The Eldest Daughter Reborn: She Provoked the Obsessive Crown Prince and Couldn't Escape

Yu Weiyan then thought, so what if Zhengzheng can't get married?

Yes! The Marquis of Chang'an's mansion was able to raise her until she was a teenager, so couldn't they have raised her for several more decades?

But Yu Zhengzheng didn't think so! In her opinion, being "unmarried" was far more shameful than all the previous embarrassing incidents!

Other people's daughters from noble families are marrying up, becoming phoenixes on branches of the tree;

Why should she stay at home and be an "old maid"? She refuses!

When Fu Luan found out, she couldn't help but sneer, "If Father wants to raise her, I won't stop him; but it's unacceptable for my brothers to spend the Fu family's money to raise her!"

She encouraged Madam Yan to propose to Yu Weiyan in the capacity of "Zhengzheng's aunt":

“My lord, since everyone knows about Zhengzheng’s ‘good deed’ with that Doctor Zheng, and it is highly likely that Zhengzheng’s lost child was his.”

"How about... we let Zhengzheng marry him? That way, Zhengzheng's 'wish' to get married can be fulfilled, and it will also save you and the Marquis of Chang'an's mansion from..."

"Slap!" Before she could finish speaking, Yu Weiyan's hand landed on Aunt Yan's face!

"Hmph, this is my Chang'an Marquis's residence, not your Yan family!"

"If it weren't for your sister and Zhengzheng, how could a noble household like yours have been allowed in?" Yu Weiyan spat.

Aunt Yan covered her face and took her leave in a barely audible whisper; when she reached a secluded spot, Hua Luo quietly gave her a piece of silver.

Hua Luo looked around and said in a low voice, "Our aunt knows you've been wronged, so she specifically asked me to come and give you the money!"

It was around this time that rumors began to circulate about the Marquis of Chang'an's residence...

"Hey, don't you think the Second Miss and the Marquis... don't look alike?"

"Now that you mention it, it seems... that Your Excellency is quite handsome and dashing."

"Aunt Yan... although she is wicked and likes to mistreat the servants, she is a great beauty in terms of appearance alone;

"The second young lady is pretty on her own, but standing next to the aunt, she looks a little less attractive!"

"It's more than just a little! It's like comparing heaven and earth! Tell me, with such good-looking parents, how come their daughter is..."

"We've gone off on a tangent! The second young lady doesn't resemble Aunt Yan at all. Who does she resemble?"

"Who knows? I heard... when Aunt Yan gave birth to the second daughter, she wasn't even a month along!"

Shh...Are you out of your mind?

"That's exactly right! She even said that she gave birth prematurely because the madam punished her and she was frightened."

"The master scolded the madam quite a bit for this back then! I think..."

No wonder the servants were talking like this...

Putting aside his flaws such as being biased, living off his wife, using his wife's money to support his concubine, and favoring his concubine over his wife, Yu Weiyan was still quite good-looking.

I heard that when he was a teenager, he first met his wife at the residence of the Grand Princess of Zheng. He was even more charming and handsome then than he is now, which is how he won over Madam Fu's heart...

Although Aunt Yan was a despicable person, she was quite a beauty.

Logically speaking, the daughter she had with Yu Weiyan should also be a great beauty;

But Zhengzheng was only of average to above-average appearance, and there was not a single thing about her face that resembled Yu Weiyan!

However, Fu Luan, whom Yu Weiyan regarded as a cash cow from the bottom of his heart, had a pair of big, watery eyes that looked exactly like his!

Not only in the manor, but when Yu Weiyan went to court, he found that his colleagues looked at him with some pity, which he assumed was because of his previous scandals.

I felt that although it was indeed embarrassing, as long as I endured it, it would pass in a short time.

But who would have thought that instead of turning the page, the matter would escalate even further!

On this day, he received an unsigned "letter" with only the words "To Marquis Yu Weiyan of Chang'an" written on the envelope.

Upon opening it, they found ten copper coins and a note inside—"Ten coins for the second young lady of the Marquis of Chang'an's mansion, Yu Zhengzheng, for prostitution!"

"What...what is this? It's utterly uncivilized and outrageous!" Yu Weiyan frowned, assuming it was just some child's prank.

Because the handwriting on it is awkward and doesn't look like it was written by someone who has been to school;

Besides, what father would believe such a letter?

Of course, I'd tear up the letter, curse that brat a thousand times in my heart, and that would be the end of it.

But he didn't expect that this matter couldn't be resolved by simply cursing in his heart;

Once there's a first letter, there's a second, a third...

The letters that followed were more and more numerous, all addressed to "Lord Yu Weiyan of Chang'an" and containing the same ten copper coins;

Even the note that read "Second Miss Yu Zhengzheng of the Marquis of Chang'an Mansion, prostitution fee of ten coins" was the same!

Yu Weiyan was furious and finally reported it to the authorities.

"Reporting to the Marquis, the envelopes, paper, and even ink used for these letters are all the same!"

"But judging from the handwriting, it should have been written by different people," the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review said, bowing.

Although they were written by different people, all the handwriting was crooked and distorted.

He looked like the person who wrote the first letter—not very well-educated.

"Can we find out who sent it?" Yu Weiyan asked, frowning.

The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review shook his head. "These letters were all delivered to our door by refugees or beggars."

"When asked, they all said that someone paid them to deliver the message, and that they didn't know those people."

“Our men followed the beggar who delivered the most recent letter, and he wasn’t lying;

"After leaving the Marquis of Chang'an's residence, he went begging for food."

Yu Weiyan glared and said, "Hmph, can't they even find this out? The imperial court really has a bunch of good officials!"

"Arrest those filthy beggars one by one and interrogate them severely. Are you worried they won't spill any clues?"

The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "As the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, I must naturally act in accordance with the laws of the Great Wei Dynasty."

"These beggars and vagrants are just running errands and delivering messages. They haven't broken the law or caused any trouble. How can they be arrested?"

Yu Weiyan shouted, "The handwriting on these letters is so childish, it's obvious they were written by uneducated people. They might even be their handwriting!"

"The contents of the letter are pure fabrication and slander, so why can't you arrest me? Hmph, in my opinion, you're tired of being the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, aren't you?"

"You also have a daughter at home. If these letters were delivered to your house, claiming it was money for prostitution involving your daughter, wouldn't you be able to find out?"

These words were extremely vulgar and insulting, and even involved his beloved daughter;

The Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was furious, but he still tried his best to maintain a smile and said, "My daughter is only eight years old. I'm afraid there are some things... she can't do!"

"You?! Humph!" Yu Weiyan finally turned and left.

A handsome man strode out from the inner hall, and the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review bowed again, saying, "My lord, I have done everything you instructed..."

Compared to his earlier greeting to Yu Weiyan, his bow this time carried a genuine sense of respect and humility.