Chapter 640 How Can You Bear to Give It Up?

The old lady of Duke Cheng'en was extremely happy to see Wei Shiyu: "The Third Prince is here, have you been to your grandfather's place?"

Wei Shiyu happily ran to the old lady of Cheng Engong, sat on the couch beside the old lady, and leaned against her affectionately: "Grandmother, I just came from grandpa's place. There are too many people at grandpa's place, and everyone respectfully calls me the Third Prince when they see me. I don't want to stay there, so I came to see you. Oh, I see that grandma is getting better and better. Look at her complexion and spirit. If I am naughty, grandma might chase me away with her cane!"

Wei Shiyu's mouth made the old lady of Cheng'engong laugh so hard that she looked like a flower.

The old lady of Duke Cheng'en pitied Tong Wei Shiyu and said, "Grandmother loves you so much, why would she hit you?"

Wei Shiyu exclaimed, "Ah!" "You really don't want to fight?... Then what about the matter of me accidentally pinching one of the Nanshan orchids you kept in the warm pavilion..."

Before he finished speaking, the old lady of Cheng'en raised her hand to slap him.

Wei Shiyu immediately raised his hands and said solemnly: "I am lying to you, I am lying to you! You regard the Nanshan orchid as your eyeball, how dare I touch it."

The old lady of Lord Cheng'en obviously no longer believed Wei Shiyu's words. She asked the maid to go to the warm pavilion to check. After hearing that Nanshan Lanhua was safe and sound, she still raised her hand and patted Wei Shiyu on the back.

Wei Shiyu's expression was innocent yet shocked: "No, are you going to hit me for this too? Grandma, am I not your favorite Ayu anymore?"

The old lady of Cheng Engong was amused by Wei Shiyu and wanted to laugh, but she kept a straight face and said, "I told you to fool your grandmother when you have nothing to do!"

"I won't give in, I won't give in, I won't give in. Grandma hits me. Grandma doesn't like me anymore!"

Xingxing was watching from the side and was amazed.

This Third Prince is not at all arrogant, and he is very good at acting coquettishly and foolishly, making the old lady of Duke Cheng'en laugh so hard that her wrinkles are about to appear!

Think about the Third Prince's second brother...

Xing Xing shuddered, her expression was a bit indescribable. She really couldn't imagine Brother Yan's face, which was always so cold, making such a vivid expression as the Third Prince...

Wei Shiyu made the old lady of Duke Cheng'en very happy. The old lady of Duke Cheng'en no longer called Wei Shiyu "The Third Prince" as she did when Wei Shiyu just came in. Instead, she held Wei Shiyu's hand and called him "Ayu" in a very intimate manner.

"Ayu, you are not young anymore. You will be sixteen in two years. It is time for you to leave the palace and build your own house." The old lady of Duke Cheng'en said with a smile, "Has your mother found a good wife for you?"

When Wei Shiyu heard the word "daughter-in-law", his eyebrows jumped and he raised his hand: "Grandmother, how old am I! You are not going to tell on me! No way, I want to stay in the palace for a few more years. As long as I don't get married, I can stay in the palace and build a mansion!"

"Nonsense." The old lady of Lord Cheng'en said angrily, "If your father and mother heard what you said, they would definitely beat you up. How can you not get married? ... Tell me, which lady do you like?"

Xingxing was listening at the side, and somehow she felt that when these words were spoken, the old lady of Cheng'en secretly glanced at her.

Xing Xing: “?”

She thought silently in her heart, I must have seen it wrong.

Wei Shiyu, however, seemed to have heard something terrible, and shook his head again and again: "Grandma, I'm still a child! Why would I fall in love with a girl from another family!"

He curled his lips, thinking of something, and pointed at Nie Yuke, "Cousin Ke didn't say anything about me either? And Cousin Ming... They are all much older than me!"

“A lot” Nie Yuke: “…”

What the Third Prince said is not pleasant at all!

The old lady of Lord Cheng'en wanted to say something, but Wei Shiyuren had already jumped up: "Okay, okay, grandma, I'm going to grandpa's place. It's not nice to hide in the backyard all the time."

As he spoke, Wei Shiyu's feet seemed to be greased and he ran faster than a rabbit.

The old lady of Cheng Engong could only smile helplessly and curse: "This stinky boy."

The old lady of Lord Cheng'en was now completely relieved. When she mentioned the young lady she had taken a fancy to, Wei Shiyu did not even look at Princess Fusui.

At the very least, it shows that Wei Shiyu doesn't have that kind of intention towards Princess Fusui!

The old lady of Lord Cheng'en was more friendly to Xingxing and said with a smile, "Princess, I'm sorry to make you laugh. The Third Prince is too ridiculous."

Xing Xing smiled and said, "Your Highness, you have a pure and innocent heart, which is precious."

Although the old lady of Lord Cheng'en said that the Third Prince was making a fuss, she didn't think there was anything wrong with Wei Shiyu. Now, hearing Xingxing praising Wei Shiyu's childlike innocence, she was even happier and cheerful.

The old lady of Duke Cheng'en seemed to suddenly remember something and patted her head gently: "Look at me, I'm so old and confused, I almost forgot it."

She clapped her hands, and the maid beside her brought up a rosewood tray.

On the tray was a beautifully decorated brocade box.

The jewel box was opened, and inside were several extremely beautiful pieces of jewellery, which were very dazzling.

The old lady of the Duke of Cheng'en smiled and took the heavy brocade box with her own hands, and was about to put it in Xingxing's hand: "Princess, the Empress has been very grateful to you a few days ago. This is a small gift from me, please do not refuse it."

Xing Xing naturally couldn't accept it: "...The old lady is too polite. Not to mention that the Queen has always treated me very well, it's what I should do - His Majesty has already rewarded me for this matter, I can't accept such a valuable gift from the old lady."

Nie Yuke suddenly said, "It is said that a gift from an elder cannot be refused. The princess is too polite."

She seemed to be joking, "I know the princess is wealthy, could it be that the princess despises this modest gift from my grandmother?"

Xing Xing stared at Nie Yuke, who smiled again: "Why are you looking at me, Princess?"

Xing Xing said seriously, "It's nothing, but Miss Nie should also know that I didn't accept such a generous gift because it was too generous. Miss Nie deliberately said such a sarcastic remark to provoke me, but it was actually unnecessary. If it fell into the ears of others, it would seem that Miss Nie looked down on the generous gift given to me by the old lady of Lord Cheng'en. Doesn't this detract from the old lady's kindness to me?"

The smile on Nie Yuke's face froze.

The old lady of Lord Cheng'en hurried to smooth things over: "Fortunately, there are no outsiders here, so it won't cause misunderstandings... This gift is just my way of thanking the princess, so please accept it."

Having said that, Xing Xing was silent for a moment, but still accepted the gift.

"In that case, thank you very much, old lady."

Only then did the old lady of Lord Cheng'en smile and nod with satisfaction.

Xingxing is actually a little confused.

She saved the Empress, but that was a thing of the past. After that, there were many opportunities for the old lady of Cheng'en to express her gratitude to her for saving the Empress.

But the old lady of Duke Cheng'en did not.

Today, she came as a guest to celebrate the birthday of the old Lord Cheng'en. But the old lady of Lord Cheng'en suddenly gave her such a generous gift...

That doesn't make sense.

Xingxing never imagined that this was the compensation given by the old lady of Cheng'en as an apology to her granddaughter for trying to snatch Xingxing's "good marriage".

When leaving the old lady of Duke Cheng'en's place, Nie Yuke accompanied her.

The two of them really had nothing to talk about and remained silent all the way.

It was not until they reached the flower hall where the guests were gathered that the two of them walked in together and then separated.

However, when she stepped in, Xingxing was stunned.

The old lady of Duke Xin is here too.

Moreover, the old lady of Duke Xin was sitting next to her grandmother, Mrs. Wei, and was chatting with her grandmother very enthusiastically.

Xingxing stepped forward and called out "Grandma" first, then "Old Madam".

When the old lady of Duke Xin saw Xing Xing, her smile became even brighter: "Xing Xing is back? Come on, I haven't seen you for a while, let me see you."

Xingxing had been busy in the palace the other day. The old lady of Duke Xin felt sorry for Xingxing, so she sent someone to tell her that Xingxing should have a good rest and that she shouldn't go to Duke Xin's mansion every now and then to check on the old couple's pulse.

However, Xingxing still found time to visit Duke Xin's Mansion.

I was busy for a few days afterwards and didn't have time to get over it.

Come to think of it, it has been a while since we last met.

The reason why the old lady of Duke Xin came to Duke Cheng'en's mansion this time was actually half because of Xingxing.

She really missed Xingxing so much.

It was a pleasant surprise to meet Mrs. Wei here.

The old lady of Duke Xin had heard Xingxing mention a few things about her childhood before, and knew that it was Mother Wei who picked Xingxing up from Luanshi Beach.

In the eyes of the old lady of Duke Xin, who believed that Xing Xing was her own granddaughter, Mrs. Wei was her granddaughter's savior!

In addition, there was a famine at the time. In such difficult times, Mrs. Wei took such good care of Xingxing. The old lady of Duke Xin treated Mrs. Wei as if she wanted to worship her.

Even Mrs. Wei was a little overwhelmed by the flattery.

The old lady of Duke Xin pulled Xingxing and looked her up and down, left and right, with undisguised love in her eyes. The ladies in the flower hall were all stunned.

Although Xingxing is a princess, given the status and position of the old lady of Duke Xin, there is no need for her to be so attentive to a princess with no foundation - it can only be said that the old lady of Duke Xin really likes this Princess Fusui!

When Nie Yuke saw this, his face darkened again.

However, Nie Yuke glanced at the crowd, and when she saw someone, her eyes flashed and she whispered a few words to the maid beside her.

The maid took the order and left.

…

Qin Rui lowered his head and drank tea, feeling a little depressed.

She actually wanted to go up and say hello to the old lady of Duke Xin, but she was a little hesitant.

At this moment, Qin Rui was despising herself. Qin Rui, Qin Rui, Mingzhu was so good to you. It was Mingzhu who gave you the scar removal cream given by her eldest brother to remove your scar. She always treated you as a sister. How come you don't even have the courage to ask Mingzhu's grandmother?

Qin Rui was feeling depressed. She leaned against the window and suddenly heard two maids whispering in the corridor outside the window:

"…Baiyun Temple? Why are you asking about that? I heard that the place is very poor."

"That place is very effective for praying for children. My sister-in-law hasn't been happy for a long time, so she wants to go and take a look."

"Speaking of which, did you see the old lady of Duke Xin just now? I just remembered that Miss Yu from Duke Xin's family was there, wasn't she?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Speaking of which, the Xinguo Mansion is really cruel. I heard that Baiyun Temple is very remote and the nun there is quite strict! When someone went there to pray for a child, they saw the nun there punishing the little nun below."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true! The little nun was whipped until she started to cry!... If Miss Yu were to practice asceticism in a place like that, I don't know if she would be able to endure the suffering..."

"Tsk tsk, who knows! Maybe that's Miss Yu's fate! If I were to ask you, it's been so long, the Xin Guo Mansion should have taken her back, right? Are you really going to let Miss Yu live in that miserable place for the rest of her life?"

"How pitiful... Oh my God, I heard that Miss Yu was a very kind person. It's too tragic for her to have to endure this."

Qin Rui felt like an ant on a hot pot listening to these whispers.

She couldn't sit still any longer and stood up suddenly.

Coincidentally, her mother was busy chatting with the lady next to her and didn't see it.

Qin Rui did just that, gritting his teeth, holding back his strength, and ran straight to the old lady of Duke Xin.

At this moment, the old lady of Duke Xin was holding Xingxing's hand and chatting with Mrs. Wei about the interesting things that happened in Xingxing's childhood. When she heard this, the old lady of Duke Xin's face flushed and her lips curled up, and it was obvious that she was in a very good mood.

It was the smiling face of the old lady of Duke Xin that gave Qin Rui some courage. Qin Rui clenched his fists and knelt down to salute: "Greetings to the old lady."

The old lady of Duke Xin was startled by Qin Rui, but the child looked familiar and well-mannered, so she was not angry and asked in a friendly manner, "Who are you..."

"Madam, I'm from the Qin family on Machun Street. My name is Qin Rui. Mingzhu has brought me to greet you several times before." Qin Rui's voice became lower and lower.

The old lady of Duke Xin was somewhat impressed: "Oh, it's you."

The old lady of Duke Xin was in a very good mood at the moment. She smiled at Qin Rui with a very pleasant face and said, "You look a little thinner, kid."

Qin Rui was excited, clenched his fists, and tried to muster up his courage: "Madam, ever since I heard that Mingzhu went to Baiyun Temple to practice meditation, I have been worried about whether Mingzhu is living well there. She has lost some weight..."

At this point, Qin Rui felt a pang of sadness in her heart. "I miss Mingzhu so much. I want to go to Baiyun to see her, but I have never had the chance to leave the city... I am Mingzhu's friend, and I am so worried about her. Old Madam, you are Mingzhu's grandmother, and you have always loved her the most. Can you, can you let Mingzhu come back?"

Qin Rui looked at the old lady of Duke Xin with nervousness and expectation.

The smile on the old lady's face faded a little.

Before she could say anything, Madam Qin came over in a panic. She hurriedly apologized to the old lady of Duke Xin while pulling Qin Rui: "Child, even if you are worried about Miss Yu, you can't be so unruly!"

But when things got to this point, Qin Rui threw everything aside. She shook off her mother's hand and said incoherently with some excitement: "Mom! Mingzhu is such a good person, and she was so good to me!... For no reason, she went to such a poor place... Mingzhu's whole family loved her so much before, how could they bear to let her go! Did someone harm her? It must be, it must be!"