In Prince Chu's Mansion, Nanny Ning was the most familiar with everything in the Mansion, so she immediately prepared a heavier gift than the last time. Early the next morning, Chu Xinyuan looked at the big and small bags and did not prepare to send them herself.
He said to Yue Xi: "Send it over!"
Yue Xi accepted his fate and said: "Yes!"
Then he said in a small voice: "What if Miss Mu refuses to accept it?"
Chu Xinyuan glared at him, and he was startled, quickly picked up the gift bag and ran away.
You can't carry these gift bags, but fortunately there are several carriages in the palace. Yue Xi drove one himself and immediately went to Mu's house!
He hoped that Miss Mu would not be at home, so that he could probably give her away.
Mu Qingyu is indeed not at home.
Yesterday, she made an appointment with Mrs. Cheng Guogong to sign the documents and sell the land deed today. This kind of thing should not be delayed, especially after Fu Yuhan fell into the water.
Maybe Chengguo Gongfu is about to marry off his daughter, and there is a happy event in the family, so how can he have time to do these small things?
If they don't marry a girl, they won't be in the mood to do these little things.
Mrs. Cheng Guogong arrived very early. Mrs. Cheng Guogong was a very shrewd person. She originally looked down on Mu Qingyu, but she thought she was inferior to Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Li Yanghou.
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Since those two people were so kind to Mu Qingyu, it was prudent not to offend her. Besides, this was the one who came to give her money!
The tea at Qingdan Tea House was refreshing and sweet, and Zhang sat down proudly, facing the smiling Mu Qingyu, feeling a little superior in her heart, and also a little wary.
Although this was the abandoned concubine of Liang Wang, she could clearly see that in Qinfang Pavilion, Liang Wang's attitude towards her was very strange. Maybe the woman in front of her was the key to whether Han'er could marry Liang Wang.
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She said slowly and calmly: "Miss Mu, this is a village. If you want it, I can even make it cheaper!" On the left and right is an abandoned village that does not produce any products. It still needs someone to take care of it. It is already semi-abandoned.
She had originally considered leaving it to Huang.
Mu Qingyu understood immediately when she heard it. She smiled and said: "Since the Duke's wife is willing to compromise on the price, she must have other requirements!"
Zhang said: "I do have a small request!"
"Madam, tell me!" Mu Qingyu still had a clear smile.
Looking at the little girl in front of me, she is only seventeen or eighteen years old. Although she has been married, she is from here. It can be seen at a glance that she is still a girl. However, at such a young age, she is calm and measured, neither humble nor overbearing. Her words and deeds are
, just right.
It's not the kind of perfect fit that most ladies have through hard work and long-term upbringing, but a natural one that makes people feel comfortable when they look at it.
Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but suppress the feeling of disdain in her heart. It seems that the rumors cannot be believed at all. It's not that the step-sibling of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Mr. Kong, rubbed her so hard that she didn't understand anything except a natural face.
Can’t do anything?
She originally thought that Mu Qingyu was able to make friends with Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Liyanghou because of the environment she had lived in since she was a child, so she knew how to please people.
The feeling that comes out of your bones is unmistakable!
But this made her fear even deeper. She was thinking about how to express her request without appearing to lose her status, so she asked: "Miss Mu, is there any misunderstanding between you and His Highness Prince Liang?"
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Mu Qingyu smiled and said: "There is no misunderstanding, I am me, His Highness Prince Liang is His Highness Prince Liang, there is nothing in between! It has nothing to do with the deal between me and my wife!"
Zhang said: "But yesterday I saw that His Royal Highness Prince Liang still cares about you!"
The meaning of temptation in these words was too obvious. Mu Qingyu laughed and said: "Madam, I misunderstood. His Highness Prince Liang and I got married because of a misunderstanding and a strange combination of circumstances. Later, the misunderstanding was resolved and I also received the divorce letter.
But King Liang probably felt that my attitude in accepting the divorce letter was relatively calm, which made him unhappy. Other than that, there is nothing else!"
She added: "Besides, he should marry the princess soon. Madam, think about it, as His Royal Highness, Prince Liang, what relationship can there be between me and him?"
Zhang thought the same thing. There was no reason to get back together with the concubine that the royal prince had abandoned.
Which concubine who was abandoned by the royal family did not end up being ridiculed and died in depression?
Although this girl Mu was not affected by this incident, she was probably still young. Isn't there a saying that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger? When she gets older and no one wants to marry her, she will probably realize the difficulty.
Moreover, Mu Qingyu's words that she will marry the princess soon made her feel very good.
She smiled and said: "Miss Mu is right!" But she still insisted, and said: "Then what if Prince Liang treats you, Miss..."
"Impossible!" Mu Qingyu took over: "I married Prince Liang because of a misunderstanding. Prince Liang regards me as an enemy. You must have heard some of the original rumors, so this is not possible!"
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"What if girl..."
"That's even more impossible," Mu Qingyu said with a smile: "If Madam has done nothing wrong, but is locked in a courtyard, not allowed to enter or exit, not given food and drink, and left to fend for herself for several months, Madam
Are you still willing to forgive this person?"
Zhang: "..."
She was extremely shocked. What shocking inside story had she heard? Although there were rumors before that Prince Liang was not happy with Princess Liang and asked her to live in a side hospital and ignore her, but what the person said was obviously
Much more serious.
So it turned out that King Liang was so ruthless?
Then her Haner...
No, that’s not right!
Mrs. Zhang showed a smile. This little girl was abandoned by King Liang, so she wanted to smear him here. Otherwise, how could a person survive for several months if she was locked up in the courtyard to fend for herself without food?
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Fortunately, she was smart and almost got deceived.
However, this little girl has ruined Prince Liang's reputation so much, that means there is really no room for maneuver and no intention of turning back.
She said: "Of course not!"
"So, I can't do it either, Madam, you can relax!"
Zhang smiled and said: "Okay!"
As she spoke, she waved her hand, and the maid who was following her immediately brought over the land deed and other things she had prepared long ago.
She showed her kindness and said: "I am willing to discount the two thousand taels mentioned before and only accept one thousand taels! I hope Miss Mu will keep her word!"
Mu Qingyu said leisurely: "There is no need to discount the agreed price, and please rest assured, Madam Madam, I, Mu Qingyu, have nothing to do with Liang Wang Chu Xinyuan, and there will never be any in the future!"
With this promise, Ms. Zhang was very happy without having to break the bank.
Soon, the two signed the deed, handing over the banknote in one hand and the land deed in the other!
After finishing the work, Mu Qingyu smiled and said: "Today, Qingdan Teahouse has new tea. Madam, you might as well finish tasting the tea before leaving. The bill has been settled!"
Zhang was in a good mood and felt that Mu Qingyu liked it, so she smiled and said, "Thank you very much!"
"Your Majesty, Madam, you are so polite. I wish Madam and Miss Fu will get what they want as soon as possible!" Mu Qingyu smiled so sincerely!
With the private seal of the Duke's wife, the signed deed, and the land deed, she must immediately go to the government to register and change the owner of Zhuangzi, and then her resort can be built.
She has a complete idea about this resort. The land is connected to the mountain. The mountain is hers. There is a clear stream in the mountain. It flows down the mountain and divides into two, forming two lakes, one large and one small.
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This place is even more barren than Bobai Mountain. The grass grows all over the mountain, but the crop yields are extremely low. It looks green, but no one who knows how to do it would want this place.
Mu Qingyu had the intention of building a large-scale resort and collected this land. Although it cost more than ten thousand taels of silver, the price-performance ratio was extremely high.
Now that the local issues have been resolved, the next step is to just build it according to the plan.
She has already drawn the drawings for a leisure villa that integrates restaurant food, mountain and lake views, exquisite gardens, hot springs, boating and fishing, etc. According to the current construction speed, with enough manpower and money in place, it will take about a year to complete
Built.
Of course, it will cost a lot of money.
However, if there is no investment in doing business, where will the profit come from?
She couldn't think about it before, because of her status, even if it could be defended, there would be a lot of trouble, but now she can think about it.
She didn’t make connections with those noble people in the capital for nothing!
After Zhang returned home, Duke Cheng also went to court.
She greeted him and said in a low voice and expectantly: "How is it?"
Cheng Guogong said: "The emperor did not mention this matter today!"
"Is it possible that the emperor no longer wants to make decisions for Han'er?" Zhang's voice became two points higher.
Cheng Guogong said hurriedly: "No, no, today is morning. Some bad old men are saying that the water channel of Jiyue Lake in Liangzhou is too narrow. Heavy rain will cause severe flooding. We need to pay attention to it and send people to deal with it; they are also talking about pirates in Yongzhou.
If you invade the border, you need the imperial court to send troops to suppress it... In short, you are so noisy that you annoyed the emperor, and the emperor did not think of it!"
He comforted him again: "Yesterday, during the Holy Hour, the Emperor found out that Han'er had fallen into the water and that the King of Liang had rescued him. He had already agreed to grant a marriage. The Emperor has kept his promise, so there is no rush!"
Zhang felt a little uneasy and whispered to herself: "A girl's marriage here is a big deal, how could she forget about it?"
Duke Cheng Guo glanced at her: "Shut up, are you the one who can comment on the emperor's actions?"
Zhang felt aggrieved: "You know I didn't mean that, I was just worried about Han'er!"
Duke Cheng Guo said confidently: "Don't worry about this!"
Mrs. Zhang sent her servants away, and they were the only two people left in the room. She then whispered: "After all, it was not Prince Liang who saved the person, but his personal guard. In case the emperor asks, does this count for us?"
Is this considered a lie?"
Cheng Guogong's eyes were cold: "Who saved it, did you see it?"
"I didn't!"
"Me neither!" Cheng Guogong looked unhappy and said: "Han'er was in a coma at that time, and only the maid beside Han'er was there. The maid said it was King Liang who saved him, so it was King Liang who saved him!"
Zhang's eyes relaxed, that's right! She was really worrying about it. This was just the case. They would just stick to their own opinions. Would the emperor want to confront him in court because of this matter?
Now, Han'er is so good, even if there was no incident of falling into the water, Han'er would still be qualified to marry Prince Liang as his concubine.
At this time, suddenly a nun hurried over, stood outside the door, and raised her voice to report: "Madam, something happened in Lanyuan!"
Lanyuan, isn’t that the courtyard where Haner lives?
Duke Cheng Guo was surprised, and Zhang said: "Come in and answer!"
A woman came in. This is Mrs. Cui, the steward of Lanyuan.
As soon as Mrs. Cui entered the door and saw that Cheng Guogong was also there, she did not dare to talk nonsense and said quickly: "Madam, it's bad, someone died in Lanyuan. The maid Lianxiang beside the young lady disappeared last night!"
Duke Cheng Guo was shocked and said angrily: "How come a good person is gone?" This is the only "witness"! What if the emperor asks and there is no witness?
Zhang, however, said calmly: "What's going on?"
Mrs. Cui looked frightened and said with a slightly flustered expression: "The slaves don't know what happened. Lianxiang was not on duty last night and went back to the house to rest. Today, the lady called her to wait on her, but she was not there. The lady asked us to look for her.
After searching, I discovered that Lianxiang fell into the well and died. She must have accidentally fallen in while fetching water to wash herself!"
As a beloved concubine, Fu Yuhan lived in a huge Orchid Garden. She lived in the main courtyard of the inner courtyard, and the maids and women lived in the outer courtyard.
There is a well in the area where the servants live, and the water in it is very convenient for washing or cleaning things.
The third-class maids live in a Datongbu room for six people, the second-class maids live in a room with two people, and Lianxiang is a first-class maid who lives in a room by herself. If there were others living with her, she would have noticed something was wrong even if she didn't go back, but she was alone.
He stayed there, and no one found out until he didn’t see him in the morning.
Duke Cheng Guo was extremely angry: "You can drown even if you draw water. Is the wellhead in the mansion so dangerous?"
Mrs. Cui didn't dare to speak.
Zhang said solemnly: "Has anyone been fished out yet?"
"Already, already caught!"
Zhang said: "Send someone to notify her family to take back the body. For the sake of her taking care of the young lady, let the accounting office give twenty taels of silver to her family!"
Lian Xiang was a maid who signed a contract to sell her body. Now that an accident has occurred, letting her family take back the body for burial is a sign of mercy from the master. Otherwise, a roll of torn mats will be thrown into a mass grave, let alone twenty taels.
Money has been paid.
When I bought this maid, I only spent five taels!
Mrs. Cui immediately said: "Madam is kind, I will go and inform Lianxiang's family right now."
"Go down!"
Mrs. Cui is gone.
Duke Cheng Guo frowned and said, "How could such a thing happen? Lianxiang is dead, so how can we explain this clearly?"
Zhang said calmly: "How else can I explain it clearly? Didn't she already explain everything that needed to be said yesterday?"
Duke Cheng Guo was startled.
Did you make it clear?
Yesterday in the Qinfang Hall of Dingyuan Hou Mansion, Lian Xiang seemed to have said it, but King Liang did not admit it at the time!
That’s right! Although King Liang didn’t admit it, she had already said what she needed to say, and there were witnesses, and there was more than one witness.
So many people have heard what Lianxiang said.
After Lianxiang dies, that's what happened. It won't be changed, and there won't be any second excuses!
Seeing that King Liang's reaction was so strong, he guessed that the person might not have been saved by King Liang, but he still said this to the emperor, deliberately deceiving himself and others based on what the maid said. Even if it was not true, it was because he was not present at the scene.
, I love my daughter so much that I mistakenly believed the words of the maid!
But now...
His heart skipped a beat, he thought of something, and turned around suddenly: "Did you do it?"
This chapter has been completed!