saw her.

Shen Miaozhu pondered for a moment and said, "It's possible. We'll know after the Lantern Festival."

After hearing this, Shen Lingzhu no longer cared about the source of Mr. Chi's information. "So, if you want to make a small engagement before the festival, will Captain Chen speed up the process? Do you want to send him a message?"

But before Shen Miaozhu could answer, little Lu An came running from the front hall, "Second Miss, Third Miss, there's a Mr. Chen looking for you in front."

"Chen? You two are not allowed to go and see him." Shen Chi heard it, walked out quickly from the kitchen, and went to the front to meet the person in person.

Little Luan was also called aside by Grandma Lu and scolded.

Not long after, Shen Chi hurried back: "It's Chen Ru, the news I got is true.

He said it would be best to have the horoscopes matched three days later and then make a preliminary decision.”

"It seems that there will be many people getting engaged before the Lantern Festival." Shen Lingzhu and her senior sister looked at each other, and then they noticed that the matchmakers in the city seemed to be unusually busy.

Shen Chi was no longer afraid of his brother and sister-in-law being angry, and he confidently arranged a marriage for his eldest daughter three days later. Chen Ru had originally returned to Beijing to propose a marriage, and after the matter was settled, he chose to visit in the afternoon to say goodbye.

He also said that he would take the letters written by his future parents-in-law with him, and that he would go to Beigou to visit his aunt Hu and plead his case in person.

Huang Ruyue suggested, "I will go home and tell my sister-in-law myself, and Dazhuzi should go back with me.

Xianzhu has to take the county exam, and my family has to do spring plowing, so I can’t delay him.”

"I have to go back and take a look too." Grandma wanted to see how her daughter-in-law was doing. She thought her son, a grown man, wouldn't be able to take good care of a pregnant woman.

They knew that the shop was short of staff, so they could go with Chen Ru to ensure their safety.

Moreover, Huang Ruyue wanted to return to Shun County before the Lantern Festival and spread the news of Dazhuzi's engagement to prevent anyone from reporting their daughter's name.

Shen Chi also understood her deep meaning and agreed without much consideration, saying, "Big Brother will come to Beijing at the end of January or early February at the earliest. If you want to come to Beijing, come back."

"I will sort out the family's profits before and after the New Year and send them here together so that I can pay back the loan as soon as possible." Even if they didn't say it, Shen Miaozhu would still go back.

She had to select some people to go to Beijing. Her grandfather was old, so it would be best to go back to the county town and invite Li Laojunhu to come to Beijing.

Once the matter was agreed upon, Chen Ru asked everyone to prepare for one day, and they would leave Beijing together the next day after he postponed it.

But he didn't expect that the people of the Yue family would be so decisive and leave as soon as they said they would. Their luggage was already prepared, and they could set off immediately after a car was set.

Shen Lingzhu followed Grandpa and Master Chi, and sent the people who wanted to go home five miles outside the city before slowly returning to the city.

After the Lantern Festival, the news of the selection of concubines was finally officially announced.

Shen Lingzhu suggested, "Renovate the shop on the other street as soon as possible and rent it out as a temporary inn."

"What Xiao Zhuzi said makes sense. There are thousands of beauties entering the capital, and their family members or servants who come with them cannot enter the palace with them, so they will definitely rent houses outside." Our dynasty likes to select concubines or daughters of low-ranking officials to enter the palace, so grandpa agrees with her idea.

Shen Chi thought it was feasible, so he said, "I'll go find Brother Xie right away. We are just trusteeing the store, and he is the real owner."

With the Shen family's continued sincerity, the shop that was originally named after Shen Lingzhu has returned to the name of Eunuch Wang.