12dz Chapter 555: All of them are interested in the second daughter of the Shen family
Chapter 555: All of them are interested in the second daughter of the Shen family
"So am I not planning on letting your second brother pick one he likes?"
Mrs. Gu knew that she was partial to her eldest son, and she knew it was inappropriate. After hearing her daughter's words, she felt a little guilty: "Didn't you say that your second brother fell in love with a girl? Tell me, which girl is she? As long as she has good character and is well-educated, I will marry her for your second brother, how about it?"
"Really?"
"Can I still lie to you?"
"The girl that Second Brother likes might be... a girl from the Shen family."
"Shen family? Which Shen family?"
Mrs. Gu frowned and thought about the families in the capital, but she couldn't think of any family with the surname Shen.
Obviously, the Shen family was indeed not of high status, just as her daughter said, otherwise she would not have no impression of them. She knew all the high-status families in the capital.
"If I remember correctly, it should be the family of Lord Shen Guannian, a fifth-rank official. Lord Shen has two daughters, the eldest is a legitimate daughter, and the second is a concubine's daughter."
"So which one did your second brother take a fancy to?"
"She's the second daughter."
Madam Gu pondered, "She is indeed of low birth. How could your second brother marry the daughter of a fifth-rank official? This is inappropriate. It will easily make others laugh at her. People will think that your second brother has a mental disorder. He would leave so many beautiful ladies in the capital and marry an unknown daughter of a concubine."
Gu Qianning glared at her angrily: "Mother's demands are too harsh. One moment she complains that the daughter of the Liu family is too high-born and is afraid that my second brother will surpass my eldest brother. The next moment she complains that the daughter of the Shen family is too low-born and is afraid that people will laugh at her. What kind of woman does mother want my second brother to marry? I'm afraid you will be happy if my second brother marries a man!"
Madam Gu gave her a reproachful look: "Keep your voice down and stop talking nonsense. Didn't you tell me that your second brother likes girls? Why would he marry a man? Bah, bah, bah, how could he marry a man home!"
Gu Qianning stood up and said, "I think mother just doesn't want my second brother to have a good life, so she keeps making trouble for his marriage. I won't talk to mother, I'll talk to my eldest brother. He will definitely feel sorry for my second brother, no matter whether he likes a girl or a boy, he will definitely support him!"
Madam Gu hurriedly held her back and said, "Alright, alright, why are you asking your eldest brother for such a small matter? Isn't he busy enough? Sit down and let's discuss it carefully. Let's see if we can call the girl from the Shen family out so I can take a look."
"I don't even know him, how can I call him out?"
"She will go out eventually, right? When she does, we can just go get to know her."
Madam Gu said, calling the housekeeper over: "Send someone more reliable to the Shen family to find out if the young ladies in their house have any plans to go out recently."
"The Shen family that Madam is talking about is the family of Mr. Shen Guannian, the official of the Ministry of Personnel?"
Madam Gu was a little surprised: "Do you know that Mr. Shen?"
"If you had asked me a few days ago, I would have never known. But yesterday, Princess Ning invited many ladies to the palace to appreciate the flowers. Among them were the two ladies of the Shen family. Moreover, Princess Ning seemed to like the second lady of the Shen family very much and was interested in hiring her as the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Xiao!"
Madam Gu was stunned: "What?! Princess Ning also has a crush on her? Did you hear correctly? Princess Ning has a crush on the second young lady, not the eldest young lady?"
"Madam, don't worry. There's nothing wrong with that. It's not just Princess Ning who's attracted to that Second Miss. It seems that the Crown Prince himself treats that Second Miss differently. Everyone who visited the palace yesterday saw it clearly. The Crown Prince ignored everyone else and only spoke to that Second Miss Shen. He said things like he had known her for a long time and married her in his previous life!"
Madam Gu frowned, "So, the second young lady of the Shen family has had feelings for Master Xiao for a long time? Are they secretly communicating with each other?"
"No, madam, you misunderstood. This is all nonsense from Prince Xiao. Second Miss Shen doesn't even know him. If Second Miss has a problem with her character, Princess Ning can't invite her to visit the palace!"
The housekeeper said quickly, "Prince Xiao didn't just say these nonsense. He also said that he wanted Miss Liu to be his prince's consort in this life. He said that he and Miss Liu have a close rapport and are close friends. He owed her in his last life and he would marry her in this life."
Madam Gu was shocked. She felt that her brain was not enough. "Who does Xiao Qingyuan like? Didn't he fight for Miss Chu before? He even became a monk for her. His love for her is known to the whole capital. Why is he bringing up the second young lady of the Shen family and the girl of the Liu family now? Has he changed his mind so quickly?"
The housekeeper shook her head and said, "Who knows? Master Xiao has always been a man of his own accord. After returning from Fazhen Temple, his words and actions have become even more bizarre and outrageous. It is simply difficult for ordinary people like us to understand. I think Master Xiao is probably talking about whatever he dreamed about. His words cannot be taken seriously."
Madam Gu opened her eyes wide, and after a long while she waved her hand and said, "Okay, I understand. You can leave now. Go and find out when the second young lady of the Shen family will go out, and also find out about her character."
"Yes, ma'am."
The matron in charge withdrew respectfully.
Madam Gu couldn't help but mutter, "Princess Ning is even more picky about choosing a daughter-in-law than I am. Earlier, she looked down on this one and that one, and felt that no one was worthy of her son. Why did she choose the second daughter of the Shen family, who is not from a high-class family, this time? Is there really something special about this second daughter of the Shen family?"
Gu Qianning said at the side: "If mother wants to know, won't she know when she goes back to see her?"
However, Mrs. Gu was not a fool. She did not believe that there could be such a coincidence in the world.
Oh, Princess Ning and Xiao Qingyuan fell in love with Second Miss Shen yesterday, and today I found out that her son also fell in love with Second Miss Shen?
"An Ning, tell me the truth, what is the situation with Miss Shen Er? Why did your second brother fall for her?"
"My mother asked me, but who should I ask? I just overheard this from my second brother yesterday."
"Your second brother is very smart. You can't compare to him if you have ten of him. How could it be such a coincidence that you could overhear who he likes? Could it be that he deliberately let you hear it to set a trap for me?"
Gu Qianning's eyes suddenly widened.
So my mother was so smart? Was she so quick to react? She noticed something was wrong in just a few words and knew that she was being tricked?
What's going on? Why does she seem to be the dumbest in the family?
"Why are you glaring at me? I'm asking you a question. Did you hear me?"
"Mother, you are overthinking. Why would my second brother set a trap for us for no reason? If you don't believe that my second brother likes Miss Shen, then forget it. I think it would be a good idea to let my second brother marry me a male second sister-in-law. Then you will have three sons. How great!"
Mrs. Gu felt her scalp tingling and her whole body shivering when she thought about that scene: "No! I have to find a chance to meet Miss Shen Er!"