The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Shu Yu served tea to the two old women, ”Your words are quite serious.”

”How are they serious?” Old Madam Qi disagreed, ”What I said is all true. When you saved our Lord back then, you were just thirteen or fourteen, such a young age yet so courageous, decisive, and wise. Our Lord even had the children in the family learn from you. It’s a pity you weren’t in the capital, but now it’s good, you’ve opened a shop here in the capital, and Meng Yunzheng has also become the top scorer. In the future, our two families should interact more, looking out for each other.”

Everyone was shocked to hear this, what does this mean? County Lord Lu actually saved Grand Tutor Qi, and it happened a few years ago.

This means County Lord Lu has been connected to the Qi Family for years?

After hearing Old Madam Qi’s words, Shu Yu couldn’t help but touch her nose. She couldn’t possibly say that she and Meng Yunzheng would soon be leaving the capital and wouldn’t be living here in the future.

While pondering how to respond, the Senior Duchess suddenly seemed to think of something and asked, ”Speaking of Top Scholar Meng, I heard an interesting rumor some time ago.”

Old Madam Qi was puzzled, ”What rumor?”

The Senior Duchess laughed, ”There’s talk that since Top Scholar Meng arrived in the capital, he’s been looking for connections and support everywhere and even approached the Qi Family. Now thinking about it, since he’s Shu Yu’s fiancé, and Shu Yu got to know your family early on, he must have been visiting to pay respects.”

Old Madam Qi was taken aback; she really didn’t know about this.

She seldom goes out, and the younger ones wouldn’t bother her with such baseless rumors.

Moreover, back then Meng Yunzheng was just a scholarly examination candidate, and those following him were people not very high in rank. Families like the Qi Family have their upper circles and many matters, really lacking the energy to deal with such trivialities.

As for the Senior Duchess, she heard it only by chance. Had she not encountered the main character now, she wouldn’t have remembered.

At this moment, hearing this, Old Madam Qi frowned and said, ”What nonsense, Top Scholar Meng came to deliver wedding invitations. He and Shu Yu have been engaged for years, and they plan to marry after the royal examination. Knowing our family has good relations with Shu Yu, he particularly came to inform us.”

Madam Yao laughed beside her, ”I’ve also heard this rumor, and it says that Yunzheng not only sought out Qi Family’s connections but also ours and the Jing Family’s. It’s all nonsense; he was just delivering wedding invitations.”

The girls next to them looked at each other in disbelief. So this is the real story? Oh, it seems they’ve also been part of spreading these rumors.

Seeing the different expressions on the girls’ faces, Shu Yu suppressed her laughter and said to the ladies, ”Truth will prevail. Anyone slightly clear-minded would know it’s impossible. Yun and Lord Xiang are good friends; if he really wanted connections, wouldn’t finding Lord Xiang be more convenient?”

The girls covered their faces; indeed, Lord Xiang is in the Emperor’s favor.

They weren’t thinking clearly; it was them being muddled.

Old Madam Qi sighed and shook her head, ”It’s also because of Top Scholar Meng’s firm disposition. If it were someone else, being confused by these rumors, how could they win the second scorer title let alone top scorer? No wonder our Lord says Top Scholar Meng is such a rare talent, and you two make a perfect match.”

Shu Yu blushed, ”Please don’t tease me.”

Just after the words left her mouth, a staff member suddenly ran over with an anxious look.