Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 598 Zhou's Obsession

Lei Bo didn't know what happened to Jiang Lingzhou last night with Shen Zhinian. He felt a little strange when he saw the post sent by the Shen family.

"Sir, why did Lord Shen suddenly invite you to his house?"

Lord Shen is a first-rank minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the future of almost all officials in the entire Great Zhou is related to him.

Although the young master is the top scholar, he has never officially entered the officialdom. Why is Lord Shen so enthusiastic?

Jiang Lingzhou knew the reason clearly.

This must be what the virtuous concubine meant.

He took the post and said calmly, "I understand."

Jiang Lingzhou then picked up his pen and wrote on the note that he would attend the banquet on time, and asked someone to reply to the Shen family.

When you invite someone to your home, it's not reasonable to just send the invitation and invite them to your home on the same day.

Therefore, the post from the Shen family said the next day.

The next day, Jiang Lingzhou went to the Shen family with the gifts prepared by the housekeeper.

Shen Maoxue set the meeting place in a water pavilion.

After some pleasantries, he got straight to the point: "...I have heard from the virtuous concubine in the letter that on the night of the Lantern Festival, thanks to the rescue of my nephew, the virtuous concubine was able to escape the villains."

"It is not convenient for the Concubine Xian to come forward in this matter, so the Shen family specially prepared a small gift to thank my nephew for saving my life. I hope my nephew will not despise it."

Shen Maoxue said it was a small gift, but none of the gifts that the housekeeper and his men brought were small.

Jiang Lingzhou naturally knew that although there was nothing going on between him and the Concubine Xian, it was a matter concerning a woman's reputation, so naturally it was better to keep it to oneself.

It was understandable that the virtuous concubine asked Lord Shen to come forward to thank him.

Jiang Lingzhou did not accept the gifts and said in a gentle voice, "It was a coincidence that we saved the Concubine Xian that night. If any weak person were in danger, I would help them. Uncle, please don't be polite."

"Besides, if it weren't for the old mountain ginseng that the virtuous concubine gave me, I wouldn't be able to stand here and talk to my uncle today."

"It is the good deeds that the Concubine Xian planted that have reaped the good fruits. Uncle and Concubine Xian, you don't have to take this matter to heart."

Shen Maoxue listened to the guard's account of the whole incident.

Meeting Jiang Lingzhou that night was indeed an accident.

Even if he was not there, the guards of the Shen family would not let the Concubine Xian encounter any danger.

His real purpose today was not to thank Jiang Lingzhou, but to test the other party's attitude on the orders of Concubine Xian.

It now seems that Jiang Lingzhou has no intention of telling the public about this matter.

The smile in Shen Maoxue's eyes became more genuine, and he picked up the teacup on the table: "Come, nephew, have some tea, have some tea."

Jiang Lingzhou was in poor health and could not drink alcohol, so he always drank tea instead of alcohol.

Shen Maoxue was able to thrive in the officialdom due to many factors, but he himself was also very smooth, otherwise he would not have been able to handle so many complicated relationships.

In this life, Jiang Lingzhou is not yet an important official in the court, but just a young man in his early twenties.

Facing an old fox like Shen Maoxue, he seems extremely immature.

After some tea and conversation, the relationship between the two became much closer.

When leaving, Jiang Lingzhou once again declined the Shen family's gift and instead took out the brocade box from his sleeve.

"...Uncle, this handkerchief was accidentally lost by the Concubine Xian on the night of the Lantern Festival. Please help me return it to its original owner."

Shen Maoxue knew that given the prudent manner of Concubine Xian, since she and His Majesty had left the palace incognito, it was impossible for the clothes she wore or the things she used to have any special marks on them.

Even if someone picked up the handkerchief I was carrying, it wouldn't cause any trouble.

But after all, it is a personal item and it is not good to leave it in the hands of another man.

Shen Maoxue took the brocade box and nodded with a smile: "Thank you, nephew."

"I will have someone pass this handkerchief to the virtuous concubine."

Jiang Lingzhou nodded slightly, then stood up and said goodbye.

The stunning glimpse that night was ultimately just a dream.

He and the virtuous concubine will probably never have any intersection again in this life.

Shen Maoxue also left the pavilion and returned to his own courtyard.

Zhou has been ill for a long time and can no longer walk as agilely as before.

Shen Nanqiao said that Lu Jianglin would definitely win the first place in this year's spring examination, and then become the top scorer in the imperial examination, bringing honor to the family.

If she hadn't been holding on with this breath, she would have collapsed long ago.

As Shen Maoxue's official position became higher and higher, his attitude towards her became more and more distant. The concubines in the mansion were almost riding on her head!

Seeing Shen Maoxue coming back, Zhou was immediately furious: "I heard from the servant that you invited Mr. Jiang to your house today?"

"Your own son-in-law also passed the imperial examination last year. You don't know how to help him, why do you always try to win over outsiders?"

In the past, Zhou and Shen Maoxue were not very affectionate, but they were also respectful to each other. I don't know when their relationship became like this.

Shen Maoxue now felt annoyed whenever he saw Zhou: "What do you, a woman, know about officialdom?"

Without the virtuous concubine, how could the Shen family be what it is today?

Naturally, he would pay a lot of attention to what the virtuous concubine told him to do!

No matter how much Lu Jianglin is his son-in-law, is it important for him to have a virtuous concubine?

Little did she know that the more Shen Maoxue behaved like this, the angrier Zhou became: "Don't think I don't know. It's because that girl in the palace doesn't like me that you treat me like this in order to please her."

"Master, you consider your future more important than your wife. Do you really have a clear conscience?!"

Is it because he is unhappy about holding power, or is it because his gentle and beautiful concubine is not attractive? Why does he have to face Zhou's half-dead appearance and endure her anger?

"Women's opinions are unreasonable!"

Shen Maoxue said this coldly and turned to go to the concubine's yard.

"Master! Master..."

Zhou took a few steps forward, but suddenly fell to the ground because her steps were not steady.

When Shen Maoxue heard the noise, he didn't even stop, let alone turn around.

The virtuous concubine in the palace disliked her, and the master also despised her. Zhou, the mistress of the house, had long been in name only.

Now even the servants in the yard don't take her seriously.

It was freezing cold, and Zhou fell in the yard for a long time before someone found her and helped her inside.

Her already bad complexion looked even paler.

Zhou had hardly suffered any hardship in the first half of her life. But her life took a sharp turn for the worse since Shen Zhinian entered the palace!

However, with Shen Zhinian's current status and position, Zhou Shi didn't even dare to hate her. She was even worried that Shen Zhinian would take revenge on her...

She could only lie on the bed, praying non-stop: "God bless me, and let my son-in-law win the first prize in the next month's spring exam, and win the first prize and the second prize in the exam!"

In this way, with such an excellent son-in-law, even for the sake of Nan Qiao and his wife, her life in the Shen family will be much better.