This time, Mu Yan followed everyone out of the second room. Nian looked at her and said, "Even if this incident is over, Yan'er should no longer feel unhappy because of those gossips."
The implication is that if you have done something wrong and caused trouble in the city, you should not blame others. You should learn from it and gain wisdom.
Mu Yan felt as if she had been pierced by an ice arrow, feeling cold and painful!
Yes, Mu Wan has always been a considerate, gentle and sensible person. Even if she is a biological daughter, her mother will inevitably be biased, but her mother will not have no trust in her and think that she is a despicable person who says one thing and does another. A villain, right?
She raised her eyes and looked at Nian, and said meaningfully: "Of course I am not as knowledgeable as those ignorant little girls. They know what is good and bad, but they just follow what others say and spread rumors. As long as my grandmother, father and mother believe in me, I’m not afraid of people talking nonsense.”
Nian was startled when she heard this and felt that there was something in her words.
Mu Yan didn't wait for her reaction, then turned to look at Mu Wan, "I'm afraid that the eighth sister will also listen to those nonsense and have a grudge against me as a sister..."
Mu Wan heard this and said quickly: "I know better than anyone else how good my sister is to me. How can I blame my sister for such a trivial matter?"
Mu Yan looked at her and said meaningfully: "If that's the case, it couldn't be better."
Mu Wan lied about the military situation today, and she felt quite uncomfortable at this moment. She gently raised her hand and tucked the hanging hair from her temples behind her ears. The flower branches entangled at her sleeves were blooming freely, reflecting the light of the pearl on her temples. Indescribably charming.
"Eldest sister has been wronged. In the final analysis, it's all because of me..."
Wronged……
Mu Yan sneered in her heart.
Did she just suffer the injustice today?
When the servants started spreading the rumor on the first day, no one paid attention to it. Her grandmother treated her coldly, her mother misunderstood her, and her sister blamed her. Until the matter got worse, she suppressed the matter for fear of damaging the reputation of the girl in the house!
"Sister, why don't you speak?"
Seeing her silence, Mu Wan stepped forward and held her hand.
Mu Yan's fingers trembled and she drew back as if they were burning, and then she reacted and said: "What's wrong with it? The servants are not sensible, but I don't have to be the same as them."
Mu Wan said guiltily: "It's not just me, my mother is also feeling very uncomfortable. She is busy with chores. My mother was negligent and failed to take care of those girls with bad mouths, which caused such nonsense to make a fuss. Sister, please don't blame me." Mother."
"Sister said this as if I really blamed my mother. Don't talk nonsense in front of your mother and cause her to misunderstand that I am a cold-hearted, hypocritical and selfish person."
Hearing this, Mu Wan looked at her mother Nian in embarrassment. Nian frowned slightly, feeling that everything Mu Yan said today was thorny, "Yan'er..."
"Mom, I'm a little tired. I'll go back and take a nap first. I'll go to Evergreen Courtyard to have dinner with my grandmother later."
Nian frowned and looked at her for a moment, then said, "Then go ahead."
Mu Yan greeted Mrs. Mu again and returned to her Ling Xiaxuan.
Pu Liu came up to him immediately: "How is it?"
Pu Cao gritted her teeth with hatred, "It's Hong Qiang!"
Pu Liu understood immediately, "Hongqiang went to report to the eighth girl?"
"It must be! Not long after I accompanied the girl to the second room, the eighth girl came with the old lady, the madam and the second lady! She said she thought our girl was looking for trouble with the ninth girl again!"
Pu Liu's face turned livid, "This damn girl is eating everything inside and outside!"
Mu Yan said coldly: "Hongqiang is a trivial matter. What I'm wondering about now is Bamei's purpose. She probably did this to make me lose favor and trust in front of my grandmother, father and mother, but what good will this do to her?" Just want to step on me to set off her good side?"
Pu Cao also said: "Yes! They are all daughters of the Mu family. Their future prospects are very different. In short, they are not bad. Why would the eighth girl do this?"
When Pu Liu heard her mention the word "future", an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, "Could it be...that it's because of what Madam said before?"
Mu Yan's eyes narrowed when she heard this, "Make food for Qin Zeng?"
Mrs. Mu told her son and daughter-in-law about the matter. In addition, only Mu Yan, Mu Wan and Mu Yao knew about it.
Because the three of them are more suitable candidates.
Mu Yao made it clear that she was unwilling, and the rest were their sisters.
Mu Yan frowned, "Did the eighth sister want to marry Qin Zeng, so she did something bad to me?"
It is a bit crazy to think about marrying a daughter of your own clan to an eunuch as a match, but if you take into account many complicated factors such as officialdom, it is not so difficult to understand.
Based on Qin Zeng's current position, if he nods, there may not be anyone rushing to give their daughter to him. The question is, does Qin Zeng want anyone?
Concubine Mu suddenly proposed to marry the daughter of the Mu family to Qin Zeng. Amidst the uproar, not many people despised and ridiculed her.
Of course, it was also because neither Qin Zeng nor the Mu family dared to offend.
There are only some wealthy ladies who say sour grapes in private.
If they knew that Qin Zeng was not a eunuch at all, they would probably vomit blood out of jealousy.
Of course Mu Yan and the others know the truth!
Pu Cao said: "When Madam asked that day, the eighth girl didn't say she was willing, right? What did the girl say?"
Mu Yan thought: "Qin Zeng is naturally one of a million, but the cold look on that man made people scared. I didn't feel that I had to marry him, so I told my mother to think about it. "
"That's it! Miss Eight wanted to marry Lord Qin, so she thought that Lord Qin would definitely want to marry a good girl, so she didn't express her wishes clearly, for fear that the girl would be wary of competing with her!"
Mu Yan snorted: "Jiu Mei doesn't want to marry Qin Zeng, so why do I have to? If she truthfully told the truth that she wanted to marry Qin Zeng, I wouldn't fight with her, maybe the matter would have been settled long ago! This is called being clever but being misled by cleverness!”
"But Miss Eight is not a roundworm in your belly! How does she know what you think! Even if you say you don't want to get married, she may still think that you are unwilling to tell the truth in front of her!"
Mu Yan couldn't help but sneer, "I have no intention of hiding this matter at all. She just has a villainous heart. Does she think everyone is as hypocritical as her?"
Pu Liu said at this time: "Probably because this matter still requires Mr. Qin's approval, the eighth girl wants to ruin your reputation."
Mu Yan had completely understood at this time and mocked: "The imperial concubine said that she would choose a girl from the Mu family to marry Qin Zeng as a match. Although the emperor agreed, he also said that this matter must be consensual. Not only must If the daughter of the Mu family is willing, it will only count if Qin Zeng nods himself. So the eighth sister wants me to avoid Qin Zeng’s eyes and give herself more opportunities!"
The two girls looked at each other, and Pu Cao asked: "What does the girl want to do?"
Mu Yan gritted her teeth, "Let's not say whether we will marry Qin Zeng or not. We can't just let this matter go. Why should I carry this mistake in vain?"
"Girl, do you want to bring Hongqiang over and ask?"
Mu Yan thought for a while, shook her head and said: "We have no evidence that Xuejimilu is Hongqiang. If we interrogate her, she won't say that she was ordered by the eighth sister, but will scare the snake. Why don't you talk to her and let's talk about it? He said that I plan to marry Qin Zeng, let’s see what tricks the eighth sister will come up with after she hears about it!”
*****
Asakusa residence.
Mu Wan sat in front of the pavilion window gloomily, her face not as bright as usual.
Just now everyone came out of the second room. Mu Yan left first. Mu Wan followed Nian and planned to accompany Mrs. Mu back to Changqing Courtyard. Seeing that the old lady looked ugly, Mu Wan knelt down and admitted her mistake, but the old lady scolded her.
Nian walked into the room, sat down opposite her, and said, "Does Wan'er's leg hurt when she's kneeling on it?"
Mu Wan's eyes were fixed in the void and she remained silent. Tears gathered in her eyes. When had she ever been so wronged?
Daukou said from the side: "The roads in the small garden are paved with cobblestones. The girl's legs must have been injured. The old lady's words were too serious. Why did the girl ignore the importance? Is it possible to watch the seventh girl knocking the nine The girl won’t be able to do anything good..."
"shut up!"
Nianshi scolded him coldly, and Daukou trembled with fright, and immediately swallowed up the rest of his words.
Nian didn't spare her, "Sooner or later, your mouth will cause Wan'er trouble, why don't I ask someone to sew it up for you?"
Daukou knelt down with a plop: "I know I was wrong. I just feel sorry for the girl. Madam, please spare me..."
"Humph, come here, drag Dao Kou out and hit ten boards, and then deduct half a year's monthly salary!"
"Madam! Please go around this slave! Girl, this slave is feeling sorry for you. Please say something for me..."
Mu Wan then raised her eyes and said, "Seventh Sister couldn't find Snow Muscle Honey Dew before. You said a lot of unpleasant things, which made me misunderstand Seventh Sister. You can bear this."
When Dou Kao heard this, he immediately understood. He turned to look at Nian, stopped talking, kowtowed obediently, and went out to receive the punishment.
Ten boards couldn't kill anyone, and besides, they were all women in their yard, so the blows would be different, but it would be a bit embarrassing. Moreover, she has received ten slaps now. Even if Madam knows something by then, she will not punish her severely.
The monthly payment for that half-year is not a problem. The girl usually rewards her with much more than the monthly payment.
After a while, the muffled sound of playing boards was heard in the yard, as well as the sound of Nutao sobbing.
Mu Wan looked at Nian and said, "Mother, I was too reckless today and made my grandmother unhappy."
Nian Shi took a deep breath and said: "Your seventh sister is a face-conscious person. She has been humiliated by this incident, and she must feel uncomfortable. Although you have good intentions today, you will inevitably provoke her. Don't do it these days. Just go in front of her and annoy her, and it will be fine after a while. You are sisters, how can you still hold grudges?"
Mu Wan bit her lip and asked, "Mother, do you think the snow muscle honey dew was hidden by my sister on purpose?"
Nian shook his head: "Your sister is sometimes petty, but she is not duplicitous. This matter is probably a misunderstanding. I was also very angry at the time, and I didn't think about it clearly. I had wronged her."
When Mu Wan heard this, she lowered her head and didn't speak for a long time.
Nian thought she was depressed because she had just been punished by Mrs. Mu to kneel down, so she said, "Okay, your foot injury is not completely healed yet. Just rest for now. I will go and see your sister."
Mu Wan nodded and watched Nian go out, the sadness on his face immediately disappeared.
She raised her voice and said, "Du Ruo, come in."
Du Ruo quickly came to her and said, "Girl."
Mu Wan looked at her, "Have you found out? Qin Zeng went out of the city with Li Qingyi again today. Where did he go and what did he do?"
