bookcurios Chapter 214 Useless Scene
Chapter 214 Useless Scene
The wind in the pavilion gradually grew stronger. Shen Jiyao saw that Zhao Fangyu was wearing warm clothes and knew that she was probably more miserable than other girls. So she offered to send her to see Empress Dan.
"Meng Yanjiang and I will be having a wedding ceremony at the end of the month. I will still be in Beijing at that time. I heard that you are looking for someone to be your martial arts master?"
Zhao Fangyu nodded. In Shangjing, especially the powerful families, people were well-informed.
Shen Jiyao walked a few steps to Zhao Fangyu and patted his shoulder: "Look at me? I used to be a general, and I was in charge of more than 8,000 people."
Seeing that Zhao Fangyu did not respond, Shen Jiyao walked backwards while explaining his own military exploits and strength to her.
"I'm really good at fighting. There was a barbarian leader who was grumbling outside the city gate, saying that women dared to go to the battlefield. I went down and chopped him off with two strikes!"
"And that what-what, what-what prince, who seems to be a self-proclaimed prince, also looks down on me. He doesn't dare to scold the other old men around him, and thinks that he has found an easy target by picking on me. Just like his father, chop him up for me!"
From the garden to Yanyun Palace, Zhao Fangyu had a deep understanding of Shen Jiyao's military exploits. This was more than enough for him to be a martial arts master. This was enough for him to be a martial arts master for the prince.
"I have other things to do on weekdays, so I can't concentrate on learning martial arts. I'm afraid I'll delay Miss Shen's family affairs."
Zhao Fangyu thought that Shen Jiyao wanted to teach his apprentice sincerely, and he trained him seriously, training him hard in the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter. However, Zhao Fangyu's original intention was to strengthen his body, and his focus on running the business was still on the operation of the store.
More importantly, she was afraid that Shen Jiyao had obsessive-compulsive disorder, for example, she would slack off when she couldn't see her practicing...
Shen Jiyao waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay. You girls who practice martial arts must be different from those rough guys in the barracks."
Without giving Zhao Fangyu a chance to refuse, Shen Jiyao pushed Zhao Fangyu towards the Yanyun Palace and turned around and left: "It's a deal then! I'll go to your house to teach you tomorrow!"
Chun Shao supported Zhao Fangyu and was nervous all the way: "This Miss Shen... likes me too much."
Zhao Fangyu shook his head and entered the Yanyun Palace.
On the table was the bean paste that Ni'er had left for her.
"He is tired from playing, so let the nanny carry him to sleep first."
Then he pushed a cup of Houkui over and said, "My Houkui is no worse than your aunt's. Try it."
Meng Yanzhen was leaning on the Luohan bed. The two sisters were talking. The area around them had already been cleared. Chunshao, Lanye, and Meng Yanzhen's other two maids were guarding the place where they were talking. Unless there was some secret compartment underground, no one could hear what they were talking about.
"Have you met Miss Shen?"
Zhao Fangyu hummed and said the tea was good.
Meng Yanzhen looked at Zhao Fangyu's calm face and sighed, "How nice it would be if you were from my family? Now I don't have to worry about you alone."
Zhao Fangyu put down the Jiaodou slave in his hand and leaned on the big pillow behind the Luohan bed with a smile: "Sister, what are you talking about? I have seen it inside and out. What is the difference between it and yours?"
Meng Yanzhen shook his head, his tone filled with an inconsolable sadness: "The Duke of Li's Mansion is counting on Brother Xun... I'm afraid it won't work."
Children never talk about their mothers' faults. There are many things that Meng Yan really can't say, and he can only reveal a result that will come true sooner or later.
When Zhao Fangyu saw Meng Yanzhen like this, his heart skipped a beat: "What happened to Brother Xun?"
That shouldn't be the case. She lived not far from the Duke of Li's Mansion. It didn't make sense that she didn't get the news, but Meng Yanzhen got it first.
Meng Yanzhen knew that Zhao Fangyu was thinking wrongly, so he corrected him, "Xun'er has been spoiled by his family, and I'm afraid he won't be able to handle the big responsibility. In the future, I'm afraid only the second son can support the Meng family."
"Shen Jiyao is the wife I chose for my second son. I was afraid that something might happen in the future and someone might stir things up, so I called you in to comfort her and avoid any more rifts between husband and wife in the future."
Then Zhao Fangyu understood.
Most likely, the last time Li Shumin entered the palace, she had an unpleasant conversation with Meng Yanzhen, but Li Shumin must have said something that made Meng Yanzhen feel disheartened, otherwise Meng Yanzhen, as Meng Yanxun's biological sister, would have taken the initiative to give up Meng Yanxun and instead support Meng Yangjiang.
She was afraid that Li Shumin would suppress Meng Yanjiang in his marriage and make him alienate himself from the Duke of Li's Mansion, so she personally chose a good marriage for Meng Yanjiang. But she was also afraid that Li Shumin would interfere and bring up some old stories to block the marriage, which led to the meeting between Zhao Fangyu and Shen Jiyao in the garden.
Zhao Fangyu did not feel embarrassed, but he also did not like the feeling of being kept in the dark.
For a moment, his expression dimmed a little.
"My cousin sent me a message, and I thought something big had happened."
Meng Yanzhen smiled bitterly and held his forehead with his hand, his brows filled with worry: "Yu'er, I have no choice..."
Her voice seemed to be able to squeeze out two ounces of misery if it was twisted, and tears gradually welled up in her eyes and flowed out from the corners of her eyes.
"The Duke of Li's Mansion now has only one door lintel left. I can't let it fall in my hands..."
"I know you don't like it, but if we prepare in advance, the Shen family... won't agree."
Zhao Fangyu really understood Meng Yan's suffering. Her cousin saw a lot in the deep palace, but could do little.
With a son who is still breastfeeding by her side and the hungry Duke Li's Mansion outside, she is now determined to stabilize the Duke Li's Mansion, so she has completely given up on Li Shumin and Xun'er.
What Shen Jiyao said was that it didn't matter who she married, but if Zhao Fangyu and Meng Yanjiang were really in love, the Shen family would break up faster than anyone else.
Therefore, once Meng Yanzhen intervened and informed Zhao Fangyu in advance, there would be no need to discuss the marriage any further.
It’s not that the Shen family can’t find a son-in-law, but they just can’t find one that suits their tastes.
The Shen family has worked hard and made great contributions. Although it has been weakened now, Shen Jiyao will eventually return to Shuobei.
Meng Yanjiang's mother is the Holy Maiden of Miaojiang, and his father is a useless and incompetent Duke. This family with only face but no substance is the Shen family's first choice.
The most important thing is that the Holy Maiden of Miaojiang will not leave the capital. It is natural that she will stay in Shangjing as a hostage for the royal family.
Even if Shen Jiyao doesn't care, Meng Yangjiang will definitely not care about his mother's life.
There is no other marriage as perfect as this one in the whole of Beijing.
Zhao Fangyu was still a little unhappy in his heart, so his face looked a little indifferent.
"Sending Xun Ge'er back to Longxi might be a solution."
Meng Yanzhen understood what Zhao Fangyu meant. She had already thought of this path, but her mother didn't want to. Who could force Xun Ge'er to go to Longxi?
"If I could send it, why would I go to such great lengths for Meng Er..."
Meng Yanzhen had a lot of grievances. She once thought that entering the palace was for the future of the family. As long as she could enter the palace and her younger brother inherited the position of Duke in the future, the Duke Li's Mansion would have a chance to make a comeback.
But he didn't expect that a loving mother would often spoil her son. The Duke of Li's Mansion gradually declined because it was passed down to his younger brother.
She entered the palace, but could not save the Duke Li's Mansion, nor her brother. She sacrificed herself and Ni'er in vain, and could only prolong her life and waste more useless time.
"Yu'er, do you think I was wrong?"