I heard from the servants that Mu Peiyuan would be here soon.
Yuchuan was like an ant on a hot pan. She was anxious to dress up her daughter. Her daughter was so beautiful that her son-in-law would be moved as soon as he saw her.
Danruo calmly stopped Yuchuan from taking the dress and said that she was just pretending to be sick.
Yuchuan then remembered and slapped her forehead in annoyance. It was no wonder that the girl always favored Jinchuan. She was indeed too stupid.
Mu Peiyuan arrived at dusk. He was supposed to have three days of wedding leave, but he went to work as usual today. His colleagues praised him for his dedication to the court, but only he noticed the emperor's subtle frown.
So he left his shift early and returned home to have a good talk with his new bride. He would give her the proper respect in front of others.
After all, this marriage was granted by the emperor, so we still have to give him face.
Although he was disgusted with this marriage from the bottom of his heart, he wrote a letter to the Queen before granting the marriage. Although the Queen's reply was brief, she still responded.
Since the marriage was granted, there has been no response at all.
He was anxious inside but couldn't show it. After all, it was a secret crush that he had kept to himself and couldn't let anyone see it in public.
He was already very happy to get even a little response from that person.
Now he had to deal with the culprit who caused all these consequences, and he couldn't help but feel angry.
I met my own sister on the way.
Mu Peilan exaggerated the incident of the pearl headdress in the morning, and with tears in her eyes she wanted to return the pearl headdress to Danruo.
Mu Peiyuan raised his hand to signal her to take the headgear, "If you like it, Shan'er, keep it. I'll send the money to your sister-in-law later."
Mu Peilan murmured unhappily, "We're still so distant as a family."
She thought to herself that if Dan dared to accept the money, she would make her mother give her a hard time.
After sending his sister away, Mu Peiyuan felt even worse. He probably would not have any children in this life, so he had always raised Ji Shan and Ji Yong as his own children.
After entering the room, Yuchuan respectfully served tea to Mu Peiyuan, who had a sullen face.
Mu Peiyuan looked at the woman in plain clothes who was leaning on the bed and looked sick. This was the first time he looked seriously at his wife who was forced into his marriage.
His jet-black hair was spread out, and his skin looked pale due to being infected by the disease.
But her facial features were bright and elegant. Although she wore no makeup, her eyebrows were green without makeup, and her bright almond eyes were watery. One had to admit that she was a stunning beauty.
But he already had a fairy in his heart. Although they had few opportunities to meet, she was always in his heart.
He turned his eyes away to stop himself from looking at his nominal wife.
She said lightly, "Shan'er likes your headgear. How much did you pay for it? I'll ask Gongzhong to give it to you."
Yuchuan saw that Mu Peiyuan did not uphold justice for his own daughter, but instead stood on the side of the unreasonable aunt.
In the morning, he robbed her openly, and now he was forcing her to buy. She looked very unhappy and had no good impression of Mu Peiyuan anymore.
Dan Ruo said calmly, "This headpiece is not expensive, only two thousand taels of silver. It's just that Mingpinzhai only has two models, and there is no demand for them."
Mu Peiyuan was speechless. He seldom bought things for women and didn't know the price of these jewelries. He thought it would be at most two or three hundred taels of silver, but he didn't expect it to be so much.
He was different from other aristocratic families, who had wealth accumulated over several or even dozens of generations. He started accumulating wealth after he entered the officialdom.
If students from poor families want to make a name for themselves, they naturally need to be incorruptible and be like the sword in the hands of the emperor.
Being a lone minister, a loyal minister, and a capable minister naturally means that apart from the salary, there is no other gray income.
In addition, the old lady is the housekeeper and does not know how to do business, so the money in the mansion is naturally limited.
His face was grim, but he had already said it, so he could only hold on:
"Mother is the housekeeper in the mansion. You can ask her for it later."
Her mother is her elder, so even if she really asks for it, her mother has a way to not give it to her.
Whenever there are problems that are difficult to solve, my mother always steps in, and it works wonders.
Seeing that Danruo didn't respond, Mu Peiyuan cleared his throat twice to ease his embarrassment, and then told her the purpose of his trip.
"Since you've married me, we'll naturally publicize our love for each other, and I'll treat you with respect in public. Tomorrow I'll prepare a generous gift and accompany you back home.
But I have never liked women to be around me since I was a child. Don't bother me unless you have something important to do in the mansion. Just take good care of your mother, be kind to your sister, and be loving to your nephew."
Danruo responded quickly this time.
Mu Peiyuan saw that she looked calm. Wasn't she madly in love with him?
How come she remained indifferent, neither crying nor making a fuss, even though I said such words?
Seeing that he still didn't leave, Dan Ruo became suspicious:
"Prime Minister, is there anything else you want to say?"
Mu Peiyuan felt that he was being disliked, so he immediately stood up, flicked his sleeves and strode out of the house.
Mu Peiyuan went to his mother Su's Ming'an Hall, wanting his mother to prepare a generous gift for her return visit tomorrow.
As soon as the words fell, Su jumped up, her face flushed with anger:
"She's a hen that can't lay eggs, and yet you still want to give her respect? Why? I'm going to sue the Lin family for marriage fraud. I'm going to complain to the Queen Mother."
Mu Peiyuan was confused, so Su repeated to her son what she had learned that day.
"I heard from the court doctor that she had an old illness, so I went to her concubine sister Lin Shushu who came with her as a dowry to find out more about her condition."
"So, in order to marry you, she jumped into the lake at the Lin family's house and threatened to die. Only then did the Lin family ask for an imperial decree to allow her to marry into our family."
"I'm naturally happy that she loves you so much, but I keenly noticed that Lin Shushu's expression was different.
After repeated questioning, Lin Shushu finally confessed that her elder sister, Lin Danruo, was in poor health due to jumping into the lake and would have difficulty in having children in the future.
The Lin family knew about this and still married their daughter to us.
I want to go to the Imperial Court and ask what the Emperor is up to. Does he want my Mu family to be extinct?"
When Mu Peiyuan heard this, he thought it was better if she couldn't give birth, so that she wouldn't make trouble in his backyard.
No wonder she was so cold to me just now. It must be because she felt guilty about not being able to have children.
She loves me so much, but she can't give birth to a child for me, so she must have suppressed her love for herself.
Mu Peiyuan didn't care whether his wife could give birth or not. He tried to appease Su and prevent her from causing trouble in the palace.
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