Chapter 21 Dispute

After the old lady finished speaking, she didn’t say much more and angrily went back with Wei Shi.

Madam Shu said, “No need to see them off!”

Then she immediately turned to comfort her daughter “Wanwan, don’t worry about them. If they want to cause trouble, we’ll accompany them!”

Shu Yuwan nodded.

“You, go back quickly and rest well!”

“For such a trivial matter, is it worth your trip here?”

Madam Shu reproached, about to start another lengthy discussion…

As soon as Yuwan saw this, she quickly grabbed her mother’s sleeve and shook it, “Yes, yes, yes, Mother is wise and mighty. Those people in the Marquis’s Mansion can’t even handle three moves under Mother’s hands. I just came out to admire your elegance!”

Madam Shu tapped her daughter’s forehead, “You’re already a mother yourself, yet you’re still fooling around with me here. Go back and rest!”

“I’ll leave now.” Yuwan shook her sleeves, quickly bid farewell, and left.

After Yuwan left, Madam Shu’s expression softened.

The Marquis’s Mansion has such a big face, causing harm to her daughter and still daring to come knocking on their door!

Lu Yi stepped forward and smiled, “Madam, Miss is now much more stable and intelligent than before.”

Madam Shu forced a smile, “I’d rather she remain carefree as she used to be.”

Lu Yi advised, “Miss has also regained some of her previous lively demeanor. Unlike when she first returned, she seemed dull! In the future, with you and the master, as well as the two young masters protecting her, she will definitely be both happy and intelligent!”

Madam Shu felt slightly happier hearing Lu Yi’s words, “Wanwan does seem livelier now.”

Once Yuwan left the house, she no longer pretended to be lively and cute.

In fact, she was almost thirty years old, had experienced many things, and no longer had that carefree attitude.

But her mother always mistook her serious demeanor for melancholy, so she could only reminisce about her past girlish ways…

Ah, she didn’t matter! As long as her mother was happy…

In a private room at Xinglong Tavern.

An Shaoyu was holding Zhao Qing Qing, feeling helpless, “Qing Qing, I’m sorry, grandmother and my parents still don’t agree.” An Shaoyu’s voice sounded a bit weary.

“I’ve tried everything, but they remain unmoved.”

Zhao Qing Qing’s eyes welled up with tears as she looked at An Shaoyu.

Seeing her like this, An Shaoyu felt very distressed, hugged Zhao Qing Qing tightly, and comforted her, “But rest assured, I won’t give up. If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll leave the capital with you and go to a small town in Jiangnan to live freely.”

Zhao Qing Qing then smiled, “Brother Yu, you forgot, there’s still one method you haven’t tried.”

“What method?”

“I’ve mentioned before, you have already broken off the engagement with the Shu family’s daughter. The connection between the Marquis’s Mansion and the Crown Prince has been severed. The Shu family is closely related to the late emperor, and the Crown Prince is close to the Shu family. However, there is no direct connection between your Marquis’s Mansion and the Crown Prince.”

“Now, I am strategizing for the Fifth Prince. If we marry, and the Marquis’s Mansion secretly supports the Fifth Prince, in the future, when the Fifth Prince ascends the throne, the Marquis’s Mansion will be the top contributor and will surely advance further.”

“But, the Emperor loves the Crown Prince the most. The Crown Prince not only has the rightful name but also has the support of many important officials. The Fifth Prince has no support at all. It’s really difficult to surpass the Crown Prince, isn’t it?”

“It’s precisely because there are few people around the Fifth Prince that the Marquis’s Mansion was the first to pledge allegiance, gaining attention! Moreover, no one knows about my relationship with the Fifth Prince.”

“The Marquis’s Mansion just needs Brother Yu to marry me, which isn’t a big loss, right? It provides the Marquis’s Mansion with a better choice and fulfills Brother Yu’s wishes. I believe Marquis won’t refuse.” Zhao Qing Qing persuaded.

An Shaoyu, after listening, was deeply moved!

In fact, he understood that the Marquis’s Mansion rose from military origins, but with the current peace in the country, the mansion had declined generation by generation. That’s why his family attached great importance to his marriage with Shu Yuwan.

However, if the Marquis’s Mansion could truly become the confidant of the next emperor, they would break free from the current situation of neither rising nor falling in the capital and regain their former glory!

And he would also gain his father’s attention!

Currently, his father prioritized everything concerning his elder and second brothers, never taking him seriously. Whenever there were family matters, they never consulted him, only his elder and second brothers.

“Alright! I’ll listen to you, Qing Qing. I’ll go back and discuss with my father.” An Shaoyu said warmly

“Okay.” Zhao Qing Qing affectionately touched An Shaoyu’s face.

Shyly, she said, “Brother Yu, you look really good!”

Her small hand gently stroked An Shaoyu’s back, one stroke at a time.

An Shaoyu’s heart was tickled by her actions, and he leaned in to kiss Zhao Qing Qing’s red lips…

Amidst the confusion of emotions, Zhao Qing Qing softly whispered, “Remember what I said, I only have you, and you can only have me!”

“If you betray me, you’ll have to pay with your life!”

An Shaoyu, overwhelmed with emotions, assured her, “Don’t worry, with you, there’s no room in my heart for anyone else!”

On the other side, the old lady of Anding Marquis family returned to the mansion.

Still filled with anger, thinking about what Shu Yuwan had said, she planned to advise her grandson again not to cause trouble for the Zhao family’s merchant daughter.

She instructed the maid beside her, “Go and bring the Third Young Master here!”