Noble Lady

Chapter 143 A thorn in the flesh

Hear the words.

Chen Lizhu breathed a sigh of relief. "It's not completely impossible to discuss with my half-brother."

Xue Chenyu showed a hesitant expression: "I wonder what Miss Chen San means?"

"I told him, he seems to be very optimistic about the young master of the Marquis' Mansion."

Xue Chenyu feigned surprise and exclaimed "Ah", and then nothing else happened.

Since she didn't ask Chen Lizhu to help mediate, Chen Lizhu had no reason to continue speaking.

Xue Chenyu didn't seem to understand what she meant. She took a sip of tea and suddenly remembered something. "Speaking of Master Chen Mingxuan, I do have a close friend who has also met Master Chen."

Handkerchief?

Chen Lizhu: "Who is Miss Xue referring to?"

"Du Jingyuan." Xue Chenyu finished speaking, then realized she might not recognize her, so she explained carefully, "She is General Du's eldest granddaughter, Miss Du."

Chen Lizhu suddenly realized.

"She said she had met Master Chen in the palace. To help herself out, she even fell down and came to ask me for a bottle of scar cream to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and remove scars. She should have been recuperating at home for the past two days."

If it were someone else, Chen Lizhu might not know, but she herself knew for sure.

When the fifth brother came back that day, he told her about the trouble he had with the ninth princess in the palace, and about the brave Miss Du who cut off her own arm.

The Du family is now gradually declining. Under such circumstances, she dared to risk offending the Ninth Princess to rescue her fifth brother. Such courage is truly rare.

"I didn't know that Miss Xue and Miss Du were old acquaintances?"

Xue Chenyu smiled bitterly, "To be honest, A Yuan and I grew up together, but our personalities are completely different. For a while, we had a conflict and stopped communicating."

Chen Lizhu understood that they had stopped communicating for a while because of a conflict, but now they have resumed contact.

In other words, Xue Chenyu came to her because of this Miss Du.

"It seems that Miss Xue has already known that the Du family is interested in marrying into our family?"

"It's not about marrying into your family, but into Young Master Chen Mingxuan." Xue Chenyu emphasized, "A Yuan doesn't know the relationship between Young Master Chen Mingxuan and your Duke's Mansion. Besides, with her brain, she couldn't have planned what happened in the palace. Miss Chen San thinks too highly of her."

If Du Jingyuan was present at this moment, she would definitely be jumping up and down: Xue Xiaoyu, who are you looking down on?

Seeing Xue Chenyu say those words so calmly, Chen Lizhu couldn't help herself.

"It seems that Miss Xue and Miss Du really did grow up together. Without a friendship of more than ten years, they wouldn't be able to say such things."

Xue Chenyu didn't care. "Even if she was here, I would still say the same thing. If A Yuan had the ability to trick the Ninth Princess, why would she be frightened to the point of selling all her valuables?"

Chen Lizhu was stunned. "Is there such a thing?"

Xue Chenyu had said so much, so she didn't rush to tell the story of Du Jingyuan being framed by the Ninth Princess and breaking the so-called imperial inkstone given by the Ninth Princess.

Chen Lizhu's first reaction was laughter, and her second reaction was sadness.

What's funny is that the girl who was raised in General Du's house was actually fooled by such a trick, and she really wanted to make up for it by selling everything she had.

What's sad is that although she is the legitimate daughter of the family, she has no relatives to help her, only a handkerchief to help her.

Of course, Xue Chenyu had discussed with Du Jingyuan herself before selling out Du Jingyuan's background.

What Duke Chen's Mansion lacks the least is people with many clever minds. People like Du Jingyuan who are so stupid are rare.

After the fall in the palace, Chen Mingxuan passed the test, but Chen Lizhu was another test.

If Chen Lizhu could be persuaded to help, Du Jingyuan would have more help when she married him.

Moreover, the dilemma set by the Ninth Princess now also requires her help.

"Miss Chen San should know how the Ninth Princess feels about your brother," Xue Chenyu said, not as a question but as a statement.

Chen Lizhu nodded knowingly, "Although Fifth Brother didn't say much, I can probably guess it from his behavior and the Ninth Princess's actions."

However, the Ninth Princess and the Fifth Brother were destined to be impossible.

Regardless of whether the fifth brother's identity has been made public, he is the fifth son of the Duke of Chen's Mansion, and he can only be on the same front with the imperial concubine.

The Ninth Princess is the daughter of Concubine Wei, so her identity is doomed. No matter how much she likes the Fifth Brother, it is useless.

Besides, marrying a princess in this dynasty can only hold a sinecure, and there are not many promising people in this generation of the Duke's Mansion. Even if the fifth brother agrees, the elders in the family will not agree.

"Now the Ninth Princess regards A Yuan as a thorn in her side. She is already struggling, and with the princess's covetous gaze, her life is even more difficult. I would like to ask Miss Chen San to help resolve this dilemma."

Xue Chenyu stood up and bowed.

Chen Lizhu also stood up immediately. "There's no need for formalities between you and me. Besides, this matter is also beneficial to my brother. Just tell me what you need me to do."

"The Ninth Princess is interested in your brother because he's different from the others. He has an empty gaze and isn't swayed by power or beauty. Plus, your brother, well... he's good-looking, so it's inevitable that he'll attract the attention of a young lady."

Before they even started talking about a solution, Xue Chenyu praised Chen Mingxuan in one sentence, which made Chen Lizhu, her younger sister, very happy.

"My brother is indeed handsome, knowledgeable, and well-spoken. He doesn't seek to curry favor with the rich and powerful, so naturally he won't flatter them."

"That's why we have to find the right remedy. There are two ways. First, we need to divert the Ninth Princess's attention, so that she stops staring at your brother. This requires someone whose appearance, knowledge, and conversation are comparable to your brother's. Only then will he be outstanding enough to attract the Ninth Princess."

Chen Lizhu immediately frowned in distress. "A man like my brother is rare, yet you want me to find someone as good as him? Isn't that asking too much?"

Xue Chenyu spread her hands, as if to say, it’s okay if you don’t put your heart into it, but the Ninth Princess has her eyes on your brother.

Chen Lizhu: “…”

This Xue Chenyu knows how to make people angry.

"As for the second method, I would advise your brother to put on a show and pretend to be flattering in front of the princess in order to scare her away."

Chen Lizhu's face was about to wrinkle into a bun: "...Isn't this also a bad idea?"

Xue Chenyu picked up a piece of taro cake and was enjoying the melt-in-your-mouth flavor. She replied without any burden, "Girls' worries are just like this. You can't ask the Imperial Concubine to go and ask for permission to tell the Ninth Princess to stop being obsessed with your brother."

“…” Chen Lizhu became completely obedient.

Either find someone who is as good as you, or let you act out a show and learn how to flatter others.

But both of these are difficult to do.

His temper...

Chen Lizhu thought it was quite difficult.

However, she still forced a smile and said, "I will try my best."

"We have to hurry up. If we wait until the two families really discuss marriage, A Yuan's life will be in danger."

Chen Lizhu nodded repeatedly.

If all else fails, just tell him that the girl has been put in a difficult position by the Ninth Princess in order to rescue him, and it's not impossible for him to make some concessions for the sake of an innocent person.