It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

After returning from the governor's wife's courtyard, Miss Fu locked herself in her bedroom and refused to go out. Fortunately, Jiang Yan and the others could faintly hear her sobbing through the crack in the door, so they didn't have to worry that the girl would become depressed and commit suicide.

As the night grew deeper, Miss Fu still showed no intention of going to bed, so the maids could only squat outside the door, looking at each other in confusion as they gathered around the charcoal brazier for warmth.

Finally, Yile stepped forward and knocked on the door: "Girl, do you want something to eat? Don't starve yourself. If there is anything, let's think of a solution together."

The sobbing in the room stopped. After a long while, the door opened and several maids tiptoed in, carrying food boxes. Fu Weixin leaned on the couch and said in a hoarse voice, "My wife told me that marrying into the Wu family is the due reward for the governor's mansion raising me for so many years."

Huanyan asked quietly, "Can't you choose a young master from another family?"

Fu Weixin shook his head: "The mansion needs the Wu family's help the most."

……

Seeing everyone fall into a hopeless silence, even Chunying, who had other options, was no exception. Jiang Yan was inevitably affected by the mood and fell depressed for a few seconds, but then she immediately cheered up and took the initiative for the first time, suggesting: "Let's break up this marriage!"

"???"

Perhaps because they hadn't heard clearly or because it was unexpected, Jiang Yan looked at the bewildered people and repeated it very seriously: "We can find a way to ruin this marriage."

Fu Weixin hesitated and said, "But this is the wish of the governor and his wife. They..."

"So you just want to accept your fate?" Jiang Yan interrupted Fu Nulang. The rest of the sentence was probably some unavoidable reason like she had to be considerate. Repeating it would just be convincing herself again, which was unnecessary.

"No." Fu Weixin quickly gave the answer in his mind, "But what can I do to make the other party give up?"

"We can't pin all our hopes on them giving up on their own initiative. We must seize the initiative and eliminate the possibility of marriage from the source." Jiang Yan said solemnly.

Fu Weixin sat up straight involuntarily, and took the initiative to make a cup of hot tea for Jiang Yan, then said anxiously: "You talk, I'm listening."

Don't be like this, it's too stressful. Jiang Yan cleared his throat reflexively and officially entered the pure theoretical analysis mode.

"First of all, we need to find out. Has the mansion told the other party about the intention to form a marriage alliance with the Wu family?" Jiang Yan looked at Miss Fu.

Fu Weixin shook his head. "Probably not yet. Madam said that she would write the letter in person after the Governor feels better and can get up in the next two days."

Why do I feel anxious and yet not anxious at the same time? Am I fearless?

Jiang Yan finished his internal complaints and continued, "It seems the situation isn't the worst yet. So, the next thing we need to confirm is who can decide the girl's marriage. Besides Madam and Governor Fang, is there anyone else?"

Fu Weixin thought for a moment and said, "I don't know where my father's family has gone, and my mother's family, the Chang family, is unable to support me, so they entrusted me to Madam to raise."

"In other words, Madam has more decision-making power than the Chang family, and the Chang family has more power than Governor Fang, right?" Jiang Yan had no idea about the logic of the wealthy and powerful families and relied entirely on instinct to understand.

"Madam will listen to the Chang family's advice, but most of the time Madam and the Governor are one and the same." Fu Weishen corrected.

"Then let them not reach an agreement on the marriage." Jiang Yan tapped the table with his fingers.

"We need to make Madam realize that marrying into the Wu family will do her no good. As for the Governor, let him be too ill to write a letter... No, it's best not to let him wake up until the matter is resolved."