Wang Erya hastily pushed her father, and Wang Quan finally came to his senses. He kowtowed several times and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am afraid I am not worthy of your respect."
"Stop kowtow. Your head will get broken if you kowtow any more." Jiang Muyu helped him up personally. Seeing that his trouser legs and shoes were covered in mud, he knew that this man had indeed just come from the fields.
"I always value goodwill, and I hope you won't disappoint me."
She had said so, and if Wang Quan refused again, it would seem a bit ignorant of the good and evil, so he bowed and said, "I will do my best and live up to your trust."
"Very good." Jiang Muyu said, "This Fude house is well decorated. When the Dali Temple has concluded the case, you and your family can move in."
Wang Quan was stunned by the continuous surprises, "This... How can I be worthy of this?"
"Alright, stop making excuses. Just consider it as a benefit I give to the new manager. If you do a good job, I will reward you. If you don't, I might consider taking back the house."
Wang Quan was about to kneel down again, but was stopped by Jiang Muyu, who said, "You are going to be a supervisor soon, don't kneel down at every turn."
"Yes, yes." Wang Quan still seemed a little hesitant.
At this time, the guards came over with two more people. One of them was a woman who kept yelling, attracting everyone's attention.
Jiang Muyu looked over and asked Guard Deng who was escorting the people, "What's wrong? Who are these two people?"
Guard Deng said, "When I was escorting people over just now, I saw these two people acting suspiciously, carrying bags, and seemed to be trying to escape, so I brought them here."
As he spoke, the guard kicked them on the legs and scolded them: "Why don't you kneel down when you see the princess?"
The two men finally knelt down quietly.
Jiang Muyu looked at the old woman and asked, "Are you the housekeeper of Zao Manor?"
Mrs. Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, my surname is Zhou."
Jiang Muyu glanced at the bulging cloth bundle in her arms and asked, "Mrs. Zhou, what are you doing?"
Mrs. Zhou said, "My daughter is not feeling well, so I want to take her to the city to see a doctor."
"Oh? Are you feeling unwell suddenly now or have you been feeling unwell for a long time?"
"I was feeling unwell early in the morning."
"In that case, why did you rush to the city to find a doctor now?"
"I am poor, and since it's not a serious illness, I thought I could just endure it for a while. My daughter was really in pain just now, and I was afraid something might happen, so I hurriedly packed my bags to take her into the city."
"Oh..." Jiang Muyu looked at the woman next to her, who was wearing light brown clothes and had her hair in a bun. Her face was indeed a little pale, so she said, "My maidservant is proficient in medicine and can take a look at your daughter. If there is nothing serious, there is no need to go to the city to find a doctor. It can also save you some money for the consultation."
Hearing this, the woman shrank back behind Mrs. Zhou and called out "mother" anxiously.
Mrs. Zhou was also a little anxious. She stood in front of her daughter and said, "It's just a minor illness. How can we trouble the people around the Madam?"
Jiang Muyu said, "You are not a doctor, how do you know whether it is a serious illness or a minor one? Didn't you just say that you couldn't bear it anymore? Aunt Zhou, I am also a mother. This child should see a doctor no matter whether it is a serious illness or a minor one, so as not to let a minor illness turn into a serious one, and a serious one turn into a serious disease."
As he spoke, Jiang Muyu winked at Yun Xuan.
Yun Xuan understood and walked forward, not caring how reluctant the woman was, he grabbed her wrist and began to feel her pulse.
Mrs. Zhou immediately dared not say a word. If they continued to resist the princess, they would probably end up in a bad way.
After a while, Yun Xuan finished feeling her pulse and said, "My lady, there is nothing serious wrong with this girl. She just had a miscarriage and is a little weak."
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the people around changed.
Everyone in Zaozhuang knew that the daughter of Mrs. Zhou was a widow. She had married into the capital city a few years ago because of her pretty looks. Unfortunately, her husband was a short-lived man, and she never gave birth to a son or daughter for her husband's family. After her husband died, she was driven out by her husband's family and had to return to her parents' home.
She hadn't remarried in the past few years, so how come she had a baby in her belly for no apparent reason? Everyone could guess what was going on by looking at her nose and heart.
The woman's face turned paler and paler, and she hid behind Mrs. Zhou and dared not raise her face again.
Jiang Muyu said: "Since the fetus is disturbed, go get some medicine to stabilize the pregnancy."
Mrs. Zhou nodded repeatedly, with a gloomy look in her eyes.
"Alright, it's getting late, and I'm a little tired, so you can leave. Wang Quan stay."
"yes."
The crowd soon dispersed.
Jiang Muyu asked Guard Deng to release the mother and daughter as well.
She stared at the mother and daughter at the end of the crowd, supporting each other and walking slowly. She waved to the guards and whispered, "Find two skilled people to keep an eye on the mother and daughter. Don't make any alarms. Report any abnormalities immediately."
"Yes." Guard Deng took the order and went down to make arrangements.
Jiang Muyu called Wang Quan into the house and gave him some instructions, which Wang Quan wrote down one by one. Finally, she said, "I will send a steward from the palace to teach you how to manage the manor tomorrow. You should learn from him and don't let me down."
Wang Quan was about to kneel, but then he thought of what the princess had said before, so he bowed and said, "I will definitely remember your teachings and thank you for your kindness."
She waved her hands, "Just do your job well, and leave. Go and do what I told you to do, and let me see if I made the wrong choice."
"Yes." Wang Quan bowed again before leaving.
Jiang Muyu rubbed her brows. She was exhausted after just dealing with the first piece of land. There would be many more troubles to come, which would surely tire her to death.
Liang Jinghe saw everything his mother did today, and he had a new understanding of his mother in his heart.
In the past, my mother never interfered in these trivial matters. Of course, even without the income from these estates, the Rui Palace could ensure that she would have no worries about food and clothing. But her behavior today was really shocking.
She is no longer the woman who locked her heart and was indifferent to her husband and children, nor is she the housewife who is confined to the outside world and turns a deaf ear to what is happening outside the window.
Such a mother made him happy.
"Yun Xuan, what time is it now?" Jiang Muyu asked.
Yun Xuan said: "My Lady, it's almost noon."
"It's so late, and He'er hasn't had lunch yet. If we're any later, we won't be able to get back to school in time."
Liang Jinghe said, "Mother hasn't had lunch yet."
"It's okay. You're still growing, and you can't lack nutrition. There's nowhere to eat here. Let's go back to Beijing immediately, and I'll take you to a restaurant."
As she said that, she took Liang Jinghe's hand and walked out the door.
Liang Jinghe stared at the two people's clasped hands in a daze. He felt a strange and unfamiliar temperature from his palms, which flowed along his hands into his heart.
In the past, his mother never took the initiative to hold his hand. Even when he always fell down when he was learning to walk, his mother would tell him to get up by himself. His mother said that he was a man and should be strong. He also thought that he was sensible and brave, but... why did his eyes suddenly become wet at this moment?
Jiang Muyu noticed his changing mood, and his originally fierce aura suddenly became gentle.
She thought to herself: The male protagonist is not so unkind.
The group took a carriage back to the capital. Jiang Muyu remembered that there was a restaurant called Shuiyunjian in the city that was known as the best restaurant in the world, so he took Liang Jinghe there for lunch.
As soon as I finished eating and walked out of the private room, I met a few people.
"Ruxue has met Princess Rui and the Crown Prince."