Chapter 2311: Miss Four Is Married

Shu Quan knew that the ten taels of silver were actually a reward for providing information, making him see tangible benefits before he would wholeheartedly help them.

Saying it was money given to help the Sixth Young Lady was just a pretext.

However, seeing his mother’s happy expression, Shu Quan was still satisfied.

The Second Madam was still beaming, "Your method is the best, using the relationship between your father and the Sixth Young Lady as an excuse. It was bound to succeed."

She was unaware of the information exchange between Shu Quan and Shu Yu. Upon returning in the evening, she heard Shu Quan mention Shu Yu’s arrival and angrily reproached him twice, but then her son suggested they go to extort some benefits.

The Second Madam was worried, knowing Shu Yu’s nature, that they might suffer a loss.

Who knew they would succeed?

Shu Quan laughed and said, "Mother, you don’t know. A person like Shu Yu may not care about their reputation, but they surely care about their friends’ reputation. You can tell from how she helped Madam Hou and the Sixth Young Lady before. Now that Madam Hou and her daughter are living well, a small incident causing trouble is not something Shu Yu wants to see."

The Second Madam sourly remarked, "That’s because they are living well now. Otherwise, would she have been so generous? Giving ten taels just like that."

"She’s a county magistrate now. I heard from the Fang family that she is doing business herself, making a fortune daily. Tsk, who knew she had such ability."

"No matter how great her ability, it’s unrelated to us. We got this silver; tomorrow I’ll buy some meat. It’s been so long since we enjoyed the taste of meat. We’ll invite your sister and brother-in-law for a good meal."

Unlike the eldest daughter of the Shu family in the main house, Miss Four from the second house has already married.

She was once harsh and unreasonable, but after moving to Righteous Dao Village, she was resentful for a while. However, amid the struggle between her father and brother over the family head position, after being affected a few times, she rapidly matured. Compared to the eldest daughter, she accepted the current situation and reality more quickly.

Later, the Second Lord took control of the second house after receiving money from Lord Wan. But then, his mental state deteriorated, and he directly arranged Miss Four’s marriage.

Miss Four’s husband’s family wasn’t great. Her husband was a man with a crippled leg, over ten years her senior.

When Miss Four learned her marriage was decided, she was disheartened and resisted, but eventually accepted her fate. However, after marrying, her husband truly protected her and was diligent, and over time their lives became harmonious.

The Second Madam was dissatisfied with this son-in-law, but after a while, found him acceptable, thinking it was better than having an unmarried eldest daughter. Especially now that the couple has a daughter, and Miss Four seems to have gained some weight, she no longer remarked on it.

Having received ten taels of silver, the Second Madam was still thinking of this daughter.

Shu Quan nodded, agreeing, and had the Second Madam keep the silver safe as they whispered while returning home.

After they left, a man who had been eavesdropping quietly turned back into his house without any suspicion.

Shu Yu and the others returned to the Fang family for dinner, pretending that nothing had happened.

After eating and drinking, the group leisurely returned to the Manor, heading to the rooms prepared by Steward Yu.

When the room was left with just Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng, the couple lit a candle to unfold the note given by Shu Quan.