[QTC] MBDT Chapter 1660

As soon as Bei Yutang came out, Zhao Erhu immediately stepped forward.

“How is it?”

“She’s the person I’m looking for.”

Zhao Erhu was overjoyed, “That’s wonderful!”

“Brother Zhao, do you know anything about the Second Young Master of the Zhang family?” Bei Yutang inquired.

Since she is going to help Xiuhong become the young mistress, she first needs to understand the Second Young Master’s character and preferences to find the right approach.

Zhao Erhu, true to his reputation as a local lad, rattled off a story: “The Second Young Master of the Zhang family is over twenty years old. He’s a scholar, handsome, and eloquent. Many wealthy families are interested in marrying their daughters to him, but he’s only interested in women with literary talent, and most of those are daughters of officials. How could officials possibly be interested in the son of a merchant family? Therefore, his marriage has been delayed again and again.”

“What kind of person is he?”

“I’ve met him once. He’s polite and a fine young man.” Zhao Erhu said candidly.

“Mrs. Mu, why are you interested in the Second Young Master Zhang? Is there something wrong with him?”

Bei Yutang shook her head, “No. Where does he usually go?”

“I don’t know.”

“How about this? You help me find out about the Second Young Master Zhang, the more detailed the better.” Bei Yutang placed the payment in Zhao Erhu’s hand.

Zhao Erhu stroked the silver ingot, a wide smile spreading across his face: “Good, no problem.”

After returning home, Bei Yutang began to devise a plan for Xiuhong.

Since the Second Young Master Zhang preferred women with literary talent, and Xiuhong was illiterate, marrying him would be difficult. The most direct method was to force the issue, compelling the Second Young Master Zhang to marry Xiuhong. However, this would certainly not make Xiuhong’s life easy.

It seemed she had to work on Xiuhong herself.

To get the Second Young Master Zhang to marry Xiuhong, two things were necessary. First, the Second Young Master Zhang had to actively propose. Second, the Second Young Master Zhang had to care for Xiuhong. Only then could she be guaranteed that Xiuhong wouldn’t be destitute in the mansion.

Her immediate task was to redeem Xiuhong from the Zhang family mansion, transforming her into a merchant family’s daughter, rather than a lowly maidservant in the Zhang mansion.

Bei Yutang, considering her limited vacation time and inability to handle the matter thoroughly, decided to postpone it until her next mission, after which she would take a two-week leave to deal with it.

Bei Yutang meticulously wrote down a series of plans for Xiuhong’s transformation on Xuan paper.

In the following days, Bei Yutang taught Xiao Zimo to read and write. She actually wanted to send him to school, but Xiao Zimo refused, so she didn’t force him and let him learn with her first.

Meanwhile, deep within the backyard of Yihong Courtyard—

Feng Lihen, who had woken up that day, watched helplessly as that familiar figure departed, wanting to chase after her but powerless to do so. During his struggle, Ying Yi, who had been poisoned and unconscious, awoke.

When Ying Yi awoke, he saw her young master lying disheveled on the ground.

“Young Master.”

Ying Yi hurriedly went forward and helped Feng Lihen back to bed.

“Who else is in this courtyard?” Feng Lihen’s tone was slightly urgent.

Reminded by this, Ying Yi recalled what had happened before he fainted and immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness, “Please punish me, Young Master. It was my negligence that put you in danger.”

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