The difference between her and my backgrounds has destined her to be psychologically twisted and vengeful. No matter how well the Bai family has treated her over the past six years, she will think it's just charity and pity. We can no longer influence her.
Bai Shu understood Su Yunxi's psychology very well. If she had traveled through time six years earlier, perhaps things would have turned around.
Now the situation was set. Her original, pure and kind self had failed to become her friend, but the seeds of hatred had already taken root in her heart, entwining her flesh and blood, unable to be removed...
Our mission is to play badly. If we don't support Du Wenqing, the wimp, then why would we care about Su Yunxi?
The system sorts out the main line of the task, which actually has little to do with Su Yunxi. She is just the official partner of Du Wenqing in the original world.
[Tongzi, guess what will happen to Su Yunxi if we ignore her?]
Bai Shu talked to the system in her mind with a cold tone.
[She's determined to climb the social ladder. Without the Prime Minister's support, a weakling's advancement is bound to be slow. Perhaps Su Yunxi might look for another suitable match?]
The system speculates that Su Yunxi will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals, and Du Wenqing is not her only one.
"That's right. If Du Wenqing falls, Su Yunxi will definitely do her best to find another good match. How could I let her have any chance to harm the Xiangfu?"
Bai Shu has already treated everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion as her family. She has never been so involved in a role before, and this time she must protect her family.
[Susu, I understand! We need to marry Su Yunxi to this wimp before he's completely ruined. That way, they'll be like grasshoppers tied to the same rope, unable to jump for more than a few days!]
The system supports Bai Shu's decision, and it also doesn't like Su Yunxi.
【Good boy, you have learned the two-part allegorical sayings! 】
Bai Shu was amused by the system's mischievous tone, and felt more and more that it was slowly accompanying her like a little friend.
[Hey, I'm a professional! A little allegorical saying is no problem for me!]
Su Yunxi didn't know at this moment that her fate had been determined by Bai Shu and the system in just a few words.
She was still thinking about how to take down Du Wenqing...
"Are you all hungry? Let's eat."
Jiang said as she ordered the food to be served. Today was Bai Heng's 39th birthday.
Since it wasn't a big birthday, there was no big celebration. It was nice for the family to just have a reunion dinner together.
"Dad must taste this pot of excellent Jiannanchun, which Mom and I helped brew a few months ago."
Bai Ziyi took out the wine that he and Jiang had just brought back as if he were presenting a treasure. After opening it, the aroma wafted into the air, and even people who didn't like wine would be intoxicated by it.
"Good wine! We must drink heartily tonight!"
Bai Heng took the wine jar and poured the wine himself, without any airs of a prime minister.
He had been accustomed to the disputes between legitimate and illegitimate children since he was a child, and had also seen many court officials who were exhausted and even dismissed from their posts due to unrest in the harem.
Therefore, Bai Heng believed that only by having a virtuous wife, having several legitimate children, and having a united family could he have a harmonious family and a smooth career.
Everyone celebrated the birthday while drinking and chatting, and the Xiangfu was filled with laughter and joy.
…
[Tongzi, tell me the information about my future sister-in-law.]
Bai Shu was on her way to a palace banquet. She was dressed in a picturesque red dress, lazily leaning on the soft couch in the carriage, chatting idly with the system.
[Alright! Liu Ruyin is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Works. She is sixteen years old and comes from a wealthy family. She grew up in luxury. She and your eldest brother have known each other since childhood. They are childhood sweethearts, and the elders jokingly talk about arranging a marriage for them.]
It wasn't until three years ago that Liu Ruyin suddenly changed her attitude towards your eldest brother. At that time, the original body hadn't yet started pursuing Du Wenqing, so the two of them missed each other not because of the original body.
The system searched through the plot of this world all night and finally found some clues!
[Three years ago? You said they missed each other. Could it be that Su Yunxi was interfering?]
Bai Shu has been thinking about this matter for the past two days. In the original plot, Liu Ruyin missed Bai Zixuan.
She waited until she was eighteen and became an old maid before she hastily married the son of the Dali Temple Minister, a man of bad character. One can imagine what her married life was like.
【If Susu said so, it is very possible! 】
The system seemed to have been enlightened, as if it had been acupunctured. The lives of supporting characters will be affected by the protagonists. It is very likely that Liu Ruyin was influenced by Su Yunxi.
Three years ago, Su Yunxi was just beginning to fall in love. She must have known that marrying anyone with the influence of the Prime Minister's Mansion wouldn't be as easy as marrying my eldest brother. If she had resorted to trickery, the spotless Liu Ruyin would have been no match for her.
Bai Shu still doesn't quite understand marriage in this world.
In her understanding, cousin marriage was considered close relative marriage and was strictly prohibited, but it was very common in that era.
[Susu, you think very highly of your future sister-in-law.]
The system feels that Bai Shu likes Liu Ruyin very much.
"Well, birds of a feather flock together. I don't believe that someone as kind as my eldest brother would like someone with a malicious mind."
Bai Shu was still resting with her eyes closed. She already knew in her mind that Su Yunxi was not to be feared. She had to conquer her future sister-in-law on her own!
[That makes sense. The more a tortoise looks at a mung bean, the more they like it!]
The system tries to slowly understand human emotions.
【……】
[If you can't make a cloud, then don't make one. My elder brother and his wife were matched by the Jade Emperor. They're a match made in heaven! It's the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd. So happy! Give me your turtle and mung beans!]
Bai Shu was speechless. She had just praised it for its ability to tell two-part allegorical sayings, and now it was messing with her...
【Good night. 】
The system shut up. It didn't dare to refute Bai Shu at this time.
"Miss, please eat some cakes to fill your stomach first. You won't feel as comfortable as at home once you enter the palace."
Youlan sat on the side of the carriage. She placed the cakes in the basket on the small yellow wood carved table in the middle. The carriage was driving very steadily without any shaking.
"Well, this carriage is quite comfortable!"
They had been walking for quite a while, but Bai Shu didn't feel tired at all. The soft couch was just right, and the back cushions fit her body perfectly.
Bai Heng's status should not be too ostentatious, so the carriage is not big, but the interior decoration is very luxurious, with a low-key luxury and connotation!
"Master and Madam dote on Miss the most. When you said you wanted to change a carriage, Master immediately arranged it.
The silk used for the couch and cushions was gifted by the Emperor, and the patterns on them were made by the best embroiderer in the capital, which Madam commissioned. Even the relief carvings on the carriage's crown are unique!"
Youlan spoke excitedly about the carriage, she was happy for Bai Shu from the bottom of her heart.
She felt that her daughter should be someone who was held in the palm of someone's hand, and Du Wenqing was absolutely not worthy of her.
"Well, you should have some cakes too. My second brother bought these early in the morning at Baixiangzhai in the south of the city. They taste very good."
Bai Shu didn't know what Youlan was thinking. She had been looking around all the food shops in the city for the past two days.
Anyway, there is still a lot of time, she can go to each store to taste...
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