Could the fourth young master of the Xu family compare to Xie Jin Yan?

Although Xie Jin Yan wasn't a good husband, and even less a good junior brother...

When it came to talent, strategy, and fighting on the battlefield, the fourth young master of the Xu family was far behind.

The fourth young master of the Xu family only had a face that was somewhat handsome.

Yu Qingwu was silent for a moment, her slightly reddened eyes looked at Xie Ruizhi with extreme gentleness, and she shook her head lightly, "Sixth Princess, I am different from you. I was originally a merchant's daughter, and I lost my parents at a young age. If I hadn't received the grace of my Shifu (master) and entered the Shimen (sect), I would never have met your imperial brother, let alone stepped into the royal family."

"For me, your imperial brother is the best choice."

"But Sixth Princess, for you, the fourth young master of the Xu family is not necessarily the best choice. You are a princess, loved by your imperial father and imperial mother. The Wei Dynasty is strong, which gives you enough confidence not to use marriage to exchange for peace. So, you can choose someone who truly treats you well, instead of that Xu family's fourth young master who, for the sake of Qiu Shiyi Niang, guards against thieves and takes advantage of your status as the sixth princess while blaming you for others."

Yu Qingwu spoke softly, but every word was sharp and realistic.

Xie Ruizhi was stunned, her expression somewhat embarrassed.

She looked at Empress Zhou, who had a sullen face, and pouted her lips, resentfully replying to Yu Qingwu, "Imperial sister-in-law, why are you also saying such things about Brother Xu? Brother Xu was just temporarily deceived by that Qiu Shiyi Niang. He has already changed. He even said that if I am willing to marry him, he will buy me Tanghulu (candied hawthorns on a stick) every day..."

Just listen to what she was saying!

She was being deceived with just two Tanghulu?

Empress Zhou was so angry that her face turned green. She interrupted Xie Ruizhi in a deep voice, saying, "Xie Ruizhi, I don't care about Tanghulu or not. In short, your imperial father and I will never agree to let you marry that fourth young master of the Xu family!"

"Why! Why can imperial brother marry a merchant's daughter like imperial sister-in-law, but I can't marry Brother Xu!"

Xie Ruizhi retorted Empress Zhou angrily, her eyes full of resentment.

However, after speaking, she subconsciously looked at Yu Qingwu again, and stammered, "Imperial sister-in-law, I... I didn't mean that..."

Hearing this, Yu Qingwu smiled faintly.

She stepped forward, took Xie Ruizhi's hand, patted the back of her hand gently, and sighed, "Sixth Princess, you don't need to apologize to me. Throughout history, there has indeed been no precedent for appointing a merchant's daughter as the Crown Princess. But there have been examples of princesses marrying down, only to be cruelly abused. If you were stronger, marrying that fourth young master of the Xu family wouldn't be a loss. But look at how lost you are now. If you really marry that Xu Si, wouldn't he just manipulate you?"

"Moreover, he is only choosing you now because he sees that Qiu Shiyi Niang has married someone else, and he has given up. If another woman appears in the future who is as good at flaunting as Qiu Shiyi Niang, can you be sure that he won't fall in love with someone else again? If he wants to take a concubine at that time, or even another wife of equal status, how will you handle yourself?"

Yu Qingwu's eyes were smiling, but her tone was aggressive.

Xie Ruizhi paused again...

Empress Zhou also sighed and continued Yu Qingwu's words, "Your imperial sister-in-law is right. That Xu Si is fond of romance and likes pretentious women. If he encounters a woman like Qiu Shiyi Niang in the future, how will you handle yourself?"

"You always say that I am biased, and I always favor the other princesses when they make mistakes. But Ruizhi, if imperial mother didn't do this, how could I have a place in this vast imperial city? Imperial mother knows better than anyone the difficulties of a princess who marries for peace. Therefore, imperial mother does everything possible to protect you, not letting you go far away to marry for peace, only hoping that you can have a good husband and a good home, and be able to see imperial mother every day, unlike imperial mother, who can't even return home to mourn when her parents pass away..."

Empress Zhou sighed softly. Perhaps she was homesick, and her eyes gradually turned red as she spoke.

Xie Ruizhi seemed to be infected by Empress Zhou's tears, and she suddenly closed her mouth, her eyes even redder, and she called out to Empress Zhou with some sobs, "Imperial Mother, you... don't be like this. I know you are doing this for my own good, but Brother Xu is really different from before, and Brother Xu saved my life, you know..."

She wiped her tears, her voice was smaller, but her eyes were still unwilling.

Looking at Xie Ruizhi's expression, Yu Qingwu felt really helpless.

So-called beauty is in the eye of the beholder, that's probably it.

But that Xu Si was not a person worthy of entrusting her life to, and the Empress would definitely not agree.

If she could prevent Xie Ruizhi from being infatuated with Xu Si, could she better secure the Empress as her backing?

"Ruizhi, must it be Xu Si?"

Seeing Empress Zhou and Xie Ruizhi at a stalemate, Yu Qingwu suddenly opened her mouth.

She exchanged a glance with Empress Zhou, then looked at Xie Ruizhi gently, her tone also softened a little, and said, "How about this, since you think that Xu Si is very good, and imperial mother thinks he is not suitable, then let's give him a good test. When the time comes, it will naturally be clear whether he is suitable or not."

"If you are afraid that imperial mother will be biased against him, then I will do it. Are you willing?"

Hearing this, Xie Ruizhi was first stunned, then her face showed joy. She glanced at Empress Zhou and said in a low voice, "If imperial mother is willing to agree, I naturally have no objections. I believe in Brother Xu..."

Believe in the fourth young master of the Xu family?

She would probably be sad for a while when the time came.

A trace of helplessness flashed in Empress Zhou's eyes, and she nodded to Yu Qingwu, "Alright, A'wu, this matter will be your responsibility."

"Alright, you can all go down."

Seeing that the matter before her was temporarily resolved, Empress Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief and sent the two of them away.

Yu Qingwu and Xie Ruizhi came out of Fengzao Palace all the way, and along the way, Xie Ruizhi kept asking Yu Qingwu how she planned to test the fourth young master of the Xu family.

Yu Qingwu waved her hand and smiled at her, "Sixth Princess, if I say it, it won't be a test. Just go back and wait."

"Also, your imperial brother is very good." Smiling at Xie Ruizhi, Yu Qingwu added another sentence, and said seriously, "Although your imperial brother seems to be a playboy on the surface, he is actually very knowledgeable and talented, and his talent is no less than that Xu Si. Your imperial brother went to the battlefield at the age of fourteen, and single-handedly repelled ten highly skilled spies at the age of fifteen. He has experienced countless assassinations. He can solve long-standing cases, and he can also handle snow disasters and many political affairs with ease. These are things that the Xu family's son can't compare to."

"Xie Jin Yan is not as unlearned as you think."

Yu Qingwu closed her eyes and said softly.

Xie Ruizhi probably didn't expect Yu Qingwu to say these words, and she was stunned. After a while, she smiled, "So, imperial brother is so outstanding in imperial sister-in-law's eyes?"

"That's right, I didn't even know that I was so good?"

As soon as Xie Ruizhi finished speaking, a man's smiling voice suddenly came from behind Yu Qingwu.

She turned her head and saw Xie Jin Yan's handsome face with a few teasing smiles, raising his eyebrows and asking her, "Shijie (Senior martial sister), were you just praising me?"