Chapter 452 - The Curious Incident and the Schemes of the He Family (2/2)

This was the plan of the He family, Consort Zhao, as well as Lian An.

But the problem was that He Yufen could not even enter King Xuan’s Manor right now. How was she going to seduce King Xuan?

“Fen’er, do you still have some of those ‘tea leaves’ from Consort Zhao?” He Hui muttered to himself and then could not help but turn to look at He Yufen. He Yufen appeared to look shy, looking down. However, she was listening to everything that was happening in the room.

Consort Zhao had once sent over some of those tea leaves with added ingredients. The meaning was clear!

He Yufen looked up with a blush on her face and nodded slightly.

“Elder Brother, even if Fen’er has that, it is of no use. We can’t even get to see His Highness!” He Zhao said confusedly. His eyes shone deep and darkly.

“Someone would be able to meet him even if we can’t. Doesn’t Madam Lian have quite a good impression of Fen’er and Xiu’er? If Madam Lian invites Fen’er over while Lord Lian and His Highness are discussing matters, they would be able to meet then!” He Hui laughed sinisterly. There was an added hint of determination in his eyes.

They had been in the capital for too long and their family back home had kept hounding them for news. Things could not go on as they were right now.

“This is the only way then!” He Zhao nodded and sighed. He waved his hand at He Yufen who was seated by the side and said with a cold expression, “Fen’er, go and accompany Xiu’er. Tell her not to think too much. Even though Yu Mingyong is a dandy, he has connections in the palace. Just by the child in Consort Yu’s stomach, Consort Yu will not let him suffer. So what if her reputation is bad right now? After she enters the manor, she will be the madam of that manor. Don’t think so much and cause trouble.”

He was talking about He Yuxiu. He Yuxiu had been rather disobedient since her return from the palace. She had not been very cooperative when asked to prepare her dowry. Coupled with the news that Yu Mingyong had fought with another man on the streets for a woman and caused so much trouble, she could not even be bothered to embroider her dowry. She was just very listless.

The He brothers were very dissatisfied with that. When they spoke, their tone was filled with dissatisfaction as well and their expressions were oddly cold.

“Yes, I will go and speak with her right now.” He Yufen knew that the He brothers were going to talk about a secret that she should not be listening to. She stood up obediently and curtsied to the He brothers before walking to the door slowly. She stood at the door for a moment with a hint of hesitation in her expression. Then, she pasted a meek and gentle expression on her face and left.

“First Miss, Second Miss is over there!” Senior Master He’s trusted servant approached with a smile. He pointed at a corner in the back courtyard.

“Many thanks, Butler!” He Yufen said politely. She turned around to walk in the direction the butler pointed at. Behind her, a look of contempt crossed the butler’s face as he pursed his lips in disdain. Then, he walked to the door and stood by it.

Upon seeing that He Yufen had left, He Zhao could not help but ask hesitantly, “Elder Brother, will this work out poorly?”

“No, the family has groomed her for so long and picked her out from so many girls. She is the best.” He Hui frowned and rebuked him.

“Yes, I thought it was odd. She has a good character and is good-looking. Why doesn’t King Xuan like her?” He Zhao smiled and explained when he saw that He Hui was angry.

“Fate. There is no fate between them. That’s why we have to create this fate for them. The family is hurrying us and thinks that we have nothing to do here. We have to succeed at this. We have been in Jiangnan for so many years and are contented with just a small corner of it. We do not have a strong backing either. Those people there feel that we cannot continue like this. We put in so much effort to groom those two. I didn’t expect that one of them would be made useless before she was even of use. That’s such a waste!”

He Hui thought of the letters that had been sent to his home recently. He was very troubled!

“The family is pressing us really urgently and they just sent a letter asking about our progress!” He Zhao picked up his tea from the table and gulped it down. He said angrily, “Do they think we are playing here? We are in the capital and everyone here is wealthy and powerful. If we didn’t have Consort Zhao, we wouldn’t even be able to enter the King’s Manor. No matter how outstanding the two girls are, they won’t be able to do anything if they can’t meet King Xuan.”

He Hui was very irritated as well. He paced around in circles and then stood in front of He Zhao. He said, “Reply and tell them that we will make progress immediately. Tell them not to hurry us. You can’t hurry things like this.”

“Alright!” He Zhao nodded.

This was the only thing they could do now!

In the back courtyard.

“Second Miss, look at these threads. The two masters asked us to pick these exquisite goods. Which one do you prefer? This embroidery style is also the prettiest. Second Miss, what do you think of this?” The maids inside the room were helping He Yuxiu enthusiastically to pick threads needed to make embroidered clothing.

Her wedding to Yu Mingyong was getting closer and closer!

However, He Yufen had been supposed to marry Yu Mingyong and the marriage had become hers only a few days ago. She was naturally dissatisfied with the embroidered robes He Yufen chose. She got rid of the original robes and insisted on getting a new set. Furthermore, because she did not like Yu Mingyong, she grew even more dissatisfied with the impending marriage.

This was especially so when she heard of the trouble that Yu Mingyong had gotten into. He Yuxiu’s dissatisfaction was about to explode from within her!

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