After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

Isn't this a skill of being able to please everyone?

Yuan Ge took a sip of the teacup without saying anything. He smiled softly with his brows lowered, looking elegant and dignified.

Li Jinfeng secretly watched, biting her lip and remaining silent. She did not touch the teacup in front of her, and the handkerchief she held between her fingertips was almost deformed...

Li was much simpler. She looked at people straight in the eyes, which made her eyes look big and black. Seeing Yuan Ge was silent, she put down the gold-painted teacup and leaned over to whisper excitedly, "Sister-in-law, I heard that... you went to the tea ceremony on the second day of your wedding alone? Where's your brother-in-law? Why didn't he come with you?"

The show has begun.

How could Li, who is at the forefront of gossip, not know Wen Qian's reputation? How could she not know that you don't want this marriage and I don't want it? She is pretending to be ignorant... She just doesn't have any cunning or tricks, and her calculations are about to slap her in the face.

Yuan Ge pursed his lips and glanced at the other person indifferently, "Sister-in-law just came back and hasn't even stepped into her own yard. She is well-informed about this..."

The other party suddenly choked, his warm smile faded a little, he sighed softly, and moved closer, "You...you really don't know? This has already spread to everyone outside!"

Yuan Ge shook his head, somewhat confused and somewhat annoyed, and asked, "What's going on outside?"

"People outside are saying... that the newlyweds live in separate courtyards, obviously because they mind that you, my sister-in-law, have someone you love. They also said... that although the marriage was granted by an imperial decree, my brother-in-law is now a close minister of the emperor. If he is really determined to divorce his wife, it won't be difficult to ask for another imperial decree... Of course, these are all what I have heard in the past two days, so don't have any opinions about me after hearing them!"

"I know." Yuan Ge sighed while holding the teacup. "There is nothing wrong with saying these things. They are all true."

"It's true, but even if you're the daughter of a minister, if you're divorced, I'm afraid your life will be hard... Not only will you be pointed at and criticized every time you go out, but men from good families won't marry you, and you won't like men from lesser families. What will you do when you get old?"

Isn't that the truth? This little girl was even worried that not enough people knew about it, so she made a big fuss about it. Now, who doesn't know that Miss Wen is concerned about the Second Prince?

While talking, Li did not forget to drag her chair towards Yuan Ge and analyze the pros and cons with emotion and reason, just to tell Yuan Ge that once divorced, life would be difficult!

Yuan Ge seemed to realize it late, frowning and muttering softly, "The imperial decree granting marriage and the imperial decree divorcing a wife, these things come and go, and we really have no control over them... Thinking about it this way, I feel that it is not a big deal. After all, it is something that the women in our backyard cannot control, sister-in-law, don't you think so?"

The little girl's voice is soft, and her facial features are somewhat childish. When she speaks with a frown on her face, one feels like a teenager who is pretending to be sad.

It seems that her preparations have worked - Li was secretly delighted. She looked around and saw that the maids were all tactful and avoided suspicion. She closed the distance a little and whispered, "As women, we can't influence the emperor's mood, but we can still influence the question of whether to go or stay..." She hesitated and had something in mind, like a demon who tempted mankind to fall.

At this point, it was obvious what the Li family's sister-in-law was planning, but Yuan Ge still pretended not to know and asked innocently, "How should we deal with it? Set fire to his Qichi Pavilion so that he has to stay here? Or should we drug him and knock him out before he goes to the palace to ask for permission, and then keep him in the room so that he can't go anywhere?"

Li was dumbfounded... Arson? Drugging? Was this little girl a bandit? How could she have such a dangerous idea? !

Miss Li Jinfeng, who was standing next to him, didn't know what she was thinking. Her face turned pale and blue... Maybe she was mistaken for someone else's. Yuan Ge propped up his chin and looked gentle, "Miss Li, are you feeling unwell? Why do you look so bad?"

Miss Li's head was almost buried in her chest, and her voice was even quieter than a mosquito in a summer night. "No, no..." After she finished speaking, her face turned bright red.

Li glanced at her and waved her hand nonchalantly, "It's okay, she just ate too much at lunch and has indigestion... Let's talk about our own business and ignore her. Sister-in-law, you can't do things like setting fires and drugging, it's too dangerous... I mean, a man always needs someone by his bedside who knows his feelings. If it's not you, there are others, don't you think? Since there has to be someone, why not arrange an honest and dutiful sister of your own, don't you think so?"

Honest, dutiful, and sisters of our family... Yuan Ge's eyes moved around, and finally landed on Miss Li, whose ears were about to burn. He said sarcastically, "Sisters of our family? I'm afraid they are not sisters of our family, but other families' aunts and nieces are true... The aunt serves the eldest son, and the niece serves the legitimate son. The Li family's family background is not high, but their ambitions are not small."

Li's face suddenly froze, and she subconsciously retorted, "What do you mean by that, sister-in-law? I am also doing this for your own good. Otherwise, what kind of girl from a good family would be so eager to become a concubine in another family? My Li family is not as good as your family of Minister Wen, but we are not so poor that we need to rely on a little girl to be a concubine to make a living!"

"Concubine?" Yuan Ge slowly leaned back in his chair, the word "concubine" rolled between his teeth, his voice was elegant, but his eyes were sarcastic and contemptuous, and he smiled playfully, "Your calculations should not stop there, right? You think that I will be divorced sooner or later, so you might as well take up the position of concubine first, so that you can get the moon first when the time comes, right?"

Li didn't say anything - it seemed that Yuan Ge was right.

As for Li Jinfeng, she looked like she wanted to find a hole in the ground to bury her head - a girl waiting to be married, she probably didn't want to be a concubine, but she couldn't resist due to her family's arrangement, and maybe... she didn't resist. After all, the precedent of resistance was there, and she didn't get any benefits, but also bore a bad reputation.

Yuan Ge curled his lips and called softly, "Miss Li."

The other person lowered his head and said "hmm" in a low voice, and then stopped talking. His fingertips were entangled with each other so hard that his fingernails were pale, and his face was red all the way to his neck...

Yuan Ge smiled and said lazily, "The rumors outside say that I am soft-hearted and easy to manipulate, but they are all false. I can't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. If Song Wenyuan divorces me, I can't control him from finding seven or eight concubines. But as long as I am still here, he can't even think about having any concubines, maids, lovers, or mistresses - unless he keeps one outside and doesn't let me know. But Miss Li, this shameful mistress... are you willing to accept it?"