Chapter 453 Are you really leaving?
Jiang Mansion.
Jiang Wanjun stayed at the Prince's Mansion overnight. She was very happy to learn that Jiang Wanning was not dead. She went straight to the Jiang Mansion after the morning court session.
Because none of the adults in the Jiang family were present,
Furthermore, Marquis Ningyuan forbade Jiang Wanjun's parents from finding another residence, so Jiang Wanjun always returned to Marquis Ningyuan's mansion whenever she went back.
She and Mu Yunzhou didn't have a grand wedding; they simply invited a witness and had a meal with some close friends.
I sent a letter to my parents explaining the situation, and that was it.
Jiang Wanjun returned home happily, thinking of telling Mu Yunzhou about the good news.
On ordinary days, Mu Yunzhou would stand at the door waiting for him after court, then accompany him to lunch before going to his study to review his lessons.
But even though she came to the front hall by herself today, she didn't see anyone from Muyun Prefecture. The table was empty, and the usual hot soup was gone.
Jiang Wanjun was curious and turned around, just in time to see a servant walking by in the courtyard with a broom. She waved him over and said, "Come here."
The servant looked around, then pointed to himself, "Is the master calling me?"
"Yes, it's you."
Jiang Wanjun turned around and walked out.
The servant put the broom down and hurried over. "What's wrong, sir?"
"Where is Mu Yunzhou?"
Perhaps because of Guo Bingwen's affair, Jiang Wanjun disliked calling Mu Yunzhou her husband and instead called him by his name directly.
This made her feel that she was no longer someone who stayed at home doing nothing, being deceived and cheated.
The servant looked around, then lowered his head and whispered, "Young Master Mu went to his study early this morning and hasn't come out since."
Jiang Wanjun looked puzzled, then waved her hand and said, "I understand, you can go ahead and get back to work."
Seeing that Jiang Wanjun was acting as usual, the servant couldn't help but ask, "Sir, do you really not know what happened?"
Jiang Wanjun had only taken two steps when she heard the servant's words and stopped, looking at him in confusion. "What happened?"
The servant shook his head vigorously, saying quickly, "No, it's nothing."
"You'll find out for yourself when you go to see the son-in-law."
As he spoke, he got up, ran to the broom, quickly picked it up, and then nimbly ran away.
Jiang Wanjun wanted to ask more questions, but the person had already disappeared. She tried to find someone else to ask, but everyone seemed afraid to make eye contact with her.
"Butler Wang," Jiang Wanjun called out.
"Hey you, did you even finish sweeping your yard before leaving? Be careful or I'll dock your monthly pay." Butler Wang seemed not to hear him, his steps quickening as he walked, completely ignoring Jiang Wanjun.
Jiang Wanjun...
Something strange is going on in this mansion today. Could it be that Yunzhou wants to give me a surprise? Is Yunzhou pregnant?
No, no, although their roles have been switched, she is in charge of external affairs, while Yunzhou is in charge of internal affairs.
However, it seems that pregnancy cannot be interchanged.
She really felt like a man when she was an official. Jiang Wanjun thought again, if it wasn't pregnancy, what else could it be?
Jiang Wanjun arrived at the study with doubts, only to find the door tightly closed.
Jiang Wanjun raised her hand and knocked on the door. "Yunzhou, are you in there?"
Mu Yunzhou inside paused, his hand still turning the pages of his book. He sat back down and continued reading without responding.
Jiang Wanjun knocked on the door again, "Yunzhou, are you in there? Shall I come in?"
Mu Yunzhou refrained from speaking.
Jiang Wanjun raised her hand and gently pushed the door, finding it ajar.
So he pushed the door open and went inside.
Seeing Mu Yunzhou sitting behind his desk reading a book, Jiang Wanjun said softly, "You're in there. I thought you weren't here."
Did I disturb you?
Mu Yunzhou remained silent, his head still bowed.
Jiang Wanjun thought for a moment. She had never come to the study to disturb Mu Yunzhou while he was studying before. She must have been too engrossed in her studies today and forgot.
It wouldn't be right for me to just barge in like this, so I said briefly, "You should read your book. I'm going out now."
After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Upon hearing this, Mu Yunzhou immediately put down his book and stood up. "Are you really leaving?"
Jiang Wanjun turned around and said with a puzzled look, "I saw you were reading, so I thought I wouldn't disturb you for now. We'll talk after you finish reading."
"What if I can't finish reading it?"
Jiang Wanjun looked around at the books. There were so many books in the world, and countless useful ones. It was impossible to read them all.
"Then... pick the most important ones to look at first, and take your time with the rest?"
Hearing Jiang Wanjun's words, Mu Yunzhou's expression darkened even more. "I said if I don't finish reading it, you'll never come to find me?"
"Or is this actually a good thing, giving you more time to spend with other people, right?"
"If that's the case, why didn't you say so earlier? I shouldn't be occupying this position; I should have let someone else sit here sooner."
Jiang Wanjun lost her hearing by the end, only able to watch Mu Yunzhou's mouth chatter on and on.
Finally, seeing that Mu Yunzhou had stopped talking, he asked, "Is something the matter?"
Why is everything so strange today?
Mu Yunzhou grew increasingly angry. She used to be so understanding of him, so why now...?
He understood; he wasn't unaware, he was just pretending to be stupid.
"So it turns out I was just being sentimental." Mu Yunzhou lowered his head.
"Calm down first." Jiang Wanjun said, lifting her skirt and leaving as if fleeing, which made Mu Yunzhou in the study even angrier.
Jiang Wanjun rushed to the small kitchen to ask Bai Lan what happened.
Bai Lan was, after all, the maid I brought from Cangzhou. She had been with me since she was a child, so she should be able to answer my questions.
"Bai Lan." Jiang Wanjun leaned against the door frame and beckoned to Bai Lan like a thief. "Come out for a second."
Bai Lan looked up, stood up, dusted off the flour from her hands, washed them, and wiped them on her apron. "What's wrong, Miss?"
Since arriving in the capital, Bai Lan has been obsessed with cooking, spending all her time in the kitchen researching various delicacies.
Jiang Wanjun looked around and asked in a low voice, "Do you know what's wrong with Mu Yunzhou? I feel like he's acting strangely today?"
As Jiang Wanjun spoke, she reached out and wiped the flour off Bai Lan's face.
"It must be those debt collectors who came to collect this morning who upset the young master," Bai Lan said. "Didn't you know, Miss?"
"Collect debts? What debts?" Jiang Wanjun said. "Could the Jiang family owe anyone else debts? Or did Mu Yunzhou owe some debt before?"
Bai Lan sighed, "Miss, please have the vendors who made purchases on the street yesterday come to the mansion to settle their accounts."
"As a result, one of the stall owners, who had a loose tongue, said that you were with a man yesterday, and that the man was even more handsome than your son-in-law, and that the two of you seemed very intimate."
"When the young master heard about this, he locked himself in his study and hasn't come out since. I thought you knew about it, Miss. You didn't know?"
"Is that why he's angry?"
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