Nie Shenkun smiled wryly: "The problem is that Du Haoran refuses to admit his guilt, even if we tie him up and make him marry Yue'er. He's not a woman, and he still has some tricks up his sleeve, so it's hard to keep him under control. Moreover..." He glanced at Old Lady Nie, "Nowadays, Yue'er's value is far different from before. If Du Haoran's identity is really extraordinary, forcing him to marry Yue'er, who can't have children, will likely bring big trouble."

  Mrs. Nie snorted: "Just catch his master and force him, isn't that enough?"

  Nie Ruhai furrowed his brow, somewhat annoyed, and said: "The abbot of Tie Cang Temple often plays chess and chats with the Emperor, so even the Second Prince wouldn't dare to mess with that old man. If we take action, aren't we just handing a handle over to the Second Prince?"

  "This won't do, that won't do, what are you going to do?" Mrs. Nie asked in annoyance, "Don't you fear that the Second Prince's people will find Du Haoran and lure him into betting on mines for them?"

  Nie Zhongkun sighed: "You won't believe it, but they really did find someone. Just yesterday, the owner of a workshop called Qingyuanfang came to our door and asked Du Haoran to gamble with them on jade stones. Knowing that Du Haoran is someone we want to win over, how could he be so reckless? It must have been someone from the Second Prince's side. Fortunately, Du Haoran didn't even let him in the door, at least he still has some conscience."

  "Dad, I told you, even if Du Haoran doesn't want to come back to our Nie family again, he won't help the Second Prince. He's not that kind of person." Nie Bowei finally spoke up.

  "But this is not a solution." Nie Ruhai tapped his fingers lightly on the table, "What if the Second Prince's people directly bind him...". His eyes turned cold, "In my opinion, it would be better to kill him. No one knows, no one has evidence that we did it."

  "This doesn't need proof." Nie Zhongkun negated his words.

  "What should we do then?" Nie Ruhai spread his hands.

  Mrs. Nie still thought of her crippled granddaughter: "In my opinion, just tie him up and let him marry Moon together. If he resists, give him some medicine to make it difficult for him to move. As long as he doesn't die, his master can't do anything to us; besides, our Moon won't be picky, even if she's guarding a half-dead person, she'll be happy, and won't have to struggle to the death."

  Everyone fell silent, pondering its feasibility.

  "It's fine this way." Nie Ruhai nodded slightly.

  Nie Zhongkun also made up his mind, looking at Nie Bowen: "Bowen, you invite Du Haoran out this afternoon, have a drink with him and talk about brotherly love. As for the medicine, ask your third uncle to get it."

  "Yes." Nie Bowen responded in a low voice. He still had some feelings for Du Haoran, and although he had said harsh words yesterday, at this moment, his heart was still feeling uncomfortable. He secretly made up his mind to persuade Du Haoran again, and if he could successfully arrange for Du Haoran to marry Nie Wei Yue, that would be the best outcome.

  Having achieved her goal, Mrs. Nie no longer lingered and called for the maids to support her as she returned home to comfort her granddaughter and prepare for the wedding.

  It was already noon at this time, and it would take more than an hour to rush to Nanshan Town. Nie Bowen simply had lunch before asking San Shu for a packet of medicine, bringing several followers out the door, heading towards Nanshan Town.

  The horse carriage entered Nanshan Town, and Nie Bo Wen ordered: "Nie Feng, you go prepare a painted barge and a small boat, put them at the East Ferry Terminal. Nie Yun, take this letter to Qingyun Alley and tell Du Gongzi that I invite him to tour the river. If he doesn't want to come, don't force him, just report back to me. Nie Lei, go order a table of wine and dishes. Everyone will gather at the East Ferry Terminal later."

  "Yes." Everyone responded in unison and galloped towards their respective targets.

  When Nie Bo Wen arrived at Dongdu Head, Nie Feng had already found a painted barge and a small boat waiting on the river. However, he knew Du Haoran's temperament and also knew that the young master's mind was not daring to have song girls serve him, so the ship was cleaned up neatly without any festive atmosphere. Nie Bo Wen boarded the ship and took a look around, then looked at the small boat behind and nodded his head in great satisfaction.

  Then he pointed to the small boat and ordered: "Nie Feng, you've been to Ye's house with me, you know where Ye's house is; Ye Zhuo also has another residence, right opposite Du Haoran's mansion. You and Nie Dian row this small boat to the ferry in front, go to Ye's house or Qingyun Alley to kidnap Ye Zhuo. When Nie Dian arrives, change clothes and directly row the boat under the painting boat. If my action fails, you'll take that Ye Zhuo up and threaten Du Haoran to drink poisonous wine."

  "Yes." Nie Feng bowed and followed Nie Dian off the painted barge, negotiating with the boatman for a while before paddling the small boat in the direction of Purple Robe Alley.

  The houses in Nanshan Town are all built along the riverbank, making it very convenient for them to get around.

  Nie Lei brought back two large food boxes. Nie Bowen took out a mandarin duck wine pot from his luggage, personally poured the wine in, put the medicine powder aside, shook it evenly, and put it into the food box.

  On this side, everything was ready. On the other side, Nie Yun followed Du Haoran and walked towards this side. Du Wang and Du Nian naturally followed behind Du Haoran.

  Nie Bowen stood up with mixed emotions and walked towards him.

  "In spring, boating on the lake, Nie Gongzi is really elegant and refined." Du Haoran looked around at the surroundings and smiled.

  "Hao Ran, after all, we are brothers who have been through thick and thin. No matter where our paths take us in the future, we must get together for a drink again. That's why I chose this place. I'm really glad you could make it. Come on, let's go upstairs."

  Du Haoran didn't say much either and walked upstairs to sit down.

  Nie Lei busily took out the dishes from the food box and placed them one by one on the table, finally bringing up that mandarin duck wine pot and putting it beside Nie Bowen's hand.

  "Come on, Haoran, I'll pour you a cup." Nie Bowen filled Du Haoran's cup to the brim and then poured one for himself. At this time, the painted barge was also slowly rowing towards the middle of the river.

  Nie Bowen didn't rush to persuade him to drink, but slowly finished the wine in his hand. In a slightly low voice, he said: "Hao Ran, what do you think about what I said yesterday?"

  "You also know about the Qingyuan Fang coming to invite me to gamble yesterday, right? I didn't let them in, did you know that?" Du Haoran's expression had been calm as water from the moment he boarded the ship until now, making it impossible for anyone to discern his true emotions.

  "I know." Nie Bowen nodded.

  "Knowing I won't help the Second Prince with his mining gamble, you still want to force me back to the Nie family?"

  Nie Bowen sighed inwardly. Du Haoran would always be like this, going straight to the point, directly hitting at people's hearts, not allowing anyone to evade or make excuses. He also forever grasped the initiative in conversations, making others follow his train of thought.

  All the words I prepared were useless.

  He slowly poured himself another cup of wine, took a sip, and then looked straight into Du Haoran's eyes, saying: "Yes."

  Thank you to the master of Guang Han Palace for the reward of sachets and peace charms, thank you to Meow Meow Nuan Nuan, a certain passerby number two, and the daughter of Chasing Day for the pink votes!

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