Xie Yang seemed deeply affected, standing there somewhat bewildered.
Consort Xi smiled gently and said, "That's right, Yang'er, your sister Yun will be your sister-in-law in the future. So, don't say anything about what happened today. Go back and review your studies first. Your mother and sister Yun can have a private talk. Okay?"
Xie Yang agreed, bowed to Yun Chuwei and the others, and then turned and left.
As he walked to the door, he glanced back at Yun Chuwei, giving off a feeling of reluctance yet having no choice but to leave.
Yun Chu raised an eyebrow slightly.
She had never raised a child, but how could an eleven or twelve-year-old boy have such a restrained and controlled look in his eyes?
She remembered being quite arrogant when she was eleven or twelve years old. Back then, she thought she was the best in the world and didn't even respect her master.
Perhaps, the eleventh prince, this young boy, is a different kind of boy from her.
But he probably isn't an innocent, naive boy.
As Yun Chuwei was pondering this, Consort Xi spoke up.
Her voice was gentle, and seemed to carry a smile.
"Yang'er's words are absurd, but if Miss Yun doesn't mind Yang'er, I would really like a daughter-in-law like Miss Yun." Consort Xi said with a smile. "After all, Miss Yun is smart and capable, and she can definitely keep Yang'er in check."
Upon hearing this, Consort Xi's mother, Madam Zhao, smiled and chimed in, "Although the Eleventh Prince is mischievous, I saw his attitude towards Miss Yun just now. If Miss Yun really becomes the prince's consort, wouldn't she keep the Eleventh Prince completely under her thumb?"
Consort Xi looked at Yun Chuwei and continued, "Miss Yun, I know I shouldn't be saying these things. However, my child wasn't very healthy when he was little, and I spoiled him too much. Now that he's older, he's harder to manage. If Miss Yun could help me manage him, I would be eternally grateful!"
Yun Chuwei naturally understood the meaning behind Consort Xi and her mother's coordinated performance.
She kept saying that Xie Yang was easy to control, and that if she became Xie Yang's princess consort and put him on the throne, she could control him.
Actually, if she had enough time, this would indeed be a good choice.
But she didn't have enough time.
On the other hand, if she had enough time, Xie Xuan would be a better choice than Xie Yang.
A man who commits suicide while holding her body is easier to control than a boy who learns to pretend at the age of eleven or twelve, right?
Yun Chu smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Consort Xi. I've been helping His Majesty with some matters lately, and I'm afraid I won't have much time. Besides, I don't think I'm capable of teaching the Eleventh Prince anything. Consort Xi, you should find someone more capable!"
Upon hearing Yun Chuwei's obvious rejection, Consort Xi's expression changed slightly.
She frowned and said, "If this is His Majesty's intention?"
The implication is that if she bypassed Yun Chuwei and directly sought His Majesty's approval for the marriage, what would Yun Chuwei do?
Yun Chu smiled slightly: "If Your Majesty has such an order, I will naturally obey. Just as Your Majesty asked me to come and tell Your Highness's fortune, I naturally came. However, I see that Your Highness does not seem to want your fortune told. Therefore, I shall take my leave!"
After Yun Chuwei finished speaking, she stood up, bowed, and left.
Consort Xi looked at Yun Chuwei's retreating figure with a somewhat gloomy expression.
Madam Zhao, standing to the side, said, "I've never met Yun Chuwei before, but now that I have, I think the rumors are true. She's a capable and arrogant woman! Even if she were married to Yang'er, I'm afraid she wouldn't be easy to control!"
Consort Xi snorted coldly: "I know what you're saying. But now that His Majesty values Yun Chuwei so much, how can Yang'er become the Crown Prince without Yun Chuwei's support? How can he ascend to the throne in the future?"
Madam Zhao shook her head slightly again: "There's no need to promise her the position of principal wife, or even empress, right? Yang'er is much younger than her, so she's at a disadvantage!"
Consort Xi's younger sister, Zhao Lan, laughed and said, "Mother is talking nonsense! What's wrong with a woman getting older? Older women are more caring. Besides, with Miss Yun's looks, figure, and abilities, how has she ever wronged Yang'er?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhao rolled her eyes at Zhao Lan and said, "You might as well shut up!"
She tried her best to prevent Yun Chuwei from taking the position, all so that Zhao Lan's daughter, her granddaughter, could become Xie Yang's principal wife. How could this person be so ungrateful? She even undermined him!
Zhao Lan snorted coldly and said to Madam Zhao, "Mother, I know what you're scheming about. But all of that is after Yang'er has risen to power. Don't get the wrong idea!"
Consort Xi felt annoyed after hearing what the two were saying.
"Stop arguing, you two!" Consort Xi said unhappily. "This isn't about Yang'er, it's about Yun Chuwei. Yun Chuwei clearly looks down on Yang'er now, what are we going to do?"
Zhao Lan frowned: "This is indeed difficult. If Yang'er were a few years older, we could force them to have sex, and that would be the end of it. But Yang'er... we don't even know if he's... done that yet..."
Consort Xi's lips twitched slightly: "You're still Yang'er's aunt, how can you say such a thing?"
Xie Yang wasn't even old enough to arrange for a concubine yet, what was she thinking?
Zhao Lan smiled and said, "Then there's nothing we can do unless you can really get His Majesty to grant the marriage. But the marriage between Prince Xuan and Miss Yun was also granted by His Majesty. How can you get His Majesty to change the imperial decree?"
Consort Xi was even more furious: "Zhao Lan, I called you in to have you solve my problems, not to raise them for me!"
After saying that, she rubbed her temples, looking quite troubled!
After a moment of silence, Zhao Lan said, "Did His Majesty say that the Eleventh Prince is most like him?"
Consort Xi nodded: "Yes, she did say that!"
Zhao Lan said, "Then let's use this to create a young emperor!"
Consort Xi frowned: "What is the young Emperor like?"
Madam Zhao, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.
"The young emperor was naturally a flamboyant and unrestrained young man, doing whatever he wanted. He rode the best horses, drank the strongest wine, and sought to marry the most noble ladies."
"Ask to marry the most noble lady?" Consort Xi asked thoughtfully.
Lady Zhao assumed that Consort Xi was unaware of this matter, so she explained, "The Grand Princess at that time, His Majesty's aunt, wielded immense power. If His Majesty had not married the Grand Princess's daughter, I'm afraid His Majesty would have chosen someone else!"
His Majesty is very suspicious, and few of his brothers and sisters survived.
Even those who stayed were marginalized.
Those newly rich have all risen to power in recent years, and very few of their daughters are well-raised.
Therefore, we still need to look at the descendants of these founding ministers.
Among them, Yun Chuwei stands out as the best.
Consort Xi said, "Miss Yun can be considered the most noble young lady nowadays."
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