Chapter 1217: Brainwashing Yu Wenling
" Princess," Xiao Tao whispered to Yuwen Ling.
Yuwen Ling"s eyes lit up when he heard that." Xiao Tao, is what you said true?"
Xiao Tao nodded and said," That"s what the messenger said!"
Yuwen Ling ignored the pain in her body and immediately told Xiao Tao, "Let her come in!"
Xiao Tao replied," Yes, Princess!"
A moment later, a person was invited into the Rain Spirit Palace. This person was none other than the wife of the Zhengguo Duke, Wen Yujing.
"Greetings, Ninth Princess!" Wen Yujing greeted Yuwen Ling respectfully.
Yuwen Ling put on the dignity of a princess and said," I heard that you have something important to discuss with me. May I know what it is?"
Wen Yujing looked at the people in the hall and said very seriously," Princess, please dismiss your attendants!"
Yu Wenling nodded and said," You may leave!"
"Yes, Princess!"
After these servants left, Yuwen Ling immediately said," Can you say it now?"
Wen Yujing suddenly leaned in front of Yuwen Ling and lowered her head slightly. She asked softly," I heard that the princess is deeply in love with my Nan "er and will only marry him?"
Wen Yujing went straight to the point.
Because she knew very well that with Yuwen Ling"s personality, there was no need to beat around the bush!
When Yuwen Ling heard this, her eyes turned sharp, and she asked with an ugly expression," Who did you hear this from?"
After all, she was a princess and an unmarried one at that. She had to be wary of others directly talking about her feelings for Jiang Zhennan because this involved the dignity of the royal family.
Then, Yuwen Ling sneered." How can you comment on my matters? Zhengguo Duke"s wife, how dare you? Are you trying to provoke the dignity of the royal family?"
Wen Yujing did not panic at all. She said calmly," Princess, please calm down! I"m asking this because I"m concerned about the princess! After all, my current ident.i.ty is Nan "er"s mother! I have the right to partic.i.p.ate in his marriage!"
However, Yuwen Ling did not buy it at all. She laughed mockingly again," Hehe, you really know how to flatter yourself. Everyone in the capital knew that the relationship between the Defender General Manor and the Zhengguo Duke Manor was like fire and water, or enemies. Although you keep calling the Great General Nan "er, I"m afraid you can"t wait for the Great General to disappear! Because only when the Great General disappears can your son, Jiang Zhenye, inherit the Duke"s estate!"
Wen Yujing"s anger rose from the bottom of her heart when she was mocked by Yuwen Ling. However, she knew very well that the princess was telling the truth. Plus, she was just the wife of a Duke. How could she dare to face a princess who was so high and mighty?
Wen Yujing suppressed the anger in her heart. She smiled embarra.s.sedly but said with a grievance,
"Princess, you are biased. Actually, it"s not that I want to target Nan "Er, but Nan "Er has always had something against me, her stepmother. He"s the eldest son of the Jiang family, and I"m just a stepwife.
"No matter what I do, as long as Nan "er shows a trace of dissatisfaction with me, outsiders will think that I, as his stepmother, have mistreated him.
"Therefore, to those who don"t understand the reason, I"m doing this for my Ye "Er. But to be honest, ever since I married into the Duke"s estate for more than twenty years, has there been any news of me mistreating him? I don"t think so!"
Yuwen Ling thought for a moment and said," Yes, indeed not!"
Wen Yujing felt even more agitated and aggrieved as she said," It has only been half a year since the Zhengguo Duke"s estate and the Defender General"s estate became like fire and water. Half a year ago, Lord Zeng"s eldest daughter, Zeng Yanli, suddenly came to me and told me that she had taken a fancy to Nan "Er.
"However, everyone in the capital knew that Nan "er"s marriage was approved by the Emperor and decided by himself. Even if we as parents don"t have much right to interfere, right?"
At this point, Wen Yujing noticed Yuwen Ling"s expression. Seeing her nod in agreement, she immediately heaved a sigh of relief and thought to herself, "Good."
Wen Yujing then continued," But, at that time, Duke Zhenguo and I thought about it. Nan "er is already twenty-five years old, but he doesn"t have a woman by his side. It always makes us worried. Besides, Nan" er is the heir to the t.i.tle of Duke Zhenhguo and the general. He has to have an heir in the future!
"Zeng Yanli might not have a good reputation, but with Yin "er"s fate as a jinx, it would be good if a woman married him and gave birth to a son.
"Duke Zhenguo and I knew that we couldn"t make the decision on his marriage, so we suggested this to His Majesty at the annual banquet. However, Duke Zhenguo and I didn"t expect that our good intentions would turn into bad things and anger Nan "er.
"He actually suggested that His Majesty betroth Zeng Yanli and my Ye "Er, and His Majesty actually agreed. How can we resist His Majesty"s imperial edict? Therefore, this matter has made us extremely sad. We can only swallow this grievance in our stomachs!
"Now, because the eldest daughter of the Zeng family didn"t marry Nan "er as she wished and married Ye "Er instead, she"s causing a ruckus in our residence all day long. She doesn"t even care about Ye "Er as her husband and me as her mother-in-law.
"Princess, don"t you think we feel wronged? I personally feel wronged!" Wen Yujing said tearfully," But so what if I"m wronged? I can only endure it!"
As she spoke, she pretended to wipe the tears from the corner of her eyes with her sleeve and looked at Yuwen Ling from the corner of her eye.
Yuwen Ling immediately revealed a sympathetic expression. She nodded in agreement and said," Hearing what you said, this is really unfair to you! Everyone said that it was difficult to be a stepmother, and it was indeed so!"
Wen Yujing immediately grabbed Yuwen Ling"s hand excitedly and said," Finally, there"s someone who can understand my problem. Princess, I"m really grateful!"
Looking at Wen Yujing grabbing his hand, Yuwen Ling frowned in dissatisfaction.
Seeing this, Wen Yujing immediately lets go of Yuwen Ling"s hand. Then, she said with some excitement and embarra.s.sment," Princess, I was rash! It was only because someone finally understood my grievances and difficulties that I couldn"t control my emotions. Please forgive me, Princess!"
Yuwen Ling looked at the woman in front of her and, indeed, felt a little pitiful for her. She waved her hand and said," Forget it. This Princess is magnanimous and will not hold it against you for losing your composure this time!"
Wen Yujing was very touched and said," Thank you for your magnanimity, Princess!"
However, she scoffed in her heart.
They said that the Ninth Princess was very smart, but it seemed that she was not that smart. She had been fooled by the lies that she had weaved in a few words.
However, she restrained her expression and continued to confess," Later on, I found out that Nan "er did this because of another woman!"
"Another woman?" Yuwen Ling said in surprise.
"It"s his fiancée!"