A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

"Thank you, County Princess! Thank you, Marquis, for your leniency!" Liu Shen nervously swallowed, then bowed respectfully to County Princess Ji'an and Wei Tingyu before shakily helping his wife to her feet.

"Why is Lord Liu only thanking the County Princess and the Marquis?" At this moment, Zhao Zhangru, who had been watching the commotion without saying a word, suddenly spoke up: "Our Marquis said that he only showed leniency because of your young mistress! Why don't you thank your young mistress too?!"

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These words were like a thunderbolt from the blue! Everyone present stared wide-eyed, and many even opened their mouths in surprise.

Everyone just heard what Wei Tingyu said, and at the same time, they were also puzzled and even curious about the relationship between him and He Weifang, the young mistress of the Liu family.

After all, such a serious assassination attempt was allowed to be carried out by the Marquis solely because of He Weifang's influence? Doesn't that suggest something about the relationship between the two of them...?

Of course, the guests present were not fools. Although they liked to gossip about others behind their backs, they knew they dared not speak ill of a nobleman like the Marquis of Jining to his face.

However, Lady Zhao, the concubine of the Marquis of Jining, completely disregarded these matters and brought up a problem that everyone already knew about.

This is undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Liu family! Isn't the reason your family was able to turn misfortune into good fortune because of the unfathomable relationship between your daughter-in-law He Weifang and Lord Wei?

Of course, Zhao Zhangru's sudden outburst had no other reason than to stand up for He Weifang!

After all, the scene she witnessed at Fuyun Temple, where He Weifang was humiliated by the servants of the Liu family, was still unforgettable to her.

Right now, I can't help but stand up for this poor woman who is being bullied by her husband's family!

At this moment, Liu Chang stared at Wei Tingyu with a face full of shock, his fists clenched so tightly that the veins bulged.

When Wei Tingyu's concubine suddenly said those words, he believed it must have been at Wei Tingyu's behest! Her purpose was to make it clear to everyone in the Dongdu officialdom that she had been cuckolded!

Despite his anger, Liu Chang's cowardice and timidity prevented him from confronting Wei Tingyu, so he could only endure it with all his might.

Seeing the pitying or mocking looks he received from those around him only fueled his anger! But even so, he didn't have the courage to step forward and ask for clarification.

He Weifang blushed instantly. Her relationship with Wei Tingyu was, of course, extremely close!

However, seeing the embarrassed or angry expressions on Liu Shen's family's faces, yet their reluctance to speak, He Weifang suddenly felt a great sense of relief! It was as if all the suffering she had endured in the Liu family compound over the past year had been erased at this moment!

Thinking back to the humiliation of living a life of quiet contempt here, and then comparing it to the triumph I feel now...

He Weifang felt that it was the right decision to completely devote her heart to the Marquis!

When choosing a man, you should definitely choose someone like Wei Tingyu! He makes you feel so comfortable and carefree!

"You two are so magnanimous! I am ashamed of my own lack of such magnanimity!" Liu Shen knew that he absolutely could not fall out with Wei Tingyu at this moment, so he quickly gave his son a look, telling him to suppress his anger. Then he bowed deeply to the Princess of Ji'an and Wei Tingyu and began to flatter them!

"Guards!" Wei Tingyu ignored Liu Shen's flattery and instead beckoned to his men, saying, "Take these assassins away and keep them under strict guard. Interrogate them thoroughly! Who exactly attempted to assassinate the County Princess? What other conspiracy lies behind this? We must dig deep into the truth!"

"Yes!" Several Golden Shadow Guards stepped forward, clasped their fists in response, and then took the assassins away.

Logically, such a person should be handed over to the local authorities in Dongdu for interrogation, but since Wei Tingyu took the assassin away on his own, no one dared to say anything.

Meanwhile, the county princess's eyes were scanning back and forth between Wei Tingyu and He Weifang, as if trying to find any clues to confirm her suspicions about the relationship between the two.

Besides, as a woman, she had no desire to get involved in the assassin's affairs anymore! With Wei Tingyu handling the interrogation, she could finally have some peace and quiet!

“My lord! These people…” At this moment, Zhao Zhangru stepped forward and whispered in Wei Tingyu’s ear, “Are they to be interrogated rigorously? May I go and take a look?”

Goodness! This girl really does have violent tendencies at heart!

She was even willing to witness such a brutal and bloody interrogation? Most women would turn pale with fright just hearing about it!

Fortunately, Wei Tingyu knew that Zhao Zhangru's loyalty to him was beyond question, but he simply shook his head and said, "I still have use for these people, so I won't really cripple or kill them!"

These assassins from the Qingzheng Society were courageous, skilled, and intelligent; their only flaw was bad luck!

Of course, their personalities were also a bit immature, and these passionate young people were exactly what he needed to make use of! Wei Tingyu also developed a fondness for these talented individuals!

If you want to accomplish great things in the future, you will naturally need to recruit talented people from all walks of life to serve you!

The help provided by the system alone is not enough; Wei Tingyu also needs to find a way to improve the talent pool within the world itself!

And the Kiyoseisha Society is a good entry point!

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Chapter 66 Sending a daughter-in-law to serve the Marquis? He Weifang knows the truth!

The banquet proceeded as scheduled, but Wei Tingyu did not deliberately conceal his brilliance like the Flower and Bird Envoy in the drama; instead, he was extremely flamboyant! He won first place in all the entertainment activities, including archery and pitch-pot!

This scene drew the attention of the young ladies from the families of officials in the Eastern Capital, who all looked on with admiration.

However, they could only stand at a distance and look at this Marquis of Jining, because he was always accompanied by four beautiful women!

Besides his three original wives and concubines, Dou Zhao, Miao Ansu, and Zhao Zhangru, even He Weifang, the young mistress of the Liu family, is now inseparable from him.

He Weifang even carried a plate of delicious pastries and tea, and her attentive service made even Wei Tingyu's three wives and concubines feel ashamed.

This scene, of course, still drew murmurs from the guests present.

After all, for a married woman like He Weifang to personally take the initiative to serve a man outside the marriage is simply a slap in the face to the Liu family!

However, He Weifang didn't care about these gossips at all at this moment. Even when she looked at Wei Tingyu unintentionally, her gaze was full of affection and admiration.

In order to curry favor with Wei Tingyu and hope that he could cover up their oversight in front of Prince Ning after returning to the capital, Liu Shen and his wife naturally dared not express any dissatisfaction.

Although Liu Chang was furious, he could only hide far away on the periphery.

He once tried to step forward and compete with Wei Tingyu in archery, but he was defeated in a few rounds and became a laughing stock in the capital!

What angered Liu Chang the most was that even the Princess of Ji'an was no longer clinging to him.

Instead, he stood not far from Wei Tingyu with several maids, his eyes fixed on the figure of the Marquis of Jining.

Even a fool could see that the Princess of Ji'an had developed a great interest in this Marquis from the capital, and Liu Chang, her unrequited love, was no longer so important!

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"I just ran into the servants at the second gate! That's when I learned that the Marquis of Jining's entourage only had one large carriage! The rest of the attendants and guards were all on horseback!"

After the banquet, Yu Lu accompanied He Weifang for a walk in the courtyard. Seeing that no one was around, she carefully told her mistress about the gossip she had just heard.

"Only one carriage?" He Weifang was taken aback, a look of doubt on his face. "What about his three wives and concubines? They couldn't have followed the carriage all the way from the capital, could they?"

At this moment, Yu Lu knew in her heart that her young lady's heart was already set on Marquis Jining, Wei Tingyu! Her young lady was very interested in anything about him, which was why she took the initiative to inquire about the events of the night Marquis Jining arrived.

Sure enough, He Weifang immediately became very interested after hearing this, as if she wanted to learn about Wei Tingyu from all angles.

"I heard that the Marquis's principal wife, Lady Dou, his concubines, Lady Miao and Lady Zhao, were all riding in the carriage with the Marquis!"

Without a second thought, Yu Lu immediately revealed the information she had gathered.

"Sharing a ride?" Upon hearing this, He Weifang suddenly stopped, looking at Yu Lu with some disbelief.

"I heard that's true!" Yu Lu nodded repeatedly. "I asked several people, and they all saw that after the Marquis got out of the carriage that night, he helped his three wives and concubines down from the carriage one by one."

“It’s over a hundred miles from the capital to the eastern capital, and it would take several days to travel there in a long procession!” He Weifang was stunned when she heard this, because she really didn’t expect that Yulu would find out such a piece of information.

After all, large families usually emphasize the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, and the treatment of the principal wife and concubines is vastly different, so it is impossible for them to ride in the same carriage!

If a high-ranking official were to travel far with his wives and concubines, he would certainly prepare a smaller carriage for his concubines to follow behind.

"Doesn't the legal wife, Dou, have any complaints?" He Weifang frowned as she thought of this.

This was because this matter was so different from the rules of aristocratic families that she had long understood.

However, as soon as she asked the question, He Weifang immediately had the answer in her heart. Because she thought of what she had witnessed at Fuyun Temple the day before.

At that time, weren't Wei Tingyu's three wives and concubines kneeling neatly side by side next to him to worship the Three Pure Ones?

In a typical prominent family, how could the principal wife allow a concubine to kneel in the same row as her? Even if a concubine came to pray to the gods or Buddhas, she would have to kneel behind her. Otherwise, how could the principal wife's authority be displayed?

But it's clear that such a rule doesn't exist in the Marquis of Jining's household! The Marquis treats his wives and concubines equally!

So, if that's the case, then joining the Marquis of Jining's household in the future would be the same...

Thinking of this, He Weifang's face inexplicably turned red again. At this moment, she hated herself for thinking about such messy things all the time.

Ironically, what people have the least control over is their own emotions and thoughts. The more she forced herself not to think about Wei Tingyu, the more her mind was filled with images of Wei Tingyu.

However, compared to fantasizing about escaping the Liu family mansion and entering the Jining Marquis's mansion in the future, He Weifang has a more important goal at the moment.

That means I need to go to Mr. and Mrs. Liu and ask them for permission to move all the peonies that I previously moved to the central courtyard back to my own small courtyard. Only then can I feel at ease.

In the past, He Weifang would have been anxious but helpless, but now Wei Tingyu has become her support! Presumably, Liu Shen and his wife have already realized that Wei Tingyu has feelings for them!

Although it sounds absurd and outrageous that a daughter-in-law would use her lover to blackmail her parents-in-law, He Weifang had no choice! Besides, in her heart, Liu Shen and his parents-in-law were never worthy of respect or filial piety!

Thinking about all this, He Weifang led Yulu into the courtyard where Liu Shen and his wife lived, and just then they heard Liu Shen and his wife talking through the half-open window.

"Mudan can't raise that much money all at once, and the family can't afford it either!" He Weifang's mother-in-law was speaking at this moment, and just by listening to her tone, you could tell that she was definitely looking worried.

Upon hearing that the other party had set their sights on her, He Weifang immediately stopped in her tracks, her ears perking up.

"We have to find a way even if we can't produce it!" Liu Shen's voice rang out at this moment, and his tone revealed his great anxiety: "Although the county princess and the Marquis of Jining have pardoned us for what happened today, once the news gets back to the capital and the Prince of Ning finds out... then... we're doomed!"

"Princess Ji'an is Prince Ning's only daughter, his precious darling!"

"If he knew that an assassination attempt had occurred in our residence, and that he had almost been killed, what would become of him?!"

"Our entire Liu family certainly cannot withstand the wrath of the Prince of Ning!"

"By then, let alone being promoted and returning to the capital, it's uncertain whether you'll even be able to save your life!"

...Liu Shen's voice trembled as he spoke, as if he could already see the tragic scene of the entire Liu family being raided and exiled.

"What should we do then?" Liu Shen's wife was terrified when she heard this, and her teeth started chattering.

"The only way is to properly bribe the Marquis of Jining with money, so that he can put in a good word for us with the Prince of Ning when he returns! After all, he saved the Princess of Ji'an, and the Prince of Ning will definitely treat him differently! Only if he speaks up for us can we resolve this disaster!" Liu Shen sighed and said, "That's why I said we must prepare generous gifts to thank the Marquis of Jining! What wealth or fortune can compare to the importance of life?"