Chapter 31: Teasing and getting scolded
Seeing that she was dressed simply, I kindly reminded her to pay attention to her appearance for you, her cousin, for fear that others would know that she was your cousin and think that you were being harsh towards her.
But she bluntly told me that I was meddling in other people's business. I thought that the reason she resisted my kindness was that she had no money, so I said that I would pay for the dress.
Unexpectedly, she got angry and said we looked down on her, then she started to leave. I tried to hold Miss Yun and explain, but she pushed me to the ground and walked away without a word. "Song Yaqing said with a glint in her eyes.
Upon hearing this, Mu Xingci glanced at the wound on her hand and said, "Qiyi, go find my cousin. I have something to ask her."
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After he left, Song Yaqing pretended to be magnanimous and said, "My Lord, when Miss Yun comes, don't scold her. After all, she came all the way here to seek refuge with you. Just talk to her nicely when the time comes."
"Miss Song, I know how to handle this. Please sit down first." Mu Xingci didn't say much. He asked the maid to serve tea, and then walked to the main seat in the middle hall and sat down.
"My Lord, may I know where my cousin's home is?" Zhou Yanyan said with a smile.
"Miss Zhou, my cousin has always been straightforward. If anything happens in the future, please don't bother with her." Mu Xingci answered the question irrelevantly.
Zhou Yanyan's smile froze when she heard this. "Of course. She's the Marquis's cousin, so we have to take care of her."
"My lord, there is one thing I don't understand. My cousin has been here for several days, but you still let her go out dressed so plainly. Aren't you afraid that she will embarrass you?" Sun Xianglan asked in confusion.
Mu Xingci fiddled with the tea lid in his hand, and said in a faint tone: "Do you think she embarrassed me?"
"Uh! Not really. We know that you love your cousin very much, but others who don't know will make wild guesses." Sun Xianglan said hurriedly.
"Don't you think she's very frugal?"
Mu Xingci glanced at them with a slightly cold look in his eyes, then smiled gently and said, "Actually, I have suggested before that I would give her money and jewelry to dress her up, but she said that I was General Weiyuan, who was responsible for the peace in this area, and I had to consider the food and clothing of the soldiers. She said that I had many places to spend money, and she didn't ask for silk and satin." Mu Xingci said with a slight glint in his eyes.
When the three young ladies from official families heard this, their expressions changed at the same time. Mu Xingci's words made them feel ashamed of themselves.
I thought my cousin was from a small place and was petty for not paying attention to her appearance. But it turned out that she was frugal and cared about the soldiers. She was much more open-minded than those young ladies from official families.
"Oh! My Lord, it turns out that the reason why my cousin did this was to save money and help the soldiers! It seems that we sisters have misunderstood.
I thought so! The Marquis is a great general, and how could my cousin be an ordinary person? You see, we did a good thing but ended up with a bad result, and this misunderstanding happened." Song Yaqing smiled awkwardly.
"It's okay, but her attitude is not good either. When she comes later, I will ask her to apologize to you." Mu Xingci said politely.
"No, no, we sisters have something to do, so we'll take our leave." Song Yaqing and the other two waved their hands quickly. They didn't dare to wait for Yun Wansheng to come. A confrontation would only make them more embarrassed.
Mu Xingci looked at the backs of the three people disappearing at the door and couldn't help laughing: "Little girl, you still come to me with such a clumsy excuse." He was already giving them face.
If Yun Wansheng came, they would be even more embarrassed because of her stubborn temper, so he sent her away with just one sentence.
It's impolite to criticize someone's clothing, but buying clothes for them is a blatant humiliation! Do you think they're just children who don't know right from wrong?
Just as he was thinking about the three meaningless young ladies from official families, two people walked in through the door. The person in front was his personal bodyguard Qi Yi, and the person behind him was naturally the concubine.
"My Lord, Miss Yun is here."
"Uh! Go down and rest!"
Seeing that there were only the two of them and two maids in the huge living room, Yun Wansheng looked at a loss: "My Lord, didn't you say that there were three young ladies looking for me?"
"Yun Wansheng, you hurt Miss Song, and they are insisting on asking me to give them an explanation. What do you think I should do with you?" There was a playful look in Mu Xingci's eyes.
"They were unreasonable first, and now they are turning the tables. If you believe what they said, you can just hand me over and let them deal with me." Yun Wansheng straightened up and said fearlessly.
Even if she was timid and afraid in her heart, she would not show her cowardice in front of this man who might abandon her at any time.
Mu Xingci looked at this proud woman with deep eyes. The more he looked at this woman, the more different she seemed from before. It could be said that the two people had completely different temperaments.
One is aloof and aloof, the other is flattering and greedy, which always makes him feel that they are actually two people.
"Yun Wansheng, what will happen to you if I hand you over?"
"Do you mean that you have decided to hand me over to those three little brats?" Yun Wansheng's eyes turned cold.
"The three of them are daughters of officials. I have to give face to their fathers and brothers." Mu Xingci said seriously, but did not admit or deny it directly.
But what Yun Wansheng heard was that this dog marquis had pushed her out and used her dignity to win him a good reputation in front of others.
Thinking of this, she snorted softly, and the coldness in her eyes deepened a bit: "What can I do? No matter how powerful I am, I am still weak and helpless. After struggling, I will still be at the mercy of you powerful people."
"You look like you hate me very much?" Mu Xingci noticed the hateful look in the woman's eyes.
"Shouldn't I hate you? You're full of righteousness and morality, saying you're responsible for me, but you only take me in as your lowly concubine. Is this repaying a favor? I think you're just trying to cover up your crimes, which you shouldn't do.
Mu Xingci, you are a completely hypocritical villain. If you are an upright man, you should go to the government to surrender and accept punishment as soon as possible, instead of forcibly taking the woman whose innocence you have ruined as your concubine in order to save your own reputation.
Your despicable behavior doesn't make you a great general. In my eyes, you're just a sinister and vicious bastard." She had been abandoned by this bastard anyway, so how could she not curse him out before leaving?
Mu Xingci pursed his thin lips again and again as he listened to the woman scolding him for being a good-for-nothing.
All his thoughts were scolded by this woman in a naked way, leaving him with nowhere to hide. Should he consider pinning this mistress to the ground and punishing her severely to let her know what not to say?
"Yun Wansheng, I have not handed you over. In addition, I have earned you a good reputation for being frugal and helping the soldiers." He said this in a calm tone and waited for the woman's reaction.
Yun Wansheng was stunned when she heard this. He didn't abandon her?
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