After chatting with Song Chun, Wei Min could see that she came from a simple family. She did not look down on her and explained with a smile, "It's nothing. Master Cheng is in a high position with great power. He always does things arbitrarily and casually. Others cannot easily refuse him. With his protection, Sister Yu Jiao can walk around freely in the capital. No one dares to bully her. Many people can't even ask for her help!" For example, the Xue and Feng families tried every trick in their power to win over Cheng Ying, but it was a pity that no one looked down on her.
Wei Min was a heretic and did not despise Cheng Ying like those people from noble families.
If she could acknowledge Cheng Ying as her adoptive father and ask Gu Yun to marry her, she would be willing to do so.
Song Chun understood something from Wei Min's words. That Chief Eunuch Cheng was all-powerful and could adopt anyone as his adopted daughter, and it was impossible to refuse. However, everything had its good and bad sides. Just as Miss Wei said, the chief eunuch was extremely powerful. With a backer like him, although it might not sound good to say it out loud, no one dared to bully Yu Jiao.
Wei Min took the opportunity to say, "I heard that Sister Yu Jiao was staying at your house back then, and she had a good relationship with Master Yu. When Master Yu first came to Beijing, she helped him everywhere, and even got him to become Liu Ci Fu's disciple. She is really a rare good girl. I see that you care about her a lot, but have you ever thought about becoming a family with her again?"
Song Chun smiled. She was also happy to hear the compliments from Yu Jiao. She didn't hear the hidden meaning of Wei Min's words at all: "She treats our fifth brother and our whole family very well. Although she has returned to the Liu family now, we always treat her as a family member in our hearts."
Wei Min continued to say: "Master Yu seems to be at the age to get married. Although Sister Yu Jiao is his brother, they are not related by blood. Auntie, you like Sister Yu Jiao so much, why not let Master Yu marry Sister Yu Jiao."
Wei Min knew that what she said was rash, but considering that she and Yu Jiao were both frustrated people, and today was a rare opportunity, she simply risked her dignity to help Yu Jiao. After all, this Mrs. Song didn't seem to be the kind of person who would gossip and criticize others behind their backs.
Song Chun was stunned when he heard this, and then he stared at Wei Min vigilantly, not daring to respond rashly.
She was inexperienced and was afraid that Wei Min would trick her into saying something unfavorable to Yu Jiao. The rules in the capital were strict. Miss Wei said that she was a good friend of Yu Jiao, but how could an unmarried girl bring up the marriage between Yu Jiao and Qi Zhe for no reason? Even if Song Chun was ignorant, she knew that if this word got out, it would be bad for Yu Jiao's reputation.
Qi Zhe had told them at the beginning that if anyone went to their house to inquire about Yu Jiao's background, they should just say that Yu Jiao was fostered by the Liu family in their Yu family, and they were not to say anything else, especially the matter of selling herself for good fortune.
Seeing Song Chunruo facing a great enemy, Wei Min knew that her kindness might have been misunderstood, so she hurriedly explained: "I don't mean anything else, please don't worry, aunt. To be honest, my family has been arranging marriages for me recently, but the marriages for girls from official families like us are just superficial, most of them are family marriages. Although the family background is decent, the husband has three wives and four concubines, and there are a lot of intrigues in the harem. It is rare to be able to respect each other, let alone find a husband of your dreams."
Wei Min sighed softly, "I feel bad just thinking about it. Sister Yu Jiao is almost getting married. She once told me that she would marry a man who treats her well like her brother Lord Yu. I just said something wrong. Please don't blame me, Auntie. I was ignorant."
Song Chun took Wei Min's words to heart, but she didn't dare to respond. She smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
The two of them sat there for a while. As the sun had set, the light in the main hall dimmed. Finally, Yu Qizhe came back.
Seeing Yu Qizhe come in, Song Chun breathed a sigh of relief and stood up and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to take a look."
Yu Qizhe sat down on the chair and asked, "Miss Wei, what do you want to see me about?"
Wei Min looked at Yu Qizhe and understood why Yu Jiao fell in love with him. This man had a handsome appearance, eyes like stars, and even his scarlet official robe could not hide his graceful figure as white as snow and warm jade.
She cleared her throat and repeated the conversation she had heard from the window to Yu Qizhe, omitting the part about Zhu Yu wanting to marry her as a concubine. She then said, "Although my father is a member of the Crown Prince's faction, this case has nothing to do with my father. The person behind the embezzlement of Jiangnan salt and silver is undoubtedly the Crown Prince."
Yu Qizhe looked indifferent after hearing this: "Besides this, what other purpose does Miss Wei have?"
Seeing that he didn't seem surprised at all, Wei Min asked, "Have you found out that it was the prince's doing?" Seeing that Yu Qizhe remained silent, she secretly sighed that it was no wonder that even her father said that this man was so capable.
"I have no other purpose, I just want to provide clues for Lord Yu. I hope Lord Yu can try this case as soon as possible. It is said that a prince who breaks the law is guilty of the same crime as a commoner. I hope that the criminal will be punished and suffer the consequences of his actions!"
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