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"Sister-in-law won't blame me?..." Yang Ying was stunned, then she blinked, and a look of surprise appeared on her face. After all, an elder brother is like a father, and an elder sister-in-law is like a mother! For a little princess like her, with her father and mother deceased, her marriage would naturally be decided by her imperial brother and sister-in-law. She hadn't expected that her sister-in-law wouldn't be angry about her secretly falling for a man, and instead seemed willing to help her. This made her even more excited.
"Silly girl!" Xiao Yan smiled and shook her head, then sat down next to Princess Ying, gently took her hand, and said, "For us women, if we can choose our own ideal husband, it is the greatest blessing! Moreover, you have done a service to our Da Wu, so your sister-in-law will naturally help you!"
"Unless the person you're talking about is someone I don't know, in which case I can't do anything to help..."
"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? You definitely know him!" Yang Ying heard Xiao Yan's words and felt the warmth from her hand. She immediately trusted her and quickly said, "It's just that... he's not from our Wuguo!"
"Not from Wuguo?" Xiao Yan was startled, and her mind quickly combined this information with some of her own guesses. The number of foreigners in Wudu was actually not that large. Generally, they were just merchants who came from afar to do business. But could these merchants catch Yang Ying's eye? Besides, she wouldn't have a chance to meet them! As for someone who could enter the imperial palace to see Princess Ying... and was also in Wudu at the moment... there was such a person!
Thinking this, Xiao Yan's body suddenly shivered, and she looked at Yang Ying with a look of shock, blurting out, "Are you talking about... the Marquis of Jining, Wei Tingyu?"
After asking this question, Xiao Yan herself found it hard to believe. She didn't think there could be such a coincidence in the world! Her virginity was just given to this guy the night before last, and now he had already charmed Yang Ying so quickly? If it was true, then this Marquis of Jining was not to be underestimated! Was he preying on all the women of the Da Wu imperial family? Not only did he take the Empress, the Emperor's legitimate wife, to bed, but he also didn't spare her unmarried sister! She and Yang Ying, originally imperial sister-in-law and sister, would end up serving the same husband. Wouldn't that be too awkward?
However, just as Xiao Yan was thinking this, she saw Yang Ying's fair face turn crimson from her ears to her neck, and she immediately knew her guess was correct. No wonder this young woman said she wasn't sure how to handle it; she truly couldn't arrange this! After all, it wasn't possible to force a marriage between a princess of Wuguo and a marquis of another country, was it?!
"Ying'er! How did you and Wei Tingyu..." Xiao Yan, thinking this, quickly began to ask for details.
"Sister-in-law! You can't laugh at me after I tell you, okay?!" Princess Yang Ying could only suppress her shyness, lower her head, and softly recount how she met Wei Tingyu: "That day, I was worried about my imperial brother's safety, so I disguised myself as a eunuch to eavesdrop on the court meeting outside..."
Listening to Yang Ying's narration, the nervous expression on Xiao Yan's face slowly relaxed. Based on Yang Ying's words, the most they had done was kiss; they hadn't gone all the way. Thinking this, Xiao Yan truly breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, her current situation would be awkward!
You see, Yang Ying was an unmarried girl. If she were to be with Wei Tingyu, as long as both parties were willing, others couldn't really say anything too outrageous. But she was different! Although her relationship with Wei Tingyu was a secret that would not be made public, if Yang Ying truly married that guy, it was possible that her secret would be known to Yang Ying. At that time, a sister-in-law and sister serving the same husband, and she was still Yang Ying's brother's legitimate wife! Wouldn't that be incredibly awkward?! Just thinking about the shura field of that time, Xiao Yan felt she couldn't face it!
"Ying'er!" Thinking this, Xiao Yan could only quickly try to dissuade her before things got out of hand! Her eyes darted, and she looked at Yang Ying and asked, "Do you know that the reputation of this Marquis of Jining in the capital is not very good! I've heard he has many wives and concubines..." She said this with the obvious intention of making Yang Ying jealous and giving up on being with Wei Tingyu.
However, the young woman Yang Ying just nodded and said with an innocent expression, "I know! Since he's a Marquis, he naturally has many wives and concubines!"
Good heavens! This young woman isn't jealous?! Xiao Yan's eyes darted again, and she said, "The position of his official wife is already taken, and I've heard that the Marquis of Jining and his official wife, Dou Zhao, are very much in love!"
"If you marry into another country, let alone being a co-wife, you might not even be an honored concubine!"
"For me, a dignified Princess of Da Wu, to be a concubine for someone else..."
Xiao Yan even showed a look of righteous indignation, as if she was feeling the injustice for Yang Ying. However, before she could finish, and before her performance was over, Yang Ying nodded heavily again and said, "It doesn't matter! As long as I can be with the Marquis! I don't even want to be this princess!"
Yang Ying said this with great sincerity. After all, she was a girl who originally wanted to leave the huge cage of the Da Wu imperial palace! However, Xiao Yan's expression at this moment was as if she had eaten a bitter melon. She was stunned and couldn't utter a single word for a long time. The young woman neither got jealous nor competed for power. Her moves were like heavy punches landing on a pile of cotton, utterly powerless!
Yang Ying, at this moment, looked at Xiao Yan's face with a bewildered expression. She had always been envious of Xiao Yan's beautiful and charming face! Because her own face was of the cute type and could not have the mature elegance of the other person! But seeing her now in a state as if she had been petrified, the young woman was completely confused! She had no idea why her sister-in-law would react this way?!
Fortunately, Yang Ying was not a person who liked to dwell on such questions. Since she couldn't figure it out, she simply wouldn't think about it!
"Oh, right! Sister-in-law!" And at this moment, Yang Ying seemed to suddenly remember something else very important. She slapped her small forehead and looked at Xiao Yan, saying, "Can I ask the Marquis of Jining to give me lessons in the next few days?" When she said this, the look of anticipation on her small face turned slightly red again.
You want the Marquis of Jining to come and give you lessons? Is your goal really to have lessons? Xiao Yan complained in her heart upon seeing Yang Ying's expression. This young woman's little schemes... the beads of her abacus are almost hitting my face!
But what was the point of refusing now? Looking at the young woman's expression, and now that she had her own residence outside the palace, she would surely be running to Wei Tingyu's temporary inn all day long! And in order to have less resistance when she became the Empress Dowager and ruled, she couldn't let her relationship with this young woman become too strained. Besides, what if there really was a day when they would have to serve the same husband?
Xiao Yan sighed helplessly after thinking it through. Let alone that they would have many opportunities to interact now that they were outside the palace, even on the journey to welcome Emperor Wu back, could she follow them all the way and stop them from getting close to each other? Thinking about Wei Tingyu's methods, once he set his sights on a little white rabbit like Yang Ying, she was a hundred percent certain that Yang Ying couldn't get away!
Thinking this, Xiao Yan felt that she had been overthinking it. This matter couldn't be changed anyway. If it was going to be awkward in the future, that was a matter for the future. For now, she would just take it one step at a time!
"Speaking of which, this is quite a coincidence!" Xiao Yan, thinking this, shook her head and said to Yang Ying, "The Marquis of Jining also came to me and said he hoped to escort you all the way to Anguo to welcome the Emperor back!"
"I have no reason to refuse! After all, as a foreign official, Marquis Wei has the freedom to act as he pleases!"
"Moreover, if Marquis Wei accompanies you to welcome His Majesty back to the court, it will further solidify the fact of our alliance in the eyes of the Anguo people! So it's also beneficial for our Da Wu!"
"So..."
Before Xiao Yan could finish, Yang Ying's eyes lit up! The young woman, with a look of excitement, leaped up from the desk like a little white rabbit, grabbed Xiao Yan, and asked with a face full of pleasant surprise, "So, sister-in-law, you agreed? I will have the Marquis with me to accompany and protect me on this journey?"
The reason she was so happy, besides being able to have Wei Tingyu with her on the journey, was even more so because Xiao Yan said that this was something Wei Tingyu had brought up on his own! Didn't this prove how much the Marquis doted on her in his heart?!
"Yes..." Seeing Yang Ying's excited and happy expression, the jealousy in Xiao Yan's heart grew stronger! But she could only force herself to hold back that feeling and said with a forced smile. But before she could finish, the young woman Yang Ying turned around with a look of excitement and ran out of the Empress's sleeping quarters, dashing toward the palace gates.
Xiao Yan stared dumbfounded in the direction Yang Ying had left, and only after her figure had completely disappeared from her sight did she come back to her senses. She had never thought that this young woman, who looked so delicate and weak, could run so fast! As for what she was going to do? Xiao Yan knew without even thinking about it!
But seeing Yang Ying so happy, a hint of doubt still flashed in Xiao Yan's heart. It was hard for the ambitious her to understand. Could being by a man's side truly bring so much happiness? If Yang Ying was right, wouldn't all her current schemes seem especially ridiculous?
No! I must not be wrong! The one who is wrong must be that silly girl, Yang Ying! She has no idea that men are completely unreliable! Only by holding power in my own hands can I make everyone look up to me! And fear me!
Thinking this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but clench her small fists, and at the same time, she cheered herself on in her heart! But for some reason, the jealousy that had just surged up in her heart could not be shaken off no matter what!
...
"What a pleasant morning!" Wei Tingyu sat in the courtyard of the inn, looking at the blue sky and white clouds above him with a look of immense comfort, and he couldn't help but sigh. To be honest, it seemed that he had been very busy every day since he had transmigrated! Even when he was with his wives and concubines at home, he couldn't be as relaxed and carefree as this! So he had just been staring at this small patch of sky for an entire morning, until now, as it was nearing noon.
Clang!
A crisp sound then reached Wei Tingyu's ears. He glanced slightly in the direction of the sound, but found that there was no one in the pavilion by the water. However, behind the thickest pillar in the pavilion, a faint sound of breathing could not be hidden from his ears.
"Come out," Wei Tingyu smiled and said.
Immediately, Ren Ruyi's figure flashed out from behind the pillar. The young woman's lips were pouting, and she had a look of defiance on her face, but this was only a superficial defiance! In her heart, she was already full of admiration and awe for Wei Tingyu's skills!
You see, after Ren Ruyi had finished serving Wei Tingyu in the morning, she saw him admiring the blue sky and white clouds. The playful her thought that this was finally a good opportunity to sneak up on Wei Tingyu and give him a scare, so she put the matter on her mind and went to take care of other things. But when she came back after she was done, she saw that Wei Tingyu was already sitting here dozing off, and Ren Ruyi felt confident. So she used her Qinggong to approach him under the cover of the pavilion's pillars. But she was still a full fifteen steps away from Wei Tingyu, and she hadn't expected to be discovered by him! Facing her master, who had the senses of a monster, Ren Ruyi felt both admiration and a little speechless! Because sometimes she truly felt that she couldn't be of much help to him at all when she was by his side!
"Is the food ready?" However, Wei Tingyu only glanced at Ren Ruyi and then asked directly. This time, Ren Ruyi was stunned. Because the daily meals were arranged by the officials of the inn, and prepared by a famous chef from Wudu! How did Wei Tingyu know that she had cooked today?
"It is!" Of course, Ren Ruyi couldn't lie about this matter. So she nodded and walked forward, saying, "I was planning to give the Marquis a surprise today... How did the Marquis know that I was the one who cooked today's lunch?"
Wei Tingyu looked at Ren Ruyi's messy little face, pointed with his finger, and said no more. Ren Ruyi was startled. She used her fair hand to rub her face twice, only to find that there was some soot on the back of her hand, and then she understood how she had been exposed!
"I'll go and bring the lunch over now!" Thinking this, Ren Ruyi was also a little embarrassed. After all, cooking was not her forte! She had been inspired to cook a meal for the Marquis herself today, and even with the guidance of the famous chef from Wudu, she had been flustered and quite a mess. She hadn't expected that she wouldn't even notice that her face was dirty!
"Wait!" However, Wei Tingyu called out to Ren Ruyi, who was about to turn and get the dishes, and said, "Go and get a basin of clean water; I want to wash my hands!" As soon as he said this, Ren Ruyi was stunned again. Who was she? She was a former Zuoshi of the Zhuayiwei! Cooking a meal for him was already an unprecedented thing, and now he wanted her to get water for him to wash his hands? Wasn't this treating her like a maid?
Ren Ruyi felt a little indignant in her heart, but before she could throw a tantrum, she immediately came back to her senses. Right! Wei Tingyu has already given me an official status, and he treats me with the etiquette of a co-wife of the Marquis's residence! Although the wedding hasn't happened yet, a co-wife is a co-wife! She couldn't be outdone by the honored concubines in the Marquis's residence! She knew from the two days she spent in the Marquis's residence that let alone the honored concubines and co-wives, even the true mistress of the household, Dou Zhao, would personally serve Wei Tingyu without a word when he had a need!
Yes! I am the only one serving the Marquis by his side right now, so I absolutely cannot lose face!
The competitive Ren Ruyi thought this, took a deep breath, and actually turned around to obediently get the water. At this moment, Wei Tingyu's lips curled into a smile! After all, this young woman was different from his original wives and concubines; her nature was wild! If she wasn't properly trained, how could she truly get along with the other sisters in the future?
In Wei Tingyu's plan, the young woman Ren Ruyi should be a swift and elegant female assassin when fighting alongside him! But when they were in their own backyard, she should be as obedient and compliant as a good girl! Although the requirements seemed a little much, and sounded a bit contradictory, it was clear that Ren Ruyi was gradually developing in the direction he wanted... It seemed that his training was very effective!
In a little while, Ren Ruyi came back with a basin of clean water! After personally serving Wei Tingyu to wash his hands, she then turned and went to bring the prepared dishes from the kitchen one by one. Seeing Ren Ruyi's obedient and compliant demeanor at this moment, Wei Tingyu couldn't hold back! After she placed the last dish on the table, he gently took her jade-like hand and pulled it a little... And the young woman Ren Ruyi, as if she had no bones, went limp and sat directly in his arms.
"Marquis!" Ren Ruyi's martial arts skills were naturally too high to be pulled down so easily! But when it came to Wei Tingyu's affectionate actions, she wouldn't show any resistance!