Chapter 328: Side quest 'Caring for the disabled', allowing people in the disabled village to live a normal life
The Queen Mother sat at the head of the table, her gaze piercing as she stared down at Mo Liyuan. "You were busy with the wedding arrangements and didn't take charge of this matter. I have nothing to say, but you just provide the money and the people. There's no need for you to personally intervene."
Mo Yifan muttered to himself: My aunt has brought shame to the royal family, but the royal grandmother still dotes on the eldest princess. He glanced at Mo Liyuan and saw that Mo Liyuan's fingers were tapping lightly on the tea table beside him, wondering what he was thinking.
After a long while, Mo Liyuan spoke calmly, "Mother, I have to support the Mo family army, and I really don't have any extra money to help my elder sister rebuild the Princess's Mansion."
Princess Wenshu clenched her handkerchief tightly. "The Prince Regent's family is very wealthy. I heard that they gave countless gold, silver, treasures, and rare toys as a betrothal gift..."
Mo Liyuan glanced coldly at Princess Wenshu, "How much dowry did the palace and mother give you when my sister got married? Now that I'm marrying a princess, why are you still eyeing the betrothal gifts I gave you?"
"That's not what I meant..."
Before Princess Wenshu could finish her words, Mo Liyuan interrupted her coldly, "I don't care what you mean, but please don't charge me the cost of rebuilding the Princess's Mansion."
The Queen Mother glared at Mo Liyuan and patted Princess Wenshu's hand soothingly.
Princess Wenshu said aggrievedly: "Mother~"
Mo Yifan quickly interrupted, "Grandmother, my aunt's Princess Mansion was bombed. Can we temporarily live in the Nalan Mansion?"
Mo Liyuan's lips curled up into a cold smile. "Yifan is right. My sister can return to the Nalan Mansion to live. Over the years, my sister has brought shame to the Nalan Mansion in the Imperial City. Now that she's back, perhaps she can use this opportunity to ease relations with the Prince Consort's mother's family, so as to avoid rebuilding the Princess's Mansion and continuing to embarrass the Imperial Family."
Princess Wenshu's eyes darkened when she heard this, "Who wants to ease relations with them!" Her tone was full of disgust and rejection towards the Nalan Mansion.
The Queen Mother frowned and spoke slowly, "Wenshu, no matter what, your husband is still the one you married in a formal ceremony. Just bear with it for a while and go live in the Nalan Mansion first. I will pay for the reconstruction of the Princess Mansion for you. When the Princess Mansion is completed, you can return to the Princess Mansion or continue to live in the Nalan Mansion. It's up to you."
When Princess Wenshu heard this, her eyes lit up, she burst into laughter, her voice choked with sobs: "Thank you, mother. You still love me."
Mo Yifan couldn't help but rub his arms as he watched this scene, feeling goose bumps all over his body. He thought to himself: The Empress Dowager's love for the eldest princess is truly unmatched. Before his younger aunt married far away, she was also very favored by the Empress Dowager. Both of his aunts hold a very important position in the Empress Dowager's heart.
Just as Mo Yifan was thinking, he heard the Queen Mother laugh and say, "Linchuan wrote to me a few days ago, saying that he missed me and came back to see me, just in time to congratulate Yuan'er on his wedding."
Mo Liyuan's expression remained calm when he heard this. He just said softly, "My queen mother is fine. I will go and take care of other things." After that, he stood up and walked out.
Princess Wenshu gently stroked the teacup in her hand, a faint smile in her eyes: "Mother, I haven't seen Linchuan for a long time. When she comes back this time, I must have a good chat with her. I wonder how Linchuan has been doing these past few years after marrying in the northern frontier. She doesn't even send me a letter on weekdays."
The Queen Mother sighed softly, her eyes looking out the window at the unreachable sky, her voice filled with helplessness and emotion: "Who says it's not true? I don't know how she has been doing these past few years."
Seeing this, Mo Yifan stood up and bowed, "Grandmother, Aunt, you guys chat, I won't disturb you." Before he finished speaking, he turned around and left in a hurry.
At the Lan Mansion, Lan Xiyue had already gone to bed late last night because she was busy earning points. When she was woken up, she was filled with anger.
"Early spring, early summer, why is it so noisy outside?" She rubbed her sleepy eyes, with a hint of displeasure in her tone.
Chuchun and Chuxia pushed the door open and walked in. Chuxia pouted and said playfully, "Miss, it's already 9:00 PM, why do you still look like you haven't woken up yet?"
Lan Xiyue rubbed her eyes and yawned: "I went to bed a little late last night."
Chuchun covered her mouth and chuckled softly: "Miss, this is the dowry brought to you by the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. They even hired someone to connect the mansion next door to ours, so there is some noise. The Duke of Huguo's Mansion sent quite a lot of dowry."
Upon hearing this, Lan Xiyue said "Oh" lightly.
After being woken up, Lan Xiyue couldn't fall asleep anymore. She got up, Chuxia took her dress and helped her put it on. After she was ready, Chuchun came in with steaming meat porridge and a few plates of exquisite side dishes.
After breakfast, Lan Xiyue felt a little depressed. She thought that her plan to open a medicine shop had failed and the path to earning merits had become increasingly difficult. She also wanted to earn enough merits as soon as possible to upgrade her space.
Walking out of the mansion with Chuchun and Chuxia, Lan Xiyue wandered aimlessly on the street. Her brows were furrowed, and her eyes swept over the people on the street. She was a little worried. How could she earn merit quickly?
Chuchun and Chuxia looked at each other, not knowing what the young lady was going to do, so they just stayed quietly beside her.
At this moment, a lame man was accidentally knocked down. He staggered a few steps and fell right at Lan Xiyue's feet. He was leaning on a crutch with one hand and supporting the ground with the other hand, looking a little embarrassed.
Lan Xiyue blinked, withdrew her thoughts, and focused on the man in front of her.
A woman spat a few times, "You are blind! Lame man!"
The man stood up on one leg, leaning on a crutch in one hand, and looked at the woman beside him angrily, "You hit me!"
The woman snorted, picked up the basket, and left without looking back.
Lan Xiyue's internal force shot out from her fingers towards the woman who was walking away. The woman fell heavily to the ground with a "thump".
Chu Xia looked at the woman who had just left and laughed happily, "It really served her right! She hit someone and was still so arrogant. This is her retribution!"
The man also limped away.
System: "Master, a side quest has arrived. Do you want to accept it?"
Lan Xiyue was stunned, frowned slightly, and asked, "System, what side quest?"
System: "Side quest 'Caring for the disabled', so that people in the disabled village can live a normal life!"
Lan Xiyue couldn't help but sneer when she heard this: "What kind of mission is this? Caring for people with disabilities? Do I look like such a kind-hearted person? I won't do it!"
The system seemed to have anticipated her reaction and tempted her, "Host, I'll reward you with 20 million points! Are you really not going to do it?"
Lan Xiyue's eyes lit up instantly. She had been frantically earning points last night, but had only earned tens of thousands of points, which just made up for the points she had spent to make up to 10 million points.
The allure of 20 million points made her heart beat faster. She raised her eyebrows slightly, "20 million points? System, I can consider taking this task, but I need to ask first, are there any pitfalls?"
System: "Don't worry, host. I won't cheat you. There is no penalty for this mission."
Lan Xiyue heard this and thought, "No traps?" Sure enough, the current system still had her heart. If that shady system came back, it would set traps for her even if there were none. She raised an eyebrow and said, "System, tell me what's going on in the Disabled Village?"
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