C51

When Shen Zhu and the rest returned to the Villa, the sky was already slightly dark.

The darkness of winter was getting darker quickly. Now, when he went back to pack up, he should start cooking.

"Mother, can you tell the story tonight?"

Jingshu turned his head and saw Su Zongwen and Shen Zhu walking shoulder to shoulder behind him.

Shen Zhu replied: "Okay."

Jingshu squinted his eyes happily, upon hearing the answer he immediately turned around and said to Zi Yi who was in front: "Brother, I asked the Mother, she's telling us a story."

"Hmm, then you're not allowed to cause any more trouble tonight."

Seeing how Zi Yi looked like a little lord, Shen Zhu looked at him and asked, "Brother Wen, is there anything special about the festivals in the manor?"

Su Zongwen thought about it, he really did not know, so he replied: "I'll go back and ask the other people in the village."

Shen Zhu smiled and nodded, the two of them continued to walk back.

Just as Shen Zhu was about to enter the gate of the Three Heaps, he heard a familiar voice from behind him. "Yue Niang, wait a moment."

"Aunt Liu?"

Shen Zhu stopped and turned his head, only to see Aunt Liu hurrying towards him.

"Yue Niang, you're finally back. I just happen to have something I need to tell you. Go over to my place."

"Alright."

Shen Zhu said: "Brother Wen, you carry Ruanruan and the others back first."

She took the basket of eggs from Su Zongwen's hands.

Shuer grabbed Yi'er's sleeve, and raised his head. "Mother, Big Brother and I are going to play with Big Sister Ah Qiu."

When Shen Zhu saw Yi'er staring at Shuer with no expression on his face, his face was filled with grief and resentment. It was obvious that he had been pulled by Shuer.

She brought her two children and followed Aunt Liu into her courtyard.

Aunt Liu glanced at the two children who were looking for Ah Qiu and sighed: "Your big sister Ah Qiu is in the east wing, go look for them."

The two children heard his words and ran towards the east wing.

Aunt Liu brought Shen Zhu in.

Shen Zhu saw that Aunt Liu was in a bit of a daze, and asked suspiciously: "Aunt Liu, did you quarrel with Ah Qiu?"

She had lived with this mother and daughter pair for more than half a year, but she had never seen them like this.

Aunt Liu laughed helplessly and shook his head: "Sigh, it's not noisy, it's just the wedding in Ah Qiu, I'm a little worried."

The man that Ah Qiu had a look at two days ago, that girl didn't even want to marry him? Good! Then let her hurry up and marry him. Next year, he would definitely marry her.

Shen Zhu could only advise: "If you continue to look for a good lady like Ah Qiu, you will definitely feel sorry for her."

After saying that, the two of them entered the kang in the inner room.

Seeing that the Aunt Liu still had a look of worry on his face, Shen Zhu couldn't bear it anymore, "If there is time, I will help you to advise the Ah Qiu."

Aunt Liu waved his hand. "Her matter is currently not the most serious one. Yue Niang, it's you now."

Shen Zhu was confused, he pointed at himself: "Me?"

What could be wrong with her, a married woman?

"Yue Niang, you guys went back to the village today, I don't know where to start," Aunt Liu sighed. "This afternoon, all the people from the capital's main house are at Villa …"

She poured Shen Zhu a cup of tea before speaking.

The main house was already here?

"This time, Meier came along as well." Aunt Liu shook his head with a headache, glanced at Shen Zhu who was calmly drinking tea, and continued, "The last time you and Zhuer had a conflict, it should be because of what Zhuer and Meier said.

The Aunt Liu roughly told Shen Zhu about the trap the main courtyard had set for him today.

Shen Zhu was amused. "Aunt, did you forget? I came to the manor with my husband, so I didn't sign the contract. "

His heart was extremely disgusted with what the Zhuer sisters had done!

Aunt Liu still wanted to say that these matters were handed over to Uncle Chen and she had to decide how to reject them.

Her words were just on the tip of her tongue, but when she heard Shen Zhu's words, she immediately calmed down.

When she heard that Meier was scheming against Shen Zhu, she had forgotten that Shen Zhu did not sign the contract with the Uncle Chen at all. That way, even if Shen Zhu rejected her offer, the Duke still would not say anything.

"In short, Meier did not come with good intentions this time, so after taking away this calamity, there might be a hole for her to dig for you. You must be careful."

Aunt Liu reminded Shen Zhu caringly.

She understood Zhuer's family, and knew that this Meier was not a good person. He had many methods and schemes that could cause people to not be cautious.

When Shen Zhu heard Aunt Liu finish speaking, his heart went cold.

Since someone was here to cause trouble, she naturally wouldn't be polite either.

There was a grateful smile on her face as she said, "Thank you, Aunt, for telling me all this. I will be careful."

Shen Zhu came out of the Aunt Liu's room and returned to his courtyard with the two children.

She left the two children outside to play in the snow and went inside.

As soon as she entered, she felt that the atmosphere in the room wasn't right.

They just saw Su Zongwen with a darkened face, and Uncle Chen seated beside him with a helpless and dejected look.

Shen Zhu had guessed the purpose of Uncle Chen's visit, but he maintained his composure and greeted him as usual.

"Yue Niang, you're back."

Seeing Shen Zhu enter, Su Zongwen's expression relaxed.

"Brother Wen, what's going on?" Shen Zhu saw that Su Zongwen was silent, and pretended to look at Uncle Chen in confusion: "Uncle Chen? It's already so late, might I ask what business Uncle Chen has visiting? "

Seeing Uncle Chen's joyful face, he said: "Madam Su, you're finally back …." There was a hint of nervousness in her tone. "I came here today to ask, when will Madame Su go to the kitchen to help with the kitchen?"

Shen Zhu pursed his lips and laughed, his tone polite: "Uncle Chen does not need to be so polite, just call me Shen Zhu, for such a small matter, Uncle Chen will instruct people to notify me, why would I bother you to come over personally?"

Uncle Chen laughed bitterly in his heart, if it was really such a small matter, there would be no need for him to rush to find Shen Zhu.

"It's like this. Masters of the capital have come to Villa today to celebrate New Year here. Today, Your Highness has heard that Madam Su's culinary skills are unparalleled, and I hope that you can be responsible for Master's daily meals during this period.

The Uncle Chen explained everything to him in a few words.

After Shen Zhu heard what Uncle Chen had said, he was not surprised at all. He tactfully rejected her, "Uncle Chen, I can help out with the cooking, but I'm afraid I'm not qualified to be in charge of Master's food."

Uncle Chen asked, "Is it because of Zhuer?"

Shen Yao shook her head. Zhuer still wasn't enough to threaten her because she didn't want to be related to the royalty.

In ancient times, it was best to stay as far away from imperial relatives as possible.

"This …"

If not for Zhuer, Uncle Chen didn't know the reason why.

He also did not want to make things difficult for Shen Zhu, but … He didn't dare disobey his master's orders.

Shen Zhu tilted her head to look at Su Zongwen who was seated at the side. Ever since she sat down, Su Zongwen did not say a single word, and from the beginning to the end only had a calm face, his dark and deep eyes stared at a corner of the room, as though he was thinking about something.

Shen Zhu looked at Su Zongwen for a moment, before retracting his gaze.

She turned her head and met Uncle Chen's gaze. Her heart immediately became complicated.

"Madam Su, what do you think?"

Under the blazing gaze of the Uncle Chen, Shen Zhu felt a little uneasy. After all, he had taken good care of his family while they were in the villa and they had received a lot of favors from the Uncle Chen during this half a year.

As long as she could do it, she would not refuse.

"Go ahead."

"Madam, do you only need to cook some food while Master is here? If you sign this contract with me, will you treat it as saving my life?"

Uncle Chen looked at Shen Zhu expectantly, waiting for her reply.