Chapter 1819: Chapter 1757: No Progress
Wufu lately found it somewhat vexing, for no other reason than that Li Xuanji from Marquis Xuanwuâs Mansion. She never thought a little girl could be so persistent, ignoring her indifference and cold face. Even when she avoided meeting her, she could still wait alone in the Floral Hall for half a day, calmly doing embroidery.
Whenever she spoke about it with Purple Jade and the others, Purple Jade would say she underestimated a womanâs determination to marry into the Imperial Family. Once married, her status would be high and first-class, which is what other women call a good marriage.
Wufu did not understand; she and Ah Jiu were out of affection. Otherwise, even if he were the Emperorâs father, she would not care.
But seeing Li Xuanjiâs perseverance, she couldnât help but sigh, realizing that people truly cannot be compared to one another.
Wufu couldnât help but tease Ah Jiu a bit about this.
Ah Jiu laughed, "I thought you would keep it in and not speak. Finally, the time has come." This jealousy truly delighted him.
Wufu couldnât help but pinch his waist, "Stop being so smug; surely youâre happy someone admires you?"
"Injustice, how could I fancy such a silly infatuation? I am yours; no one else should dare covet." Ah Jiu held her hand, feigning grievance, "Iâve been waiting for you to drive away such a silly infatuation, but you stubbornly held back, making one wonder if you donât value me at all."
Wufu glanced sideways at him, "I want to be a Princess Consort praised by all for not being jealous and being magnanimous!"
Ah Jiu rolled his eyes, thinking that it was because no one had yet touched her bottom line that she was âmagnanimousâ indeed.
"Iâll stop teasing. If youâre really fed up with her, just send her away. They wouldnât dare say anything. Why waste energy on pretense with her? Acting is too tiring; I canât bear to see you wear out."
"Mm." Wufu nodded, having also reached the limit of her patience.
"No movement from Marquis Xuanwuâs side?" Wufu changed the topic, looking at him and asked.
Ah Jiu frowned slightly and said, "This old fox is quite cautious, and many officials are allied with him. No wonder such a big matter could be kept hidden."
"With shared interests, naturally, they tighten their ranks. Against this, we can only divide and conquer, attacking one by one!" Wufu said.
Ah Jiu pondered slightly and nodded lightly.
Wufu thought for a moment and then said, "Song Cheng is still in Yanzhou City. Do you think we can start from there?"
"What do you mean?"
"Since theyâre working with Marquis Xuanwu, could they know where his iron mine is? Even if they donât know, surely there are some clues?"
Ah Jiu, after listening, said, "Privately hiding an iron mine is a death sentence. Marquis Xuanwu is too cautious to let buyers know where it is. Also, their cooperation first stresses integrity. If Song Cheng turns around and stabs them in the back, he would lose trust; who would dare to back him at Prince Weiâs Manor in the future? I also donât believe he would reveal anything since if this explodes, Prince Weiâs Manor would indeed be in trouble."
"But if we expose it to the Emperor of Nanyue now, they would be troubled too," Wufu said.
"Evidence?" Ah Jiu asked, "We donât have any evidence of their dealings."
Wufu resignedly touched her nose, "So we just let them laugh at us?" The lack of progress was a bit frustrating!
Ah Jiu raised an eyebrow and said, "How is that possible? Prince Weiâs Manorâs strength increase is bad news for us in Beiyan. Once this is over, weâll give them a grand gift."
By then, the Emperor of Nanyue would have to worry himself about how to weaken Prince Weiâs Manorâs power.