At this moment, inside the Prince Rong's residence.
"Useless! Utterly useless! You can't even handle a five-year-old toddler, what use are you to me?!" Princess Qingping angrily smashed the cup in her hand on the ground.
The people kneeling before him bowed their heads deeply.
Prince Rong waved his hand, "You may all leave now."
The group should step down.
Princess Qingping addressed Prince Rong, who sat on the main seat, saying, "Father, I told you long ago that the Jiang family's daughter is truly wicked. If you want to deal with that one-year-old child from the Xue family, don't involve her. Look, she ruined such a great situation with just a few words!"
Prince Rong pondered deeply, saying nothing, his thoughts drifting back to the secret letter he had received earlier.
The fact that they had succeeded was the best news for him.
Success or failure in Kyoto is a minor matter and will not affect the overall situation.
Originally, dealing with the youngest son of the Xue family was not part of the plan, but it just so happened that his daughter brought those people over, so he decided to do it on the spur of the moment.
Thinking of this, he took a sip of tea and asked, "How did you find those people?"
Princess Qingping's depressed expression eased somewhat. "It was a girl named Shi Wenxia who brought it over. She said she found the mother and her three children outside the city."
"Shi Wenxia? And who is she?" Princess Rong couldn't help but ask.
"She was just the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yun family, with whom she was engaged. I heard that her father was a traitor and his entire family was executed. She only escaped execution because of her engagement to the Yun family."
Prince Rong's expression turned serious. "Surname Shi? It's actually her?"
The daughter of that Deputy General Shi?
He thought for a moment and then asked, "Why would she send someone to your residence?"
Princess Qingping snorted coldly, "She must have heard that I don't get along with Su Youran, so now that she has something on Su Youran, she'd be eager to hand it over to me, wouldn't she?"
“She is the future daughter-in-law of the Yun family, and Su Youran is now the legitimate daughter of the Yun family, so why is she making trouble for Su Youran?” Prince Rong found it unbelievable.
Princess Qingping recalled the scene of her meeting with Shi Wenxia yesterday, "I don't know either. However... when I saw her yesterday, she said some strange things."
"What did you say?"
“The strangest thing is that she said... the Third Prince is young and cannot withstand being scalded by hot water, and she hoped that we would take care of him.”
Prince Rong's expression immediately changed drastically. "Did she really say that?"
The matter concerning the Third Prince is something he is currently planning, and even his daughter and his own princess are unaware of it! How did that young girl with blond hair find out?
"Yes. What does Father mean by this? Even if she wants to pity the Third Prince's cousin, there are Consort Shu and the Emperor in the palace, it's not our turn, is it? Moreover... she also intentionally or unintentionally revealed that she knows about Yun'er's background."
Prince Rong's face darkened. "Tell me in detail about your meeting with her yesterday."
"Yes." Princess Qingping, not understanding why her father was so serious, recounted the events of yesterday in detail: "Yesterday, an old woman came to report that a young maid brought in several ragged people who wanted to see me. Of course, I didn't want to see these strange people, so I wanted the old woman to send her away. But the old woman actually said that the young maid wanted to know whether the eldest daughter of the Princess's mansion was surnamed Jiang or Feng?"
As she spoke, a look of embarrassment and annoyance appeared on her face. The man beside her, Anwu, was surnamed Feng. Yun'er was Anwu's daughter, so wasn't she also surnamed Feng?
"I had no choice but to see her because of this," Princess Qingping said angrily. "She brought in the mother and her three children, saying that she had recently been staying at the Tongrentang Pharmacy to recuperate and had learned the secrets hidden there."
Prince Rong already knew the secret of being able to operate on living people. He waved his hand and said, "What else did that little girl surnamed Shi say?"
"Then my daughter asked her, since Su Youran is her future sister-in-law, why is she targeting Su Youran?" Princess Qingping tried hard to recall, "She said that she and Su Youran are mortal enemies, and she will not only target Su Youran, but also her birth mother, the current Duchess of Pingguo, Madam Su, and the Su family behind her."
Prince Rong became interested. "The Su family is far away in Dingzhou. How did this young girl from Taizhou come to have a grudge against them?"
Princess Qingping shook her head. "But I was happy when she said she wanted to deal with the Su family. Humph, I finally understand now, it turns out that the Su family is Yun Yue's true love!"
Princess Rong sighed, "Qingping, are you still thinking about that Yun Yue?"
She was unaware of the father and daughter's plan at first, but later learned about it from her husband, which made her very worried for them.
She had known for years that her daughter had met Marquis Pingyuan Yun Yue in the capital city sometime in the past, and her heart had been devoted to him ever since.
Unfortunately, Yun Yue had already married and had children. Because of this, his daughter had done some dirty work in the Yun family, targeting Yun Yue's original wife, Zhou Shi.
Three years ago, Qingping and his father agreed to go to Dingzhou, hoping to have a chance encounter with Yun Yue. If things went well, the military power in Dingzhou would be as easy as taking candy from a baby.
Unexpectedly, Yun Yue disliked Qingping at all and even said some harsh words. In a fit of anger, and since she was pregnant, Qingping hastily took a liking to Jiang Mingyi from Dingzhou and used some means to make Jiang Mingyi divorce his original wife.
"If he hadn't repeatedly rejected my daughter in Dingzhou, how could she have fallen for that good-for-nothing Jiang family member?" Princess Qingping pouted.
Jiang Mingyi hadn't returned to the Princess's residence for several months. Although she had become a complete cripple, he was still nominally her husband.
Moreover, the Jiang family also held military power in Dingzhou.
Therefore, Princess Rong advised, "Forget it, it's fortunate that you chose the Jiang family. Otherwise, if it were really Yun Yue, how could he be so easily manipulated? I still advise you to find an opportunity to give your son-in-law a way out and let him return to the mansion. It is ultimately damaging to the reputation of our Prince Rong mansion for the couple to continue living separately."
Qingping snorted, "He's only focused on that slut's belly now, hoping she'll give him a son. If it weren't for that top-notch expert by his side, I would have already..."
Princess Rong was very worried, "Could it be that even Jiang Mingyi knows about Yun'er's background?"
"Impossible!" Princess Qingping said with a hint of pride. "He even had a set of baby clothes for his daughter sent back just half a month ago."
Princess Rong then said, "Why don't you call him back to the manor and bring that wretched woman with you? Judging by the days, she should be due to give birth in a month or two, right?"
Princess Qingping immediately understood her mother's meaning and her eyes lit up. "Mother is right. I will take care of it right away."
Prince Rong was more concerned with matters in the palace, and he brought the topic back, asking, "Why did that young girl mention the Third Prince?"
Princess Qingping also showed a strange expression. "After I had the mother and her three children taken away and locked up, Miss Shi said before she left, 'The Third Prince is young and may not be able to withstand the pain of burns. I hope we can be kind to him.' After saying that, she took her leave, and I didn't have time to ask her any more questions."
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