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Elder Brother Li let out a cold snort, thinking that if they wanted to scheme against him, he would make sure they regretted it.
He stood up and turned to leave. The woman and the maid named Amber panicked when they saw Elder Brother Li about to walk away. Without considering the consequences, they decided to put their plan into action, only to realize in horror that they were unable to move! It wasn't until Elder Brother Li's figure disappeared from sight that the two women could finally move. They exchanged terrified glances, no longer daring to plot against Elder Brother Li.
Elder Brother Li spared the two women for the time being, not out of pity for them, but because he did not want to ruin his friend's wedding. If anything scandalous happened at the wedding, it would negatively affect both the groom and the bride. However, once he returned home, Elder Brother Li immediately informed his beloved wife about someone coveting him.
"Wife, your husband is quite popular."
"Yes, my husband is charming, so it's natural," Hanno praised him first, then her expression turned fierce. "But if you dare to cheat on me behind my back..."
Hanno clenched her fist.
Elder Brother Li, who was suffering from bronchitis, quickly assured his beloved wife, "My dear, my feelings for you are as constant as the sun and moon. I will always have only you as my woman; I will never seek another. Should I swear an oath?"
"There's no need for an oath," Hanno replied, knowing full well that Elder Brother Li's heart belonged only to her. "We are already Cultivators; it's best not to swear lightly to avoid attracting inner demons."
Elder Brother Li said, "It's fine. My feelings for you will never change; oaths won't be fulfilled and won't lead to inner demons."
Hanno was touched. "Even so, please don't swear; it would hurt my heart."
Elder Brother Li spoke gently, "Alright, I will do whatever you say."
Hanno smiled with relief but then quickly composed herself and said, "Those two women who covet and scheme against you cannot be easily let go."
If it were merely a matter of coveting her husband, Hanno wouldn't hold it against them; after all, her husband was a Scholar and would naturally attract women's affection. But if they dared to plot against him, she would not let them off easily.
Elder Brother Li took his wife's words as his guiding principle: "Whatever you decide on how to teach them a lesson, I will follow your lead."
Hanno thought for a moment, "Using her own methods against her, isn't she just looking to get close to a man in the water? Then let's satisfy her."
"Elder Brother Li replied, "Understood!"
A while later, the newlywed Yue Yunfei finally found some time away from his blissful days of love to invite his good friends Elder Brother Li and Geng Shi'an, who had just returned to the capital, for a drink. Mo Yan, the Princess, was also a friend of Elder Brother Li, so she couldn't be left out of the gathering. Geng Shi'an brought along his new wife, Qi Xueru. She was a woman with a gentle exterior but a strong inner character; outwardly soft and tender, she had her own opinions. Mo Yan found her very much to her liking and quickly became close friends with Qi Xueru.
"Wei Feng, thank you! The wedding gift you gave me has really made me look good," Geng Shi'an raised his glass to Elder Brother Li.
"Cheers to you! You have no idea how my sisters nearly fought over what you sent," Yue Yunfei also lifted his cup. He had received two more gifts than Geng Shi'an—after all, the Yue Residence held more power than the Geng family, and the gifts varied in quality. Among them was a one-meter-long dressing mirror that reflected everything perfectly, leaving everyone in awe; many women wished they could take that mirror home.
Elder Brother Li smiled and clinked glasses with his two friends.
Upon hearing about the dressing mirror, Mo Yan immediately asked Elder Brother Li, "Li Wei Feng, where did you buy that mirror? Can you introduce me to the seller?"
Yue Yunfei looked puzzled and said, "Didn't Wei Feng already give us a mirror? Do you still want to buy one?"
Mo Yan shot a glance at her new husband, "Good things are never too many. Besides, I have one now, but my mother, sister-in-law, and those sisters of mine don't have one yet."
Yue Yunfei remarked, "Why do I feel like when you mention them, your tone is full of bragging?"
Mo Yan glared at Yue Yunfei and said, "Are you getting cheeky again?"
Yue Yunfei quickly covered his mouth as the other three laughed at the exchange.
Elder Brother Li chuckled and explained, "This type of dressing mirror came from overseas. My fiancée happened to see it and bought it; that overseas merchant has already returned home and doesn't have any extra mirrors left."
Mo Yan, the Princess, was deeply disappointed upon hearing this.
"However—" Elder Brother Li made an unkind turn, "my fiancée has obtained the formula for glass and glass mirrors. I have already presented it to the Emperor, who has arranged for people to study it. Before long, there will be glass and glass mirrors available for sale in the world."
"That's wonderful!" Mo Yan, the Princess, exclaimed with great joy, causing Qi Xueru to smile brightly as well. She had heard Mo Yan mention how much clearer and more exquisite a dressing mirror made of glass was compared to a bronze one.
"What is glass?" Geng Shi'an asked.
Elder Brother Li couldn't be bothered to explain and simply said, "It's just crystal."
"Oh—" The other four were enlightened.
"Yue Yunfei, since you live in the capital, do you know of any good-for-nothing young masters around here?" Elder Brother Li asked.
Yue Yunfei was curious. "Why do you ask that?"
Elder Brother Li replied casually, "Someone wants to scheme against me. If I don't let her succeed, I'll just have someone else take her place."
"What? How dare they scheme against my brother!" Yue Yunfei was furious. "Wei Feng, who is that blind fool? I'll help you deal with him."
Elder Brother Li looked at Yue Yunfei speechlessly and said slowly, "That person is a woman."
"..." Yue Yunfei wiped his face. "I'll have my wife help you."
Mo Yan, the Princess, truly lived up to being Yue Yunfei's wife. Without asking who had offended Elder Brother Li, she patted her chest and promised to assist him without hesitation.
Elder Brother Li shared a story that was both amusing and touching, recounting the encounter he had with a pair of servants at the wedding of Yue Yunfei and Mo Yan, the Princess.
Mo Yan, the Princess, raised her brows in disbelief, exclaiming, "What audacity! They dare to cause trouble at my wedding!"
Yue Yunfei clasped his hands together and said to Elder Brother Li, "Good brother, thank you for your restraint. Don't worry, the Princess and I will make sure those two women won't have it easy."
Mo Yan, the Princess, scoffed, "That maid is overly ambitious. She’s not just plotting against Li Wei Feng; she’s also scheming against her own sister. That sister is foolish enough to be manipulated by the maid."
Qi Xueru chimed in, "Perhaps that maid is just too good at pretending. I once encountered a maid like that and even considered taking her as my confidante. But then my mother taught me a lesson and exposed the maid's true nature. My mother changes her personal maids every few years to prevent them from knowing too much about you. If they want to scheme against you, it becomes far too easy."
Mo Yan, the Princess, nodded repeatedly. "My mother did the same. Before I got married, she sent all my former maids away to marry because she feared they would become dangerous enemies if they got too close to my husband."
Yue Yunfei quickly pledged his loyalty, saying, "In this life, I will only have you as my wife; I absolutely do not want concubines or secondary wives."
Mo Yan, the Princess, glared at him. "If you dare take a concubine or a secondary wife, I will castrate you."
Yue Yunfei hastily replied, "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare!"
Mo Yan, the Princess, chuckled lightly and reached out her delicate hand to grasp her husband's. "I believe you. You are devoted to me, and I am devoted to you."
Yue Yunfei took her other hand in his and said earnestly, "Holding your hand and growing old together."
Mo Yan, the Princess, softened from her earlier assertiveness and replied gently, "A Life and Death Pact with you."
How dazzling! The other three felt momentarily blinded by their affection. Geng Shi'an and Qi Xueru were fine; they held each other's hands as well, lost in their own tender moment. Only Elder Brother Li looked up longingly, missing his own Nono dearly.
"By the way, what is that lady's name? Which family does she belong to?" Geng Shi'an pointed out the most crucial question.
Elder Brother Li, Mo Yan, the Princess, and Yue Yunfei exchanged glances: Don't we know? It seems we don't!
The three of them laughed awkwardly.
Elder Brother Li said, "I only know that the maid's name is Amber; I’m not sure about the lady's name."
Mo Yan, the Princess replied, "Leave it to me; I'll help you find out."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Three days later, Mo Yan, the Princess, and Yue Yunfei visited Elder Brother Li to share their findings: that lady is Cui Pingbi, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works. The Minister of Works is not a close confidant of Li Xuan Zong; rather, he is a fence-sitter. Li Xuan Zong has long been dissatisfied with him, and he knows it. To secure his position, he sought a powerful ally and set his sights on Elder Brother Li, a favored new noble of the emperor. He initially planned to marry his daughter to Elder Brother Li. However, after hearing that Elder Brother Li already has a fiancée, the Minister of Works remained undeterred and considered offering his daughter as a Second Wife to him. He was very supportive of his daughter's plans to scheme against Elder Brother Li. Unfortunately, since the wedding of Yue Yunfei and Mo Yan, the Princess, they had not found an opportunity.
"Wei Feng, you should take the initiative to create an opportunity for them," Yue Yunfei laughed heartily. He thought his friend was like a fragrant bun attracting many ill-intentioned schemers.
Elder Brother Li shot him a glare. "Did you find the most useless dandy I asked you to look for?"
Yue Yunfei nodded eagerly. "I found him. This person is Ji Wenzheng, the head of the Duke of Su State's Residence."
"The Duke's residence? And he's the head? With such good conditions?" Elder Brother Li expressed slight dissatisfaction.
Yue Yunfei chuckled. "Don't be fooled by the title. This family is just for show. Ji Wenzheng's grandfather had real military power, but by his father's generation, that power had already been reclaimed by the royal family. Now in Ji Wenzheng's generation, although they still hang the Duke of Su State's Residence sign at their door, Ji Wenzheng holds nothing more than an honorary title of a first-class general. He himself is just a good-for-nothing dandy who can do nothing but chase after women."
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