Chapter 233 Revealing Everything
Madam Min looked at the others in the room: Qiao Yuanyao, Ayi, Ashuang, Ajiu, and Zhen Huan, who was nowhere to be seen. She then instructed, "You all go out. I need to speak with Wei Jia alone. Zhen Huan, come out with me too."
Some things are better left unseen by too many people.
Unexpectedly, before anyone else could make a move, Wei Jia spoke up, "Madam, let them all stay. I've never kept these things from them from the beginning."
Min Qiao was taken aback. What did that mean? Everyone around her knew, but she didn't?
Min Qiao was displeased, and this displeasure was evident on her face.
Seeing this, the maids were either frightened, guilty, or uneasy, and they all lowered their heads.
Wei Jia glanced at everyone reassuringly before saying, "Please, Madam, do not be angry. Everything was my decision; they were just following my orders."
Suppressing her emotions, Madam Min Qiao said calmly, "Tell me all the things you've been hiding from me today."
After saying that, he glanced at Wei Jia and added, "I'm only giving you one chance, don't lie to me."
Wei Jia nodded solemnly, thought for a moment, and then said, "Madam, Miss Biao, me, Ayi, Ashuang, Asi, Aqi... we all want Madam to live well, happily, for a long time, and without worries."
"You are our benefactor, our support, and the hope of all of us."
"We don't want to see you suffer, we don't want anyone to bully you, and we certainly don't want to see you living a dejected, carefree, and lonely life."
"We want to protect you, we want to find a way out for you, and we want to become your family, your concern."
The girls' eyes reddened after hearing Wei Jia's words.
Min Qiao was also somewhat moved, but this was not a reason for them to keep it from her and act recklessly.
"So, what exactly are you hiding from me?"
Wei Jia took a deep breath and said seriously, "A lot."
"So many!?" Madam Min was startled, but quickly calmed herself down. "Then let's talk about them one by one."
Wei Jia nodded. "First, the matter of Miss Biao entering the palace was something I planned."
"I want to try to take advantage of the Seventh Princess and the Empress's dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince to see if I can bring him down."
"Even if we can't really bring down the Crown Prince, we should at least make things difficult for him."
"Otherwise, wouldn't the Grand Madam have suffered all the grievances inflicted upon her by the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and the Wu family for nothing?"
"Of course, this is a complex and lengthy process, and it is not something that can be achieved by me giving a few words of encouragement, or by the Seventh Princess and the Empress doing something on a whim."
"Therefore, if we want to bring down the Crown Prince, we must do it step by step."
"Miss Biao is the bridge between me and the Seventh Princess."
Madam Min Qiao nearly had a heart attack. "How dare you! You actually plotted something like this? One wrong move and you'd be doomed!"
At this point, she looked at Qiao Yuanyao, who was involved, in disbelief, "You knew about Wei Jia's plan?"
Qiao Yuanyao nodded calmly, "I know."
Min Qiao looked at the others again, "And you? You knew about it too?"
The group hesitated, but Ah Shuang spoke up on their behalf: "We don't know exactly what Sister Weijia is going to do, but as long as it's for the good of the Grand Madam, we'll listen to whatever Sister Weijia says."
Min Qiao clutched her chest, nearly unable to breathe.
"Aren't you afraid that Wei Jia will sell you out?"
“If selling ourselves can help the old lady, we’re willing to do it,” said A-Shuang. After she finished speaking, the others nodded in agreement.
Even Zhen didn't know when he had emerged from the shadows and stood among the group.
Min Qiao gasped for breath, pounding her chest with her hands.
Seeing this, Ayi quickly stepped forward to help her catch her breath, but Min Qiaoshi waved her hand away and refused her help.
She patted her chest as she looked at Wei Jia, "Go on."
Wei Jia looked at Min Qiaoshi with some worry, but still said truthfully, "Secondly, the matter of Aqi going to serve by the side of the Marquis of Enping was also something I did on purpose."
Min Qiao was not surprised by this. "You want her to whisper in Su Rongrong's ear at a crucial moment and get the Earl of Enping to help me?"
Wei Jia shook his head.
Min Qiao looked surprised. It wasn't?
Wei Jia smiled guiltily, "I wanted Aqi to constantly remind Madam Enping of the kindness the Grand Madam had shown her, so that she would be grateful for the Grand Madam's kindness from the bottom of her heart."
"When the time comes, without anyone saying a word, she will take the initiative to pull the Earl of Enping in front of the Grand Madam."
Min Qiao suffered another heart attack. She tried her best to distance herself from her neighbor, but Wei Jia wanted to turn the Enping Earl's Mansion into her backing.
However, this is nothing compared to plotting to replace the crown prince.
"Is there anything else you haven't said?" Madam Min continued to press.
Wei Jia: "Thirdly, it was I who encouraged Cao Yimei to become a concubine in the mansion."
This time, Madam Min Qiao could no longer hold back and pointed at Wei Jia, yelling, "Do you know what you're saying?"
"Isn't Cao Yimei your own sister? How can you let her become a concubine to someone old enough to be her father?"
How could you push your own sister into a fire pit?
"Are you still the Wei Jia I know?"
Wei Jia did not argue, but waited for Madam Min Qiao to finish speaking before saying, "Madam, the Marquis is selfish and heartless. I cannot let the Marquis become the sharp knife that will stab you in the future."
"Therefore, there must be someone to stand in front of the Marquis and become the scabbard that restrains him."
Madam Min still couldn't accept it, "You can't sacrifice your sister!"
“The Dowager doesn’t understand my sister. No one can force her to do anything unless she is willing.” Wei Jia shook her head and smiled bitterly. “It’s been more than half a year since she came to the capital. She has had countless opportunities to leave Cuihongxuan, but she just doesn’t want to leave.”
"It wasn't until she became a concubine in the Marquis's mansion that she willingly left Cuihongxuan."
"So please don't think I'm cold-blooded, and don't feel sorry for Yimei. All of this was just Yimei's own choice."
Madam Min sighed, "Even if it was your sister's own choice, you should have tried your best to dissuade her. You know Min Rong is selfish, so you should know that no matter how resourceful a woman is, she cannot influence Min Rong's decision."
"If you think you can win Min-young's heart with your looks or other external things, then I can only say that you are too naive."
Wei Jia smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam, I know what I'm doing. I know that what can make the Marquis submit is either profit or something even greater."
"Therefore, Yi Mei does not represent herself. Rather, it represents her entanglement with me and the Grand Madam."
Min Qiao's lips twitched. So this was using her as a big piece of fat meat to keep Min Rong hanging?
"Moreover, besides Yimei, the eldest young lady will also become a carrot dropped in front of the Marquis." Wei Jia sneered, "Because of the eldest young lady's actions in helping the Grand Madam to contradict him, the Marquis wants to marry her off to a distant place."
"I'm determined to make the young lady the elusive moon in the sky, a sight that the Marquis can only dream of."
With the young lady exerting pressure from the outside and Yimei providing support from within, the Marquis's actions will not be too outrageous.
Min Qiao was speechless. According to Wei Jia, she had even made arrangements for Min Yuexi!
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