Chapter 38 Miss Shen is suitable to be the mistress
"At first I didn't like you, but after seeing how the people in Pingnan Marquis' Mansion behave today, I suddenly find you pleasing to the eye." Chen Ruqi took a wooden fork from the bamboo skewer, took out a piece of watermelon, put it in her mouth and sighed:
"Sure enough, this guy needs to compete to feel balanced."
If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, Liu Yu would have laughed.
Unexpectedly, when the Chen family saw the true face of the Liu family, Chen Ruqi, who had a bad impression of her, unexpectedly developed a good impression of her.
Shen Wanwan handed a painting to Liu Yu.
"Yu'er, because of you, I not only got Mr. Qi's painting, but I also became famous in Yanjing without any effort, so this painting is for you."
Mr. Qi Xian is a painter whose works have been passed down through the ages, and are extremely valuable. Liu Yu dare not accept such a valuable item.
"A BMW goes with a hero, and a famous sword is given to a righteous man. I am a layman who really doesn't know how to appreciate paintings, and I am afraid that I will bury Mr. Qi's works."
Chen Xiyao smiled mischievously:
"Yu'er, you don't understand, but Third Uncle knows how to appreciate!"
"Yes! This can't be considered as burying it," Shen Wanwan nodded in agreement.
Liu Yu turned her head to look at the old lady at the table, and seeing that she had no objection, she did not refuse and accepted the painting.
Chen Xiyao continued to tell Liu Yu about the heroic incident of the Liu family breaking their promise and playing tricks at the Hundred Flowers Banquet.
Nearing the time of Shen, Mr. Chen San left the government office and returned home.
Old Madam Shen wanted to meet this man who was said to be extremely talented, but she was restricted by the presence of her granddaughter.
It was inconvenient for her to stay any longer, so she said goodbye and left Chen's house.
The old lady watched the grandparents and grandchildren of the Shen family leave. They nominally came to thank Liu Yu for helping at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but the old lady knew very well that
Their purpose of this trip was not this, or rather, they had multiple purposes.
The old lady looked at her eldest daughter-in-law, who looked satisfied.
She remembered that when Liu Yu and the others had just entered the mansion, Wu said that she wanted to find a wife for the third son, and she agreed at that time.
Things have come to this point, and the old lady doesn't want to discourage her. If she can persuade the third son to marry the girl from the Shen family, she will not object.
"Yuer, what do you think of Miss Shen?" The old lady picked up the tea and took a sip.
"Miss Shen is quiet and sophisticated, well-educated, modest and polite, and she is kind to people and things. She is also polite to people of my status. She is a very good girl."
This was Liu Yu's true feelings. Without waiting for the old lady to ask again, she continued:
"If the Third Master marries Miss Shen, she will definitely be a very good mistress and will treat Baoer and me well."
Instead of passively accepting it, it is better to take the initiative to express your opinion and win the favor of the Chen family. At least Liu Yu is really satisfied with the girl from the Shen family.
Wu was very unhappy at first, wondering why her mother-in-law would tell this to a concubine.
But she was very pleased to see Liu Yu's understanding, generosity and sense of propriety.
She had been dealing with concubines in the inner chambers all her life. They just wanted to lock the men into their rooms, but she rarely met one who was so insightful.
"It's good that Aunt Liu thinks this way. It's worth it that Third Brother loves you. You should take good care of Third Brother and his wife. Your good days are ahead." Wu rarely showed Liu Yu a sincere smile.
She looked at the old lady: "Mother, Aunt Liu can be favored by Third Brother, she must understand Third Brother's preferences, she also thinks Miss Shen is good, she must be the type Third Brother likes, we can't indulge Third Brother like before, if we continue like that Third Brother will never be able to marry a wife, we as a family, it's a sin!
"Marriage is the decision of parents and matchmaker. If you agree, I will ask someone to go to the Shen family to get the horoscope."
"Sister-in-law," Mr. Chen Sanye's voice interrupted Wu's words. He stepped over the threshold and walked into the house. His eyes stayed on the sister-in-law's face. Her pale face was flushed with excitement.
"Mom is old now. How can I let her worry about such an important matter as marriage?"
"Then I..."
"My sister-in-law has always been in poor health. How could I trouble you?" Mr. Chen San interrupted Wu again.
"As for my second sister-in-law, she is even less available, and my younger sister-in-law and the others are even less able to do so..."
Liu Yu was amazed. This was the first time she saw Mr. Chen San's eloquence.
She forgot.
The court is a place for debate. If you want to make political achievements, the first thing you have to do is to make your opinions known in a way that your political opponents cannot refute, and you must also convince the emperor and have him accept their opinions.
Anyway, if you are not good at talking, you can't stand in the officialdom.
Looking at the situation, Mr. Chen San is ready to make his own decision on this marriage.
But what can Mrs. Wu say? Mr. Chen San always has his own ideas.
She could only look up at the old lady above her again, her eyes telling her that Miss Shen was a good girl and if she missed her she might never meet her again.
Looking at his son's eyes that showed no sign of negotiation,
After a while, the old lady waved her hand:
"Forget it, let the third brother decide for himself!" She couldn't do anything about it.
After coming out of Shou'an Hall and arriving at the East Courtyard, Mr. Chen San didn't even glance at Liu Yu.
Although Liu Yu had never seen Mr. Chen San get angry, she felt that he was angry at this moment.
But why is he angry?
Could it be that he heard that his family wanted him to meet the girl from the Shen family?
But that wasn't what she said, and she felt that the East Courtyard really needed a mistress to manage the people below.
Liu Yu felt that Mrs. Wu and the old lady were not wrong, and he certainly did not think that he was wrong.
Mr. Chen San was very angry, and Liu Yu felt that she did not want to run into trouble. When she arrived at Qinyuanju, she did not invite him in. She bowed and turned into the yard.
But the next second, a big hand grabbed her wrist, pulled her into the room, slammed the door shut, and before she could react, she was pressed behind the door.
His deep eyes stared at her.
"Third Master?" Her voice was trembling and fearful.
Seeing Liu Yu trembling like a deer, Master Chen San was so angry that he couldn't vent his anger.
He took a deep breath, took two steps back and let her go.
"I'm sorry for scaring you."
Liu Yu was indeed frightened.
Mr. Chen San has always been a gentleman with a good temper, but today's situation was too sudden.
She asked cautiously:
"Third Master doesn't like Miss Shen and doesn't want to marry her?"
Mr. Chen San looked at her without saying a word.
Liu Yu felt that he really looked like her.
This was the first time she had come across such a Mr. Chen San, who was both tyrannical and forbearing, so she didn't dare to continue the topic.
But in my heart, I was thinking, should I talk to the old lady? If she doesn't like the girl from the Shen family, it would be okay to just change her, right?
If Mr. Chen San knew what she was thinking, he would definitely not restrain himself at this moment.
Liu Yu wanted to please him.
He was left at Qinyuanju that night, which made Aunt Hua and others feel uneasy.
They were afraid that Liu Yu would cause trouble for them or complain to the third master.
But they had no choice but to hide and act like turtles.
In the next two days, Liu Yu was afraid of running into Prince Qi again, so he did not go to the Marquis of Pingnan's mansion.
She also learned from Mr. Chen San that Liu Zhang had asked him for help, and thought that the Liu family had a request for the Chen family, and would never blame her for the Hundred Flowers Banquet.
But she underestimated how shameless the Liu family was.
Qiu actually brought the women and children of the Liu family to the door of the Chen Mansion and begged Mr. Chen San to give them justice.