Chapter 259: Chapter 244: Are You Trying to Kidnap Me?_2
"Unlike you and Xu Yin, Xu Yin approached you from the beginning because of your status and the backing of Prince Rong’s Mansion.
"If it weren’t for his genuine talent, and the fact that our Prince Rong’s Mansion needed someone who could make a name on the court, we wouldn’t have compromised back then.
"Your father, always loyal to the Emperor, is very content and grateful for his princely title, what other secrets could he possibly be hiding?
"What big secret could he possibly have?"
"Consort understands him, but he already has two concubines! And he has his illegitimate children as well!" Yongping sharply tore through the veil, "Consort has put all her effort into cultivating Zhe Yu, isn’t it to prevent Prince Rong’s Mansion’s assets from being drained by the two concubines?
"It shows you don’t fully trust Father either, so why don’t you believe Xu Yin’s words? I know he isn’t a good person, but he also has no reason to suddenly fabricate lies to deceive me at this time!"
Princess Rong glanced at her, her brows furrowing a bit tighter.
"What you say makes some sense."
"Of course it makes sense!" Yongping walked up to her, "Consort has been having a rough time lately, ever since Zhe Yu was severely injured and I’ve been confined, Mother’s influence has weakened. Meanwhile, Mrs. Zhang’s arrogance is only growing stronger!
"I’ve ended up in such a state because he and Fu Zhen are in collusion, with the two of them joining forces, it means Mrs. Zhang has the Pei family as her backing, making Mother’s path extremely difficult!
"You need support, and so do I! Why don’t you make an effort to win over Xu Yin now?"
"Him?" Princess Rong’s gaze turned cold, "Don’t mention him to me, I’ve never thought highly of him! A scholar from a humble background should be grateful to have married you, a Commandery Princess, and yet he still keeps ties with the Liang Family, he has never respected our Prince Rong’s Mansion! And you want me to try to win him over?"
"But he’s the easiest person for us to win over right now, and he also has the most potential to become a supporter for Consort!"
"Do you think that’s possible?" Princess Rong sneered, "If he really wanted to submit to me, he would have done so long ago, why wait until now?"
"But now he needs us!"
"What do you mean?" Princess Rong squinted her eyes in puzzlement.
Yongping grabbed her arm: "He said Father has a Jade Fan in his hands, and he desperately wants it now, this is our opportunity!"
"Jade Fan?" Princess Rong furrowed her brows tightly, "What kind of Jade Fan? What does he want it for?"
"He said it’s a fan with a phoenix perching on parasol tree pattern carved on the fan ribs, and one of the ribs even shows signs of damage! I don’t know what he wants it for, but that night, he threatened me using Lian Er!
"After all these years of marriage, he has never threatened me, he used to persuade and coax, and in the past six months, he has directly argued with me, when has he ever needed to threaten?
"But this time he’s actually resorting to using the child to threaten me, which means this item must be extremely important to him!
"The more important it is, the more we can use it as leverage, can’t we?"
Princess Rong pressed her lips together silently, starting to ponder.
Yongping waited for a while, then couldn’t hold back, shaking Princess Rong’s arm again, and said: "Consort! To turn the tide, we definitely need someone like Xu Yin!
"He hasn’t fully submitted to Father yet, if we can use this fan to persuade him to help you, what would you have to worry about?
"This would also bring great benefits to me!"
Princess Rong took a deep breath, sitting down on the chair: "Everything you say makes sense, but the problem is, do you think Xu Yin could be controlled by us?
"I think he’s very cunning, based on most examples in the world, he should have played his part obediently in Prince Rong’s Mansion long ago, but from the start, he had no intention of bowing his head.
"How long have you been married? He immediately attracted the Emperor’s attention and won the Emperor’s favor, making it impossible for our mansion to completely control him.
"Moreover, his current official status can be said to be entirely earned by himself, which allows him to walk around the mansion with his head held high.
"Even if you say this fan is very important to him, I fear we might not be able to control him."
"Then why don’t you give it a try?" Yongping said eagerly, "No matter what, let’s go find this fan first!
"As long as we find this fan, at least it can prove that Father truly has secrets! What kind of secrets are so great that even Consort you have to hide them?"