"Why can't we kill her! Not only her, but we should also get rid of that Fourth Prince!" A ruthless glint flashed in Madam Nian's eyes as she spoke.
“My lady, as I just said, our focus should be on the court right now, and we should let Lady Fucha handle the affairs of the inner quarters,” Bai Zhi said. “Lady Fucha is now convinced that it was the South Courtyard that switched her medicine. From my observation, this Lady Fucha is ruthless. She will definitely not let this go. Now that Hong Qiao has turned against her, if we make good use of her, she can become the best pawn to monitor Lady Fucha.”
After listening to Bai Zhi's words, Lady Nian nodded and said, "I'll entrust that girl Hong Qiao to you. As long as you can make her loyal to me and get Lady Fucha to take action against the South Courtyard, I, the concubine, will not mistreat her!"
“Yes, I am gradually winning her heart. These days, I have been trying to win her over, and she is already grateful to me,” Bai Zhi said.
"Why don't you arrange a scene for her to loyally save her master? Otherwise, how can you help them clear up the misunderstanding?" said Madam Nian.
"Yes, I've already thought it through. I'm sure I can make them, mistress and servant, reconcile," Bai Zhi said.
A smile appeared on Lady Nian's lips as she said, "The connections of the Fucha clan are not to be underestimated. As long as I can make her completely obedient to me, then by combining the strength of both families, the prince's path to the throne will be much easier!"
“My lady, there is another matter that I feel is necessary to discuss with you!” Bai Zhi added.
"What?" Mrs. Nian raised an eyebrow.
“Yesterday, while I was picking flower dew for my master outside, I found someone. I think she might be of use to us!” Bai Zhi said.
"Who?" Nian asked.
"Wu Ruyue. This servant saw her crying alone in the garden!" Bai Zhi said. "This servant saw that she has beautiful features and looks envious of life in the Prince's mansion. She must be unhappy with her marriage to the Song family!"
Madam Nian immediately understood Bai Zhi's meaning and said, "You mean this little girl is ambitious and not satisfied with marrying Song's younger brother? Aren't their two families already engaged?"
“As long as Wu Ruyue is unwilling, nothing has been accomplished yet, has it?” Bai Zhi said.
"How can we take advantage of her unwillingness?" asked Mrs. Nian.
"This servant does not know yet, but as long as I get close to her, I will become a spy planted by Wu's side in the future."
After thinking for a moment, Madam Nian said, "If you can get in touch with her, you might as well invite her to the East Courtyard."
It turned out that Madam Wu was arguing with Wu Ruyue. Because the Song family had already gone to the Wu family to propose marriage, Madam Wu was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would cause trouble. Therefore, she wanted to send her home so that she could marry Song Shucheng in two years!
Wu Ruyue knew she couldn't disobey her parents' wishes, but she really didn't want to go back like this! Her wish was still to marry the Fourth Prince, but she couldn't stop the arrangements made by Madam Wu and Madam Song!
"Sister, I don't want to go back! Please, don't send me back!" Wu Ruyue pleaded.
"Ruyue, your marriage to Shucheng can only take place in two years. You still want to stay here for two more years? You should go back and prepare for your wedding as soon as possible," said Madam Wu.
"Sister, it doesn't take two years to prepare for marriage! I'll still have a chance to see him if I stay here. Doesn't your sister want me to know more about him?" Wu Ruyue didn't want to leave and desperately tried to find excuses.
Seeing that she was unwilling to go back, Madam Wu felt helpless and simply said, "Then you can stay for another month! You must go back after one month!"
Wu Ruyue nodded. She only wanted to stay as long as possible, so that she would have more time to come up with more reasons not to leave!
From then on, Wu Ruyue always tried to find a way to see the Fourth Prince. However, Wu Shi was not favored, and the Fourth Prince did not visit her sister often, so she had no chance to see him. She felt that with her beauty, as long as she flirted with the Fourth Prince and got him to take her, then it would be a done deal, and Wu Shi would have no way to send her back.
One day, Wu Ruyue felt bored staying in her room, so she went out for a walk by herself, without letting her maid follow her, because she knew that the maids belonged to the supervisor.
Wu Ruyue wandered around the inner courtyard, thinking that she was no less capable than anyone else, but she just couldn't do as she pleased. Feeling frustrated, she sat alone in the garden and wept. Just then, Bai Zhi passed by and saw her sitting there alone.
“Miss Wu, why are you crying here? Is there something wrong? Please tell me, and I’ll see if I can help.” Bai Zhi stepped forward and asked.
Wu Ruyue was filled with resentment towards the Wu family. When someone asked her, she said, "My sister doesn't love me! She insists that I marry an ordinary man."
Bai Zhi was slightly surprised to hear this, but she patiently said, "Miss Wu, you must have misunderstood Princess Wu. I can see that your sister still loves you very much!"
"That's just on the surface. As soon as she found out I wanted to stay by her side, she stopped loving me! Now she insists on sending me back and then she doesn't care about me anymore!" At this moment, Wu Ruyue was only thinking about how badly Wu Shi had treated her, but she couldn't remember Wu Shi's good intentions in planning for her.
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