After breakfast, Jiang Muyu ordered Yun Xuan to arrange a carriage to go to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.

It has been left alone for so many days, I'm afraid Jiang Muxue and the others have become as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

However, Marquis Xuanping was still sitting there without any movement. It seemed that the wife of Marquis Xuanping really looked down on Jiang Muxue as her daughter-in-law.

The original novel did not mention how she married into the Marquis's Mansion, but Jiang Muyu speculated that the original owner's help was indispensable.

She picked out a white jade rabbit from the storeroom as a gift, and asked Master Liu to make some snacks for her to take back.

Now Master Liu is very respectful to her. When making snacks, if he doesn't understand something, he will ask her for advice, and she will be happy to give him guidance.

She had asked the servant to deliver the visiting card earlier, so when she arrived at the Marquis Xuanping's mansion, Ruan was already waiting at the door.

Seeing her get off the carriage, she bowed respectfully and said, "I am Ruan, a commoner, to see Princess Rui."

"Madam Xuanping Marquis, please don't be polite." Jiang Muyu walked over and helped her up personally.

Ruan gestured, "Princess, please come in."

The two of them entered the mansion, and Ruan led her to the main hall for receiving guests and ordered the servants to serve tea.

"This is the Junshan Yinzhen tea that I often drink. I wonder if it suits your taste."

Jiang Muyu picked up the teacup, skimmed off the dregs with the tea lid, took a sip, and said, "Not bad."

She put down the teacup and gestured to Yun Xuan and Yun Yan, who then presented the things she had brought.

"I don't have anything to give you, but I heard that you, Madam Xuanping, like jade, so I carefully selected a white jade rabbit and asked Master Liu in the mansion to make some snacks and bring them over. I hope you will accept it."

The wife of Marquis Xuanping didn't care much about the snacks, but when she saw the finely carved white jade, which was warm, smooth and translucent without any flaws, she was very pleased.

She smiled so hard that her teeth were showing. "Your Highness is so polite. I accept your kindness."

Jiang Muyu understood as soon as he heard this.

In fact, Ruan was already ready to surrender. Wei Jingkang must have put a lot of effort in this regard. She had just been waiting for Jiang Muyu to come. If Princess Rui came in person to propose marriage, it would be more prestigious for her family to tell others that they were marrying Jiang Muxue.

She suddenly felt unhappy, but since she was already here, she had to get things done.

"I believe that Madam Xuanping Hou has understood why I came here today. My eighth sister and your son are in love with each other. I hope Madam can accept this marriage."

Ruan smiled and said, "Since you, the princess, have come to propose marriage, wouldn't it be unreasonable for me to still disagree?"

"What are you talking about, Madam? I have no intention of pressuring you. I am just here to talk it over. It is up to you whether you agree or not."

"My lady, I am not afraid of offending you, so I will tell you the truth." She paused, and seeing that Jiang Muyu did not look unhappy, she continued, "I have met Jiang Muxue before. Regardless of her family background or origin, I despise her character. I only have a son like Jingkang, who will inherit the title of marquis in the future, so I have high requirements for my daughter-in-law."

At this point, she sighed. "It's a pity that my son has been like a demon since he saw Jiang Muxue, and he insisted on marrying her. I punished him by making him kneel in the ancestral hall for three days, and he still refused to give in even when he had a high fever. How could I, as a mother, be so stubborn as to win over my son?"

Jiang Muyu suddenly resonated with her, and held Ruan's hand warmly, saying, "Madam, I am also a mother, and I understand your feelings very well at this moment."

When she was reading the book, she felt that Jiang Muyu, the evil mother-in-law, was very annoying from the perspective of the heroine, and she wished that she would be offline as soon as possible. But when she really put herself in the original owner's shoes, she finally understood the original owner's feelings. It was really bad for her son to marry an unsatisfactory daughter-in-law! However, she did not dare to agree with the original owner's approach, which was indeed a bit extreme.

Thinking of this, she added, "But children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If we, as elders, interfere too much, it will only drive the mother and child apart."

Ruan originally thought that she would be a little aggrieved and angry, after all, she was talking about her half-sister, but she didn't expect that she actually agreed with what she said.

It seems that the relationship between Princess Rui and Jiang Muxue is as dull as the rumors say.

So she nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty is right, let them do what they want, we can't be the evil one who hits the duck with a stick."

"Madam, you are right to think so." Jiang Muyu smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then continued, "When do you plan to come and propose marriage, Madam?"

Ruan said, "Of course, three letters and six ceremonies are required to propose marriage, but tomorrow is the Ghost Festival. I thought, let's celebrate the festival first and then start the preparations. After all, she is your sister, and my legitimate son is getting married, so nothing should be missing."

"Madam, what you said makes sense. I will go back and tell my mother to be patient."

The matter was settled. Jiang Muyu stood up to say goodbye, and Ruan personally escorted her out of the mansion.

Watching the palace's carriage drive away, the nanny beside Ruan whispered, "Madam, don't you look down on the eighth girl from the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion? Why did you suddenly agree?"

Ruan turned around and walked towards the palace, slowly saying: "Princess Rui has come to ask for favors, how can I not give her this honor?"

"But you didn't say..."

"Kang'er likes her, what can I do? I can't let him die to prove his loyalty. Jiang Muxue will be under my control after she enters the mansion. Maybe she will become better after a little tempering. After all, the girls raised in the mansion will not be too bad."

"That's what the lady said."

…

Jiang Muyu went to Bamboo Forest Hermitage again and found that Heather was really quick. He only got the menu yesterday, but he had already put the dishes on the list today.

She specially ordered the dishes she had written, tasted them, and thought they tasted good. It seemed that the chef at Zhulin Youju was also first-rate, and his cooking skills were almost as good as hers.

So she ordered a few more dishes, packed them up and took them back for Liang Qingchen and Tangtang to taste.

It was past noon when Jiang Muyu returned to the palace. As soon as she stepped over the threshold, Yunshan came to greet her hurriedly, "Madam, the Eighth Miss is here."

She frowned and asked, "How long have you been here?"

"It's been nearly an hour. I have been staying in Qingyu Courtyard and haven't come out yet."

"Well, I'm out here running around for her, and she takes the opportunity to try to pry into my corner?" Her expression suddenly turned cold, she pursed her lips, and walked straight towards Qingyu Courtyard.

Ever since Liang Qingchen was injured and had to stay in bed every day to recuperate, the guards of Qingyu Courtyard have doubled, but these people can defend against assassins but not against fox spirits.

When Jiang Muyu walked to the door of the main house, he heard a sweet female voice coming from inside.

"My Lord, why hasn't the fourth sister come back yet?"

She asked this question, but the other party did not respond.

She said to herself, "Fourth sister is out every day. Do you think... could she have gone to see Xie Cheng? I think my sister wanted to disobey the emperor's order for him. It was only thanks to my eldest brother and mother's obstruction that my sister did not do such a treasonous thing."

However, the other party still ignored her.

"Your Highness, look at me. I've been talking for so long that I'm thirsty."

Finally, Liang Qingchen's voice was heard without any emotion: "There is a teapot on the table, pour it yourself."

"My Lord... I have just made my feelings clear to you, why don't you understand? Fourth sister doesn't love you. I am the only one in this world... who is sincere to you."

Not knowing what she had done, Liang Qingchen suddenly shouted coldly: "Get out!"

Then there were thumping sounds, ping-pong noises, and then the woman's sobbing voice, "How could you do this to me? For you, I even gave up my dignity..."

Jiang Muyu felt that he had come at the perfect time, as even the eight o'clock TV dramas had never been so melodramatic.

"Xu Lang!!" Liang Qingchen's roar of rage could no longer be tolerated came from inside.

Xu Lang, who was standing behind Jiang Muyu, subconsciously wanted to rush into the house, but was stopped by her.

"Leave it to me."

Having said that, Jiang Muyu strode in.