Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 203

Upon seeing Guan Shi appear, Li Shu could only rise and bow in response.

Standing behind Guan Shi, Tian Ya Yun looked nonchalant. She had been urging Guan Shi to force Li Shu to grant her the status of a concubine, making her Wei Gongming's aunt now.

"I didn't expect Mother to come. I was so distracted that I forgot to greet her. But Aunt Tian, ​​who grew up by Mother's side, doesn't seem to know any manners either?" Li Shu was very assertive today, after all, Wei Gongming personally escorted her back last night and even stayed overnight before leaving.

Tian Yayun was taken aback, not expecting Li Shu to actually talk back to Guan Shi?

Guan glanced at Tian Yage and asked, "What's going on?" She also disliked Tian Yage's petty behavior, but what could she do when she had given birth to a son for Wei Gongming?

Having no other choice, Tian Yayun could only step forward and curtsy, saying, "Greetings, Madam."

She moved her hands perfunctorily, without even bending her knees. Li Shu gave her mother a look, and her mother slightly kicked Tian Ya Yun in the back of the knee, causing Tian Ya Yun to kneel down with a "thud"!

"Ouch, you're going to kill me!" Tian Ya Yun cried out in pain, tears streaming down her face.

Guan's eyes widened, and she angrily rebuked Li Shu, "What are you trying to do? I'm still here watching!"

"If my mother hadn't been watching, I wouldn't have resorted to such violence. She treated you so casually, which shows she doesn't respect you at all?"

“I know Mother loves Aunt Tian, ​​but we can’t spoil her so much that she can ride on your head, don’t you think?” Li Shu seized on this point, leaving Guan Shi speechless.

"Alright, she had a difficult childbirth and almost lost her life. I won't hold a grudge against a little girl like her." Madam Guan found a way out and then asked the maid beside her to help Tian Ya Yun up.

Tian Yage was in so much pain from kneeling that she was drenched in sweat. She had no time to argue with Li Shu and rushed back to apply medicine and check her injuries.

Li Shu didn't stop her. As long as Tian Yage didn't wander around in front of her, she wouldn't go so far as to kill her.

When Guan saw Li Shu about to leave, she pressed her for an answer, "Are you going to bring him food again? That's the county government office, not a place for women to wander around!"

"I received a message from one of my father's students, and I was going to inform the Crown Prince."

Li Shu didn't hide it from Guan Shi. She directly asked her mother to get her clothes and began to dress up. "Mother, please forgive me for not telling you about this. It would be bad if it got out. Besides, this matter may not be entirely true. You should decide for yourself whether it is true or not."

"If it's true, the young master can gain merit through this, and my mother and I will also benefit from the glory, won't we?"

“I don’t just leave the mansion and wander around aimlessly. I’m doing it all for my husband’s career. Actually, I’m quite tired.”

……

Li Shu's sarcastic remarks made Guan Shi want to tear her mouth apart. But what could she do? Li Shu's father was the Vice Minister of Rites. Even if he wasn't as favored by the Emperor as before, he was still far superior to the Zhenning Marquis's family.

After muttering a few words about "going early and coming back early," Guan hurriedly left Li Shu's courtyard.

Seeing her reluctant departure, Li Shu felt a rare sense of pleasure. "On the way back, you must buy two jugs of good wine. I want to have a good drink!"

Her mother advised her, "You don't need to compete with the Lady of the Marquis for your brother's status. No matter what, she is still the mother of the heir. Even if the bond between mother and son isn't that strong, blood ties cannot be erased."

"But she's biased towards that little bitch. If I don't fight back, these two women will play me to death!" Li Shu was filled with resentment, and all the remaining kindness she had before had vanished.

Knowing that it was pointless for Mom to speak, she simply kept quiet and didn't mention it again.

Li Shu dressed herself up and hurriedly ran to the county government office. Wei Gongming had just finished hearing the case and left the court. As soon as he entered the courtyard of the county government office, he saw Li Shu sitting in his chair.

His face darkened. He had only given her some face yesterday, and she was already taking advantage of him, chasing him to the county government office every day.

Seeing Wei Gongming's displeasure, Li Shu quickly stood up and personally poured tea for him, bringing it to his lips. "It was that Feng Ling who came to see me and brought some news..."

Li Shu mentioned that Yuwen Chan intended to choose a wife, but she exaggerated a bit and brought up the fact that Vice Minister Li wanted to give Feng Ling some advice on this matter.

"...I will speak to my father. If he scolds me, he will scold me, not my husband. Actually, I don't want anything. I just hope that my husband can achieve his wish and reach a higher position as soon as possible. Then I, as his wife, will feel at ease."

She was delicate and frail, and her coquettish manner was indeed quite charming and cute.

But Wei Gongming's mind was filled with the words "Yuwen Chan's marriage alliance." He thought about it again and again and felt that something was not right. "If he wanted to make a marriage alliance, why did he have to go to see Yuan Cuo and Liu Yuechu first?"

"Perhaps they wanted to find out which princesses of marriageable age the Great Qi royal family had?" Li Shu racked her brains, but she couldn't guess any other purpose.

Wei Gongming didn't count on her either. "Are you sure he's telling the truth?"

“He said it with absolute certainty, even guaranteeing it with his life…” Li Shu didn’t dare to hesitate.

Wei Gongming nodded slightly. "I understand. You can go back now. I have a lot of things to do here."

Li Shu was at a standstill, not expecting to be kicked out so soon.

"It's already noon, and I'm a little hungry. I wonder if I could have lunch with you, Your Highness? By now, Mother will have already eaten." She deliberately timed her departure for the awkward moment, just to spend a little more time with him.

Wei Gongming was naturally unwilling, but seeing her eager anticipation, he slowly nodded, "As long as you don't mind the simple meals at the county government office."

Li Shu was happy, and naturally she didn't mind.

After lunch, Li Shu didn't linger and immediately returned to her residence.

After finishing his business at the county office, Wei Gongming immediately went to see Qin Muyan and told him about Yuwen Chan's intention to arrange a marriage alliance.

Qin Muyan had just heard the news sent by Qin Yongshang that Wei Tianxuan had met Yuwen Chan at the Mongolian envoy's residence and chatted for a long time before leaving.

"It was Yuan Cuo who sent my men to find Wei Tianxuan and inform him that Yuwen Chan had arrived in the capital." Wei Gongming mentioned this with a hint of pride. Although Feng Ling was not a respectable person, he was happy as long as he could help him get angry at Qin Yongshang.

Qin Yongshang was indeed a little embarrassed, not expecting that Wei Gongming had actually planted someone next to Yuan Cuo.

"Does he know why Yuwen Chan suddenly wants to make peace with the Great Qi through a marriage alliance?" Qin Yong was still puzzled by this. Even if it was a marriage alliance, shouldn't the Liu family and Yuan Cuo know about it first? This is a matter between two countries!

"Even the strategist Qin, who is so good at divination, doesn't know the reason?" Wei Gongming deliberately retorted. He looked at Qin Muyan and brought up Princess Fuyao. "This humble official believes that there is no way for Princess Fuyao and Yuan Cuo to have any outcome. Your Highness may suggest to His Majesty that Princess Fuyao betrothed to Yuwen Chan."

"In this way, your connection with the Mongol Kingdom will be strengthened, and you will be able to turn the tide with His Highness the Crown Prince."