Chapter 259: Cousin, Don’t Believe Him

Nan Yuanxiang smiled excitedly, picked up the land deed and account book, and prepared to leave the palace immediately to find Master Cao.

"Little cousin, don't go!"

Jiujiu opened her arms and anxiously stood in front of Nan Yuanxiang.

Jiujiu was wearing a green narrow-sleeved spinning skirt with a red ribbon tied around her waist. When she opened her arms to stop Nan Yuanxiang, she looked like a fairy, very beautiful and with outstanding temperament.

Jiujiu gets prettier as she grows older.

Nan Yuanxiang couldn't help but envy Jiujiu's little face when she looked at it.

Everyone said that she was a beauty without her birthmark, and when she grew up and came of age, she would surely become famous in the capital.

But in fact, Jiujiu is a real beauty. Her facial features are small and delicate, and every part of her face looks like a show of skill by Nuwa.

Nan Yuanxiang looked at Jiujiu and was in a trance for a moment.

Jiujiu said: "My little cousin, your Mr. Cao is a big liar."

"He will cheat you out of everything."

"Do you really want to give him everything you've worked so hard for all these years? Do you really want to have nothing?"

"Jiujiu." Nan Yuanxiang pretended not to have heard Jiujiu's voice and said, "I don't know why you said that, but I am sure that Master Cao is a good man, otherwise he would not have risked his own life to save me."

"Jiujiu, you must have misunderstood something."

Jiujiu was anxious, "What Jiujiu said is true."

【Why doesn't my cousin believe me? 】

It’s not that I don’t believe it.

Nan Yuanxiang was deeply in love with Master Cao at the moment and couldn't listen to what others said.

"Jiujiu, I believe you."

"But I also believe in Master Cao."

Jiujiu: “…”

Ahem…

What are you talking about?

What does it mean to believe in her? And also believe in Mr. Cao?

"Master Cao really lied to you." Jiujiu stamped her feet anxiously: "Little cousin, don't believe him, and don't give him your things."

"I..." Nan Yuanxiang still didn't believe it. She felt embarrassed because of Jiujiu's words and her face showed pain.

"Okay." Jiujiu looked at Nan Yuanxiang and said, "Little cousin, Jiujiu will take you to see his true face."

"No matter how much you say, it's not as good as seeing it with your own eyes."

"When you see the truth, you won't be so stubborn anymore."

Jiujiu looked at Jin Kui who was waiting on the side, "Send a letter to Princess Anxin's residence right away and tell her that Jiujiu is coming."

Nan Yuanxiang was puzzled, "Jiujiu, what does this have to do with Princess Anxin's Mansion?"

"You'll know when you go there, little cousin."

The two sisters packed up and were taken out of the palace by the Thirteenth Prince and came to Princess Anxin's residence.

Jiujiu met Princess Anxin perfunctorily and then went away to explore freely with Nan Yuanxiang.

Jiujiu brought Nan Yuanxiang to the princess's mansion not far from the princess's mansion.

Nan Yuanxiang asked: "Where is this? Jiujiu?"

"You'll know soon." Jiujiu said the same thing as before.

Jiujiu mysteriously pulled Nan Yuanxiang and hid behind the bushes next to the camphor tree.

In the hot summer, the camphor tree emits a refreshing fragrance.

Jiujiu and Nan Yuanxiang both like this smell. Whenever they encounter it, they will smell it carefully.

But today, neither of them had time.

Jiujiu looked tensely through the gaps in the bushes at the street path leading to the princess's mansion not far away.

[The young master Cao in the book would come here every day to look for the princess's daughter, Jin Yiren.]

[He wanted to marry Jin Yiren, but because he didn't have enough money for the betrothal gift, he set up a trap to deceive his cousin.]

[In the book, the cousin also managed to open three pastry shops, but they were all swindled away by Master Cao.]

[Mr. Cao also used the money from selling three pastry shops as a betrothal gift to marry Jin Yiren.]

[My little cousin has been the victim from the beginning to the end. ]

【But she knows nothing. 】

[The little cousin in the book really went through a lot of hardships, and Jiujiu felt very sorry for her.]

Nan Yuanxiang listened to Jiujiu's thoughts and couldn't control her tears.

Is that really the case? Is everything Mr. Cao did just to get her money?

No.

Nan Yuanxiang still didn't dare to believe it. She said in her heart, "Wait and see. When Master Cao comes, everything will be clear."

After a moment, she saw Master Cao appear.

As expected, Master Cao came to see Jin Yiren, and Jin Yiren showed up on time.

The two stood at the foot of the wall and talked.

Their voices were quite loud, and Nan Yuanxiang and Jiujiu who were hiding behind a tree could just hear them.

The two men crouched behind a bush, listening.

Master Cao held Jin Yiren's hand and expressed his longing for her. As he was talking, he saw Nan Shuwen and a few servants walking towards him in a dusty manner.

Nan Shuwen was wearing official uniform and was here on duty.

Originally, Nan Shuwen didn't need to go out to do his work in person due to his previous official rank. But after he was demoted, he had no choice but to go out to do his work.

But even so, it is enough to make Master Cao envious.

Master Cao looked at Nan Shuwen, who was dressed in official uniform, with a burning gaze and murmured, "It would be great if I could be an official like him!" Or, it would be great if I could marry his daughter.

Judging from his official uniform, his rank should be two levels higher than Jin Yiren's father's.

Compared to Jin Yiren, he wanted to marry Nan Shuwen's daughter more.

But Master Cao knew in his heart that it was impossible.

He usually doesn't get to meet the daughters of such big shots, so he should seize the marriage opportunity in front of him and then climb up step by step!

Master Cao thought about it, held Jin Yiren's hand tightly, and said flatteringly: "Yiren, you don't know how much I miss you, and how much I want to marry you home as soon as possible."

"I want to marry you soon, too."

Jin Yiren had already reached the age of marriage and had become much bolder. She said she would dive into Master Cao's arms and did so without any scruples.

At this moment, she got into Master Cao's arms, hugged him tightly, and said affectionately: "But Mr. Cao, you haven't come up with the betrothal gift my father asked for. When will you be able to save enough for the betrothal gift?"

"I just can't wait."

As Jin Yiren spoke, she swayed her body, pouted her lips, and acted coquettishly with Master Cao.

"Don't worry, it should be soon." Master Cao was very impressed by this. He stroked Jin Yiren's face with a smile and said, "I think in the next two days, Nan Yuanxiang will come to me with the deeds of her three shops to prove her sincerity in wanting to marry me."

"When she transfers the deeds of the three shops to me, I will immediately exchange the shops for a betrothal gift to marry you."

"I can get the betrothal gift amount your father mentioned."

"I have already found a buyer to take over the shop."

"Really?" Jin Yiren was very excited. She stood on tiptoe and kissed Mr. Cao. She said happily, "That's great, Mr. Cao. You are so good to me."

"That's natural."

Jin Yiren was the daughter of an official, and was completely incomparable to Nan Yuanxiang, a merchant girl.

Naturally, he had to do his best to be good to Jin Yiren, so that he could marry her and then rely on her father to give her a bright future.