The Three Spirit Stones

Chapter 166: The Plot in the Inner House

Angry and sad, Mrs. Cheng was helped back to her bedroom.

She waved everyone away, leaving Cuizhi alone, wiping her tears and saying, "Look, he actually made me so angry just for a lowly concubine?"

"I just don't understand, what's so good about this Ah Cai?"

"She has nothing good to offer except her pretty face. She is not as good looking as A-Yuan, and not as virtuous and capable as Yue-Chan. She is lazy and rebellious."

"But he was obsessed with going against me for her?"

Cuizhi thought for a moment and said, "Miss, I have something to say. I wonder if I should say it to you."

"What's wrong with saying this?"

"Didn't I keep you here just to let you give me some advice?"

"Miss, I will tell you the truth."

"According to my observation, the Marquis is indeed concerned about Concubine Cai,"

"From the moment she entered the mansion, he has been paying attention to her daily life, intentionally or unintentionally. Over the years, he has never treated any other woman in the mansion in this way."

"Now that he has finally married the person he loves, and they are in love, the lady wants to beat him and sell him. It's like a child who gets a new toy and is very happy but someone takes it away from him."

"Miss, do you think he is willing?"

After Cuizhi's advice, Mrs. Cheng realized the error of her ways.

She nodded and said, "You are right, I was indeed too hasty just now."

"But should we let her continue like this with Xu'er?"

"I get upset when I see her now,"

"Miss, you have to be patient now. We have to wait until the novelty of her wears off on the Marquis. Only then will it be useful to persuade him."

"After all, a man's love is the most unreliable. He may pamper her to the skies today, but he may abandon her like a worn-out shoe tomorrow."

"Miss, if you whisper a few words to the Marquis, then you can do whatever you want with Concubine Cai, right?"

After listening to Cuizhi's analysis, Mrs. Cheng's mood finally improved. She nodded and said, "You are so considerate and know how to share my worries."

Cuizhi smiled and said, "Miss, if not for you, who else would I serve?"

"However, this Concubine Cai is no longer in your favor. It would be better if you could find a few more concubines for the Marquis later."

"Firstly, our mansion is really small. Secondly, if the Marquis takes a fancy to one of them, he will naturally ignore Concubine Cai. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

When Mrs. Cheng heard this, she immediately clapped her thigh and said it was a good idea.

But she was a little worried and said, "But what if Xu'er doesn't agree?"

"Oh, miss,"

"Which man doesn't like young and beautiful women? Look at how much he cares about Concubine Cai. Isn't it because she is younger than the two ladies?"

"Miss, you just said that Aunt Cai is not as good as the two ladies in many aspects, but there is one thing that the two ladies cannot compare to her, that is, she is young."

"Young and lively, which man doesn't like it?"

"Yes, yes, Cuizhi, you are absolutely right,"

"Let's go and see which girls from good families are there in the capital tomorrow."

"Yes, ma'am."

……

While Madam Cheng and her servant were discussing how to deal with Ah Cai, Yelu Yuan and her maid Qin Gu were also plotting.

"Princess,"

"You know what happened in the side hall today, right?"

Yelu Yuan smiled contemptuously and said, "How could you not know about such a ridiculous thing?"

"This Cai Yi Niang has finally lived to the end. She even dared to offend the old lady?"

"Isn't it because you are relying on the support of the Marquis?"

"But the Marquis almost had a falling out with the old lady because of her. Princess, although Concubine Cai looks harmless, we can't take it lightly!"

"What if she gave birth to the Marquis's child? This... isn't it rare for a concubine to be favored over a wife?"

Hearing this, Yelu Yuan's expression became serious.

Since she gave birth to her son, Cheng Yu has only stayed overnight in her room a few times.

She hoped to have another child, but she couldn't do anything if he didn't come, and he treated Sun Yuechan the same way, which gave her the illusion that this man was just obsessed with work and rarely had sex with women.

It was not until Ah Cai showed up that she realized that this man was not indifferent to women, but he just didn't care about them.

She also couldn't understand Cheng Yu's preferences. Why would he like a woman like Acai?

It seems that this man's mind is really hard to understand.

At this time, Qin Gu said, "Princess, although the Marquis has now given you some power, I always feel that we only have the Second Young Master, which is too weak."

"Our family is not as strong as Madam Yue in terms of foundation and strength. Madam Yue has only one eldest son, but he is the legitimate son and is naturally stronger than us."

"I have thought that since the Marquis likes Concubine Cai so much, why don't we bring her over to help us?"

Hearing this, Yelu Yuan chuckled.

"Huh! Her?"

Qin Gu also laughed and said self-deprecatingly, "That's right! I was also wrong."

"With her condition, the day she falls out of favor will be the day she dies. How can she survive if she offends the old lady?"

"Um,"

"Now we need to add more help. It would be best if we could pick a few reliable women to be concubines for the Marquis. If they give birth to children for the Marquis, they can be raised by the Princess."

"The more time the Marquis spends with us, the more opportunities the princess will have to sleep with him,"

Yelu Yuan nodded and said, "Qin Gu, you are very good."

"I am most grateful that you are by my side."

"It is my good fortune to meet the princess."

"But my lady, what I am worried about now is that if Concubine Cai gives birth to the Marquis' child first... then we will have one more obstacle."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Qin Gu sneered and said, "It's not difficult to make her unable to have children. Let her take some of the palace's sterilizing medicine, and she will naturally have difficulty getting pregnant."

"this……,"

Hearing this, Yelu Yuan hesitated for a moment.

But when she thought of Cheng Yu's love for Ah Cai, she nodded and said, "Okay then."

"You go and do this, be very careful!"

"This slave knows."

……

……

Ah Cai had no idea that she was being plotted against by so many people.

It was almost midnight, and she was still whispering to Cheng Yu. She told him everything about their relationship from beginning to end.

Cheng Yu was very shocked when he heard this!

Although they had been together for some time, he had never listened to her talk carefully. Now that he had listened to her quietly, he realized that everything he had was because Ah Cai brought the industrial technology from a thousand years ago back here.

And he was once such a powerful person, who could actually take her through that extremely dangerous time tunnel,

He asked, "Cai, how can I recover my former memories and spiritual power?"

"This is actually not difficult,"

Ah Cai said, "The Taichu Divine Mantra is divided into the "Seal" and "Break" spells. You only need to recite the "Break" spell."

"But I have no spiritual power now, and I can't cast a spell at all."

"Then when will you be able to recover your spiritual power?"

"This, this should take some time! I don't know exactly how long it will take, it depends on how I feel."

She really didn't dare to say a thousand years.

Such a long time would make people despair,

Only the colorful treasure spirit would think that a thousand years is not long!