When Mrs. Huang heard this, she hurriedly waved her hand and argued, "I just heard you tease Zhu Lan and associated it with her. It has nothing to do with Sister He. Sister He is so preoccupied with you that I'm afraid she hasn't even thought about it. Even if you care about her, I'm afraid it will take a long time to persuade her!"

Wei Changying pondered, saying, "I'm in favor of this, but what you said makes sense. Granny He has been looking after me for so many years and has never paid any attention to anyone else. I'm afraid Granny He will hesitate if I ask her to marry again. I think Granny He listens to you, so why don't you help me persuade her? Anyway, I can make my own decisions now, about this matter...As long as Granny He is well, I will do whatever I can for her."

Now the two of them discussed what kind of person to pick for her if Mrs. He was willing to marry again. Because Mrs. He was at this age she was neither old nor young. She was at the age of being an aunt and she was Wei Changying's wet nurse so it would not be good for her to marry someone whose status was too low or higher.

Wei Changying pondered, "If we look for someone in our own house, then he must be at least a manager."

"Those who have been a manager are probably already married, and even if there is a widower, most of them have children." Mrs. Huang said, "It's difficult to be a stepmother. You see that Mrs. Zhang, the stepmother of the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family, treats the Miss badly and keeps tight control of her husband under her. Because the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family doesn't have a brother and the stepmother gave birth to her father's only lineal son, one who is talented and intelligent! The fundamental reason is that the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family is weak and vulnerable. If it were any other Miss, like the Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family, it might be difficult to tell who would win!"

Hearing Duanmu Xinmiao, Wei Changying smiled bitterly and said, "That's Miracle Doctor Ji's best disciple. Because of Miracle Doctor Ji, who will dare to offend her? Let's just consider the You Lai He poison, does that person want to die?"

Mrs. Huang laughed, "You Lai He is not the only poison in the world. Choosing what kind of poison depends on the person you will use it on. Young madam, you also saw it last time, that the first young madam and the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family are familiar with this poison. It shows that they have heard of it and have had contact with it quite often. The Tenth Miss of the Liu Family was bullied so much at her parent's house but why didn't we see her take revenge but see that she only thinks of marrying an honest man and living a peaceful life?"

"Mrs. Zhang is the kind of person who isn't necessarily a bully but it's useless to give in to her. As far as I'm concerned, it's better to fight till the end! After all, the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family doesn't have anyone to care about and Mrs. Zhang has sons and daughters who are younger than the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family. Oh, I have gone too far. I mean, Sister He has quite a temper so she may not get along well with her stepchildren, so it's better to pick someone without children, so they can be united in their future and plan for their children."

Wei Changying knew what she meant. Mrs. He looked powerful, being strict with her servants, so there was no one who wasn't afraid of her, but she only looked powerful so that people could see she was not an easy-going person. It might be just fine to be someone's stepmother as soon as she got married when she had an obedient cowardly stepdaughter like the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family, but if she met a tricky one, she would definitely be disadvantaged just because of the impression she left behind.

And Mrs. Huang had a point. If the children didn't have the same mother and the father was biased, it would inevitably cause problems. The two of them were discussing how to persuade Mrs. He to marry again because they really wanted her to have a good life. They hoped that she could enjoy being surrounded by sons and daughters in her old age, instead of being disturbed by family troubles.

So Wei Changying said, "I'm afraid it's hard to find such a person. We do have quite a few managers, but if we can’t find one, the capital is so big, we can also try the ordinary people outside. As long as he is honest, loyal, gentle, and has no children! Even if he is poor, when they start a family, I can just give him a decent job."

After talking about Mrs. He, Wei Changying was concerned about the arrangements for the eldest branch, "The first sister-in-law really helped the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family a lot. She plotted against the Eleventh Miss of the Liu Family. If someone discovers her, the first sister-in-law will be done. I don't know if the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family will be able to marry into the Eastern Palace safely?"

Whilst they were talking, in the eldest branch, Mrs. Liu asked others to leave and spoke to Liu Ruoyu alone, "Ruoye loves Yaoye, and if she comes, she will certainly try to have someone invite Wei Changying over to see her, so that she can see why Yaoye insisted on marrying her, even going against his parents' wishes! So that day I will arrange a small banquet, you keep an eye on that. Once Wei Changying comes, you pretend to be unwell and leave."

Liu Ruoyu was puzzled, asking, "Why? I want to see that little bitch with my own eyes." Originally she, who had been bullied by her stepmother and was the very coward, had only envied the half-blooded sister favored by her stepmother and didn't hate her. But since she knew that her stepmother had such evil intentions towards her, she was shocked and naturally became furious with her sisters and brothers. When mentioning Liu Ruoye, she had no good words.

Mrs. Liu smirked, "Since Mrs. Zhang used You Lai He to harm you, how will her daughter not take precautions against this poison?"

"So how will you do it, my seventh sister?" Liu Ruoyu was surprised.

"When Ruoye comes, I will talk to her about Yaoye's love for Wei Changying." Mrs. Liu's eyes shone treacherously. She lowered her voice, saying, "Rouye has always been arrogant. Previously, she had her eye on Yaoye, but she didn't know Yaoye had been engaged since he was a child. Later then, she pestered Mrs. Zhang under the pretext of considering the future of her twenty-third brother. She successfully made Mrs. Zhang persuade the fifth uncle to ask a Fengzhou person to stop the palanquin of the former vice-premier, Wei Qi, and to lodge a complaint. She thought she would have replaced Wei Changying, but how could she have imagined Yaoye's broad-mindedness? Instead of abandoning Wei Changying, he loved his fiancée even more and stole his father's sword to go to Fengzhou!"

At this point, Mrs. Liu smirked, "By the way, her move did Wei Changying a big favor. It is just that Wei Changying doesn't know it yet! Originally after her husband turned 15 years old, his mother had arranged for several pretty servants to serve him. The two maidservants named Qiancao and Qianxia who were with Yaoye before were of extraordinary beauty! According to the tradition, after marrying Wei Changying, he will officially get concubines. But since Wei Changying's reputation was tarnished, Yaoye was worried that after she got married, Qiancao and the others would underestimate her because of his mother, so he gave them away as soon as he got back from Fengzhou last year, along with the few maidservants who had been serving Yaoye since he was little. If they were good looking, they were either sent out to be married or given away, lest it be difficult for Wei Changying to be the hostess after her marriage. If not, why else would there be only Tuanyue and Xinyue, two coarse and ugly maidservants, left in the Jintong Courtyard now?"

Liu Ruoyu's eyes showed envy, "Sister Wei is truly blessed."

Mrs. Liu sighed and said, "She married a good husband and Yaoye protects her all the time, but as they have been married for less than a month, she doesn't go out very often. In the future, Yaoye won't be able to stay with her all the time to help her." At this point, she took the opportunity to teach her sister, "It will be the same after you get married. I'd love to help you with all my heart, but that's all I can do! It's up to you to make up your own mind! Otherwise, you will have to continue to endure this or that. Even if the people around you are competent, they can't do much without you giving the word. What do you expect they can do?"

Liu Ruoyu's eyes reddened, "I know, it was all my own fault before. Every time you tried to persuade me, I always thought that Mrs. Zhang was, after all, my father's wife and she didn't like me, I, I would just put up with it. The most I could do was to get married and have less contact with my parent's family. But I am surprised that she will not let me go even when I have been so patient! If that's the case, why should I put up with it anymore?"

"That's exactly right!" Mrs. Liu looked at her sister who finally got the idea. She really didn't know whether to cry out of joy or be sad, because her sister came to her senses a little too late in the end. Being married into the East Palace, isn't it just like jumping from the fire pit of the Liu Family into another one?

Dabbing the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief, she said, "On the day off I will tell Wei Changying in person how exactly Ruoye has helped her. With Ruoye's temperament, how could she endure such humiliation?"

Liu Ruoyu bit her lip, "Although she is proud, my father has always praised her for her intelligence. There's no way she will make trouble for Sister Wei in the Shen Family? Especially, as the third young master of the Shen Family is so protective of Sister Wei!"

"Silly child, of course, she wouldn't openly display that she's having a hard time with your Wei Sister." Mrs. Liu stretched out her finger to point at her forehead and lovingly said, "Have you forgotten how you suffered? If it wasn't for the help of Granny Huang, I'm afraid we would have thought by now that you were so overly melancholy that you were fading away day by day!"

Liu Ruoyu got the meaning from her and was shocked, "How could Ruoye actually, actually dare to use You Lai He on Sister Wei?"

"Why wouldn't she?" A sneer formed on Mrs. Liu's lips, "We didn't know that Miracle Doctor Ji could cure poison, did we? Mrs. Zhang poisoned you. She was sure you couldn't cure it even if you found it out. Now the news you've been cured by Miracle Doctor Ji is being kept within this place under my order! Rouye has helped her rival by failing to set up Wei Changying. She is very arrogant, being spoiled by Mrs. Zhang, and she's already unhappy that she couldn't marry the third brother. How can she accept it if we hint to Wei Changying that she went for wool and came home shorn?"

Mrs. Liu said coldly, "If she can't accept it, naturally she will take it out on Wei Changying. Oh, I sent someone to deliver something to Mrs. Zhang yesterday, and as expected, the person delivering it was stopped by Ruoye's close attendant halfway. He was pulled aside and given two taels of silver. The attendant started circling around how Yaoye was doing with Wei Changying. Probably, she will be prepared when she comes!"

Liu Ruoyu was shocked for a moment, saying, "Then why should I avoid her?"

"The plan that we want to take this chance to poison Rouye with You Lai He, has been told to Mrs. Huang." Mrs. Liu whispered, "So if you are absent, Wei Changying and her servant, who are invited here, will naturally think that we want to poison Rouye or have already done it. I'm deliberately asking you to leave to avoid you being suspected!"

"Won't it?" Liu Ruoyu asked in surprise.

Mrs. Liu sighed, "I said, Mrs. Zhang used You Lai He on you. How could her daughter not take precautions against being harmed with the same poison? It's a rare drug in other families but it isn't like that in our family. We don't know anything about medicine. What is our chance of poisoning Rouye on our own without her noticing? By that point, Mrs. Zhang will do what she can to cause you trouble! She's your stepmother after all, and even if the imperial edict arrived, but you hadn't been married, you would still be in her hands!"

Liu Ruoyu unthinkingly said, "Granny Huang knows medicine…."

"Mrs. Huang knows medicine, but she won't do it for you!"

Liu Ruoyu showed disappointment in her eyes and was about to say something, but Mrs. Liu said coldly, "But if it's for Wei Changying, Mrs. Huang will definitely do it!"

She looked at Liu Ruoyu, "Why did I say I would prepare a small banquet that day? Only then would Rouye have a chance to toast to Wei Changying. Whether or not she is going to tamper with that wine, the wine handed to Wei Changying is never going to be that clean anyway!"

Liu Ruoyu was shocked and said, "My seventh sister! Sister Wei asked Granny Huang to save me!"

"You're still such a softy! How am I supposed to trust you to enter the palace?" Mrs. Liu sighed and said, "Listen to me, I'm not trying to harm Wei Changying. We're not even sure we can harm Ruoye, let alone Wei Changying who is closely followed by Mrs. Huang? I just want Wei Changying and Mrs. Huang to think that Rouye has the audacity to not only covet Wei Changying's husband but also when they first meet, she dares to lay a hand on Wei Changying!"

"Mrs. Huang is actually seen as half of a disciple even though she isn't recognized by Miracle Doctor Ji! So even if Wei Changying drinks that wine by mistake, Mrs. Huang will be able to cure her immediately!" Mrs. Liu snorted, "But will Mrs. Huang see her mistress suffer? If she, who knows medicine and has the support of Dr. Ji, wants to hurt Rouye, we just invite Rouye more often to our mansion and give her more chances. Even there Rouye was immortal, it wouldn't be enough for her to kill. The people who persecuted Ji Ying's family are an example!"

"It won't only be Mrs. Huang. So will Yaoye. You don't know, this brother-in-law of mine looks lenient, but it's all for his own people. He knows everything in the family! He insisted on marrying Wei Changying because she was engaged to him when they were babies, and he treated her as one of his own. He is so tolerant of his own people that he will rather be laughed at by everyone than do anything bad, but towards outsiders...Ha-ha! He is the next Family Head carrying great expectations of the Shen family. If he doesn't have any special tricks, how could he control all the servants? Especially now that Wei Changying is married to him, if someone dares to put a hand on his wife…. You see, how the sixteenth brother who is so displeased with him, doesn't even say a bad word about Wei Changying since then?"

Mrs. Liu coldly said, "If they started a feud against the third branch, when would Mrs. Zhang have the time to pay attention to you? She would be busy trying to protect her precious children! That way, you can feel free to get married, but after you get married, in the end, you still have to be self-reliant! After all, there are so many concubines in the Eastern Palace. Even if you don't have your parent's family to drag you down, those who have already given birth to royal grandchildren will be enough for you to deal with."

Listening to her clan sister's earnest advice, Liu Ruoyu was sad, almost breaking into tears.