0p0 Chapter 217 Cousin Qingye!
Chapter 217 Cousin Qingye!
Seeing Mu Xin Nuan surrounded by everyone like a ray of sunshine, so beautiful, so harmonious, so noble! Mu Xin Yao felt as if a fire was burning in her heart, the pain was unbearable!
Why?
Why should all this dazzling glory belong to Mu Xin Nuan? In what way is Mu Xin Yao inferior to her? Apart from not having the status of a legitimate daughter, Mu Xin Yao believes that she is inferior to her in every way.
But fate is just so unfair!
Who told her to become a concubine's daughter the moment she transmigrated? Besides blaming fate for playing tricks on her, who else could she blame? Think of all those opportunities that should have been hers to shine, those opportunities that should have earned her a lot of money, but they all silently turned into traps to harm her!
Mu Xinyao clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly. She would never believe that all of this had nothing to do with Mu Xinnuan!
On the other hand, she felt it was impossible for Mu Xin Nuan to be sabotaging her behind her back. After all, she was a transmigrator, which was why she possessed extraordinary wisdom, but Mu Xin Nuan was not! She had tested her many times before and was certain that Mu Xin Nuan was a native of ancient times, but how could all this be explained? Was it really just bad luck?
No! Since it was Heaven that arranged for her to come to this other world, there must be a reason. She didn't believe it. She didn't believe that she would be like a speck of dust in this world, annoying and unpleasant to others!
Mu Xinyao loosened her grip on the handkerchief slightly. Looking at the handkerchief she had crumpled beyond recognition, Mu Xinyao frowned. The maid beside her quickly offered her another one. When Mu Xinyao looked up again, her face was adorned with a flawless smile.
"Sister is here? It's been so many days since I've seen you. It's rare that you have time today and have come all this way to visit us." Mu Xinyao's greeting was impeccably polite. However, Mu Xinnuan sensed that Mu Xinyao was subtly implying that she had been incredibly busy, so busy that she and the sisters, who lived in the same residence, hadn't seen each other for days!
Is she trying to tell everyone how busy she is, or is she trying to tell these cousins how prestigious her status is in the household as the eldest sister?
"Yes, it's been a long time. I know you've been busy with schoolwork lately. I heard from my mother yesterday that you've been studying extremely hard, even more so than Ah Xuan and Ah Yuan." Mu Xin Nuan smiled gently.
Among the crowd, some people showed expressions of sudden realization. So that's how it is! No wonder the second young lady of the Mu family has been performing more and more outstandingly these days. It turns out that she has been working hard in the courtyard in private, making everyone think that she is a real talented woman with extremely high talent!
Liu Tingting and Zhuangzhuang, the siblings, also came over. When they saw Mu Xinnuan, they naturally sidled up to her affectionately.
"Eldest sister is right. Second cousin is also working very hard at school. I really feel ashamed of myself when I'm with her!"
Mu Xinyao's smile froze. This Liu Tingting was clearly doing it on purpose. When had she ever studied diligently in school? Wasn't she blatantly telling everyone that she was always playing around in school, but secretly studying at home?
Mu Xin Nuan smiled faintly, and just then she caught a glimpse of Mu Qing Ye heading towards a side room.
"Second brother, please wait a moment." Mu Qingye ranks second in the clan in this generation, so it is only natural for Mu Xinnuan to call him second brother. However, many of the clan members present were somewhat taken aback when they heard her call him that.
Because Mu Qingye's family was poor, and his father was such a lowly figure, he had never spoken a word to his relatives despite studying at the school for so long. He also rarely spoke to Mu Qingxuan, who was the same age as him.
When Mu Qingye saw that the person who had called out to her was the eldest daughter of the most distinguished family in the entire Mu family, she was a little flustered and quickly bowed her head, looking humble.
"What are you doing, Second Brother? We're all family, why are you being so reserved? Well, I've come here today to ask you something."
Ask him for advice? Mu Qingye looked incredulous. Everyone knew that this young lady of the Mu family had excellent handwriting and was also well-versed in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. What did she do to deserve his attention?
"Please enlighten me, Miss."
Mu Xin Nuan was stunned for a moment, seemingly taken aback by his address. It took her a while to recover. "Second brother, you should call me cousin, or you can call me elder sister like A Yuan and the others do."
After a moment of surprise, Mu Qingye blushed slightly and shyly greeted, "Greetings, elder sister."
Mu Xin Nuan smiled slightly, "Let's go, I have something to ask you. You can't expect me to stand here and talk to you."
Mu Qingye smiled somewhat embarrassedly and led Mu Xin Nuan to the back hall.
Mu Qingxuan and the others were curious, so they naturally followed. Mu Xinyao stood there for a moment, wanting to go, but she was too embarrassed to refuse. Then she turned her head and saw that everyone was looking at her strangely, so she felt a little awkward and went directly to the left. There was a small door there that led directly to the front yard of the Mu residence.
When Mu Xin Nuan and her group arrived at Mu Qing Ye's resting place, they saw that although there weren't many things there, it was still quite tidy. Knowing that the servants here hadn't mistreated him, they felt much more at ease. They then explained their purpose and looked at him with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Mu Qingye was somewhat incredulous. "This...this is probably inappropriate, isn't it? Eldest sister, how can I be the one to write such an important invitation?"
"According to Father and Second Uncle's wishes, Grandfather's birthday celebration will be more grand this time. Naturally, more invitations will be sent. Father is currently busy with official duties at court, where would he find the time to write them? As for me, I can only send invitations to some of the female relatives. As for the male guests, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to write them as well!"
Mu Qingye glanced at the Mu Qingxuan brothers subconsciously.
Mu Xin Nuan smiled and said, "There are quite a few male guests this time, including colleagues and relatives. A Yuan's handwriting is still a bit lacking, after all, he is young and his writing strength is not enough. A Xuan is alright, but with so many invitations, are you really going to let A Xuan write them all by himself?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Qingye could no longer refuse.
"Tingting and I will write the invitations for the female guests. If Xinyao is willing to help, that would be even better. The invitations for the male guests will be handled by you and Axuan. Father once said that your handwriting is the most vigorous and powerful, which shows that you have worked hard."
Mu Qingye's eyes lit up. Although he was only twelve years old this year, the changes in his family had made him mature early. He immediately understood that Mu Xin Nuan was intentionally promoting him and giving him a chance to shine!