Chapter 567: Quashing Illusions
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Mingzhu was not convinced. Did it mean she could only be harmonious with him? Only he could tolerate her? She really wanted to argue with Yuwen Chu about this, but thinking of his jealousy, she decided not to provoke him and reluctantly agreed, “That’s right, only Your Highness can tolerate my temper.”
“In fact, your temper is not bad, you’re sincere to people, you just lack experience and good teachers.” Yuwen Chu analyzed for her, “If you follow Shen Ruilin, he can’t teach you like I do, you’ll definitely boss him around all day. Besides, it’s said that Shen Mingshan doesn’t like you. Can you endure it? It will definitely make you miserable. He’s already busy dealing with his father, he won’t have the energy to take care of you.”
“Hehe… I’m not that clueless.” Although Mingzhu was very unhappy, she had to admit that he analyzed it quite well.
Yuwen Chu naturally saw her dissatisfaction. With a drop in his tone, he delivered a fatal blow, “The most important point is, if you marry him, your status will be lower. Those people who usually don’t like you will bully you as they please. What will you do then? Can you still live the way you do now, slapping whoever you want, cursing whoever you want? They’ll slap you, spit on you, and that might not be it! With your troublemaking nature, do you want to force Shen Ruilin to his death and ruin the Shen family? What grudge do you have with him?”
“Do His Highness and I have a grudge? Am I so unbearable?” Mingzhu felt like banging her head against his chest. Anyway, she could only marry him. Only he was her proper match, only he could control her. Anyone else who married her would end up ruined.
Yuwen initially saw her with a disgruntled expression, glaring at him angrily. Then, he chuckled and quickly smoothed out her fur a few times, saying, “I was afraid that you might think others are better than me, so I just properly praised myself. It’s just because I treasure you.”
Mingzhu had nothing to say again. She laid there sighing, feeling like she was going to die this life in Yuwen Chu’s hands. Yuwen Chu, on the other hand, was satisfied, feeling like he had defeated another rival and thoroughly extinguished Mingzhu’s little fantasies.
To prevent Mingzhu from thinking about Shen Ruilin, the next day Yuwen Chu had Jing Song deliver the private accounts and the key to his private treasury to Mingzhu. Mingzhu was busy for several days just sorting through and auditing the accounts. In her free time, she exercised, played with Zhuangzhuang, and managed her charity hall and culinary establishment. She was so tired at night that she fell asleep as soon as she laid down, with no time to think about Shen Ruilin anymore.
News of Mingzhu’s recovery from childbirth spread quickly. Many people were waiting for Ying Wang to hold a celebration for his one-month-old baby, but it never happened. Rumors started circulating that Ying Wang and Ying Wangfei had fallen out. The reason? During Ying Wangfei’s confinement, Ying Wang couldn’t bear the loneliness and slept with other women. Enraged, Ying Wangfei tortured one of the unfortunate women to death. Ying Wang, in turn, got angry, and the couple’s relationship deteriorated to the point where they cancelled the celebration.
When Mingzhu heard this rumor, she spat out the tea she was drinking. Zhou Nushi and Ping Nushi, who had become her attendants, immediately handed her a handkerchief to wipe her face and started cleaning up. While wiping the tea stains from her clothes, Ping said, “Who’s so shameless? Let Wangfei investigate, and I’ll scratch the face of anyone who offends her!”
Zhou Nushi, who didn’t dare to get too close to Mingzhu, chose to clean up the mess on the ground. But she couldn’t stand Ping’s display of loyalty and said coldly, “With your limited intelligence, won’t you just end up getting beaten up outside? You’ll only embarrass His Highness and the Wangfei.”
Seeing Zhou Nushi mention Yuwen Chu, Ping Nushi sarcastically replied, “Oh, Zhou Nushi, why do you always have His Highness on your mind?” She didn’t want Yuwen Chu anymore. Her identity as a former brothel person had been exposed, and she had already dealt with Yuwen Long. Now she just wanted to cling to Mingzhu’s thigh and live a comfortable life. But Zhou Nushi was her mortal enemy, and she kept a close eye on her, afraid that she might take advantage of the situation and gain Yuwen Chu’s favor.
Zhou Nushi blushed and said, “I won’t argue with vulgar people like you.”
Mingzhu slammed the teacup down and said, “That’s enough! If you want to argue, argue back inside. You’re making my ears ring.”
The two Nushis stopped at the same time, each doing their own job, no longer quarreling.
Zheng Momo gave Mingzhu some advice, “In a few days, Lord Qian’s granddaughter is getting married. Wangfei could skip it and just sent a gift, but Lord Qian arranged the marriage for the Fourth Master, and he’s his superior. It’s better for Wangfei to make an appearance to dispel the rumors.”
Mingzhu was indeed waiting for a suitable opportunity to re-enter society. Since Qian Muyi was on their side, she was happy to make the trip. So she ordered careful preparations, choosing gifts and clothes, determined to blind those who had ulterior motives as soon as she appeared. With a couple at odds, could anyone live as comfortably as her?
Once Mingzhu finished sorting out her affairs, she went back to take care of Madam Cui. Madam Cui was still the same, neither good nor bad. Mingzhu was in a hurry and couldn’t wait to feed Madam Cui or give her medicine. According to Tang Chunlai’s request, she massaged Madam Cui’s legs and arms and helped her turn over and clean herself. After half a day of busyness, she was exhausted, but her mood gradually calmed down, accepting Madam Cui’s current situation. As long as there was hope, perhaps her father was right—peaceful sleep might be a kind of happiness.
That day, when Mingzhu came out of the Fu family’s house and returned to Ying Wang’s mansion, it was already evening. As soon as she got off the carriage, she heard Iron Hammer barking happily, running around her in circles with an ecstatic look on his face.
Mingzhu touched Iron Hammer’s big head and had Dong Hui feed him a piece of jerky. Iron Hammer licked her palm with his rough tongue, skillfully rolling the jerky into his mouth and enjoying it.
Jing Song stood aside and saluted her, “This official will take Iron Hammer to the torture chamber.”
Mingzhu asked curiously, “What for?” It couldn’t be to scare the people detained in the torture chamber, could it?
Jing Song pointed to a young boy about twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a green bamboo short shirt, being pushed towards the torture chamber. The boy kept his head down, lips tightly sealed. When he heard the sound, he turned to look at Mingzhu, his eyes full of hatred.
Mingzhu recognized his identity from his appearance. He looked somewhat like Teacher Lin. It seemed that the person Yuwen Chu had sent to the northern lands had successfully completed the mission and brought Teacher Lin’s son back.
So, wouldn’t there soon be a major breakthrough from Teacher Lin? Mingzhu patted Iron Hammer’s head and whispered, “Take good care of your enemy.”
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