The stand-in didn't take it seriously for three years, and the minister was furious when they b

How many people in this world can make him lose his mind like this?

After a rough connection, Si Chao had a rough idea in his mind:

"Don't worry! You are lucky. The opportunity has come to you."

"I just received news that the Silla delegation will visit on the 16th, and the palace will hold a welcoming banquet. The imperial concubine specifically mentioned the Pingyong Marquis Mansion and specifically asked her to attend."

"Concubine?"

After reacting, Beitang Yi's expression turned even darker:

"Is this what the Fourth Prince meant?"

The Crown Princess can speak for Ling Yuchi, so the relationship between the Marquis's Mansion and the Imperial Concubine should not be that big. But Xiao Tingrui has been eyeing her covetously.

That young widow is very attractive.

As soon as she appeared today, she attracted countless eyes. I don't know how many more vicious people her pitiful appearance will attract. Just look at Qi Rui's eyes that were almost glued to her and his heroic attitude to save the beauty.

Every toad wants to eat swan flesh!

"It's probably because she's a widow, and it's not only inconvenient for you, but it's also not that easy for others."

Especially when the woman refuses to cooperate.

"The news I received is that the Imperial Concubine said that the Sixth Princess fell in love with a bag and lost her appetite. I saw her carrying the bag at the last Qixi Festival banquet. She must have found an excuse to ask His Majesty for permission and informed the Ministry of Rites."

"I thought there was something fishy going on, so I asked someone to check it out."

"With the current situation of the Marquis' Mansion, she is not qualified to attend this kind of welcoming banquet for foreign envoys. Even if she is qualified, it is not her turn as a widow."

"So, if the imperial concubine is not also interested in interacting with the Marquis's Mansion, then this is the only possibility."

It's really like sending a pillow when one is sleepy. Otherwise, this request alone would be enough to embarrass a lot of people.

"He really put a lot of thought into it. Please help me prepare some medicine to dispel heat, nourish the body, and treat colds. Pills are best."

He doesn't need these two days, so he can't act rashly and make her unhappy again.

……

On the other hand, because of the unexpected incident in the eldest wife's house, the atmosphere of the entire marquis's mansion changed. In the end, it was almost always Mu Lianzhi who led the two younger generations of the eldest wife's house to see the guests off.

Ling Shaocong was in charge of the male guests, Ling Feier was mainly in charge of the Fuguogong family, and Mu Lianzhi was in charge of the other female members of the family. They all forced themselves to smile.

After today's incident, although Mu Lianzhi escaped the disaster, she was exhausted and not happy at all.

She thought of many possibilities, but she didn't expect that Beitang Yi's breach of promise was caused by the Crown Princess. This was undoubtedly another heavy blow to her and had a great impact on her subsequent plans.

Originally, she had been deliberately controlling and reducing her diet to make herself noticeably thinner these days. On the one hand, it was to deal with unnecessary troubles in the Marquis' Mansion. On the other hand, and more importantly, it was a deliberate "torture tactic" to pave the way for the future.

Ever since Beitang Yi contacted her again, she started making preparations.

If he still cared about her a little, she could use this guilt to make him protect her again, but the prerequisite was that his care was sincere for her, Mu Lianzhi, and not just because he was a substitute.

The plan was already halfway done, and now she was suddenly told that "she was nothing in front of the real girl, and she might be abandoned at any time like before." Mu Lianzhi felt devastated.

This feeling is like building a wall with great effort, but every time you think it is finished, two-thirds of it suddenly collapses. This feeling of powerlessness makes people despair.

Then why did she go through all this trouble?

Isn’t it suffering enough for you?

Absolutely not!

She wants to live. The less others wish her well, the more she wants to live in this world and live well.

While she was thinking, she felt someone touch her elbow. She looked up and saw Ling Shaochong and Ling Feier standing opposite each other at the fork in the road. Both of them looked solemn and a little depressed.

Mu Lianzhi paused, Ling Feier snorted angrily, picked up her skirt and turned away, but Ling Shaocong bowed to her from a distance before following her.

As expected of a successful Jinshi, all his studies were not in vain. He is more patient than Ling Feier.

The two people were actually the most affected by today's incident. However, he was still able to save face at this time. It seems that Ling Shaocong is not a brainless person.

Suddenly, Mu Lianzhi thought of the scenes of confrontation in Wenquyuan again.

If she guessed correctly, they originally wanted to plot against her and the man named Qi Rui, and every step should have been carefully considered and calculated, so there was no shortage of spectators or reasons, and they even attracted Beitang Yi.

Sang Xi is responsible for knocking her out, Ling Yuchi is responsible for luring Qi Rui, and the old lady and her group are responsible for bringing people to catch the adulterer. So there are only two remaining ways to lure Beitang Yi here.

Ling Shaocong who has connections with the young master of aristocratic family, his sister-in-law and son-in-law who hold official positions, or both of them together?

However, even if Qi Rui had gone to the toilet halfway, Ling Yuchi should not have left him alone. Even if he couldn't wait, he should have been warned and prepared in advance. How could he have suffered the consequences?

A flash of inspiration came to Mu Lianzhi, and he paused again, and suddenly realized:

Ling Yuchi also wants to get a piece of the pie!

He wanted to take advantage of her without anyone noticing, and Qi Rui's move might have been a deliberate plan by him to create this time difference. After all, as long as he was faster, as long as Qi Rui was with her in the end, it didn't matter what the situation was.

The whole family of the Marquis's Mansion is really united.

It's not that you are afraid of thieves stealing, but you are afraid of thieves thinking about it. No wonder the original owner was plotted so badly in his previous life. This is clearly falling into a den of thieves. Even if a great immortal came, he would be skinned alive.

"Miss?"

Chun Miao's voice brought her back to her senses, and Mu Lianzhi asked again:

"Chun Miao, do you know who that Mr. Qi Ruiqi was just now?"

Since they planned this carefully, this person must have been selected! Qi Rui was most likely unaware of it, so if he was not also a target of the conspiracy, then he must have been used.

These two are completely different situations.

"Are you talking about the fat, big-eared gentleman who just spoke up for you?"

"Hmm~"

"Miss, he is just saying a few fair words, don't take him for a good person. I just heard someone mention him. He seems to be the son of the Minister of Industry. I heard that he is also idle and bullies the market. He also took advantage of his father's power to marry many concubines. He is not a good person. You should avoid him in the future."

"I see."

Minister of the Ministry of Industry?

The person they were targeting turned out to be the son of the Minister of Works.

The Marquis's Mansion has a very good plan!

Ling Yuchi was released through the relationship with the Crown Princess. There must be some kind of connection between the Marquis' Mansion and the Crown Prince's Mansion. They were definitely not trying to curry favor with or control such a target in public, so there was only one possibility - to ruin his reputation and bring down the Minister of Works.

The Minister of Works must not be the Prince's man.

When Mu Lianzhi came back to her senses, she had already arrived at Fudeyuan and could hear crying coming from inside the door.