"Xueying greets her aunt!" Xueying bowed to the Fujin.
"Come here and sit next to me." The Fujin thought Xueying had brought Wuge's souvenir, so she quickly invited her to sit down.
Xueying obediently sat down and took out the letter from her father from her sleeve, handing it to the Fujin.
The princess hurriedly opened it to look, and the more she looked, the more her brows furrowed.
"What is your father planning? He actually wants to marry you off to her son?" The Fujin couldn't stand it any longer and asked, turning to the side.
"Aunt, please don't be angry. Father did this because he wanted to send Xueying in to help you, my sister." Xueying quickly stood up and patted her back. She knew that her aunt would never reconcile with Niohuru, and it was impossible for her to get her support, so she had already thought about how to talk to the Fujin before she entered the room.
"You want to marry Hongli? He's the son of Niohuru, and he's my mortal enemy. How can you call it helping me if you marry him?" The Fujin still looked incredulous.
"Aunt, Father told Ying'er at home that you have the aura of great nobility and an unlimited future. If Ying'er marries her, she can control their thoughts at any time. Wouldn't that help Second Cousin?" Xueying said, "As long as we help Second Cousin follow the path Aunt has designed for him, what does it matter if it means sacrificing Ying'er?"
The princess's expression changed several times, but in the end she calmed down and glanced at Xueying, saying, "Are you really willing to sacrifice yourself?"
Xueying would never sacrifice herself; on the contrary, she would never sacrifice herself for anyone.
“Xueying is a daughter of the Ulanara family, just like her aunt, and she carries the family’s mission on her shoulders. If Xueying can help her second cousin, then Xueying’s value will be worthwhile.” Xueying looked at the Fujin with determination and said, “Besides, my aunt said that if Fucha Mingyu marries Hongli, it will undoubtedly be the greatest help to him. Only if Ying’er can step between them can their marriage be as my aunt wishes.”
Looking at her stunningly beautiful niece, the Fujin (principal wife) gradually began to think that what she said made a lot of sense. The best way to ruin the marriage between Hongli and Fucha Mingyu was for Hongli to fall in love with someone else.
"Ying'er, do you have a way to make that boy abandon Fucha Mingyu and fall at your feet?" the Fujin asked, staring at Xueying.
“Everything depends on human effort. As long as they don’t get married, Ying’er will have a chance.” Xueying raised her extremely beautiful eyes. “Besides, Father will also be secretly working on things. What Aunt needs to do is to make sure that Ying’er can stay in the manor legitimately.”
The princess immediately replied, "That's not difficult. I can keep you in the main courtyard for a long time, and no one will object."
Xueying smiled slightly and said, "Aunt, whatever Xueying does, you can just watch and not interfere, is that alright?"
The princess consort was surprised that Xueying seemed to have seen through her thoughts as usual, and asked, "What do you intend to do?"
Xueying said, "Let's get to know them first. Hongzhou is interested in Ying'er, so we can use him to get closer to Hongli. There are many ways to create a rift between a man and a woman, aren't there?"
The princess looked Xueying up and down and said, "She's young, but she's got big ideas. You're my niece, they'll be wary of you."
After discussing the matter with the Fujin, Xueying went to see Shuzhen and handed her all the medicinal herbs that Wuge had asked her to bring.
The two sisters didn't have a good relationship to begin with; one was born of the principal wife, and the other of a concubine, so they never grew up together.
"Sister Ying, actually I've always been too embarrassed to see you." Shuzhen couldn't help but feel a little proud when Xueying personally brought her medicine.
"Sister Shuzhen, what's there to be embarrassed about? Second cousin's concubine isn't exactly a hot commodity." Xueying put down the medicine and turned to leave.
Shuzhen's expression changed and she said, "Sister, why don't you sit for a while? I heard that the Fifth Prince has a special affection for you. Who knows, we might even become sisters-in-law in the future."
Xueying turned around and stared at Shuzhen, saying, "I will absolutely not become a concubine. I'm afraid I won't be able to become proper sisters-in-law with my sister."
After saying that, Xueying turned and walked out.
Shuzhen coughed violently in anger. Back in the Ulanara mansion, she and Xueying had often been jealous of each other, secretly fighting countless times for Wuge's affections. Shuzhen's birth mother was merely a concubine who wasn't well-liked; Shuzhen was given to the principal wife's mother, Xueying's mother, as soon as she was born. Because of her obedience and flattery, Shuzhen was quite favored by Wuge and the principal wife, but after Xueying was born, her status plummeted.
Therefore, Shuzhen secretly resented Xueying, resenting her status as the legitimate daughter, her stunning beauty, and even more so, her innate noble temperament.
She didn't have to make any effort to easily steal the affections of her father and mother; she didn't have to feign any emotion to attract men's attention.
Ulanara Shuzhen glared viciously at Xueying's retreating figure. If her gaze could shoot swords, she would have already riddled Ulanara Xueying with bloody holes.
"Madam, please don't be angry. Perhaps in the future, when the little princess sees you, she will have to bow to you," Qiuwen said, seeing that Shuzhen was very angry.
"Why does she bow to me when she sees me?" Shuzhen asked.
“If the Second Master gains the Prince’s favor one day, his future status and prospects will be limitless. If the Little Princess marries the Fifth Prince in this mansion, that’s fine. But if she marries a scion of a prominent family outside, no matter how high their social standing is, it can’t be higher than ours. So, shouldn’t she pay her respects to you?” Qiu Wen said.
“That’s right. Even if she marries Hongzhou, our Second Master’s future will definitely be better than Hongzhou’s. Who knows who will greet whom when they meet in the future?” Shuzhen said.
Meanwhile, Xueying walked alone under the U-shaped corridor, while her maid A'luo said behind her, "This courtyard is so strange, how did it get into this shape?"
Xueying stopped and looked around. She said, "My dear sister is always putting on airs. Back in the manor, she always tried to win Mother's favor. Sometimes, Mother would even blame me for bullying her."
“How can she compare to the princess? The princess is the legitimate daughter,” A Luo said.
"She's married to my second cousin now, which has fulfilled her wish. However, it's best to avoid contact with her in the future to avoid trouble. Let's go," Xueying said.
Little did they know, just as they left, a woman emerged from a doorway behind the main gate. It was Chunqin, the maidservant of the Irgen clan. She had overheard everything Xueying had said.
She stared at the backs of Xueying and her servant for a while, then immediately walked towards the back door.
"What did you say? They really said that?" Irgen asked after hearing Chunqin's report.
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