bayedsolid Chapter 236 Consensus Reached! (2)
Chapter 236 Consensus Reached! (2)
Mu Xin Nuan naturally guessed this as well; otherwise, she wouldn't have harbored such deep hostility towards the Ming King! Thinking back to her past life, she had been part of their scheme from the very beginning, yet she naively believed she had encountered so-called true love? How utterly foolish!
Mu Xin Nuan's eyes flickered slightly. If this Jin Er might have made contact with the Ming Prince, then what about Mu Xin Yao? Was she really just relying on the old lady, hoping that she could make decisions for her in the future?
Do not!impossible!
Given Mu Xinyao's cunning nature, how could she possibly place all her hopes on an old woman?
"It seems I underestimated Mu Xinyao these past few years. I thought she had become more docile because she understood the situation in the manor and knew her place. Now it seems I was too naive! A wolf is a wolf, and you can never expect her to understand the meaning of affection!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Duanmu Chuze's eyes. "You're still too soft-hearted! Back then, Madam Song and Old Madam Mu used every means to harm you and Madam Mu. You shouldn't have had any illusions about Mu Xinyao! Besides, she's young, but she's very cunning. If you didn't have her status as the eldest daughter of the royal family and Mu Chang'an protecting you, you really might not be able to defeat her!"
Duanmu Chuze realized that Mu Xinyao was very likely a time traveler, and the ruthlessness in his eyes intensified. "Since she was able to join forces with outsiders to harm you, and even went so far as to use your reputation to scheme against you, Anuan, don't you regret being too kind to her back then?"
“You’re right! I shouldn’t have been so soft-hearted back then! Well, she’s thirteen now, and I suppose Mother is also having some headaches about her marriage. Since she likes cooperating with Kim Il so much, why not just send them together as a couple?”
Duanmu Chuze raised an eyebrow. "You're so easy to talk to?"
"What do you mean?" Mu Xin Nuan was slightly taken aback.
"They schemed against you with such malicious intent, aren't you going to teach them a lesson?"
Mu Xin Nuan was puzzled and turned to look at him, only to see him smile mysteriously, "Alright, you don't need to worry about this. I'll naturally help you get revenge!"
"what?"
Duanmu Chuze didn't answer her. "Alright, don't ask anymore. Just remember what you promised me."
By the time Mu Xin Nuan realized something was wrong, the room was already empty!
"Did I promise him anything? No, right?" Mu Xin Nuan muttered to herself. "I don't remember promising him anything. Why is this guy talking so incoherently?"
When Mu Qing and Mu Hua entered, they saw that their young lady was standing there in a daze, and they were unsure whether to speak up and remind her.
"What's wrong?" Mu Xin Nuan snapped out of her daze and noticed the two of them looking at her strangely. "Is there something on my face?"
No! Of course not!
Mu Qing asked with some concern, "Miss, just now, Prince Chang Le... he didn't do anything inappropriate to you, did he?"
"Of course not! He's a prince, after all. How could he do something so tasteless?"
The next morning, Mu Xin Nuan first paid her respects to the old lady, and then went to Jin Yuan.
"Mother, I have come today to ask you to make a decision regarding something."
"Look at your solemn face, what happened?" Madam Li handed the rice spoon in her hand to the nanny beside her. "Take him to the side room to eat. Then take him outside for a walk."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Mother, shouldn't Qingyang learn to eat by himself too?" Mu Xin Nuan looked at Mu Qingyang, who was already over two years old, and still needed to be fed. It was really too much of a pampering to spoil him.
“He has started eating, but he seems to be a bit irritable these past two days and doesn’t want to eat. That’s why I had the kitchen prepare some food for him separately and fed him.”
Mu Xin Nuan smiled, "Mother, you are now a countess, and no one in the Mu family can match your status! Has Second Aunt not come to cause you any trouble these past two days?"
"Don't mention her! We can't meet. As soon as we do, she starts talking in a sarcastic tone, as if your father has committed some terrible crime by receiving an imperial reward! On the other hand, your second uncle is quite polite to that Yang woman when they meet."
"My second uncle is a sensible man. He might have been a little confused by some petty gains before, but now, perhaps it is the effect of his grandfather's admonition that has made him more and more clear-headed."
Li glared at her, "You little brat, how dare you talk about your second uncle like that? Be careful your father hears you, or he'll say you're disrespectful to your elders."
Mu Xin Nuan chuckled softly, "Mother, I know that you were quite frightened by what Prince Chang Le said a few days ago. Don't worry, you should cancel the marriage with the Chu family. Prince Chang Le won't bring it up again for the time being. We can have some peace and quiet."
Li's expression faltered slightly. "Anuan, do you mean that Prince Chang Le met with you alone?"
Mu Xin Nuan secretly cursed, but then she thought of yesterday's events and smiled, "When he came with the little princess yesterday, you were talking with the Crown Princess. I went to the gatehouse to greet him. Prince Chang Le promised me that he would not mention this matter again for the time being. In addition, the little princess also said a few kind words to me."
"Little princess?"
Mu Xin Nuan nodded, "Mother, Uncle Chu and Aunt Chu think I'm good now because they think Chu Rong likes me, so I'm good! What if Chu Rong doesn't like me in the future? Besides, Chu Rong is a well-known young talent in the capital. I'm afraid his marriage is not up to Uncle Chu to decide."
Li's body stiffened, then she looked Mu Xin Nuan up and down, "Is it the little princess?"
What a clever woman Li is! Mu Xin Nuan only mentioned it lightly, and she immediately understood the implications!
Mu Xin Nuan nodded, then shook her head. "Mother, my request for you to cancel the marriage with the Chu family has nothing to do with the little princess. Please don't overthink it. I'm doing this for the good of both the Mu and Chu families. Think about it, my maternal grandfather's family has been military officers for generations, and the Chu family is also a prestigious family. Although marriage is supposed to be about matching social status, isn't the political situation a bit complicated right now?"
Lady Li naturally thought of the conflict between the Crown Prince and Prince Ming, and upon further reflection on her words, she discerned the underlying meaning.
"Yes, I understand what you're saying. Well, anyway, your father and I were somewhat reluctant about this marriage, so it's good that it's canceled now."
"Mother, you don't need to worry about your daughter's marriage. But you should pay more attention to your second sister's marriage."
Madam Li frowned. "What? Does she already have someone she likes? She's only thirteen, still a long way from coming of age. But it's normal for her to be discussing marriage at this time."