Chapter 169 Princess Xi Mengyu
When Su Nuobai arrived at the princess's mansion, he was invited in directly.
The eldest princess Xi Mengyu sat at the top seat. Although she was over forty years old, she was still well-maintained and looked to be only in her early thirties.
If it weren't for the haggard look in his eyes, he would appear very dignified and generous.
"Your servant Su Nuobai is honored to meet the eldest princess." Su Nuobai bowed to her.
Xi Mengyu looked at the girl in front of her. She didn't look like a master of profound mystical arts at all. "Master Su, please don't be polite. I'm not looking for you today for anything else, but for my son."
Su Nuobai smiled faintly: "What a coincidence, two days ago I met a girl who bought a coffin for herself, saying that she wanted to marry into a wealthy family."
"Originally, her stepmother had tried every possible means to arrange this marriage, but she heard that the man had suddenly fallen ill and was in danger of dying. She didn't want her daughter to suffer."
"She planned to have this stepdaughter marry off in her daughter's place, so that the man could have an heir. Even if she failed to have an heir, her daughter would have nothing to do with being buried with him."
Xi Mengyu was a little surprised when she heard this. What did this have to do with her looking for her today? "Master Su, what do you mean by this?"
"Is the princess planning to bring good luck to the prince, so she moved up the marriage and betrothed Qiu Lin from the Qiu family?" Su Nuobai looked at her and asked.
Xi Mengyu immediately sensed something was wrong: "The woman you just mentioned is the girl from the Qiu family?"
"That's right, her name is Qiu Zhu, and she is the woman who will be married to the Princess's Mansion this time." Su Nuobai said with a smile.
"Bang!" Xi Mengyu slapped the table. "How dare the Qiu family bully my son?"
"Besides, when did I ever take the girl with me to be buried with you?"
"Someone, go get the Qiu family here so I can ask them something. They were the ones who begged me to come to you, but now they're trying to get someone else to marry them off. Where do they put the dignity of our royal family?"
"Wait." Su Nuobai stopped the servant who was about to leave.
Xi Mengyu looked at her angrily: "What do you mean, Master Su?"
"Princess, why don't you listen to what I have to say before deciding whether to cause trouble for the Qiu family." Su Nuobai smiled faintly.
"You say." Xi Mengyu suppressed the anger in her heart and looked at her.
"The prince's luck is weaker than others, and at this age his body is slowly showing signs of weakness. However, Qiu Zhu of the Qiu family is a good remedy."
"Her luck is compatible with the prince's, and she can even bring him good fortune. Once she enters the mansion, the prince's illness will be cured without any medicine."
Xi Mengyu's face lit up when she heard this: "Really?"
Su Nuobai nodded: "But there is one thing I need to explain to the princess."
"You say." When Xi Mengyu heard that her son's illness could be cured, the anxiety in her heart was relieved a lot.
"The prince will be inseparable from Qiu Zhu in the future. The two of them can only complement each other if they are together. If they separate, I'm afraid things will become like they are now." Su Nuobai said with a smile.
Xi Mengyu understood: "Don't worry, Master Su, I will treat Qiu Zhu well when she comes to the mansion and will not let her suffer any grievances."
"Since the Qiu family is a substitute bride, it would be better for the princess to draw a clear line with them after the marriage," Su Nuobai kindly reminded.
The Qiu family is not an ordinary official, but the right vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Her second wife has accepted bribes a lot over the years, so it is only a matter of time before something goes wrong.
"I understand. Thank you, Lord Su, for today." Xi Mengyu felt relieved after hearing her words, and asked the nanny beside her to take a box and hand it to her.
"This is a small gift from me. I hope Master Su will not despise it."
Su Nuobai didn't bring Mo Bao and the others with her today, so she naturally couldn't accept the money: "Princess, why don't you use this money to do charity, which can also be regarded as accumulating blessings for the prince."
"Okay, I'll listen to Lord Su. When my son gets better, I will come to your house in person to thank you." Xi Mengyu did not refuse.
Su Nuobai left the Princess's Mansion and saw that it was already afternoon.
I've been busy in the palace all day, but there's been no benefit.
When she got home, Butler Mu prepared a lot of food for her: "Miss, go change your clothes and come out to eat!"
Su Nuobai looked at the food on the table: "This doesn't look like it was made by the cook at home."
"It was sent by Lord Lu. It's the cup of tea you drank before entering the yard. It's still hot now." Butler Mu explained with a smile.
Su Nuobai changed her clothes and sat in the yard to eat. Feng Zhi went to transport disaster relief supplies and no one knew when he would be back.
She had no plans to go out and set up a stall today, so she simply lay in the rocking chair under the peach tree.
"Senior Sister, have you forgotten me?" Xi Tianyun's voice came to her ears.
Su Nuobai opened his eyes and looked at the pink all around him. He had actually forgotten about his junior apprentice brother. "Didn't I tell you to practice well in Qingyun Temple?"
"I've learned all the formulas you told me. When will you teach me the rest?" Xi Tianyun wrinkled her nose.
Su Nuobai told him the rest of the formula: "You can learn to draw talismans from Taoist Master Luo Zhen and others. Memorize the strokes first."
"Okay, when will you come to Qingyun Temple?" Xi Tianyun lay on the table.
"I'm not free this month. My mother is getting married at the end of the month, so I'll go there. After things are settled, I'll go to Qingyun to see you." Su Nuobai said.
"Okay, I'm going to practice." Xi Tianyun said and ended the voice transmission.
Mo Bao now also likes to transform into a little black cat and lie on the peach tree.
Xiao Jiang looked up at the cat and the demon on the tree and asked, "What's so interesting about it?"
"Why don't you go up and take a look yourself and find out?" Su Nuobai said with his eyes closed, rocking in the rocking chair.
Xiao Jiang thought for a moment and jumped lightly to the top of the tree. He looked at the streets outside and the people coming and going.
Butler Mu saw that she was asleep and took a blanket and covered her with it.
Logically speaking, this job should be done by a woman, but there is really no suitable one in this yard.
Fortunately, the young lady didn't care about these things, and he loved her like his own granddaughter.
Feng Zhi came back during lunch break and said, "Yong'an Lane is quite lively today."
"Did Prince Shunchen catch the adulterer successfully?" Su Nuobai was eating the melon seeds he bought.
"Yes, he also gave the royal family a great show. Many of them were quite optimistic about him."
"As a result, after this incident, everyone felt that he was useless." Feng Zhi said while eating melon seeds.
Su Nuobai sat up straight: "So those children have his?"
Feng Zhi nodded: "There is a daughter who belongs to him, but he doesn't intend to acknowledge her."
"Marquis Wuding and Princess Shunchen also went to watch the excitement, but they were far away and did not conflict with Prince Shunchen."
"Prince Shunchen probably can't tolerate such a big cuckold, not to mention that he has helped raise someone else's child for so many years." Su Nuobai leaned back on the recliner.
"If someone hadn't stopped him, he would have almost chopped the man to death." Feng Zhi said lightly.
"So, one should not be too greedy. If one wants everything, he will end up with nothing." The corners of Su Nuobai's lips rose slightly.
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