Mrs. Wei didn't mention Miss Qian's affairs. She started by talking about her two sons: "Xian'er and Jun'er are both fourteen years old. They can't study well. We have to find a way out for them."

These two children are twins, not only are they treasured by Wei, but also by Lord Qian.

Lord Qian nodded: "It's to find a future for them."

Seeing that he followed her words, Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The eldest lady's reputation has been ruined. We can't let her tarnish the reputation of the mansion any further. Fourth sister, sixth sister and the others also need to live."

Lord Qian agreed: "Yes, these two children are well-behaved. Although they are young, they are very caring."

At this point, he became angry again: "We have several daughters in our family. We can't let them all be implicated by their sister. If you ask me, I'll just hang them with a rope and save their reputation."

The guards quickly tried to dissuade him, "No! If the person is gone, wouldn't that just confirm the truth? I wonder how many people witnessed what happened today? We need to think of a solution before anything happens."

Seeing that she had finally gotten to the point after beating around the bush, Lord Qian patted her hand encouragingly and asked, "Just tell me what you want. It's all for the good of our family."

Wei's eyes rolled around, and she said with embarrassment, "Since the incident happened in the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, it's natural that the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion should be held responsible. The best plan is to find that family and ask him to marry her in a formal ceremony, with the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion acting as matchmaker. The worst plan is to send the eldest daughter back to her hometown to get married. By then, no one will know about this matter, and it will be forgotten in a few years."

"What about another plan? Didn't you say you had three ideas?" asked Lord Qian, without even saying what benefits could be gained for Xian'er and Jun'er.

Wei lowered her voice a bit and said, "That's the worst option. Our mansion's reputation will be trampled upon, but the benefits we can gain are also the greatest."

Lord Qian's eyes lit up: "You say."

Wei's face was filled with embarrassment. "It's not that I have evil intentions. It's true that our mansion may look rich and prosperous, but in reality, it's just yesterday's flowers. If the next generation can't rise up, we will really be in decline."

Marquis Qian also sighed, "The eldest son is not up to the task. He's staying away and refusing to come back. If someone is to inherit our throne, he must be worthy of the title. If Xian'er and Jun'er are up to the task, I can submit a petition to confer the title on one of them. Otherwise, I'm afraid this Marquisate will be nothing but an empty title in a few years."

Wei was worried: "Who said it wasn't? So I thought, this is the worst possible thing to do. Even if I have to resort to any means and lose face, I still have to talk to the Marquis."

"Just say it." Lord Qian looked at Wei encouragingly.

Wei Shi acted as if she was willing to risk everything for the Marquis's mansion: "The incident happened in the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion. We only want the Marquis of Pingyang to be responsible and let him take the eldest daughter as his concubine!"

Lord Qian was surprised and said, "I'm afraid the Marquis of Pingyang won't agree?"

"I know he won't. This is a retreat to advance. Our goal is to make him take responsibility for this matter and admit that the eldest lady's infidelity is the fault of the Marquis' Mansion. The eldest lady can choose not to marry him as a concubine, but his Pingyang Marquis' Mansion must be held responsible to the end!"

A calculating look flashed in Wei's eyes. "They will definitely not agree. Otherwise, where will the face of our Chang'an Marquisate be? When others talk about the Pingyang Marquisate, they will look at him with strange eyes. They will all say that he set his eyes on our eldest daughter, but used secret means to get her."

"If he doesn't want his reputation to be damaged, he can only help us. Then, he can send Xian Ge'er and Jun Ge'er to his side and give them some credit. Isn't that simple?"

Lord Qian struggled for a moment, then nodded heavily: "You decide what to do, and I'll cooperate with you!"

The night is too long. Some people have fallen asleep, while others have not yet returned home.

Bai Wanyi was driven out of the East Palace and not long after he walked, he met Lu Yan's carriage.

The couple looked at each other through the window, and Bai Wanyi said with a hint of bitterness: "Brother Yan."

Seeing her red eyes, Lu Yan asked the driver and learned that they had just left the palace. He quickly had the car stop, climbed into her carriage, hugged her and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't you go to apologize to the families? Why did you come to the palace? Did you suffer any injustice?"

Bai Wanyi burst into tears. "I went to apologize to the Sixth Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but as soon as I arrived at the Eastern Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince kicked me out. Brother Yanyan, did I do something wrong?"

When Lu Yan heard about the Crown Prince, his face darkened. "The Crown Prince humiliated you so much, and you still went to apologize to him. You're so magnanimous."

Bai Wanyi quickly covered his mouth: "Brother Yan, be careful with your words! After all, he is the Crown Prince, and the heir to the throne is also a prince. No matter what, he is the heir of His Majesty, and we must not slander him."

Lu Yan was originally worried about his own affairs, but now when he heard this, his brows furrowed again: "I often say that I want to be a loyal minister, loyal only to the current emperor and the future emperor."

"But now it seems that this prince is not worthy of my loyalty."

Tears still hung on Bai Wanyi's eyelashes, and she looked at Lu Yan worriedly again: "Brother Yan, do you have any ideas? Or what did the princes say?"

Lu Yan shook his head and had the box in his carriage brought over. He said, "I brought 10,000 taels of silver notes with me, and after this trip, I got back 50,000 taels of silver notes."

The box is full of banknotes, which amounted to 10,000 taels when he left the house, and now there are 60,000 taels.

Bai Wanyi was puzzled: "He only gave you silver? He didn't say anything else?"

Lu Yan nodded. "The Fifth and Sixth Princes are in the palace. It's getting late, and I'm a foreigner and can't enter. The fifty thousand taels of silver here were given by the First, Third, and Fourth Princes."

"It seems like they all want to win me over. If I refuse anyone now, it won't be good. I'll definitely offend the others."

What he said was true. No matter who the six princes pledged their allegiance to, they would offend the other five.

Before the prince he supports comes to the throne, he may sacrifice himself for the prince he is loyal to at any time, or be harassed by several of them.

Lu Yan didn't want this to happen, and still needed to find a way to return the silver. "Right now, I still think it's best to be prudent and protect myself. You and I are both capable, so why do we need to rely on the prince to gain a foothold?"

Bai Wanyi glanced at him and thought, he really didn't know how expensive food and firewood are. Now the palace is short of money, and several princes have sent money, so why is he thinking of sending it back?

But she didn't say much. She comforted Lu Yan a few words, then leaned on his shoulder, closed her eyes and stopped talking. She was tired after a busy day.

The carriage swayed to the gate of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, and Bai Wanyi had already fallen asleep.

Lu Yan gently woke her up, helped her out of the car, and the two returned to the main courtyard.

At the gate of the courtyard, Huancui, the maidservant of Old Madam Lu, was waiting at the door.

Seeing the two of them coming back, Huancui stepped forward to greet them: "This servant greets the Marquis and Madam."

When Lu Yan saw her, his heart instantly jumped: "Why are you here? What happened to Grandma? Are you feeling unwell?"