The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 23 The enemy of my enemy is my friend

"It is said that in order to facilitate the marriage, my father gave something to the Duke's Mansion. The Duke should remember it."

Shen Bian clenched his fists and smiled, "Niece Shi Wan, your father tried his best to promote the marriage between the Duke's Mansion and the Jiang family, and he specially took out the treasured military books as a sign of sincerity."

"My country's mansion also kept its word and made a marriage contract immediately."

Jiang Shiwan knew that he would not willingly spit out what he had eaten, so he looked at him intently: "Since the engagement is void, should the property be returned to its original owner?"

"This..." Shen Bian gritted his teeth, "The military book was given to you voluntarily by your father, and our mansion also exchanged it for a marriage contract. Both sides benefited from it. You have been the daughter of an aristocratic family since you were a child. You should know that it is unreasonable to return something you have given away."

Jiang Shiwan's eyes deepened. "Back then, I knelt at the gate of the Duke's Mansion and begged you to save my father. Even if you promised me verbally, I have nothing to say today. But the Duke's Mansion avoided me that day. I naturally despise such a family."

Shen Bian was choked and looked stern: "Is this how your father taught you to disrespect your elders?"

"I dare not. My father taught me to respect the elderly and the virtuous, but he did not teach me to respect those who are arrogant and self-righteous."

"You!" Shen Bian was furious. As a dignified Duke, he had never been ridiculed like this before. He threw his sleeves in anger and said, "Your father is guilty of a crime that deserves death. The Jiang family has also been confiscated. Nothing has anything to do with you, so how can it be yours?"

Just as he was about to leave in anger, he heard someone outside report that the governor had returned.

Meng Tingzhou was dressed in a dragon robe and walked calmly, with all the demeanor of a great general evident in his eyebrows.

"As soon as I came back, I heard that the Duke was visiting. What a rare guest." He supported Shen Bian's arm with one hand and made a "please" gesture with the other.

Shen Bian knew that he was a troublesome person and did not want to stay for long: "I heard that my granddaughter almost caused a disaster with the palace maid, and I also heard that the governor's wife is an old friend of the Duke's Mansion, so I came here for a while. Now it's getting late, so I'll take my leave."

"My wife is the most gentle and considerate, and she is kind and kind." Meng Tingzhou sent him out gratefully, "I haven't thanked the Duke's Mansion for not marrying her yet, so I can have such a beautiful wife. What else can I ask for?"

Shen Bian returned from the Governor's Mansion with an almost gloomy face.

Shen Zihe looked at his mother, who glared at him and then walked over to ask Shen Bian, "Is everything going well?"

Shen Bian suppressed his displeasure and sat down: "That girl is so smart now, she doesn't take me seriously at all, and she keeps saying that she wants to take back the Jiang family's military book."

"Ah?" Old Madam Shen knew that he was unhappy, so she winked at Shen Zihe to signal him not to add fuel to the fire, and then handed him the teacup, "This military book is very important to the master. If it weren't for this military book, our Duke's Mansion would not have been willing to wade into this muddy water and marry into the Jiang family."

"That's what I said, too." Shen Bian slammed the table heavily. "The bad thing is that we didn't help her when she was in trouble. Now Luo people are talking nonsense, saying that they disdain to marry into our Duke's Mansion. Meng Tingzhou is also a treacherous and cunning person. When he left, he even thanked our Duke's Mansion for not marrying him!"

After that, Shen Bian pointed at Shen Zihe and said, "Everything I have planned with great difficulty will be ruined by your two children. As a father, you must set an example from now on and don't make any mistakes!"

Shen Zihe was sweating profusely: "Yes...father."

I was filled with panic.

Meng Tingzhou was a little surprised to see that Jiang Shiwan was not angry because he could not get the military book. "Aren't you angry that the old bald donkey didn't spit out the military book?"

"I didn't intend to make him spit it out with just a few words." Jiang Shiwan didn't care. "If he still has a sense of shame and agrees to return it, I will let him go, and Shen Bian can enjoy his old age as a Duke."

"Since he is so greedy, he will suffer the consequences." As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Feng rushed in: "Madam, Shen Zihe lost all his money. I have already sent word that he must pay off the debt within three days, otherwise I will go to the Duke's Mansion to ask for the money."

He took the tea Xiao Ran handed over and drank it all: "Thank you."

Jiang Shiwan nodded with satisfaction: "You did a good job."

Seeing that Yu Feng seemed to follow Jiang Shiwan's lead and completely left him aside, he coughed lightly and said, "What do you want Yu Feng to do for you?"

"Don't worry, I just asked him to help me contact someone I know and have him keep a close eye on Shen Zihe. I'll borrow as much as he wants from the casino."

"Who?"

"Lu Zheng."

Meng Tingzhou pretended to be surprised: "The richest man in Beijing, how do you know him?"

Lu Zheng has been his best friend for many years, but he did not tell her.

"Shen Zihe has been addicted to gambling for a long time. In order to have long-term gambling funds, he plans to let Shen Yunqi marry Lu Zheng's sister Lu Jin as his second wife. Although the Lu family is a merchant family, they are the richest after all. How can they be willing to be someone's mistress?"

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Meng Tingzhou looked at her with interest: "Meimei, I didn't know that you, a woman who never leaves the house, have so many ideas. Although I never understood why your father was willing to marry you to the Duke's Mansion, now I understand that with your intelligence, you will not suffer any loss even if you really marry there."

He guessed, "What are you going to do when Shen Zihe is deeply in debt?"

"I will lend a helping hand to the Duke's Mansion. I will pay and he will hand over the military books."

"Very clever." Meng Tingzhou praised with an admiring look. She was indeed his woman, she was efficient and ruthless in her work.

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"By the way, Shen Zihe's debt is not a small amount. Do you have enough money and food?"

Jiang Shiwan hummed, "Pei Qing handed me all the accounts of the Governor's Office a few days ago, so I took them from the warehouse."

Hearing that she took the initiative to spend her own money, Meng Tingzhou was quite happy and said happily: "Okay, you can handle this matter as you wish."

I will also ask Lu Zheng to return the gift in the future. After all, my woman has helped him a lot!
Sure enough, seeing the elusive Left Governor personally visiting the Lu Mansion, Lu Zheng sighed, "Is the Governor here for your beautiful wife?"

Meng Tingzhou glanced at him and said, "I heard that you are planning to make a fortune from me?"

Hearing this, Lu Zheng couldn't hide his smile on his handsome face. "I was wondering why Madam Ru of the Governor's Office was so generous. It turns out that all the money she spent was yours. Madam Ru of the Governor's Office is much more powerful than the average wife. She has firmly grasped the powerful Left Governor. Awesome! Smart!"

"She has been worrying about the Duke's Mansion recently. Since you are also involved in this matter, don't bother her all the time. After all, she is in poor health now." Meng Tingzhou was helpless. "I wanted to wait until she gave birth before making plans, but I didn't expect that she is a person who can't hold back."

(End of this chapter)