A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 583 chapters and ongoing.

30. 521 to 540

Chapter 521: Recuperating the Emperor's health

Wei Jin also stopped suddenly and turned to look at the hand holding his arm.

"Second brother, is there any way for me to come into the palace to recuperate the emperor's health?" Wei Ruo said fiercely.

"Recuperate the emperor's health?"

"Yes, take care of your body. The emperor's health must not be very good these years. If Chu Lan wants to reveal the truth about that year in the next few days, I'm afraid the emperor will be irritated!" Wei Ruo expressed his worries.

The emperor is their protective umbrella. The day the emperor is in good health, the day they and Prince Rui's palace can sit back and relax.

Wei Ruo knew that the emperor was now in serious physical condition and it was impossible for him to fully recover and live a long life. However, she might be able to try her best to delay him for a few years so that he would try not to have any accidents when facing the upcoming huge stimulus. .

Wei Ruo wanted to take care of the emperor's body, but he needed a suitable identity.

Xu Heyou is dead, so Wei Ruo can no longer enter the palace to treat the emperor as Xu Heyou.

Moreover, it is not easy to diagnose the emperor's pulse and prescribe medicine. People whose identities and origins are unknown will definitely not be able to do it. Even if this person is brought by King Rui, there is no exception.

Not to mention making up a new identity, even if you use the previous identity of Xu Heyou, you will still have to be interrogated for three generations of your ancestors.

Wei Jin also understood what Wei Ruo was worried about. After thinking for a moment, he said, "If you go into the palace to treat the emperor, you will inevitably suffer some fatigue."

Wei Jin also knew that Wei Ruo didn't like the palace. The rules there were complicated and the atmosphere was depressing, which made her resist.

"You can be tired if you suffer a little. If I can exchange it for you and me to live a more peaceful life, I think it's worth it."

Wei Ruo still knows her priorities well, and she will never run away from some of the burdens she deserves.

Wei Jin also frowned and looked at Wei Ruo's determined look, and understood what she meant.

After a pause, Wei Jin also asked Wei Ruo: "But are you willing to use your own identity to diagnose his pulse?"

Wei Ruo hesitated for a while and replied: "Okay."

"Then you can follow me into the palace tomorrow." Wei Jin also said.

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed.

After finishing speaking, Wei Jin did not move. Wei Ruo paused, then lowered his head, and suddenly found that his hand was grasping Wei Jinyi's.

Wei Ruo quickly let go, and then said goodbye to Wei Jin with an awkward expression: "I... I'm going back first..."

Wei Ruo turned her head immediately after saying this, for fear that Wei Jin would call her again.

Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo, what's going on with you? You've never been so unreasonable before!

Although occasionally I would deliberately say teasing words to make my second brother blush, but that was just a joke!

What's going on now? He's acting like a pervert, and he's no different from a female pervert when he gets started!

Late night.

Qijia.

Qi Yansong's study.

Qi Yansong was sitting on Huanghuali's imperial chair. In front of him was a row of people kneeling, all of them trembling with fear.

During the day, the news that Chu Lan went to find Prince Rui outside the city had already reached Qi Yansong's ears.

"Shengtong was really found by Chu Lan?" Qi Yansong's voice was like a bell, and his face was as cold as frost.

"I don't know."

Those who were kneeling on the ground did not dare to raise their heads.

"I have been asking you to find this person all these years, but you still have no news." "Subordinates deserve to die. That Shengtong is too smart. He probably knew early on that we would kill him and silence him. He has not left any traces in these years..."

"You said you couldn't find him because he didn't have any traces, so how did Chu Lan find him?" Qi Yansong's voice remained unchanged, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent as he stared at several people.

"My subordinates are incompetent and deserve to die!"

Several people quickly kowtowed and admitted their mistake.

"I give you one last chance to atone for your sins. I don't want Shengtong to live to see the emperor. I don't care what methods you use. I just want Shengtong to shut up forever." Qi Yansong said.

"Yes, I will take orders!"

After the others retreated, Qi Yansong stood up and walked into the study. He wrote a secret letter with a pen, sealed it with wax, and called his confidants.

"Send it to Prince Yu's Mansion immediately."

The confidant went out immediately after receiving the letter.

The move of Prince Rui and his wife to open a chicken and duck farm outside the city was not hidden from the emperor, his relatives, powerful officials and senior officials.

There were rumors before that Princess Rui was a person who liked farming, so this behavior was in line with the previous rumors.

I think she was restrained when she was in the boudoir. After all, she was afraid that her reputation would be ruined and it would be difficult to get married in the future. Now that she is married as a princess, she is more relaxed and doesn't care what outsiders think of her as a princess.

It is said that Prince Rui also dotes on her, likes her temperament, and accompanies her to do whatever she wants.

But King Rui was in poor health and had no intention of attending court.

It seems that this couple is a very good match.

In the royal study room, the emperor laughed after hearing this: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, as long as he is this happy, what else can I ask for from him? It is just right to find such a princess. It seems that Taoist Qianyuan is not what he said. Damn it! This girl from the Wei family is indeed compatible with Yi'er's destiny!"

Eunuch Gao echoed from the side: "Yes, Princess Rui is a special woman. It is not suitable to marry an ordinary family, but marrying our Prince Rui is fine. As a royal wife, she is a role model for women who works hard by herself. , a model for all peoples."

"Yes, there are grain harvests in many places now. Princess Rui has set an example by taking the lead in planting land and raising chickens. This is indeed a good example. The brochure handed over by the Jiangsu and Zhejiang government this year said that Princess Rui also contributed a lot to the good harvest in Jiangsu and Zhejiang this autumn. She is indeed suitable to be my royal wife, and even the most beloved mother in the world!" The emperor commented.

After finishing speaking, a bit of regret flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he didn't know what he thought of.

"This year's harvest in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has brought a lot of food to the national treasury, so the emperor doesn't have to worry about food." Gao Eunuch hurriedly answered.

"It's just Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Other places are still sending me memorials about food shortages! Look at these memorials asking for disaster relief funds. They are all piled up! I still don't know who to send to deal with these things. !"

When he thought about the disaster, the emperor was not in a good mood.

Eunuch Gao hurriedly came forward to comfort him and served the emperor to drink ginseng tea.

"Your Majesty, please take a break with your ginseng tea. You have been reviewing these memorials all afternoon."

The emperor sighed lightly: "In the past few years, I gave some memorials to the cabinet for approval without my consent, which indeed saved a lot of effort. Now it is more difficult to get them back to me."

"Your Majesty, you are in critical condition. If you feel tired, please find someone else to help you."

After Eunuch Gao finished speaking, the emperor looked at him sharply.

Eunuch Gao suddenly felt frightened: "Your Majesty..."

The emperor sighed: "Are you urging me to establish a prince?"

Eunuch Gao hurriedly said: "We don't dare. What we mean is that if those people in the cabinet cannot be trusted, the emperor can find someone else to help him review the memorial."

Chapter 522: Princess Rui still knows medical skills?

The emperor shook his head: "It's really time for me to establish a prince... I owe the queen and I owe Yi'er... It's a pity that Yi'er is like this... I need to find someone early who is willing to treat him well after my death..."

"Your Majesty, please don't think like this. Your body and bones are strong and you will live a long life." Eunuch Gao comforted him hurriedly.

"I've long been tired of hearing this. I'm not afraid of death, but there are still some things I'm worried about right now."

The emperor knows his body well. His body has collapsed over the years.

Now he only looks tough on the outside, but in fact he can deceive others but not himself.

Then the emperor looked into the distance and murmured in a trance: "If there is anything to be afraid of, it should be that he is afraid that he will see her after death and not know how to apologize to her."

Eunuch Gao quickly consoled him: "Your Majesty, please do not blame yourself. Your Majesty was also kept in the dark about what happened at Duke Xu's Mansion back then. Now that the truth has been revealed, the Empress knows better and has definitely forgiven Your Majesty..."

The emperor smiled bitterly and said: "She has such a strong temper, how can she forgive me so easily? She will definitely blame me for not finding out the truth at the beginning and failing to protect her father and brothers. She will definitely not want to see me again. of…"

"Your Majesty, the Queen has always been hard-spoken and soft-hearted. You have forgotten that when she kicked you out of the room, she would secretly ask our family to get a cloak for you, Your Majesty. Even if she said she would ignore you, she would secretly ask the imperial kitchen to give you a cloak. Make some medicinal food!"

Eunuch Gao's words made the emperor fall into memories, and he couldn't help but talk to himself about the past.

"When I was young, women were just for me to balance the affairs of the court, just as they gave birth to children for the purpose of stabilizing the court. When she first entered the harem, she was so unruly that she didn't even want to let me stay overnight. Shi Bian also doesn't want to talk to her and don't want to spend too much time on her."

Hearing the emperor speak these words, Eunuch Gao listened quietly.

This is the first time that the emperor has told him about this past event. Whenever something reminds him of this past event, the emperor will inevitably mention it once. This has been the case for the past nineteen years.

The emperor began to disagree with the emperor and the empress at first, then one day he began to fall in love with him, and then he became the only one he favored.

Outsiders thought that the emperor favored the queen alone at that time to reassure the Xu family at the border. However, they did not know that the emperor only thought that way at the beginning, but during the back and forth collision between the two, the emperor became sincere.

That year, the emperor really fell into trouble.

Then that incident happened. Even though the evidence of Duke Xu's rebellion was conclusive, the emperor couldn't bear to abolish the queen. He just wanted to send the queen to Jing'an Temple to recuperate, and wanted to take the queen back after the storm subsided.

Who would have thought that the queen died before the emperor came to pick her up, and even the child she gave birth to died.

Since then, the emperor no longer favored other women in the harem. In the harem where princes and princesses were born one after another, no concubines were pregnant after Queen Xu left.

At this point, everyone finally believed that the emperor was really passionate about Queen Xu.

How deep this feeling is, no one can say.

"That's all, let's call it a day."

With his thoughts returning, the emperor no longer had the intention to continue working.

The emperor put aside the mountain of memorials and stood up. Eunuch Gao hurriedly helped him in front of the mountain.

At this moment, the young father-in-law outside tiptoed to report: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rui and Princess Rui have come into the palace."

"Why are they here?" The emperor stopped, paused and then returned to his seat, "Let them come to the imperial study."

The emperor then asked Eunuch Gao to bring a chair and place it on the side of his writing desk.

Eunuch Gao was smiling all over his face. It could be seen that the emperor's attitude towards Prince Rui was completely different from that towards other princes.

Prince Rui has not yet arrived, but the emperor has already had a chair prepared. How could anyone else receive such treatment? Being given a seat is already a great gift!

After waiting for a while, Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo came to the imperial study room together.

"No need to be too polite." The emperor said it before Wei Jin could also salute.

He looked at Wei Jinyi with kind eyes, and his attitude toward Wei Ruo was also very good.

"Give me a seat." The emperor continued.

Wei Ruo helped Wei Jinyi and asked him to sit down in the position he had prepared long ago.

And Wei Ruo himself was standing behind Wei Jinyi on the left.

After Wei Jinyi sat down, the emperor looked at Wei Jinyi closely, and then said with some relief: "Yier looks good today."

"The princess takes good care of her." Wei Jin also replied.

The emperor raised his head and glanced at Wei Ruo, and said with approval: "Princess Rui is thoughtful."

"This is what a concubine should do." Wei Ruo replied.

The emperor then asked Wei Jinyi: "Why did Yi'er come to see me today? If it's not something important, just let someone know. There's no need to make the trip in person."

Wei Jin also replied: "I have something to worry about, so I brought the princess here..."

As he spoke, Wei Jin also turned to look at Wei Ruo beside him.

The emperor also followed Wei Jinyi's gaze and asked, "What's the matter?"

Wei Ruo replied: "My concubine has prepared a tonic for the prince to help him replenish qi and blood, strengthen the body and strengthen the body. It is effective for the prince to take it. The prince is thinking of his father, so he wants to offer this medicine to him."

The emperor looked at Wei Ruo and said with a kind face: "Princess Rui also knows some medical skills?"

Wei Ruo replied: "I only know a little bit about this medicine. This prescription was left by Dr. Xu. I only know that people with physical weakness are very effective in taking this medicine."

The emperor said: "I didn't know that Princess Rui had such an ability before. Your craftsmanship has amazed me. In addition, you have discovered new rice seeds in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to benefit the people. You are really impressive." I'm full of surprises."

Because Wei Ruo had already given the emperor quite a surprise, this time, Wei Ruo just said that she had some knowledge of medical skills, and the emperor couldn't help but praise her repeatedly.

"I am very frightened. It is my great honor to be able to solve the emperor's problems." Wei Ruo replied.

"You don't have to be humble. If you are a man, I will definitely let you join the court as an official, so that you can show your talents and benefit all people." The emperor said.

"I am afraid, I do not dare to be a concubine." Wei Ruo bowed his head.

Wei Jin also picked up the topic again: "My son, I kindly ask my father to allow the princess to diagnose your pulse to ensure that my father is suitable for taking the medicine left by the miracle doctor Xu."

The emperor did not respond immediately, but looked at Wei Ruo.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Okay, I will make an exception and let Princess Rui make a diagnosis."

Hearing this, the thoughtful Eunuch Gao went to get the pulse pillow and asked the emperor to place his wrist on the pulse pillow.

Wei Ruo tiptoed to the emperor, bowed his body, carefully stretched out his hand, and felt for the emperor's pulse.

Chapter 523 Don't say anything

The heart and spleen are deficient, the heart and liver fire are strong, and there is heat in the upper part and cold in the lower part.

The most terrible thing is that years of excessive thinking have led to the deficiency of the five internal organs...

Wei Ruo didn't say anything for a long time, and the emperor didn't bother her. He just looked at her with a kind and admiring look.

After a while, Wei Ruo took his hand back.

Then he took advantage of himself and explained to the emperor: "I think the emperor can take that tonic."

"Do you know how many procedures are required to give me the medicine?" The emperor looked at Wei Ruo and asked intentionally.

"I don't know, but I can guarantee that this medicine is beneficial and harmless to the Emperor."

Wei Ruo spoke with certainty and his tone was determined.

Eunuch Gao on the side was still frowning, looking worried.

"Okay, then I will give your medicine a try." The emperor agreed.

Hearing this, Wei Ruo took out the medicine bottle that had been prepared long ago from his arms and presented it with both hands: "I have made this medicine into pills. You only need to take them with warm water, three times a day, one pill each time."

Eunuch Gao quickly stopped him: "Princess Rui, this is unreasonable! Why don't you write down the formula of this medicine and give it to the Taiyuan Hospital for careful study, and then they will prepare the medicine personally, and then have it tested by a dedicated person to confirm that it is correct. Then it will be handed over to the emperor for consumption."

Eunuch Gao wanted to dissuade her from the beginning, but when he heard that Wei wanted to directly offer the finished pills, he could no longer hold back.

Where can I get the medicine for the emperor? If something goes wrong, who can afford it?

The emperor raised his hand and interrupted Eunuch Gao: "It's okay, I believe in Princess Rui."

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Gao looked worried.

This is inconsistent with etiquette! And this is too risky!

"Bring Princess Rui's medicine." The emperor asked directly without giving Eunuch Gao any time to stop her.

Eunuch Gao reluctantly accepted the order and took the medicine bottle from Wei Ruo's hand, his expression still full of worry and uneasiness.

The emperor took the bottle, looked at it twice, and then said: "It's just that the princess cannot mention this to the public for the time being. I don't want anyone to know that I am taking medicine, and I don't want anyone to know that the medicine I am taking comes from Prince Rui's Mansion. You Do you understand?"

Wei Ruo was slightly surprised. She didn't know why the emperor had no objection to her donating medicine, but specifically told her not to let outsiders know.

Of course Wei Ruo also hoped that this matter would not be made public, and what the emperor said was exactly what she wanted.

"I, my concubine, obey the decree." Wei Ruo replied.

"Yi'er is rarely in good spirits today. Come and have dinner with me." The emperor then said to Wei Jinyi.

"The sons and ministers receive the decree."

The emperor left Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo to have dinner with him, during which he said a lot of things about Wei Jinyi's daily life.

For a few moments, Wei Ruo felt that the person asking the question was not the emperor, but an ordinary father caring about his son who had been away from home for a long time.

And sometimes Wei Ruo felt that the emperor's eyes were not looking at Wei Jinyi, but looking through him at another person he had missed for a long time.

After dinner, seeing that it was getting dark, the emperor let Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo leave.

After the two left, the emperor asked Eunuch Gao to pour warm water for him, took out the pills from the porcelain bottle, and took them with warm water as Wei Ruo had instructed.

The emperor then put away the medicine bottle and told Gao Gongjing: "Today, Prince Rui and his wife sent medicine to me. Don't let any news about it."

"Our family has received the decree." Eunuch Gao replied, paused, and then hesitantly asked the question in his mind, "Your Majesty, our family doesn't know, why does the Emperor do this? What if this medicine..."

"If this medicine is poisonous, I will admit it." The emperor murmured.

Eunuch Gao was suddenly startled and looked at the emperor in disbelief with his eyes wide open.

"Stay back." The emperor did not give Eunuch Gao any time to be surprised. "Yes." Eunuch Gao had no choice but to retreat.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also rode out of the palace in a sedan, until Lin Fang's voice came from outside the sedan.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we are outside."

Wei Ruo breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he turned around and asked Wei Jinyi: "Why did the emperor specifically tell me not to make any announcement today? I don't want to make it public, but why would the emperor have such an idea?"

"I don't know, I don't understand him very well." Wei Jinyi couldn't give a clear answer to this question.

"The saying that the Sacred Heart is unpredictable is true." Wei Ruo said with emotion, "When I faced him today, I was so nervous that my palms became sweaty."

"Ruo'er did a good job, and I couldn't tell he was nervous at the time."

"I must be nervous. The Emperor is someone who can behead me with just one word! You said that if I really **** him off and he wants to behead me, what can I do? Should I be more nervous or cautious?" Wei Ruo said in a slightly playful tone.

Seeing this, Wei Jin couldn't help but smile.

"Second brother, why are you laughing?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Jin, who was caught, stopped talking and replied in a low voice: "I'm obviously very nervous, but I still insist on going to see the emperor. Sometimes Ruo'er is both strong and timid."

"No, in the final analysis, I cherish my life. Whether I am timid or insist on going to see the emperor, it is all to save my little life."

Wei Jin also responded: "I will protect you."

The voice was not loud, but the tone was unusually firm, which made people feel inexplicably reassured.

"Hmm." Wei Ruo responded.

Then Wei Jin also asked Wei Ruo a question: "How did Ruo'er prepare the medicine in advance?"

Wei Ruo has great medical skills, but he does not have the ability to predict the future. The rhetoric Wei Ruo used in front of the emperor could not convince Wei Jinyi.

"I have met the emperor before, and I have a rough idea of his illness by looking at his face, the whites of his eyes, and the subtle movements of his hands and feet. But I haven't diagnosed his pulse yet, so I can't be completely sure, so I took a gamble. , I made several tonics that I think are most suitable for him to take, and I brought them all with me, and after feeling the pulse, I gave him the one that was most suitable for him."

Speaking, Wei Ruo took out five bottles from his sleeves. Counting the one given to the emperor, there were six bottles in total.

In fact, Wei Ruo said a little less. Her judgment of the emperor's condition was not only based on their meeting at the last Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, but also some descriptions in the original book.

But even so, Wei Ruo can only make a rough guess, so he still needs to make many preparations.

"What if none of the last six are suitable?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Then I'd say it's not suitable, but I think another prescription left by Dr. Xu may be useful." Wei Ruo replied.

"Ruoer is smart." Wei Jin also smiled.

"To each other."

Wei Ruo leaned on the soft cushion, her voice already a little lazy.

"It's still a long way to the palace, so take a rest first," Wei Jin also said.

"Yeah." Wei Ruo responded, then closed his eyes to rest.

Beside Wei Jinyi, she acted very relaxed and at ease.

Seeing him curled up on the soft cushion like a kitten, Wei Jinyi felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Chapter 524 Return to Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion

The day after delivering the medicine to the emperor, Wei Ruo began to arrange for the palace's servants to make some improvements to the palace's backyard.

She can't help much in the court dispute anyway, so she should still be busy with whatever is left, and the soldiers will cover up the rest.

"In this Mingxiang Pavilion, we plant radishes, over there we grow radish, and over there we plant rapeseed. These vegetables are all cold-tolerant, and they are suitable for eating in winter."

"The Liufang Pavilion is freed up to raise chickens."

"The westernmost room is used to store coal."

Lin Fang came back from going out to do errands and saw that Wei Ruo had turned the backyard of the palace upside down.

"Miss, what are you going to do?" Lin Fang asked in confusion.

Wei Ruo explained: "Isn't this room empty? It's good for accumulating some things. The things I put there will not break down in a short period of time, so you don't have to worry. And I have left all those valuable furniture for others." It's been packed up, but the main rooms haven't been touched."

Wei Ruo did not explicitly say that she stockpiled food in advance because she predicted that there might be a larger disaster this year.

At present, the court has not publicized this matter to the outside world, and she does not dare to let the news out first.

"I see, if Miss needs it, she can do whatever she wants." Lin Fang nodded in agreement.

Wei Ruo then added: "As for growing vegetables, I didn't change everything. Just in the courtyards facing the courtyard, I saw that there weren't many plants growing in the courtyards, and the houses there were quite old. Why not just use it to grow vegetables, just plant three yards, and leave the rest to your prince."

After all, it is a palace, Wei Ruo still cares about his face. It would be too much to change the entire courtyard of the palace to grow vegetables. However, the palace is very big and there are many empty courtyards. Now there are not many people living in the backyard, so a few changes are needed. Remote yards are still okay.

Firstly, it can help Wei Ruo get over the addiction of growing vegetables, and secondly, if there is any extreme weather and the supply of fresh vegetables is insufficient, the garden in the house can also allow everyone to eat fresh vegetables.

"As long as you're happy, Miss, I can change everything."

It's hard to buy money for the eldest lady to be happy. The master has said it. It doesn't matter how happy the eldest lady is. It doesn't matter if the entire backyard of the palace is turned into a vegetable garden.

"By the way, free up the Nuan Pavilion for me. I want to grow mushrooms."

"Huh?" Lin Fang was stunned for a moment. The idea of growing mushrooms made Lin Fang a little unable to react, and then he agreed, "Okay, okay, I will do it now."

"In addition, I asked someone to buy a cart of sheep dung. You can help me transport it to the westernmost yards in a while." Wei Ruodao.

"Okay." Lin Fang agreed.

For two days in a row, Wei Ruo was extremely busy, not only busy with the chicken and duck farm outside the city, but also arranging things in the backyard of the palace.

But the effect is also significant. Seeing the piles of supplies and the cultivated land, Wei Ruo is in a good mood.

This series of actions in Prince Rui's Mansion made a lot of noise. Whether it was raising chickens and ducks outside the city or transporting supplies to the Prince's Mansion, Wei Ruo did it blatantly.

So it attracted a lot of people's attention.

But most of them just laugh it off.

Compared with the situation where King Yu and King Jing are in a state of conflict, Prince Rui's house is just like children's play house, and it's not even a conversation starter.

The eighth day of October.

Wei Ruo packed up a little and prepared to go to Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion. Today is the old man's seventieth birthday.

Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion sent her an invitation half a month ago.

It is Old Mrs. Wei's seventieth birthday, and there is not much going on in the house. She just plans to sit down and have a meal with her family.

Hence, he sent a letter to Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan, hoping that they would bring their husbands to attend.

But Mr. Wei also said that it would be best if the two sons-in-law could come. If they couldn't come, Mr. Wei would understand very well and don't take it too seriously.

It is estimated that Mr. Wei also knew that the possibility of his two grandsons-in-law coming was extremely low.

Prince Rui is seriously ill and doesn't go out much. He hasn't even returned home in three dynasties, let alone normal times?

Wei Qingwan is just a side concubine. The name of Prince Yu's grandson-in-law is not justified. In addition, Prince Yu has been busy with many affairs recently and can't get away. He will not bother with such trivial matters as the birthday of the old man of Zhongyi House.

Zhongyi Bofu.

Everyone in the house has also heard about every move made by Prince Rui and his wife in recent days.

The princess of the dignified prince actually ran to toss the chicken farm, the duck farm, and bought a lot of grains, fruits and vegetables in the house.

It seems that these two people really have no thoughts about the court.

On the contrary, if someone is capable of competing for the position of crown prince, he will not put his mind on these things.

There is no royal land in the world. The person who wants to be the emperor in the future will not care about the small piece of land for raising chickens and ducks. Only those who know that they cannot ascend to that position will fight for a piece of land and a shop. .

It is reasonable to place this matter on King Rui and his wife. It is hard to say how many days King Rui can live with his body. It is better to raise chickens and ducks and live a leisurely life.

This cannot be said to be a good thing. King Rui had no hope and it was hard to say how many days he could live. Now that he and his wife are like this, they can be considered contented.

Early in the morning, Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei called their two sons, three daughters-in-law and grandchildren to them and told them:

"The situation in the DPRK and China has been tense recently, and the struggle between King Yu and King Jing has become increasingly fierce. According to this situation, King Jing will be defeated soon. Today, as I celebrate my birthday, I would like to give you a few more words. Please pay more attention when you are acting outside, and don't cause any trouble at this critical moment."

"Yes." Everyone replied in unison.

Mr. Wei nodded with satisfaction, and then warned:

"Both Prince Yu's concubine and Princess Rui will come today. We can't count on Prince Rui. The only one we can count on now is Prince Yu. So when Prince Yu's concubine comes later, you should be careful. Don't neglect her just because she is a concubine."

"Dad, don't worry. How could we make a mistake in this matter? We have always been best friends with Wanwan!" Bai quickly expressed her attitude.

"Dad, don't worry, we all know what's going on." Wei Mingyong replied.

Wei Mingyong's face is full of spring breeze. Now he feels that his back is also strong.

Because Wei Mingyong recently got a job. Although it was a low-level job, he finally had a serious job.

And this job was prompted by Qi Yansong, because Qi Yansong mentioned that the second master of the Wei family was a malleable talent when chatting with others, so the officials below understood and arranged this small job for Wei Mingyong.

This is of great significance to Wei Mingyong, it means that he has been appreciated by Mr. Qi! The future is bright!

Chapter 525 Birthday wishes

On the contrary, Wei Minghong remained silent on the sidelines.

He is now an idler!

Although there is still a smile on his face, Wei Minghong's eyes are darker than before.

Yun couldn't help but smile. Although both of them were her daughters, her relationship with them was not good now. When she thought of the faces of her two daughters, her heart sank.

How should she treat these two daughters?

The chariot from Prince Rui's Mansion and the chariot from Prince Yu's Mansion arrived at Zhongyi Bo's Mansion almost at the same time.

The princess returned to her mansion, and Uncle Zhongyi opened the main gate and lined up to welcome her.

Everyone in the Wei family, except the old man and the old lady, were waiting at the door.

Everyone stood upright, staring at Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan who got off the car.

Seeing the two of them, everyone in the Wei family had different expressions on their faces.

Bai Shi, Wei Yifeng, Wei Yipeng and others looked at Wei Qingwan with love and joy, but when they looked at Wei Ruo, they felt a bit disgusted and resentful.

The expressions of Wei Yichen and Wei Yilin were different from them.

Especially for Wei Yilin, he couldn't hide his thoughts the most. All his thoughts were written on his face. The expectation was clearly directed at Wei Ruo, but he was more indifferent to Wei Qingwan.

Yunshi looked at her two daughters, both well-dressed and distinguished, but she was not happy at all. Instead, a look of disappointment took over her face.

When Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan walked to the steps, everyone came up to pay homage.

After Wei Ruo said he would be excused from the ceremony, everyone in the Wei family welcomed the two of them into the house.

Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan walked at the front, followed by everyone in the Wei family.

Logically speaking, Wei Ruo has a higher status than Wei Qingwan, so Wei Qingwan should consciously take a few steps back, but she seemed to have chosen to walk side by side with Wei Ruo on purpose.

Wei Ruo didn't pay attention to Wei Qingwan who was walking side by side with him, and just strode inward.

"Sister, I've been having a lot of leisure time lately." Wei Qingwan's voice sounded, with a hint of sarcasm in the coldness.

"Aren't you also very leisurely? Are you favored by King Yu?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Ruo actually didn't know much about Wei Qingwan's situation in Prince Yu's Mansion, and he didn't go out of his way to inquire about it.

It's just that she knew that King Yu was busy fighting with King Jing recently, especially when King Jing captured Shengtong, which probably made King Yu and the Qi family too worried to eat. How could they still be in the mood to care about the women in the backyard? ?

So Wei Ruo inferred from this that Wei Qingwan should have been neglected in Prince Yu's palace these days.

When Wei Ruo pointed out the sore point, Wei Qingwan's face turned slightly pale, she gritted her teeth and maintained her arrogance as a concubine of Prince Yu: "Sister, please rest assured that Prince Yu is in his prime, unlike His Royal Highness Prince Rui who is not as frail as the concubine. , I will always receive more favor than my sister."

"Don't talk too much. My prince is in a state of infirmity, so the grace he can give me is not necessarily small." Wei Ruo smiled with a smile on his lips, and his tone was ambiguous.

Lin Fang and Xiumei, who came with Wei Ruo, almost lost their composure when they heard this.

Young lady, you really dare to say that! If only this were true! Master, he might really want to!

Then Wei Ruo ignored Wei Qingwan and walked through the corridor and entered the main hall.

The old man and his wife were sitting high in the hall.

After seeing his two granddaughters, Mrs. Wei showed a happy smile on his face and immediately invited them to take their seats.

Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan sat on the left and right, closest to the main seat.

Then the juniors of the Wei family, following Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan, filed in and stood on both sides of the hall in order of seniority. Immediately afterwards, everyone in the Wei family began to wish the old man a birthday one by one. They said birthday wishes and presented birthday gifts at the same time.

The order of birthday wishes is in order of eldest and youngest, starting with the eldest brother Wei Minghong and his wife, and then to the grandchildren after all the sons have finished.

Until all the grandsons have finished their rounds, then Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan will come again.

Wei Ruo prepared some porcelain and tea for Mrs. Wei. They were tribute and could not be used by ordinary people.

Whether the tea tastes good or not is another matter. Anyway, the tribute is honorable, and Mr. Wei is happy.

Wei Ruo actually didn't prepare anything specially, because her two elders had given her a lot of gifts before, and also prepared a dowry for her. Wei Ruo felt that birthday gifts were necessary, so she picked out some of the rewards she felt she didn't need. The one above was delivered.

The value of the gift is certainly there, but it's hard to talk about it.

Wei Qingwan watched Wei Ruo take out what she was holding, her hands tightened in her sleeves, and then she cautiously stepped forward and presented her with the birthday cake she had made by herself.

Seeing this, everyone in the Wei family looked a little surprised.

But everyone soon realized it. Mr. Wei said with a smile: "Princess Yu is really thoughtful. This birthday cake looks like she has put a lot of thought into it."

Mrs. Wei also echoed: "Yes, what the empress did with her own hands is worth thousands of gold."

Immediately afterwards, Mr. Wei said a few words to everyone, and then asked the three daughters-in-law to take the women to the backyard.

Mrs. Wei was already old, so it was inconvenient for her to participate at this time, so she went directly back to Shou'an Hall with the support of her personal maid.

Entering the backyard, Wei Ruo saw other female family members surrounding Wei Qingwan, asking her about life in Prince Yu's Mansion.

In addition to the Bai family, there are also Wei Yifeng's wife, Wei Yipeng's newlywed wife, several girls from the Wei family clan, and Wei Minghong's two concubines.

It seems that Wei Minghong felt that his wife Mo was not good at speaking and was always holding him back, so he specially sent two of his eloquent concubines to accompany him.

It seems that he is really anxious now and does not care about his dignity. He asks his concubine to accompany him, regardless of Mr. Mo's face.

Yunshi just walked aside indifferently, and no one came particularly close.

The treatment of Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan is in sharp contrast. It seems that Mrs. Wei's advice is not only very useful, but also has the effect of favoring one over the other.

Their attitude towards Wei Qingwan, the side concubine, was much more enthusiastic than that of Wei Ruo, the main concubine.

On the contrary, Mrs. Mo walked beside Wei Ruo and whispered: "Prince Rui, you don't need to pay attention to them. They are all confused and there is no distinction between superiority and inferiority."

Wei Ruo glanced at Mo's indifferent face and said with a smile, "I don't care about this."

She could understand why these people were surrounding Wei Qingwan so much today. It was just because Wei Qingwan was Prince Yu's concubine, so there was no need to be cold-hearted to her as the princess.

It's just that her relationship with Wei Qingwan has never been good. If they want to please Wei Qingwan, they naturally have to be cold to Wei Ruo, so that Wei Qingwan can understand how good they are.

Mr. Mo nodded lightly, then frowned, as if she still wanted to say something to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo was keenly aware of her strangeness, so he deliberately quickened his pace and put some distance between himself and Wei Qingwan and others behind him.

"Now you say they can't hear." Wei Ruodao.

Mo Shi was stunned for a moment, surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she whispered: "Princess Rui, be careful of Bai Shi today."

Chapter 526: This three-pronged trick is returned intact.

After speaking, Mo quickly lowered his head.

From what Mr. Mo said, it seems that Mr. Bai wants to do something today?

Wei Ruo narrowed her eyes and then raised the corners of her mouth. She wanted to see how brave Bai was and what kind of tricks he dared to use against her.

Came to the garden of the uncle's house. There were two round tables in Wei Ruo's garden. On each round table were dried longans, preserved apricots, tea cakes and dried sweet potatoes.

After Wei Ruo sat down at a table, Wei Qingwan chose another.

After the two of them took their seats, the female relatives also chose their seats.

Wei Qingwan's table was full, but Wei Ruo's table was deserted. She was the only one and no one else was seated.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Mo and Mr. Yun went to Wei Ruo and sat down.

Both of them are relatively silent, so no one at Wei Ruo's table is talking, which is in sharp contrast to the liveliness at Wei Qingwan's table.

The servants served jasmine tea to everyone. When the tea was brought to Wei Ruo, Bai Shi's eyes followed him.

Wei Ruo was keenly aware of Mr. Bai looking at him, and thought of what Mr. Mo had just said to him, and lowered his head to look at the teacup placed in front of him.

Wei Ruo picked up the tea cup and put it to his lips, but did not drink it immediately.

She sniffed it carefully first, and then tapped the tea in the cup with the tip of her tongue.

The tea was mixed with a very light medicinal smell, which was masked by the scent of jasmine, but Wei Ruoneng, who had tasted medicine and prepared countless medicines all year round, could distinguish it very keenly.

Then the corner of Wei Ruo's mouth raised a sarcastic smile.

I see.

What is she? It turns out to be this old and clumsy trick.

With this thing, she knew what was going on as soon as she entered. Even without Mo's size, she wouldn't be able to figure her out.

After knowing what happened, Wei Ruo put the teacup back.

Then Wei Ruo waved and called Lin Fang to him.

Lin Fang came over, Wei Ruo whispered a few words, and Lin Fang nodded.

"Don't worry, young lady, I can handle this matter." Lin Fang replied confidently.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you." Wei Ruodao.

Lin Fang took Wei Ruo's instructions and stepped back.

Wei Ruo continued to sit in his seat, admiring the surrounding scenery with a leisurely expression.

Wei Ruo didn't drink tea, but Mr. Bai, who was sitting opposite, was a little anxious.

Ms. Bai glanced at Wei Qingwan next to her slightly anxiously, because she had just told Wei Qingwan that she would make Wei Qingruo look good, but Wei Ruo had not fallen into the trap yet and she was afraid that Wei Qingwan would question her arrangement.

So Mrs. Bai came close to Wei Qingwan and whispered in her ear: "My dear, don't worry, the show will start soon."

Wei Qingwan smiled lightly and replied: "Second aunt, you don't have to be like this. If you let my sister know how to retaliate against you, I will definitely feel guilty and uncomfortable. I don't want to see that happen. Second aunt has treated me well and I have already done so." I know, so Second Auntie doesn't need to do such a thing for me."

Bai Shi explained: "My dear, please don't say that. I have done this secretly. Once Wei Qingruo falls into the trap, she will be ashamed to speak out. How can she dare to tell anyone about it? Today, all the people in the house are members of her own family, and there will be no one there." If this matter is disclosed to the outside world, please rest assured, I have already found a scapegoat."

Wei Qingwan whispered: "The second aunt treated me well, Qingwan will never forget it."

Bai Shi said with a smile: "Well, my wife and I are one family. Although you didn't spend much time in the capital when you grew up, my second aunt has watched you grow up since you were a child. She has no daughter of her own, so when you are Just like my own daughter."

She did this, firstly, to please Wei Qingwan and make her heart completely turn to her side; secondly, to avenge Wei Ruo for herself, because Wei Ruo had humiliated her before, and she had long held a grudge.

Now doing this can be said to be killing two birds with one stone. Wei Qingwan was moved by Bai's words and deeds.

She really didn't expect Bai to be able to do this for herself.

Her adoptive mother would never do such a thing.

When Bai was talking to Wei Qingwan, he would pay attention to Wei Ruo's situation from time to time, but after a long time Wei Ruo still sat there and did not move, neither tasting tea nor touching cakes.

After thinking for a long time, Bai couldn't bear it any longer, so she walked over.

"Princess Rui, let me offer you a cup of tea instead of wine," said Bai.

"Oh? Why does Second Aunt want to respect me?" Wei Ruo had a faint smile on her lips, her eyes bright and somewhat sharp.

"Princess Rui has a noble status now and is a very busy person. You have things to do both inside and outside the court. It can be said that you have a lot of things to do every day. It is a great honor for our Wei family that you take time out of your busy schedule to come home." Bai Shi was busy replied.

Wei Ruo smiled lightly: "What the second aunt said makes sense."

After speaking, Wei Ruo picked up the tea cup in his hand and drank it in one gulp.

Seeing this, Mrs. Bai was overjoyed: "Princess, do you have any other instructions for me? The women of the country will go back to their seats first."

Wei Ruo raised his lips and smiled, "Please do it."

Mr. Bai returned to Wei Qingwan and said to Wei Qingwan happily: "My dear, just wait and see the good show!"

"Yeah." Wei Qingwan responded, then picked up the tea in front of her and took a sip.

Seeing that most of the tea in front of Wei Qingwan was missing, the maid next to her hurriedly came up with a teapot to refill it for her.

After that, everyone continued to enjoy the conversation, eat tea, and chat in the garden.

From time to time, those at the same table would come up and offer compliments to Wei Qingwan with tea instead of wine. Wei Qingwan responded with a smile, and her attitude was gentle, polite and approachable, which made the female relatives deeply happy.

After a while, Bai Shi began to look at Wei Ruo frequently, wondering why the medicine still didn't work.

At this moment, Wei Qingwan beside her looked uncomfortable and said: "What's going on? Why am I so chest tight..."

Ms. Bai looked up and saw that Wei Qingwan's face was flushed and there were tiny beads of sweat on her forehead.

Bai Shi was startled: "My dear, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Qingwan didn't know what was wrong with her: "I feel hot in my body, my limbs are weak, and… there is an indescribable feeling."

Wei Qingwan didn't know how to describe that feeling, but the discomfort made her ashamed to talk about it.

Bai Shi was shocked: "How could it be? I didn't give this to Wei..."

Mr. Bai raised her eyes and looked at Wei Ruo, only to see Wei Ruo sitting calmly and calmly in his seat, not looking strange at all.

Although I don't know what happened, judging from the situation at hand, Wei Qingwan drank the medicine that was supposed to be given to Wei Qingruo!

Mr. Bai was extremely anxious and didn't know what to do for a while.

Seeing that Wei Qingwan was feeling unwell, others gathered around him.

Yunshi stood up and walked over: "But you don't feel well? Help Prince Yu's side concubine to Yifang Pavilion to rest, and then order someone to call the doctor."

Yifang Pavilion is the nearest wing room from here.

"No!" Bai refused.

Chapter 527 Harming others will ultimately harm yourself

"Why not?" Yun looked at Bai in confusion.

"There... there is some water leakage there and it needs to be cleaned up. It's better to help the empress to go to the residence where she lived before leaving the cabinet!" Bai Shi explained.

"I just took people to clean up Yifang Pavilion this morning. There is no leakage. The mattresses inside are all newly made, just for the convenience of the two ladies to rest today." Yun said.

"No! In short, it's impossible!" Bai refused sternly.

"Why?" Yun's eyes were a little more suspicious. She felt that Bai's reaction today was a bit strange, as if she was hiding something from them.

Bai's face turned red and she didn't know how to explain it.

Wei Ruo walked over unhurriedly: "Prince Yu's concubine is like this. Even if the house leaks, it doesn't matter. We should send them over quickly and then ask the doctor to come over. As for the others, they should continue to stay." Come here, you are not a doctor, and you cannot help. Prince Yu's concubine is already a little feverish and can't breathe. Being crowded with so many people is not good for her condition."

Wei Ruo gave the order directly, and then without waiting for Mrs. Bai to speak again, he glanced at the maid of the Wei family next to him and ordered: "Why don't you hurry up?"

Yunshi followed: "Didn't you hear what Princess Rui said?"

The maids quickly followed suit.

Now in this garden, no matter how much the Bai family tosses and jumps, the person with the highest status is actually Wei Ruo, and there is the Yun family. She is the wife of a fifth-grade general with martial virtues. The Bai family is actually nothing. Mrs. Lian Sheng Can't even be called that.

People will know who to listen to.

Ms. Bai watched helplessly as several maids helped Wei Qingwan to Yifang Pavilion, sweating profusely.

And Wei Ruo took in all her reactions.

After thinking for a long time, Mr. Bai was anxious to go to Yifang Pavilion.

She had just been flustered by the sudden change, but now she realized what she had planned and wanted to rush over to prevent what she had arranged from happening.

At this time, Wei Ruo stopped her: "Prince Yu's side concubine is not feeling well. It would be better to inform the people in Prince Yu's palace. I'd like to ask my second aunt to send someone for a trip."

"I still have something to do, please find someone else to deal with this!" Bai Shi hurriedly went to Yifang Pavilion to send away the person she had arranged before.

Otherwise something will really happen!

Xiumei stepped forward and blocked Bai's way: "Second Madam, our princess is talking to you."

Mrs. Bai's face was full of anxiety: "Prince Yu's concubine is like this. I have to go and see her. Don't stop me. Doesn't Princess Rui care about Prince Yu's concubine?"

"I don't think you and I can be of much help at this time, and I suspect that the illness of Prince Yu's concubine today has something to do with the second aunt." Wei Ruo replied.

"What does it have to do with me? Can I still harm her?" A guilty look flashed in Bai's eyes.

"Really?" Wei Ruo raised his eyebrows.

Wei Ruo is not in a hurry, as long as she doesn't let him go, Bai will not be able to leave.

Bai Shi wanted to run hard, but with Xiumei around, she couldn't win with strength.

Yunshi also noticed that Baishi was unusual and asked, "What exactly did you do to Wanwan?"

Bai quickly denied: "I didn't do anything, I was just worried about Wanwan's condition! Third brother and sister, you are Wanwan's mother. Aren't you worried at all about the way she looked just now? Why don't you go and see for yourself?"

Bai's words made Yun shake. She turned to Wei Ruo and said, "No matter what, let's go see Wanwan first. Her body is the most important."

Although Mrs. Yun has had some opinions on Wei Qingwan recently, when something really happened, she still really cares about her in her heart.

"Don't worry, haven't you already been sent there to rest? We've also hired a doctor. You and I can't do much in the past, and we don't know how to diagnose pulses or treat illnesses." Wei Ruo said calmly. Bai Shi said angrily to Wei Ruo: "Princess Rui, you don't care about Prince Yu's concubine, so why are you stopping us from caring about her? Is there such a ruthless sister as you?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely hire the best doctor in the capital to find out the cause of her illness." Wei Ruo replied.

Mr. Bai was already very anxious. During the dispute with Wei Ruo, Yifang Pavilion didn't know what was going on.

Wei Ruo not only did not give way, but also sat back leisurely, picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly.

At this time, Lin Fang, who had walked away for a while, also returned to Wei Ruo and helped Wei Ruo control the Bai family and the people around her. Bai family had no way to escape.

Mr. Bai was completely impatient and shouted: "Let me go quickly! If it's too late, something will happen!"

Bai's words made Yun completely sure that she had a problem: "What do you mean by this? What will happen if it's too late?"

"I...I...Anyway, if you don't want anything to happen to Prince Yu's concubine, go over there right away!" Bai Shi was extremely scared.

"You'd better speak clearly now!" Yun said angrily.

"She...she has been given a charm drug. There is a man in Yifang Pavilion. If she doesn't go, she will not be able to keep her virginity!" Bai had no choice but to tell the truth.

Hearing this, Yunshi was shocked. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately turned around and headed towards Yifang Pavilion.

Mr. Bai also took the opportunity to push away Xiumei who was in front of her and ran after Ms. Yun.

This time Wei Ruo did not let Xiumei Linfang stop him anymore, but stood up and followed Yun and Bai.

Everyone entered Yifang Pavilion and went straight to the main room.

Bai ran over almost madly.

She pushed open the door suddenly, rushed in, pushed away the man who was about to attack Wei Qingwan, and rescued Wei Qingwan who was about to be violated.

Wei Qingwan, who was lying on the couch, had red cheeks and was confused. Her belt had been untied and thrown aside, and her outer robe had just been half taken off.

The man who was pushed away looked at Bai with a blank expression, as if he was confused as to why this happened.

Wei Ruo and Yun Shi, who were following closely behind, saw this scene that made people's pupils tremble.

At this moment, Yun's expression turned pale to the naked eye.

Bai hurriedly grabbed the clothes on the ground and covered Wei Qingwan's body.

But at this moment, the group of people who entered the room, including Wei Ruo, had already seen it.

Even if the clothes are not taken off, even if the matter has not developed to that point, this scene alone is enough to ruin Wei Qingwan's reputation.

After being stunned for a moment, Mrs. Yun suddenly turned her head and ordered: "Come here, close the courtyard door. Everyone who has been in and out of Yifang Pavilion today will stay here! You are not allowed to leave without my order!"

Then Yun ordered Cuiping: "No matter who signed the death contract or the living contract, no one can be let go!"

"Servant, take your orders." Cuiping was very smart and took two guards to block the courtyard door of Yifang Pavilion.

Wei Ruo stood at the door, scanning the messy scene in front of her, and slowly said, "Should Second Aunt explain?"

Chapter 528 I want to report to the official

"What is Princess Rui talking about? I don't understand. I don't know what I need to explain." Bai Shi felt guilty and did not dare to look Wei Ruo in the eyes.

Wei Ruo continued: "You seem to know that King Yu's concubine was poisoned. I guess you gave the medicine, right? You harmed King Yu's concubine, what are your intentions?"

"I..." Bai Shi felt panicked when Wei Ruo saw her, "It's not...it's not me...how could I harm King Yu's concubine?"

"It wasn't you, then why did you know that King Yu's side concubine had been drugged? How could you have known in advance that there was a man in Yifang Pavilion and something would happen if you came late?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Ruo's question left Bai Shi unable to answer.

Yun quickly walked up to Bai and grabbed Bai's clothes: "Why do you want to hurt my Wanwan? What on earth do you want to do?"

"I didn't! I didn't want to harm King Yu's concubine! I originally wanted to..." Bai Shi looked at Wei Ruo and almost blurted out the truth.

"This is a misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! I used the medicine myself!" Bai changed his words.

"Do you use it yourself?"

"I...the love between me and my master is a private matter of the boudoir and should not be talked about outside!" Mrs. Bai did not care about her face in order to protect herself.

It is better to lose some face than to lose your life.

"Then how did this medicine get into Wanwan's hands?" Yun asked.

"That... that's because Prince Yu's side concubine wants to use it... between her and Prince Yu... As a mother, you should know that the side concubine is in a difficult situation in Prince Yu's palace, and she always has to find some way to compete for favor. How did I know? How could such an accident happen so smoothly?"

Mr. Bai's mind worked very quickly, and when faced with Mr. Yun's questioning, he actually came up with an almost perfect explanation in a short period of time.

"You...you...you are so confused!" Yun let go of Bai's clothes.

Mr. Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Wei Ruo spoke again: "I don't think the second aunt is telling the truth. If that's true, how can we explain the man in Yifang Pavilion? It's a coincidence that Prince Yu's side concubine mistakenly took the aphrodisiac. Could it be that the man in Yifang Pavilion is also a coincidence?"

Bai Shi immediately explained: "This person was invited to prune the flowers and trees in Yifang Pavilion. If Princess Rui doesn't believe it, she can ask the housekeeper in the mansion if there is such an arrangement."

Mr. Bai had already considered this matter, so she had the excuse early on.

The man kneeling on the ground also quickly admitted: "Yes, the villain is here to prune flowers and trees. I just heard someone screaming in pain in the room. I thought it was danger, so I came in to check. Madams and ladies, please be aware of the villain's nature." I have no harmful intentions and dare not covet the beauty of this noble man. I just want to save people!"

The man has been bribed a long time ago. Although the person who enters Yifang Pavilion has changed now, his words have been planned out a long time ago.

If it was Wei Ruo who was tricked today, she would not dare to say anything about it, and others would not look into it further.

Wei Ruo laughed and said, "I see, this is a good show arranged by my second aunt for me."

"I don't understand what Princess Rui is saying," Bai said with a guilty conscience.

"Are you wondering in your heart, how could it be that I was lying there instead of Wei Qingwan?" Wei Ruodao said.

Bai was suddenly startled, her eyes widened and widened.

"Your cup of jasmine tea was meant for me to drink, but it accidentally got into Wei Qingwan's mouth." Wei Ruodao.

Lin Fang is not only good at changing things, her hands are also very fast. It is easy for her to adjust the tea in front of Wei Ruo when no one is paying attention.

Then she went to a deserted corner of the garden to change into Wei's maid's clothes, mixed in with the crowd, and poured Wei Ruo's cup of tea into the teapot while the maid pouring tea for Wei Qingwan wasn't paying attention.

"I...I don't know what you are talking about..." Bai Shi turned her head away, not daring to look into Wei Ruo's eyes at all.

"You don't have to admit it, but I will definitely find out the matter." Wei Ruo said and turned around to give the order: "Wei Bai intends to harm King Yu's concubine and has evil intentions. Take her to see the official!"

What? See an official?

Bai's face suddenly turned white.

Soon after, Lin Fang and Xiumei came forward to get the person.

Xiumei held Bai Shi, and Lin Fang helped Wei Qingwan up on the couch.

Wei Qingwan was still unconscious at the moment, so she let Lin Fang help her out.

"Stop!" Yun shouted loudly.

She quickly came to Wei Ruo: "You can't report it to the official. Once you see the official, your sister's reputation will be ruined! Not only can't you report today's matter to the official, but you can't say a word to the outside world either!"

"It's impossible to find out the truth of the matter without reporting it to the official."

"If you make such a big fuss, how will your sister behave in the future? Even if you don't get along with her, you can't harm her like this! You are trying to kill her!"

"Second aunt didn't tell the truth, and I want the truth." Wei Ruo replied.

"Absolutely not!" Yun's attitude was decisive, his face was ashen, and his eyes were full of anger.

Mother and daughter are equally determined and incompatible with each other, making the servants around them afraid to express their anger.

At this moment, Mrs. Wei, who heard the news, hurried over with the support of her personal maid.

The two guards guarding the courtyard door quickly opened the door.

As soon as Mrs. Wei entered the door, she saw servants kneeling all over the yard. At the door of the main house, Yun and Wei Ruo stared at each other angrily, refusing to give in to each other.

Mrs. Wei quickly walked to the door of the room and looked into the room. Wei Qingwan's face was flushed and she fell unconscious on the couch. Beside her, Mrs. Bai's face was as white as paper.

"What's going on?" Mrs. Wei asked anxiously.

Neither Yun nor Wei Ruo spoke, and Cuiping on the side had no choice but to tell the truth about what happened.

"Absurd! Ridiculous!" Mrs. Wei was very angry.

Mrs. Wei angrily scolded Mrs. Bai: "You can just mess around at home. How dare you mess around when it concerns Princess Rui and Prince Yu's concubine? You bastard!"

Mrs. Bai was frightened and said hurriedly: "Mother, I am wronged, I just want to help the concubine!"

Wei Ruo said to Mrs. Wei: "Grandma, I am suspicious about what happened today. I suspect that the second aunt wanted to drug me and arranged for a man to destroy my reputation. I will take her to the Yamen and let the Yamen investigate. It's clear."

"Princess Rui, calm down! This matter is indeed suspicious, but if it gets bigger, not only the ignorant woman Bai and Prince Yu's concubine will be hurt, but also the entire Wei family! Grandma promises you will find a way to investigate the matter thoroughly. If Bai If she really meant to harm someone, I won't let her go!" Mrs. Wei comforted her.

"What if I have to do this? Can grandma stop me?" Wei Ruo asked.

In the courtyard, all the maids following Wei Ruolai lined up. As long as Wei Ruolai gave an order, they would take action.

These people are not ordinary maids. They are all skilled in martial arts. The maid guards of ordinary wealthy families are no match for them.

Chapter 529: Making matters worse

After Wei Ruo got married, she brought many people with her whenever she came back to the Wei family, firstly to help out, and secondly, just in case. But this time, the people she brought finally came in handy.

Mrs. Wei looked at the battle and sighed: "Can't Princess Rui really be accommodating for the sake of an old woman like me?"

Wei Ruo looked at Mrs. Wei and felt something in her heart. She knew what Mrs. Wei was worried about, but there were some things she had to do today.

She had intended to take this opportunity to draw a clear line with Wei Qingwan, Erfang and others, and this incident would be a good opportunity to cause trouble.

Mrs. Wei continued: "Today is your grandfather's seventieth birthday. He cares most about the family's reputation. When this incident came out, it hit him hard. He has never been in good health. Leave this matter to me. If it is determined that this is Bai's nonsense, I will ask your second uncle to divorce her."

Wei Ruozheng was about to speak to show that he would not relent, when suddenly there was a commotion outside the door.

"The old lady and the third young master are here!"

The guard guarding the door shouted into the door that he didn't know whether to open the door for the third young master.

"Yichen? Why is this child here?"

Mrs. Wei was shocked and suspicious. She looked at the door of the courtyard. Before she could think about whether to let Wei Yichen in, she saw that it had been forcibly opened from the outside.

Wei Yichen broke in through the door, followed by a group of guards.

Seeing him walking quickly towards the house, Mrs. Wei asked, "Chen'er, why are you here?"

"Grandma, my grandson heard that someone was doing dirty things in the backyard today, so I came here to arrest him." Wei Yichen clasped his hands and replied respectfully.

But his face was stern and his eyes were as cold as ice.

Mrs. Wei, Yunshi, and Baishi were all shocked.

Even Wei Ruo couldn't help but feel surprised, why did Wei Yichen come here?

After the incident, Yun immediately blocked the news. How could someone who was in the front yard and was supposed to be drinking and talking with the men at home know what happened in the backyard?

Madam Wei asked: "Arrest people? Who do you want to arrest? Where to arrest them?"

Wei Yichen replied: "Catch Wei Bai, who used medicine to harm people in the backyard, and take him to the government office and deal with him impartially."

"What?" Madam Wei, Yunshi, and Baishi were shocked again.

What Wei Yichen wants is exactly the same as what Wei Ruo wants!

Yunshi reprimanded loudly: "Yichen, why are you following this nonsense? If this matter is reported to the official, our Wei family will lose all face, and your sister will have no shame to stay in Prince Yu's Mansion. You Is this going to destroy the Wei family?"

Wei Ruo has always been deviant, and when she did this regardless of the overall situation, it was still expected by everyone, but now how come even Wei Yichen has such thoughts?

"If you don't know, you have to do it yourself. Face is not earned by covering up, but by one's own abilities." Wei Yichen replied expressionlessly.

Immediately he ordered the guards to take the people.

"Stop! Stop everyone!" Mrs. Wei scolded.

However, the people brought by Wei Yichen did not obey the old lady's orders.

"You...you don't even listen to me?" Mrs. Wei was anxious and annoyed.

"Grandma, there is no need to embarrass them. They followed us all the way north from the Wei family in Taizhou Prefecture. They were the subordinates trained by my father. Now they only obey my father and me." Wei Yichen replied.

After saying this, Wei Yichen stopped arguing with Mrs. Wei and Mr. Yun, and watched with indifference as the people he brought dragged away Mr. Bai and Wei Qingwan.

"Mother, mother, save me!" Bai was so frightened that she could only ask the old lady for help.

Wei Qingwan was not yet awake, so she let others manipulate her in a daze.

Mrs. Wei ordered other servants in the courtyard: "Come here, stop them!"

Other guards in the uncle's mansion obeyed orders and clashed with the guards brought by Wei Yichen. "Miss, what should we do?" Xiumei asked Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo thought for a moment and then said: "We don't have to take action. Wei Yichen has already secured the victory. It makes no difference whether we take action or not."

"Yes." Xiumei and Lin Fang accepted the order.

As expected, the ordinary servants of the uncle's house who took orders from Mrs. Wei were no match for the people brought by Wei Yichen. There was a difference between the thugs and guards in the ordinary house and those who had been professionally trained and had been on the battlefield.

Soon the ordinary servants in the mansion were subdued by Wei Yichen's people.

Following Bai's shrill scream, she and Wei Qingwan were both taken out of Yifang Pavilion, while Mrs. Wei and Yun were stopped in Yifang Pavilion.

"Yichen! You are going to destroy the Wei family!" Yun rushed to Wei Yichen and grabbed his arms with both hands.

"Mother, you should stop suffering from the chaos. Some things must be settled before you can gain a chance of survival." Wei Yichen said solemnly.

"I don't understand what you are saying. I only know that if you do this, everyone in the Wei family will be hurt, and Wanwan will be pushed into a situation of no return! You and Wanwan grew up together, even if there have been There is a rift, even if you no longer have a brother-sister relationship with her, you can't be so cruel and push her into hell!" Yun said with tears streaming down her face.

However, Wei Yichen did not waver at all. He watched Yun's tears streaming down his cheeks expressionlessly, and still insisted on himself: "Please relax, mother, some things are inevitable."

"Yichen, you..."

Yunshi looked at Wei Yichen blankly, feeling dizzy, chest tight and short of breath.

Cuiping hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

Mrs. Wei stared at Wei Yichen's determined face and felt dazed for a moment.

After a long time, Mrs. Wei let out a long sigh: "Chen'er, you have a great plan!"

Wei Yichen looked at the elderly lady, his cold eyes loosened a little.

He knew that the old lady had probably guessed his intention.

Wei Yichen said: "Grandma, I'm sorry, there are some things my grandson must do. I frightened you today. When the matter is over, my grandson will come to Shou'an Hall to receive the punishment."

Mrs. Wei sighed and shook her head: "I am old. It is a good thing that the Wei family has a person like you in your generation."

After saying that, Mrs. Wei asked her maid to help her go back.

"Let's go, help me back. I'm tired, and I can't take care of so much in the house."

Mrs. Wei walked heavily and left Yifang Pavilion step by step.

Wei Yichen then ordered people to send Yun away: "Cuiping, send your wife back to Anxin Pavilion."

Cuiping did as he was told.

Yun was exhausted mentally and physically, her eyes were red. Before she was taken away, she was pleading for Wei Qingwan: "Yichen, you shouldn't do this! You will destroy Wanwan! Please spare her..."

Wei Yichen's face was expressionless, indifferent and decisive, and he didn't even look at Yunshi.

After Yun was taken down, apart from the servants, Wei Ruo and Wei Yichen were the only ones left in Yifang Pavilion.

Wei Ruo walked up to Wei Yichen and asked the doubts in his heart: "What happened today was your fault, right?"

Chapter 530 was his plan

Wei Ruo just reviewed what happened today and confirmed that there was a problem.

Wei Yichen arrived too quickly, and why did Mo, who has always been low-key, know about Bai's conspiracy in advance?

The relationship between Bai and Mo has always been bad. How could she tell Mo if she was going to do such a shameful thing?

Wei Ruo thought of a possibility, that is, Wei Yichen was responsible for today's game.

Even when Bai Shi wanted to drug her, he might have given Bai Shi some hints through some method, which made her have such an idea.

Wei Ruo still suspected that Wei Yichen specially arranged for Mr. Mo to remind her and let her complete the last step.

In other words, she is just a **** in his chess game today.

Wei Yichen did not answer.

There is no refutation, it is acquiescence.

There was no warmth on his stern face, and his dark eyes were terrifyingly deep, like a bottomless pool.

"What do you want to achieve with this?" Wei Ruo asked.

"The people in the second room are too close to Prince Yu and the Qi family." Wei Yichen replied, his voice calm and without any emotion.

Wei Ruo was suddenly startled.

Did Wei Yichen foresee that something might happen to King Yu and the Qi family?

So we should strike first and separate the third bedroom from the other two bedrooms by causing a big incident in the backyard?

Wei Ruohui guessed that something was going to happen to King Yu and the Qi family because she knew some of the plot of the original work, but how did Wei Yichen know?

Does severing ties with Erfang at this critical moment mean that he has placed his bet on King Jing Chulan?

Wei Ruo was thinking about it when Wei Yichen said to her: "You don't have to worry about today's affairs anymore. This dispute has nothing to do with you."

"Are you sure it has nothing to do with me? I'm already in the game and am a key piece on your chessboard." Wei Ruodao.

"sorry."

Wei Yichen did not provide any further explanation.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Yichen for a while and then said: "I understand, I will no longer care about this matter."

After saying that, Wei Ruo took Xiumei and Lin Fang and left.

When Wei Ruo walked to the door, Wei Yichen suddenly spoke again: "Even if Prince Rui dies, as long as the Wei family survives, you can still be your carefree Princess Rui."

Wei Ruo stopped when he heard the sound and turned to look at Wei Yichen who was still standing on the porch at the door.

As their eyes met, a complex emotion emerged in Wei Ruo's heart unconsciously.

After a moment, Wei Ruo withdrew his thoughts, turned around and walked away from Yifang Pavilion.

And Wei Yichen looked at the courtyard door and took a long time to look back.

Wei Ruo, who returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, did not go back to the backyard, but went directly to the study room in the front yard to find Wei Jinyi.

Seeing that Wei Ruo seemed worried, Wei Jin also asked her to sit at the desk and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wei Ruo informed Wei Jinyi of what happened in the Wei family today.

Finally Wei Ruo asked him: "Actually, it's not a bad thing for me. Someone helped me do what I want to do, but I have some feelings and a feeling that I can't explain."

Wei Jin also asked: "Do you think the eldest brother today is different from the eldest brother in the past, acting coldly and thinking deeply?"

"Yeah, I don't know if this is a good thing or not. If it's just for me, it should be a good thing. And he asked Mo to inform me about today's matter in advance..." Wei Ruodao. Wei Ruo couldn't tell whether Wei Yichen notified her in advance to put her on guard, in order to get revenge on Wei Qingwan while breaking up with his second wife, or because he missed her, or both.

"I also think it's a good thing. With him planning, my father can have no worries. You know my father is a human being. He is only good at leading troops in battles, and he is not good at planning. He fights **** battles at the front and charges into battle. If the Wei family acts like a monster from behind, Not only will it destroy his accumulated achievements, it will even push him into the abyss." Wei Jin also analyzed.

Wei Ruo nodded and then asked: "Second brother, do you think the eldest brother simply doesn't want to have too much contact with King Yu and the Qi family, or is he already on the side of King Jing Chulan?"

"Judging from his recent performance, he has not been close to any force and is content to do his job in the Hanlin Academy. But it cannot be ruled out that these are just appearances." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Ruo asked Wei Jinyi: "Is the second brother worried that he will become a variable?"

Wei Jin also said frankly: "It would be a lie to say that I am not worried at all, but there is no need to pay too much attention to this matter. It will happen sooner or later. If you really want to be his enemy, there is no way."

Wei Ruo nodded, she thought so too.

After saying what he wanted to say, Wei Ruo saw that Wei Jinyi was still busy, so he planned to leave. When he got up, he saw the tea placed on the table by Wei Jinyi. He touched the teacup and found that it was completely cold.

"I'll pour you a new pot." Wei Ruodao said, "It's cold today, so don't always drink cold drinks."

It's October, and it's getting colder day by day.

Especially in the past few years, the temperature has dropped faster and the cold has become more severe.

"Yeah." Wei Jin also responded.

"You will have your measurements measured later, and I will ask the tailor to make you some winter clothes. The first batch of cotton from Hejian Prefecture was delivered yesterday, which is very good. There is also a lot of material from Huzhou Prefecture, and there are several I specially kept this piece for you, and I made clothes that would be just right for you to wear." Wei Ruo said.

"Yeah." Wei Jin agreed again, looking at Wei Ruo with a softer look.

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he found that Wei Jin was looking at him with a strange look.

"Second brother, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like that?" Wei Ruo asked.

The second brother looked at her like this, which made her feel a little embarrassed...

"Ruo'er just... looks very similar..." Wei Jin also whispered.

"What does it look like?" Wei Ruo didn't hear the last few words clearly.

"It's nothing, it's getting late, Ruo'er should go back and rest early." Wei Jin also said.

"Okay, I'll go back first." Wei Ruo didn't ask any more questions and left the room.

Early on the next morning, Lin Fang came to the backyard to report the situation to Wei Ruo.

Yesterday, Wei Yichen sent Bai to the government, accusing her of harming King Yu's concubine out of jealousy and drugging King Yu's concubine in an attempt to destroy the innocence of Prince Yu's concubine.

As it related to Prince Yu's Mansion and Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion, Shuntian Mansion Yin immediately ordered people to investigate the matter thoroughly.

When Bai was escorted to the hall, she was so frightened that she said everything, including the fact that she originally wanted to harm Princess Rui but ended up wrongly harming Prince Yu's concubine.

Hence, after the Bai family was imprisoned, the Wei family was at loggerheads. It is said that after Wei Yichen returned to the Wei family, there was a huge quarrel among the Wei family.

Mr. Wei angrily rebuked Wei Yichen for being disrespectful, acting recklessly, and disregarding the family's interests and reputation. Wei Mingyong punched Wei Yichen directly.

Other brothers in the family also criticized Wei Yichen, especially the Bai family's sons, who even grabbed Wei Yichen and asked him to get their mother back from the Yamen.

Chapter 531: After things got serious

But Wei Yichen not only did not feel any guilt, but instead made a request that shocked everyone in the Wei family: to separate the family.

Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei are still alive. Generally, families will not separate brothers while the older generation is still alive.

This move was scolded by everyone in the Wei family, but Wei Yichen remained unmoved and insisted on dividing the houses on the grounds that the second wife of the Wei family had harmed his sister.

The most unexpected thing is that Mrs. Wei actually agreed to Wei Yichen's unreasonable request.

At present, we have no conclusion as to whether the family should be separated or not. We only know that the Wei family has not stopped from yesterday to today.

After listening to Lin Fang's words, Wei Ruo sighed lightly. She was not surprised that she had guessed that there would be such a follow-up since she learned that Wei Yichen arranged the matter yesterday.

What Wei Yichen has to do is difficult, and it may even affect his career.

But his determination was greater than anyone else's, and he was determined to cut ties with the people in the first and second houses.

"Miss, do you think the young master can succeed?" Xiumei couldn't help but asked curiously.

"He has done this. Even if the separation of the family fails in the end, he can at least let outsiders know that the third room of the Wei family and the second room of the Wei family are at odds with each other. What the second room of the Wei family does outside and who they are friends with cannot represent the third room. If Fang's idea is met, then more than half of his goal will be achieved." Wei Ruodao.

Xiumei nodded, "In this way, the eldest young master is very smart and can be ruthless. This kind of eldest young master is very different from what I have seen before!"

Wei Ruo then asked Lin Fang: "Where is Wei Qingwan?"

"She was taken back to Prince Yu's Mansion by Princess Yu, and there is no news about her after that. It seems that Prince Yu's Mansion has no plan to deal with her." Lin Fang said.

"It makes sense. Prince Yu has no time to care about the affairs in the backyard. Princess Yu is thoughtful and tactful. Taking Wei Qingwan back quietly is the best choice." Wei Ruodao.

"Miss, do you think Prince Yu's Palace will force Wei Qingwan to commit suicide in order to preserve his reputation?" Lin Fang asked.

"I couldn't guess that. I haven't had much contact with Prince Yu, and I only met Prince Yu's concubine at the last Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet." Wei Ruodao.

Putting aside her personal grievances with Wei Qingwan, as far as her innocence was almost destroyed, Wei Ruo did not want the victim to commit suicide to apologize. In her mind, she could not accept this kind of victim committing suicide to prove his innocence. custom.

How can you prove your innocence when everyone is dead? What kind of family honor is there? What's the use of reputation if the people are gone?

Zhongyi Bofu.

Anxin Pavilion.

Yun fell ill after being sent back. A doctor was called in to see her, who said she was suffering from a sudden attack on her heart.

After that, I developed a fever and spent the night in a daze. It was only after the fever subsided the next morning that I became more awake.

Hearing the results of the interrogation, Yunshi's vision went dark when she just woke up, and she almost fainted again.

"Bai Chunxiao, the one who suffered a thousand blows! Why did he harm my two daughters like this!"

Yunshi has never hated Baishi as much as she does at this moment.

In the past, Mrs. Bai couldn't stand her. She would say bad things about her secretly, but she could tolerate it even if she was a little smart. A while ago, she also tolerated lending money to Wanwan behind her back.

But this time, Bai was really crazy to do such a crazy thing!

After a while, Yun asked Cuiping: "Where is Bai now?"

Cuiping replied: "I beat Wudaban and brought him back. He is now recuperating at his residence."

"How come there are only five big boards?" "Prince Yu's Mansion did not delve into the matter, and the young master did not say how to hold him accountable. The government just turned the big thing into a small one." Cuiping answered cautiously.

Yunshi thought for a while and then said, "Cuiping, help me up."

"Madam, where are you going?" Cuiping asked.

"I'm going to find Yichen and ask for details," Yun said.

"Madam, the eldest young master is not at home now. He had a quarrel with the old man in Shouan Hall today and then went out."

Yunshi wanted to go find Wei Yichen, but Wei Yichen went out and was not at home.

"He is deliberately avoiding our inquiries." Yunshi guessed, feeling quite depressed.

"Madam, please don't be angry. There must be a reason why the young master is doing these things now. He must be doing it for our master and his wife," Cuiping said.

"Even so, he can't hurt Wanwan like this! I have no objection if he wants to be an enemy of the Bai family, and I support if he wants to push for the separation of the Wei family, but he can't push Wanwan into the pit of fire! He makes Wanwan like this How will she behave in the future? Even if Prince Yu's Mansion doesn't deal with this matter, she will have a difficult time in Prince Yu's Mansion in the future! What if she can't think about it for a moment and just throws a foot of white silk... Then... what should I do?" Mrs. Yun was angry and worried. .

"Madam, the second lady did that to you, do you still care about her?" Cuiping felt a little sorry for Yun.

"She is the daughter I raised with my own hands. I watched her grow up little by little. From the first time she called me mother to when she staggered to walk, how can the relationship of more than ten years be written off so easily."

Yunshi let out a long sigh and then closed her eyes, her expression full of sadness and reluctance.

After her mood calmed down a bit, Mrs. Yun ordered Cuiping to go outside to inquire about the news, and then sent a letter to Prince Yu's Mansion, asking Wei Qingwan not to think of committing suicide.

Prince Yu's Mansion.

Cuitingxuan.

Wei Qingwan was already awake, lying on the bed and looking at the bed curtains with dull eyes.

Just now Cuihe told her everything that happened yesterday.

Not only did she mistakenly take the aphrodisiac that was intended for Wei Qingruo, but she was also caught red-handed by the Wei family.

What is even more unacceptable is that Wei Yichen chose to report this matter to the intelligence officer! Let everyone know that she almost lost her innocence!

"Why? Why? How can he be so cruel!" Wei Qingwan suddenly slapped the bed board with both hands like crazy.

She hates it, hates it!

Even if things went wrong, as long as the Wei family kept their mouth shut, she wouldn't have suffered like this.

But Wei Yichen, he actually chose the way to hurt her the most!

Lest everyone in the world doesn't know!

"Miss, please be at ease! Even if the matter is spread out, everyone knows that nothing happened between you and the servant, and the matter was stopped in time!"

"So what? People in the world won't believe this! They will only think that my innocence is ruined! Even if I didn't, they would still laugh at me in their hearts!" Wei Qingwan said, trembling all over.

"Miss…"

"Why? Why? I failed to defeat Wei Qingruo in Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion. Now that I've arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion, I haven't done anything yet and was ruined by Wei Qingruo again! I hate her, I hate her!"

"Miss, don't be angry. If you are so angry, won't you just make Wei Qingruo's **** happy in vain?"

Chapter 532 The situation has changed drastically

"I won't let her get her way! She definitely wants me to commit suicide for the reputation of the Wei family and Prince Yu's Mansion! I won't do that!" Wei Qingwan gritted her teeth, her eyes scarlet.

"Yes, miss, we can't let her get what she wants. Even if we fight to the death, we can't let it go!" Cui He encouraged.

"Cuihe…"

"Miss, don't be sad. My mother and I will always be by your side, and we will find a way to help you!"

Wei Qingwan slowly raised her head and looked at Cui He beside her: "Cui He, I am useless. As a result, you and grandma can only accompany me in the backyard of the palace, suffering indifference and glare."

The more difficult the situation, the more Wei Qingwan cherishes the people who are still with her. Grandma Li and Cui He are really the people who have been with her the longest and are the most loyal to her.

"Miss, what are you talking about? I have been serving you since I became sensible. If I don't turn to you, who can I turn to?" Cui He said hurriedly.

Wei Qingwan was a little moved: "Maybe I won't be favored in the future."

Miss, don't be discouraged, you have forgotten that Mr. Qi promised to help you. "

"How can he help me when I'm like this? What's more, he's not in good health yet, so how can he still have the energy to help me."

Wei Qingwan has given up hope on other people, and only her hatred for Wei Qingruo can support her to continue on.

Wei Qingwan gritted her teeth and said: "Don't worry, even if no one can help me, even if I have no chance of being favored, I will still not give up. I will definitely find a way to make Wei Qingruo's life worse than death!"

Even if she dies, she will drag Wei Qingruo to die with her!

As long as she remains Prince Yu's concubine, there is still hope for her!

As long as King Rui dies and King Yu ascends the throne, she will be able to trample Wei Qingruo under her feet.

She can wait until that day after all!

A few days later, news came out from the Wei family that Wei Mingyong's eldest son, Wei Yipeng, the second oldest son of the Wei family, had beaten Wei Yichen.

Wei Yipeng made a unilateral move, but Wei Yichen did not fight back.

Wei Yichen was an official of the imperial court. This fight almost landed Wei Yipeng in jail, but this time Wei Yichen forgave Wei Yipeng on the condition that Wei Mingyong agreed to separate the family.

What happened in the process is unknown to outsiders, but the result was that the two elders of the Wei family formally agreed to the division of the family.

It's just that the Wei family is a noble family after all, and it won't be so quick to separate the family.

Moreover, Wei Mingting is still fighting against the Japanese, and if we really want to separate, we have to wait until he comes back, so the official separation will have to wait until at least next year.

However, the news that the second and third houses of the Wei family are not getting along is completely confirmed, and the relationship is almost on the verge of becoming a fire and water.

This matter has become a topic of discussion in the capital, and everyone thinks that the Wei family has been greatly embarrassed this time.

October 20th, the weather has become very cold these days, and there are freezing temperatures at night, so people go back to their houses as soon as it gets dark.

But tonight, the originally quiet streets were unexpectedly noisy.

While in the palace, Wei Ruo could hear the sound of marching troops outside, the sound of horse hooves and the march of soldiers in armor.

Prince Rui's Mansion is close to the palace, and there are usually troops patrolling inside and outside, but it is not as big a battle as it is today.

This kind of movement continued until late at night before stopping.

Early on the next morning, Wei Ruo got up from the bed, put on a coat and came out of the inner room.

"Sister Lin." Wei Ruo called Lin Fang outside the door.

Lin Fang pushed open the door and walked in: "Miss, why did you get out of bed like this? It's cold now. You should pay more attention to your health."

"How was it last night?" Wei Ruo wanted to know what happened last night. "To get back to the eldest lady, people from the Military and Horse Division surrounded the Qi family last night, and now Qi Yansong has been handed over to the Inspectorate." Lin Fang replied.

"Is it designed and arranged by King Jing?"

"Yes, King Jing set a trap for Mr. Qi. It was the fake Shengtong. Mr. Qi really sent people to assassinate him, but he was caught by King Jing. He was then taken to the emperor for a confrontation, and finally he was involved in the Xu Guogong case. "

"Hearing that the emperor was very angry and furious at that time, he immediately ordered the Qi family to be confiscated. In the middle of the night, the whole capital was shocked."

Lin Fang reports to Wei Ruohui.

"There was such a big movement last night because they went to Qi's house to ransack their property?" Wei Ruo asked again.

"Not only that, but there are also several people who are closely related to the Qi family. Among them, the soldiers of the Qi family resisted and started fighting with the people from the Military and Horse Department. However, King Jing was more skilled and had already arranged the troops. Both sides The stalemate lasted for more than an hour, and in the end the Qi family was defeated, killing and arresting everyone."

"King Jing has hidden himself deep enough, and all the people in the army and horse divisions of the five cities have been mobilized according to his command. Before, they had not shown any signs of leakage."

Lin Fang couldn't help but sigh.

"Hmm." Wei Ruo was not surprised by Chu Lan's victory, nor was he surprised that he had already planned it.

Wei Ruo thought for a while and asked, "What is the situation between Concubine Qi and Prince Yu?"

"Prince Yu was only a baby when the incident occurred. He may be ignored by the emperor, but he will not be severely punished. As for whether Concubine Qi will be fine, we have to wait for the results of the interrogation. Now she is banned from Jingren Palace by the emperor." Lin Fang replied.

After listening to what Lin Fang said, Wei Ruo thought for a moment.

If it is the course of the original work, after Chu Lan reveals the matter, Concubine Qi will be demoted, King Yu will also be ignored, the court situation will change, and Chu Lan will become the most popular candidate for the crown prince.

The emperor's body will collapse after this storm, and he will slowly hand over the government affairs to Chu Lan to handle it on his behalf.

By the time the emperor passed away, Chu Lan had completely taken control of the court, and it was natural for him to ascend the throne.

After thinking about it, Wei Ruo turned around and walked back into the house.

"Miss, what are you going to do?" Lin Fang asked with concern.

"It's okay, I'll change clothes and prepare breakfast." Wei Ruo replied.

In this kind of matter, she has to choose to trust her second brother. She will do the part she can do, and let her second brother worry about the rest.

And she has things to worry about and be busy with.

Winter has entered, and there is still some finishing work to be done on the farm to prepare for the coming year.

Now she has more land and more accounts. Fortunately, the people under her hands are also counted as others, so she only needs to grasp the general direction.

Of course she can't relax because it means she has more people to feed, and she has to be responsible for these people who work for her.

The Qi family fell, which was unexpected for most people in the capital.

For a time, people in the capital were panicked.

Those in the court who originally supported King Yu could not sit still.

The whole Wei family was in chaos, and Wei Mingyong, who had been jumping happily before, immediately panicked.

He hurriedly ran to find Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei, worried that the matter would involve him.

Everyone in Shou'an Hall discussed it for a long time, but because they didn't know much about the affairs in the court, they couldn't come up with a result.

They had to wait until Wei Yichen returned from the Hanlin Academy before asking him for details.

Chapter 533 Reactions from various companies

Prince Yu's Mansion.

Cuitingxuan.

Wei Qingwan had just regained her composure in the past few days when she was shocked and speechless by the sudden news.

The Qi family...was actually ransacked?

The Qi family, which had so much power, collapsed like this?

"Where is the prince? How is the prince?" Wei Qingwan asked anxiously.

"I don't know, but I heard that the prince is in the palace now and has not gone anywhere... There are also many soldiers and horses outside, and it seems that no one in the mansion can get out..." Cui He can find out the news limited.

"Then... what about Mr. Qi? Where is he?" Wei Qingwan continued to ask.

"I don't know, but I think he was arrested. I heard someone said that the entire Qi family is in jail."

Wei Qingwan slumped on the chair, not knowing what to do for a while.

She had just cheered up a few days ago, feeling that as long as she went to Prince Yu's side concubine, her hope would still be there.

But today, reality gave her another blow!

If the Qi family really falls, does it mean that King Yu will also lose his position as heir apparent?

"No, no, absolutely not!" Wei Qingwan shook her head quickly, refusing to accept this reality.

Lu family.

Mr. Lu found Lu Yuhong, who was practicing gun dancing in the practice room at home after recovery, and told him about the raid on Qi's home.

These days, Lu Yuhong spends most of his time recuperating at home due to his injuries. Even if he occasionally goes out, he is accompanied by the Lu family's guards. Therefore, Mr. Lu knows that Lu Yuhong has never gone to King Jing Chulan, and Lu Yuhong is also unaware of what is happening now. .

"Grandpa, you know that I have never cared about the affairs of the court. I have good relations with Chu Lan because he is Chu Lan. I will help him with some insignificant things, but when it comes to the real battle for the crown prince, I I will not participate." Lu Yuhong said.

"It used to be like this, and I didn't intend to get involved, but things have changed a bit now, so I'm going to explain it to you today so that you can be mentally prepared."

"What's the difference? Grandpa, do you have a candidate for the crown prince that you want to support?" Lu Yuhong asked.

"You owe Princess Rui two lives." Old Mrs. Lu said.

"I know this, Grandpa, I will pay back what I owe her, and I will go through fire and water as long as she needs me in the future!"

"How do you go to bed and show off your anger? This favor is not yours alone, but also belongs to our Lu family." Mr. Lu said solemnly.

"But grandpa, I know you don't want to get involved in the court situation, and King Narui's body does not allow him to participate in the battle for the crown prince."

"I don't want to get involved in the court situation, but if there is really any dispute, our Lu family will try our best to protect the palace, do you understand?" Mr. Lu explained.

"I understand this." Lu Yuhong nodded.

"So...if King Jing wants to attack King Rui, do you understand which side you and I will stand on?" Old Mrs. Lu asked.

"Grandpa, Chu Lan will not take action against Prince Rui, and he has no grudge against Prince Rui!"

"You, you, can you be more considerate! Is this a question of whether there is any grudge? Prince Rui was born to Queen Xu, and is theoretically the only prince who is a direct descendant. He is in poor health now. What if he can't be healthy in the future? Okay? Chu Lan is the prince and the person who wants to be the emperor. If he is not hard-hearted, he will not be able to sit in that position! "

"But grandpa... I still think Chu Lan wouldn't do that."

"Then let me just assume that Chu Lan wants to take action?" "Then...then my grandson will protect Prince Rui's mansion, and he will definitely repay this kindness."

"It's good that you understand. I, the son of the Lu family, must prioritize my family, country and people, followed by righteousness. I must live an upright life, worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of my own conscience, and then my own life. Do you understand?" Old Mrs. Lu said.

"My grandson understands!"

For the next few days, people could see soldiers in armor walking through the streets.

Several people close to the Qi family were arrested.

The Wei family waited for several days but did not wait for Wei Yichen to come back. He did not know whether he was hiding from the Wei family intentionally or was delayed by court affairs, so he stayed out for several days without returning to his house.

Instead, they were waiting for the news that Wei Yichen had been promoted to the Imperial Academy.

After the emperor dismissed General Qi Yansong and the original cabinet team, he was in urgent need of fresh blood to fill the cabinet.

According to convention, cabinet members are selected from the Hanlin Academy, so a group of former officials of the Hanlin Academy were promoted to academicians of the Hanlin Academy and entered the cabinet.

As a result, the official positions of other people in the Hanlin Academy were promoted accordingly.

Wei Yichen is one of them, and he is also the one who has risen the fastest.

The Hanlin Academy was read as a Zhenglin product. The previously compiled post was southern six grades. In just half a year, Wei Yichen entered the first order. This is not unfortunate.

In addition to the fact that Qi Yansong was punished this time, Wei Yichen's own ability is also a very important factor.

It is said that Wei Yichen performed very well in his position during the past six months and did not form cliques with others for personal gain, which was highly appreciated by the emperor.

After hearing the news reported by the servants, Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong looked extremely ugly.

Mrs. Wei looked at her eldest son Wei Minghong and her second son Wei Mingyong who were both looking good in front of her and said, "It seems that Yichen made the right move. He saved their third family by turning against you, and our Wei family is now in the middle of the court." Those who have made great achievements are all people with three bedrooms."

Hearing Mrs. Wei's words, everyone realized that Mrs. Wei agreed to Wei Yichen's unreasonable request out of such considerations.

"Mom, if Yichen knew something was going to happen to the Qi family, why didn't he tell us earlier? Why did he have to come up with such a roundabout way? He clearly only cares about himself and doesn't care about our lives!" Wei Mingyong complained.

"Yes, he should at least mention it to us so that we can be mentally prepared." Wei Minghong agreed.

Although he has no dealings with Wei Mingyong, Wei Minghong's views are consistent with Wei Mingyong's on this matter.

"Madam, did you know this all along?" Mr. Wei looked at Mrs. Wei next to him in surprise.

"I just guessed the kid Yichen's plan, but I'm not completely sure. The kid is smart and calm in doing things. I thought at the time that he didn't do it out of anger, so I thought this way."

"I see, no wonder you agreed, madam." Only now did Mr. Wei really understand. At that time, he still blamed his wife. Now it seems that she is more foresight than him.

"But mother, what should we two do in this case?" Wei Mingyong asked anxiously.

"Yes, mother, you can't be so partial. The third bedroom is saved, what about our first and second bedrooms?" Wei Minghong said.

Chapter 534 The disaster intensified, Prince Rui's Mansion generously donated money

Mrs. Wei sighed, and then said to her two sons: "Don't blame others. You chose the path yourself. You can't blame others for getting to this point."

"Mother…"

Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong were very unconvinced, but they couldn't say anything to the old lady.

"What you should be thinking about now is what to do next, rather than blaming this and that. Can you blame it for a while, will it help you with what you are going to do next?" Mrs. Wei asked.

The two brothers bowed their heads and remained silent.

After a while, Wei Mingyong said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "I just didn't know what to do, so I came to ask my father and mother. I'm just a small role. The emperor shouldn't be able to find anything about me in this thorough investigation, right?"

Wei Minghong also followed suit and said: "Yes, I have been dismissed from my post. Apart from my status as the prince of the uncle's house, I am nothing."

Mrs. Wei said: "How can I know this? If something happens, you can't escape. Just wait. After these few days, if you can be safe, you will be safe. If you can't be safe, there is nothing you can do. You can't hide."

Hearing this, everyone's faces turned pale.

Even Mrs. Wei was worried.

But now it seems that apart from what Mrs. Wei said, they really can't do anything.

Time has arrived in November in a blink of an eye.

The weather was extremely cold. It was a sunny day after a heavy snowfall. It was so cold that everyone stayed at home and did not dare to go out.

The wind outside felt like a knife on my face.

The aftermath of the Qijia and Xu Guogong case is still lingering, and another event with a greater impact once again impacts the great cause.

Disasters in various places have erupted on a large scale this winter.

Previously, there had been reports sent to the emperor from various places, but this matter had never reached the ears of ordinary people.

Now that the news has spread, people in the capital are panicking.

For the aristocratic class of aristocratic families, the current impact is not great. Everyone has their own farm and house in Zhuangzi. Even if the food harvest fails, the food in their own house is still enough.

Generally, whether the harvest is good or not has little to do with them. At most, some tenants cannot pay the rent.

They store the grain harvested from their farm every year in their warehouses, so temporary food shortages will not affect them.

As for the possible security problems caused by the influx of disaster victims, they have little to do with them. Their residences are guarded so that they will not be damaged.

The people who are really deeply affected and worried are ordinary people.

The grain stores in the city have been forced to close their doors these days because they ran out of goods. The last few goods were not sold at all, but they were forcibly bought.

Many victims from nearby disasters have emerged outside the city. Although these people have not been able to enter the city for the time being, this situation makes everyone very worried.

This is the capital, and even the vicinity of the capital is already like this. You can imagine how serious the disaster is.

Under this situation, most of the dignitaries in the capital chose to be alone. After all, they did not know how long the disaster would last. Their treasury was abundant now, but if it was still like this next year, no amount of food would be enough.

At this time, Prince Rui's Mansion made a move that no one else expected.

The news of the disaster had just spread throughout the capital, and many people were still in a state of confusion. Prince Rui's Mansion sent people to the east gate of the city, set up a tent at the gate, set up a porridge shop, and began to give porridge to the victims.

Soon, the news spread, and nearby victims gathered outside the city gate and lined up to receive porridge. Prince Rui's Mansion is very generous. Anyone who comes to receive it will receive a bowl of thick porridge with a cooked sweet potato. If they are children, they may also receive a hard-boiled egg.

The only requirement is that it must be eaten near the porridge shop and cannot be taken away.

If an elderly person is injured or has limited mobility and needs it, he or she can be carried to a soup kitchen. The people from the palace will not only give the elderly person food, but also provide free medical treatment.

At first, everyone thought that the porridge-giving in Prince Rui's Mansion would only last a few days, but who would have thought that seven days had passed and the porridge-giving in Prince Rui's Mansion had not stopped.

And due to the increase in the number of victims who came after hearing the news, the porridge shed in Prince Rui's Mansion stopped working and was in operation day and night.

Everyone suddenly realized that Prince Rui's Mansion had transported a large amount of grain from other places to the Prince's Mansion for some unknown reason, and now it was used for this purpose?

Could it be that Prince Rui's Mansion had already received the news? Or was it just a blind cat that happened to run into a dead mouse?

No matter what the reason was, Prince Rui's move put a lot of pressure on other families.

Some people want to earn a good reputation, but the government's food reserves don't allow it.

Some people still have some in their stores, but it is not easy to transport them to the capital at the moment.

So everyone could only watch as Prince Rui's palace struggled to win the love of the people. When the incident was reported to the court, the emperor also praised it over and over again.

Outside the East City Gate.

Wei Ruo showed his true face and was busy in the porridge shop with the people in the house.

Giving out soup and doing charity was one of the few times when she could show her face. Wei Ruo naturally had to let go of her restraints and come out openly to get some air.

With Wei Ruo in the porridge shed were brothers and sisters Wei Jinyi, Xiumei, Xie Jue and Xie Ying.

Like Wei Ruo, Xie Ying changed into light clothes, put on an apron and a headscarf, and started doing odd jobs in the soup kitchen in a decent manner.

At the moment, she and Wei Ruo were sitting on a small bench, washing the soil from the skin of sweet potatoes next to the stove.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that we were giving porridge together when we were in Xingshan County, Taizhou Prefecture, and now that we are in the capital, we are still giving porridge together!"

Xie Ying couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, many things have changed in the past two years, and many things have remained the same, such as you." Wei Ruodao.

Xie Ying is still as straightforward and cheerful as ever, with a carefree and slightly arrogant personality, a free-spirited temper, and a sincere heart.

"Why hasn't it changed? I am now the owner of the largest drug store in Beijing!" Xie Ying said with pride, her head held high.

"Yes, yes, my big boss!" Wei Ruoxiao admired Xie Ying from the bottom of her heart.

It is true that Xie Ying's mother, Mrs. Xie, and her brother Xie Jue helped a lot in opening a drug store, but to be able to achieve such a scale in just two years, Xie Ying's own talent is also very important.

Wei Ruo also didn't expect that Xie Ying would actually become a big business after he made an idea.

"Don't tease me. Don't think I don't know. You opened several shops in the capital. In terms of business, you are now doing a bigger job than me." Xie Ying said.

Xie Ying sighed as she spoke: "I really envy you that you can still do what you want to do so freely after you get married."

"What's wrong with you? Are you getting married?" Wei Ruo asked.

Chapter 535 Two deviants

Given Xie Ying's age, it is too late for her to discuss marriage. The Xie family loves her so much that she has not discussed marriage until now.

"That's right! My grandpa told my parents that I can choose whoever I like, whether it's a nobleman or a trafficker. As long as I like them, they don't have any objections. All I need is that they have to treat me like my father and my mother. In that case, love me, respect me, and don't take concubines."

No matter how much Mrs. Xie loves her daughter, she cannot always keep her by her side.

"That's pretty good, pick one you like." Wei Ruodao.

"I want to choose a short-lived man like you. It's best if I marry him and he dies immediately, and then I can live alone in a dignified manner." Xie Ying said.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."

"What's wrong? I think your prince is a very nice person. If you are weak, just be weak. We don't expect him to do any physical work for us."

Wei Ruozhen is going to be defeated by Xie Ying.

She is a soul from modern times who behaves very normally. How come Yingying, a native of ancient times, has such deviant thoughts?

Wei Ruodao: "Yingying, I feel like I'm going to be chopped down by one of your family members!"

"No, my family has a good impression of you. Even my grandfather praises you as a hero among women."

"Which family of children am I considered a hero?"

"You presented that divine cannon! I've heard that there have been many great victories along the coast recently, and your father has made great military exploits again," Xie Ying said.

Speaking of things along the coast, Wei Ruo couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Thanks to Mr. Yuan and Mrs. Yuan, the supply of food and grass for the anti-Japanese army was guaranteed. Otherwise, with the situation this year, people would have dispersed before the war started. "

Famine has occurred in many places this year, but Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where the harvests have been poor in the past two years, suddenly emerged. Instead of famine, they ushered in a wave of bumper harvests.

Not only did the people have enough food for themselves, but they also paid a lot of taxes and rents.

The treasuries of various prefectures in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were full, and the anti-Japanese army's rations were also supplied.

Only in this way can the border officers and soldiers fight without any worries.

Xie Ying muttered: "Isn't this because of your contribution? Master Yuan's memorial to the court specifically mentioned your contribution. My grandfather told me about this when he came back."

"What else did your grandfather say to you? About disaster relief." Wei Ruo asked Xie Ying.

"My grandfather said that disaster relief is very troublesome because there are many places affected by the disaster, but the national treasury is not sufficient. If we want to provide disaster relief, it is not enough to rely on the donations from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong. Grandpa said that the emperor wants to borrow money from the Tan family, a wealthy family in the northwest. Food." Xie Ying said.

"The Tan family, a powerful family in the northwest?"

"You have been in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas before, so you have never heard of the Tan family, right? It is a local big family with a history of hundreds of years. It is too big to fail. This family has been prosperous before the great cause was established. It is said that the great cause founded the country, and this family I have provided money, efforts and people."

"Their family is not only a farming family, but also has specialized people in business. The family has also produced many Confucian masters and high-ranking officials, and now there are also people who are officials in the government. It can be said that this large family is occupied by scholars, farmers, industry and merchants. It is said that the Tan family The compound is like a city. You can walk around the outside of their home in one day. It is also said that one-third of the cultivated land in the northwest belongs to their family. In short, they are a very powerful family, and even the emperor has to give it to them. It's all about face."

Hearing this, Wei Ruo felt a little envious.

Although Wei Ruo now owns a lot of land and property and runs a lot of shops, the scale is still far behind that of such a wealthy family. "So, the Tan family is the goal I strive for." Wei Ruodao.

"That's a bit difficult. If you don't have children, if you want to grow your family like that, you have to at least have a few more children to spread the branches and flourish the population, right? Even if you have one child, let you have more children. Give birth to a few." Xie Ying couldn't help but pour cold water on Wei Ruo.

"It's okay, I can adopt more orphans in the future." Wei Ruo was very open-minded.

"That seems to be feasible. It is much faster than giving birth on my own. These days, there are many people who sell children, and there are many who are born without their parents. It is really pitiful." Xie Ying said.

As she spoke, Xie Ying raised her head, looked at the long queue in front of the soup kitchen, and said in a rare and serious tone:

"I really don't know why those people in the capital are still thinking about fighting for the position of prince. The country is like this. Can't they use their thoughts and efforts to fight for the prince to help the people? Only the people can have a country, and the people can't live. Now, what's the use of sitting in that position?"

Wei Ruo followed Xie Ying's gaze and murmured, "You are right. The people may not care about which prince becomes the emperor, but how they survive."

Xie Jue was a little far away from the two of them, and could only occasionally hear fragments of their conversation, and he couldn't help but be surprised frequently.

His sister and Princess Rui are really unconventional, and every idea is so unexpected.

But this is what makes them special. His sister and Princess Rui are both unique people.

Xie Jue smiled fondly, then turned to look at another tall man with a calm demeanor beside him.

This is the guard who came with Princess Rui. He looks unremarkable, but his gestures and gestures reveal nobility, unlike ordinary guards.

Seeing him sitting at the stove, stuffing firewood into it, I felt an indescribable sense of disobedience.

After a busy morning, other people from the palace came to change shifts, and Wei Ruo, Xie Ying, Xiumei, Wei Jinyi and Xie Jue went to eat elsewhere together.

Everyone returned to the city, entered the Xiaoyue Tea House next to the city wall, and asked for a private room.

The teahouse has been deserted these days, and they are the only ones who come here to eat every day.

Wei Jin also simply booked the teahouse, not allowing anyone else to enter, so that Wei Ruo could have a meal here.

When Wei Ruo sits down, Wei Jin will naturally help her move her seat. After Wei Ruo sits down, Wei Jin will pour tea for her.

When Wei wanted to wipe his sweat, Wei Jin also handed over his handkerchief.

Xie Jue on the side saw this scene in his eyes and couldn't help but frown slightly.

This guard's behavior is a bit too intimate with Princess Rui...

Xie Jue had noticed Wei Jinyi's actions two days ago. It was a little strange for a bodyguard to do these things. Generally, maids would do such personal service.

And Princess Rui's personal maid Xiumei is also present now.

Xie Jue was about to speak but stopped. After thinking over and over again, he swallowed what he wanted to say.

Chapter 536 The subtle changes between them

While eating, Wei Ruo was still calculating the food supply and daily expenses in his mind.

Now giving soup for twelve hours a day non-stop is a big expense, but for her, there will be no problem in a short period of time.

She has enough food reserves. There is a lot of food stored in the eight warehouses in her own space. Before the disaster broke out, her eight warehouses were full.

This was because she had upgraded a while ago and had an extra warehouse. If it hadn't been for this extra warehouse, she would have been liquidated long ago.

During this period, she also fished in troubled waters and took out a lot of it and put it in the palace, otherwise the warehouse in her space would not be able to store it.

It's just that we don't know when the disaster will end. If the court cannot effectively carry out disaster relief, just relying on them to set up a soup kitchen at the gate of the city is just a drop in the bucket and will not be of much substantial help to the people.

Wei Ruo was so lost in thought that the spoon he held in his hand tilted and the hot soup spilled onto the back of his hand.

Wei Ruo, who was burned, screamed subconsciously and looked down at the back of his hand.

Wei Jin on the side also quickly wiped the hot soup off the back of Wei Ruo's hand with a handkerchief, and then pulled Wei Ruo out of the house.

There is a pool of spring water in the courtyard of Xiaoyue Tea House. Wei Jin also grabbed Wei Ruo's hand and dipped it into the pool water.

It's cold now and the water in the pool is ice cold, but Wei Ruo feels a little hot somewhere in his body for some reason.

She raised her head and looked at Wei Jinyi who was holding her hand behind her.

His expression was very serious, and his eyes were fixed on her hands soaked in the water.

The distance was very close, his profile was so close that she seemed to be able to feel the heat radiating from his body at this distance.

Wei Ruo came to his senses and said to Wei Jin: "It's okay, it's not serious. I'll just apply some burn ointment and it will be fine."

"Don't think about things all the time when you are eating. It will be the same if you think about those things later. The people who are affected by the disaster need to be saved, but it is not your business alone." Wei Jinyi.

"How do you know I'm thinking about disaster relief?"

"Is there anything else you can think about right now while you eat?"

"I'm not too worried. I just feel that if I can, I will help as many innocent people as possible." Wei Ruo explained.

"You have enough energy to do it, so you need to protect yourself first. I don't want you to get hurt because of these things." Wei Jin also emphasized.

Common people are not that important to him, what he cares about is her.

"Well... I know, it was just a small accident, and it's not an injury at all."

"It doesn't matter how small it is." Wei Jin also looked serious.

Gazing into Wei Jinyi's eyes, Wei Ruo felt the concern and tension hidden in the severity.

Wei Ruo couldn't help but feel a subtle feeling in his heart.

Xie Jue and Xie Ying, who were chasing after them, looked at the two people by the pool, and they all showed worried expressions.

After a while, Wei Ruo walked to the box. As soon as she reached the corridor, Xie Ying suddenly stretched out her hand and pulled her aside.

Xie Ying's expression was serious and slightly angry: "Ruoruo, you shouldn't be like this!"

"What's wrong?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Although His Royal Highness Prince Rui is weak, he treats you well. You can't treat him like this!"

"I... to him?"

Wei Ruo still didn't understand what Xie Ying meant.

Xie Ying stamped her feet angrily: "Ruoruo, you and that guard! You can't do this!"

Wei Ruo was stunned for a moment, and then realized what Xie Ying was talking about. Yingying thought she was cuckolding Prince Rui?

Yingying didn't know that Prince Rui and her bodyguard Wang Jin were the same person, so there was this misunderstanding.

However, Xie Ying's words reminded Wei Ruo, and Wei Ruo reflected on the behavior between himself and Wei Jinyi to see if there was anything too intimate.

I don't want to know this, and I'll be frightened when I think about it.

Even if one looks at the behavior between her and Wei Jinyi with a modern person's perspective, it seems to be a bit intimate.

It was okay to say they were biological brothers and sisters, but now that she knew he was not her brother, it did not seem safe to act like that with him.

But...why is this? She felt that she was not such a casual person, so why did she frequently violate the rules with her second brother?

"Ruoruo, are you listening to me seriously? What I said is very serious!"

Xie Ying's voice sounded again, and Wei Ruo recovered his thoughts.

"No, Yingying, the matter between Wang Jin and me is not what you think, and I have not done anything to offend Prince Rui." Wei Ruo explained.

"What if it's not like that?" Xie Ying asked.

"This matter is a long story, but Yingying, believe me. Prince Rui is aware of everything I am doing now, including what happened between me and Wang Jin." Wei Ruo solemnly assured Xie Ying.

"Prince Rui knows everything? Is it true?"

"Really!" Wei Ruo replied with unusual certainty.

"Could it be that...your relationship with Wang Jin was approved by Prince Rui? You want to borrow..."

"Stop it, stop it." Wei Ruozhen was afraid that Xie Ying would say something shocking again.

"But other than that, I really can't think of any reason why His Highness Prince Rui would allow you to be so intimate with a guard." Xie Ying said.

"I can't tell you the specific reasons for the time being, but you believe me, even if the relationship between me and Prince Rui is a little different from that of an ordinary couple, I will not go behind his back and have any unethical behavior with other men. "

She had these intimate actions in front of him and with him in person.

Xie Ying examined Wei Ruo, thought for a while and then said: "Okay, I believe you, since you said so, it must be right."

Xie Ying chose to believe Wei Ruo, and then returned to the box with Wei Ruo.

In the room, Xie Jue looked at Wei Ruo who came in with a strange look.

He seemed to be as worried about the relationship between Wei Ruo and Wang Jin as Xie Ying.

But it was not convenient for him to talk to Wei Ruoti directly, so he could only look at his sister Xie Ying, his eyes full of worry.

After finishing lunch, Xie Jue and Xie Ying left first.

Before leaving, Xie Ying and Wei Ruo made an appointment to meet at the gate of the east city tomorrow.

After the two left, Wei Ruo and Wei Jin who were left behind did not leave immediately.

Originally, the two wanted to drink tea for a while and deal with business for a while, but Wei Ruo's attention was frequently attracted by Wei Jinyi.

Wei Ruo has been living in Prince Rui's Mansion for some time, but he has only rarely spent time with Wei Jinyi day and night.

Because of the disaster relief work these days, the two of them spent more time together every day.

We spend almost all the time together during the day, and this kind of getting along day and night makes Wei Ruo feel strange.

The past few days were fine, but today's small actions after the burn touched a certain nerve in Wei Ruo's heart, causing some subtle changes in Wei Ruo's mood.

Chapter 537

It was better when Xie Jue and Xie Ying were here. Now that his brother and sister are gone, Xiumei Linfang and the others have also withdrawn, leaving only the two of him here, this feeling has become obvious.

"What's wrong?" Wei Jin also asked with concern after noticing that Wei Ruo was distracted.

In fact, from just now until now, he has not been able to concentrate on doing his own thing.

So if the child loses his mind, he will notice it.

He wanted to know what was troubling her mind and making her unable to concentrate on her work.

"It's nothing." Wei Ruo hurriedly denied.

She didn't want to admit that she had some **** for her second brother for a moment.

Wei Ruo thought, it should be that this body has reached its age. When a person grows to a certain period of time, the secretion of various hormones will increase, which is the so-called hormonal explosion.

I think it was also because of the influence of hormones that she had some changes in her heartbeat when she saw her second brother.

Who gave her second brother such a beautiful face? Everyone has a love for beauty, and it is only natural for people to feel a little tempted after seeing such a handsome man too much.

So Wei Ruo felt that the matter itself was not serious, and it would be fine after a while.

Wei Jin also narrowed his eyes slightly, vaguely feeling that Wei Ruo seemed to be hiding something from him.

"Ruo'er, if you have any troubles, you can tell me." Wei Jin also said.

"Nothing to worry about."

Of course she couldn't tell Wei Jinyi that for a few moments she coveted his beauty.

Er brother is such a serious person, if he knew that she had lustful thoughts about him, he would be frightened.

She could imagine him being shy and telling her seriously to stop messing around.

Wei Jin also stared at Wei Ruo, not daring to ask further questions.

His intuition told him that Ruoer was hiding something from him.

But she didn't want to tell him, and he was afraid of making her unhappy if he asked further.

Wei Ruo thought for a while and then changed the topic with business: "Second brother, I plan to take in another group of refugees in the Hejian Manor. Next year I plan to expand the scope of cotton planting and need more labor."

"It would be good if I decided these things."

"Second brother also has a share in the coal mines and cotton fields in Hejian Prefecture. I have to talk to him about it," Wei Ruodao said.

"I believe in Ruo'er's choice. You are better at this than me." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Ruo felt a little warm in his heart. This feeling of being trusted unconditionally was quite good.

Then Wei Ruo said: "In the past few days, several ladies have approached me and said that they would contribute money and efforts to help relieve the victims outside the city and maintain stability inside and outside the capital. I agreed."

These people are very smart. If they buy their own food and imitate Wei Ruo in giving porridge to save people, it would be a thankless task with Wei Ruo in front of them.

And the resource arrangements they have are obviously not as good as Wei Ruo, who has made preparations in advance. It is very difficult to do what Wei Ruo does.

Why not come to Wei Ruo to make a name for yourself? You can also build a good reputation without spending too much effort. You only need to spend some money.

Wei Ruo is naturally happy. She can get not only money from these people, but also solve other problems with these people.

In the end, it is equivalent to her role in integrating resources and creating a win-win situation.

"Yeah." Wei Jin also unconditionally supported any decision made by Wei Ruo.

He knew that she must have had some considerations in choosing to agree.

"I also plan to set up a charity foundation composed of ladies and ladies from various aristocratic families in the capital." Wei Ruodao.

"Charitable foundation?" Wei Jin also asked. "It means that everyone who has money will come together to help the common people who need help. They want to be famous, and the people can benefit from it, killing two birds with one stone." Wei Ruodao.

"Ruo'er always has many novel ideas." Wei Jin couldn't help but say.

"I just saw someone doing this before, so I just copied it." Wei Ruodao.

Although times and environments are different, some people have the same ideas and needs.

After talking about his own affairs, Wei Ruo asked Wei Jinyi about the situation in the court.

"I heard that all the ministers in the DPRK and China have turned against Chu Lan these days? Has the Fan family become Chu Lan's supporters now?"

The Fan family was the most influential family in the court except the Lu and Qi families, and had previously supported King Yu.

Normally, she would not ask Wei Jinyi about these things, so even though the two of them had been living together in Prince Rui's residence, Wei Ruo had never asked him specifically.

Today, the two of them were in the same room, and they had some free time, so they chatted by the way, so as not to be too quiet for a lifetime of embarrassment, and to save her from thinking about random things.

"This is indeed the case so far." Wei Jin also replied.

"In my second brother's opinion, has King Yu really lost the qualification to compete for the crown prince?" Wei Ruo asked again.

"So far, yes."

"Then second brother, is it...?"

"If you want to ask, you can ask directly without any worries."

Wei Ruo thought for a while and asked, "Is the second brother still planning to seek revenge from King Yu?"

Now that the Qi family has been ransacked, and everyone related to the Xu Guo case led by Qi Yansong has been imprisoned, she wonders if her second brother can let go.

"Chu Heng was just a baby at the time. It is true that he was not involved in what happened back then. I don't have to seek revenge from him, but there is still one person in the palace who has to pay the price for this." Wei Jin also replied.

Concubine Qi has only been demoted, which is not enough for Wei Jinyi. She cannot comfort everyone in the Xu family because she died in vain.

Wei Jin also said to Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, don't worry, I can protect you and I will escape safely."

He had thought about what to do before he asked her to be Princess Rui. He would help her do what she wanted to do instead of letting her get caught up in the vortex of fighting and worry about it.

"I believe in second brother." Wei Ruo said firmly.

Wei Ruo didn't know why she believed him so much, but looking into his eyes, Wei Ruo subconsciously felt at ease.

"Ruo'er..." Wei Jin also stared at Wei Ruo, feeling her trust in him.

Suddenly, Wei Ruo felt that Wei Jin was looking at him with a fiery gaze.

She looked away abruptly.

"Well...this tea is getting cold. I'll ask Meimei to make another pot."

Wei Ruo got up and walked outside.

As she walked, Wei Ruo thought to herself: The heater in the room was burning too brightly, causing her to sweat a little.

Wei Jin also looked at the door that Wei Ruo had closed after leaving, and couldn't help but feel worried. Ruo'er was a little unusual today.

It seemed that there was something she was hiding from him, or that his behavior today bothered her a little, because her abnormality started when she was burned.

He could suppress his love for her, but he could not suppress his body's subconscious concern for her.

He should be more careful next time...

Chapter 538

On the city wall.

Chu Heng looked at the porridge shop in Prince Rui's Mansion with cold eyes.

After being banned for several days, he was finally released in the past two days.

The price was that his uncle Qi Yansong admitted all the crimes and cleared the relationship between the matter and his mother and concubine.

Despite this, the mother-in-law was demoted from a noble concubine to a concubine.

While he himself seemed not to have been directly punished, in fact he knew in his heart that he had lost the possibility of competing for the crown prince.

Because his father would worry that once he ascended the throne, he would retaliate against people related to the Xu family and harm Prince Rui, who was born to him and Queen Xu.

It's ridiculous, so ridiculous.

He has been planning until now, step by step, but because of such an old incident, he completely missed the throne.

The hateful Chu Lan took this opportunity to win over people's hearts and win over the ministers of the DPRK.

Even the Fan family, who had always stood by themselves, switched sides and began to move closer to Chu Lan.

He can be said to have lost most of his chances of winning now.

In recent days, everyone in the government and the public was praising the good deeds of Prince Rui's Mansion, so he came to see for himself what the situation was like in Prince Rui's Mansion.

"Wei Qingruo is really a good wife, and it would be a pity to be paired with a sick man like Chu Yi." Chu Heng whispered.

Beside him, Qi Shijing felt extremely harsh listening to Chu Heng's words, but did not dare to speak out.

She knew that something happened to the Qi family, which caused her to change from helping her cousin to dragging her down.

During this period, her cousin's attitude toward her was far worse than before, and he no longer even stayed in her room.

Chu Heng turned to look at her: "Shijing, as my princess, I hope you can be of some use. Today, my king brought you out to let you see what is happening outside. Time waits for no one. You and I no longer have time to immerse ourselves in the sadness of what happened to the Qi family."

"Don't worry, cousin, I can do it." Qi Shijing replied firmly.

Qi Shijing knew that she could only answer this now. Her father was already in prison, and she could not let herself lose her final use value.

Qi Shijing's eyes also fell in front of the porridge shop in the distance. She also wanted to imitate Wei Qingruo, but unfortunately she did not have all the conditions now. She did have money. Although the Qi family was confiscated, the emperor wanted to remember that she was young when she was young. , and for the sake of Princess Yu, she was not disposed of, so her dowry was naturally preserved.

But the current situation is that Qi's family has been ransacked, and she has no one available except her confidants in the palace. Even if she has money, she cannot dispatch a large amount of food and grass in a short period of time.

It requires both resources and access to various transportation channels, which she currently does not have.

What's more, with Wei Qingruo Zhuyu in front of her, if she does the same thing again, no matter what the result is, she will be regarded as imitating others.

And her dilemma doesn't end there.

I heard that Princess Wenrui has recently been working with some noble ladies in the capital to form an organization called the Qunfang Society, which is specifically used to help victims of disasters. All the people participating in it are women from the powerful class.

Many of her former close friends were involved, but she was left out.

Since the Qi family had been convicted of framed Xu Guogong's palace, she naturally became a person with a blood feud with Prince Rui's palace. Not only would Princess Rui not let her participate, but she would also isolate her.

So although she promised well, in fact Qi Shijing didn't know what else she could do now.

Unless...she can help the court borrow food from the Tan family in the northwest.

The Qi family and the Tan family have some connections. She also had some friendship with Tan Xiaoxiao, the young lady of the Tan family, but she didn't know whether this friendship would be useful in such a big matter as borrowing food.

Prince Jing's Mansion.

"These are the trends in Prince Yu's Mansion in recent days."

Xue Shaoyuan finished reporting the information about Prince Yu's Mansion to Chu Lan. Chu Heng has been busy with a lot of things recently, but from the current point of view, these things have no substantive effect. Several families who had close contact with the Qi family in the past are now afraid to avoid Chu Heng, and the Lu family even refuses to see him. guest.

He tried hard but failed to reverse the decline.

Chu Lan listened calmly after listening to this. There was no wave on his cold and angular face, as if everything was as he expected.

Xue Shaoyuan then continued to report on the Tan family.

"We sent to Xi'an Prefecture to negotiate with the Tan family but failed. The Tan family said they had no extra food."

"It's not that they don't have extra food, it's that they don't want to."

According to Chu Lan's understanding of that place, it's impossible for them to have no food on their hands.

But the Tan family refused to lend grain to the court, and the court could not force it.

Chu Lan said: "Send someone to try again."

"yes."

"Where is Prince Rui's Mansion?" Chu Lan asked next.

"Princess Rui has been giving porridge and rescuing people for ten days, day and night. Apart from this, she has not seen any other actions from Prince Rui's palace."

"Can you find out how much food and grass Princess Rui has on hand?" Chu Lan asked.

"My subordinates are incompetent and haven't found out yet. We only found out that in the past six months, Princess Rui transported a total of 30,000 shi of rice, 30,000 shi of sweet potatoes, 10,000 shi of coal, and a large amount of cotton to Prince Rui's Mansion."

At that time, people in the capital thought that Princess Rui's move was a bit stupid. Now it seems that she is not only not stupid, but also very prescient.

Chu Lan paused, and then asked: "Did you find anything about the person named Wang Jin?"

"My subordinates have not found any information related to this person, and his route has not been found..."

"So I can understand that this person's identity may be false, right?" Chu Lan said.

He once met Wang Jin in Taizhou Prefecture, and now this person has appeared in the capital. If he is a real person, he must have a road to guide him to various places.

There is no road guide now which proves from the side that this person may not exist.

"I don't know," Xue Shaoyuan replied.

Chu Lan was silent for a moment, and then asked Xue Shaoyuan to retreat.

Zhongyi Bofu.

Bai lay down for a while after being punished, but now she is able to get out of bed.

Sitting in front of the desk in his bedroom, flipping through the account books with one hand and doing calculations with the other.

The more I calculate, the more annoyed I become, and the more I read, the more headache I get.

Finally, he took out his anger on the abacus and knocked it hard a few times.

"What are you doing? Why are you making such calculations?"

Wei Mingyong saw Bai's irritable behavior as soon as he entered the door.

"What else can we do? The income of the shop is extremely poor this year, and the grain output of Zhuangzi is also extremely low. It is not enough for our family to cover our own expenses!" Bai Shi was very irritable.

"Weren't the profits in the past two years bad? Life has passed as usual, why are you so worried?" Wei Mingyong said disapprovingly.

"Can this be the same? In the past few years, the income was poor, but the family's accounts were paid by the public, and the parents would subsidize the shortfall. This year, the unscrupulous people from the third house made trouble. From then on, each house's expenses are borne by themselves. Damn it." Bai gritted his teeth.

Chapter 539

She got angry whenever she mentioned people related to Sanfang.

"Will this... have a big impact?" Wei Mingyong couldn't help but ask.

"I'm even nervous about my expenses this year and next year, what do you think?"

"Is it so serious? What should I do? I was also thinking of asking you to use some money to do good deeds with Princess Rui to save our reputation! You don't know, now the people in the city and outside the city are very interested in it. Princess Rui is so praised!" Wei Mingyong said.

"That's Wei Qingruo! She's the most vindictive person! What happened last time was like this, will she still pay attention to me?"

"We are all one family, aren't we? The bones were broken and the tendons were connected! Anyway, that incident didn't cause any harm to her. Wasn't Prince Yu's concubine the unlucky one in the end?"

"Heh, tell Wei Qingruo about this. What's the use of telling me? Can she listen to us?"

"Hey, if I had known she was such a powerful person, I really shouldn't have turned against her in the first place!" Wei Mingyong couldn't help but began to regret it.

When he first met Wei Qingruo, he was somewhat prejudiced against her, thinking that a girl who had been raised in the countryside for so many years must be vulgar and short-sighted.

But who would have thought that this girl has more than a little bit of ability? She surprises people one after another and becomes a man of the hour in the capital.

"You know it too! If you had been better with Wei Qingruo earlier, it wouldn't have worked for me for a long time with my warm face and cold buttocks pressed against me! Now it's better, all the water in the bamboo basket is in vain!"

"You are still talking about me. You have done far more than me. The most I can say is a few words in person. You directly drugged her and made it known to everyone. It caused us to break up with the third room and even caused me to be embarrassed. After losing his official position, he was completely reduced to a laughing stock!"

"Don't rely entirely on me. I asked you before doing this, and you praised me for the good idea!"

"How did I know that you could be so brainless and expose yourself? I thought that no matter whether you succeeded or not, you would be able to escape unscathed." Wei Mingyong explained.

"What about you? What have you done? You tried so hard to please Qi Yansong, but Qi Yansong will be dead in a few days!"

Ms. Bai was very upset. She had spent so much effort to please Wei Qingwan, and even thought of harmful tricks just to please Wei Qingwan.

The result is good, Wei Qingwan's end was useless, but now that I think about it carefully, it is more useful to have a good relationship with Wei Qingruo.

Even though Prince Rui has no hope of ascending to the throne in the future, Princess Rui's life is better than that of Prince Yu's concubine who has been left out or even worse!

Wei Mingyong and Mr. Bai had been arguing for a long time but still could not come up with a solution.

In the end, they could only watch as Sanfang prospered, but they couldn't get anything out of it.

Anxin Pavilion.

Yunshi leaned on the couch, Cuiping massaged her head behind her.

The income of her shop and Zhuangzi this year is also not good, but fortunately, her husband and son have good salaries and rewards, so she does not have to worry about the things on the books.

The only thing that made her feel sad was that yesterday she ordered someone to send a message to Prince Rui's Mansion, hoping to meet Ruo'er, but she was refused because Princess Rui was busy.

"Madam, are you still worried about the eldest lady's refusal to see you?" Cuiping asked.

"Ruo'er, I really don't know what to do." Yun sighed.

"The eldest lady may be really busy. I heard that the eldest lady has accomplished a lot of things recently, and there are many people begging to see her," Cuiping said.

Cuiping's words did not provide much comfort.

Because even if there are a lot of things to be busy with and there are many people to meet, Yun is her biological mother, so her priority should be the highest.

"That child has been keen on rescuing people since she was in Xingshan County, and is good at doing so. In today's troubled times, her care and skills have really come in handy. It's just that she has such a temper. That's a bit too stubborn." Yun said with emotion.

"Madam, why don't you wait for a while? After the eldest lady has been busy for a while, you can go find her." Cuiping said.

Yunshi nodded slightly: "Well, let's wait a little longer."

Yunshi waved her hand and said, "You have someone go to Prince Rui's Mansion to deliver the greeting card again." "I know this."

The tenth day of November.

The wedding of King Jing.

There have been so many things happening recently that everyone has almost forgotten that King Jing has also decided to get married this year.

The main wife that King Jing wants to marry is Zuo Lingyue, the daughter of the great scholar Zuo Yuanzhou.

She is a famous talented woman in the capital, dignified, generous, virtuous and talented.

Although the emperor meant that it would not be a big event, in fact the number of people who came to attend Chu Lan's wedding was only much more than the number of people who attended Chu Heng's wedding half a year ago.

The situation in the DPRK is gradually becoming clearer. Once the Qi family falls, Chu Heng loses 90% of his chances of winning. The person most likely to ascend the throne is Chu Lan. How can they not come to the emperor's wedding in the future?

The wedding invitation was received by Prince Rui's Mansion, but Wei Ruo did not go there in person because he was busy. He only sent someone to deliver gifts and congratulate her.

No one said anything about this, after all, Wei Ruo's busyness was obvious to everyone.

At the same time, everyone was more certain that Prince Rui's Mansion was really just doing its own thing. Neither Prince Yu nor Prince Jing were close to them, and they did not participate in the power struggles within the court.

At night.

Red candles flickered in Prince Jing's Mansion.

Chu Lan walked into the new house dressed in good news.

Looking at the bride sitting in front of the bed in her wedding dress, Chu Lan felt a little less joyful in her heart for some reason.

He has never been interested in his wedding. He knows that in his status, marriage is an important event that he has no control over.

In the past, he thought that no matter who he married, it would be the same, but now, there is a figure that appears in his mind from time to time.

He knew that she did not come to the house today, which was expected.

He could even guess what she had been doing these days.

But why was he so eager to see her on the wedding night that was supposed to be his?

Xu Heyou, Wei Qingruo…

Wei Qingruo, Xu Heyou…

The two people have been mixed together in his heart, even if there is no clear evidence to prove it now.

But the more he got to know Wei Qingruo, the more he became certain that they were the same person.

She did not hesitate to save the innocent people who were affected by the disaster, just like Xu Heyou did not hesitate to save him who was disfigured and whose identity was unknown...

Why didn't he discover this earlier?

In his memory, the Wei Qingruo he saw always lowered his head and never dared to look directly at himself.

He once thought she was timid and shy.

Thinking about it now, it was because she was deliberately avoiding herself. She has never been someone who gets stage fright easily.

If he could discover this earlier, would he have a chance to marry her before Prince Rui?

Chapter 540 Chu Lan confesses

should be possible.

Now that the entire court situation is under his control, what's the difficulty in marrying someone?

It's just...after all, it's just what if, no one in this world would have known it earlier.

Chu Lan looked at the bride in front of him, and the scene of him taking off the red hijab appeared in his mind, and under the red hijab, it was Wei Qingruo's face.

She smiled at herself, and the smile overlapped with the face of Xu Heyou who was chatting and laughing with her at that time.

Those eyes are still bright and shining, as if they can speak.

On the red bed, Zuo Lingyue was covered with a red hijab and could not see anyone, but could only hear footsteps.

She waited anxiously for King Jing to come and remove her hijab.

After waiting for a long time, not only could I not hear the approaching red hijab.

On the contrary, the sound became farther and farther away, and then she heard the door opening again.

Chu Lan left the room.

When he went out, he told the person guarding the door that he had important things to deal with and would stay in the study tonight.

At night, Wei Ruozheng was returning to Prince Rui's Mansion from the east city gate.

The weather has been very cold these two days. With the consent of the court, she paid and sent people to set up a tent outside the city gate.

In order to rush for time, she has been working late these days.

And because the place where he was going in the past few days was not convenient for carriages, Wei Ruo rode a horse.

It was a cool night, and Wei Ruo was wearing a large cloak with a collar of pure white fox fur, and a fur hat sewn by her nanny herself. Her whole body was furry.

Wei Jin also dressed up as Wang Jin and stayed with her as usual. In addition, there were Xiumei and Lin Fang.

"Thank you for your hard work, Princess Rui."

When entering through the city gate, the guard at the gate greeted Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo smiled and nodded.

Not long after entering the city gate, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of them and surrounded the four of them.

Then a man walked out of the darkness.

Wearing a black brocade robe embroidered with gold fish patterns, covered with a thick cloak, the inner layer of the cloak is black, and the outer layer is navy blue with the same gold pattern embroidered on it.

When he saw the other person's face clearly, Wei Ruo showed a confused look.

Chu Lan? Why is he here?

Tonight is his wedding night. What is he doing here instead of going to the bridal chamber to have candles?

It was already past the curfew time, and there was no one else on the road except for the occasional patrol from the Bingma Division, and the Bingma Division were all Chu Lan's people.

"Can I invite you to have a cup of tea?" Chu Lan asked Wei Ruo.

"Prince Jing, are you drunk? I am Princess Rui, your sister-in-law. You want to have tea with me in the middle of the night? This is unreasonable no matter how you calculate it, isn't it? Not to mention that tonight is your wedding night , you should go back to accompany your princess." Wei Ruo said with a cold face.

"Or do you want me to let them do it?" Chu Lan said.

Chu Lan brought dozens of people, while Wei Ruo only brought three people.

If we really want to take action, Wei Ruo has no advantage at all.

"Prince Jing, do you know what you are doing?" Wei Ruo asked.

He hasn't even ascended the throne yet, yet he dares to be so presumptuous?

Is he crazy?

"Just think I'm drunk." Chu Lan said, "I just want to buy you a cup of tea. I promise you that as long as you obey me, I won't hurt you, and naturally no one else will know about it tonight. Things that happened."

Wei Ruo glanced at Wei Jinyi who had put her hand on the hilt of the sword, and she felt his murderous intention.

She didn't know how high her second brother's martial arts skills were, and how one person would be able to deal with dozens of Bingma division masters, but she didn't want her second brother to take action rashly.

"Okay, I'll drink this cup of tea with you, but I'll only accept going to the pavilion next to it." Wei Ruodao. "Okay." Chu Lan agreed.

Then Wei Ruo whispered to Wei Jin beside him: "Let's see what medicine he sells in his gourd first."

Wei Jin also frowned and did not answer.

Wei Ruo felt that her second brother wanted to take action more, but because it was her request, she chose to endure it for the time being.

Arrived at the pavilion, Wei Ruo got off his horse.

Chu Lan walked into the pavilion first and waited for her.

The winter nights are very cold, and the stone tables and benches in the pavilion are like ice sculptures.

Chu Lan's people came forward and spread a blanket on the stool.

Wei Ruo took a look and sat down on it.

After Chu Lan sat across from him, his subordinates got a stove and tea set from somewhere.

Then a few lanterns were hung around the pavilion to illuminate the pavilion brightly.

"Prince Jing, don't bother with this. If you have anything to say, just say it directly." Wei Ruodao.

Chu Lan took his time and said while making tea: "This is winter melon tea. Try it."

Chu Lan placed a cup of brewed winter melon tea in front of Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo didn't look at the winter melon tea in front of him, let alone reach out to take it.

Wei Ruo said coldly: "Prince Jing, what exactly do you want to tell me?"

Chu Lan did not respond immediately, but picked up his glass and drank it.

After he finished drinking, he said to Wei Ruo: "Don't be anxious. Since you said you wanted to drink this cup of tea with me, just finish it before talking."

If Wei is willing to sit down and talk, he is already taking care of the overall situation. He is not in the mood to drink tea.

"Prince Jing, please be more sensible. As you and I, we don't want to sit here like this. It's best to avoid him when we see him!"

"You don't need to remind me of this. I know it clearly. I just want to confirm something." Chu Lan said.

"Confirm what? Do you still doubt that I am Dr. Xu?" Wei Ruo asked.

"It's strange to say that although I didn't find any clear evidence, in my mind, you and Xu Heyou are the same person. Especially after seeing what you did in the capital in recent days, I became more and more convinced. This." Chu Lan said.

"Prince Jing, there are some things that cannot be based on feelings alone, but must be based on facts."

"I have always been like this, but this time, for some reason, I want to follow my heart."

"But what does this mean to you, Prince Jing? What if it is confirmed as you wish that Dr. Xu and I are the same person? As far as I know, neither I nor Dr. Xu have ever done anything to feel sorry for Jing." Is it your business, Your Majesty?" Wei Ruodao.

"That's right, none of you have ever done anything wrong to me. Not only that, you are even kind to me."

"Then why are you like this?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Why?" Chu Lan repeated, "I don't know why, but I know that I need to find the answer in you."

Speaking, Chu Lan raised his eyes and looked at Wei Ruo.

Feeling the burning gaze, Wei Ruo also raised his head, and was surprised to find that Chu Lan's eyes were full of gloom and sadness.

Chu Lan stared at Wei Ruo and continued: "Wei Qingruo, tell me, if I was the one who asked the emperor to marry you, what would you do?"

"Prince Jing, you are drunk!" Wei Ruodao.

"Wei Qingruo, I really drank too much, so I still thought about you on my wedding night, and even hoped that you would become my princess."