Gu Yunran blinked her big, innocent eyes, "Auntie, don't you like Yunran?"
As she spoke, she lowered her head and sobbed, "If not, why would Auntie refuse Yun Ran's tea?"
Qin frowned, her eyes showing displeasure. She was about to send Gu Yunran away when she heard an announcement from outside: "The Second Master has arrived!"
Mu Qianchen was wearing a dark, narrow-sleeved, tight-fitting gown with a crimson silver belt tied around his waist. His brows were stern and his face was solemn. The servants lowered their heads and dared not look at him.
After entering the room, he stopped beside Gu Yunran and looked at her with a gentle gaze. When he saw Gu Yunran half-kneeling on the ground with a cup of tea in her hand, his brows slightly frowned.
"Auntie, is Ran'er's tea not tasty?"
His tone was extremely calm, but it made Qin's heart jump suddenly. This King of Hell did not show his anger on his face. If he looked so calm, it meant he was really angry.
Suppressing the uneasiness in her heart, she smiled awkwardly: "I was just about to drink it."
Qin took the tea from Gu Yunran's hand, held it in her hand, and looked at Mu Qianchen with a faint smile: "Chen'er's return is just in time. I believe you two have some personal matters to discuss. Yunran, you should accompany Chen'er back."
Gu Yunran stood up and nodded softly, but Mu Qianchen kept staring at Qin Shi, saying calmly, "It won't be too late for me to watch you drink your tea and leave."
"That's perfect. I want to offer you a bowl of tea, too."
As he spoke, Qianli, who was following behind Mu Qianchen, had already poured the tea and handed it to his master. Mu Qianchen took it and handed it to Qin.
"Chen'er lost both his parents when he was young, and his elder sister also passed away at a young age. Thank you so much for taking care of him all these years!"
Qin had a wry smile on her face, but she was extremely nervous inside. Suppressing her nervousness, she took the tea offered by Mu Qianchen and drank it with her head tilted back.
But after just one sip, she felt a burning pain in her throat. She frowned deeply and drank it despite the discomfort.
Seeing that Qin really drank it, Mu Qianchen took Gu Yunran's hand, said goodbye to Qin, turned around and strode away.
When they walked out of the yard, Qin could no longer bear it and swept the kettle and other tea sets on the table to the ground with a clang.
My throat hurts so much that every time I swallow, it feels like I'm swallowing a razor blade.
Her eyes were filled with hatred. "This..." She felt as if a knife was cutting her throat when she spoke. She had to pause to ease the tension before continuing, "Gu Yunran... is my... nemesis."
She crumpled the handkerchief in her hand and said through gritted teeth, "She must not be allowed to stay in the shogunate."
Bizhu, the personal maid, stepped forward cautiously and warned, "Madam, please don't say anything more. Be careful not to let someone overhear and tell the Second Master."
The Mu family knew very well how cruel the Second Master's methods were.
At that time, the Second Master was still young, and the eldest lady had just passed away. A maid slandered the eldest lady for not avoiding suspicion and still living with the Second Master at such an old age. Her death in the fire was God's retribution to her. The Second Master went up and cut off the girl's tongue without saying a word.
The bloody scene is still clearly remembered by the people in the Mu family.
Qin waved her hands in annoyance: "I know."
She turned her eyes and saw Nanny Qin lying in the corner. Then she remembered that Nanny Qin was still injured, so she ordered: "Quickly send Nanny Qin to the wing room and ask the palace doctor to come and see her."
"yes."
Bizhu ordered two maids to carry Nanny Qin away, and then she turned around to call the palace doctor.
Over there, Mu Qianchen held Gu Yunran's hand and walked to the corridor. Gu Yunran raised her eyes and asked, "Why did you suddenly come back when you were on duty?"
"But is there something important?"
Mu Qianchen stopped and tucked the loose hair on Gu Yunran's forehead behind her ear. He said softly, "Ningxue told me that you went to Qin's courtyard. I was worried, so I rushed back to check on you."
Hearing this, Gu Yunran was slightly surprised, "Why do you have to do this?"
"Grandmother and Third Aunt have already warned me. I know that the eldest lady is still angry about Song Ge's matter and will definitely make things difficult for me, but I can handle it myself."
"It would be bad if I delayed your work because of you."
Mu Qianchen didn't care. He reached out and held Gu Yunran's hand. "She doesn't know the importance of things. Sometimes she doesn't even take grandma's words to heart. I'm worried about you."
The warmth of the big palm wrapped around her small hand, and the warmth spread from the palm to her heart. Gu Yunran smiled sweetly. It felt so good to be cared about by someone!
"You go and do your important business, and I'll go to my grandmother's place."
Mu Qianchen knew that Gu Yunran had something to discuss with her grandmother, so he gave her a light kiss on the forehead and turned away. The maids quickly lowered their heads to avoid looking at what they shouldn't have.
They didn't look up until Mu Qianchen left. Gu Yunran's ears turned red, and she felt a little embarrassed. She said softly to ease the embarrassment, "Let's go to the old lady's yard."
The old lady was lying on the couch, listening to Mother Mu telling her in detail what had just happened in the Qin courtyard. After listening, she frowned.
"Tell me, how can she be the mistress of a household? First, she's not intelligent, and second, she's petty. She holds grudges over trivial matters and plays tricks on the younger generation. If I give her the power of household management, I'm afraid there will be no peace in this shogunate's harem."
The old lady sighed, "If the second eldest son's wife were still alive, I wouldn't have to worry about the household affairs at my age."
“What a pity...” When talking about the second family, the old lady felt heavy-hearted and her eyes were red.
Mother Mu's eyes also turned red, but she still advised: "The past is too painful to look back on. Old Madam, please don't bring up the past and hurt your body. If..."
Mother Mu paused and said, "If the Second Young Master heard this, he would be upset again."
"Forget it." The old lady pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, hiding the pain and longing in her heart.
The little maid came to announce: "Old Madam, the Second Madam is here."
"Let her in quickly."
The old lady quickly got out of bed, dressed, and went to the inner hall, fearing that if she walked too slowly, she would make Gu Yunran wait too long.
Gu Yunran smiled softly when she saw the old lady: "Grandma!"
"Come here." The old lady waved to her, took her hand and asked Gu Yunran to sit next to her. She looked at Gu Yunran as if she were her own granddaughter, with a loving smile on her face.
"Are you looking for me for something?"
Gu Yunran stood up and bowed, "Granddaughter-in-law has something to say to Grandmother."
Seeing that Gu Yunran's expression had become much more serious, the old lady knew that this matter was no trivial matter. She waved her hand and sent the little maid away, leaving only Mu Mama, her personal attendant.
Gu Yunran told Madam Mu all the information Ruizhu had found out.
"My wedding dress was scented with musk. This scent is harmless to ordinary people, but it can trigger asthma, and the condition is very serious. So... Yun Ran was careless and almost harmed Song Ge'er."
Gu Yunran knelt on the ground. She was partly responsible for this matter. She didn't judge people well enough and let Liu take advantage of her. However, Ruizhu had not yet found out who was behind Liu's actions.
They spread rumors that she was their nemesis, and fumigated her wedding dress with musk, so that she would "kill" the seven princes of the shogunate as soon as she entered the house, thus confirming her reputation as their nemesis.
It's really... despicable!
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