NFBE Chapter 483 Jealousy is truly terrifying
Chapter 483 Jealousy is truly terrifying
It has been a long time since Liu Zhilan lost face at the Lanye Poetry Gathering, but clearly, Li Qiumei still holds the Yun family responsible for it.
Yu Wan frowned slightly.
She never expected Li Qiumei to be so vindictive, plotting revenge against the Yun family simply because her daughter lost face at the poetry gathering.
Besides, that was originally something the Liu family wanted to curry favor with the Yun family, and they were just showing off.
This kind of thinking is truly despicable.
“Madam, I have also discovered that Li Qiumei has been in close contact with several other ladies recently, and those officials all have some reservations about your role in governing the country.”
Yu Wan's gaze turned slightly cold.
The new emperor's excessive favor towards Yun Shang aroused jealousy among many officials.
Out of jealousy, they would sometimes deliberately target Yun Shang in court.
Li Qiumei is now frequently associating with those people; it seems she's been holding back something big.
Since the matter has already involved the imperial court, Yu Wan doesn't intend to handle it alone.
When Yun Shang returned to the manor from the palace around noon that day, Yu Wan told him about it.
After listening, Yun Shang remained calm and gently put down his teacup.
He reached out and pulled Yu Wan into his arms.
He rested his chin on her shoulder, then closed his eyes and slowly said, "I understand. I'll handle this."
Having not seen him all night, Yu Wan also missed him a little. Letting him hold her, she whispered, "Is this matter troublesome?"
Yun Shang held her hand and squeezed it gently a few times, his voice tinged with a hint of languor, "No."
"As expected. These people have been restless all along. Li Qiumei was just used as a scapegoat. They secretly supported and instigated Li Qiumei to cause trouble, probably to create chaos in the Yun family's inner quarters and tie me down."
At this point, Yun Shang opened his eyes and looked at Yu Wan with a smile in his eyes, "But my wife is too smart, she didn't fall for it at all."
Yu Wan felt a little flattered by his praise.
She coughed lightly a few times as if to cover up her mistake, and said with a serious expression, "This is all your fault."
Yun Shang raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
Yu Wan said confidently, "If you didn't have such a captivating face that people can't forget at first glance, how could Liu Zhilan have decided to marry you the moment she saw you?"
“If Liu Zhilan hadn’t taken a liking to you, Li Qiumei wouldn’t have caused so much trouble.”
She remembered something and sighed, "Sun San Niang is the most innocent person."
Yu Wan has already investigated and found out.
Lin Yueniang obtained the skin-corroding powder from Zhang Dashan.
Because Sun San Niang tried to steal Lin Yue Niang's customers, Lin Yue Niang wanted to teach her a lesson.
She only asked Zhang Dashan to find some medicine that could cause rashes on people's faces. At first, Zhang Dashan also told her that the medicine would only cause red rashes to appear on Sun Sanniang's face.
Lin Yueniang, without suspecting anything, put the medicine into the Hibiscus Jade Skin Cream that Sun Sanniang had just bought.
Who knew it was actually skin-corroding powder?
After only a few days, Sun San Niang's skin began to swell and ulcerate, and Lin Yue Niang realized that something was wrong.
She was also flustered, but dared not say anything.
Even more afraid that Zhang Dashan would tell others about this, Lin Yueniang had to serve him whenever he came to Hongxiufang, no matter how unwilling she was.
In the blink of an eye, Yu Wan thought of many things.
Seeing her lost in thought, Yun Shang asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Yu Wan snapped out of her reverie and shook her head, saying, "It's nothing."
Yun Shang clearly didn't believe it.
But he didn't ask any further questions.
Yu Wan hesitated for a moment, but still spoke her mind: "I'm thinking about Sun San Niang."
"She was just a woman who wanted to make a living in the Red Sleeve Brothel. It's really pitiful that she suffered such a misfortune for no reason. Although Lin Yueniang was deceived by Zhang Dashan, she still harmed someone in the end."
Yun Shang lowered his eyes slightly: "Zhang Dashan's words are not to be trusted. I have already sent people to investigate his background."
Yu Wan paused slightly, looked up at him, and asked in confusion, "You suspect him?"
Yun Shang said, "Mother feels that Zhang Dashan is too different from the Zhang Dashan she knew when she was young, especially when Uncle Zhang and the others are mentioned, Zhang Dashan's reaction is not quite right."
“My maternal grandparents’ family had previously received help from Uncle Zhang, and my mother asked me to investigate.”
Yu Wan nodded in agreement.
It's time to investigate.
She had a strange intuition that Zhang Dashan had a lot of hostility about him and didn't seem like a good person.
Meanwhile, the Liu family.
For almost two months, Liu Zhilan didn't dare to leave the mansion, fearing that she would hear people talking about her if she went out.
She had lost face so badly at the Lan Ye Poetry Gathering that day, and the Yun family hadn't sent anyone to visit her since. Liu Zhilan knew in her heart that it was impossible for her to marry into the Second Assistant Minister's Mansion again.
But she was not reconciled.
She finally falls for someone, and if she can't have him, she'd rather never get married!
Seeing her daughter's determination, Li Qiumei made some plans.
She had it all planned out.
They used Zhang Dashan to create trouble for Yun Shang, and then had Liu Zhilan comfort the dejected Yun Shang.
Men are most vulnerable at such times, and if a gentle and tender woman is there to comfort them, they can easily fall in love with her.
There are many ways to get Yun Shang to marry her daughter, but Li Qiumei disdains using those underhanded methods.
Even if she were to become a concubine, her daughter would still have to marry into the Second Minister's household openly and legitimately.
We still have to outdo the Yu family!
The plan is almost complete. Li Qiumei has recently prepared a lot of new clothes and jewelry, and Liu Zhilan is trying them on inside the house right now.
Liu Zhilan looked at herself in the bronze mirror, dressed in a gorgeous silk dress and adorned with dazzling jewels, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.
"Mother, these jewelry and clothes are so beautiful."
Li Qiumei stepped forward and straightened the tassels hanging down for her, her face full of smiles. "With Lan'er's beauty, coupled with these gorgeous clothes and accessories, she is the most dazzling pearl in this capital. Yun Shang will definitely be moved when he sees her."
Liu Zhilan's cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes sparkling with longing. "Mother, do you think Yun Shang... will really notice me?"
She had completely forgotten the embarrassing incident from before.
She was filled with fantasies about what Yun Shang would look like when he met her.
She gently stroked the hem of her silk dress, her face full of girlish shyness and trepidation.
Li Qiumei gently took her hand, "That's natural."
“How can the Yu family compare to my Lan’er?”
"Now everything is ready. We just need to wait for Zhang Dashan to make a fuss and for Yun Shang to get into trouble. That will be your time to step in."
"When a man is down on his luck, he is most easily moved by gentleness. If you appear at the right time and give him care and comfort, his heart will eventually be yours."
Liu Zhilan nodded slightly, secretly making up her mind.
Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps broke the harmony inside the room.
Li Qiumei's personal maid rushed in, looking flustered.
"Madam, something terrible has happened!" the maidservant gasped, "Zhang Dashan has been arrested!"
Li Qiumei's expression changed instantly.
A flicker of panic crossed her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. "What's the panic!"
"what happened?"
Even the maid didn't know.
She was just there to deliver a message.
Li Qiumei clearly realized that asking the maid was pointless. She walked out with a cold face and said to the maid, "Have Liu Chang wait for me in the front hall!"