After Shen Anran returned to her room.
Ye Pianpian came over to bring her tea.
"Mother, were you punished after entering the palace?"
Shen Anran shook her head.
"Both the Imperial Noble Consort and the Empress Dowager are reasonable people and have never thought that I, as a stepmother, have done anything wrong."
"It's believed that Ye Wenwen is really immature. She's 30 years old and still doesn't have any sense of right and wrong."
"She acts lawlessly just because she is a daughter of the Ye family."
Ye Pianpian placed the tea in front of Shen Anran.
"Mother, have some tea."
Shen Anran nodded.
I picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Pianpian, sit down, I have something to tell you."
"Um."
Ye Pianpian sat down in front of Shen Anran.
Shen Anran's tone was somewhat heavy.
"Your engagement with Zhou Ming is now in a rather difficult situation."
"Mother knows you don't like him, and Mother doesn't like him either."
"When the late emperor arranged the marriage, he never expected that Zhou Ming would be such a spoiled brat."
"The Duke of Zhou was granted the title of Duke for his meritorious service to the late emperor, and he was also born a son late in life."
"Zhou Ming spends his days in brothels. If you really marry him, you will suffer a lot of grievances!"
"Don't worry, the Imperial Noble Consort is already thinking of a way to protect you, and she will not disobey the late Emperor's decree!"
Ye Pianpian sighed.
“Mother, there’s no need to put the Emperor in a difficult position for my sake.”
"This is my daughter's fate, and she has accepted it."
"Don't say that. There are still three months until your wedding with Zhou Ming. Within that timeframe, we can still find a solution."
"Um!"
Hua Feng Palace.
Xu Qingzhi was having dinner.
I haven't been able to eat anything.
"Sister Xu, what's bothering you?" Consort Jin asked.
Xu Qingzhi sighed.
"I'm thinking about how to help Pianpian break off her engagement."
Ye Qianqian pouted.
What's so difficult about that?
[That Zhou Ming isn't a good man either. Let's just send a few assassins, put him in a sack, and kill him.]
Xu Qingzhi was taken aback.
The little princess, however, knows how to deliver a fatal blow.
Cutting the weeds out at the root is one way.
But Xu Qingzhi was worried.
If the King of Zhou were to investigate further, it would be difficult to explain.
Ye Mu muttered something to himself.
"If only my grandfather were here, he could ask me to rescind my order."
"Then we can protect Aunt Ye Pianpian!"
Xu Qingzhi shook her head.
"It will probably be even more difficult. The late emperor's words were law; once spoken, how could they be taken back?"
Ye Qianqian thought for a moment.
Wait, that's actually a pretty good idea!
[Since it was arranged by the Emperor, let's ask him to rescind his decree!]
[Have the Emperor lie, saying that his grandfather appeared to him in a dream, and that his grandfather, in heaven, saw that Zhou Ming was a spoiled brat and decided to rescind his order!]
[Wouldn't that just break off the engagement? So simple!]
Haha! I'm such a clever little princess!
Xu Qingzhi sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.
My little princess.
Such tricks would not convince the Zhou king.
He would only assume that the Emperor deliberately wanted to break off the engagement between the Zhou and Ye families, and that's why he made up such a ridiculous excuse.
Consort Jin deliberately revealed Ye Qianqian's idea as well.
Ye Qianqian was taken aback.
Oh dear, Mother thinks the same way I do!
Is this the legendary mother-daughter bond?!
Aunt Xu, quickly use this method!
Xu Qingzhi explained her reasons for refusing.
"Unless Zhou Ming has committed a grave error, the Emperor has no reason to annul the engagement."
"And Zhou Ming didn't commit any heinous crimes like murder or robbery; at most, he just went to brothels!"
Consort Jin said.
"Isn't this perfect? Going to a brothel shows that he will be unfaithful to his marriage in the future."
Xu Qingzhi shook her head.
"Zhou Ming is a very smart person!"
"He would never let himself go to a brothel in his true form!"
"He always disguises himself as someone else!"
"There won't be a single flaw that anyone can find!"
"Pianpian has considered catching him on the spot before! But Zhou Ming always manages to escape!"
Ye Qianqian thought for a moment.
[This won't work, that won't work, it's really difficult!]
Ye Chen muttered something to himself.
“If Zhou Ming has any unusual preferences, such as liking men, then your aunt doesn’t need to marry him!”
Wait a minute! She likes men?!
This could be a trap that could be set!
[Hehehe! I've got an idea!]
[Didn't he like to disguise himself and go to brothels?!]
【Then send someone to follow him, and when he goes to the brothel, have someone disguise themselves as the prostitute he usually visits!】
[Once he goes inside, knock him unconscious and make all the men who were hiding come out!]
[Then—pretending to be drunk, something happened!]
Finally, once the rumors start circulating, things will be much easier, won't they?!
[When the news spreads throughout Dayuan City that Zhou Ming prefers men, it will be much easier for Aunt to break off the engagement!]
It's not that my aunt doesn't want to marry him, it's just that their genders are incompatible!
[Hahaha, I'm such an evil little witch!]
After hearing Ye Qianqian's plan, Xu Qingzhi...
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