Returning to the elegant building,
Yun Xiaoran smashed everything she could.
Mu Zhen looked at her calmly.
After she finished venting, he said, "Princess, what you are doing now is futile. I told you before you went to the main hall today that you would only humiliate yourself."
Yun Xiaoran slammed her hand on the table in anger.
"Mo Yunhan is back. Didn't you say you'd help me achieve my wish? Then make your move!"
Mu Zhen glanced at her stomach and gave a strange smile.
"Just wait patiently for the next few days."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and left, completely ignoring Yun Xiaoran, who was throwing a tantrum behind her.
Granny Li instructed the maid to clean up the floor and then helped Yun Xiaoran walk into the inner room.
“Princess, please calm down. Think about what happened at the city gate today. Princess Su is definitely more impatient than you. Why don’t we wait for her to charge into battle and then reap the benefits? If you make a scene like this, the Prince will only favor that little bitch Jiang. The better you are at this time, the more you should act as if you don’t fight or compete. That’s the best policy.”
Yun Xiaoran glanced at her, but her emotions had calmed down considerably.
"I just can't stand seeing that little slut so smug. She's a lowly divorced woman who's been played with by Qin Minglang countless times, yet the prince treats her like a treasure. It makes me so angry."
Suddenly remembering something, she grabbed Li Mama's arm and asked, "Has any news come from the palace?"
Li Mama whispered, "His Majesty has temporarily imprisoned General Qin in the Imperial Prison, but has not yet punished him, so there should still be a chance for a turnaround. This old servant believes that the Su family will definitely make a move."
Yun Xiaoran gave a cold laugh.
"Then let's see what Su Yulan is capable of."
...
After the meal, Song Yushu left with Zheng Chengye.
After returning to Tingtao Xiaozhu, Song Yushu dismissed the servants and said earnestly, "Chengye, there are some things that your mother doesn't want you to know, because she wants to protect your innocent heart. But you really can't distinguish right from wrong. If you continue to act recklessly like this, I'm afraid you'll cause trouble."
Having held back his anger for a whole meal, Zheng Chengye could no longer contain himself.
"Mother, I know what you want to say. It's nothing more than that Sister Xiaoran did something wrong and you want me not to protect her. But Mother, I've known Sister Xiaoran for so many years, I know her very well. She just likes my cousin, that's all. Aren't you being too harsh on her?"
He pointed outside.
“Every servant in the entire Prince’s mansion dares to mock her. She is a county princess, a descendant of heroes, and deserves our respect. How can you be at ease slandering and humiliating her like this?”
Song Yushu was now filled with regret for not having explained to Zheng Chengye what Yun Xiaoran had done sooner.
Now, any attempt to explain would only make it appear as slander and framing by the public.
Zheng Chengye sat at his desk, feeling frustrated.
“Mother, I’m not a child anymore. After what happened last time, I’ve thought a lot. People in the Imperial Academy often discuss the political situation. In the past, I just listened and occasionally copied a few lines into my policy discussions, but I never really took it to heart. The last confrontation in court made me understand why you all reject Sister Xiaoran. It’s because Sister Xiaoran has the Empress Dowager and the Emperor behind her…”
"Success!"
Song Yushu urgently stopped him, his expression unusually solemn.
Why are you thinking such nonsense?
Zheng Chengye, however, did not think that he was overthinking things.
"Mother, please persuade your cousin. Although Xiaoran was raised by the Empress Dowager, she truly loves you. If you really cannot be her husband, please give her a good home and do not treat her like this."
Song Yushu was so angry he wanted to slap her.
"What do you know? She knew your cousin had requested an imperial decree for marriage, yet she still insisted on the Empress Dowager granting the marriage. She rode in the Empress Dowager's carriage, wearing a phoenix crown, to force him into marriage. She repeatedly tried to kill people, and even after being exposed, she showed no remorse. It was she..."
"mother!"
Zheng Chengye stomped his foot in anger.
"Why does she have to humiliate herself? Isn't it because of Jiang Qingwan's reputation as a vixen? She's only swallowing her anger because she's worried about your and your cousin's safety. You're a woman too, how can you not understand her?"
Song Yushu clutched his chest, pointing at him, unable to speak for a long time.
"You shall return to the Imperial Academy tomorrow. I will inform the head of the academy that you are not allowed to take leave to go home without my permission, and you are not allowed to concern yourself with any affairs of the household. Otherwise, I will send you back to your maternal grandmother's house and never return to the capital."
After saying that, she turned and left.
However, they did not notice that a small paper figure was perched on the wall of Tingtao Cottage, having heard everything.
...
In the courtyard of the main hall,
The maids and servants had already cleaned the courtyard.
Jiang Qingwan sat on the rattan chair that Li Dou had brought over, gently swinging her little feet, her eyes lazily gazing at the sky. Her light blue dress accentuated her small, delicate figure.
At my feet, a bright red fox was curled up, not wagging its tail and pretending to sleep.
Inside the study, Mo Yunhan was handling military affairs.
Looking up, I could see this scene clearly through the open window.
I felt inexplicably at peace.
At this moment, Lian'er carried the tea set and Li Dou carried the tea stove, walking over one after the other.
"Miss, would you like to try the flower tea that Madam Song sent?"
Jiang Qingwan was still looking at the sky, where a few stars had already begun to emerge from the night.
It shimmered with a faint light, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.
The Purple Star was obscured by dark clouds, and not a single ray of light could be seen.
Jiang Qingwan sighed inwardly and waved her hand, saying...
"Bring two small stools over, and you can join me in tasting it."
Li Dou put down the tea stove and silently did as instructed.
The fire in the stove was scorching hot.
The teapot gurgled and steamed, and just as Lian'er was about to brew the tea, Jiang Qingwan suddenly sat up.
"I'll go. You've all worked hard following me all this way."
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