Chapter 444 Use Your Brain
In the past, if her son could marry the Ninth Princess, Wei would be so happy that she would burn incense.
But Concubine Xian was very proud and was determined to find a promising young man from a noble family for the Ninth Princess, so she looked down on her son.
Now, the Ninth Princess has had physical contact with Ji Chong and her reputation has been damaged. In order not to marry that playboy Ji Chong, she even thought of using her son. She said that they had been engaged since childhood and that he was devoted to the Ninth Princess and didn't care about the rumors. Bah!
This is just intentional and disgusting.
So her son deserves to be cuckolded?
Even the princess's family doesn't want it.
The wife of Marquis Pingliang rubbed her aching forehead, feeling helpless, like a scholar encountering a soldier and unable to explain his reason.
"Second brother's wife, how can you believe that the rumors have absolutely nothing to do with us and Concubine Xian? This matter is clearly someone deliberately making trouble to destroy the relationship between you and me."
Wei sneered, clearly not believing it.
At this time, the servants' greetings were heard outside.
"Good luck to the Marquis, and good luck to the Second Master."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pingliang Hou and Master Ji Er walked in together. Both of them had cold and ugly faces.
When the wife of Marquis Pingliang saw Marquis Pingliang, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"The Marquis is back." She stood up and called out, then nodded slightly to Master Ji Er: "Second brother."
"Sister-in-law." Master Ji II called out with a bow.
"Master, you have heard about Chuan'er's affairs, right? You have to make the decision for Chuan'er. The Ninth Princess is clearly having an affair with Ji Chong, and Concubine Xian actually came up with the idea of asking our Chuan'er to take over. This is clearly pushing our son into the fire pit."
When Wei saw Master Ji, she started complaining.
Master Ji Er's eyebrows jumped when he heard this, and he glared at Wei fiercely: "Shut up."
Wei was startled by the drink and stared at Master Ji Er blankly: "Master...Master, why are you yelling at me?"
Master Ji II ignored her, but clasped his fists towards the Pingliang Marquis and his wife, and said apologetically: "Brother, sister-in-law, Wei was reckless and had no intention of disrespecting the queen and the princess. I hope that brother will forgive me."
Pinglianghou Mansion glanced at Second Master Ji calmly, and then his majestic and sharp eyes fell on Wei. After a long while, he said in a cold voice: "Pinglianghou Mansion and Concubine Xian are in a relationship of honor and loss. Second brother and sister-in-law are so busy distancing themselves from the relationship. Are they thinking of leaving Pinglianghou Mansion forever?"
When Wei heard this, his face gradually turned pale, and he felt ashamed as if he had been seen through.
"Brother, I didn't." She said weakly.
If the master and the eldest brother were not brothers from the same father and mother, they would have been driven away like the third brother long ago, and would not have been able to enjoy such a glorious life by relying on the power of Marquis Pingliang and Concubine Xian.
She had never thought of leaving Pingliang Marquis Mansion.
"It's getting late. You should go back first. Don't pay attention to the rumors outside. Those who are innocent will be innocent." Pingliang Hou stopped looking at Wei and said to the second master Ji.
He knew what Wei was thinking. She wanted to take advantage of the Pingliang Marquis' Mansion and Concubine Xian, but didn't want to give a single cent. Once her own interests were involved, it seemed as if they had done something very wrong to her.
Not to mention that Concubine Xian had never discussed with him about letting Ji Chuan marry the Ninth Princess, even if Concubine Xian really asked him to do so, he would have considered it.
Master Ji Er did not dare to say more, and bowed and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, goodbye."
Wei's face turned pale and red as she bowed and followed Master Ji II dejectedly.
The wife of Pingliang Hou hurriedly handed a cup of tea to Pingliang Hou and said, "My Lord, drink some tea. Wei has a low vision. Don't be angry with her."
"Humph, is she worthy?" Pingliang Hou took a sip of tea and said nonchalantly, "Foolish woman, a mere rumor makes her so impatient."
If Wei didn't have a good family background, I would have asked my second brother to divorce this woman long ago.
Master Ji II looked at Wei with a gloomy face, and his thoughts coincided with those of his eldest brother.
If the Wei family had not held the military power, he would have divorced this willful and brainless woman long ago.
Wei looked at the cold and frosty Master Ji Er, feeling guilty: "Master, don't look at me like that."
"Who told you to go to the next door to make trouble?"
"The servant who went out to buy things heard about the Ninth Princess and told me when he came back. I was anxious so I went to talk to my eldest sister-in-law. I did this for our son. The Ninth Princess is noble, but she fell into the water yesterday and had an unclear relationship with Ji Chong. Concubine Xian didn't like Ji Chong so she came up with the idea of grafting flowers and trees. What do you think of Chuan'er, and what do you think of me, the master?"
The more Wei thought about it, the angrier she became. However, when she saw that Master Ji's face did not improve but became darker, her voice became weaker.
"You're confused."
Wei was stunned by the scolding.
Master Ji Er then said, "Use your brain and think about it carefully. The Ninth Princess fell into the water yesterday. It was only one night, so how could the Queen have the time to discuss this matter with the eldest brother? Moreover, she was impeached by the censor at the morning court. It was clear that the rumor started to spread as soon as Ji Chong rescued her yesterday. Moreover, when you didn't know about this, people outside were already saying that our second branch did not agree with this marriage and quarreled with the eldest brother, and it seemed that they had turned against each other."
Wei's mind suddenly became clear, and she stared at Master Ji Er with her eyes wide open: "So what Master meant is that the rumors were spread deliberately to make us feel dissatisfied with our eldest brother's family, and to block the Ninth Princess's escape route, forcing her to marry Ji Chong."
Master Ji gave Wei a look and said, "You are not that stupid."
Wei gave an embarrassed smile and didn't say anything back.
There was a strange feeling of secret joy in my heart.
So it seems that the rumor spread very well, and it immediately blocked the way for Concubine Xian and the Ninth Princess. Even if Concubine Xian had this idea, she would never dare to bring it up again. Her son did not have to marry the Ninth Princess, and her reputation was saved.
It was not known whether Wei's thoughts were not hidden well and were revealed, or whether Master Ji knew his partner too well so he could guess something even from Wei's slightest glance. So he immediately saw through Wei's thoughts, rolled his eyes speechlessly, and got up and left.
Wei came back to his senses and chased after him anxiously: "Where are you going, Master?"
What responded to her was the back of Master Ji walking away.
She must have gone to look for the vixen in the backyard again, Wei thought angrily.
Towards evening, Concubine Xian learned that Emperor Chengde had returned to the Qianqing Palace, so she changed into plain clothes and went there.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian requests to see you." Hu Qian bowed and reported.
Emperor Chengde paused with his pen and said, "Transmit it."
Hu Qian responded and turned to go out. Not long after, he saw Concubine Xian walking in slowly in a crescent-white palace dress.
Her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque and her expression is gentle, like the spring breeze in March, which makes people feel comfortable when they see her.
"Your Majesty, may your majesty be blessed."
Emperor Chengde leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "Stand up."
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