Qin's mother said happily, "Yes, those two children are so good-looking. The princess should also go over and share in the joy."

Pei Zhi put down her teacup and replied, "Don't worry, Mother-in-law, I will bring gifts with me and the Prince Consort."

Qin's mother came to her senses, seemingly realizing something.

Qin's mother quickly waved her hand, "Princess, please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by it."

Qin's mother just wanted to say that having twins is a happy event.

People who weren't really related to him all came over saying they wanted to join in the fun.

Qin's mother hurriedly explained, "Your Highness, you are of noble birth. There's no rush with the child. It's just that these kinds of things are rare, and since we're family, that's why I..."

Pei Zhi and Qin Xiangyang have been married for a year, but Pei Zhi still hasn't gotten pregnant.

If it were an ordinary mother-in-law, she would have already reprimanded her.

Pei Zhi and the Qin family lived separately, and their relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was quite good.

A distant fragrance smells bad, a close proximity is not.

Normally, whenever the Qin family has something good, they will send someone to deliver a portion to them.

If Pei Zhi obtained anything rare from the palace, he would have it sent over.

Qin's mother, as a mother-in-law, never put on airs in front of Pei Zhi.

Pei Zhi spoke calmly, "Mother-in-law, there's no need to panic. I understand your good intentions."

Seeing that Pei Zhi's expression was calm and she didn't seem angry, Qin's mother breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin's mother truly didn't know how to get along with her princess daughter-in-law.

Fortunately, the two lived separately, and Qin's mother simply considered it as if her son had been married off.

"There is another matter. Xiangyang's younger sister is not young anymore. Recently, someone came to propose marriage. I am not sure about it, so I would like to discuss it with the princess."

Pei Zhi recalled that Qin Xiangyang did indeed have an unmarried younger sister.

"You, mother-in-law, can make the decision about your sister-in-law's marriage yourself."

Although Pei Zhi is a princess, she is not this domineering.

They even interfere in their sister-in-law's marriage.

That's not what I meant.

Qin's mother handed Pei Zhi a slip of paper, "This is a list of the families that have come to propose marriage. Please take a look, Princess."

Pei Zhi took the document and glanced at it, immediately understanding why her mother-in-law had come today.

The Qin family were a merchant family. Even though he married a princess, Qin Xiangyang didn't have any real power. He was just a prince consort and didn't hold any official position.

"Are all the marriage proposals coming from the Ministry of Revenue?"

"Yes," Qin's mother said with some distress, "and they keep saying they want to take a younger sister as a concubine."

“Although our family is a merchant family, we are reluctant to let our pampered daughter become a concubine.”

Pei Zhi frowned, somewhat puzzled as to why so many officials from the Ministry of Revenue were suddenly sending people over to recruit people.

Pei Zhi held the note in her hand, then suddenly remembered something.

She almost forgot about it if it weren't mentioned.

The fourth prince came over earlier and brought up the matter of cooperation with her.

Pei Zhi ruthlessly rejected him.

The Fourth Prince must have kept this in mind and harbored deep resentment.

But the Fourth Prince couldn't do anything about Pei Zhi, since Pei Zhi's biological mother and brother were both dead.

If Pei Zhi stays in the capital, the Fourth Prince won't dare to openly cause trouble for her.

Presumably, today's events were orchestrated by the Fourth Prince.

Pei Zhi put down the note, "My sister is not young anymore. I wonder if your mother-in-law has already looked at any potential suitors?"

Upon hearing this, Qin's mother immediately replied, "Yes, yes, your second sister-in-law has a nephew from her family. He grew up with your sister."

“Our family is in the tea business, and we had already planned to get married, but suddenly so many officials came to our door with their entourage, so we didn’t dare to do anything.”

Ultimately, the Qin family was nothing more than a business family.

Business people always believe in the importance of harmony.

The entire Qin family racked their brains but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

So he asked Qin's mother to trouble Princess Chang Le, hoping that Princess Chang Le could come up with an idea.

This whole affair was caused by Pei Zhi.

Pei Zhi naturally couldn't let her sister-in-law become a concubine for those fat men.

"I understand what happened today. Mother-in-law, please go back and wait patiently. I will ask Father to personally bestow a marriage upon my sister, which will be a happy union."

Hearing that the matter was resolved and that she would receive the honor of a marriage bestowed by the Emperor, Qin's mother wished she could kneel down and kowtow to Pei Zhi.

"To be honest, I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the princess, but this matter has been so worrying that I haven't been able to sleep well for several days. I had no choice but to trouble the princess."

Pei Zhi was also somewhat aware of Qin's mother's character.

“Mother-in-law, what are you saying? We are family after all. If anything like this happens again in the future, just come to me.”

Qin's mother was full of gratitude. Having achieved her goal, she didn't linger.

Pei Zhi invited Qin's mother to stay for dinner, but Qin's mother declined.

"It's not that I'm disrespecting the princess, it's just that my little sister has been so worried at home that she's been crying for days."

“She doesn’t want to get married, but she also doesn’t want to burden her family because of me. I have to rush back and tell her the good news so she doesn’t cry herself blind.”

Since her mother-in-law had said so, Pei Zhi couldn't insist on keeping her there.

Seeing that the weather outside was getting bad, Pei Zhi had Chunhua select a few guards to escort Qin's mother back to the mansion.

Pei Zhi sneered. This fourth brother was practically begging to disgust her.

You're living too comfortably, aren't you?

Since that's the case, let's give him some trouble.

Pei Zhi beckoned and whispered a few words in the soldier's ear.

While Emperor Pei was having dinner, a secret guard came to report that the investigation into the matter at the Crown Prince's residence had yielded results.

Emperor Pei took a sip of tea to clear his throat. "Did you find anything?"

"The Crown Prince's wife's family was in Lingnan. When she reached marriageable age, she married into the local family."

"After investigating several princes, only the second prince and the fourth prince went to Lingnan this year."

"The Second Prince hosted a banquet for local officials and wealthy merchants, and made a fortune."

"The Fourth Prince stayed for a few days without making any big moves. I found out that he was there to inquire about something, and he returned after a few days."

Emperor Pei pondered, "So that's the fourth prince?"

"I dare not speak recklessly; this is my confession."

The eunuch took the confession from the guard and presented it to Emperor Pei.

Emperor Pei opened the package, glanced at it, and said, "Alright, you may leave."

Emperor Pei examined the statement in his hand. "The secret guards in the capital said that they only saw the female relatives of the second prince's family having close contact with the eldest prince's wife."

The eunuch thought for a moment and said, "If it really was the Fourth Prince who did it, he probably wouldn't have let anyone find out so easily."

Emperor Pei nodded slightly. "What you said makes some sense."

The fourth prince knew perfectly well what the consequences would be if the eldest prince's wife found out about these things.

When informing the Crown Prince's wife, they naturally found a way to do so without being discovered.

"Could it really be the fourth brother?"

Apart from these two people, very few officials have gone to Lingnan in recent years, except for official transfers.