When Li Dahai's death reached the court, it was interpreted as suicide out of fear of punishment.
Shangguan Wanning didn’t know what methods Mu Jingrui and Xiao Yujue used. After being discussed for a few days, the matter was left unresolved, just like a river flowing into the sea without causing the slightest ripple.
During this period, Mu Jingrui sent someone to deliver a letter to Shangguan Wanning, telling her that she no longer had to worry about anyone doing something bad to her.
Mrs. Shangguan was worried about her husband, so she took Shangguan Wanning back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Shangguan Wanning wanted to promote communication between her parents, so she asked the kitchen to prepare her father's favorite side dishes.
When it was time to light the lamps, she deliberately waited at the door to greet them, and then took her father's arm to her mother's room to eat together.
"Dad, this is the bird's nest that mom cooked for you. You must finish it."
Shangguan Wanning served a bowl to her father.
Shangguan Yue didn't show any special expression after he took it. He just said calmly: "From now on, just let the servants do these things. Don't worry too much."
Mrs. Shangguan sensed her husband's coldness and drooped her eyelids sadly. Shangguan Wanning saw her mother secretly wiping away her tears.
This scene made her feel very sad, and she could clearly feel that her father was absent-minded and uneasy.
"Master," a little maid walked in with tiny steps, lowered her head and said softly, "My aunt asked me to come and ask when you will come to eat. She has already prepared it for you."
Shangguan Wanning was slightly startled, and her face suddenly turned gloomy.
When she came back this time, she could sense that Aunt Zhao's status in the mansion had risen, but she never expected that she would be so blatant.
Shangguan Yue was about to speak when Shangguan Wan Ning put down her chopsticks lightly and said coldly, "Aunt Zhao really cares about Dad. Do you want to ask her to come and eat with us?"
The little maid felt Shangguan Wanning's anger and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Shangguan Yue saw his wife's melancholy from the corner of his eye, and ultimately couldn't bear it.
"Go back and tell her not to wait for me and to eat by herself."
The little maid took the order and went out, and Shangguan Yue picked up the bird's nest and started eating.
The atmosphere suddenly became silent.
Halfway through the meal, the little maid came over again.
"Master, my aunt suddenly feels unwell. Please go over and take a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shangguan Yue put down his chopsticks, stood up and said, "It seems that she really has something to do. Madam, Ning'er, you two eat first, I'll go and take a look."
After saying that, he hurried out.
Shangguan Wanning was stunned.
She suddenly felt that her father was so strange.
"Ning'er, forget it." Seeing her daughter's unhappy face, Madam Shangguan suppressed her grievances and comforted her, "No matter what, Aunt Zhao is also your father's woman. Since your father married her, it's only right that he treats her better."
Shangguan Wanning took a deep breath and her thoughts calmed down a lot.
"Mother, when did father start to treat Aunt Zhao well?"
In Shangguan Wanning's impression, her father treated Aunt Zhao in a normal way, never treating her harshly, nor doting on her.
Why did his attitude change so suddenly?
"It was probably two or three months after you left." Madam Shangguan was really a little dizzy, "Ning'er, I can't eat anymore. I want to go back and rest."
"I'll help you back to your room."
Shangguan Wanning helped her mother to sleep, but her heart could not calm down for a long time.
She really couldn't bear to see her mother suffer such injustice.
The next morning, Shangguan Yue prepared to go out to court.
"Dad." Shangguan Wanning went up to him.
"Ning'er?" Shangguan Yue avoided the woman's gaze with a guilty conscience and coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment. "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"Mother was not feeling well last night, and I want to go see her as soon as possible. Dad, when you come back from court later, can you buy some cakes for mother at Suyunzhai?"
"Yes, of course." Shangguan Yue agreed and walked out.
When the father and daughter passed each other, Shangguan Wanning smelled a refreshing fragrance from her father.
She frowned.
Shangguan Wanning didn't think too much and walked towards Aunt Zhao's yard. From a distance, she saw Aunt Zhao and several maids collecting dew.
"Auntie, you invited me here really early today."
When Aunt Zhao heard Shangguan Wanning's voice, she turned around. Her heartbeat instinctively quickened and she stepped back timidly.
However, when she thought about having her husband and daughter to support her, she felt more confident.
"Miss."
Aunt Zhao bowed reluctantly and said, "I am destined to be a hard worker. I have to think about the master every day and it is not easy to take care of his food, clothing, shelter and transportation."
Shangguan Wanning could see that Aunt Zhao was feeling somewhat proud when she said these words.
She sneered to herself but still maintained a bright smile.
"During the days when I was away from home, Auntie has indeed worked hard to share my mother's worries. During dinner yesterday, I heard from the maid that Auntie was not feeling well. I brought some supplements for you."
Shangguan Wanning made a gesture, and Lutong stepped forward and handed over the Jinhe in her hand.
"Auntie, I have been following Doctor Qin for more than half a year and have learned a little bit of medical knowledge. Let me take your pulse."
Aunt Zhao was pretending to be sick in the first place. She didn't want to be exposed, so she avoided Shangguan Wanning's gaze and turned around to continue collecting dew.
"No need... I'm fine now, there's no need to worry young lady."
"That won't do." Shangguan Wan Ning walked up to Aunt Zhao and looked her straight in the eyes. "You are my father's treasure now. If I don't take good care of you, those people outside might think that we mother and daughter treat you badly."
"If you don't trust my medical skills, I can send someone to the palace to find the imperial physician. What do you think, Auntie?"
Aunt Zhao became even more panicked. It would be even more troublesome if she alerted the imperial physician.
"That's not necessary, it's just a small matter." Aunt Zhao saw that she couldn't escape, so she had to agree, "Thank you, Miss, let's go into the house."
Shangguan Wanning walked into her room under the guidance of Aunt Zhao.
Over the years, she had hardly ever been to Aunt Zhao's room, but she found that almost all the furniture in the room was new, and the furnishings inside were much more luxurious than those of her mother.
Aunt Zhao saw surprise in Shangguan Wanning's eyes, which greatly satisfied her vanity.
"The master had the room renovated not long ago. He wanted me to live more comfortably."
Shangguan Wanning smiled slightly without saying much. She asked Aunt Zhao to sit down at the table and began to take Aunt Zhao's pulse.
In fact, both of them knew it very well and there was nothing to cure.
After a long time, Shangguan Wanning smiled meaningfully.
"My aunt is just overworked. She is not seriously ill. I will ask Lu Tong to prepare some medicine and send it over. I guarantee that the disease will be cured."
Having said that, Shangguan Wanning stood up and prepared to leave.
A gust of wind blew, and she smelled the fragrance of her father again.
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