Chapter 61 A Plan to Turn the Tide
Wu Yumin laughed upon hearing this: "It sounds like you two are quite destined to meet. I'm sure you'll meet again in the future."
Xie Yunyu then asked, "Does he know your identity?"
"I told him when Tianxinglou left."
Xie Yunyu nodded: "This person is a good person at heart. He saved you twice without even knowing you."
Finally, you told him your identity, and he hasn't come to ask for a favor yet, so he seems like a good person.
Wu Yumin's eyes widened upon hearing this: "What do you mean? Do you want Wei Yang to take him as her son-in-law?"
We don't even know his identity. What if he's just a poor scholar who passed the imperial examinations?"
"He's not a poor scholar. The last time I saw him, he was dressed very well, like a young man from a respectable family."
Xie Yunyu laughed upon hearing this: "Then that's simple."
Once you find him, if he's unmarried and intelligent, you can investigate him and consider him as a potential candidate.
"What if he's already engaged, or what if the other person doesn't like me?" Xue Weiyang countered.
Wu Yumin, who was listening nearby, laughed and said, "Then you should wait until he passes the imperial examination and then find a husband for him."
After saying that, he chuckled to himself.
Seeing that Xue Weiyang was actually considering this person, Xie Yunyu asked:
"Judging from your expression, you've really taken a liking to this person?"
Xue Weiyang scratched her head: "I wouldn't say I've taken a fancy to it, but I'd say I'm open to considering it."
After all, that person was good-looking and seemed to come from a well-off family.
Even though I was poisoned by the muscle-relaxing powder, he did not take advantage of my vulnerability and was very polite.
Listening to their discussion about his studies, he seemed to be doing very well.
His classmate said he had the talent to be the top scholar in the imperial examination, but he didn't know if it was true or not.
Xie Yunyu laughed and said, "Oh, so it seems my second brother has a rival."
All three of them laughed.
Xie Yunyu raised her wine glass: "Then I will use tea instead of wine to wish Sister Weiyang all her wishes come true and that you find this person soon."
Wu Yumin also picked up her cup: "Ideally, this person should be unmarried and be able to pass the imperial examination with top honors."
No, you could say he's good-looking too, even a third-place scholar would do.
If you were to find a son-in-law right after the imperial examinations, and manage to snag a third-place scholar, it would surely become a celebrated story in the capital.
"Thank you for your kind words."
Xue Weiyang didn't know what shyness was.
Having shaken off his earlier anger, he was in a good mood and boldly raised his glass to clink glasses with the two men.
The three of them chatted and laughed for half the morning.
We had a barbecue together under the shade of a tree at noon.
Then we lay down together for a nap.
After lunch break, Xie Yunyu received a message from Tianxing Tower.
Tianxinglou specially sent a servant to convey the message.
"Reporting to Miss, the First Prince and the Second Mistress of the Wei family are still in Room Number One of the Heavenly Class today."
They drove all the servants out of the building, leaving only their own people.
So Manager Fu had his servant listen to their conversation through a copper pipe from next door.
It started when the second daughter of the Wei family said that since neither of them was satisfied with the marriage, they should join forces to break it up.
The eldest prince, however, said that he could create an accident to make Lady Wei disappear and thus end the marriage.
Upon hearing this, Lady Wei said that the eldest prince's goal was to marry the ninth daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
Even if she were killed, the Ninth Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion might not be able to marry the First Prince.
The eldest prince seemed to think that what Lady Wei said made sense, so he asked Lady Wei to tell him her idea.
Lady Wei said that June 27th was Princess Yongning's birthday, and all the young ladies from the noble families would have to attend.
The eldest prince said that the ninth daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's family did not even attend the Dragon Boat Festival palace banquet this time, and may not attend Princess Yongning's birthday banquet either.
However, Madam Wei said that Princess Yongning valued face the most, and if Ninth Madam of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion did not go, she would offend Princess Yongning.
So when the time comes, Ninth Sister will definitely go.
They planned to slip an aphrodisiac into Jiu Niangzi's tea at the banquet.
After the medicine takes effect, she will be taken to an empty room to be alone with the Crown Prince for a while.
Afterwards, she will bring all the young ladies with her, and then the ninth daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion will have no choice but to marry him.
Upon hearing this, all three gasped in shock.
After hearing this, Wu Yumin started cursing.
"Wei Ningyan and the First Prince are truly a pair of wolves and tigers, black-hearted people who use despicable methods like drugging."
They really are a perfect match.
Xie Yunyu looked at her servant and asked, "And then?"
"The eldest prince seemed to have accepted the idea, and I could hear him drinking with Lady Wei."
Then the eldest prince said that if this matter succeeded, he would thank Lady Wei properly.
Lady Wei said she didn't need thanks, she just needed the eldest prince to do her a favor.
The eldest prince asked, "What kind of busy are you in?"
Lady Wei asked the eldest prince to fetch a personal item belonging to the Prince of Shou'an and give it to her.
Upon hearing this, Xue Weiyang slammed her hand on the table and said:
"What a damn adulterous couple! What a bunch of bastards, I spit on them."
Xie Yunyu frowned as she listened. These two were really good at scheming; they came up with a plan in no time and ended up harming two people.
Wu Yumin looked nervous and pressed the Xie family's servant for answers:
"And then what?"
"Later, it seems that the two of them reached an agreement, and the eldest prince said 'deal'."
After that, they talked about how to contact each other and exchange messages, and then they parted ways.
They had just left when Manager Fu sent me here to tell Miss.
Xie Yunyu asked, "Is there anything else?"
The servant shook his head.
Xie Yunyu instructed the servant, "Keep today's events to yourself, otherwise those two could take your life at any time."
The servant nodded solemnly: "Miss, I understand."
"Let's go back."
Xie Yunyu waved her hand.
After the servant left, Xue Weiyang asked with a sullen face, "Then what do we do?"
Wu Yumin said from the side, "What else can we do but play along?"
"How exactly do you intend to turn the tables on them?" Xue Weiyang asked.
Xie Yunyu tapped her right middle finger on the table, thought for a moment, and said:
"Come here, we'll do this..."
The three of them huddled together, whispering to each other for a while.
Finally, Xue Weiyang shouted, "Alright, that's it. Let them experience this power too."
In the afternoon, after the three parted ways, Xue Weiyang went to see her parents with an angry expression.
At dinner, the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife, as well as Xue Weiyang's third brother Xue Zhan, were all present.
Xue Weiyang has three elder brothers born of the same mother: Xue Zheng, Xue Wu, and Xue Zhan.
The eldest brother is brave but lacks wisdom.
The second son is both brave and resourceful.
The third brother is smart, but not very strong.
Therefore, the eldest and second eldest sons were both leading troops outside the capital, leaving the youngest son, the most brilliant strategist, in the capital to assist the Duke of Zhenguo in navigating the court.
While eating, Xue Weiyang said, "Father, elder brother, you should find something for the eldest prince to do recently, so that he has no time to look after himself and will not always be scheming against me."
Upon hearing this, the Duke of Zhenguo paused in surprise, putting down his chopsticks.
"Didn't His Majesty already bestow a marriage upon him and that girl from the Wei family?"
"Yes, the marriage has been arranged. But the eldest prince's desire to seize our family's military power has not died."
Everyone in the capital knows that the second daughter of the Wei family is in love with Prince Xiao Ling of Shou'an.
Now that neither of them is satisfied with the marriage, they are preparing to join forces to sabotage it.
The two of them met at Tianxing Tower today and are plotting to drug me at Princess Yongning's birthday banquet on the 27th of next month.
Upon hearing this, both the Duchess of Zhenguo and Xue Zhan stopped eating, their faces filled with shock.
Xue Zhan snapped out of his daze and quickly asked, "How did you know about this?"
“Yu Min and the third daughter of the Xie family came to visit me today. Tianxing Tower belongs to the Xie family, and the third daughter of Xie sent someone to find out about it.”
"Third Sister Xie? The old Grand Tutor's granddaughter?" the Duke of Zhenguo asked.
Xue Weiyang nodded and continued, "Yes, she also gave me two sets of ideas that combined offense and defense."
One of the things I said was that you and your third brother should find something for the eldest prince to do, so he wouldn't have time to pay attention to me.
Xue Zhan laughed upon hearing this: "Oh, an idea that combines offense and defense? Tell me about it."
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