After I died, the scumbag prince cried down the city wall

In this way, the Jiang family will naturally stand on the side of King Xuan."

By letting the Jiang family go, he not only repaid King Xuan's favor, but also secretly grasped the Jiang family's weakness. Through marriage, they would become his pawns, and he had no interest in forcing those who disobeyed.

"I heard that the Xie family's ancestral precepts require their descendants to be loyal officials and stay away from party disputes."

Cui Rongrong said softly.

His face was calm. "Such a pure minister no longer exists. Those words are just nice words to the outside world."

"So are you going to support King Xuan?"

Cui Rong asked.

He smiled but did not answer, his deep eyes concealing unfathomable intentions.

Cui Rong suddenly became alert that she had asked too many questions. The deeper the struggle within the palace walls, the easier it would be for her to fall into danger.

What does all this have to do with her? Noticing Cui Rongrong's pale face, Song Yanyi gently stroked her cheek and comforted her tenderly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, no one can hurt you."

Cui Rong's heart tightened and the feeling of uneasiness became stronger.

The three-day deadline passed in a flash, and the Jiang family indeed sent someone to deliver the letter of withdrawal of engagement.

The master was stunned for a moment, thinking that the Jiang family was ungrateful. Being able to marry the Xie family was a blessing that they had cultivated for several lifetimes, so how dare they take the initiative to propose to cancel the engagement? The eldest lady seemed to have vaguely seen the truth, and angrily rushed to Songhe Garden, "Did you secretly encourage the Jiang family to cancel the engagement?!"

The words were full of questions and anger.

The master never cared about the disturbances in the inner house, and the first lady never told him about Song Yanyi's plan to get a concubine before marriage.

She knew what was going on. She had just issued a warning to Song Yanyi, and the Jiang family proposed to cancel the engagement in a flash. It was obvious that they had noticed that Jiang Xuejun was plotting behind her back, and thus became dissatisfied.

In the past few days, Song Yanyi's injuries gradually improved, and he was finally able to leave the bed. At this moment, he was wearing a plain robe, sitting at the desk, carefully reading the pile of documents, with a touch of indifference on his face: "The Jiang family's cancellation of the engagement, what does it have to do with me?"

"Who else could it be other than you?! Xue Jun is infatuated with you and can't wait to visit Xie's house every day. The Jiang family takes this marriage very seriously. If it weren't for you secretly plotting, how could they give up so easily?!"

There was a hint of sharpness in the eldest lady's words.

Song Yanyi raised his head, his eyes calm and his tone calm, "Mother, the marriage is over, there is no point in saying more."

"I asked you to get rid of Xu Cui Rongrong, but you turned down the Jiang family's engagement first. Are you deliberately going against me?!"

The eldest lady questioned sternly, her words leaving no room for doubt.

"Mother, you are worrying too much. After the Jiang family broke off the engagement, it will take some time to discuss the marriage again, and the matter of taking a concubine should be done sooner rather than later. The old lady loves Cui Rong very much and can't bear to see her being talked about without a name or status. I want to pick a good day recently to give her a chance to clear her name."

Song Yanyi's words were sincere and every word was powerful.

Hearing this, the eldest lady's eyes suddenly narrowed. She stared at her son, who seemed calm but firm in his stance, and a strange yet familiar emotion surged in her heart.

Anger surged into her heart like a tide. The eldest lady trembled all over, pointing her finger at Song Yanyi, speaking incoherently: "You, you..."

Song Yanyi looked deep in the eyes, and stared straight at the eldest lady: "Mother, Cui Rongrong is someone I must have."

"You traitor!"

The eldest lady threw away her sleeves and left angrily, her anger almost breaking through the roof.

In Qingshui Pavilion, the eldest lady angrily smashed the teacup in her hand to pieces. The servants in the room all cowered and dared not make a sound.

It is rare for the lady, who is usually dignified and self-possessed, to lose her composure like this.

"Madam, forget it. She's just a woman. It's rare for the eldest master to be so persistent. He will never let go of what he desires easily."

Zhu Qing, the personal maid, tried to persuade her in a soft but firm voice.

"Do I care about a woman?"

The eldest lady shook her head, her eyes still burning with anger. "He has caused unrest in the family for a woman like this, and even went so far as to break off the engagement. If he takes a woman like this as his concubine, how can there be any peace in the family in the future?"

She held her forehead with her hand, her face gloomy, "Today, I was able to turn down the arranged marriage for her. After she enters the family, if she takes advantage of the favor and does whatever she wants, won't she be able to bully the wife? What's more, if she becomes more spoiled and gives birth to a concubine's eldest son, confusing the boundaries between legitimate and illegitimate children, causing a fight between the brothers, and the family will be in turmoil. How will we clean up the mess?"

"As the eldest son, Xian'er shoulders the hope and future of the Xie family for three generations. Others may have had it, but he definitely can't! He has been extremely smart since he was a child, and the expectations of the whole family are pinned on him. But now, because of a woman who repeatedly violates the family rules, his future prospects are unpredictable!"

The eldest lady's words were full of worry and helplessness.

Zhu Qing hurriedly comforted her, gently massaging her shoulders: "Madam, what you said makes sense, but the young master seems to be obsessed with that girl and can't live without her. In my humble opinion, it would be better to get rid of that girl directly to prevent future troubles."

A hint of coldness flashed across Zhu Qing's eyes.

The struggles in the inner house are no less than those in the court. Under the superficial family affairs, there are undercurrents. Without some skills, how can one control this huge family? For such a woman who can confuse people's minds, if persuasion is fruitless, it is also a quick and easy solution to solve it quietly.

However, there was a hint of hesitation in the eldest lady's eyes: "But she saved Xiuzhu after all."

The eldest lady has a pair of children. The eldest son, Song Yanyi, is her pride. He was sent to the family academy since he was young and had only one chance to return home a month, and that was also for his father's academic assessment. The time that the mother and son spent together was very limited, so as they grew older, their relationship became increasingly distant.

In contrast, although the younger daughter Xiuzhu was not very successful, she knew how to stick to her mother and act like a spoiled child. She grew up under the careful care of the eldest lady.

Xiuzhu was her sweetheart. She couldn’t imagine what would have happened to Xiuzhu if Xu Cui Rong hadn’t rescued her that night.

It is precisely because of this that this originally simple matter has become extremely difficult and complicated.

The eldest lady rubbed her temples with a headache, feeling so angry that she had no way to vent it.

At this moment, a little maid came in hurriedly: "Madam, my cousin wants to see you."

The eldest lady looked unhappy: "Why is she here?"

"It's a confidential matter, and I want to discuss it with my wife in private."

The eldest lady rubbed her brows and said, "Forget it, let her in."

"Yes."

Cui Rongrong quickly walked into the room and performed a standard etiquette: "Madam."

The eldest lady had no expression on her face: "What do you want?"

Cui Rong suddenly knelt on the ground, her voice full of determination: "Madam once said that I saved the fifth lady and you will remember my kindness. Today, I would like to ask Madam to allow me to use this kindness in exchange for a grace."

The eldest lady seemed to have guessed her intention and sneered.