The winter in Qingzhou is very cold. Yurong was so cold that she almost stuck to the kang and was unwilling to get down. The only time she went out for a walk, she came back with frostbite on her feet, which made Wei Xuanning very distressed.

Her foot bones were evenly proportioned, just like frozen tofu, but there was a frostbite on it that was unsightly no matter how you looked at it. Unfortunately, because she was pregnant, she couldn't use many medicines for traumatic injuries for fear of hurting the baby in her belly.

He rubbed Yurong's frostbitten area with his big hands, which made Yurong feel a little itchy, and she couldn't help but retract her feet.

"It's okay. The girls apply hot water or hot water to my feet every day. I think it will be fine in a few days."

She was not used to exposing her feet all the time, but Wei Xuanning liked her feet very much and kept warming them with his hands. This was obviously something Wei Xuanning had never done before.

Wei Xuanning kept warming her feet like this, as if there would never be an end.

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Although they couldn't go out, Yurong asked the maids to scoop up a handful of snow and put it in a golden porcelain plate, so that they could enjoy the snow. The maids were too lazy to go out because of the heavy snow.

Today Wei Xuanning specifically said that he would have dinner with her, and Yurong even asked the kitchen to add a few more dishes. But no one came after they waited for a long time. After a long time, Zhu Luo came and said that Young Master Chang had arrived and was discussing matters with the eldest son, so the eldest lady should eat first.

Mr. Chang?

What kind of person is this? Wei Xuanning actually had dinner with him just for his pleasure.

In the study, Chang Yuyunzheng and Wei Xuanning reported: "Prince Qi is doing well in his fiefdom now, but the noble concubine is still in the palace and cannot go to the fiefdom."

If everything goes well, Wei Zhongting will definitely not let Chang Xiaolang go. Wei Xuanning knocked on the table: "What's going on? If it's really good, Zhongting will not let you come. Just tell the truth."

"Prince Qi has reached the age to get married, and I heard that the Queen Mother wants to arrange a marriage for him."

"Whose girl is she?"

"The girl from the Guo family is the niece of Concubine Guo."

Concubine Guo had made great contributions by giving birth to the second prince, and she was always in high favor with the emperor. Therefore, when the new emperor ascended the throne, the Guo family also benefited from the tide.

But seriously speaking, the status of the Guo family is too low.

Wei Xuanning slapped the table. "They don't even care about their dignity now? What kind of background does the Guo family have? How could she marry the King of Qi?"

Chang Xiaolang also sighed: "Yes, the new emperor is very generous, but you also know that when the emperor was the King of Han, the shadow of the Queen of Han was behind him. Now that he has become the emperor, he still discusses many things with the Queen. Whatever the Queen says, it's what he does."

For Wei Xuanning, the tenth prince, Prince Qi, is not only the bargaining chip of the Wei family, but also his cousin, the cousin he watched grow up.

"There is nothing I can do to change this." Although Wei Xuanning hoped that King Qi could marry a helper, this has become very unlikely since he was enfeoffed.

Chang Xiaolang cleared his throat and said, "The Gao family seems to want to marry their daughter to the King of Qi."

Gao Shanru?

This makes sense. The new emperor didn't like Gao Xiang and certainly wouldn't use him. Gao Xiang's daughter didn't marry him that year. If he wanted to further establish a connection with the Wei family, Prince Qi would undoubtedly be a very good choice.

"What does Shanru think? If she really wants to marry the King of Qi, I can help her, but if she doesn't want to marry, I don't want to help her."

For King Yu Qi, there is not much difference between marrying Miss Guo and Miss Gao, because neither of them will have any effect.

Although the Huayang Gao family is of high status and a famous family, Gao Xiang is not as favored as the Guo family now, unless Prince Qi marries a girl from the Yang family, or the Queen's maternal grandfather, the Shangguan family.

If the King of Qi married the girl from the Yang family, he would inevitably be under surveillance, but his life would be saved.

It's a pity that there are not many girls of the right age in the Yang family now. Even the girl from the second branch of the Yang family who was of poor family background has been married off.

It's strange to say, when he faces Yurong, he doesn't seem to think of her as a girl from the Yang family, but only thinks of her as a lovely girl. However, when it comes to other people's affairs, including his former fiancée and cousin, he is still calm.

Doesn’t this seem a bit too cold?

Chang Xiaolang paused for a moment before he said, "The noble concubine has probably already asked the Gao family for their opinion, and the Gao family has expressed no objection."

What this means is that it is not easy for Gao Shanru to marry a man of noble status nowadays. On the contrary, Prince Qi is already the best choice. Even if Concubine Dowager Gui wants to choose Gao Shanru, she has no choice. She can't marry the peasant girl from the Guo family. After all, Gao Shanru is very capable in all aspects.

Moreover, if the King of Qi marries her now, it will also save her from danger and will completely tie the Gao family to the King of Qi.

The reason why Concubine Gui was attracted to Gao Shanru was because of her personality and the influence of the Gao family.

Although the Gao family seems weak now in the eyes of the Wei family, they are still stronger than the Guo family.

As for the fact that she was once Wei Xuanning's fiancée, it was simply ignored. Marriage is about the union of two families, and other things are not taken into consideration.

Besides, King Qi doesn't have many choices now.

They all knew that he owed the Gao family, so he would definitely help them. Besides, the King of Qi was his cousin, so he had to help them.

"Then did your master tell me how to help? I am trapped in Qingzhou now. Even if I use a kite to send a message, it won't be fast enough." He wanted to hear Wei Zhongting's opinion.

But Chang Xiaolang said, "Master's intention is to find some evidence against the Guo family, so that the Empress will not do that. At this moment, if the Grandmother——"

At this point, Chang Xiaolang paused for a moment, "If the eldest lady asks the Empress to marry Miss Gao to Prince Qi, perhaps this matter will be accomplished."

"That won't work." Wei Xuanning quickly refused.

He didn't want this to happen. This was something he owed to others. There was no need for Yurong to interfere or get involved.

Besides, there is Gao Shanru. Of course, he really wanted to propose to her before Yurong, but due to various pressures, he even burned his feet with moxa, but still failed to stop it.

After he got married, his heart was only on his wife.

Although he sympathized with Gao Shanru, he didn't want to help her in this way. Even though it was a shortcut, it was very unfair to Yurong.

Yurong didn't owe the Gao family anything. In fact, her marriage was, to some extent, the choice of the Wei family. If they didn't choose Yang Yurong, they would have to choose Chang Shunhua.

Moreover, she was so good to him, almost wholeheartedly. Less than a year after their marriage, she was willing to follow him to such a far place. She knew that he was so suspicious of her and was always on guard against her, but she still saved her life and even helped him without hesitation.

Yurong loved him so much, loved him to the point where a weak woman dared to kill the murderer with her own hands. She was so smart, but because of her love for him she became a stupid woman. How could he let her misunderstand that he still had feelings for Gao Shanru and let her come forward?