0p0 Chapter 207 The Cheap Yang Family?
Chapter 207 The Cheap Yang Family?
Mu Xin Nuan didn't know how she got back to her Moon Pavilion!
Her mind was filled with questions: How did things turn out this way? How did her gold filigree sachet end up in the hands of the Prince of Chang Le? And was this Prince of Chang Le really the silver-masked boy?
Mu Xin Nuan was still somewhat confused even after Rong Yue urged her to have dinner.
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Why did you go out today and then come back in a daze?"
Mu Qing accompanied her and naturally knew what had happened in the flower hall that day. However, she simply thought that it was because the Prince of Chang Le had suddenly proposed marriage that made her so uneasy.
Almost everyone thought that Miss and Chu Rong would be the most perfect match!
In fact, the two of them did give the impression of mutual affection. It's just that if Chu Moli hadn't intervened, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
Seeing the young lady like this, it's highly likely that she's troubled by the matter between Young Master Chu and Prince Chang Le.
"Miss, please don't overthink it. You're only fourteen, and you still have two years until your coming-of-age ceremony. There's no rush," Mu Qing advised.
Granny Yu entered at some point. She had heard some of what had happened today, and although she was worried, she dared not say anything more after seeing her mistress like this.
“Miss, please have your dinner first. You may not take what Prince Chang Le said seriously! Don’t forget, he is a prince, and his marriage is not something he can decide on his own. It always requires the Emperor’s decree.”
Rongyue then realized something was amiss and asked in surprise, "Could it be that Prince Chang Le has come to propose marriage to Miss?" After thinking for a moment, she blinked and said, "That's wonderful! Wouldn't it be even better if our Miss became Princess Chang Le in the future?"
Granny Yu glared at her, "What do you know? Do you think being a princess is so easy? Anyone can be one?"
Rong Yue was taken aback. "Isn't that right?"
"How could that be? Although our lord is now the Minister of Works, his foundation is not as solid as that of those prominent families. The Princess Consort of the Prince of Changle must at least be a daughter of a duke or marquis. Our lord does not hold any title."
After Granny Yu finished speaking, Mu Xin Nuan seemed to feel something flash through her mind quickly, but it was too fast for her to grasp.
"What happened today will probably spread throughout the manor very soon. I'm not worried about anything else, but I am worried about my dear second aunt."
"What does Miss mean by this? What can the Second Madam do?" Granny Yu was somewhat taken aback.
“She can do so much! If it were a normal person, they would just think that what happened today was too sudden, or that the Prince of Chang Le was trying to repay a debt of gratitude, which is not very honorable! But Second Aunt might not think that way.”
Rongyue, who was standing to the side, was still deep in thought and hadn't figured it out yet, but Granny Yu understood.
"That's right! The Second Madam has always been at odds with our First Branch. Now, if she were to witness this with her own eyes, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of? Could it be that the Second Madam would dare to offend Prince Chang Le?" Rong Yue said dismissively. "Whether Miss becomes the principal wife or a concubine, she is still someone Prince Chang Le has taken a liking to. Could it be that the Second Madam would dare to offend Prince Chang Le?"
"You little girl, what do you know!" Granny Yu glared at her. "When a woman gets ruthless, she can be more vicious and hurtful than a man slashing you with a knife! Second Madam is clearly not a kind person, and given that she suffered at the hands of Madam and Miss before, she naturally won't let it go!"
Mu Xin Nuan frowned slightly. "Yes! That's exactly what I'm worried about! It doesn't matter if she ruins my reputation, I don't care about that. What I'm worried about is that my mother will be upset about these things. Also, the old lady is already worried about not being able to find fault with my mother and me. If she keeps gossiping outside, things will naturally become more difficult."
"Miss, why don't you think of a way to make her sick for a few days?" Rong Yue's eyes darted around, and she came up with a terrible idea.
Mu Xin Nuan looked at her with some surprise, then smiled, "You do have a way! Although the methods you come up with are never exactly aboveboard, it seems to be the only way at the moment."
Looking at the two of them, Granny Yu suddenly felt a little uneasy. Why did she feel that Miss and Rongyue were both so ill-intentioned today?
That evening, the second wife had a headache and said she couldn't get out of bed, so she had to have her dinner delivered to her bedroom.
Whether intentionally or not, the dinner consisted mostly of meat dishes, including a stir-fried egg with chives. When Mu Changping entered the main room, he immediately noticed a strange smell. He didn't even go into the inner room, heading straight to Yang's courtyard.
Jin was furious, but she had a headache and no energy to argue with Mu Changping. She could only lie on the bed, occasionally grumbling and cursing Yang as a vixen.
Jin's illness persisted for three to five days without improvement. The prescriptions given by the family physician were ineffective, so Jin began to have wild thoughts, saying that someone from the eldest son's family wanted to harm her. Therefore, she could not trust the family physician and sent someone to invite two famous doctors from outside.
The mistress of the second branch, Madam Jin, has been ill for a long time, which is not a good thing! There must be someone to take care of the household chores in the west wing, right?
But with Kim's illness, let alone looking at account books, she can't even get out of bed. How can she manage affairs?
Although the family's food and drink are paid for by the public treasury, they still have to prepare their own personal meals and drinks, which the public treasury won't cover. Besides, they've just moved back to the capital, and the outside world is where money is needed. They can't possibly have all of Mu Changping's social obligations paid for by the public treasury, can they?
Mu Changping, being a man, now had a new job, so he couldn't stay in the mansion all the time. However, Jin Shi was still not getting better, so Mu Changping didn't discuss it with Jin Shi and directly handed over the management of the mansion to Yang Shi.
With Jin's illness, Yang actually benefited greatly!
Rongyue said indignantly, "Hmph! That Yang woman, isn't she just relying on the fact that she's pregnant? Miss, you didn't see it, the way she walks is practically floating on air! What kind of person is she! Now that she has the power in the west wing, she's so smug!"
Mu Xin Nuan, who was playing chess with Liu Tingting, smiled slightly and said, "You really can't hold your temper! Second Aunt is sick now, so the affairs of their west courtyard should naturally be handled by their own people. Do you really expect Mother to run back and forth between the two places?"
Liu Tingting placed a piece and laughed, "Running between two places, it goes without saying that my aunt is working hard, but the key point is that I'm afraid she'll be doing all that work for nothing!"