Chapter 230 Sending Yimei to Min Rong's side

Cao Yimei's eyes flickered. "Change it? Change it to whom?"

"Marquis Min Rong of Xuanping, what do you think?"

Cao Yimei's usually lazy expression finally showed a dramatic change.

She sat bolt upright, her eyes widening in astonishment. "Who did you say?"

"Marquis Xuanping?"

"Min Changzhong's father?"

"How...how is this possible?"

She had to go to great lengths to seduce Min Changzhong.

There's no way that Marquis Xuanping would come to a place like Cuihongxuan, so where would she go to seduce him?

Moreover, she was just a courtesan; would Marquis Xuanping really take her as a concubine? He'd probably be lucky to even let her be a concubine for his son!

Besides, she's still entangled with Min Changzhong, so how could Marquis Xuanping possibly take a woman who has ties to his son as a concubine?

No matter how you look at it, this is utter nonsense.

"Just tell me if it's okay or not, don't worry about whether it's possible or not." Wei Jia stared intently at Cao Yimei.

Cao Yimei swallowed hard but did not answer.

Wei Jia continued, "Marquis Xuanping is still young, only in his thirties, and he holds sole power in the Marquis's mansion. He can remain a Marquis for at least another thirty years."

“But Min Changzhong is just a sixteen-year-old boy. Let alone inheriting the title, he hasn’t even taken the position of heir apparent yet.”

"Are you sure you can have a good life if you marry him?"

"Oh, no, you're just his concubine!"

"Besides, are you sure Min Changzhong has money?"

"You said that if you become someone's concubine, you'll need to have more money in your hands."

"Based on my understanding of Min Changzhong, he'd probably struggle to even come up with a hundred taels of silver. Let alone a large sum of money for you as personal funds, he probably couldn't even afford to redeem you from your servitude, could he?"

Cao Yimei finally dropped her nonchalant and lazy demeanor and looked at Wei Jia seriously, "Are you implying something?"

Wei Jia smiled and said, "We're sisters, so let's be frank."

Cao Yimei spread her hands in a gesture of invitation.

Wei Jia didn't keep them in suspense, "I know that no matter whether Min Changzhong is rich or not, whether he marries you as his principal wife or takes you as a concubine, you will enter the Marquis's mansion through Min Changzhong."

"You were tasked with infiltrating the Marquis of Xuanping's residence, right? That must be a mission given to you by the person behind you?"

Cao Yimei twitched the corners of her mouth, revealing a mischievous smile, but did not reply. Instead, she gestured for Wei Jia to continue.

Wei Jia didn't mince words, "If nothing unexpected happens, the people behind you are nothing more than the Lu family or a few families related to the Lu family."

"It seems they want to infiltrate the Xuanping Marquis's residence through you, just like the He family mother and daughter did back then."

"Perhaps, given our relationship, I can also use you to keep me in check."

"They coerced me into doing something for them."

"Clap clap clap..." Cao Yimei clapped her hands and laughed, "My sister really is the smartest person in the world!"

"Then guess again, was I doing this voluntarily, or was I being coerced?"

Wei Jia looked at Cao Yimei seriously and understood, "You did it voluntarily?"

"Yes. When they first approached me and said they would bring me to the capital to find you, I was puzzled. Why would anyone be so kind as to help me find my sister and then kindly bring me to the capital to see you?"

Cao Yimei said with a smug look, "Out of curiosity, I used some tricks along the way to make the manager lower his guard and tell me everything."

"So, I knew everything on my way to the capital."

"They used your whereabouts to lure me into a trap, and I followed them to the capital. Then they tried to threaten me with your safety, and also tried to threaten you with me."

"Provoking Min Changzhong and entering the Xuanping Marquis's residence is the task they assigned me. As for what to do next, they haven't told me yet."

"However, what they don't know is that my sister is incredibly capable; why would she need me to protect her?"

"So the reason I agreed to infiltrate the Marquis of Xuanping's residence was simply because I wanted to find a pampered, lazy, and idle successor!"

"Our father is only a fifth-rank official, yet our mother can live a life of comfort and being waited on hand and foot. If I could get into the Marquis's mansion, wouldn't I be living a life of luxury and ease?"

"So, I not only didn't resist their demands, but I also cooperated fully. Incidentally, I even got them to give me a lot of extra money."

Well, I ran into Min Chang-chung, so I shouldn't go to the places he frequents.

To attract attention, don't you need to buy some pretty clothes, beautiful jewelry, and headwear?

To remain untainted by the mud, one must spend one's own money, and even occasionally subsidize others, as if to project an image of wealth and self-interest rather than being after money.

Well, no matter what, if you want her to do something, you have to pay her.

In addition, those people promised her that as long as she successfully entered the Xuanping Marquis's mansion, they would give her a large sum of money to keep her safe.

Therefore, she didn't care at all whether Min Chang-chung was rich or not.

Wei Jia suffered another heart attack. "So, not only were you not coerced by them, but you actually made a lot of money from them?"

"Of course! You don't think you're the smartest person in our family, do you?"

Cao Yimei looked down on her own sister, saying, "Actually, Mother used to say that you're the dumbest one among the three of us!"

"She could easily live a comfortable life relying on her looks, but she insists on being competitive and relying on herself."

"Aren't you tired?"

Wei Jia felt like she was about to have a heart attack and die.

When my younger sister was little, she was painting her nails while she was learning to read.

My younger sister is drawing her eyebrows, while she's using an abacus.

While her younger sister was playing the piano, practicing dance, and indulging in romantic pursuits, she was learning to manage a household, read accounts, and control the servants.

As a result, she was bullied by her siblings. She argued righteously and firmly, but what she got in return was a slap and threats.

But if the younger sister cried in her father's arms, anyone who had bullied her would be severely punished by him.

...

Now, she thinks she's living a million times better life than her sister.

But the reality is that her younger sister lives a more carefree, spontaneous, and insightful life than her!

Seeing that he couldn't speak for a long time, Cao Yimei waved her hand helplessly, "Alright, I won't discourage you anymore."

"Tell me, what is your purpose in asking me to change my target to Marquis Xuanping?"

Wei Jia twitched her lips and didn't hide anything, "My current mistress is the Grand Madam of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion. You should know that."

"continue."

"If I want the Grand Madam to enjoy her old age in peace, I cannot allow the Xuanping Marquis's mansion to slip out of my control, become an obstacle to the Grand Madam, or even betray her."

"So, you want to use me to whisper in the ear of Marquis Xuanping? To help you protect your master?" Cao Yimei glanced at Wei Jia with a mocking look in his eyes.

Ignoring the mockery in Cao Yimei's eyes, Wei Jia nodded seriously and said, "Yes. Of course, I don't expect you to completely influence Xuanping Marquis's decision by yourself."

"I just want you to cooperate with Min Yuexi at crucial moments."

"Min Yuexi? The eldest daughter of the Min family?" Cao Yimei became interested.

"right."

"That's interesting." Cao Yimei thought for a moment, then questioned, "But how can you be so sure that Marquis Xuanping would really take me as a concubine?"

"Don't forget, I'm the sweetheart of his son."

Wei Jia smirked, revealing a hint of sarcasm. "Marquis Xuanping is a selfish and self-serving man. If he sees enough benefit, he's capable of anything."