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Yun Shi wasn’t satisfied with Wei Ruo’s response, but she couldn’t push her too hard. After all, she needed her help, and pressuring her too much wouldn’t benefit anyone.
“Fine, fine. Go back and think it over. I still need to figure out how to solve the issue of the army’s lack of medicinal supplies for your father,” Yun Shi said, waving her hand to dismiss Wei Ruo.
Seeing that Yun Shi had nothing more to say, Wei Ruo excused herself, claiming she had other matters to attend to, and returned to Tingsong Garden.
Back at Tingsong Garden, Wei Ruo began writing a letter.
Xiumei, who was grinding ink and pouring tea by her side, noticed Wei Ruo mentioning the He family in her letter.
“Miss, you’re sending a letter to the He family? Why is that?” Xiumei asked in surprise.
Their Miss had almost no contact with the He family. Since being sent to the countryside at the age of three, apart from the monthly allowance, they hadn’t had any dealings with the He family.
“To invite them to visit the Wei family residence,” Wei Ruo replied.
“What? Miss, are you out of your mind? Why would you invite them to visit the Wei residence?” Xiumei exclaimed.
Although she hadn’t met the He family members much, she had no good impression of them.
For so many years, they had abandoned their Miss in the countryside, all because a fortune teller claimed she was a bad omen for her parents. It was utterly absurd!
“Don’t worry. Your Miss isn’t out of her mind. I won’t be home in the coming days, so even if they come, they won’t bother me.” Wei Ruo said.
“Miss, if you’re not at home, then why invite them over?” Xiumei still didn’t understand.
"Find something for Wei Qingwan to do. She keeps making my life difficult, so I can’t let her have it too easy either." Wei Ruo said.
It seemed like Xiumei started to understand.
"Can the He family make the Second Miss's life difficult?" Xiumei asked curiously.
Although Xiumei had originally been purchased as a maid by the He family at the age of five, she had spent very little time in their household and knew little about them.
Wei Ruo smiled brightly, "They can."
Xiumei thought for a moment, then asked another question, "But Miss, Xingshan County is still at war. The townsfolk are all panicked—would the He family be willing to come?"
"Normally, if I said it was the Wei family inviting them, they wouldn't believe it. But precisely because of the current situation, if I invite them now, they’ll believe me. I told them we need them to transport medicinal supplies here and mentioned that delivering urgently needed medicine to Xingshan County would be a great merit." Wei Ruo explained.
The He family were merchants. While medicinal supplies were not their primary business, they had some involvement in the trade. Requesting them to deliver medical supplies served as both an excuse and a genuine way to address Xingshan County's urgent needs.
Over the years, the He family's business had not been very successful due to a lack of strong connections. They had always wanted to establish ties with officials.
Initially, they thought they could gain favor with the Wei family through the baby-switching incident, but when the Wei family came knocking, they only gave them some money and showed no intention of maintaining further contact.
Now that she’d thrown the bait, whether or not they would bite was up to the He family.
Even if they didn’t, Wei Ruo wouldn’t lose anything—she had only written a letter.
Xiumei nodded. "Miss, this is a great idea. If the He family actually delivers the medicinal supplies, even if it doesn’t trouble the Second Miss, it will still address Xingshan County’s urgent needs!"
Wei Ruo replied, "Exactly."
Xiumei added, "Then I hope the He family receives the letter, successfully finds the medicine, and makes it to the Colonel’s Mansion!"
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