Yu Liang nodded excitedly: "This old servant will definitely follow you loyally, sir."
Fu Ciyi said "hmm".
"I know who else went to the Cai family today, sir, do you want me to punish them?"
"Be patient." Fu Ciyi warned calmly.
Until he can produce evidence to impeach Cai Tingzhou, no servant in the mansion can move.
Fu Beimo ran in, sent Yu Liang away, and then lowered his voice to ask, "Brother, everyone says that sister-in-law is going to become the princess of a county. Mother and Yuanlian don't know yet. They just asked when sister-in-law would come to visit them. How long do you plan to keep this secret from them?"
"Help me keep it secret for now."
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The Cai family at this moment.
Upon learning that his daughter had sent thugs, Cai Tingzhou called his daughter over.
"Yan Funing is Yan Cheng's daughter, and now she's the future princess consort. If anything happens to her, you'll be the first person to be suspected. Mu Shi, you're usually very smart, so why are you so confused now?"
After all, Yan Cheng, this old fox, is not someone to be trifled with.
Cai Mushi said, "Dad, I have already asked someone to recall him."
Now her affair with Dong Kuang has become a topic of conversation among people after dinner. When she thinks of this, she feels extremely hateful and hates Yan Funing to death.
She felt better today when she learned that Fu Ciyi had broken up with her.
Cai Tingzhou nodded, then thought that Fu Ciyi could not be used by him, so he had no choice but to dismiss him.
But now Fu Ciyi successfully rejected the marriage proposal because of Mu Shi and Dong Kuang's affair, which prevented him from openly dealing with him in the officialdom.
If you can't deal with it openly, then do it secretly.
After sending his daughter away, Cai Tingzhou called in his confidants.
"Find an unrelated minor official and have him give Fu Ciyi a few boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry, making sure nothing goes wrong. If he accepts them, accuse him of accepting bribes."
The confidant immediately understood: "Prime Minister Cai means that if a young cabinet minister is found guilty of such a crime, he will never be promoted again in the future?"
"That's exactly what I mean." Cai Tingzhou smiled.
If Fu Ciyi looked down on Cai Mushi, it was because his ex-wife was very beautiful.
When it comes to wealth, whether it looks good or not is secondary. What matters is whether it is valuable or not.
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East Third Street.
Yan Funing and Liu Chengwen wrote a lot of recruitment notices. Just as they finished writing, a servant from the Yan family came over.
"Second Miss, Prince Chi has come to the Duke's Mansion. The old lady and the mistress ask you to return home."
"I understand." Yan Funing's voice was light.
Long Chi'an came whenever he wanted, but she didn't really want to see him.
Old Madam Yan was her step-grandmother, and she was the one who took the initiative to agree to the marriage. She didn't want to hear such an old woman asking her to return home.
But since her mother had given the order, she would go back.
She never expected that when she returned to the Duke's Mansion, the servants would lead her to the East Garden.
"The old lady said that the second young lady has not paid her respects to her since she was recognized. Now please go to the old lady first."
Yan Funing frowned slightly when she heard this, but she still followed the servant to the East Garden.
Old Madam Yan is her nominal grandmother, and she should indeed pay her respects to her. It is etiquette.
In that case, it wouldn't hurt for her to go.
When she arrived at the East Garden Hall, Yan Funing found that Old Madam Yan was sitting in the main seat, and Yan Yan'er was standing beside her serving her.
A young man and woman sat on each side below.
She had seen them before, namely her fourth brother and his wife, and her fifth brother and his wife.
Yan Jun said, "Second sister, you are busy with business, but you must not forget to pay your respects to Grandmother. It would be unacceptable if you didn't pay your respects once."
"Fourth brother is right." Yan Funing smiled lightly.
"But I'm a person who has a clear distinction between hatred and resentment. Thinking back to the day when we argued about who was real between me and Yan Yan'er, Grandmother was wholeheartedly on Yan Yan'er's side. Even if I wanted to come and pay my respects, I'm afraid Grandmother would dislike me. It's better not to come to the East Garden and get in the way."
Her parents did not ask her to pay her respects to the old woman, and her three brothers and sister-in-law rarely paid their respects to the old woman, so she naturally followed the same practice as her brothers and sister-in-law.
Everyone present looked unhappy when they heard what she said.
The Fourth Young Master's wife said, "Maybe he grew up in the countryside, so he doesn't know the etiquette."
The Fifth Young Master's wife said, "We are busy with business now. With so many noble ladies in the capital, which daughter would be so out in the open to make money? If you don't know, you would think our Duke's Mansion is struggling to make ends meet."
The words were full of sarcasm, but Yan Funing turned a deaf ear to them.
He briefly greeted Old Madam Yan, who was sitting in the main seat, and asked, "Grandma, what can I do for you?"
Madam Yan refused to let her sit down and simply said, "Grandmother knows you don't want to marry Prince Chi, but I've already promised the Queen Mother. Before you were recognized, the second daughter of our Yan family was always Yan'er. So, Grandmother has a solution that satisfies both of us: let Yan'er marry Prince Chi in your place."
Yan Yan'er was delighted to hear this. Her grandmother finally helped her to make things clear.
Yan Funing smiled faintly and said, "Grandmother, do you want the Duke's Mansion to be charged with disobeying the imperial order?"
Old Madam Yan choked and was speechless.
"There are guests in Nanyuan." Yan Funing said, then turned and left.
Yan Yan'er was so angry that she was about to explode: "Brother Chi treats you so well, and you are still reluctant."
Yan Funing stopped walking but didn't turn her head. "I have always been the Second Miss of the Yan family. Yan Yan'er is just an imposter. Even during the sixteen years I was away from home, I was still the Second Miss Yan."
The language is powerful.
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of applause.
Long Chi'an smiled and said, "Well said!"
Seeing this, Yan Yan'er pretentiously lifted her skirt and ran towards him, calling out in a soft voice, "Brother Chi, you're here?"
Long Chi'an ignored her and looked at Yan Fu Ning. "Fu Ning, can you come to my house today?"
Yan Funing wanted to irritate the group of people behind her, so she immediately said with a smile, "Go."
The two walked side by side, and Yan Yan'er's eyes were indeed red with anger.
The faces of the people sitting in the hall were not looking good either.
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