"What did Fourth Master say? Is he planning to marry my sister?" Madam Li asked with a delighted expression. "My sister and I get along very well. If she really marries into the household, you must visit me more often!"

Yan Yu was very pleased with Li's enthusiastic invitation, unlike her wife who always told her to be more low-key and composed.

"Don't worry, sister. I'll definitely come and chat with you more often in the future," Yan Yu said obediently.

After chatting intimately for a while, Yan Yu left the East Courtyard with Yun Yuan, a smile on her face.

After they left, the smile on Li's face gradually faded, leaving only a stunningly beautiful but somewhat sinister expression.

"Master, is this Princess Yan Yu really going to marry into the manor? Why are you treating her so well?" Que'er couldn't help but ask.

"You know about that rumor outside. I always felt that this rumor wasn't as simple as it seemed, and the real reason is that my own sister is that person with the water radical in her name?" Li Shi said, flicking the crimson nail polish on her fingers.

"Does Master mean that someone is deliberately manipulating all of this?" Que'er asked.

"Most likely, and it's definitely related to those two sisters in the main courtyard! Ulanara Xiayu, you're even capable of spreading rumors. You'll stop at nothing to marry your good sister into the household! It's just a pity that this Yan Yu seems clever, but in reality, she's selfish and stupid!" Madam Li said coldly.

"If Master really falls into their trap, then you'll have one more enemy!" Que'er said, glancing furtively at Madam Li.

“I don’t think so. This Ulanara Yanyu doesn’t seem as composed as the Fujin, and she’s also very ambitious. Such a person isn’t difficult to deal with if you put your mind to it! Look, isn’t she calling me Fujin ‘elder sister’ all the time?” In the East Courtyard, Li Shi always referred to herself as Fujin and never added the word “side,” which shows how much she wanted to remove that word.

“What you say is absolutely right, Madam. This servant thinks that this Yan Yu Gege is not so loyal to you. If you can entice her properly, she might just switch sides to our side!” Among the maids, Que’er was the most trusted by Madam Li. This was because she was good at talking. She would say whatever Madam Li wanted to hear. She was already more valued than Mingyan and Xiangqiao, the two maids who had followed Madam Li from the beginning.

"Have someone keep an eye on her! I need to know her every move!" Madam Li said, her thin, peach-pink lips parting slightly. Que'er lowered her head and agreed, then withdrew.

As for Yan Yu, thanks to Li Shi's flattery, most of the resentment in her heart had dissipated. She originally did not want to see the Fujin, but she was concerned about whether she had told the Fourth Prince about the matter she cared about. Therefore, as soon as she returned to the main courtyard, she headed towards the Fujin's main house.

When Xia He saw that Yan Yu had returned, she immediately reported to the Princess Consort in the room, "Princess Consort, Princess Yan Yu has returned!"

The Fujin put down her hands, which were pruning the bonsai, and slowly walked to the main couch and sat down. As soon as Yan Yu entered the room, she saw the Fujin sitting upright in the main seat, her expression not pleasant, clearly still angry about her punishment of Chunliu.

Following Li's advice, Yan Yu suppressed her displeasure, walked up to the Fujin (the wife of the deceased), curtsied, and said, "Elder sister, are you angry? I was just anxious about that matter and that's why I was a little harsh on Chunliu. Please forgive me!"

When the princess heard her say this, she was slightly taken aback, but her expression immediately softened a little, and she said, "It's good that you know you were wrong. Where have you been for half a day?"

Yan Yu's eyelids twitched slightly, and she quickly said, "I went to the garden and sat there for half a day. I realized that what you said was right, so I came back to apologize to you!"

The princess's expression softened slightly, and she pointed to the chair, saying, "Sit down, and have lunch with your sister later."

Yan Yu immediately smiled brightly and said, "Okay, sister, what did brother-in-law say about that matter?"

The Fujin glanced at her, unsure how to tell her the Fourth Prince, or to tell her that the plan was to be terminated!

Looking at Yan Yu's expectant eyes, the Fujin was a little unsure of what to say. After a pause, she said, "Yan Yu, do you really have to marry into this family? If not, I can help you choose a scion of a distinguished family with excellent character and appearance!"

Yan Yu waited for a long time, but she didn't expect to hear such a sentence. She panicked and hurriedly said, "Sister, what do you mean? Didn't we agree that I would come in to help you? Doesn't brother-in-law want to?"

When the princess pressed her for answers, she had no choice but to repeat what the fourth prince had said.

How could this happen? Yan Yu kept repeating these five words in her mind. She thought she was going to win this time, but she never expected it to turn out like this!

"Sister, then everything we've done has been for nothing!" Yan Yu cried out in disbelief.

The princess nodded helplessly.

No, I don't want it to be for nothing, I must marry my brother-in-law!

Yan Yu thought to herself, and immediately stood up and walked to the Fujin's side, grabbed her sleeve and pleaded, "Sister, you must have a way, right? We can just make sure that brother-in-law becomes the chief officiant of this sacrificial ceremony."

The Princess Consort already had a slight headache, and seeing her say such things now, she couldn't help but get angry and scolded, "Do you think it's that easy? You mean you want me to change the Emperor's decision? Your sister doesn't have that much power, and your father doesn't have that much authority! This is ridiculous!"

The more the Fujin spoke, the angrier she became. This Yan Yu seemed intelligent, but how could she be so tactless! She had even thought of bringing her to her side to help her, but it seemed she had made a huge mistake.

"Sister, is it because you don't want me to enter the manor at all, that you refuse me without even trying?" Yan Yu was anxious and forgot about propriety.

"Nonsense! If you continue this nonsense, you'd better go back to the Ulanara residence right now!" The Fujin became even more furious upon hearing this.

Yan Yu didn't expect the Fujin to say such a thing. When she thought of how the Fujin had said that she wasn't a proper mistress of this mansion because of that maid Chunliu that morning, and now she wanted to send her back, she couldn't hold back her resentment any longer. She suddenly flung the Fujin's sleeve away and said resentfully, "My sister doesn't want me to marry my brother-in-law. I'm afraid she hasn't even told him. Well, I'm going to tell him myself."

"Stop right there! I've already sounded out your brother-in-law, and he's become suspicious. You absolutely mustn't say anything more, or you'll ruin your fifth brother's life." The Fujin hurriedly stood up and said, "Yan Yu, your sister has already helped you so much. It's not that we don't want to help you now, but Heaven doesn't want you to marry into the Fourth Prince's household!"