PNB Chapter 116 A Wild Man? Nothing to Fear
Chapter 116 A Wild Man? Nothing to Fear
A quarter of an hour later.
Liu Ruxu strode out of the Chu King's mansion with her head held high, and even raised her chin at the two guards in a show of defiance.
Inside the Chu Prince's residence, Chunmei was pouring tea for Su Huayue.
"Miss, how do you plan to respond to what Miss Biao just said?"
Su Huayue took the teacup and shook it in her hand.
She scoffed, "Deal with it? Who does Liu Ruxu think she is, daring to talk to me like that! If it weren't for my mother's sake, I would have kicked her out long ago!"
Liu Ruxu and Su Huayue were not very close, but they were much more familiar with each other than with Su Mowan.
After all, Madam Su Liu was Liu Ruxu's aunt, and Liu Ruxu was the legitimate daughter of the family. Madam Su Liu treated Liu Ruxu much better than she treated Su Mowan.
Especially since Su Huayue and Su Mowan had a bad relationship, Liu Ruxu simply wanted to drag her cousin, the princess, into it to vent her anger.
Unfortunately, what Liu Ruxu didn't know was that Su Huayue looked down on her from the bottom of her heart.
In Su Huayue's eyes, although Liu Ruxu was her uncle's legitimate daughter, she came from a humble family and was worlds apart from Su Huayue, who had been pampered since childhood as a young lady from a general's mansion.
Therefore, Su Huayue looked down on Liu Ruxu in the slightest.
Especially after she got married, Su Liushi brought Liu Ruxu to live in the capital, and the intentions behind this were quite intriguing.
Either they wanted to find Liu Ruxu a good family to marry into, or...
It means entering the prince's mansion as a concubine.
Given the relationship between Su Huayue and Liu Ruxu, Su Liushi is more likely to choose the Chu Prince's Mansion.
With this in mind, Su Huayue disliked Liu Ruxu even more.
Not to mention the shout Liu Ruxu made at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion just now, which completely humiliated Su Huayue!
Chunmei clearly didn't like this cousin either.
She pouted and said, "Miss, how could Madam allow you to come to the Prince's mansion so casually? It's so rude of you! Luckily the Prince isn't here, otherwise you would have been the one to lose face!"
Su Huayue was already in a bad mood, and Liu Ruxu's meddling only made her more irritable.
"My mother is the same. What do people from such a small place know about rules? What is she up to!"
In Su Huayue's opinion, someone as lowly as Liu Ruxu wasn't even qualified to be a concubine in the Prince's mansion.
Chunmei naturally understood Su Liushi's intention in bringing Liu Ruxu to the capital. Seeing her young mistress's agitation, she comforted her, "Miss, don't worry. Even if Madam has that intention, it doesn't necessarily mean she'll come to our side. There are more than just our family in the capital. You can use a little trick and you'll be in control."
As for how to use a "little trick", Su Huayue already understood, and her depressed mood improved a bit.
"That's true. Liu Ruxu is a bit dim-witted. Since she hates Su Mowan so much, why not..."
The master and servant looked at each other and smiled, everything understood without a word.
Meanwhile, Su Mowan was still in the jewelry shop.
Manager Qin, an honest man, had clearly never seen anything like what had just happened, and stood awkwardly to the side, rubbing his hands together.
Su Mowan smiled and explained, "That Miss Liu is the General's wife's niece. She had a little unpleasantness at the clothing store last time."
Manager Qin nodded blankly.
"So that's how it is, Miss Cousin from the General's Mansion?"
"What Miss Cousin?"
Su Mowan smiled and then instructed, "If she comes again in the future, double the price of what she wants to buy."
"This……"
Manager Qin is an honest man; he couldn't bring himself to do something so obviously deceptive.
Su Mowan stood up and casually picked up the ledger to flip through it.
"Manager Qin, don't hold back. Most of the money Miss Liu spends comes from our jewelry shop."
Upon hearing this, Manager Qin finally remembered what Manager Qian of Zui Jinzhao had told him: the original Manager Li was a distant relative of the general's mansion's head steward, and he had taken advantage of his position to manipulate the accounts countless times.
So Manager Qin finally overcame his inner hurdle of being an honest man and nodded in agreement.
Su Mowan glanced at it casually and put it down. Manager Qian had already taught Manager Qin the simplified note-taking method, and Manager Qin also used that method to keep the accounts. It looked clear and easy to understand.
"Manager Qin, when is the owner of Moxianzhai going to change hands? If it's convenient, I'll go over tomorrow to discuss it."
Manager Qin immediately said, "Then I'll go over and let you know later today, and you can come over tomorrow."
That's how the decision was made.
The first thing Su Mowan did upon returning to the manor was to ask the accountant for 100,000 taels of silver. The accountant was stunned for a long time upon hearing this number.
In the end, it was Steward Luo who said that it was the prince's will, and Su Mowan finally got the 100,000 taels of silver.
Upon returning to Huangfeng Garden, Su Mowan did not see Yinshuang and Qinghe. She asked the second-class maid outside the door and learned that the two had gone out early in the morning.
That's strange. She's already traveled to so many places and come back. What could have happened to Qinghe Yinshuang that she hasn't returned yet?
Su Mowan had no choice but to get the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone herself, and then she started writing and drawing again on the table.
The atmosphere in the study of Fenghua Palace was not so pleasant.
Feng Yue briefly explained the situation to his master, but not omitting anything, and then silently took two steps back, waiting for his master's reaction.
The truth is, His Highness the King of Qin didn't react at first; he just looked a little grim, his breathing became heavier, and he gripped the pen a little harder... that's all.
However, upon hearing Feng Yue say that "Shangguan Qingqi and Consort Su may have known each other for a long time," he put down his pen.
If you don't let go now, it will be crushed.
Murong Jing clenched his fist loosely, his gaze dark and gloomy.
"Have we known each other for a long time?"
"They don't look like people you just met," Feng Yue made a fair assessment.
A storm was brewing in His Highness the King of Qin's eyes.
Very well, I just talked to him about the broad road and the narrow bridge last night, and today I can't wait to leave the mansion to see my lover!
Looking back on what I said last night, it was clearly premeditated!
Thus, the little bit of guilt and remorse that His Highness Prince Qin had felt because he was in the wrong quickly vanished upon learning that Su Mowan had gone out to meet her lover.
Instead, a surge of anger arose.
Feng Yue felt that his master was paying more and more attention to Consort Su, but the way he was showing his concern was not quite right, and his emotions were too extreme.
It's either cold or noisy.
Of course, regarding the argument last night, Feng Yue believed it was entirely his master's doing.
Just when Feng Yue thought his master was about to depart for Huangfeng Garden, he saw Murong Jing pick up his wolf-hair brush again and continue writing as if nothing had happened.
Feng Yue, realizing his assumption was wrong, boldly asked, "Master, won't you go and check on Consort Su?"
His Highness the King of Qin snorted without even raising his head.
"He's just a wild man, nothing to be afraid of."
Feng Yue: "..."