He happily led Miss Hong out of the manor, but just now he secretly asked the accompanying servants, who said that the Third Young Master's good mood ended after Miss Hong was picked up by the Wei family's carriage.
“No, Jing’er, how old are you? How come you can’t even compete with a seven-year-old?” Seeing that her husband didn’t react, Princess Fenglin couldn’t help but speak up herself.
"Mother, what are you saying? What's with all this talk about stealing?" Murong Jing replied awkwardly.
Seeing that his mother wanted to say something more, Murong Jing put down his chopsticks, stood up and said, "I'm done eating, Father and Mother, please enjoy your meal."
Watching his son leave, Marquis Mu Dongqing glanced helplessly at the princess, but dared not say anything to her.
"Look, what are you looking at? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking just because you don't say anything. In all these years, when have you ever seen Jing'er so lost and dejected?" Princess Fenglin was furious that her husband didn't care about their son.
The Marquis sighed, "Jing'er is the most opinionated. Let's not meddle in his affairs. If you're bored, how about we have another child? Maybe it will be a daughter."
The princess was furious upon hearing this: "How old am I? You still want me to have another child? Do you want the whole capital to laugh at me for being an old clam giving birth to a pearl? I'm already a grandmother, what's the point of having another child!"
"If you want a daughter, have one with another woman. If there's no one you like in the manor, go outside and choose one yourself. As long as her background is clean and she behaves peacefully after entering the manor, I won't be unable to tolerate her."
"Stop, stop, stop! I just wanted to give you something to do, so you wouldn't have to worry about Jing'er. I'm not a lecher, why would I look for other women? Really!" the Marquis quickly explained.
To everyone's surprise, the princess's eyes widened even more upon hearing this: "So, Mu Dongqing, you're saying our eldest and second sons are lecherous scoundrels?"
The couple had three sons, the eldest and the second eldest. When they reached marriageable age, they married and had children. A few years after their marriages, they each took several concubines. The princess had no objections, as long as they didn't resort to any insidious means to compete for favor and status in the inner quarters. It wasn't like they couldn't afford to support them.
But when it came to the third son, he showed no interest in taking a concubine or even getting married, which was a real worry for his mother.
She also thought of letting her youngest son be, without urging or forcing him to get married. However, every time the family reunited during a festival, she felt sad and heartbroken to see her eldest and second sons surrounded by wives, concubines, and children, while her youngest son was all alone.
Seeing the princess's current state, the Marquis realized he couldn't get rid of her. He was also at a loss and wanted to put down his chopsticks and find an excuse to leave. But then he thought, the third prince could leave, but he couldn't. If the princess's condition wasn't resolved, he would be the one to suffer.
"Didn't you ask the embroiderer to rush the making of that young lady's dress? Go check if it's almost done, and urge her to pay the processing fee again. Tell Jing'er when it's finished." After thinking for a moment, the Marquis found a feasible solution.
The princess's irritability stems from the third prince, and the third prince's depression is due to that young woman. Once you understand this chain reaction, the solution will be clear!
"Oh, right, the opportunity was given to Jing'er, and we didn't get involved. You're really brilliant, Lord Marquis, to come up with such a good idea. Here, have your favorite fish face." Princess Fenglin was immediately delighted and even served her husband some food.
The Marquis breathed a sigh of relief, the crisis was temporarily averted. He looked at the empty wine cup in front of him, and sure enough, the Princess smiled and poured him some wine. The Marquis happily picked up the wine cup and thought to himself, tonight I can be unrestrained again!
In the Marquis's mansion, three embroiderers who had been invited in to make dresses felt tired. They looked up at the gold ingots on the tray on the square table in the middle. The gold ingots had a golden halo under the candlelight. Just one glance made them feel instantly refreshed and full of energy.
The three embroiderers were busy with their own tasks: one embroidering, one cutting, and one sewing.
The princess said that for every robe made, she would receive one gold ingot, with no upper limit.
Even so, the three of them did not dare to rush to ask for more. Instead, they worked even harder on their embroidery and sewing. After all, gold ingots were not so easy to obtain!
Deceiving the princess not only fails to impress her, but also damages one's own reputation.
When the three of them were brought into the manor, they did not see the young lady. They only knew that she was sixteen or seventeen years old, very beautiful with fair skin, and had traveled the world practicing martial arts. They also knew that the clothes had to be made in the same size and style as the young lady's.
However, the fabric of the robe should be of good quality, but not too bright or too plain. It should be comfortable to wear and not easily snagged.
One of the embroiderers wondered to herself, "A woman who travels the world, with such fair skin? Does she wear a cone-shaped hat all day long?"
At the Wei residence, Hong Xiaoduo, who had just told Kaiyang a story and was about to go to sleep, thought that since Brother Dong's matter had been resolved, she should take a good rest tomorrow and leave.
She also missed Tian Shu and the others, and even thought that after leaving the capital, she could find an excuse to send the two coachmen from the Wei and Hou families back to the capital. That way, she could exchange her space for that ancient-looking carriage that was actually a gasoline-powered car that could travel at 120 km/h. That way, she could see the children in about a day.
She got her driver's license at Hyundai, but hasn't driven a car since.
Having never seen the actual vehicle, she was curious about what it was like. Was it self-driving? Or did she have to operate it?
The exchanged energy is sufficient now, but on second thought, although I miss Tian Shu and the others and want to see them as soon as possible, the original intention of not bringing them with me to Beijing this time was not only to prevent the travel permit from causing trouble and implicating Brother Dong, but also to take this opportunity to let them get used to life away from me.
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