The evil sister is in charge, and the mother is getting married

Chapter 317 Just do what you're supposed to do! And you'd better not bother me!
"Hmph! What's with the attitude! I'll tell Auntie when I get back!" Ruan Shiyu didn't linger and turned to leave with her maid.

She was no match for Gu Qingxuan in terms of status. Her aunt had also told her to try not to offend her, saying that this woman was cunning and that she should be careful.

What's there to be so smug about!
It's still too early to tell who will win. So what if someone is prettier than her?
Her figure is nowhere near as good as hers; she has no curves in any way. Unless the Emperor of Beixu has a penchant for munching on ribs, he must be blind to have taken a liking to her.

She had heard that many princesses from the four countries had come this time. She, Ruan Shiyu, could not compete with them, but others might. They were all princesses, so what did Gu Qingxuan have to be arrogant about?
Gu Chengze and Gu Chengfeng looked at each other awkwardly, realizing that their mother had been scolded!

What will happen to them? Won't they get scolded too soon?
"I'm tired! You can do whatever you want! You'd better not bother me!" Gu Qingxuan turned around and gave her two half-brothers a cold look, rolled her eyes, and followed the maid into the main courtyard.

"Who provoked her?" Gu Chengze looked at his sister, who was in full force, and looked at Gu Chengfeng with great confusion.

He wasn't familiar with this younger sister; they usually just nodded to each other when they met. But along the way, he noticed that Gu Qingxuan was sharp-tongued and ruthless. Just look at the maids around her; they were like wooden figures, not living people at all. This was definitely the result of rigorous training; she must have been beaten a lot.

"Brother, just leave her alone. Do you think she'll get the short end of the stick?"

"Brother, I ran into Sheng Wanqiu. They live in Xuezhuyuan and asked me to come back and tell you that they invited us over for lunch! I accepted!"

"Brother, what do you think girls like? I'll send some over to her. Father Emperor even told me to get closer to her and build a relationship. Brother, what is Father Emperor trying to do?"

"Brother, why aren't you saying anything? Brother, tell me! What do girls like?"

Gu Chengfeng's rapid-fire questions completely shut down Gu Chengze's brain. When did his younger brother become so long-winded?
And the Emperor actually wants his younger brother to try and get close to him? What exactly is the Emperor trying to do?
Since Gu Chengfeng has been instructed to get involved with Sheng Wanqiu, what about the other three princes? Did Father Emperor also instruct them to try and get close to her?
Gu Chengze was completely confused and couldn't make sense of his thoughts at all.

Meanwhile, the team at Xuezhuyuan Garden also started their meeting. However, it was a three-person meeting between Lu Li, Lu Lingyun, and Sheng Wanqiu, while Sheng Wanqiu sent everyone else away.

Qiao Yuchen went to practice the piano, Lu Shuxue and Lu Yu went to prepare for the lunch banquet, while Wolong and Fengchu didn't come back at all, and went shopping with Wu Zhiyu, who was hiding his identity.

I was originally thinking of bringing one of them back, so that at least it wouldn't cause any big trouble. But then I thought, these two still have the Emperor of Beixu by their side, what big trouble could they cause?

Besides, even if something goes wrong, Sheng Wanqiu believed that Wu Zhiyu would definitely not let the two of them get hurt. An emperor would definitely have a lot of bodyguards around him when he goes out, so there was no need to worry at all.

"Wanqiu, tell us your plan! We're all family here." As Lu Lingyun said this, she gave Lu Li a knowing look, the subtext of which was obvious.

However, Sheng Wanqiu didn't care at all. Only Lu Li, the person involved, was thinking a bit too much, and the tips of his ears had already started to turn slightly red.

"Sister Yun, I'll be in charge of getting them drunk. Brother Lu, you'll be in charge of getting information out of them. And you, Sister Yun, will be in charge of watching their expressions. You're very observant, you'll definitely be able to spot clues from their micro-expressions!"

"What are you two trying to do?" Lu Li was a little confused about what the two of them were thinking, and his mind was a bit muddled.

"Oh dear, it's my fault, it's my fault! I forgot to tell you, Sister Yun, should we tell him?" Sheng Wanqiu slapped her forehead, only then realizing that they hadn't told Lu Li what they were going to do, so they naturally dragged him into it.

“Ah Li, you should know my inner conflict. Although we have found Xiao Jin’er, I must find out the truth about Mother’s death.” “I found the same totem on the clothes of the assassin who killed Mother and Father on the clothes of the fourth prince of Wei. I want to get to the bottom of this, so we need to get close to the people of Wei!”

Lu Lingyun didn't hide anything; she knew that Lu Li wasn't a talkative person, and even if he didn't want to get involved in the end, he wouldn't say anything out of turn.

“Brother Lu, Jin’er is my younger brother, so his mother’s affairs are my affairs. Therefore, Sister Yun and I share the same opinion, and we must get this matter straight!”

"If you're willing to get involved, please keep it a secret, okay?"

After Sheng Wanqiu finished speaking, she looked at Lu Li, who was deep in thought.

"Ok!"

“My aunt is a good person, and I also want to find out the whole story.”

"Do whatever you want. Just tell me if you need me."

“I still have some connections in Wei, both financially and in terms of manpower. I’m always here whenever you need me.”

Without a second thought, Lu Li nodded in agreement and expressed his full support for their idea.

"I knew you were a good person, Brother Lu! A truly wonderful person!"

Sheng Wanqiu immediately smiled and stretched out her hands to Lu Li, making a heart shape with her hands in front of her chest.

Her move made Lu Li blush deeply, and his heart was pounding. There were other people around, so wasn't this public display of affection inappropriate?

Lu Li: !!! Oh my god! She has feelings for me, this is another step forward!
Lu Lingyun: ??? Are you sick in the head?! Has he lost his mind?!
"Then let's discuss how we should cooperate! We're determined to get something out of them this time!" Sheng Wanqiu said confidently.

"Yes! If it doesn't work this time, we'll go directly to Wei after the Grand Court Assembly. It's time for the truth to come to light!" Lu Lingyun's eyes were a little red. She missed her mother, that extremely gentle woman.

Thus, the trio was formed, plotting their midday feast in Sheng Wanqiu's room.

However, it was already noon, and both Gu Chengze and his brother had arrived, but their own sons, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Liang, had not yet returned.

Even Gu Chengfeng asked why he hadn't seen Han Qingqing, but Sheng Wanqiu made up an excuse to brush it off. The important matter was right now, and what could possibly happen to two grown women following Wu Zhiyu, the Emperor of Beixu? She decided to leave them for now.

"Miss Sheng, oh! No, I should call you Princess Yonghe now!"