vrcanaries Chapter 180 Her lover was indeed someone who couldn't be seen in public.
Chapter 180 Her lover was indeed someone who couldn't be seen in public.
She wasn't some noblewoman's cousin at all.
[On the surface, she was said to be the daughter of the deceased sister of the Marquis of Jingwu, and the Marquis's household took pity on her and brought her back to their residence. In reality, Cui Xueji was the daughter of the Marquis of Jingwu's concubine.]
[They said that to protect their reputation.]
Yu Ningyao's eyes widened upon hearing these words.
What a melodramatic backstory!
"But Mother said she saved a child who fell into the water last month, and it seems Father is quite satisfied with her?"
Yu Ningyao muttered to herself.
[Saving a drowning child? That was silencing them.]
The system was indignant.
Yu Ningyao: "Huh???"
The child stumbled upon Cui Xueji's secret rendezvous with her lover and was pushed into the water.
[Later, this attracted the attention of others. Fearing the child might talk nonsense after being rescued, Cui Xueji pretended to be a hero and rescued the child.]
[Then they suggested sending the unconscious child to a clinic to gain a good reputation.]
[In fact, the child was killed not long after being taken away.]
Yu Ningyao was dumbfounded.
That's a human life.
This Cui Xueji is far too ruthless.
He wanted to kill her to silence her simply because he caught her meeting her lover in secret.
If she marries into their family, they will probably never have a peaceful day again.
Yu Ningyao shook her head vigorously, like a rattle drum:
You're right, someone like that should never become my sister-in-law.
But who is that lover?
[Just catching someone having an affair doesn't warrant such a brutal attack.]
[Unless the man's background or identity makes him unacceptable.]
System: [You're right, her lover is indeed a scoundrel.]
Yu Ningyao pressed on impatiently: "Who is it? Stop keeping me in suspense."
The system gave her an answer that completely shocked her.
Her lover was Pei Yuanting, the orphaned son of the former crown prince who had been executed for treason.
Yu Ningyao: ...
Is it that exciting?
No wonder the two of them wanted to kill each other to silence them.
If this gets out, everyone in the Jingwu Marquis's mansion will be doomed.
Pei Yuanting's identity is indeed something that cannot be revealed to the public.
[So, was his relationship with Cui Xueji motivated by a desire for military power within the Jingwu Marquis's household, and was it an attempt to help him rebel?]
Yu Ningyao asked curiously.
system:
【Yes. 】
If General Lu hadn't been without a daughter, Pei Yuanting would have been even more eager to seduce one of them.
Yu Ningyao: ...
This orphan of the former crown prince is truly daring and ambitious.
The system is right, Cui Xueji is someone you absolutely cannot marry.
If they get involved with her, the Yu family will probably be wiped out.
Okay, I understand. I will tell Mother about this.
This marriage should absolutely not take place.
After inquiring about Cui Xueji.
Yu Ningyao then instructed the system to investigate Xie Yuntan and Li Wanning.
The system responded quickly.
Both of them are healthy, have good backgrounds, have no messy romantic relationships, and have no unrequited love.
Yu Ningyao breathed a sigh of relief.
She was genuinely afraid that all the men who came to arrange marriages with her were oddballs.
"Miss, we have arrived at the residence of Physician Zheng."
The carriage stopped, and the guards' voices could be heard.
"Understood." Yu Ningyao lifted the carriage curtain and got off the carriage.
She had to come to politely decline the marriage proposal from the Zheng family.
Sure enough, after she finished her lesson with her master, her master's wife, Madam Rong, came to find her.
"Yaoyao, come and have some hibiscus cake! This was made by your sister Muhe herself." Madam Rong smiled and handed over the cake.
"Thank you so much, Master's wife. This hibiscus cake is delicious. Sister Muhe is amazing. She's beautiful and knows how to make pastries. I really admire her." Yu Ningyao praised her granddaughter enthusiastically.
I hope the old lady won't be too angry when I refuse later.
Hearing her granddaughter being praised, Madam Rong's eyes narrowed with a smile.
She tentatively asked, "How about letting Sister Muhe be your sister-in-law?"
Yu Ningyao shook her head and put down the pastry in her hand: "That won't do. My older brother is not good enough for Sister Muhe."
"What nonsense are you spouting, child? Be careful your older brother hears you and beats you up." Old Madam Rong reached out and tapped her forehead.
You'll have to ask your mother that.
Yu Ningyao pretended to be relaxed and said, "That's what my mother said too. Last time I praised Sister Muhe for making excellent pastries. My mother said that such a good girl will be a lucky man to marry her in the future, but my eldest brother is not so lucky."
"He's seventeen already, and he's still trying to take candied hawthorns from me. He's so immature."
Madam Rong immediately understood.
The Yu family is refusing the marriage proposal.
She was a little unhappy. Her Muhe was so good, why didn't the Yu family like her?
After Yu Ningyao left, she couldn't help but complain to Judge Zheng.
"Is it because Lord Yu has been promoted that he looks down on our family?"
"Look at the nonsense you're spouting." Judge Zheng glanced at his wife and shook his head disapprovingly.
“If they were that kind of people, they wouldn’t have raised such a good child as Yaoyao.”
"Yaoyao, Yaoyao, all you ever think about is Yaoyao. She's your good disciple, of course you have to speak up for her." Old Madam Rong glared at him.
"Our two families have such a good relationship, wouldn't it be better to become even closer through marriage?"
"Alright, alright, maybe they have their own plans. Our Muhe is so wonderful, what kind of good man can't she find?" Judge Zheng quickly coaxed his wife.
Madam Rong only complained for a while, but she wasn't really angry.
Since she couldn't win over her good grandson-in-law, Yu Ziheng, she had to make other plans for her granddaughter.
……
Yu Ningyao patiently waited a full day before revealing Cui Xueji's background to her parents.
Of course, she only told the beginning and end of her story.
If the matter of the former crown prince's orphan is involved, it will definitely arouse suspicion in my parents.
After all, Tie Tou and his group could get information from gossip, but the life-threatening matter of the former crown prince's orphan was not something ordinary people could pry into.
"What? The young lady of the Marquis's mansion is actually the daughter of the Marquis of Jingwu's concubine, who is impersonating her?" Shen Jinzhu slammed her teacup heavily on the table, her face full of astonishment.
Yu Kangjing frowned: "This marriage must not go through. If it is exposed in the future, I will inevitably be accused of being a poor manager of my household."
"Don't worry, my husband. I will send a reply to the Marquis of Jingwu's mansion to reject this marriage proposal as soon as I get back." Shen Jinzhu made up her mind and turned to hold her daughter's hand. "Thanks to Yaoyao's vigilance, otherwise our family would have suffered a great setback."
“That’s right, our Yaoyao is the reincarnation of a lucky star. Thank you, lucky star.” Yu Kangjing smiled and patted Yu Ningyao’s head.
"Hehehe, we're all family, Daddy, you don't need to thank me." Yu Ningyao snuggled into her mother's arms.
"You're so big now, why do you still need your mother to carry you?" Shen Jinzhu gave her daughter a reproachful look.
"Even when my hair is all white in the future, I will still cling to my mother's lap and beg for candy." Yu Ningyao hummed twice and hugged her mother's waist.
Shen Jinzhu laughed until tears streamed down her face, poking her daughter's forehead with her fingertip: "Nonsense! By the time you're seventy or eighty, your mother will have already turned into a lotus flower in front of the Bodhisattva."
……
After the letter of refusal was delivered to the Marquis of Jingwu's residence.
Shen Jinzhu then prepared two new invitations.
Now that only Xie Yuntan and Li Wanning remain, she needs to arrange a meeting so that the child can see them in person.
But who should I invite first?