Yan Yan is her courtesy name. Her mother's given name cannot be revealed casually, so outsiders call her Yan Yan. Only in private will they call her by her childhood nickname, since her mother's given name and childhood nickname are known only to close relatives.

As for the Princess of Yichang, she was even more formal. Xu Lingzi rarely called her that, only occasionally jokingly calling her "Princess" because she enjoyed seeing Li Shiyue's shy appearance, which she found adorable.

This isn't her business at all; it's clearly about Xu Lingzi's lifelong happiness. She's genuinely afraid that Xu Lingzi will fall for Fu Chen's schemes and end up suffering the same fate as she did in her previous life.

"Alright, this is something only my cousin can handle."

The two gradually walked towards Songyuan. Chang Shun was guarding the entrance. He was extremely surprised to see Xu Lingzi and Li Shiyue coming together. He quickly regained his composure and walked over quickly.

"Sixth Miss, Cousin."

"Is Second Brother here? Yan Yan and I have come to find him." Xu Lingzi walked in unhurriedly, craning her neck to look inside, but she really couldn't see Xu Yunci's figure.

Chang Shun hesitated, "The young master has just returned; he's probably resting right now."

Li Shiyue spoke first: "Then please have Brother Changshun inform him that if my cousin is angry, just say that the Lady of Guangping Marquis brought her son to visit today."

Chang Shun was surprised, realizing that Li Shiyue's words were probably related to the matter his brother had investigated a few days ago.

The Guangping Marquis's residence... isn't that the very same Guangping Marquis's residence that intended to form a marriage alliance with the Xu family, but ended up having their young master get someone else pregnant?

Sensing that this matter was not simple, Chang Shun met Li Shiyue's gaze, only to see her nod almost imperceptibly and say, "Please wait a moment, ladies."

Then, she quickly slipped into Xu Yunci's study. Taolu led the two to sit in the small hall. Xinglu brewed tea and brought it up. Xu Yunci, already dressed, walked in.

He walked over and sat down opposite the sisters, his eyes hazy as if he were a little tired. He raised his hand and rubbed his temples, the bloodshot veins in his eyes were obvious.

Li Shiyue's lips moved as if she had arrived at the wrong time; Xu Yunci seemed extremely tired.

"The Marquis of Guangping's residence has been here."

Before Xu Lingzi could react, Li Shiyue nodded in his affirmative tone: "She was just sent away, and today the Lady of Guangping Marquis came to visit with the Heir Apparent of Guangping Marquis."

"The heir of the Marquis of Guangping is quite handsome, with a pair of captivating peach blossom eyes. I just don't know what kind of person he is. My aunt didn't keep the mother and son to talk for long."

She glanced at Xu Lingzi, and Xu Yunci naturally understood the implication, nodding almost imperceptibly, meaning that he was to take over the matter.

My younger cousin is probably worried that Xu Lingzi has developed feelings for the heir of the Marquis of Guangping.

That's true. That kind of scumbag got the woman pregnant first. Although it can't be ruled out that the woman was also at fault, the two of them were still a good match. There was no need for him to harm the Xu family's woman.

Not only was he extremely unwilling to do this with Liu Niang, but he was also extremely unwilling with his other sisters.

"What do you think? Your family is currently worrying about your marriage. Your mother has probably asked you what you think."

Xu Yunci looked at Xu Lingzi. He needed to confirm whether Sixth Sister's heart had truly become dull and foolish, as his little cousin had worried.

You could also say that he/she is blind.

Xu Lingzi sighed, somewhat not understanding what Li Shiyue and Xu Yunci meant. Faced with Xu Yunci's question, she had no choice but to tell the truth: "I told my mother that I want to find someone who is good to me. If I have to take care of a whole family every day, with all those nagging and fussing, I definitely won't be willing."

"And my husband will surely only love me, just as my father always loved my mother, he can only have me."

Xu Yunci chuckled: "So domineering, I'm afraid there aren't many men in the world like Father."

Xu Lingzi stiffened her neck, her eyes shining with determination: "Then I won't marry him."

“My parents gave birth to me and raised me for more than ten years, and my brothers and sisters love me. They didn’t want me to suffer in other people’s homes. Why should I ask for trouble? Even if he is a commoner, as long as he is good to me, I will spend money on him.”

Xu Yunci breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed his temper and shook his head, repeatedly telling himself that this was his own sister and he couldn't lay a hand on her.

It's also his fault. He only had one younger sister in the same mother's womb. After his elder sister became a nun, his father, mother, and he all doted on his sixth sister the most, which is why she was raised to be so innocent. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

After all, not everyone can pamper you like family.

"So what do you think of the Guangping Marquis's mansion, and the Guangping Marquis's heir? When you were young, you loved to play with Fu Chen. Now that he's in front of you, how do you feel?"

Xu Lingzi shook her head and said truthfully, "To be honest, I don't feel anything. What happens to the Marquis of Guangping's family is their business, what does it have to do with me?"

Suddenly, she hesitated, "Second brother, you don't mean you want me to marry that Fu Chen, do you? I don't like him."

She didn't like the way he looked at her. Perhaps he hid it very well, because she couldn't see anything in Fu Chen's eyes, but she still felt uncomfortable.

Li Shiyue breathed a sigh of relief and clasped her hands together: "You're telling the truth, I really don't like him."

Xu Lingzi felt confused and shook her head.

Li Shiyue looked at Xu Yunci. The two of them had been having an affair with the heir of the Marquis of Guangping, who had gotten the woman pregnant, but they still refused to marry her.

The fact that Lady Guangping is so eager to marry Xu Lingzi suggests she may have ulterior motives.

I thought Xu Lingzi would be furious after hearing this, but she only showed disgust, even more disgust than before. How could there be such a man in the world?

She truly believed that all men in the world were as loving and devoted to their wives as her father, as caring and nurturing to their children, and as upright and virtuous as her second brother. From what she had heard when her younger cousin came to the capital to what she had met since, none of them seemed to be normal men.

"So, Jiaojiao, you know about this too."

Under Xu Lingzi's gaze, Li Shiyue nodded: "It was at the banquet my cousin hosted a few days ago. I overheard it by chance in the corridor when I returned after sending my grandmother back."

"Later that day in the second room, when I heard the Guangping Marquis's mansion mentioned, I remembered this matter. I was really afraid that the Guangping Marquis's mansion had ulterior motives, so I went to find my cousin. After investigating, it turned out that they did have ulterior motives."

"I think the reason why Lady Guangping is so anxious about the marriage between the Marquis's family and the Duke of Rong's family is not only because of her cousin's identity, but also because Lady Guangping knows about the existence of that woman, and even knows whose child is in that woman's belly."

"That woman's status may not be very good, and she is not worthy of being the wife of the heir of the Guangping Marquis's mansion. Therefore, the wife of the Guangping Marquis wants to marry a noble lady to be the wife of the heir of the Marquis's mansion. As for that woman, she can be brought into the mansion in the future and leave behind the child in her womb."