Chapter 2143: Love Rival (Patreon)

Chapter 2143: Love Rival

When it came to Minister Wan's only son, Hou Shi was quite calm.

In her words and expressions, there was a contentment with her current life. It seemed that Wan Daren's favor towards her surpassed that of Second Master Shu by a long shot.

Shu Yu smiled and said, "That's great. As long as you're doing well, I'm happy."

"You're doing well too, now you're even a county princess. When the master came home earlier to tell me this news, I was quite surprised. I thought that becoming a village lord was already a huge accomplishment, and I had even imagined that the next step would be when Young Master Meng passes the imperial examination and makes you a wife with an official title," Hou said.

Hou Shi was genuinely feeling this way. In just a few years, from being exiled criminals to becoming a village lord, and now a county princess, she could see that Shu Yu's future was only going to rise higher.

Shu Yu didn't mention Meng Yunzheng's intention not to take an official position; she just smiled with her head lowered.

The two of them chatted away about recent events. Hou Shi rarely went out, and there were few people she could have a conversation with, especially someone as close as Shu Yu.

Just as they were discussing Shu Qing, Ying Xi suddenly entered and whispered, "Miss, there's a young lady outside who claims to be the wife of someone from the Ministry of Personnel."

Shu Yu was puzzled. The Ministry of Personnel? She didn't know anyone from the Ministry of Personnel.

Oh, right, Minister Wan was also from the Ministry of Personnel.

Shu Yu immediately turned to look at Hou, and the latter quickly realized, "It should be her."

"Who?" Shu Yu asked.

"The young lady from the Yongchang Marquis Residence."

Shu Yu still looked quite puzzled.

Seeing this, Hou Shi hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Ah Yu, you know, Meng Yunzheng truly cares about you, right?"

Shu Yu's mouth twitched. "Auntie Hou, just say what you want to say. I still believe in Ah Yun."

Hou breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. Let me tell you, when Young Master Meng was still a young master in the palace, quite a few families proposed marriages to him. However, because he was from a concubine, and not particularly bright, those real high-born daughters were certainly not going to be his match. But among them, there was one who fell for Young Master Meng's looks, and that person is Miss Cen from the Yongchang Marquis Residence."

Shu Yu suddenly understood. Back then, the Yongchang Marquis Residence was thriving, and their eldest daughter had set her sights on Meng Yunzheng. Gong Qiu was delighted because he was just thinking about bringing the Yongchang Marquis Residence into the fold, and this opportunity came knocking.

But Meng Yunzheng didn't want to get married. Coincidentally, Lady Gong also didn't want Young Master Meng to have such a powerful mother-in-law. So, they came up with a plan. One poisoned Young Master Meng, and the other played along with it, pretending to be a 'dumb' and left the capital.

In this way, Miss Cen from the Cen family couldn't marry Meng Yunzheng.

Hou continued, "You see, this Miss Cen, she might not really like Young Master Meng that much. They barely met a few times, and it's said that they never even exchanged words. But Young Master Meng's looks are just too captivating. Miss Cen, who was raised indulgently in the Yongchang Marquis Residence, has a bit of a bad temper, she's spoiled and capricious. After she set her sights on Young Master Meng, she insisted on marrying him. Later, when it didn't happen, somehow, this matter got out."

"So Miss Cen's reputation turned sour, and the Yongchang Marquis Residence couldn't marry her into a prestigious family anymore. She ended up marrying the legitimate youngest son of someone from the Ministry of Personnel four years ago."

Otherwise, with the status of the Yongchang Marquis Residence, even if their daughter married a prince, they could make it happen.