Chapter 463
~ THE BEAUTY’S HEART IS VICIOUS ~
Seeing Yue Wang keep the silver notes properly, Mu Yunyao brought tea and gave it to the guest. Mu Yunyaounderstood some of the emotions. But when she really had to part with them, she still felt a lot of reluctance and heartache. She should not see Yue Wang these few days, just in case she couldn’t let him go even more.
Yue Wang didn’t mean to leave, so he carefully took the teacup and tasted it. “This tea is not bad. Yao’er, I am thinking of giving my father the recipe for the ginger tea.”
“Ginger Tea recipe?” Mu Yunyao was a little puzzled. “What use can this recipe have?”
“By sending them into the army, we can relieve our great worries.”
“In the army?” Mu Yunyao suddenly understood. “When I first sent you Ginger Tea, I only wanted to curry favor with you. Thus, when I was in trouble in the future, I could ask for the help of Your Royal Highness Yue Wang. But I didn’t expect it has some use in the army. Your Royal Highness can handle it by yourself.”
Yue Wang couldn’t help but sigh, “Yunyao, even if we won’t have any results, you don’ have to be so alienated from me.”
Mu Yunyao pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.
Yue Wang stood up and looked at her hair: “I give you the hairpins, so pick the ones you like and wear it. If you lack anything in the future, you can tell me. As an uncle, I should love his niece. What do you think?”
Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but reveal a smile as she suppressed the sorrow in her heart. “Then, I’ll have to thank Fourth Uncle.”
“Okay.”
Inside the Grand Princess’ mansion, the Emperor’s face was a bit flushed. “Imperial Elder Sister, I didn’t go to Jin Wang’s Palace last night. it’s just...”
The Grand Princess Yi De smiled and shook her head, her spirit slightly weakened. “I’ve heard that Imperial Brother has a new beauty. It is only natural that he took care of her.”
“Imperial Concubine De pushed it to me, so....” The beauty of the night before did not feel anything, but when he thought back carefully today, there was a lot of annoyance in my heart. He knew Imperial Concubine De’s thoughts. Although he was amazed by Su Yuyi’s appearance and dancing style, she didn’t take much of his thoughts. After all, Su Yuyi and Mu Yunyao were cousins. Besides, he was old and didn’t have the same feelings as when he was young, but after seeing Su Yuyi dance under the moon last night, he had actually been unable to control himself as if he were a teenage boy.
“Imperial Concubine De wanted to pick some young girls to take care of the Emperor. She was quite thoughtful, but this candidate … Forget it, since the Emperor has already bestowed Su Yuyi as his concubine, if Imperial Brother is willing to pamper her, then just pamper her for a while. It’s just that Imperial Brother need to take good care of your own body and don’t act recklessly.”
The Emperor’s expression turned even more uneasy. “Imperial Elder Sister, I’m already an old man, and I’m not a young boy. I still have some sense of propriety.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about it anymore. I believe that Imperial Brother must have heard about what happened last night. I also didn’t expect that Su Qing was really my child....”
“Imperial Elder Sister, are you sure about the identities of Su Qing and Mu Yunyao?”
“It shouldn’t be wrong. However, we still need someone to check it carefully.”
“En, it’s the Su family. When the Old Madam from the Su family heard that her daughter died to save Su Qing, she immediately fainted. Right now, the Su family has already sent people to retrieve Su Xue’s corpse, and they hope that the child can return to the Su family.”
The Grand Princess Yi De’s eyes darkened, “The Su family is quite considerate.”
“Well, during this time, Su Wenyuan was steadfast, and his mind gradually converged. Jin Wang also knew that he had made a mistake and had done a good job. If the Su family knows how to correct their mistakes in a few months, it would be appropriate to promote their position. After experiencing this incident, the Su family will know what to do and be a human being.”
“This is an important matter of the Imperial Court. Imperial Brother can make his own decisions, and it is not something that I can comment about.”
“What are you saying, Imperial Elder Sister? Imperial Elder Sister saw the major matters of the Imperial Court more clearly than I did.” When the Emperor saw that the Grand Princess did not show any displeasure because he wanted to promote the Su family, he felt slightly relieved. He was not willing to hurt Imperial Elder Sister’s heart for the sake of the Su family, but the Imperial Court needed to check and balance each other.
Jin Wang and the Su family suffered multiple setbacks, causing the authority of Ling Wang and the Li family to increase. Such a dominant situation is not what he wants to see, and raising a family needed time and effort, so it was not as convenient as the Su family.
After sending off the Emperor, Qu Mama brought the decoction over. “Your Royal Highness, it’s time to drink the medicine.”
The Grand Princess Yi De took the medicine bowl and drank it all. The bitter taste of the medicine melted into her mouth, causing her to frown. “Go and check with Imperial Concubine De and Su Yuyi to see if they have used any tricks to the Emperor. If they do, then break their hands for me.”
The Emperor is too old and can’t stand the tossing of the harem. It was okay if she wasn’t in the Capital, but she was still here now. If they dared to put those dirty tricks on the table, then don’t blame her for being cold-blooded and ruthless.
In the evening, Qu Mama came back to report, “Your Royal Highness Grand Princess, we’ve investigated thoroughly. The Imperial Concubine De has found the Acacia Incense from Honorable Zhou, and Su Yuyi danced on the night of the Spring Lantern Festival. She added water made of the Acacia Incense to the burning coals, which is why it easy to arouse the Emperor’s affection.”
“Acacia Incense... Tell Imperial Concubine Li about this matter. She knows what to do.”
“Yes.”
On the 20th of the first lunar month, as the Sixth Princess’ wedding day was approached, Mu Yunyao pruned the flowers in the greenhouse.
“Miss, Miss Zhang from the Great Scholar’s residence is here.”
The silver scissors in Mu Yunyao’s hands used a bit of force and accidentally cut off a blooming rose. She picked up the flower and threw it into the small basket on the side. “Invite Miss Zhang to sit down. I’ll come over right away.”
“Yes.”
Just as Mu Yunyao was about to change her clothes and welcome the guests, she saw Zhang Wan led over by Jin Qiao. “I heard that Little Sister Mu has built a greenhouse here, so I couldn’t help but be curious to come over to admire it, does Little Sister mind?”
Zhang Wan’s face was covered by a veil, only revealing a pair of smiling eyes. However, Mu Yunyao felt that the smile in her eyes didn’t reach the bottom of her eyes. “How can I mind? It’s just that it’s too hot and stuffy here. I am afraid that Elder Sister Zhang won’t adapt.”
“In order to appreciate the flowers, it’s worth bearing with a bit of discomfort.”
Mu Yunyao stepped aside, gently lifting the heavy curtain to signal Zhang Wan to enter the greenhouse. “It’s good as long as Elder Sister Zhang doesn’t mind.”
Some roses and camellias, especially camellias, are planted in the greenhouse. They are colorful in red, yellow, and pink.
Zhang Wan was stunned and couldn’t help but squat down in front of a camellia. She didn’t seem to care that her skirt was stained with dirt. “This camellia is beautiful.”
“The crane plumes are planted layer upon layer, and the colorful brocades are blooming. The name of this camellia is Heling. If Sister Zhang likes this flower, I will have someone transfer it into a flower pot and deliver it to the Zhang family’s residence when you leave later.”
“Alright, but I won’t take it with me today. Wait until the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month, then Little Sister will send it to the Su family’s residence. Consider this as a celebration of my marriage.” Zhang Wan stood up, standing beside the camellia with a graceful posture, with a smile in her eyes, as if she was as delicate as a flower.
Mu Yunyao abruptly trembled. “A wedding?”
“Yes. I came here today to tell Little Sister Mu about this. Some the mperial historians in the Imperial Court said that Su Qingwu was unkind and unrighteous to take advantage of my appearance to retire. I thought about it carefully, and this is true. Thus, I asked my father to ask the Emperor to bestow me upon Su Qingwu as a concubine. Since the Emperor thought that I had saved the Sixth Princess’s life, he deliberately graciously allowed me to become Su Qingwu’s equal wife and marry the Sixth Princess into the Su family’s residence.”