The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

The reason why he stopped Xie Tianyi and Jiang Yufeng today was actually because he was asked by Mo Shiyu, and what Mo Shiyu said last night touched some thoughts in his heart.

The night before, in the Marquis’ Mansion.

"Cousin, imagine how angry Xie Tianyi would be if his wife bowed her head in front of him?"

There was a hint of playfulness in Mo Shiyu's words.

"Why not just tie Chen Xi up and see how she resists?"

The picture appeared in Xue Mingxuan's mind, and he felt inexplicably happy.

"Cousin, this is not enough to deal a heavy blow to Xie Tianyi. Chen Xi is very skilled and has Xie Tianyi firmly under her control. Even their property in the county is in her name."

Mo Shiyu's words revealed her fear and dissatisfaction with Chen Xi, and also quietly planted the seeds in Xue Mingxuan's heart.

"Then what do you think?"

Xue Mingxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a bit of depth, and with a barely perceptible provocation in his tone, he slowly asked Mo Shiyu.

Mo Shiyu raised a meaningful smile, as if everything was under control, and said, "Cousin, we can first try to make Chen Xi feel deeply disappointed in Xie Tianyi. Then, you can appear as a gentle and considerate person to fill the void in her heart. Just imagine, when Xie Tianyi saw with his own eyes that his former wife showed unprecedented gentleness and happiness beside you, wouldn't he be..."

She deliberately left half of the sentence unfinished, her eyes moving around, full of confidence, but Xue Mingxuan had already captured all of her intentions from the unfinished words.

Mo Shiyu secretly thought that this was a plan to kill two birds with one stone. Since she could not directly defeat Xie Tianyi in the college competition, she could give him a fatal blow on the emotional level.

With Xue Mingxuan's prominent family background, she believed that it would be difficult for Chen Xi not to be moved.

The two of them understood each other's minds. There was no need for many words. With just a glance, they reached a tacit understanding.

The first task was to make careful arrangements to put Xie Tianyi in deep trouble and make Chen Xi completely disappointed in him.

Xue Mingxuan decided to adopt a more clever strategy and let Xie Tianyi experience the charm of the singer firsthand. He knew that empty words could hardly touch people's hearts and actual actions were the key.

With a careful plan, Xue Mingxuan couldn't help but feel in a good mood, as if victory was in sight.

Mo Shiyu waited at home for the development of things, her heart full of expectations for the future situation.

At the same time, Xie Tianyi and Chen Xi, like small boats on a calm lake, were completely unaware that they had quietly sailed into a vortex of carefully woven conspiracy.

Time flies, and it's holiday in a blink of an eye.

"Brother Tianyi, a close friend of mine just returned from the bustling city and specially invited me to a teahouse for a small gathering. Are you willing to go with me and spend this leisure time together?"

Jiang Yufeng's words contained a sincere invitation. Xie Tianyi vaguely remembered that he had mentioned this before, so he readily agreed.

The next day, the sun was shining brightly, and Xie Tianyi walked into the quaint teahouse and came to the reserved private seat.

"Brother Tianyi, you are here. This is my good friend Yuan Yu, the one I mentioned to you before."

Jiang Yufeng introduced him enthusiastically, while Yuan Yu showed admiration and spoke sincerely: "Thank you, brother. I have heard of your great name for a long time. Seeing you today, I can see that you are indeed worthy of your reputation. Brother Jiang just shared with me a lot of your legendary stories in the academy."

Those stories undoubtedly revolve around how Xie Tianyi stood out in the fierce academic competition and won the championship.

Xie Tianyi responded with a fist salute, humbly and politely.

Just as the three of them sat down and prepared to have an in-depth conversation, a slight sound of footsteps was heard outside the door of the private room, followed by the arrival of an uninvited guest.

"Let me introduce you to this person, who is——"

"No need, we are old classmates."

Xue Mingxuan interrupted Yuan Yu, with just the right amount of surprise in his tone, as if this encounter was completely unexpected.

A hint of surprise flashed across Yuan Yu's face, and his eyes moved back and forth between Xue Mingxuan, Jiang Yufeng and Xie Tianyi, trying to catch some subtle clues about their relationship.

"I see. What a coincidence! I must quickly ask the kitchen to prepare some fine refreshments to add luster to our reunion."

After saying that, Yuan Yu quickly left the table to arrange matters.

Xue Mingxuan sat down, seemingly surprised by this encounter, but there was an imperceptible shrewd light flashing in his eyes.

"I never thought you would be so close to Ke Yu. He just came back from the capital city, exhausted, and said he had two more friends to meet. I didn't expect it would be you two."

Jiang Yufeng had a playful smile on his face. He was obviously skeptical about Xue Mingxuan's words, but he was happy to see this situation.

Soon, Yuan Yu returned with the waiter, who was holding plates of exquisite snacks with a fragrant aroma.

The four of them sat around, enjoying the aroma of tea, chatting and laughing in a harmonious atmosphere.

At this moment, a sweet and slightly charming female voice came from outside the door: "Master Hou, are you here?"

Jiang Yufeng stood up and opened the door. A graceful woman walked in. It was the uninvited guest named Hong'er.

"Young Masters, this is Young Master Yang, Young Master Jiang, and Young Master Lu. Hong'er would like to greet you all."

She moved lightly with lotus steps, her manners revealing all kinds of charm, and saluted to the three young talents present.

Although Yuan Yu appeared calm on the surface, Xie Tianyi and Jiang Yufeng were in great turmoil.

Xue Mingxuan's previous hints and the unexpected encounter with today's scene made them vaguely feel that all this did not seem accidental.

"Just chatting is really boring. How about letting Hong'er perform a dance for us?"

Xue Mingxuan suggested.

Upon hearing this, Hong'er bowed gracefully to everyone, then took off her silk dress, letting her long sleeves flow like clouds as she danced to the rhythm of the music.

Her fingers flew nimbly, her sleeves fluttered, and the specially made dress highlighted the flexibility and slenderness of her waist, as if it were a fragile work of art that people dared not touch easily.

The war broke out suddenly and then died down just as suddenly, and the world seemed to have returned to temporary peace with the end of the rebellion. The smoke from the war seemed to be telling the heaviness and sadness of the change of power.

Within the high walls of the Prince of Chu's Palace, the former prosperity and bustle have been replaced by solemnity. Many concubines and servants are still immersed in the dreams of the past, unaware that they have become victims of the palace struggle. One by one, they are bound by iron chains and escorted silently to an unknown fate.

In a prison cell buried deep under the palace, Beichen Li sometimes sneered and sometimes cried. The extreme changes in his emotions made the old servants who were standing by feel a chill in their hearts. They all discussed privately that the soul of this once glorious prince might have lost its way in this game of power.

At the same time, in Prime Minister Jiang's mansion, Prime Minister Jiang and the Queen finally woke up from the chaos, and regret flooded their hearts. They regretted their ambitions and went against the will of heaven, but everything has settled, and what awaits them is only the irreversible road to death.