With her father and brother banished, and her engagement to the marquisate broken, everyone eagerly awaited to see Xiao Jiuyue become a laughingstock.
Facing her frail grandmother, her beauti...
Chapter 480 Mom, can you look forward to seeing me?
"If the Yongchang Marquisate wants to divorce my wife, there must be seven grounds for divorce, right?" Lianxin came in with lotus seed soup. Hearing Luokui's words, she couldn't help but laugh. "She's taking a concubine for her husband, so jealousy is a problem. If we don't have children, aren't there rumors that the Crown Prince likes men?"
"As for being unfilial, there's nothing to be afraid of as long as Mu Yinqiu is willing to spend a fortune." Lian Xin speculated, "Miss, I guess you were the one who came up with this idea, right? After all, Mu Yinqiu definitely couldn't have come up with it."
"Smart." Xiao Jiuyue praised, drinking from her tea, and said, "As long as Mu Yinqiu obeys and lets go, she should have a good future as the mistress of a marquisate with unlimited glory."
"Miss, you are so generous. She mocked you a lot in the past." Lianxin felt unfair for her young lady. Mu Yinqiu liked Song Mingyuan, and because her young lady was Song Mingyuan's fiancée, he never targeted her young lady at all.
"Lianxin, if it comes to the choice between Yongchang Marquis Mansion and Mu Yinqiu, who would you choose?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at her with a smile.
Lian Xin replied without thinking: "Of course it's the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion!" Breaking off the engagement when the Xiao family is in trouble, isn't that bullying the young lady?
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Xiao Jiuyue took out the bracelet she bought today and said, "If Mu Yinqiu can turn the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion upside down, it will be worth it. I will make some plans for her."
"Come, come and choose. These bracelets are for you." Xiao Jiuyue took out four bracelets.
Lianxin, Luokui, Huaqing and Donggui looked at each other. Although Lianxin and Huaqing did not go out with them, Luokui had already told them the news and the value of the bracelet.
Lianxin and the other four were both excited and happy.
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Feng Mansion.
"Oh, I'm so itchy." Feng Yan's hands were scratching everywhere, wishing he could dig out all the flesh.
Feng Yan felt as if his whole body was being bitten by millions of ants.
"Yanyan, you can't scratch it, or you'll get a scar." Madam Feng looked at Feng Yan worriedly and asked the maid to hold her hand. "Just bear with it a little longer. The medicine the doctor has prescribed will heal quickly. Just soak in the medicinal bath and you'll be fine."
"Mom, I feel uncomfortable." Feng Yan cried and shouted.
Mrs. Feng looked at Feng Yan, whose entire body was red from scratching. She said worriedly, "Yan Yan, bear with it a little longer." To divert her attention, Mrs. Feng asked, "Yan Yan, what did you bump into today?"
Feng Yan was feeling itchy all over, and upon hearing what Madam Feng said, he immediately said, "It must be Xiao Jiuyue."
"Xiao Jiuyue?" Madam Feng asked, hearing the unfamiliar name, "Who is this?"
"She's the Minister of Revenue who was once confiscated and exiled, and now the eldest daughter of the Cheng'en Marquisate." After Feng Yan left the Treasure Pavilion, she asked her maid to check. She said, "I didn't go anywhere special today."
After Feng Yan turned her thoughts away, the itchiness on her body eased a lot. She gritted her teeth and said angrily, "It must be her. I had a conflict with her today, and she even cheated me out of my money."
"Why did she cheat you out of your money?" Madam Feng frowned. When she heard Feng Yan talk about this, Madam Feng said, "Yan Yan, you raised the price first. You bid so high to buy the bracelet. You can only swallow the bitter fruit yourself."
"Mom." Feng Yan pouted unhappily.
Madam Feng said, "Yanyan, I told you to keep a low profile recently. You even tried to snatch the bracelet from someone without even knowing the other person's identity. Yanyan, you will suffer if you do this."
Mrs. Feng said earnestly that ever since her daughter was betrothed to the Second Prince as a concubine, she felt that Feng Yan was proud.
"Are you still my real mother? You don't help me, but help outsiders?" Feng Yan was angry, and coupled with the itchy irritation all over her body, she yelled at her: "Don't you think Xiao Jiuyue is too much? You clearly know that I will soon be the Second Prince's concubine, but you still won't let me!"
"Xiao Jiuyue is the legitimate daughter of the Cheng'en Marquisate, and you are just a concubine..." Just as Madam Feng began to speak, Feng Yan interrupted, "Mother, what's wrong with being a concubine? If the Second Prince can inherit the throne, then I will be a concubine in the future."
"Shut up!" Madam Feng interrupted her anxiously. Seeing that the people around her were her own people who had signed death contracts, Madam Feng asked someone to bring in the medicinal bath bucket. After Feng Yan soaked in the medicinal bath, her body felt better and her mind became clearer.
"Yanyan, you can think about this kind of thing, but you absolutely cannot say it out loud. Otherwise, you might get yourself killed." Madam Feng looked at Feng Yan with a stern face and said, "Your father is the Imperial Censor, so you should be even more careful with your words and actions. And precisely because you're about to marry the Second Prince, you should think twice before anything else."
"Yanyan, being a concubine isn't easy either." Madam Feng reminded him, "Remember the Crown Prince's Concubine Bai? She was so favored, and she followed the Crown Prince to Xiangcheng, but what happened in the end? She died in Xiangcheng."
Mrs. Feng looked at Feng Yan earnestly and worriedly. Before she could finish her words of advice, Feng Yan interrupted impatiently, "Mother, I'm not stupid. Can't you just hope for me a little bit?"
"Yanyan." Madam Feng was still trying to persuade her, but Feng Yan simply closed her eyes and said, "Mom, I feel really bad. You should go back and rest first."
Feng Yan had a stern face, and looked unwilling to talk. Madam Feng sighed, told the maid to take good care of Feng Yan, and left.
The Xiao Mansion was filled with joy.
Hua Qing was someone close to Xiao Jiuyue, but Xiao Jiuyue treated her like a sister, gave her a generous dowry, and sent Hua Qing out.
"Miss, I will stay by your side from now on." Hua Qing, wearing her wedding dress, looked at Xiao Jiuyue with red eyes. The joy of getting married filled her eyes as she looked at Xiao Jiuyue and said, "Miss, I will be back tomorrow."
"You can't come back tomorrow after three days." Xiao Jiuyue was a little reluctant at first, but after hearing Hua Qing's words, she couldn't help but smile and said, "I'll give you three days off. Have a good rest."
"Miss." Hua Qing wanted to say no, but Xiao Jiuyue didn't give her any more advice. She took the red veil and covered her head with it, saying, "Hua Qing, I wish you and Jin Wu a long and happy life together."
Hua Qing was carried into the bridal sedan and left. Lian Xin, Luo Kui, and Dong Gui watched her until she disappeared. As the sounds of music and music gradually faded away, they said, "I didn't expect that Hua Qing would be the first of us to get married."
Luo Kui nudged Lian Xin with her elbow and said, "Lian Xin, when Ai Qiushi comes back, can we drink in your wedding wine?"
"Luokui." Lianxin's face flushed instantly. Of course, she longed for it, but if the eldest daughter didn't get married, she certainly wouldn't marry. She changed the subject and said, "Luokui, what about you? When will you find a husband of your dreams?"
"Me? I don't know when the matchmaker will give me one." Luo Kui touched his chin and said with anticipation.
Several people laughed together. Xiao Jiuyue looked at this scene and couldn't help but feel that the years were peaceful.
Three days later, rumors spread that the prince of Yongchang Marquisate liked men and could not have children at all, and that his high-profile concubine intake was just an attempt to cover up the truth. Some people also said that the prince of Yongchang Marquisate had health problems.
Soon, this rumor was suppressed by another more explosive news: the third prince returned to the capital with the Yongzhao envoy!