Chapter 214 Du Zhixu Returns Home
Yunyan disagreed. "You have a point, but Lord Wu is the young lady's biological father after all. The Marquis and his wife must be wondering if the young lady will plead for leniency."
"If the young lady remains indifferent, will the Marquis and his wife think that our young lady is too cold?"
Yun Shuang said, "If Miss goes to plead for mercy, the Marquis and his wife will think that our Miss is thinking about Lord Wu, which will make them feel uncomfortable and put them in a difficult position. After all, Lord Wu wants to kill Song Yu and keep Miss in the mansion. The Marquis and his wife must make their position clear to the Jiang family! And if the old lady knows about this, how will she view our Miss? Our Miss's engagement has been taken away, and now she is just the eldest daughter of the Du family. What if she angers the old lady and asks her to leave the Du family?"
"This..." Yunyan was speechless.
Yunyan said, "Young lady is innocent. This isn't a child you stole. For years, you've been honoring Song Yu at the mansion. Every year, you meticulously prepare for Old Madam's birthday. Last time, you prepared a picture of a pine and crane for the longevity of Old Madam. You pricked your fingers countless times and bled profusely. I'm just asking for mercy. What happens to Lord Wu isn't something our Marquis can decide on his own. It all depends on the Jiang family's opinion."
Yunshuang: "But..."
"Alright," Du Zhihuan interrupted. "Stop talking. I'll decide whether to plead with my parents. Go back and rest. Leave me alone."
"Be careful, don't bump into anything."
Du Kang was at the back door instructing his servants to carry several pots of precious Yaohuang peonies into the mansion.
There were several medicinal herb merchants waiting behind with medicinal herb seedlings.
In the alley not far away.
"Prince." Xiao Fei couldn't help but say, "They are all Miss Song's favorites. The Du family is currently tidying up and renovating the large courtyard for Miss Song, waiting for her to return to the Du family."
Mu Jingxing was indescribable when watching all this. Madam Du really took the engagement back to Miss Song.
"Let's go back to the yamen."
Xiao Fei didn't want to clean the smelly泔水袋, so he learned to be honest, stopped talking nonsense, and stopped trying to be a matchmaker. He did whatever the prince asked him to do.
Anyway, he is a bachelor, and the prince will not be lonely with him by his side.
As soon as Mu Jingxing left, Du Zhixu's motorcade circled the intersection and sped towards the main gate of Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.
The doorman, Uncle Wang, looked up with a look of surprise on his face, and quickly ordered someone to go to the inner courtyard to pass on the message.
"Third Young Master, you are finally back. The Master, the Madam, and the Young Miss have always missed you."
Du Zhixu raised his eyes and glanced at the three large characters on the doorplate: 'Weiyuan Marquis Mansion', and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, I really can't help but think about it. I'm back now."
Du Zhixu realized his hands were empty, so he hurried back to the carriage and pulled out a large brocade box with a handle decorated with flowers. He also took the food box containing the peony fruit cake in his hands. He turned his head and instructed Yang Ze, his long-time attendant and personal bodyguard, "Don't mix up the gifts sent to the various courtyards."
"yes."
Du Zhixu turned and walked into the yard towards Yilan Fanghua.
"Third Young Master, wait a minute."
Uncle Wang hurriedly called him.
Du Zhixu stopped and looked back at him. Seeing that he looked uneasy, he thought to himself, "What's wrong? Did something happen in the mansion?"
"No... nothing's wrong. I'm fine. It's just... yes... Master, you have a new sister."
"Another sister?" Du Zhixu was surprised. "After my mother recovered from her illness, she gave me another sister?"
"No, the eldest lady is not your biological sister. Elder Jiang's eldest granddaughter is your biological sister."
Du Zhixu's face darkened. "What nonsense are you talking about? How could the Cheng family girl be my biological sister? Considering you are older, I will never let you off easily if you tell lies again!"
Then he flicked his sleeves and walked away quickly towards Yilan Fanghua.
When passing by the garden, he saw Du Kang and his craftsmen coming in and out, obviously renovating the yard, but he didn't think much of it.
Yunyan saw Du Zhixu carrying an exquisite box towards Yilan Fanghua and hurried into the yard.
"Miss, Miss, the Third Young Master is back and will be here soon."
Du Zhihuan quickly turned over and got off the bed, "Third brother should know, right?"
"This servant saw that the Third Young Master came directly here, so he probably doesn't know yet."
Du Zhihuan quickly tidied up her appearance and had not yet left the main hall.
Du Zhixu came in with a smile on his face, "Sister, Third Brother is back, tell me if you missed me?"
"I did, of course I did." Du Zhihuan hurriedly pulled him to sit down. "This is fruit tea, try it quickly. You look tired from the journey, your mouth is dry, why don't you go back to your own yard and rest for a while?"
Du Zhixu quickly drank a cup of fruit tea and felt refreshed. "Third brother just came here to ask for a cup of fruit tea. Here, here you go."
Du Zhixu placed the large portable box in front of Du Zhihuan and said, "Open it quickly. It's not locked. Just fiddle with it a few times and it will open."
Du Zhihuan was deeply touched. Every time her third brother came back, he would bring her valuable gifts.
When she saw that the box contained a set of top-quality jade headpieces and a large oriental pearl, a look of joy unconsciously appeared on her face.
Du Zhixu pursed his lips at this, knowing that his sister would be happy to see it, "Do you like it?"
Du Zhihuan smiled and nodded. "I like it very much. The gifts Third Brother gives me are getting better and better. Are you spoiling me too much? You're going to spoil me like this."
Du Zhixu patted Du Zhihuan's head lovingly, "You're my biological sister, so of course I have to spoil you. I promise that the next gift will be even better than this one."
Du Zhihuan woke up as if from a dream when she heard this. Her brothers doted on her because she was their biological sister.
But if the brothers knew that she was not their biological sister, would they still dote on her so much? "
"Third brother, actually I..."
"Sister." Du Zhixu opened the food box. "This is what my third brother brought from Mingyue Tower. Madam Wu made it herself. It's obviously better than what the chef makes. Look at the color and appearance. It can be compared with real peonies. It's obvious that Madam Wu put a lot of effort into it. Come and try it. It will taste worse if it's kept for too long."
Du Zhihuan had tasted the peony fruit cake made by Song Mingzhu before. The one in front of her looked much better and smelled more fragrant than before.
"Sister, don't just stand there, eat quickly, Madam Wu is waiting for your comments."
"Oh." Du Zhihuan picked up a piece of peony fruit cake. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a corner of paper sticking out from under the oil paper. She quickly reached out and took out another piece and handed it to Du Zhixu, "Third brother, you have some too."
"Okay." Du Zhixu happily took it. Du Zhihuan then closed the lid and tasted the peony fruit cake in her hand.
It tasted delicious indeed. Mrs. Wu must have missed her.
"Sister, Madam Wu likes you very much. Today is the first time I heard her call you Huanhuan. I guess she has treated you as her own daughter after losing her own daughter all these years."
Upon hearing this, Yunyan and others looked at Du Zhihuan.
Du Zhihuan finished a whole piece of peony fruit cake before saying, "Third brother, she is actually my biological mother."
Du Zhixu said, "I agree! My sister can definitely recognize her as her adoptive mother, which will also fulfill her wish. Third brother also hopes to have two mothers to pamper you."
"Third brother, I'm saying that Madam Wu is my biological mother, not my adoptive mother." Du Zhihuan's eyes were red. "I'm not your...biological sister."
"Ha..." Du Zhixu laughed, "Sister, your joke is not funny."
"I……"
"Third Young Master." At this time, Madam Qiao came in with two maids. "The old lady wants you to go to Zhaohui Courtyard now."
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