Anle frowned upon hearing this. The emperor had sent a mine because he wanted to send the Feng family's daughter as a concubine. What was the emperor thinking? What was he planning to do with this Feng family's daughter?
Or perhaps they were focusing their efforts on the Feng family?
Does her uncle know what the emperor is thinking?
Will this have any impact on her uncle?
Or perhaps she was preoccupied with something related to her uncle?
Anle had some doubts in her mind, and after thinking about it, she decided to find some time to ask her uncle in person.
She herself was naturally unwilling to get involved in these national affairs; her purpose was simply to find out whether it would pose any harm to her uncle.
Or rather, she was afraid that if something happened to her uncle in the future, her grandfather would worry.
Yan Qingxue was arranged by Anle to live in the Yu residence. Although it was called an arrangement, it was really just that she moved in to live with Anle. In this huge mansion, she could easily find a courtyard to live in.
Anle went straight to find Yan Qingxue, planning to go out with her to explore the capital city properly. She knew that it would take a day or two to see everything in the capital, so she had already made plans to bring her third brother back after they had thoroughly explored the city. That way, the trip wouldn't have been in vain.
Bai Naijiong accompanied them again. All their food, drinks, and entertainment these past few days have been taken care of by Bai Naijiong, so they haven't spent a single penny.
An Le was happy to take Bai Naijiong as a sucker and fleece him, since he didn't have to spend any money himself.
"Today I'll take you to try this fruit wine. It tastes really good and is quite famous in the capital. Even the thirteen prestigious families love to come here to buy fruit wine."
"Especially this fruit wine, women can all drink it, it doesn't give them a headache, and it tastes wonderful. It's most popular with those noble ladies and young ladies from prestigious families." Yan Qingxue chattered incessantly beside Anle.
I wasn't paying attention when I entered and bumped into a girl.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry for my rudeness. I hope you'll forgive me, young lady—" Yan Qingxue was originally in a good mood and was about to apologize, but she was interrupted by the other party's insult, "You little brat, are you blind ass?"
Yan Qingxue's face immediately turned green. She glared at the maid next to the girl, who looked down on her with her chin raised high. Yan Qingxue's short temper flared up immediately.
"If I'm blind, then you little punk are blind with your mouth. Your young lady hasn't even spoken yet, so why are you spouting nonsense?"
"Red Peach, apologize to this young lady." The girl beside the maid was dressed in white, with long hair reaching her waist and a green sash around her waist. She had an ethereal air about her and a beautiful face, and could be described as a graceful and elegant beauty.
His words were so magnanimous that they were impeccable and left one speechless.
Hongtao's face flushed red. She had wanted to retort, but since her young mistress had spoken up, she could only lower her head and apologize reluctantly, which made Yan Qingxue scoff.
"A mere maidservant, yet she has a temper even worse than her master, so arrogant and domineering. I think such a servant should be sold off. With such a bad temper, who knows how much trouble she'll cause her master if she's taken out with her. She's lucky to have met me today. If it were the Heavenly King himself, your young lady would probably be at my mercy."
After stabbing her, Yan Qingxue brought Anle inside.
Bai Naijiong smiled politely and nodded to the girl in white, which was his way of greeting her.
The girl in white glanced at Yan Qingxue who had entered, then looked meaningfully at Hongtao beside her. The girl was right; she had hit the nail on the head.
Her mother sent such a hot-tempered and arrogant maid to her side, wasn't it just to deliberately cause trouble and stir up trouble for her?
Even a stranger could see it, so how could she not understand?
After finding a table and sitting down, Bai Naijiong watched as the girl in white left through the door before explaining to Yan Qingxue.
"This young lady is the eldest daughter of the Feng family. I had the honor of meeting her once at a royal banquet. She is well-mannered, gentle, graceful, and polite."
It's just a pity that her mother died early, and her father, who is also the head of the Feng family, remarried. This stepmother probably deliberately put this maidservant by her side to cause trouble for her eldest daughter.
Otherwise, given this girl's temperament, she couldn't possibly have raised such an arrogant and unruly maidservant.
Yan Qingxue was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "Sure enough, there aren't many good stepmothers. But I'm not asking all stepmothers in the world to be good stepmothers. It's fine if they don't cause trouble, but I'm afraid that one of them will have bad intentions and always want to cause some trouble. Tell me, what good does it do for a stepmother to harm others without benefiting herself?"
Bai Naijiong paused for a moment, seemed to be thinking about something, and then chuckled softly.
"Perhaps it's for her own biological children. This Miss Feng has a younger sister, born to her stepmother. The two sisters are about the same age."
It is said that Miss Feng is quite close to the eldest son of the Su family. The two are mutually attracted to each other and have been childhood sweethearts. In terms of family background and social status, they are a well-matched couple.
However, this stepmother also wanted her own daughter to marry into the Su family, specifically the eldest son of the Su family.
Naturally, this became a thorn in the side of the stepmother, who wanted to ruin Feng's reputation to benefit her own daughter.
Yan Qingxue made a vomiting gesture, "Ugh... this second wife of the Feng family is really disgusting."
"Especially during this period, the Su family and the Feng family have become quite close. The head of the Feng family intends to marry one of his legitimate daughters to the Su family for a marriage alliance, so the second wife is in a hurry."
Upon hearing Bai Naijiong's words, Anle suddenly realized something.
She remembered that her uncle's legal wife was apparently the eldest daughter of the Su family.
Yesterday, the emperor sent in another woman from the Feng family. The meaning behind this is self-evident. She seems to be able to sense something and understand the emperor's intentions.
The doubts in my heart were answered by Bai Naijiong in an instant.
It seems the emperor wants to use his uncle's connections to make a fuss and ruin the relationship between the Feng and Su families.
It's no wonder that two women would be jealous and rivalry if they married the same man at the same time.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her uncle for three seconds. This was not about enjoying the blessings of having multiple wives; it was a strategy of checks and balances employed by an emperor.
Her uncle was caught in the middle and became cannon fodder.
Sacrificing one's own happiness to fulfill the emperor's ambition.
Her uncle is also in a bit of a predicament.
This emperor was truly ruthless.
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