Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Chapter 208 Her Love is Pure

Among the four aristocratic families, she herself owns two.

Meng Xiyue pointed at the Zhao family and said, "Your Zhao family doesn't need to be eradicated. As long as Miss Zhao can become the head of the family, that's enough."

Hearing this, Zhao Lanxue smiled, "That's what I meant. Now the housekeeper power of the Prime Minister's Mansion is under my control."

"Your stepmother is leaving so soon?"

Meng Xiyue raised her eyebrows. She knew that Zhao Lanxue's mother had passed away six years ago, and Prime Minister Zhao had supported his concubine to become his second wife.

Over the years, it has been the step-wife who has been in charge of the household.

"I was too lazy to bother with her before. Her little tricks were not good enough for me."

Zhao Lanxue sneered. Only her incompetent brother would be deceived by her stepmother.

If she hadn't protected him all these years, Zhao Mu would have been eaten alive by them mother and son until not even a bone would be left.

But now, she regretted protecting that heartless man. If she had known that he was so useless and was against her, she should have let the mother and son bite him to death.

"With you in the Zhao family, I believe they have nothing to fear. But I wonder if you have a suitable candidate for the Zheng family."

As long as we can replace an obedient head of the family, it will be much easier than getting rid of the aristocratic family.

In addition, if they support new families and gradually weaken the power of the six major families, I believe that in a dozen years, these six major families will not be able to influence the political situation of Nanrong Kingdom.

"The Zheng family does have a suitable candidate, but the current young master, my eldest cousin, is not an easy person to deal with. He is scheming and ruthless. It is not easy to get rid of him."

Zhao Lanxue frowned slightly. As long as he was there, it would be difficult for that person to get up.

"Don't worry. Everyone has weaknesses. As long as we can find something that can hold him back, we can strike him right away, leaving him no chance of recovery."

Zhao Lanxue's eyes lit up when she heard Meng Xiyue's words. "Hearing what you said, it seems that I do have something on him, but I still need to verify it. I don't have any evidence now."

"If it's true, then we can kill two birds with one stone."

"Okay, but he is your cousin, can you bear to do that?" Meng Xiyue asked worriedly. After all, he is her relative, and even if there is a conflict of interest, she would probably be soft-hearted.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lanxue sneered, "I wish I could cut him into pieces. My cousin is a beast, so lecherous and audacious. My personal maid was raped to death by him."

The maid grew up with her and was like a sister to her. She always hated herself for not being able to avenge her.

There is no way I can be soft-hearted towards that beast.

"I'm sorry, I don't know..."

Seeing that she was thinking about the sad things, Meng Xiyue felt very guilty.

"It's okay. I've never forgotten this. I will definitely avenge her."

She smiled bitterly, "In fact, it may be hard for outsiders to imagine that for those of us who come from big families, family affection is a very thin thing, and only interests are the most important."

Meng Xiyue knew that everyone was selfish and always cared most about their own interests. This situation was more obvious for families with higher status, especially the royal family.

It is said that even a tiger will not eat its own cubs, but there are many royal families who persecute their own sons for the throne.

This is the selfish side of human nature.

"Among these ten middle-class families, the three new families are the easiest to control. We can focus on supporting them. For the other seven, we can select two more. Five will be enough. If there are more, we may not be able to handle them."

Zhao Lanxue was indeed a career-oriented woman. She quickly put away her sadness and took out the brands of the ten families and analyzed them.

"You know the situation of these families best. You make the choice. Yue'er and I will support them from behind."

Nan Rongzhi said that if these noble families wanted to rise, money was indispensable, and this happened to be Meng Xiyue's strong point.

"It just so happens that the King of Zhennan and I are looking for agents, so we can give some of it to these five families."

Meng Xiyue was confident that they had enough silver to support themselves and would naturally want to move up. With the backing of the Prince of Zhennan and the Crown Prince, they had no worries.

Although three years is a short period of time, it is enough for them to make a qualitative leap.

"Okay, then choose these five."

In fact, Zhao Lanxue had already made the decision, and she put those five families on the list.

"These five families are a little weaker now, but their heads are capable people with great potential."

Especially the three new families, they were able to climb up from the bottom in twenty years, and their strength has been proven.

"I'll listen to you and choose these five."

Nan Rongzhi reached out to take the signs of the five families, and coincidentally, Zhao Lanxue also reached out.

The two people's hands were clasped together in such a blatant way.

Zhao Lanxue pulled her hand back in panic. She had just been talking so eloquently, but now her face was flushed and her eyebrows were drooping.

She acted like a little girl.

Nan Rongzhi was fine, but a little embarrassed, "Miss Zhao, I..."

"Your Highness, you don't need to say anything. I understand."

Zhao Lanxue interrupted him, "Liking the prince is my own business. I won't force it. I support the prince just to prove himself and to realize his ambitions. There is no other reason."

"Don't worry, Prince."

"No, I..." Nan Rongzhi opened her mouth, but didn't know how to explain.

"Now that we have finished discussing the serious matters, I should also leave. If you have anything to say, please send someone to deliver a letter to me, Miss Meng."

After saying that, Zhao Lanxue stood up and bowed to Nan Rongzhi, "Excuse me."

"Uh…"

Looking at her leaving back, Nan Rongzi scratched his hair in annoyance.

"Should I tell her the truth? What if she gets deeper and deeper into trouble?"

They didn't have much contact in the past, so in response to her liking for him, Nan Rongzhi just kept his distance.

But now, they are close partners and have frequent contact, so it is not good to always have such misunderstandings.

Meng Xiyue was also worried.

"It's time to tell her, but we have to find a good time. I'm afraid she can't bear it."

Although Zhao Lanxue is a heroic woman, she has her own feminine side towards Nan Rongzhi.

If she suddenly found out that the person she liked was a woman, and the prince she wanted to support was also a girl.

Few people can endure this kind of psychological state where both their relationships and careers are dealt a heavy blow.

"Then when will it be? If it really doesn't work, I will avoid you if you meet her alone next time."

"No, she's so smart. If you avoid her, she will think that her love for you has caused you trouble, and I'm afraid she will feel bad."

Meng Xiyue sighed, "Her love is very pure, you'd better be frank about it."

"When the time is right, I'll tell her the truth."