Chapter 9, Mysterious Gift
Madam Liu whispered a few words to her daughter and left with her people.
The surprise in the inner courtyard ended in dissatisfaction.
The guests in the front yard had almost finished eating. They saw the fifth princess walk out of the gate of the Marquis' Mansion with a gloomy face.
They saw the people from the Shangshu Mansion chasing after her.
No one dared to say anything, and they gave the Marquis' Mansion face and dispersed according to the rules.
Liu Wan looked indifferent and pinched Xiao Wanwan's face, "I'm sorry for wronging you."
[No, no, if it weren't for mother, today would be the hero's full moon banquet. Mother is smart, I love you every night...] Xiao Wanwan
sucked her thumb and looked at her mother eagerly.
She is so beautiful. I wish I could be as beautiful as her when I grow up.
Such a beautiful mother deserves a better father!
No, it's to have a better husband.
Xie Jinan changed his clothes and hurried out of the inner courtyard to see the guests off.
At this time, a small bright yellow figure appeared and scared him, "Prince!"
"Hush!" The little prince was accompanied by only an eunuch, who signaled Xie Jinan not to show off.
"I'm passing by and am delivering something to the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion!" Xia Qianlin's young face was filled with the natural solemnity and majesty of a royal family.
Although he was only seven years old.
Xie Jinan bent over to lead the way. Fortunately, Liu Wan was still in the front hall holding the child, who had fallen asleep.
When the few people saw the prince, they hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects.
Xia Qianlin stopped her, "No need to be polite, I will be leaving in a moment."
He then took out a jade pendant with dragon pattern and handed it to Liu Wan. It was a rare black jade. "This is a full-moon gift from one of my elders to Miss Xie. Please keep it well."
Liu Wan took it. The jade was still warm!
"Which elder in the royal family gave this to you? It is so precious!" Liu Wan asked in surprise.
"Madam, please keep it well. It is a royal matter, so don't ask why." After Xia Qianlin finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Xie Jinan was shocked before he could curry favor with him.
A small figure got on the carriage and stopped in a dark place. "Uncle!"
On another carriage, a corner was lifted lightly. The man had a delicate face and indifferent eyes. "Sorry to trouble my nephew."
The inner courtyard of the Marquis' Mansion was already in chaos.
Xu Rourou knelt in the charity hall, and the old lady slapped her face until it was swollen. The old lady pointed at her and trembled,
"Bitch, I gave such a precious gift to your child, and you are showing off like this? Do you know that the Marquis' Mansion has been badly damaged by you!"
Xu Rourou's eyes were red, and she was frightened. "Old lady, it wasn't me, someone pushed me into the water, and Huaishan, I don't know how Yinliu took Huaishan out! Old lady, I don't want to harm the Marquis' Mansion!"
She came from the countryside, had never seen any big scene, and didn't understand these rules.
If she knew there were so many noble ladies outside, she would never go out even if she was beaten to death.
Yinliu was also frightened, "Madam, I heard Young Master Huaishan crying so hard, his body was red, and I didn't know what to do. The sisters in the mansion said that they had to take him to find a wet nurse, so I..."
After hearing this, the old lady's legs softened and she sat on the wooden chair, looking at Xu Rourou, "If you had stayed in the room obediently, how could you have been pushed into the water!"
Xu Rourou covered her face, she didn't know whether she should say it or not.
"Speak!"
"It was me, I heard that someone was going to fall into the water, so I planned to run out to take a look..."
The old lady's face sank, and she sent away all the maids in the courtyard.
Only Mother Qing was left at the scene.
"Who told you this!" Mother Qing asked Xu Rourou with a cold face. ＷＷw.lＩｎＧㄚùＴχτ.nétXu
Rourou tried hard to recall that she was only thinking about her own grievance at the time and heard the maids discussing outside the window.
The mansion was so big, how did she know which maid
it was! She had fallen into someone else's trap!
No wonder the old lady was angry.
"I don't remember, but I have always been on the same page with you. I was also framed. They deliberately told these... to..."
Xu Rourou explained incoherently, and stepped forward and hugged the old lady's legs tightly.
"For Huaishan, I will definitely be on your side, old lady..."
The old lady didn't hold the cane firmly in her hand, and she fell down all of a sudden! She felt a chill down her spine.
That was the innocence of the fifth princess. It
was much more serious than the matter of the jade beads.
Not only was all of this known to others, but it was also arranged like this. If, if one person leaked the news...
then the Marquis' Mansion would be finished...
Mother Qing hesitated to speak, "Old Madam, could it be the mistress..."
"Impossible, she couldn't possibly know the relationship between Huaishan and Rourou, and she knows the general situation best. She is on the same side as the Marquis' Mansion, and she can't possibly harm the Marquis' Mansion."
The old lady thought about it and ruled out Liu Wan, who knew nothing. She really couldn't think of who arranged this.
Xin Wei's plan did not succeed, and as for the maid she arranged to push the fifth princess into the water, she solved it.
Mother Qing understood and went on.
Someone outside came to report, "Madam, the prince is here!"
"Why is he so late? Can't Wan'er just send the guests in the front yard?" the old lady asked.
"Grandma, the prince is here!"
The old lady's legs trembled, "Can it be because of..."
The matter of the fifth princess? Or the jade beads?
"He came to give a gift to Wanwan, and left after giving it!"
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief, "The prince also values this girl so much? Liu Wan's family is amazing, it seems that she can save the Marquis's Mansion, yes, she must have a way."
At first, the Marquis was imprisoned for his crime, the Marquis's mansion was on the verge of collapse, and the inner house was in turmoil.
It was only after he asked Liu Wan, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, to marry him with a golden medal of immunity from death that the Marquis had the opportunity to ask for orders to go to war and prove his innocence. The Marquis had saved Minister Liu. Liu Wan was the mistress of the house, and she would definitely not watch the Marquis's mansion, which she had managed with her own hands, suffer another disaster.
The little girl had the support of the prince, and he could never touch her again. If she wanted to keep Huaishan, Liu Wan had to come forward.
"Go and call Wan'er over." said the old lady.
Xie Jin'an pursed his lips, glanced indifferently at Xu Rourou on the ground, and left without looking back.
Xu Rourou collapsed to the ground. She hadn't gotten anything yet. Was she going to be punished?
At this time, Yinliu came in again with Xie Huaishan in her arms. The child was crying loudly.
"Madam, wet nurse Xu, Young Master Huaishan won't stop no matter how you try to comfort him. He vomited when I fed him milk just now. He has rashes all over his body. What should we do?"