It turned out that a person of high status had someone find Wu Cui and his wife and gave them a large sum of gold.
There were no special requests, only that they go to Xiangyun Village to claim a girl named Shen Ningning.
The noble demanded they make Shen Ningning their own daughter, whether by trickery or persuasion. Upon success, they would be given another payment.
After hearing the whole story, Shen Ningning's expression didn't change much.
She had already guessed as much; she just wanted to know who was behind it.
"This benefactor you mentioned, what's his name?"
"I don't know..." Qian Siniang shook her head. "But the first time we went, we heard the servants call him Third Master Wei."
'Third Master Wei?'
The name was completely foreign to Shen Ningning.
Chen Ye, who was listening nearby, immediately said, "He's the brother of Minister Wei and Consort Li."
Of the three Wei siblings, this Wei the Third was an idler with no real skills, but his infamy was widespread.
