Noble Lady

"It doesn't matter whether they know that He Minzhi had an affair with his cousin while married and nearly killed his own sister. No one cares about those immoral and murderous things. They just want to trample my reputation, Xue Chenyu, into the mud."

Xue Chenyu stood up and said, "Although I don't mind them throwing dirty water on me, but they dragged my mother and the Marquis' Mansion into this, so don't blame me for being rude."

"Yumei, please call Suying into the house. I have something to tell you."

"Qiuhua, please accompany me to Qingyuan. You need to discuss some things with your mother."

Xue Chenyu turned around and glanced at Xue Luoyan and Weng Xuemei. "You two should go back first. I'll look for you later."

"Sister, I have to do something too. You never want my help."

Xue Chenyu thought for a moment, "The time for you to exert your strength will come later, you need to conserve your energy."

Then he said to Weng Xuemei, "You too."

The two little girls went back in a happy mood.

Afterwards, Xue Chenyu went to Qingyuan. Mrs. Xue was already furious, and she fully agreed with Xue Chenyu's decision to take action.

"You need manpower, people in the mansion, and the information channels here are all available to you. If you need anything from me, just send someone over to let me know."

Xue Chenyu was amused by Madam Xue's words, "Look at what you said, mother, as if I am the one who is in charge of the Marquis's Mansion."

"This is clearly aimed at the Marquis' Mansion. There is no reason to let a girl like you face it alone." Xue Chenyu said.

"They say your first marriage is decided by your parents, but your second marriage is decided by yourself. Now that you're grown up, you should have your own ideas..."

"If you think he's a good match and want to marry him, then go ahead and marry him. Mother will prepare a generous dowry for you and won't let you be looked down upon."

"If you find marriage in the Heavenly Family too troublesome and don't want to remarry, Mother will also buy you an estate so that you can have a secure life for the rest of your life. But no matter what, as long as you have made up your mind, Father and Mother will support you."

Xue Chenyu originally just came to ask Madam Xue for help, but now Madam Xue's words have brought her to tears.

"...Mother, look, you're going to make your daughter cry again."

Mrs. Xue said forcefully, "It's okay to cry at home, but if you marry into another family, you shouldn't cry." It's others who should cry.

Xue Chenyu also understood the hidden meaning in her words, and nodded with a smile on her face.

Madam Xue then handed her a piece of paper. "It was sent by Qinglong Temple at full speed."

"Qinglong Temple? It was..." Situ Zhen had someone send it.

When he pulled it out, he saw only a thick stack of silver bills.

Xue Chenyu held her forehead with her hand.

After leaving Qingyuan, Xue Chenyu looked much more relaxed.

Qiu Hua smiled and said, "It seems that the banknotes from the prince have touched the young lady's heart."

"Yes, nothing is as practical as giving money."

It was definitely not his intention to cause such a commotion in Shengjing.

There must be someone behind this who is fanning the flames.

There were many noble ladies in Shengjing who wanted to marry Prince Cheng, so naturally some people didn't want to see her get too close to Situ Zhen.

But not wanting her to get close to Situ Zhen was one thing, and using her divorce to deal with the Marquis's Mansion was another.

The fact that they wanted to ruin her reputation with such fanfare must have involved extraordinary interests.

Of course, it is not ruled out that after someone takes the lead, other people will follow suit and add fuel to the fire.

But those are not the points. The most important thing is to find out who is most afraid that she will marry Situ Zhen.

Whoever dances the most happily will be the ultimate beneficiary of her downfall.

Later, Suying entered the mansion.

"What's the situation outside? Have you found out who is spreading the rumors?"

Su Ying said in embarrassment, "...Nowadays, the streets and alleys of Shengjing are talking about the girl's divorce, and it's a topic of conversation after dinner."

"As soon as I noticed something was amiss, I sent someone to take notice. There was a group of people spreading the news in teahouses and restaurants. I also sent someone to follow them, but they were very cunning. They would spread the news and then run away. They also hid in crowded places. With so many people and eyes, it was difficult to track them down."

At this point, Su Ying said angrily, "If I knew who was doing this wicked thing, I would make them feel the pain of having rumors spread!"

"I will." Xue Chenyu's lips curled up. "Have the restaurants, teahouses, and bookshops ready. Don't miss out on the theaters either. Any place that can accommodate a storyteller should be arranged and wait for my orders."

"Yes."

Afterwards, Xue Chenyu arranged some more things, and some of the things that Su Ying had been asked to investigate before also came in handy.

She wants to give him a taste of his own medicine.

Finally, she remembered one more thing.

"By the way, how is the sale of Madam Fan's yard going?"

Su Yingcai finally reacted, "Don't worry, young lady. Madam Xu has already signed a contract with them, but she is still a slave. The sale of the yard requires Madam Fan to be the guarantor, and the money is in Madam Fan's hands."

"Then she will be free soon." Xue Chenyu was sincerely happy for the woman she had never met.

into the night.

Xue Chenyu went to bed early, but couldn't fall asleep.

I tossed and turned, and finally sat up holding the thin blanket.

"Click." A very light sound came into my ears.

It seems to come from outside.

"Yumei, is that you?" Xue Chenyu lifted the bed curtain.

But no response.

Xue Chenyu thought about it and it made sense. After her rebirth, she didn't like having people serving her when she slept, so most of the time she let them sleep in their own rooms.

I only stay in a house when I go to Lingnan, and that’s for safety reasons.

"Did something fall?" Xue Chenyu said to himself.

Just as I was about to lie back down, I was suddenly surrounded by a pair of long arms and hugged tightly.

"Come..." Someone. She called for help unexpectedly.

Fortunately, a familiar scent entered her nostrils before she could scream for help.

Yes, him.

Xue Chenyu paused and struggled uncomfortably.

"Don't move." The deep voice, as smooth as silk, slowly flowed into her ears, "Let me hold you for a while."

Xue Chenyu's heart skipped a beat.

"...Prince, how could you barge in like this? It's illogical."

"But I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much." Situ Zhen rubbed his chin against her face, like a puppy asking for attention.

Xue Chenyu blushed and her heart beat fast because of him, "...Prince, this is against etiquette."

"I heard that you have a child." Situ Zhen answered the question irrelevantly and tightened his arms around her waist.

Xue Chenyu: "What child?"

"A very cute child. They say he's as delicate and lovely as a piece of jade." Situ Zhen buried his face in her hair and said in a muffled voice, "If you like, we can have one ourselves after we get married."

Xue Chenyu's face immediately turned hot and she hurriedly broke free from his arms.

"...Prince, please don't talk nonsense. You...you and I are not in a relationship that can produce children."

Situ Zhen shamelessly came up to her and hugged her from the front.

"You are blaming me for not proposing marriage sooner, causing you to be gossiped about and put in this dilemma. Then I will go to the palace tomorrow and ask His Majesty and the Queen Mother to grant us a marriage."

Xue Chenyu no longer cared about being shy, and held her forehead with her hand and said, "How could I mean that?"

"Prince, please stop joking. You are the Crown Prince of Prince Cheng. The noble ladies from Shengjing who want to marry you are lined up from the palace gate to the city gate. There is no way a divorced woman like me would get a chance."

"We also need the Queen Mother to issue an order to grant the marriage. How can the Queen Mother agree to this?"

"Don't worry about this. I have a good plan." Situ Zhen vowed.

Xue Chenyu was speechless.

Situ Zhen took the opportunity to whisper in her ear, "I like daughters. If I could give birth to a daughter as smart and lovely as you, I'd be very happy, right?"

Not to mention whether I can give birth to a daughter, it is not certain whether I can look like her, right?

Xue Chenyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "My Lord, how can you decide whether to have a boy or a girl?"

Situ Zhen thought for a moment and said, "But as long as it's your child, I like them all."

"Sir!"

Situ Zhen: "Call me by my courtesy name, Peijiu."

The son of Bi Liu gave me a jade pendant.

The name Peijiu was given to Situ Zhen by His Majesty when he was having his coming-of-age ceremony.

But before giving the name, Marquis Xue came to her for advice, saying that he wanted to choose a name for the son of an old friend. She spent a long time reading a book before writing it for her father.

I didn't expect that after so many twists and turns, this word would fall on Situ Zhen.

Recalling the past, Xue Chenyu bit her lower lip, "... Pei, Pei Jiu."

"Yeah." Situ Zhen's low voice flowed into her ears, and he kissed her soft earlobe.

"Hmm..." Xue Chenyu couldn't help but tremble all over. She quickly bit her lips to stop the moan that escaped involuntarily.