I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

"That's great. Thank you Yan'er for taking care of it." Old Madam Pei said with a smile.

"Grandma, what are you talking about? This is our own business. Yan'er should help grandma and father with their worries." Pei Zhiyan said, "I just don't know what father means."

"Don't worry about this. I'll talk to him when he comes back."

"Then let grandma talk to my father."

After hearing this, Mrs. Pei's eyes flashed with relief. She nodded, and the smile on her face became even more intense. She said, "Okay, okay, I'll talk to him when he returns home."

Aunt Yun, who was standing aside, was very angry at this moment. She had worked hard for the Prime Minister's Mansion for so many years, just waiting for the Prime Minister to make her his legal wife, but she never expected that they would come up with such an idea and want to marry a new mistress into the mansion.

Aunt Yun then walked up to Pei Zhiyan and Old Madam Pei, bowed slightly, and said softly, "Princess, Old Madam, I want to go see if Concubine Xuan has woken up."

"Well, then you go and take good care of Miss Xuan. I will stay here to accompany the princess." There was a hint of pride in Old Madam Pei's eyes.

Aunt Yun bowed to Pei Zhiyan again before turning around and leaving.

Looking at Aunt Yun's departing back, Pei Zhiyan sneered inwardly. She must be eager to find Pei Zhixuan to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, Pei Zhixuan was resting in the yard where she lived before her wedding. She had just gotten up and was drinking porridge absentmindedly.

As soon as Aunt Yun entered the room, she dismissed all the servants. Pei Zhixuan's heart tightened. Could it be that this matter had been discovered?

Aunt Yun stepped forward and pulled Pei Zhixuan, crying, "Xuan'er, what should we do? That little bitch actually wants to marry Cui Yue'e from Minister Cui's mansion to the Prime Minister!"

Pei Zhixuan was shocked by Aunt Yun's words. She put down the bowl of porridge in her hand and asked in surprise, "What? Aunt, what's going on?"

Aunt Yun said angrily, "That little bitch is discussing with your grandmother and actually wants to marry Cui Yue'e, the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion. This is the Pei Mansion's business. Why does she, a married woman from outside, have to interfere?!"

"What do you think, grandma?" Pei Zhixuan asked.

"Of course I agree. That old woman is looking forward to it!" Aunt Yun pulled Pei Zhixuan with tears in her eyes and continued, "Xuan'er, if that little bitch succeeds, our lives will be difficult!"

Pei Zhixuan naturally knew this. Her menstruation had been irregular in recent months. She had finally made plans with her aunt and planned to return home with Pei Zhiyan today. She would take the opportunity to frame her and cause her to have a miscarriage, and then use this to threaten her to agree to let her aunt become her legal daughter. In this way, she would also become a legitimate daughter. However, she had wasted this opportunity in vain.

And now, my elder sister is actually acting as a matchmaker between that Cui and my father. If Cui gets married, it will no longer be possible for the concubine to be the legal wife.

Pei Zhixuan supported Aunt Yun's shoulders again, "Aunt, where is Daddy? What is his attitude?"

"Him? He doesn't know about this yet." Aunt Yun shook her head bitterly.

"Then there is still room for maneuver," Pei Zhixuan breathed a sigh of relief, a glimmer of hope flashing in her eyes, "As long as Daddy doesn't agree, this matter will not be accomplished."

Aunt Yun was unsure. Men are fickle. Cui was young and beautiful, and she came from a good family. It was inevitable that Prime Minister Pei would be tempted. She could only pray silently, hoping that Prime Minister Pei would reject the marriage proposal because she had served him wholeheartedly over the years.

It was late in the evening when Pei Zhiyan and Pei Zhixuan left Pei Mansion. When Pei Zhixuan left, her face was pale, her lips were tightly closed, and she looked very weak. It was not known whether she was really weak or just because she was angry. Anyway, Pei Zhiyan left in a good mood.

On the way back, they still rode in their own carriages, walking one after the other. When they arrived at the gate of the palace, Pei Zhixuan got off the carriage first, shook her sleeves, and walked straight in, ignoring Pei Zhiyan at all. She walked briskly, and there was no sign of being too weak to get out of bed in Pei's house.

Pei Zhiyan didn't care. She smiled calmly and walked into the palace calmly.

As soon as they returned to Yime Garden, Yinliu helped Pei Zhiyan change her clothes while vividly describing to Yinping what happened in Pei's mansion, which shocked Yinping so much that her mouth opened wide.

Yin Liu described the scene with great excitement, "At that time, as soon as the young lady mentioned that there was a candidate for the mistress of the house, Aunt Yun immediately became nervous and stared at the young lady. When she heard Miss Cui's name, her face changed drastically and she almost fainted!"

Yin Ping was stunned. "Is this... is this true? Miss Cui is going to marry the Prime Minister?"

Yin Liu said proudly, "I dare not say this, but since the young lady wants to match this up, it will definitely work. Right, young lady."

Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly and instructed, "Send a note to Cui's house tomorrow."

"Yes, miss." Yinping and Yinliu responded.

On the second day, Yin Liu went to Cui's house in person and delivered the invitation to Cui's third wife, Liu.

Liu looked at the invitation in her hand and felt a little confused. The Shangshu Mansion and the Jingwang Mansion were not close, and could even be said to be somewhat distant. Moreover, as the third wife of the Shangshu Mansion, she had very few contacts with the Jingwang Mansion. Why would the Jingwang Consort invite her and her daughter to the palace for tea?

Seeing Liu's puzzled expression, Yin Liu explained, "Some time ago, the Queen Mother gave some tribute tea to my princess. My princess knows that in the capital, when it comes to tasting tea, Miss Yue Niang is unmatched. So she specially invited the Third Madam and Miss Yue Niang to come to the palace to taste this rare tea together."

After listening to Yin Liu's explanation, Liu's doubts were slightly relieved. However, she also understood that the invitation from Princess Jing was probably not just for tea tasting. However, no matter what, since it was Princess Jing's invitation, she couldn't be rude and not go. So, she accepted Yin Liu's invitation and decided to go to Prince Jing's Mansion with her daughter.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Pei Zhiyan wanted to invite some more ladies, but this person had to know her background well and the relationship couldn't be too unfamiliar. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't find a suitable candidate.

Thinking of this, Pei Zhiyan couldn't help but feel a little sad for her former self. In the past, she was bewitched by Aunt Yun and treated Pei Zhixuan as her closest sister. She had no friendship with the noble ladies in the capital, which resulted in her not having a single close friend.

Suddenly, she thought of two people, they were the two ladies of the General's Mansion, her aunts Liu and Chen. Liu was a steady person, good at handling all kinds of complicated interpersonal relationships; while Chen was a person who was eloquent and good at adjusting the atmosphere. She believed that with their presence at the scene, embarrassing situations would be avoided.

Thinking of this, Pei Zhiyan called Yinping in, gave her detailed instructions, and asked her to go to the General's Mansion in person, explain the situation to the two ladies, and invite them to come over for a gathering.