Chapter 139 Goodwill
No one stopped Liu Xueqing from leaving.
Even most people expected Liu Xueqing to leave quickly. After this incident, even with the help of the imperial concubine in the palace, Liu Xueqing's reputation was ruined. Who would be willing to be with someone with a bad reputation? Wouldn't that just ruin their own reputation?
Over there, Chen Yao's personal maid washed her eyes, and soon, Chen Yao could vaguely see some light. After such a thing happened, Chen Yao was too embarrassed to stay here any longer. She just bowed hastily to Old Lady Meng, and let the maid help her stumble away!
After Liu Xueqing and Chen Yao left, Old Lady Meng smiled and said, "I'm sorry for neglecting you all today. I'll have the maid bring some snacks and tea later, and you can continue!"
Meng Luoyi also hurriedly said: "Everyone, let's continue to enjoy the flowers. Don't let other things ruin your mood!"
Everyone originally wanted to leave, but seeing the host's cordial invitation to stay, they stayed and slowly the previous atmosphere returned.
Old Lady Meng said to Yuan Ziyu, "Girl from the Yuan family, I know everything about what happened today. Don't worry, even if that girl from the Liu family wants to go to the palace to see the imperial concubine, I'm not afraid. Everything is subject to reason. If you need a witness, just come to me!"
"Thank you, old lady!" Since old lady Meng showed her kindness, Yuan Ziyu would not refuse, so she smiled and thanked her.
Old Lady Meng smiled and stopped talking about the topic. She only asked, "Girl from the Yuan family, you just said you didn't want to sell the jade spot, but you felt that the price I offered was not appropriate?"
"No!" Yuan Ziyu smiled and said, "I've already given this jade spot away, so I can't sell it to you again!"
"That's how it is!" Old Lady Meng said with some regret, "I just don't know who the girl from the Yuan family gave this jade spot to?"
Yuan Ziyou smiled and pointed at Huo Wan: "Give it to my sister!"
Huo Wan was from the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, so no matter how much Old Madam Meng liked the jade spot, it was not easy to force her to have it. Therefore, Yuan Ziyu told the Old Madam Meng the matter directly.
Sure enough, when Old Lady Meng learned that the jade spot had belonged to Huo Wan, she sighed secretly.
Huo Wan also smiled and said, "Yes, I love this Jade Spot very much, so Sister You gave it to me!"
"It seems that Miss Huo is also a flower lover!" Old Lady Meng could only smile and said.
If what I just heard is true, Huo Wan is Yuan Ziyu's future sister-in-law. In the eyes of Old Lady Meng, Huo Wan loves the jade spot, so Yuan Ziyu would naturally give the jade spot to please his future sister-in-law.
Seeing the regret on Old Lady Meng's face, Yuan Ziyou smiled and said, "Don't worry, Old Lady. I think I'm pretty good at growing flowers and plants. I plan to open a flower and plant shop in the future. You're welcome to come and have a look at it then!"
Originally, Old Lady Meng was a little disappointed that she would not be able to obtain the jade spot. Just as she was feeling regretful, she heard Yuan Ziyu say this and was immediately overjoyed and said, "Girl from the Yuan family, are you telling the truth?"
"Of course!" Yuan Ziyu nodded with a smile.
"That's great!" Old Lady Meng beamed. "Do you have any more like this jade spot? If so, please keep it for me. As for the price, don't worry!"
Yuan Ziyu smiled and said, "Old Madam, I'll keep it a secret for now. You'll know when the time comes!"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Meng stopped asking questions and said with a smile, "In that case, I'll be waiting!"
"Okay!" Yuan Ziyou smiled and said, "I will definitely not let the old lady down!"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Meng nodded with satisfaction.
After hearing what the two said, the noble ladies on the side secretly looked at Yuan Ziyu. They knew that she had a pastry shop before and had received a plaque from the empress dowager. She was always crowded with customers every day. Now she was going to open a flower and plant shop. If so, wouldn’t she make more money?
Thinking of this, everyone felt a little envious.
At one point, the flower-viewing banquet ended, and all the noble ladies said goodbye and left one by one. Yuan Ziyu also said goodbye to Miss He Er and Miss Zhang San together with Huo Wan, and left in a carriage with Yu Ban.
"Sister You, after you finish your work here in a few days, I will go with you to appreciate the flowers. How about it?" Huo Wan was still thinking about Yuan Ziyu's greenhouse. Any plant she took out was a top-notch one. There must be other treasures in the greenhouse. She must go and see them. However, thinking that Yuan Ziyu had to deal with the rumors in the next few days, she forced herself to suppress her anxious mood and made an appointment with Yuan Ziyu to go appreciate the flowers in a few days.
"Of course you can!" Yuan Ziyu smiled and said, "But don't tell your elder brother about what happened today. I can handle it myself."
"Then I have no say. My eldest brother already knows what's going on with you!" Huo Wan shrugged. Seeing Yuan Ziyu blinking in confusion, she said, "I haven't seen my brother's bodyguard, Huo Da, for a long time. He must have been assigned to be by your side by my eldest brother!"
I actually forgot about Huo Da!
Yuan Ziyou could only say, "Well, now that I know, I know!"
"Isn't it good to know?" Huo Wan clung to Yuan Ziyu's side: "It's just right that my elder brother can help you vent your anger and punish those two bad women! Isn't it, sister-in-law!"
"You girl!" Yuan Ziyu shyly tapped Huo Wan's forehead.
"Sister-in-law, are you shy?" Huo Wan teased with a smile.
"If you do this again, I will ignore you!"
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore, sister-in-law, no, no, it's Sister You..."
At the Meng Mansion, Meng Luoyi supported Old Lady Meng and slowly walked towards Ci Nian Hall.
"Grandma, there is something I don't understand!" Meng Luoyi said to Old Lady Meng.
"Yier, what's the matter?" Old Lady Meng asked with a smile.
"Grandma!" Meng Luoyi said, "No matter what Yuan Ziyou is, she's just the daughter of a warrior. Even if her father is a first-rank general, she's still just the daughter of a reckless man. Grandma, why would you care about her and even use her as a witness?"
"Alas, Yi'er!" Old Lady Meng sighed, "I've told you so many times not to judge people based on your personal preferences, but you just won't listen."
"Grandma!" Meng Luoyi said coquettishly, "Look at how rude Yuan Ziyu is. She just hits people without caring about anything. If Concubine Liu blames us for what happened today, won't our Meng family be the ones to suffer the consequences? Anyway, I just don't like her."
"Yuan Ziyou is in the right about this matter today. Even if we bring the matter before His Majesty, no one can find fault with her. If she doesn't care about anything today, she will be looked down upon. If you don't believe me, just ask the girls who came today. Is there anyone who is not afraid of her?"
"But what should we do if Concubine Liu blames us? Wouldn't our Meng family be..." Meng Luoyi frowned, looking worried.
(End of this chapter)
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