Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

Chapter 200: The Xie Family is Out of Affordability

"Why not? Chuan'er is the young master of the dynasty..."

"Second Miss Shen, I'm sorry to bother your mother today." Before Mrs. Xie finished her words, Master Xie bowed and apologized to Shen Shen.

"It's okay, Weichuan." She lowered her voice and said, "Madam Xie doesn't seem to know much about the noble families in the capital. Weichuan needs to give her more guidance. Otherwise, it's inevitable that she will cause trouble in the future."

"Alas, every time I talk about this, my mother says she is too old to remember it and never takes it to heart." After saying that, he changed the subject: "Could you please keep today's matter a secret, Miss Shen Er? Don't tell the prince."

"Weichuan, you can, but why should I listen to you?" Shen Shenshen looked at the young master of the dynasty with a smile.

"This..." Young Master Xie Wangan was a little slow to react. He saw the maid behind Shen Shenshen looking at him, and then looking at the jewelry in the display cabinet.

"Second Miss Shen, my mother is going to Heyinlou to pick out jewelry today. Do you have any suitable recommendations?"

"This bracelet and hairpin are especially suitable for Madam Xie."

"I think it's great too."

"Cui Ling, pack up the jewelry. I will take Master Xie to pay the money."

"Hey, Miss Shen, didn't you promise to only take 90% of the silver?" Mrs. Xie realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said, which might bring trouble to her son. However, the jewelry at Heyinlou is not cheap, and even if it's 10% less, it can save a lot of money.

"Mrs. Xie, don't worry. I'll charge you 90% of the money." Shen Shenshen knew the principle of slow and steady progress. At the same time, Master Xie seemed to be Ziyuan's man, so he couldn't make things difficult for Ziyuan.

She is indeed the most 'sensible' prince's consort.

Master Xie, who had been ripped off by a huge sum of money, was feeling uneasy and rode in a carriage back to the Master's Mansion with his mother.

Mrs. Xie in the car was still chattering, "Chuan'er, mother thinks that the second Miss Shen is pretty good. I heard her say that she is the second Miss of the Anbo Marquis's Mansion. Judging from her temperament, she should be a legitimate daughter. It is not unfair to her that the Marquis's Mansion matches you with a first-rank official position. Tell mother the truth. Is the Marquis's Mansion only a noble name, but in fact it is just a facade? The husband you are discussing marriage with should not be that good either. He is probably a poor man with an empty noble title. Otherwise, why would she be allowed to show up in public and do business even though she is a legitimate daughter? Although our Xie Mansion is small in population, it also means that there are few people and it is simple. She should be worried about the damage to her reputation if she breaks off the engagement. We don't care. At most, she will be wronged. We will help the Marquis' Mansion more in the future."

Xie Wangan lowered his head at first, not wanting to pay attention to his mother's nagging, but as he listened, the words he heard became more and more outrageous. Finally, he raised his head and looked at Mrs. Xie in surprise.

"Mother didn't tell Miss Shen about this just now, did she?"

"Well! Why? Mother is right." Madam Xie said confidently: "Don't worry, Chuan'er, mother knows that you like beautiful women. Yes, this time mother will choose the most beautiful one for you."

Master Xie regretted that he should not have asked Master Shen Shen to spend the 10% of the silver on the jewelry today. No, he should have bought a few more pieces of jewelry.

Tomorrow Zhu Yanxiao will know that his mother complained that Prince Zhong’s Mansion was a run-down family; he will also know that his mother said that the Second Miss Shen was a lady from a marquis’s mansion but was not well-known; most importantly, his mother told the woman he loved the most that her husband’s family was too bad and that it would be better for her to break off the engagement and marry him.

Junior Tutor Xie Wang'an suddenly felt that his official career was bleak.

Seeing her son looking at her with a smile uglier than crying, Mrs. Xie felt that she might have gotten into trouble.

"Chuan'er, what mother said today was inappropriate?"

He exhaled a breath of foul air, "Mother, let's not talk about the five generations of meritorious service of the Anbo Marquisate, who followed the late Emperor of Dongxiang to establish the Dongxiang State. Let's talk about the current generation of Anbo Marquis, who has been loyally following your Majesty since he was in hiding, and is one of your most trusted confidants. Miss Shen is the second legitimate daughter of the Marquisate, and is deeply loved by Anbo Marquis."

Mrs. Xie stopped talking.

"The most important thing is that the one negotiating marriage with Second Miss Shen is Prince Zhu of Prince Zhong's Mansion. Prince Zhong...his surname is Zhu, and he is the younger brother of Your Majesty."

Mrs. Xie was shocked. What did she say today? Her husband's family fell into decline?!

"But why does Second Miss Shen still show up in public to do business and make money? Isn't doing business a low-class livelihood?"

"Mother, you don't know that Prince Zhu asked to marry Miss Shen Er four times, and he promised that he would never stop Miss Shen Er from doing anything she likes. And Miss Shen Er has a hobby that everyone around her knows about, which is making money. This is her hobby."

As the prince's tutor, Master Xie would privately know all the information about the rich and powerful. Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. If you stand on your own side, you will lose everything.

Madam Xie was surprised: "Why does a prince need to marry four times?"

"Because from the beginning, it was Prince Zhu who wanted it one-sidedly, but Second Miss Shen was unwilling to marry."

"This... is there any woman who would reject the prince of the palace?"

"Mother, although Weichuan holds the title of Junior Tutor of the First Rank, he has no foundation in the court, and he is not from a noble family. Miss Shen II is not someone that our Xie family can afford to marry."

Madam Xie was silent. After coming to the capital, she also realized that her son had no one to rely on except His Majesty.

"Mother, I will take you back home first, and then I will go to apologize to Master Zhu."

Madam Xie held him with her calloused hands and said, "Chuan'er, I was wrong today. I will reflect on it and never cause you any more trouble."

Master Xie patted his mother's hand and said, "It's okay. Master Zhu has a great heart and won't care about such things. But my son is on good terms with him, so I have to explain the etiquette."

"That's good, that's good." Mrs. Xie kept repeating, as if this could alleviate her anxiety.

Zhu Yanxiao, who has 'the world in his heart', got off work at the Censorate and returned to the Marquis' Mansion to take a bath and change clothes before going to find Shen Shenshen to enjoy a 'passionate' night for the two of them.

Xingyun knocked on the door and entered the room and said, "Sir, the guard at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion sent a message saying that Master Xie wants to see you."

Xie Wang'an? Why did he come to the Marquis' Mansion? The two agreed to meet less often in private, fearing that His Majesty would be suspicious. Today, he came to the Marquis' Mansion, so there must be something important.

"Let him come over." After saying that, he went to the inner room, took off his official uniform, changed into sky-blue casual clothes, and washed his hands and face.

"Young Master." Master Xie bowed, changing his usual intimacy and casualness.

Zhu Yanxiao saw that his expression was a little strange and frowned, "Weichuan, what's the matter?"

"I have come here specially to apologize to the prince."

"What crime has Weichuan committed?"

Master Xie calmed himself down and told Zhu Yanxiao about how his mother had gone to Heyinlou today to ask Miss Shen Er to break off the engagement and marry him.

After hearing this, Zhu Yanxiao's face turned gloomy and he sneered twice.

"Thank you, Master Young Master, for your good vision!" He said with a half-smile, "You actually chose this prince's consort from the very beginning."

Xie Huangkong Shaoshi Wang'an lowered his head and said, "Prince, please calm down. It is my mother's fault. I have already explained the interests to my mother. Ignorance is not a crime. I hope that Prince will consider my face and not vent his anger on my mother."

Zhu Yanxiao snorted coldly, "Forget it this time, but if there is a next time, don't blame me for being rude."

Master Xie nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness."

Zhu Yanxiao sat down and looked up at Master Xie who was standing beside him. "Isn't it just for this matter that Weichuan came to see me today? The matter about Madam Xie should be a decoy."

"Hahaha." Master Xie laughed, "The one who knows Weichuan is Ziyuan." He changed his serious look just now, and suddenly returned to his usual playful smile, and continued to say to Zhu Yanxiao: "I was worrying about how to meet Ziyuan alone, and my mother gave the opportunity to Weichuan."

Zhu Yanxiao glanced at him, "What's Shenshen's attitude?"

"Forehead?"

"Mrs. Xie wants her to cancel the engagement. What is Shen Shen's attitude?" The Crown Prince is very concerned.

"Of course I didn't want to. I rejected my mother without hesitation."

Zhu Yanxiao raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a happy smile, and then said: "Tell me. Weichuan came to see me, what's the matter?"

Seeing the change in the prince's expression, Master Xie's eyes twitched. Fortunately, I came to explain today that Miss Shen was really the prince's favorite woman.

He found a seat and sat down. "Ziyuan, we have found the person behind Zhou Yiran."

The memorial about the sudden fire at Ziyun Teahouse outside the capital a few days ago was placed in the imperial study of Emperor Huaisheng the next day. The fire in a teahouse did not attract the attention of His Majesty, but Zhu Yanxiao found Master Xie and told him the whole story.

"The mysterious man in black robe who is targeting Mu Yejun is Zhou Yiran? He is not from Fenyingtang?"

This discovery was inconsistent with the results he had found and told Shen Shen. Giving the prince false information was a dereliction of duty.

"Can Weichuan find out who is behind him? This prince always feels that this matter is not that simple."