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A few days later, envoys from all over the place came to the capital and stayed at the palaces. The news of the Princess Qi Kingdom wanting to marry them had also quickly spread to the ears of the officials and their families of the imperial court.

The marriage between the two nations was not a small matter, not to mention that the person the Qi Kingdom had sent this time was the most beloved little princess.

The Empress and Noble Consort Su knew very well how much benefit their son would have if he married her, so not only did the Queen stare covetously at this marriage, the Noble Consort Su did not plan on letting it go either.

Noble Consort Su pondered for a long time, and in the end, decided to leave this opportunity to Su Zongwen.

Ming Jiling was still young, and was not in a hurry to get married. Moreover, he was currently favored, so it was not important whether he married the Qi Kingdom Princess or not. On the other hand, Su Zongwen was different from him.

Although Noble Consort Su was satisfied with all of Shen Zhu's achievements, she was still a peasant who did not belong to the same family as Su Zongwen, which was not very helpful to his future prospects. If Su Zongwen could marry Princess, he could cultivate a certain amount of power in the future.

"Xiao Ya, go to Minister Mansion to post the next post, and invite the second young mistress of Su Family to enter the palace." The Noble Consort Su instructed in a low voice.

"Yes, Noble Consort." Xiao Ya responded and went to prepare.

Noble Consort Su sat on the soft bed with one hand supporting her head, she closed her eyes to rest, thinking about how she would talk about this to Shen Zhu after she entered the palace.

Shen Zhu and Su Zongwen were truly in love, the two of them were a perfect couple, she really couldn't bear to separate them. However, the matter of the marriage was related to Su Zongwen's future, so she had no choice but to do so.

Not long after, Shen Zhu followed the order and entered the palace.

"This subject greets Noble Consort." Shen Zhu bowed towards the Noble Consort Su as he entered the palace.

"Yue Niang, you're here."

Noble Consort Su saw that Shen Zhu was distracted for a moment, then immediately waved her over: "Come, sit beside me."

"All of you can leave now." The Noble Consort Su saw Shen Zhu walking over, and patted the ground beside him.

"Yes, your servant will take his leave." The people who were serving at the Inner Palace Hall all left, leaving only Shen Zhu and Noble Consort Su behind.

"Aunt suddenly summoned me to the palace?"

Seeing that there were no longer any outsiders around, Shen Zhu no longer politely called Noble Consort Su Noble Consort.

"There are indeed some things I want to discuss with you. Moreover, I haven't seen you for a long time, so I'm very concerned about you."

Noble Consort Su pulled Shen Zhu by the hand and laughed: "How have you and Wen Er been lately?"

"Thank you for aunt's concern, I have a good time with Brother Wen, the children are very obedient at home."

Noble Consort Su asked Shen Zhu a few questions, and then cut to the chase.

"Yue Niang, it's the emperor's birthday in a few days. The envoys from the various countries have already settled down at many of the palaces in the capital." The Noble Consort Su probed: "This time, Qi Kingdom sent the Little Princess and an envoy to my imperial court. Currently, they are staying at the city's inn.

"I've heard some things from Brother Wen."

Shen Zhu nodded.

"The little princess came with the envoy to congratulate the emperor on his birthday. I believe you already know what happened." The Noble Consort Su said gently: "You and Wen'er have a very good relationship, I know about all of this, but this little princess is the favorite of the Qi Kingdom Emperor, whoever marries her will have won the power behind her back. Although Wen'er can now take charge by herself, she does not have her own power, which is extremely disadvantageous for him."

"You and Wen'er have been married for many years, and it has not been easy for the two of you to reach this step while supporting each other. I also do not have any other requests for you, I only hope that you can understand and allow Wen Er to marry the little princess of Qi Kingdom."

The Noble Consort Su glanced at Shen Zhu, and continued: "The Little Princess of Qi Kingdom has a noble identity, it is absolutely impossible for her to become a concubine, so I hope you can agree that she can marry Su Zongwen as an equal wife and sit on equal footing with you. This way, your marriage with Wen'er won't be affected in the slightest, and the Qi Kingdom can even become Wen'er's most powerful backing, what do you think?"

Hearing Noble Consort Su's words, Shen Zhu was extremely furious, but her expression still remained calm, and did not show the slightest difference. She calmly pulled her hand from Noble Consort Su's palm, and said with a firm tone: "Aunt, this matter is something that your niece cannot agree to."

Noble Consort Su saw that Shen Zhu was normally easy to talk to and was wholeheartedly thinking about Su Family, she thought that as long as she was persuaded, she would definitely agree, but she didn't expect her to reject him immediately.

"Yue Niang, you should think about it more." Noble Consort Su's expression changed slightly as he explained himself: "It is normal for men to have three wives and four concubines. Furthermore, Wen Er has an important position. For children from wealthy families like ours, marriage is inevitable."

"If Wen'er had been born in an ordinary family, I wouldn't have forced you to do this, but he was born in Minister Mansion, and is a Young Noble of the Minister Mansion. The relationship between officials is complicated, and we have to be careful step by step, I did this all for Wen'er's sake, and it was for your own good …"

Shen Zhu slightly furrowed his brows, his words carrying a trace of coldness within: "Aunt, I understand all of this, but I will definitely not agree to this matter. No matter the reason, I will definitely not be together with another woman."

What she sought was a pair for her entire life. She would never retreat!

"You don't have to answer me in a hurry. Yue Niang, there's still time, go back and think carefully about it. This is no small matter, it concerns Wen'er's future prospects and prospects, I hope you can consider it carefully."

Noble Consort Su tried to persuade her for a long time, but she was still unable to move Shen Zhu.

She naturally hoped that Shen Zhu could understand her thoughts and agree with the Little Princess's idea, but she didn't expect Shen Zhu's attitude to be so resolute.

"Aunt, if there's nothing else, your daughter-in-law will go back first." Shen Zhu stood up from the soft couch, and bowed to Noble Consort Su, "Nephew will take his leave."

Noble Consort Su watched as Shen Zhu left the hall. He raised his hand to rub his temples with a headache.

If Shen Zhu did not agree to this matter, there was nothing she could do …

Shen Zhu left the palace with a cold face. Just as she arrived at the palace gates, Chun Cao, who was waiting beside the carriage, noticed that something was amiss. She immediately jogged forward and supported Shen Zhu by the arm, and asked with a face full of worry: "Madam, why do you look so ugly? Is it because I'm feeling unwell? "

"I'm fine." Shen Zhu shook his head weakly: "Let's go back to the residence."

"Yes, ma'am." Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, and did not dare to ask, Chun Cao immediately helped her up onto the carriage.

The horse carriage turned around at the palace entrance and headed back. Not long later, it stopped at the Minister Mansion entrance, Chun Cao lifted the carriage's curtain, and upon seeing the Minister Mansion, he reminded them: "Madam, the Minister Mansion has arrived."

She said it two or three times, but Shen Zhu seemed to have lost his soul and did not hear a word.

"Madam? "Madam?" Chun Cao waved his hand in front of her eyes.

"Hmm?" Shen Zhu regained his senses and looked at her strangely.