Back at the house, Mrs. Cui saw that her daughter had changed her earrings, and the maid was still carrying a huge food box in her hand.
"Tingting, did you go to the palace smoothly today?"
Shen Mingshu had a bad temper. Every time she went there, she would lose her temper or show off. Cui Tingting was often annoyed. Mrs. Cui greeted her and walked inside, "Your father is back. I heard that you were called away by the princess. Wait. And you."
Cui Tingting was in a good mood. She thought about it all the way and originally wanted to ask her father what he meant.
There were many vacancies in the capital, so Cui Sheng wanted to plan a lucrative job and went to see Shen Anxing with gifts. In the end, not only did he not see anyone, but the gifts were not given.
This shows that Mr. Shen did not turn a deaf ear to him, and Shen Panxing did not want to have anything to do with him.
Also, the Ministry of Punishment is already in someone else's hands. With or without him, it won't have much impact on them. If he can keep his current position, it's already pretty good...
But the people's hearts are not enough. There is a family waiting for him to raise, and his daughter is also planning to get married. He can't suppress it even if his mind is active.
"Mom, there are lotus cakes, osmanthus cakes and other snacks that the princess gave me in the food box. Take them out for daddy to try."
Mrs. Cui opened the food box, and the pastries inside were sweet and delicately made.
"Master, Tingting and Princess Yu have a very good relationship. We can also get some luck from them."
Seeing that the slim girl from her own family would be no worse than others if she wore a phoenix crown and harem, Cui Sheng turned his eyes and asked: "Tingting, have you seen His Royal Highness Prince Yu?"
Cui Tingting said implicitly: "His Royal Highness King Yu was not at the house during the day, but just now, when His Highness came back, he had a few words with his daughter."
"What did you say?"
Cui Tingting lowered her head and looked shy.
"Your Highness doesn't remember much about my daughter. My daughter introduced you to His Highness and didn't say anything else. Your Highness has a very good relationship with the Princess."
Looking at her little daughter's attitude, Cui Sheng understood what his girl was thinking. Some of the news that the wife in the back house saw was different from what he heard outside.
It is true that Zhou Yu is good to his wife, but it does not mean that he will not accept other women.
Princess Yu is the daughter of the prime minister, and all these good things are done for outsiders to see. He was also kind to Bao Wanyu at first, but when something happened to the Bao family, he didn't even care about the child in Bao Wanyu's belly. Before the execution, the Bao family He didn't even look at it and turned around to continue the wedding...
But his behavior doesn't seem excessive to men, and it's even human nature.
A real man can bend and stretch, so there is no need for a real man to have a wife. This is what they often say.
If his own girl could serve His Royal Highness Prince Yu, he would not dare to think about the title of concubine. Even if she just became a concubine, in the future... he would be able to benefit from it.
"Tingting, come to the study with dad. Dad will ask you a few words."
Mrs. Cui went to arrange dinner. She didn't see the father and daughter when she came back, so she asked the maid beside her: "Where are the master and the young lady?"
The maid set out the dishes and chopsticks.
"Back to Madam, I asked the young lady to go to the study to talk."
Usually Cui Shen would call people to the study only when something very important happened. Mrs. Cui muttered: "What is so important..."
In the study room.
Cui Sheng asked: "Tingting, if you were asked to marry His Royal Highness Prince Yu as a concubine, would you be willing?"
Cui Tingting was surprised that her father guessed her thoughts, but she didn't want to be a concubine for the rest of her life.
"Dad, I am willing to marry His Highness Prince Yu, but dad, my daughter thinks she is no worse than Shen Mingshu. From now on, the wealth of our Cui family will be behind us!"
When a prince marries a concubine, he needs to go through six rites to open an ancestral hall and offer sacrifices. The procedures are complicated, and their status is low. Zhou Yu may not be willing to give them this honor, but taking a concubine only requires a man's nod.
Even if they are concubines, they are also noble concubines. The backyard of Prince Yu's Mansion is now very clean. When his daughter married, she was the mistress whose status was second only to the royal concubine.
"My father is very pleased that you have such ambition. I will look for an opportunity for my father to explain this matter to His Highness Prince Yu and see what His Highness Prince Yu means..."
Cui Tingting said excitedly: "Thank you, dad!"
Who is a serious official lady willing to send her legitimate daughter to someone else's house to be a concubine? Cui Sheng wants to gamble the rest of her daughter's life on glory and wealth. Cui Tingting has met Zhou Yu and looks down on the families the matchmaker mentioned. Go to Prince Yu's Mansion to be Zhou Yu's concubine...
The father and daughter hit it off immediately, and Cui Shen began to plan this matter.
Prince Zhan's Mansion.
Shen Moran spent a day preparing the ceremony for Chang Jinchan. After the decree of canonization came down, it would still take a few days for the Ministry of Rites to start purchasing a dowry for her.
I could have taken her to Jingshan Temple for a few days, but she injured her foot.
"Cousin, you can rest assured and recuperate at home. When you set off back to the northwest in a few days, your cousin and I will come back to see you off."
Chang Jinchan's expression was very exciting, she pouted and said dissatisfied: "You two just want to bypass me and go to the world of two. If I don't leave, why are you so annoying! I hate you!"
Zhou Zhan frowned and said: "Cousin, Aran is one year younger than you. I worry about your affairs every day. When will you understand something!"
She and Shen Moran were just joking, but after hearing this, Chang Jinchan was heartbroken.
"Cousin, I came to the capital to cause trouble for you...I will never come back again!"
"I will write to my uncle to explain clearly what you did in the capital, and ask my uncle to discipline you well. Don't be willful again in the future. The Duke Protector's Office has great power, and it is already a lot of trouble. You ran to the capital regardless of it..."
"I told you I would never come here again. Cousin, why are you acting like an old woman?"
The two people have completely different understandings of things. Zhou Zhan is sincere and sincere, but Chang Jinchan is still childlike and is angry with him. In this state, they can't talk about it in a hundred words.
"Say less."
Shen Moran pushed Zhou Zhan, pushed him out of the door, closed the door and returned.
"Don't be annoyed, cousin. Your cousin is just worried that you will get into trouble in the future. You have experienced a lot since coming to the capital. I went to the banquet with me and saw that people are separated from each other. You can speak freely in this room, but in the future, in Outside, you must be careful in your words and deeds to protect yourself and the government of the Protector."
Chang Jinchan knew that Shen Moran was sincerely interested in her, so he opened his arms and gave her a hug, and suddenly said seriously in her ear: "Fortunately, my cousin has you by his side, otherwise my father and I would not be at ease..."
Shen Moran was stunned, Chang Jinchan let her go and said with a smile: "I'm actually not that careless. One reason for coming to the capital this time is to settle the feelings I had for my cousin when I was a child, and the other reason is to replace my father. Let’s see if you are suitable to be my cousin’s wife.”
She looked solemn.
"My aunt died mysteriously that year, and then my cousin fell into the water again. When my father set out for the northwest, he was the one who worried most about me. I heard that the emperor had granted me a marriage, and my father was so anxious that he couldn't sleep, so I volunteered..."
"Those embarrassments in the past were all intentional on my part."
Chang Jinchan stuck out her tongue playfully, "But I really like you, now daddy can rest assured."
This girl... Shen Moran didn't know what to say, so he clicked on her forehead in a daze.
"Are you really going to get married when you go back?"
Chang Jinchan nodded and said: "That's right. My father has arranged a marriage for me. From now on, I will probably be stationed in the northwest together with my brother, sister-in-law, and sisters-in-law. Although we are not in the capital, we will always be with you. My cousin’s supporter.”
Shen Moran suddenly felt tears filling her eyes. Apart from Si Yiluo, the second person said that she would be her supporter.
"Also, if my cousin dares to bully you, tell me and I will write a letter calling him a bitch and vent your anger on your behalf!"
Shen Moran didn't know what was wrong with him to be moved by such insincere words.
"Just writing a letter to scold him?"
Chang Jinchan pouted and acted coquettishly.
"Then I'm thousands of miles away, so I can only do this. If it doesn't work, I'll ask my mother to help me scold him!"