Last night, Ye Yabing drank a bowl of sweet soup and fell into a deep sleep, completely unaware of what was happening.

When she woke up, she discovered that the Marquis's mansion had completely changed. She was no longer the daughter of the eldest son's family, but the child of Min Yingying and Ye Xiaowei.

What's even more terrifying is that her grandmother wasn't the real mother of Marquis Zhongyong Ye Xiaobai, so her status as the second daughter of the Marquis's family was going to plummet even further.

She gripped Han Yu's hand tightly: "Do you think His Highness Prince Ding will break off the engagement? I am not the daughter of Marquis Zhongyong, and Marquis Zhongyong and my grandmother are not related by blood at all. Moreover, my elder brother is crippled and cannot provide him with any assistance!"

She was already disfigured and had suffered a drastic change in her identity. Being unable to marry Prince Ding, Yun Chi, was the thing she feared most at that moment.

If she could marry into the Prince's household and become the Princess Consort, she would still maintain a noble status.

If not...

She simply couldn't bear to think about it anymore.

Han Yu said, "This servant will go out and inquire for you. Hopefully, the matter at the Marquis's residence hasn't been publicized yet."

Just then, Madam Wan from the third branch of the family arrived, smiling, and said, "Congratulations, Second Miss! The Ministry of Rites has set the wedding date for you and His Highness Prince Ding. The two families can begin discussing the wedding arrangements from today!"

Since neither the first nor the second branch of the family could manage affairs, Ye Qingxue brought out Madam Wan from the third branch and put her in charge of Ye Yabing and Prince Ding's wedding.

Ye Qingxue also told her, "Before Ye Yabing marries into the Prince Ding's mansion, nothing that happened at the Marquis Zhongyong's mansion last night should be spread! Otherwise, you will be severely punished!"

Madam Wan was so frightened by Ye Qingxue's ruthless methods that she could only nod and agree.

Upon learning that the Ministry of Rites had sent the wedding date, she immediately brought it to inform Ye Yabing.

Ye Yabing was overjoyed. Her wedding was set for June, and there wasn't much time left. How wonderful!

She could escape the mire and enter the Prince Ding's mansion to become the high and mighty Princess Ding.

There's no way the identities of Prince Ding and Princess Ding could be wrong again! Ye Yabing firmly believed this!

Logically speaking, the marriage of a prince of the current dynasty should take at least one to two years to prepare. But in fact, the Ministry of Rites had already started preparations more than a year earlier, which were for Prince Ding Yunchi and Ye Qingxue.

Now it's just a different bride; everything that needs to be prepared is still the same, only a different woman is receiving these things.

Furthermore, after Prince Ding forcibly lifted Ye Yabing's veil in the lake that day, he felt genuinely guilty towards Ye Yabing.

He was deeply in love with Ye Yabing, and even when other women were by his side, he could only think of Ye Yabing's face.

Therefore, Prince Ding put pressure on the Ministry of Rites, asking them to choose the fastest date to set the wedding date!

That's why the wedding date was set in such a short time.

It has been less than three months since then.

However, when the time came for Yun Chi and the Empress Dowager, Yun Chi already had some regrets, because at this time he learned that Ye Cunjin had defiled Miss Lan and was about to be stripped of his title and dismissed from office.

However, the Ministry of Rites had already given the date to the Emperor and also sent it to the Ye family.

Inside the Phoenix Palace.

She then said to him, "Since it has already happened, it cannot be changed. To dwell on it will only cause more trouble."

Yun Chi clenched his fist on the table. How could he not hold a grudge?

He first lost Wei Jingtong, the Minister of War, and now he has lost Ye Cunjin, the Vice Minister of War!

Those are all pawns he can use.

Two of them were eliminated at once, and both were from the Ministry of War. Wouldn't the Ministry of War be out of his control?

The Empress Dowager said, "Speaking of this Ye Qingxue, she is quite strange. My son, think about it, whether it is Wei Jingtong or Ye Cunjin, they were both trampled into the mud by her."

Yun Chi was slightly taken aback: "Does Mother mean that after I broke off the engagement, she has been looking for an opportunity to take revenge on me?"

Then she shook her head slightly and said, "She didn't know that Wei Jingtong was one of our men. It's not entirely true that she did this to seek revenge on you."

"However, this girl is quite capable. She also solved the case of the two girls who died tragically in the suburbs."

Yun Chi frowned slightly. It seemed that Ye Qingxue was indeed quite capable. He asked, "Does Mother have any ideas?"

The Empress Dowager said, "I was thinking that if we could have someone like her by our side, you would be on the verge of becoming the Crown Prince. But unfortunately, you have already broken off your engagement with her, so we can't just let her join our side."

Yun Chi's brows furrowed even deeper.

He never forgot how arrogant Ye Qingxue was to him on the night he was flogged fifty times.

She'd rather kick him into the water than bow her head.

This person is like an untamed wild beast!

He just wanted to trample her under his feet, torture her mercilessly, and make her cry and beg for mercy!

The Empress Dowager glanced at him indifferently: "My son is young and impetuous, which I can understand. But if we encounter someone truly talented, we should try our best to bring them into our camp and make them work for us."

Yun Chi asked, "Has Mother Empress come up with a brilliant plan?"

The Empress stood up, walked to the palace gate, looked at the warm sunshine in the courtyard, and said, "Tomorrow, I will be holding a flower viewing banquet. Please send an invitation to Ye Qingxue, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong's family, on behalf of the head maid."

The nanny agreed, prepared the invitations, and personally delivered them.

Yun Chi lowered his voice and said, "Based on my understanding of Ye Qingxue, she is a wild beast that cannot be easily tamed. I'm afraid she will not be willing to obey Mother and me. What are your plans then, Mother?"

The Empress Dowager glanced at him and said, "My son, if there are capable people who are not used by us, what's the point of keeping them? To make them our enemies?"

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