"Sister, you must stand up for me!" Yan Yu said coquettishly to the Fujin, who was sitting in the main seat drinking tea, as soon as she stepped into the threshold of the Fujin's main room.
"Yu'er, what's wrong? Did someone bully you?" The Fujin looked at Yan Yu with surprise and beckoned her to sit down.
"Sister, Yu'er has been rejected. They even scolded her for not being a proper mistress of this mansion, yet she refuses to leave!" Yan Yu cried, clinging to her wife's arms. Although she was always strong-willed, she was still quite angry at being spoken to like that so suddenly.
"Who dares to speak to you like that? Tell your sister, and your sister will stand up for you." The princess gently stroked Yan Yu's back, softly comforting her.
"It's all because of that Niohuru clan. Her maid has repeatedly belittled and insulted my sister. It's really too much. Sister, is everyone in this mansion afraid of Niohuru clan? Even her maids are so arrogant!" Yan Yu became angrier as she spoke, and then she remembered a maid she had met not far from the front yard that day, who was also from the South Courtyard.
After hearing her words, the Fujin remained silent for a long time. Yan Yu thought that she had gone too far with her words, so she looked up at the Fujin and saw that there were tears in her eyes.
"Sister, don't cry. It's all because I said something carelessly that hurt your feelings." Yan Yu didn't expect that her words could make her usually strict and dignified elder sister cry, and hurriedly explained.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you, sister. I've truly lost your husband's heart because of this Niohuru woman. She's adept at using tricks and is very cunning. I'm powerless to do anything about her. I can tolerate her being arrogant and domineering on ordinary days, but now she's even bullying me. It's made me lose all face. I'm so sorry!" The Fujin said, wiping away her tears.
"Sister, don't cry. What's so great about Niohuru? I don't believe you'll admit defeat to her." Yan Yu's eyes flashed with a light as she stared at the Fujin.
"Oh, sister, I'm not as beautiful as you young ladies, and I've already given birth to the eldest prince, so naturally I won't be as popular with your brother-in-law as the younger girls. I'm afraid that if Lady Niu gives birth to a son or daughter, the eldest prince won't even have a place to stand," the Fujin said, pulling Yan Yu along.
"Sister, I have a solution, but it depends on whether you can accept it," Yan Yu suddenly said.
"Sister, speak quickly! Is there anything we sisters can't say?" The Fujin hurriedly pulled Yan Yu's hand and asked.
"Sister, I want to stay here! Not temporarily, but to keep you company forever, to stay by your side forever," Yan Yu said cautiously, staring into the Fujin's eyes.
"You, you mean you want to marry the Fourth Prince?" A hint of surprise flashed in the Fujin's eyes, as if she had never known Yan Yu's thoughts.
"Yes, sister, I want to help you keep your brother-in-law's heart and help Honghui secure his position as heir apparent," Yan Yu said emotionally, but only she knew in her heart that she was doing it for herself. In fact, before coming to the Fourth Prince's mansion, she had planned to marry the Fourth Prince. In fact, from a very young age, she had fallen in love with the cold and taciturn Fourth Prince.
"You, you really want to stay by your sister's side? But if you do that, you can't be the principal wife, are you willing to do that?" The Fujin stared at Yan Yu in disbelief.
"So what if she's the legitimate wife? Seeing my elder sister being bullied by Niohuru, I really can't bear to see this! I'm willing to serve my brother-in-law with my elder sister and accompany Honghui as he grows up," Yan Yu said solemnly.
"Alright! If we sisters work together, we can definitely win your brother-in-law's heart back. However, I always feel a little sorry for my younger sister, and what about Father?" The Fujin looked very troubled, as if she was having a fierce internal struggle.
"Don't worry, sister. I'll talk to Father myself. I won't make things difficult for you." Yan Yu couldn't wait to get her wife's approval.
After the two sisters discussed it further, Yan Yu left with a sense of joy.
After she left, the Fujin's expression suddenly changed from being emotional to being cold and indifferent.
"As expected, she has long harbored desires for the Fourth Prince. As soon as I mentioned it, she couldn't wait to surrender," the Fujin said coldly.
“After all, Ninth Princess is your own sister, so it will be easier to control things in the future. This old servant thinks we should still discuss this matter with the master.” Granny Li ordered Chunliu to bring a basin of water for the Fujin to wash her face, because she had also been teary-eyed when she was moved by Yan Yu, and her makeup was now ruined.
The Fujin saw her own reflection in the water, then looked at the clear water and said coldly, "What a Niohuru! No wonder she is favored by the Fourth Prince. It seems she has some ulterior motives, thinking of using water conservation to please him."
Granny Li nodded and said, "It seems we underestimated this Lady Niu. Hopefully, Ninth Princess can keep her in check."
The princess washed her face with water and asked, "Why did you arrange that, Granny?"
Upon hearing this, Granny Li smiled slightly and said, "If the princess speaks to the ninth princess herself, then she will be suspicious of the princess's intentions. This old servant thinks that we should first arouse her hatred for Niu Shi, and then the princess can pour out her grievances to her. In this way, with hatred on one side and affection on the other, the ninth princess will naturally no longer suspect the princess."
The Fujin smiled slightly, a cold smile playing on her lips, and glanced approvingly at Li Mama, saying, "Well done. My good younger sister has always been someone who refuses to fall behind others. If we can use her to restrain Niu Shi this time, it will truly be of great benefit to Honghui. Once Honghui becomes the heir apparent, we can have her give birth to a son or daughter, and that would be doing her a favor."
As for Yan Yu, after leaving the Fujin's place, she did not return to her own room, but instead hurried towards the South Courtyard.
Yun Yuan followed behind her, and seeing the direction she was going, she hurriedly asked, "Princess, are you going to find Niohuru?"
Yan Yu replied, "That's right! I'd like to see just what kind of person she is, that she could actually push the primary consort to this point! My elder sister is really something, being suppressed by a mere princess to the point of being unable to breathe, and yet Father always boasts in front of us that she is the most intelligent daughter of our Ulanara family!"
Yun Yuan hurriedly added, "Princess, but your current status doesn't quite allow you to speak up. What that girl said was despicable, but it was indeed the truth!"
Yan Yu stopped in her tracks, glared at Yun Yuan, and then had to consider what she was supposed to do. In terms of status, the Niohuru clan was completely unrelated to her. Just now, she had only decided to see Lan Qin because she was angry, but after hearing what Yun Yuan said, she really felt a little unsure of herself.
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