Cui Yihuan also had her doubts.
But she entered the Marquis's mansion for her son's sake. If she could become her son's mother again, even in name only, she would have more opportunities to be with him.
Having become the legal wife, she now had a reason not to leave the capital, which suited her perfectly. How could she possibly miss this opportunity?
She was unwilling to admit that she felt a little uncomfortable when Yin Jiuniang said she wanted to marry the Marquis of Zhongyong.
However, she also worried that the Marquis of Zhongyong was using her as a pretext to break his promise after rejecting Yin Jiuniang.
Therefore, he pretended to be confused, as if to say, "I don't know, the Marquis didn't tell me."
Yin Jiuniang's face darkened. "Xie Bang, you really are just giving me the runaround."
Marquis Zhongyong explained, "I haven't had a chance to tell Yi Huan yet."
He scratched Cui Yihuan's palm, "Yihuan, would you be willing to be my legal wife, the legitimate mother of this Marquis's mansion?"
She knew very well that Cui Yihuan was probably willing to do this for her son, but she still couldn't help feeling uneasy.
Cui Yihuan blinked. "Is what you said true, Lord Marquis? You won't regret it?"
Marquis Zhongyong raised his hand and made a vow, "I will never regret what my heart desires."
He looked like he wanted to tear his heart out, but Cui Yihuan didn't care whether he was sincere or not.
She nodded shyly.
Xie Bang said it in front of Yin Jiuniang, so he won't go back on his word.
She could finally rightfully hear her son call her "mother".
Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly welled up with tears.
Marquis Zhongyong roughly understood her feelings and suddenly felt incredibly foolish. After confirming Tinglan's identity, why didn't he think of making her his official wife?
But then I thought again that I was timid, afraid that Tinglan would resent me, afraid that Tinglan would not be willing, and even more afraid that the truth about Tinglan's identity would be revealed, and that the two of us would not be as good as we are now.
Fortunately, Tinglan is going to become his wife again.
But if her son's affair were to be exposed, Tinglan would probably hate him to death and might even leave the Marquis's mansion.
The matter of officially recognizing him cannot be delayed.
"There are no elders in the family, and Ye Zhen has no experience. We can't rely on the Cui family. I'll go to the Wang family tomorrow and ask my aunt to help us with the arrangements, is that alright?"
The aunt he mentioned was Madam Wang.
Marquis Zhongyong knew that the aunt and niece had recognized each other, and with Old Madam Wang acting as their representative, Lan was certainly pleased.
Cui Yihuan had no objections.
Yin Jiuniang looked at the two of them and secretly rolled her eyes. It was obvious that the man was in love with the woman, and she didn't know how these two idiots got together.
Fortunately, she intervened, but her intervention was not in vain.
"Lord Xie, what do you mean by this?"
Yin Jiuniang pretended to be angry and used her inner strength to push Cui Yihuan towards the door. "Please go out first, I need to have a good talk with him."
She looked like she hadn't given up and was eager to get married.
Cui Yihuan was a weak woman with no fighting skills, and she was pushed out of the room by her palm.
With another flick of her sleeve, Yin Jiuniang closed the door.
Although Marquis Zhongyong could tell that she had no intention of harming Cui Yihuan and had steadily pushed her out the door, he was still somewhat displeased.
Then Yin Jiuniang roared, "Lord Xie, tell me, what is it about me that I am inferior to Consort Cui?"
Before he could reply, Yin Jiuniang lowered her voice again, "If you want to marry her, then cooperate with me."
Marquis Zhongyong shut up completely, waiting for Yin Jiuniang to continue.
Yin Jiuniang sat down opposite him. "When the Crown Prince returns to the palace, you will have no sons left."
At that time, your mistress will likely find it hard to forgive you. Strike while the iron is hot; if you can't let go, you must hold on tight.
Otherwise, once Cui Yihuan finds out her son is gone, she might not still want to stay with this old man.
Marquis Zhongyong was shocked. How did she know everything?
"I suppose you've figured it out too. That kid's tantrum was all to try and bring you two together, but you're making too slow progress, so I had to step in myself."
Yin Jiuniang continued, "Xie Bang, I will remember Zhen'er's kindness in helping you today."
But you must repay his kindness personally, Xie Bang. We are father and son; I hope you can do your utmost to help him.”
Yin Jiuniang paid special attention to anything related to Ye Zhen, and thus noticed Cui Yihuan's different attitude towards Xie Tingzhou.
Ye Zhen not only didn't feel jealous, but instead became friends with him. He often brought Cui Yihuan along wherever Xie Tingzhou was, which aroused Yin Jiuniang's suspicion.
Therefore, I investigated Cui Yihuan carefully.
Having learned Xie Tingzhou's true identity and considering his behavior today, she boldly guessed Cui Yihuan's true identity.
If Zhen'er can be reborn, why can't Cui Yihuan?
Naturally, she also noticed that the Marquis of Zhongyong cared about Cui Yihuan.
The crown prince is returning to the palace, and his foolish apprentice has become fixated on him, so as their master, I can only try to get them as much help as possible.
She had her eye on the power of the Marquis of Zhongyong, so she had no choice but to first do him a favor and get him on her side.
Therefore, Xie Tingzhou's true identity was revealed directly.
Marquis Zhongyong asked, "How do you know his identity? What do you intend to do?"
Yin Jiuniang shrugged. "He told me."
Why would he tell you?
Marquis Zhongyong hasn't figured this out yet.
Then Yin Jiuniang said, "I hope you, like me, can always support the children and stand on their side."
The crown prince was falsely accused and left the palace for many years, yet the emperor and empress remained completely unaware, which shows that he had unreliable parents.
Moreover, the Crown Prince is not the Emperor's biological son, and Yin Jiuniang is worried that the Crown Prince's path back to the palace will not be easy.
In case the Crown Prince and the Empress Dowager ever truly turn against each other, he will need the assistance of someone like the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor.
Yin Jiuniang understands that the Marquis of Zhongyong is, in some ways, as loyal and blindly devoted as Ye Jinghong.
If there are no issues of principle, Marquis Zhongyong will definitely support the Crown Prince out of consideration for their years of friendship. However, if loyalty is involved, Yin Jiuniang is worried that Marquis Zhongyong will waver.
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