Chapter 449
~ YUE WANG’S NICKNAME ~
Mu Yunyao finished her greetings and returned to the side of Grand Princess Yi De. “Your Royal Highness Jin Wang, I gave this silver purse to Your Royal Highness Yue Wang.”
“There’s no need for Yunyao to be so courteous. Didn’t you already pay a courtesy just now? Just call us Uncles from now on.” Jin Wang’s face was warm and gentle. His smile was like the spring breeze of March. “So it was you who gave it to me. I thought that Fourth Imperial Brother finally had someone he liked. After all, he’s not young anymore. You are too partial. You actually only send it to Fourth Imperial Brother as a gift. We also your uncles, you should also give us one.”
Mu Yunyao’s smile didn’t change, “That silver purse wasn’t given to Fourth Imperial Uncle for the New Year’s gift, but a thank-you gift because Fourth Imperial Uncle helped me before. If Third Imperial Uncle help me a bit more in the future, I’ll also give you one.”
Jin Wang gave a low laugh, “So that’s how it is. In the future, as her uncles, we will definitely perform well.”
Mu Yunyao lowered her head and smiled without saying a word.
Grand Princess Yi De had someone bring blessing fruit up to welcome the princes, and thus this matter was immediately brought to light.
The whole morning, she spent bowing and greeting everywhere. But when it was finally over with great difficulty, Mu Yunyao felt that her legs had gone soft, so she lazily leaned against the soft couch and wasn’t willing to move.
Jin Lan stepped forward. “Miss, shall I help you massage it?”
“No need. I’ll be fine after taking a break for a while. Oh right, bring the red envelope that I just received.” She did not care much about the others’ envelopes but was especially curious about how much silver the Fourth Master Ning, who was so poor that he couldn’t open the pot, had given her.
Jin Lan hurriedly brought the tray over and placed it beside Mu Yunyao’s hand so that she could open it.
Mu Yunyao opened one. When she saw the amount inside, she raised her eyebrows slightly. “The shot was twenty thousand taels. His Royal Highness Ling Wang is really generous.”
Yu Wang’s envelope was the most amusing. It contained 8,888 taels. It was indeed too auspicious, but she didn’t know where the dignified prince came from to exchange a few cents of taels.
The amount of silver Jin Wang gave was the same as Ling Wang’s, was also twenty thousand taels.
Mu Yunyao placed the red envelope to the side, thought that she should get someone to investigate Jin Wang’s estate. She had already cut down the embroidery workshop and the Su family that supported Jin Wang, so where did he get so much silver to help him make such a kindly move?
Finally, it was Yue Wang’s turn. Mu Yunyao didn’t immediately open the red envelope but instead carefully pinched the red envelope. It was like nothing inside the envelope, and nothing could be held inside.
Mu Yunyao secretly guessed that this envelope couldn’t be empty, right? I would definitely find Yue Wang for revenge another day if she found it was empty.
Finally, she opened the red envelope. There was paper in it, but it was not a silver note. It was a deed written by Yue Wang himself.
My Yunyao is precious and priceless, so she should have been awarded 10,000 gold taels. But due to the shortage of silver, I have made this note. In the future, if I am unable to offer you 10,000 gold taels, I hope my Yunyao can agree to make up for it with other things…
“My Yunyao...” Whispering these words, the corner of Mu Yunyao’s lips rose, but she feigned indifference as she snorted, “It’s still better to be quiet before.”
Jin Lan stood to one side, laughing in silence.
Mu Yunyao carefully put away the deed written by Yue Wang, thinking that the next time she saw him, she would definitely ask him what kind of method she would use to repay her if he couldn’t offer ten thousand taels of gold to her.
With sweetness in her heart, Mu Yunyao leaned on the soft couch. After smiling for a while, a hint of melancholy filled her eyes: Although she has reconfirmed her feelings, knowing that she should address Yue Wang as uncle, it is still hard to ignore her feelings for him. However, the most intolerable thing in this world was luck. The true identity of her and her mother, her relationship with Yue Wang would one day be made known to the world. At that time, how should the two of them get along with each other?
When the Grand Princess Yi De walked in and saw the slight frown on her forehead and the contradictory look on her face, her heart moved slightly. “It’s the New Year, and her frown is unreadable. What is Yao’er thinking?”
“Grandmother, you’re here.” Mu Yunyao hurriedly stood up to pay her respects.
“Get up quickly. Are you tired?”
“It’s nothing, Grandmother. Don’t worry.”
Grand Princess Yi De gently held the green plum blossom hairpin in her hair, sighing with emotion. “Seeing Yao’er was already coming of age, so she old enough to be married in a while. However, Grandmother really couldn’t bear to part with you.”
“Then I’ll stay with Grandmother and Mother forever.” Mu Yunyao leaned into Grand Princess Yi De’s embrace, her tone unclear as to whether she was speaking the truth or not. Once her relationship with Yue Wang was known to the world, marriage would only lead to endless rumors and gossips. Especially if Yue Wang had the intention to fight for the throne, it would be even more intolerable at this stigmatization. Thus, she can only live with Grabs Princess Yi De and her mother forever.
“Silly girl, what are you thinking about?” Grand Princess Yi De looked at her appearance and sighed in her heart. Seeing Mu Yunyao’s melancholy appearance, her heart also felt ached, but now was not the time to reveal everything. Those dusty past events are too bloody. Once they are told, they will surely set off a big wave in the court. The Emperor was already old, and the princes were all grown up. She could not stand by and watch the Dali Dynasty fall into turmoil again.
Mu Yunyao shook her head and didn’t voice out the thoughts in her heart. “It’s nothing. Just thinking about the red envelopes given by His Royal Highness Ling Wang and Jin Wang makes me feel uneasy. They’ve given too much silver taels.”
Grand Princess Yi De laughed, “What’s wrong with that? My granddaughter is worth everything in this world, let alone a few red envelopes. You can keep it, and you can use it however you want.”
Mu Yunyao accompanied Grand Princess Yi De when Qu Mama quickly walked in. “Your Royal Highness Grand Princess, the Emperor has already received all the ministers and has come to the Imperial Harem to hold a banquet. He has sent someone to invite you in.”
Yesterday, it was a banquet for the Emperor and his officials. But today, it is a family banquet in the Imperial Harem.
“Yao’er tidy up and go with Grandmother.” “Grandmother, I won’t be going with you. I want to leave the Palace with Mother. Besides visiting my adoptive father and mother, I also need to return to the Su family.”
No matter what conflict occurred between her and the Su family, in the eyes of outsiders, she was still the Su family’s Young Miss Biaoand has a close relationship with the Su family. The truth has not yet been revealed, and if she didn’t pay respects during the New Year, she would definitely be criticized.
“Well, there is nothing fun about today’s banquet. It’s just about listening to music and watching songs and dances. It’s okay if you don’t want to go, but I don’t want to worry about you and your mother going back to the Su family alone. I will send some servants to protect you so that the Su family won’t have made more problems.”
“Grandmother, there’s no need for this. How could the Su family dare to offend me now?”
“Who knows if they will suddenly be able to think it through. Who knows what the minds of the Su family members are filled with. For example, Su Yuyi yesterday. Forget it. If we don’t mention her, I wouldn’t be unhappy.”
Mu Yunyao smiled and didn’t say anything, feeling extremely nervous in her heart. She knew Su Yuyi would think of a way to take revenge on her, but she didn’t expect she would come up with a way to flatter the Emperor. The Emperor was already old enough to be her grandfather, but she didn’t have the slightest scruple. Now Su Yuyi was living in the Palace with the help of Imperial Concubine De. Coupled with the advice of the Meng Family’s Princess Qingning, it was possible that something would happen in the future. It was very tiresome.
“Grandmother, there’s something I want to discuss with you.”
“Hmm? Just say it.”
“At the palace banquet yesterday, what exactly did Su Yuyi mean? I think many people have seen it. In the eyes of outsiders, she and I are sisters. Once she successfully enters the harem, one recognized as a granddaughter, the other would enter the Imperial Harem to serve the Emperor. It really is a bit...”
Princess Yi De frowned. “You’re right. Spreading the news is indeed not pleasant. Then according to what you mean, how do you want to do it?”
Mu Yunyao slightly lowered her gaze, “Instead of waiting until the future to be embarrassed, I might as well take advantage of this opportunity to completely cut off all contact with the Su family.”