Lian Muhan glanced at him and smiled, "So the prince wants the queen to hand over the Phoenix Seal?"
Dongfang Jin looked at him blankly: "What do you mean? Why did my mother hand over the Phoenix Seal?"
"Oh, I heard it wrong. I thought the prince was going to learn from the general's mansion and let me be the manager of the household!" Lian Muhan had a dazed look on his face.
An Qingran laughed secretly in her heart, but on the surface she looked stunned: "Isn't it the same in other families? I've been used to it since I was a child..."
She asked weakly, but in her mind she was wondering how she had muddied the water further.
Lian Muhan raised his eyebrows immediately after hearing this: "Cousin, it's not strange that you don't know other people's family affairs. You are a lady from a wealthy family, but our prince is most familiar with these. Let him tell you. Since ancient times, there have been differences between the noble and the inferior, and between legitimate and illegitimate children. This is related to ethics and moral principles, the foundation of governing a country and a family..."
Dongfang Jin smiled and took over the conversation, "Brother Lian is exaggerating a bit. The general is good at managing the army, so how can he be incompetent at managing his family? There must be a reason, right, General?"
The general couldn't hold back his anger after being criticized by the two men. He looked at Lian Muhan. It was normal for him to side with his aunt, but how could a junior like him discuss his family affairs? He wanted to say something, but the prince was around. Although the prince usually didn't care about government affairs and just idled around all day, he was the prince of the East Palace after all. He dared not say anything and said in a deep voice, "Bring the second wife here!"
Hearing his tone, An Qingran felt happy. She raised her eyes and saw Dongfang Jin looking at her with an interested smile. An Qingran curled her lips, while Lian Muhan sat there seriously, looking at the dishes on the table. Suddenly, he said, "When will the new dishes be served? I'm hungry..."
Lian Jinyu felt sorry for her nephew, so she said, "I still have some rose cakes left, Ran'er, go and get them over!"
An Qingran responded cheerfully and turned to go into the inner room. She looked around the room but didn't understand what her mother meant. The cake was not in the room, but she saw the water marks on the bed. The light in the room was dim just now, and Lian Jinrong was just looking for someone and didn't look closely. Now, the light from outside shone in, but it was very obvious. She hurriedly reached out and pulled down the bed sheet and replaced it with a new one. An Jinyu outside the room was already anxious. An Qingran walked out: "Mother, I didn't see the cake."
Lian Jinyu said, "It seems I remembered it wrong..."
Madam Hong took another look and hurried in. After a moment's hesitation, she said respectfully, "Madam, I'm not mistaken. When the plate of cakes was delivered this morning, it was already a little rotten. There were moldy spots on it. I asked someone to take it back to see if it can be dealt with..."
"Molded? Then what to do with it! Oh, you can send it to the backyard, where there are pigs and chickens..." An Qingran immediately interjected. She secretly apologized to her mother for her disrespect, but this was a good opportunity. Wouldn't it be a pity not to use it?
"Ah? Aunt, you..." Lian Muhan's eyes seemed to be filled with tears. "After returning to the Lian Mansion, I will have someone send a cart of them over. How could you eat those moldy things?"
An Qingran secretly sighed that her mother was very smart. She knew that now was the opportunity to bring down Lian Jinrong. It would be better to make everything clear so that her father would not be kept in the dark by that woman.
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