The demon world I designed.

Chapter 499 Fulfilling the Marriage Contract?

“Jiangnan is such a good place.”

Shen Yan, the head of the Shen family, felt the rich aura outside the house and felt comfortable all over.

My father was a second-rank official in the current dynasty, and he was also a Jingzhaoyin. The Shen family had been working in the capital for many years and was considered a reputable family. After these 20 years of struggle, my father gave up as soon as he said he wanted to. At the time, he was still somewhat opposed to it.

But now there is none at all.

The foundation of a warlock is still his own strength. The so-called position in the court is just to exchange for more resources for his family. Which thousand-year-old warlock family today is completely dependent on the court?When the human court is prosperous, its effectiveness is exchanged for more resources. When the human court declines, it retreats and retains its strength. Who among the aristocratic families that can exist for thousands of years does not do this?
Although the Jin Dynasty has only been established for 20 years, it is already on the decline. At this time, Jiangnan obviously has richer resources than the imperial court.

Not to mention other formations, runes and various emerging engineering and academic traditions, just this exaggerated aura of heaven and earth, let alone a second-rank official, even an official from Jiuqing is not worthy of staying in the capital!

But the better this place is, the more he wants to quickly establish himself here.
"Father, Shen Xue is back and waiting for you in the hall. The old man has already passed by first."

The one who came to report was Shen Yu. Half a year had passed since the Liuzhou incident. Today, Shen Yu is much more low-key and restrained than before, and no longer has the arrogance and flamboyance of before.

"Okay." As soon as Shen Xue came, Shen Yan's eyes lit up and he quickly walked out of the room without even saying hello to Shen Yu.

When Shen Yu saw it, there was only a hint of gloom in his eyes, but he didn't show it much.

In the past six months, he has become accustomed to it!

That useless eldest brother is now so high up that his back is increasingly invisible. Liuzhou Xuezheng
Liuzhou is now the center of Jiangnan. What is the concept of academic politics in Liuzhou?Today's administrative officer's status is far inferior to Mr. Warlock's, and the position of academic administration is more useful than that of the prefect of Liuzhou. This kind of opportunity was actually obtained by the once useless Shen Yuan. When he knew the news, he didn't have it for a month. Sleep well!
But now, that lady whom he had never even looked at before was able to step on his head.
He followed Shen Yan silently without a word of dissatisfaction, because he was very aware of Shen Xue's current status.

This girl is now valued by Master Ziyue. She can enter the Dragon Palace to study the rune project. She is among the best in the entire Jiangnan College. Many rich and powerful nobles are interested in the girl. The Shen family has only moved back for three days and came to visit her. There are already more than 20 family members.

In addition to the familiar wealthy families in the capital, such as the Chen family, the Bai family, the Huo family, etc., there are also many local wealthy families in Jiangnan. Except for the largest wealthy family, the Shen family, which has not yet visited, several of the most well-established warlock families in Liuzhou City, Almost all of them came to the door one by one.

As an outsider in the capital city, the Shen family couldn't even raise the money to buy a house. How could it be worth having so many wealthy people come to visit?Are they interested in the Shen family?What he is interested in is the girl who is about to become a golden phoenix!
If I had known that Shen Xue was such a scourge, I should have killed him halfway!
In this way, the silent father and son came to the hall quickly one after another. At this time, the hall of the Shen family was already full of elders of the Shen family. Obviously, Shen Yan was not the only one who valued Shen Xue, everyone else I saw Shen Xue's value.

"Father." Shen Xue turned around and bowed respectfully as before.

"Come back?" It was completely different from the indifference when facing Shen Yu. Shen Yan's face suddenly showed a gentle smile of a loving father, with a look of concern: "The weather has turned cold recently, so you have to be careful and don't rely too much on the warmth. Jade, it’s safer to wear some thick cotton-padded jackets in winter.”

Shen Xue smiled when she heard this: "Thank you father for caring, Xue'er knows."

"Come on, don't stand, find a seat," Shen Yan said, sitting where the head of the family should sit.

Shen Xue glanced at the only seat left next to her, and then glanced at Shen Yu, who had followed him silently. She twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, and turned around and said: "There is no reason for juniors to sit in this lobby. Father and Grandpa have been there these days. Are you getting used to this place?"

"Get used to it." A group of elders nodded repeatedly: "What's not to get used to? It's still you, Snow Girl. If you rely on certain people, we old bones may have to live on the streets."

"Hahaha, that's right"

After his death, Shen Yu buried his head even lower. He was in Liuzhou. In order to complete his theoretical foundation as soon as possible as an apprentice, he wrote to his family and asked for a lot of money. The money from Jin Dynasty did not maintain its value in Jiangnan, so he used it to exchange for high-quality jadeite. It has to be three times the previous price, and it will be even more expensive to visit those well-known gentlemen.

Moreover, Liuzhou’s foundation in Neo-Confucianism is generally very high. If he had to learn from scratch, he could only enroll in a kindergarten. Naturally, he couldn’t bear to go to the same school as some five or six-year-old children. He could only pay a high price for private tutors. Nowadays, good Neo-Confucianism It's rare to be a gentleman. Asking someone to give you a lecture can't be solved with a small amount of money. In the past six months, he spent no less than 10 taels of silver to make up for the basics.

The elders in the family are naturally very angry with him.
Shen Yu lowered his head and remembered all this deeply in his heart.

Shen Xue frowned. She had always known how petty Shen Yu was, and now she was afraid that many accounts would be settled on her. "Okay, you girl, you are just too polite, so you don't need to be so restrained." Shen Yan said with a smile.

The old man on the side put down his tea cup, as if he couldn't bear to see the people around him. He glanced at Shen Yu who had his head lowered, frowned, then looked at Shen Xue, and said directly: "Girl Xue, the Chen family came here again just now. People."

Shen Xue frowned even deeper when she heard this: "Grandpa."

"Hey, girl Xue, you are not young at this age." The second elder next to him heard this and said quickly: "It's time to think about this."

The second elder's own children are still young. Although one of them is dead, his descendants are prosperous and he has five or six sons alone. In the past, he did not have the qualifications for magic and could only do common work. Now that he has such a good opportunity, of course he must seize it. If If Xue Yatou can marry into a big family, many things will be much easier in the future.

The old man also said: "Xue girl, what your second grandfather said is right. You are indeed not young at this age. In the past, our Shen family could not reach such a high level as the Chen family. Now the conditions they offer Fu Fu, he is still an orthodox legitimate son asking for his legitimate wife. In my opinion, this condition is already very sincere. Girl Xue, are you worried about anything?"

"Did grandpa forget that I still have an engagement with the Bai family?"

As soon as these words came out, the hall fell into silence.

Originally, if everyone forgot about this matter together, the discussion would be more harmonious, right?This girl is good at picking out things they have selectively forgotten to talk about.

"Girl, I'll go talk to the Bai family!" Shen Yan said directly: "Our Shen family owes the Bai family this matter. We, the Shen family, will try our best to make any compensation we want, and the Bai family and our family will Your marriage contract has not been spread out. As long as the negotiation is good and the two families keep silent about it, it will not affect your reputation. What do you think?"

"It has been spread," Shen Xue said lightly.

The Shen family immediately stood up: "Have the Bai family gone everywhere to talk?"

"Mr. Bai is a noble man, and the Bai family is a scholarly family that observes etiquette. How could he do such a thing?" Shen Xue said quietly: "It should have been spread by the younger generation. The two cousins ​​who have been imprisoned were originally attacked by heretic evil spirits. My mind is lost, so I probably won’t know what I said at that time.”

"Those two beasts!!" The third elder and the fourth elder in the lobby immediately expressed their stance, with angry looks on their faces.

Shen Yuan lowered his head, his eyes a little nervous. Shen Xue's value was not as obvious as it is now. His two cousins ​​had been imprisoned long ago. There was no chance to spread these gossips. Of course, he spread these things.

Shen Yan stood on the stage, looking at Shen Yuan faintly, and intuitively told him that this matter must have something to do with his precious son!
This piece of trash can't accomplish anything by himself, but he's really good at dragging others into trouble.
"And grandpa, it's like this. Now my studies are at a critical period. You also know that here in Jiangnan, warlocks focus on academics. Once I get married, many things will be inconvenient, and if I get pregnant, Pregnancy will delay the good opportunity of this project. For the rune project of Xihai Dragon Palace, only four people from our district were selected this time. If they missed it, my granddaughter would like to be selected again next time, but it won’t be so. It's easy. The Bai family is as good as the Bai family. They will not rush the wedding. Mr. Bai is also an informed and reasonable person. Even if I marry now, Mr. Bai will not rush me to have children at the critical moment of the project. In fact, it is more Suitable for my personal development.”

"This" the elders looked at each other after hearing this, and hesitated for a while.

Mr. Shen also nodded, this statement is reasonable.

Although the Chen family has a good family background, the girl's personal future is also a top priority. If her future is delayed because of marriage, it will not be worth the loss.

"Ha" while many elders were hesitating, Shen Yu snorted coldly.

Everyone frowned and looked over, but Shen Yu sneered: "Cousin, it's better not to tell lies. If you keep your peace of mind about the Bai family, what will you be doing with the infernal kid from the Murong family every day?"

"What Yinsi brat?" Shen Yan and several elders quickly looked over. Could it be that this girl actually has someone she likes?
"A boy from the Beihuang family died tragically in Liuzhou City due to an accident. Now he has taken a small position in the Yin Division. Our cousin just fell in love with that boy."

"what??"

(End of this chapter)