C109 Yang Ningyi's Fall into the Water
C109 Yang Ningyi's Fall into the Water
"Mother, I've asked the kitchen to boil a Soul-Soothing Soup. Drink a bit." Madam Qin handed over a bowl of soul calming soup to Third Old Lady.
Third Old Lady sat on the beauty's bed, holding onto her forehead and shaking her head with a pale face. She was not in the mood, as too many things had happened recently.
It was all because of that idiot, Madam Jiang, who never used her brain to do things. It was only because she had such a stupid mother like her that she was able to bring up such a stupid child like Siqing.
The Madam Qin sighed, but still wanted to comfort the Third Old Lady, "Mother, don't worry. The children of second brother's family still need your personal guidance."
Thinking about her son and grandson, Third Old Lady's expression changed a little. She raised her head, but her face was still filled with exhaustion.
Seeing that, the Madam Qin did not say much, let the servants leave, she himself also left quietly.
Shen Jingli knew that the Third Old Lady was in a bad mood, so he brought Xun Er to visit them.
Ever since the madame mentioned that she needed to personally teach the children, the children of Second Master would always stay in the Mu Mansion. She only allowed them to see the Madam Jiang twice a month, afraid that the Madam Jiang would randomly teach them.
The few kids were playing around the courtyard, and when they saw Shen Jingli, they all obediently called him their sister-in-law.
The oldest among them, who was eleven years old, was a cute little girl with a name of Sister-in-law. Her little name was Sister Qiao'er, and upon hearing that it was from an aunt, Madam Jiang couldn't wait to take care of the child that had been born to her, so she let her take care of it herself.
Shen Jingli felt that there was something wrong with the Madam Jiang's brain. That Aunt was originally the concubine of the Second Master, but she was raised by Sister Qiao'er. How could an aristocratic family like Mu Family have a maidservant raise their own child? The Old Mistress did not get angry with Madam Jiang, she only carried the child over and stayed by her side to take care of him.
The children of the second branch were raised by the madame. They did not follow their mother and were not like the Madam Jiang. They were all very well-behaved and respectful.
It was a pity that she was the mistress of the household with her own children. She did not do anything wrong and the old mistress could not forcefully take the child away from her.
The six year old Mu Yu liked Xun Er very much. Seeing Xun Er following by his side, he rushed over to hug him and said happily: "Little brother, you've come to play with me."
Xun Er seemed to like this brother of his. He hugged Mu Yu and kissed her, before taking out his snacks from his pocket and handing it to Mu Yu. "Brother, eat."
Shen Jingli was a little shocked. His son who was a protector of food was actually this generous?
Mu Yu took the candy that Xun Er gave his and gave it to her brothers and sisters. Then, they played with it hand in hand.
Shen Jingli was very happy. Although it was a bit of a mess with his seniority, he was also very happy that Xun Er was happy.
"Cousin, you eat too." Mu Yu took a candy and gave it to Shen Jingli, his beautiful appearance was extremely pleasing to the eyes.
His pair of shiny black eyes looked very much like Mu Chen's, and his face was filled with smiles, making people unable to refuse him.
Shen Jingli took his sugar, and patted his head, "Let's go see Grandmother together?"
"Alright." He replied crisply as he turned around to lead Xun Er away.
Jin Yu and Nian Hua were right behind them. Seeing Mu Yu being so obedient, Jin Yu could not help but say with a sigh, "Fortunately Second Master has personally taught Young Master Mu Yu, otherwise …"
Madam Jiang had really failed as a person, even the servants did not think highly of her.
Nian Hua pulled her a little, indicating that she should not speak nonsense in front of her master.
The few of them entered the old mistress' courtyard. Mu Yu ran over and handed her some candy. "Grandmother, I'll give you some candy."
No wonder the madame doted on such a caring child. Even he doted on her.
When the Countess saw her obedient grandson, her expression softened a lot. She let Mu Yu sit beside her and called Shen Jingli over to sit.
"Zi An wasn't affected by that, right?" After letting the maidservant serve tea and let Jin Yu take a few children out to play, the old lady finally spoke.
Therefore, Marquis Zhen Yuan's request to establish the Prince was approved. Mu Yu established the Prince, and the happiest ones were the Dehui County Lord and Ceng Wan'er, for the sake of offending Mu Chen, the two women actually sent Mu Chen invitations to eat at the same time, inviting him back to Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion.
"Nope." The information was given to him by Mu Shisi. If he was concerned, he wouldn't be able to tell Mu Yu the clues he had found. Furthermore, Mu Yu had rendered meritorious service, which was not necessarily a good thing for Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion.
When Mu Yu solved this case, a majority of the officials in the imperial court were harmed, especially when it came to the Third Prince's faction. Several capable officials had failed, and Dehui County Lord and her mother, Princess Fu An, were supporting the Third Prince. It was hard for Mu Yu to not be hated by the narrow-minded Second Prince.
The old lady looked at Shen Jingli and could not help but sigh, "Zi An is a good child, the title of nobility …"
Shen Jingli interrupted her, "If you want a title, you will have to rely on your own strength to do so."
Mu Yu was older than Mu Chen, the eldest son of Marquis Yuan Zhenyuan, and his mother was a relative of the royal family.
"That's true, Zi An is a person with ability." Thinking of Mu Chen, the old lady was slightly gratified.
After finding out that she was pregnant, Mu Siqing was sent to the palace to live with her concubine. However, her concubine resented that she had killed her son, and she treated her well, and she couldn't hit her, but she couldn't starve, so she attacked her every day.
Mu Siqing was only a sixteen year old little girl. Every day, when she heard her concubine curse those unpleasant words, she felt very upset. She also thought about how the Sixth Prince had died by her side and had nightmares about her every night, making her look haggard.
"That child's life can be considered ruined." Mentioning Mu Siqing, the Countess felt her heart ache. After all, she was her grandson. Although he had been spoiled by the Madam Jiang, he was still a little kid that she had watched grow up.
Shen Jingli did not say anything. Mu Siqing's situation was indeed pitiful, but everything was caused by her own fault.
"Pity my son …"
His wife actually wanted to give him poison, and his daughter learned how to crawl out of the pavilion without even coming out, which even caused the death of the Sixth Prince. As a result, he himself was sent flying by the Sixth Prince, falling from the clouds to the bottom, how could he feel good about it.
Seeing that the old lady was in such pain, Shen Jingli did not know what to say to comfort her, so he suggested to accompany her to the spa to soak in the hot springs and relax.
The old lady at this time wanted to take a break, but after hearing Shen Jingli's suggestion, she agreed.
After instructing the Madam Qin to prepare a carriage, she brought along a few of her granddaughters and the old lady followed Shen Jingli to the spa.
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Yang Ningyi was already nineteen, if she still did not hurry up and get married, forget about her reputation being tarnished, even her younger brothers and sisters would not be able to say that she was going to be married.
After Yang Ningxiu and Madame Zhao left, Madam Cheng and Madame Zhao were even more cautious in choosing husbands for their daughters. They couldn't make up their own minds, and even asked Shen Jingli to come and advise them.
Speaking of Yang Ningyi's marriage, the first thing that came to Shen Jingli's mind was Mu Jing. The two of them were so compatible, so maybe they could be a good match.
However, since the two of them didn't make it clear, he couldn't just randomly say it. What if the two of them didn't have that intention, then wouldn't he just make a mess of it?
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"I see that Lord Yun's only son from the Residence of Young Supervisor is pretty good." "Young Master Yun may be an only son, but you're not a pampered one. You're a filial son who is filial, a scholar who knows his place, and have many similar hobbies as Yi'er. You should be able to get along well with him."
However, Madam Cheng did not agree. She shook her head and said: "Sir Yun only has this one son, how could you let him marry a couple as his official wife?"
In fact, many matchmakers either wanted Yang Ning to be their concubine, or they wanted him as their legal wife. Those who were willing to marry him were either those officials' families whose families were in dire straits, or merchants' families.
The Madam Cheng did not have any connections, if not she would not have married her daughter to the merchant's son. What she was worried about was Yang Ningyi marrying over and suffering.
Madam Cheng's words also made Mrs Zhao a little worried. She picked up another portrait. Twenty-five years old. Yi'er is much older, but there are only two rooms in the family, and no other concubines. If Yi'er marries … "
"Eldest Madam, Second Madam, something bad …" A maidservant hurriedly ran in.
"Pei pei pei, what's not good about it?" What nonsense are you spouting? " Mrs Zhao stood up, looking at the flustered little maidservant, she said: "Slow down, what exactly happened?"
"Fifth Young Master …" The more anxious the little maidservant was, the more she couldn't say a word.
Mrs Zhao heard her talking about Yang Ningyi and felt a burst of nervousness in her heart. Seeing that she was about to say something, she became even more anxious and urged: "Hurry up and tell me, what happened to Yi'er?"
"Fifth master, the fifth master was carried back by a man …"
"What?" Mrs Zhao cried out and rushed out. Who exactly wanted to tarnish her son's reputation?
Hearing that, Shen Jingli's mind turned to Mu Jing, he just did not know what happened to Yang Ningyi, to the point that he needed someone to carry him back.
Seeing her sister-in-law rush out in a hurry, the Madam Cheng felt a little helpless. With such a loud voice, wouldn't the whole world know that Ningyi was trying to pull some strings to men?
"Let's go and take a look as well." Madam Cheng said to Shen Jingli.
Yang Ningyi was indeed back with Mu Jing, he was completely drenched and her entire body was trembling. His face was covered by a veil, and no one could see his expression, but seeing his shivering face, they knew that he was in a bad mood.
Seeing her son like this, Mrs Zhao's heart ached so much that she didn't want him to. She immediately forgot to find Mu Jing to settle the score, and said with a face full of pain: "What happened? How did this happen? Didn't you go to Ningxin's shop to help out? "
Seeing her son in such pain, Mrs Zhao's heart ached and her eyes turned red. She hurriedly ordered her servants to prepare warm water, then brought Mu Jing to Yang Ningyi's room.