Chapter 291: Happiness
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As for the reward, Mingzhu couldn’t think of one for a moment. As for what Imperial Consort Min had given Yuwen Chu in the envelope just now, although she was curious, she knew she shouldn’t ask too much. If Yuwen Chu was willing to tell her, he would naturally tell her. If he didn’t want to tell her, she wouldn’t ask. Each had their own bottom line, which was better this way.
So she made a request to Yuwen Chu, “I want to go and greet the Great Empress Dowager, but she won’t allow it. I’m sure something has happened, otherwise Gugu wouldn’t forbid me from going to see her even after hearing that I was wronged. If it’s convenient for Your Highness, could you find out?”
Yuwen Chu frowned and said, “Since the Great Empress Dowager asked you to go back first, then you should listen to her. Let’s go, I’ll send you back first, and I’ll have someone inquire about it in detail.”
Mingzhu followed him out, and with so many eyes and ears in the palace, neither of them said much until they boarded the carriage to Ying Wang’s mansion. Yuwen Chu asked her about Empress Dowager Min and Yuwen Bai’s matter, “The reason I didn’t rush over immediately is because I knew there wouldn’t be any serious consequences. You handled it very well.”
Mingzhu had a feeling that he must know what had happened in the palace. One reason for not coming over immediately was indeed because he knew she wouldn’t be in serious trouble, and another reason was that he didn’t want people to know that he was too sensitive to information, which was not a good thing for her or for Ying Wang’s mansion. Revealing too much strength too early to the opponent would only arouse more vigilance and suspicion from the opponent.
So she agreed, “I also think there won’t be any serious consequences. Even if they used the camel soup to plot against me before, they only dared to act indirectly and didn’t dare to directly confront me. But when he said he would throw Su Lan and Xiangli into the lake, I was still scared.”
Yuwen Chu’s eyes and brows looked particularly calm in the cool autumn light, “He won’t.” Even if he did, Su Lan and Xiangli wouldn’t dare to drag Mingzhu down. They could only face death calmly. Otherwise, why did he keep them? But since Mingzhu was softhearted and didn’t want to let them go, he would do his best to protect her kindness and innocence. It was really difficult. He hoped she would be innocent and beautiful, but he was also afraid that her innocence and beauty would become burdensome. It seemed that he could only work harder to become stronger.
Mingzhu comfortably rested her head on Yuwen Chu’s shoulder, embracing his arm. “Funing is getting married?”
“Yes,” Yuwen Chu casually mentioned Funing and Liao Guang’s affair to her, “I didn’t tell you before because it wasn’t settled yet. Imperial Consort Min’s bad mood has reasons. She always wanted Jiang Shanshan to marry into the family, didn’t she? But in fact, the Great Empress Dowager had already decided to match Jiang Shanshan with Liao Guang. It’s just that the timing wasn’t right, and it hasn’t been announced yet. But then Funing and Liao Guang… Of course, she couldn’t be happy. She felt like both of her children were disobedient and brought shame upon her.”
Sure enough, it was Liao Guang. She had said that Jiang Shanshan, a person like her, wouldn’t have randomly quarreled with Funing. There must have been a purpose behind it. But in this life, Funing’s marriage was manipulated by Jiang Shanshan. What happened in the previous life? Mingzhu was filled with doubts and asked, “Is Funing willing?”
“I asked her, and she is willing.” Yuwen Chu thought Liao Guang was decent, and Funing was willing too. Since Liao Guang didn’t object, this marriage was better than giving him to Jiang Shanshan for no reason, wasting a young talent.
In that case, Mingzhu had nothing more to say. It is still some time before Funing got involved with Empress Dowager Min’s younger brother and made a fool of herself. She didn’t know if Funing was unwilling to marry Liao Guang in the previous life, which led to such incidents. But now that Funing expressed her liking for Liao Guang, it was unlikely for such an incident to happen again, right?
Even if it did happen, she wasn’t afraid. She would look after Funing for Yuwen Chu and wouldn’t let Funing tarnish his reputation. If he protected her, she would protect him too. Mingzhu looked at Yuwen Chu and said earnestly, “I hope they have a harmonious marriage so that we can be at ease.”
She said it sincerely, without pretense. Yuwen Chu was suddenly touched by her words. He held Mingzhu’s hand and kissed it, whispering, “Yes, you are a good girl.”
Mingzhu suddenly felt very happy. She didn’t choose to argue or get angry with Imperial Consort Min, but unexpectedly, Imperial Consort Min did not anger her, but got angry herself, and Yuwen Chu even intervened. As for Funing, Mingzhu had not confronted her directly in these few encounters, choosing instead to turn a blind eye. Yuwen Chu also remembered her kindness, which made Mingzhu feel that enduring a bit of pettiness was worth it. So, she generously gave Yuwen Chu a loud kiss in return.
The sound was so loud that she suspected that Su Lan and the others outside the carriage probably heard it. So she felt both happy and shy, covering her slightly red face and smiling at Yuwen Chu. Yuwen Chu was amused by her, gave her a strong hug, and gently pecked her among the place where she was pinched by Hai Momo. He whispered, “Wait for it, I’ll avenge you.”
Mingzhu didn’t want to get up from his embrace, and Yuwen Chu let her lie down. He told her, “Jiang Shanshan gave the glass and soap formulas to Royal Mother. The letter Imperial Consort Min gave me just now was about this.”
If she hadn’t found it difficult to speak, silencing Imperial Consort Min from the beginning. Would Imperial Consort Min have given her the formula then, and then naturally pleaded with Jiang Shanshan? Mingzhu sat up suddenly, her eyes wide, her mouth pouting, “Who cares?”
“Yes, we don’t care.” Yuwen Chu was very satisfied with Mingzhu’s reaction. He smiled and hugged her, “You heard it too. She gave the formula to Royal Mother a few days ago, telling Royal Mother that it was very important. Royal Mother also informed me, but I didn’t care.” After saying that, he looked at Mingzhu with great expectation, hoping she would be jealous.
Mingzhu was indeed stimulated, gritted her teeth and said, “This shameless fox spirit. She presented the drawings last time, the formula this time, what will she give next?” After thinking for a moment with her head down, she suddenly became clever, “Your Highness, guess what she used to please Empress Dowager Min and the Emperor?”
“Of course, it’s also the formula. Because besides this formula, there’s currently nothing else that can impress the mother and son.” Yuwen Chu gave Mingzhu an approving look. Since Jiang Shanshan softened to him and begged him for help, she immediately sought help from Empress Dowager Min and her son. Both sides got the formula, so she could barely survive. She was a resourceful woman, but unfortunately, she was unscrupulous and detestable.
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