Jiang Yuwei frowned upon hearing this and said:
"Who in the capital do you have a grudge against? Why would they go to such lengths to attack you, even bribing the tavern? How did they know you were going to that tavern? Could it be that the Lin family has their eyes on you?"
Ning Zixuan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then angrily said:
"It was Miss Ye. She suggested going into that tavern. After I went in, I didn't see Yu Rou, so I sat down and had a few drinks. After drinking those drinks, I felt something was wrong, but I was very thirsty at the time, so I drank a few more. Later,"
Ning Zixuan paused and continued:
"Later, Yu Rou came back and saw me drinking with Miss Ye. She got angry and ran back to the Prince's Mansion. I followed her, but Yu Rou wouldn't let me in. I had no choice but to go back to the Prince Jing's Mansion. Then I fainted."
Jiang Yuwei hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"This was probably done by Miss Ye alone. Logically speaking, a young lady from a secluded family like her shouldn't have any contact with the Lin family, and she wouldn't need to do anything for them."
Ning Zixuan frowned and looked at Jiang Yuwei.
"Then why did she drug me?"
Jiang Yuwei sighed.
"Sigh, perhaps she couldn't stay in the Ye family any longer, so she came up with this harmful and self-defeating trick to force you to marry her. Although it didn't work out, it did sow discord between you and Miss Wang."
Upon hearing this, Ning Zixuan slammed his fist hard on the stone table.
"That Miss Ye is such a scoundrel! Yu Rou was so sincere in wanting to be friends with her, but it turns out she's just inviting a wolf into the house!"
Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Zixuan and said:
"So, what are your plans regarding Miss Wang now?"
Ning Zixuan sighed.
“I never expected that we would be tricked by Ye Yuqing. Yu Rou is really angry right now and is completely ignoring me. I was thinking of asking you to come with me today to help me make peace, at least so that I can see Yu Rou and explain things clearly.”
Jiang Yuwei nodded.
"This matter really can't be delayed. Miss Wang must be furious. If it goes on too long, I'm afraid she'll lose feelings for you and start discussing marriage with her cousins."
Ning Zixuan became even more anxious after hearing Jiang Yuwei's words.
"Then let's go now. I've prepared all the gifts. Let's hurry over."
Seeing Ning Zixuan's anxious look, Jiang Yuwei could only smile and nod in agreement.
The two went out, got into the carriage, and headed towards the Prince's Mansion.
Upon arriving at the gate of the Prince's mansion, the gatekeeper still refused to let Ning Zixuan in. Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Miss Wang only said that the young master was not allowed to enter, but did she say that I was not allowed to enter?"
The doorman looked Jiang Yuwei up and down, then shook his head sheepishly.
Jiang Yuwei smiled.
"Then I'll trouble this servant to go in and announce that Madam Jiang from the General's Mansion has come to see Madam Wang."
Seeing this, the servant glanced at Jiang Yuwei and then at Ning Zixuan, who was filled with anger, before nodding and entering the mansion.
Jiang Yuwei turned to look at Ning Zixuan.
"Your Highness, please wait in the carriage. I will go in first and explain the situation to Madam Wang. You can take the gifts and apologize later."
Hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Ning Zixuan could only reluctantly enter the carriage.
A moment later, the gatekeeper's servant came out to deliver the message.
"Our lady said that only Madam Jiang is invited to enter."
Jiang Yuwei nodded to the servant and gestured for him to lead the way.
The servant led Jiang Yuwei to the front hall, where Madam Wang and Wang Yurou were already waiting for her.
"Madam Jiang, you've come over. Please come and sit down."
Jiang Yuwei nodded to Madam Wang, then turned to look at Wang Yurou, whose eyes were red and swollen, and smiled slightly before sitting down next to Madam Wang.
Wang Yuru lost her desire to laugh at this moment. She simply bowed to Jiang Yuwei and then sat down as well.
Jiang Yuwei looked at Madam Wang and said:
"I came here today because I have something I want to say to Madam Wang and Miss Wang."
Madam Wang gestured to the maid beside her to pour tea for Jiang Yuwei.
“Madam Jiang, let’s be frank today. It seems that the marriage between Yu Rou and the young master is not going to happen. You will not need to worry about it in the future.”
After hearing this, Jiang Yuwei glanced at Wang Yuru, who was keeping her head down and not saying a word, and then smiled:
"Is this also Miss Wang's idea?"
Wang Yuru pondered for a moment, but did not speak. She simply nodded to Jiang Yuwei.
Jiang Yuwei picked up the teacup on the table, took a small sip, and said calmly:
"Actually, I came here today for the marriage between the young master and Miss Wang. I think the two of you are in love, so there's no need to ruin this good match for someone unrelated."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Wang Yuru's eyes immediately welled up with tears as she said:
"Madam Jiang, you must be mistaken. The one who has feelings for the young master is not me, but the second young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion, Ye Yuqing!"
Jiang Yuwei put down her teacup and stared intently at Wang Yurou.
"If the young master truly has feelings for Miss Ye, why would he need to beg me to come to the Prince's mansion to propose marriage time and time again? Wouldn't it be simpler for him to go directly to the Prime Minister's mansion to ask for Miss Ye's hand in marriage?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Wang Yuru couldn't hold back her grievances any longer and cried out in a tearful voice:
"Then let him go and ask Ye Yuqing for her hand in marriage. Why use me as a pretext? Why play games with me?"
Jiang Yuwei sighed.
"If the young master truly loves Ye Yuqing, why would he use you as a pretext?"
After hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Madam Wang seemed to understand something, so she glared at Wang Yurou.
"Yu Rou, what are you doing? Sit down and wipe your tears. Don't be rude!"
As she spoke, Madam Wang looked at Jiang Yuwei again.
"Madam Jiang, I'm so sorry, but my daughter is spoiled and can't stand the slightest grievance. She witnessed what happened yesterday with her own eyes, so there's no way she can lie about it, right?"
Jiang Yuwei glanced at Wang Yuru, who was wiping away tears with her head down, and shook her head helplessly.
"It's true that Miss Wang saw it with her own eyes, but nothing happened between the young master and Ye Yuqing. In fact, it was you, Miss Wang, who brought this together."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Madam Wang glared at Wang Yurou again. Wang Yurou thought of what her mother had said to her yesterday, and realized that she had indeed insisted on dragging Ye Yuqing and the young master shopping together. So she clicked her tongue and dared not say anything more.
Madam Wang personally poured Jiang Yuwei a cup of tea and asked:
"Please enlighten me on what happened yesterday, Madam Jiang."
Jiang Yuwei picked up her teacup, took a sip, and then looked at Madam Wang.
"Both the young master and Miss Wang were tricked by Ye Yuqing. Yesterday, while Miss Wang was away, Ye Yuqing drugged the young master. Fortunately, Miss Wang appeared in time and did not let the young master be in the same room with Ye Yuqing for too long. When the young master saw Miss Wang run away, he hurriedly chased after her."
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