Madam Qi Da glanced at Madam Qi Er and said, "We've only met once, how do you know he's not a bad person?"

"What's wrong? Sister-in-law, tell me." Madam Qi Er stared with a pair of innocent eyes, waiting for someone to explain.

Madam Qi knew Madam Qi was not being argumentative, but she felt completely suffocated. She felt powerless. How could she have forgotten that the second wife never asked about the affairs of the mansion, and even if they were close friends, she would never say anything she shouldn't.

"It's not that she has done anything bad, but she is very close to Prince Yi and the Seventh Princess. I'm afraid you might accidentally offend her without even realizing it." Madam Qi had no choice but to say it from another perspective.

"Oh, I won't, don't worry, sister-in-law." Mrs. Qi disagreed.

Reassured? The one I'm most worried about is you! But Madam Qi didn't want to say anything more. She was tired.

Besides, the Second Madam Qian was a capable person at home and a smooth talker outside. The Qian family also saw the people around Prince Yi. Some looked down on them, some were hostile to them, but the Second Madam Qian felt that this was not someone who should be offended, so she approached and made friends with him.

Mrs. Qian Er had always had a bad feeling about Qian Xiuwei, the eldest daughter of the family. One can be smart and calculating, but one cannot calculate everything. But she was not a very smart person. After all her calculations, it seemed that she had finally found herself in a trap.

Not to mention anything else, if her engagement is broken, who would dare to marry her given her current reputation?

Despite having such a good family background and a good appearance, Prince Yi and the Duke of Anguo are still dissatisfied with her.

Moreover, this matter not only concerns herself. If she really does something wrong, the other girls in the family will have to consider the man's mood when deciding on marriage.

She was thinking about things in the mansion when a man came over and put his hand on her shoulder. "What are you thinking about? You are so lost in thought."

Madam Qian Er knew who was coming by the sound of the voice. She raised her head and smiled, "You are the only one who can talk back at me? Your Wang family is better, right?"

The person who came was the second wife of the Wang family, whose situation was similar to that of the second wife Qian.

Madam Qian Er is the eldest sister-in-law of the eldest son's family and is in poor health. Since she came into the house, she has been in charge of all affairs in the mansion.

When Mrs. Wang Er married into the palace, she found out that her mother-in-law only cared about Buddhist affairs and did not care about domestic affairs. Her eldest sister-in-law followed her eldest brother to work as an official in the palace, and the people in charge of the household were actually a nanny inside and a steward outside.

Three days after she arrived, her mother-in-law had already pushed the household chores onto her and never again took care of them. Furthermore, not only did her mother-in-law not manage the household expenses, she also indulged her children, letting them do whatever they wanted.

It was only after she entered the house that she realized that it was not her husband who had chosen her, but her mother-in-law. She had found out that she had a hot-tempered personality and, as the eldest daughter in the family, she kept the backyard in order.

So the two second ladies hit it off at a flower-viewing banquet and became close friends from then on.

Madam Wang Er naturally knew what was worrying Madam Qian Er. "I heard that your eldest daughter got into trouble again yesterday?"

"That's right. She looks like a fairy, but she can only do such despicable things. Her marriage is not something I can decide. I just hope she gets married quickly and has nothing to do with the Qian family anymore." Mrs. Qian really hated her for not fighting for it.

Madam Wang Er tapped her forehead and laughed at her, "You wish!"

"I was just thinking about it. Does marrying her mean I have nothing to do with her?" Madam Qian raised her head and said provocatively, "Don't just laugh at me. Has your youngest son caused any trouble recently?"

The most troublesome person in the palace is the youngest son. He is smart and well-educated, but he is not very good at dealing with people. He always offends people he shouldn't offend, and others always have to clean up after him. "It's not so bad, after all, he has his second brother to keep him in check."

Madam Qian said, "It's a miracle if you can control him. Your brother can only indulge him. Don't blame me for saying something unpleasant, he's also a nuisance."

Mrs. Wang: "Anyway, I only take care of the affairs at home. Let them get into trouble outside. I came here to see that you have spoken to the person close to Prince Yi. How is it? Can you introduce her to me?"

Madam Qian waved her hand. "It's not that I don't want to introduce you. We've only spoken a few words, so we're not familiar with each other. Either you ask your second sister, the ladies of the Qi family seem to be familiar with each other, or you can ask Madam Zhou. She's planning a tea party, so she invited Aunt Wu."

This Second Madam Wang was the eldest daughter of the Fu family, and the Second Madam of the Fu family below her was the Second Madam of the Qi family who married Qi Bai.

Mrs. Wang was surprised. "Is she really an aunt from the palace? I thought she was just trying to piss people off."

They both knew who they were angry about, but they didn't say it out loud because there were wealthy people nearby.

Wu Qing didn't expect that she would see the man Helian Suxue liked outside the archery competition. "Isn't he the editor of the Hanlin Academy?"

Those who can enter the Hanlin Academy are not determined by their family background, but by those who have passed the imperial examination.

Even though those from wealthy families didn't have to study very hard, they still put in more than ten years of effort in studying. So why would they be shooting arrows?! This was a big shock to her.

Helian Suxue gave her a cold look and said, "Have you never heard of the Six Arts of a Gentleman?"

Wu Qing finally realized what was going on. Ha! She'd already expected Helian Suxue to fall in love with a bookworm, but she hadn't expected him to judge people by their physical strength. But that was Helian Suxue, right!

Wu Qing also perked up, "What else can he do?"

"He is proficient in all six arts, but his most powerful skill is military strategy." Helian Suxue said so proudly.

"A Hanlin Academy editor reading a military book?!" Wu Qing laughed before Helian Suxue could finish expressing her surprise. "There's nothing wrong with that. He deserves my sister's love."

"Yeah, yeah!" Helian Suxue was proud and happy.

"Sister, have you been chasing after the editors in the Hanlin Academy these days?" Helian Suxue hadn't been out for several days, so Wu Qing naturally asked.

"What else?" Helian Suxue's expression dimmed.

It seemed like there was no result, so Wu Qing still asked, "How's the progress?"

At this point, Helian Suxue spread her hands and said, "I don't know. He hasn't said anything. Every day I'm torn between whether to pursue her further or just let the emperor arrange the marriage."

Wu Qing understood. A straight woman who didn't know how to fall in love, she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you need your sister's help?"

Helian Suxue immediately became alert, "You? Don't use the same tactics you used against Lao Jiu!"

"Of course not." Wu Qing rolled her eyes in her heart. I don't know if I can survive until tomorrow. My style of play is not suitable for others.

"Tell me about it." Despite Wu Qing's methods, Helian Suxue still wanted to know what other ideas she had.

Wu Qing asked: "Do you know what he likes?" Catering to his preferences is the most direct way to play.

Helian Suxue asked, "Does being a teacher count?"

Wu Qing nodded, her eyes sparkling, "Sure, sister, go and ask for advice on military tactics!"

Helian Suxue wilted after hearing this. "I've asked for advice before, but he's so indifferent. If I'm not a princess, I can just turn him away. He won't even come out to see me."

Wu Qing didn't give up and continued to ask, "How did you ask for advice, sister?"

"Go and ask with the book on military strategy!" Helian Suxue answered as a matter of course.

"Sister, can you mobilize the troops and have a pretend performance - practice or something?" Wu Qing wanted to say exercise, but then she thought it was not right. It should be called as it is now.

"Drill?" Helian Suxue wasn't sure if this was what Wu Qing was talking about.

"Really? That's easy. Let's have a two-way hostile exercise. Regardless of the outcome, we can review the situation with him, and then we can debate and ask for advice. Sister, do you think he will ignore us?" Wu Qing explained.

"Let's go, sister, play." Helian Suxue got up and left.

Wu Qing shook her head, what an impetuous woman!

He Cui came over and whispered in her ear, "Feng Shoutian has replied, saying that his whole family is willing to go to Beijing with you."

Wu Qing was also happy to hear this. Now she has technical guidance!

Now I can go back to find Helian Han. I seemed to see the hunters coming back just now. I wonder if Helian Han has come back.

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