Chapter Ninety-Eight: Stratagem
Hu Yanmin looked at him with wide eyes, a little incredulous, Chu Hongchen didn't know the relationship between her and Wen Ruyi, how could he ......
"Doesn't Mrs. Wen also hate Wen Ruyi, as long as Mrs. Wen tries to lure Wen Ruyi back to the Wen family, the palace will naturally have a way to deal with her, and there is no need for Mrs. Wen to do it, let alone implicate the Wen family." Chu Hongchen understood what Mrs. Wen was thinking, he raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his eyebrows were full of confidence, and his lips slowly outlined a faint arc, "Of course, if Concubine Wen is better, she will definitely ask Mrs. Wen for help, after all, we are all a family, aren't we?" ”
Hu Yanmin heard the threat in Chu Hongchen's words, she regretted that she actually married her daughter to such a person, and she was killed like that, but now even if she regrets it, it is too late, her only daughter is still here, plus she also hates Wen Ruyi, so she nodded and agreed.
"Okay, I promise His Royal Highness the Prince, but I also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take good care of the daughters of the courtiers." Hu Yanmin knew that even if she didn't agree to the prince's request, he would come up with another way, so she would be a favor.
"Naturally!" Seeing that the matter was finally settled, Chu Hongchen showed a hint of a smile, looking at the back of Hu Yanmin leaving, his gaze became deeper and deeper.
Wen Ruyi, I hope you can see the situation clearly, don't toast, don't eat and drink.
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Since she promised the prince, Hu Yanmin would naturally do it well, she knew that if she took the initiative to invite Wen Ruyi back to her house, she would definitely make her suspicious, and it would not be easy to act at that time, so she hit Wen Qing's mind on her.
So, Hu Yanmin told Wen Qing what he thought of after returning home, the two daughters in the house have married out, this New Year's Festival, Wen Dongling's situation will definitely not come back, it is better to take Wen Ruyi back to the house, it is so lively, after all, Wen Mansion is only these two daughters.
Wen Qing already liked to listen to Hu Yanmin's pillow wind, but he hesitated when he heard Hu Yanmin's proposal at this time, and now the two daughters of the Wen family are married to the two most noble princes of the dynasty, Wen Ruyi is the princess Rui, Wen Dongling is the prince's side concubine, and the identities of the two are also noble in the court, but now the child in Wen Dongling's belly is gone, and the whole person is also nervous, and he can't see any hope from Wen Dongling at all.
Therefore, in fact, he has long wanted to re-woo Wen Ruyi, but he has not liked this daughter very much for so many years, and Wen Ruyi's personality suddenly changed after marrying King Rui and becoming Princess Rui, Wen Qing did not make up his mind for a while.
Since it was Hu Yanmin who mentioned it this time, Wen Qing also happily agreed, and while instructing the housekeeper to send someone to King Rui's mansion to spread the word that Wen Ruyi and King Rui were invited to come to the mansion for a meal, and at the same time, let people prepare some good things and wait for Wen Ruyi and Chu Hongze to come.
Hu Yanmin was also angry when she saw Wen Qing's attitude, Wen Ruyi was now high-spirited and had a good life, and her daughter was ......
But now that things have become like this, she is also very helpless, she is jealous and hateful in her heart, but she can only swallow her anger and watch Wen Qing's arrangement, just waiting for the prince to succeed, and see if Wen Ruyi can be so arrogant and proud.
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And Wen Ruyi has nothing to do recently, so she followed Qing Ning to learn embroidery in the house, she still remembered that she embroidered last time Chu Hongze didn't recognize it, which made her angry, this time she must study hard, under her efforts, her embroidery has gradually improved, it is much better than before.
"Princess, just now the Wen Mansion sent someone to spread the news, saying that I want you and the prince to go back to the mansion tomorrow night to have a lively meal." Ying Niang walked in from the outside, she now followed Wen Ruyi to Rui Wang's Mansion, and the complexion on her face was much better than it seemed before.
"Yingniang, didn't I tell you, these things are not for you to do, the other girls will take care of it, you just come here to enjoy the happiness, how can you ......" Seeing Yingniang holding her clothes in her hands, Wen Ruyi knew that she must have gone to wash her clothes again.
"Princess, didn't I take care of these things for you before, how can I rest assured that others will take care of them, now I have nothing to do when I am idle every day, this is just a trivial matter for me, and I won't be tired at all." Ying Niang was already very grateful to Wen Ruyi for bringing her to Rui Wang's Mansion, and she couldn't be idle at all, Wen Ruyi didn't let her do those rough jobs, so she had to help her take care of her clothes.
Wen Ruyi couldn't say anything about her, so she had to sigh a little helplessly, remembering what Yingniang said when she entered the door just now, so she asked, "Then did they say anything else?" ”
"That's not true, it's just that the lord wants the princess and the princess to go back for a meal together, after all, this New Year's is also excusable!" Ying Niang basically has no memory of the Wen family, except for the tablet of Mrs. Wen enshrined there, but after all, it is a place where she has been staying for so many years, and it is quite emotional to mention it.
Wen Ruyi couldn't help but feel a little surprised when she suddenly received Wen Qing's invitation, although Wen Qing said that it was Wen Ruyi's biological father, but he was not good to Wen Ruyi, basically it could be said that he ignored it, and she went back to the house and went against him so many times, how could he be so kind to want her to go home and be lively?
Thinking of what happened recently, Wen Ruyi suddenly thought of Wen Dongling's current situation, and gradually understood Wen Qing's thoughts, this Wen Qing is really a treacherous villain, Wen Dongling used to marry the prince, he fought to get the tie, but now Wen Dongling has no effect, he wants to transfer the target to her, it's really hateful!
The more Wen Ruyi thought about it, the more she felt sad for Wen Ruyi, this Wen Qing really didn't deserve to be a father, raising a daughter was for her own power, she was a daughter when she had use value, and she didn't care at all when she had no use value.
"Send someone to Wen Mansion to reply, just say that this princess is busy this time and has no time to go back!" Wen Ruyi didn't want to have anything to do with the Wen family at all, she hated everyone in the Wen Mansion, especially Wen Qing and Hu Yanmin, who were not a good couple.
"Okay, don't hurt yourself with them, princess, I'll go and let people get them back." Yingniang grew up watching Wen Ruyi, and she was also very disappointed in Wen Mansion, so she naturally knew Wen Ruyi's thoughts and understood Wen Ruyi's approach.
"Hey, Yingniang, wait!" Wen Ruyi originally didn't want to go, but she thought that this time Chu Hongze could be said to be a big injury, and now General Li is still injured, and the military power in his hand has also been taken away, and he is in a weak time.
Although Wen Qing's character is not very good, he is also an upstart in the DPRK after all, and he also has his own power in the DPRK, didn't the prince take a fancy to his power when he wooed Wen Dongling? If she refuses like this, won't she push Wen Qing to the side of the prince?
Wen Ruyi felt so aggrieved that she thought about it, and after thinking about it, she still felt that it was better for her to take the opportunity to win over Wen Qing, at least for the sake of Chu Hongze's great cause, she had to endure it, after all, she couldn't let Wen Qing's ball go to the prince's side, and it would be good to use it!
"Forget it, let someone go to the Wen Mansion to reply to the letter, and say that I will go back tomorrow night."
Ying Niang and Qing Ning glanced at each other, and they both saw the doubts in each other's eyes, but they were just subordinates, and they didn't have the right to interfere if they didn't understand the master's affairs and thoughts.
It's only been the Chinese New Year now, the capital is not lively, many shops are not open, Wen Ruyi didn't go to the pharmacy lazily, just went to Mrs. Li's door and came back, now General Li's body is gradually recovering, with such a good doctor as Mrs. Li by his side, she naturally doesn't need to worry about anything, just go and talk to Mrs. Li.
In the evening, Chu Hongze came back, and now the matter of the assassin has been settled, and those who should be punished have been punished, but everyone in the court is much more low-key, Chu Hongze and Chu Hongchen are even worse, basically they don't talk much in front of the emperor, they are still the emperor's suspicions, and they can be as low-key as they can be.
"Lord Wang, are you back? How's it going, are you tired today? Wen Ruyi pulled Chu Hongze to the table and sat down, poured him a cup of warm tea, and Qing Ning hurriedly went down to arrange dinner.
"I'm not tired, the current situation is not as tense as before, but it is much easier, and the prince's life is estimated to be more uncomfortable than this king." Chu Hongze has already seen through the current situation, the life of the crown prince Chu Hongchen is indeed sad, this time many people are princelings, and he only temporarily lost the arm of General Li, although General Li has no military power, but he has a meritorious role in saving the driver, I believe that after he recovers from his injury, the emperor will also treat him well.
Wen Ruyi didn't want to talk about these things in the court, he just wanted Chu Hongze to return to the palace more easily, so he told Chu Hongze about Wen Qing asking them to go back today.
"Lord, this New Year's Festival has just passed, why don't we take this opportunity to go back to the Wen family, I also want to worship my mother." She thought that she had said that she would live a good life for Wen Ruyi, and that she would have the opportunity to bring Mrs. Wen's tablet back for worship in the future, and she should also go to worship this time, maybe she could take this opportunity to discuss with Wen Qing, maybe she could kill two birds with one stone.
Chu Hongze understood Wen Ruyi's thoughts as soon as he heard it, he knew that she was actually thinking about him, after all, the situation was not clear now, he definitely needed more helpers, and Wen Ruyi was thinking about this, he was moved in his heart, reached out and took her hand, and looked at her softly, "Ruyi, thank you!" ”
Wen Ruyi laughed when she heard this, "What else does the prince say to me thank you, aren't we a family?" ”
Wen Ruyi's word "family" made Chu Hongze's heart warm for a moment, and he nodded in agreement.