Chapter 434
~ YUE WANG WHO WANTS TO PAY HIMSELF TO MU YUNYAO ~
The clean clothes and shoes were brought over. Mu Yunyao followed Qu Mama to a room at the side to change her clothes.
Qu Mama prepared her clothes and placed them beside the charcoal pot to heat them up before handing them over to Mu Yunyao. “Miss, quickly change into the clean clothes. This servant will wait you outside. If you have any instructions, just give a shout out.”
“Thank you, Qu Mama.”
Mu Yunyao’s clothes were warm, and even her heart warmed a little when she changed into them. After changing her clothes, she let out a small sigh of relief.
Qu Mama hurriedly came over to help her straighten her skirt, “I had originally wanted to let Miss Xu stay in the east wing of the courtyard, but Miss Xu said that she and you were extremely compatible, so she went next door to look for you. Are you used to living there?”
“The courtyard over there is extremely spacious, so it’s fine to have one more person.” Mu Yunyao lightly smiled as she shook her head, but no emotions could be seen on her face.
“That’s great. The Grand Princess was previously worried, saying that you have a cold personality and afraid that one more person will not make you have a good rest. Fortunately, the snow stopped falling, and we can go down the mountain.” Qu Mama tidied up her skirt before getting someone to bring Ginger Soup over, “Young Miss, please drink a few mouthfuls to dispel the coldness in the body.”
The taste of the ginger soup was so strong. When Mu Yunyao drank it, she felt as if she was gulping down a bitter medicine in her mouth. It was truly unbearable.
When Qu Mama saw her current appearance, she could not help but feel distressed, so she said something to divert her attention, “Today’s snowfall was surprisingly heavy. It seems like tomorrow might not be over. The auspicious snow bodes well for a good year.”
“Yeah.”
“This servant saw that Young Miss is a bit absent-minded. Did you encounter some troublesome matters?” Mu Yunyao looked at the hot air coming out of the ginger soup, floating away in the air, and felt that her whole heart was also following ups and downs. “Qu Mama, you have seen a lot from the Grand Princess’s side. I have one thing I don’t understand, so I want to ask you about it. You said, do you think that I should really go along with my heart?”
Qu Mama shook her head. “I am not worthy of giving advice to Young Miss, but this servant can share how this servant feels. When this servant was thirteen years old, she served the Grand Princess Yi De. It had been more than thirty years since then, and I had experienced and witnessed many things. However, there were times when I felt that I didn’t have the ability to understood. The world is full of complex and complicated matters. Sometimes, you need to think it through carefully and thoroughly, and sometimes you might as well follow your heart and do what you want. However, It’s impossible to say exactly how.”
“Then how can we tell if this matter should be considered thoroughly or if we should act according to our hearts?”
“Young Miss, do you think that you can let go of all of this after you’ve thought it through?”
Mu Yunyao’s eyes flickered. She had a relationship with Yue Wang without knowing her true identity. After that, she knew that they were related by blood and kinship, so she wanted to cut off her past. Logically, she knew that this was the most appropriate thing for the two of them to do, but she had already made up her mind, but she couldn’t do it according to the decision she had made.
It was just like now. It was clearly a trivial matter, yet it caused Yunyao to be very concerned about it. Naturally, she did not put it down.
Seeing Mu Yunyao fall silent, Qu Mama smiled and said, “Young Miss, if you can put down what you think in Young Miss’s heart after thinking it through thoroughly, then you naturally don’t have to worry about it. If you still can’t let go of it after all kinds of thinking in every possible way, then just do whatever you want. After all, life is only a few decades, and you can’t say it’s fast enough. Why bother about everything?”
Mu Yunyao forcefully held the white jade cup with ginger soup in her hand. The ginger soup was so hot, and her hands burned painfully, but she was still unwilling to let it go. “Thank you, Qu Mama.” Actually, when she opened her mouth to ask, wasn’t it just an expression of not letting it go? If she really did put it down, then she wouldn’t have gotten so tangled up.
“As long as Young Miss can think things through, it’s good. However, this servant does not know if what I said is correct. If you still have any doubts in your heart, you might as well ask the Grand Princess Yi De. The Grand Princess will definitely be able to help Young Miss untie the knot in your heart.”
Mu Yunyao sipped the ginger soup from the porcelain cup and stood up to tidy up her sleeves. “Grandmother should be getting up by now. I’ll go take a look as well.”
When Mu Yunyao arrived at the main hall, she heard Grand Princess Yi De praising Xu Qi, “Your skills in combing hair is excellent, and none of the people by my side can compare to you.”
“Yunyao greets the Grand Princess.”
“Younyao, come over quickly. I am just praising Xu Qi. In the future, you’ll also learn how to comb the hair from her. You’re already so old, and you still need your mother to comb your hair every day. You really love to act like a baby.”
Mu Yunyao smiled in an extremely embarrassed manner, “The Grand Princess loves to tease me. Actually, my skills at combing my hair are also quite good.”
The Grand Princess Yi De smiled as she looked at her. “Then how about you help me comb my hair another day?”
“I… I think it’s better if I learn from Elder Sister Xu Qi before helping you comb your hair so that I don’t make a fool of myself and make you laugh.” Mu Yunyao pulled out the hand of Grand Princess Yi De, slightly shaking it, with a pleading look in her eyes.
The Grand Princess Yi De smiled. “You little girl... Fine, let’s not talk about you now. It’s snowing outside, and we have nothing to do. How about we play the leaf cards?”
“Alright, I’m very good at ot. Your Royal Highness, you must prepare more silver taels.”
The Grand Princess Yi De couldn’t help but tap her forehead, “Fine. When the time comes, don’t cry if you lose.”
Mu Yunyao shook her head in a very confident manner, “The Grand Princess is underestimating me. I have a lot of silver taels in my hands.”
“Alright, alright. I know that you know how to make money. Thus, I won’t be merciful to you later on. I’d have more money to spare for the New Year, and I’ll have plenty of it.”
Mu Yunyao intentionally coaxed Grand Princess Yi De to such an extent, causing the entire room to burst into laughter.
Yue Wang kept looking at Mu Yunyao, his clear and cold eyes concealing a smile. “Imperial Aunt, count me in as well. However, I’m short on silver taels, so Yunyao will lend me some silver.” Even Grand Princess Yi De probably didn’t have as much silver as Yunyao did.
“Then I’ll have to calculate the interest.” Mu Yunyao looked at Yue Wang and secretly snorted in her heart. This person had just provoked her, and now he wanted to borrow silver from her. She must calculate a little more interest.
“Alright, you can do whatever you want.” It would be best if he doesn’t pay it off and then pay himself to her!
Yue Wang’s voice carried a smile as if he did not care at all that Grand Princess Yi De, Xu Qi, and the rest were watching them from the side.
Mu Yunyao felt uneasy in her heart. Her cheeks were a little hot, and her palms were covered in a thin layer of sweat.
Qu Mama brought the leaf cards over and coincidentally helped Mu Yunyao out of her predicament.
The Grand Princess Yi De beckoned Su Qing over and softly taught her how to play. Yue Wang held the cards in his hand as he flipped through them one by one. It was unknown what he thought of, but the smile in his eyes was especially perplexing.
Mu Yunyao turned to look at Xu Qi, “Elder Sister Qi, why don’t the two of us take turns top play?”
“There’s no need. Little Sister Yunyao is just playing with Her Royal Highness Grand Princess. I’ve recently practiced some tea arts, so I’ll make some cups of fragrant tea for you guys to have a taste. Speaking of which, the reputation of Bu Xian Luo was exceptionally well-known in Yanzhou. I could made tea in front of Little Sister Yunyao, which is considered a lesson.”
“Elder Sister Qi, where are you talking about? The two of us should be learning from each other.”
Xu Qi went down to prepare some tea sets to make tea, and Mu Yunyao and the others began to play the leaf card.
Yue Wang and Mu Yunyao were sitting facing each other, and it was unknown how he had played the cards, but Mu Yunyao had lost the most miserably each time.