freenovelworld Chapter 874 Shameless!
Chapter 874 Shameless!
Sun Ruomei believed that her stepmother would definitely not leave so easily.
Sure enough, as soon as the mother and daughter stepped out of the mansion, they saw the three of them waiting outside.
"Sister-in-law."
"Why haven't you left yet? Ruomei and I are going to the palace. This is an imperial decree issued by Her Majesty the Empress yesterday. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it later."
“Sister-in-law, how could we dare to delay your important trip to the palace? Didn’t we tell you about the matter of Concubine Teng last time? These two are the candidates I have prepared. They are right here. Sister-in-law only needs to take a look and decide which one to choose. Just say a word and it will be done.”
Madam Sun was furious. It turned out that they had come here to force her!
What if she doesn't agree?
Which one should we order? She's not ordering any!
"Go back first. The practice of concubines ceased to exist a hundred years ago. Why do you have to demean someone else's daughter like this?"
Upon hearing this, the two girls turned pale and immediately lowered their heads.
Even if they were slow-witted, they could tell that Madam Sun disliked them extremely, and that her words implied that she had belittled them to the lowest level.
“Sister-in-law, what are you saying? Isn’t Ruomei’s situation different from other young ladies? She’s my stepdaughter, and now she’s been adopted into your household. When she marries into your family, she’ll inevitably feel like she has no one to rely on. It’s always good to have someone she can trust by her side. Besides, what if she becomes unavailable in the future? Are you suggesting that the young master go out and find someone? Women found outside are never as reliable as our own people, don’t you think?”
Sun Ruomei blushed, lowered her head, and tightly twisted the handkerchief in her hands. Was this stepmother a little too fierce?
How dare you say such things so brazenly at the main gate?
Madam Sun's face turned cold. "Shut up! How dare you say such things? Don't you know where you are? Aren't you just making a fool of yourself?"
Madam Xu chuckled twice, but did not step aside to let them pass. Judging from this, she really didn't intend to leave if there wasn't a result today.
Her somewhat overbearing behavior really angered Madam Sun.
"Xu, I've already said we want to enter the palace. What's the reason for blocking us here? Or do you intend to disobey Her Majesty the Empress's decree? Have you thought this through? If you prevent us from entering the palace and delay the time, can you bear the consequences when Her Majesty blames you?"
The Xu family was genuinely a little scared.
However, after glancing at the sky, I figured it was about time, and if I just held on a little longer, I figured I could make it.
"Why are you angry, sister-in-law? Where would I get such audacity? Even if I, as your stepmother, came to see Ruomei, wouldn't that be a problem?"
That's incredibly thick-skinned!
If Sun Ruomei hadn't been concerned about maintaining her image as a well-bred young lady, she would have vomited on the spot.
"Someone, take them back."
"Yes, ma'am."
Upon hearing this, Madam Xu became anxious. "Sister-in-law, what are you saying? You should give me a clear answer as to which one you want to accompany your daughter in the dowry. If it's not possible, then I will decide for both of them to marry into the family."
As the group argued, none of them noticed the sound of horses' hooves approaching from afar.
"You dare! Who gave you the audacity? Let me tell you, Ruomei is now my daughter, and it's clearly recorded in the family genealogy. You've tried to interfere in Ruomei's marriage time and time again. What exactly are you up to?"
"Sister-in-law, how can you say that? No matter what, I am her stepmother. Is it not allowed for me to show some concern?"
"Yo, what's going on?"
A woman's voice came from the carriage. The group looked closely and saw that it was the carriage from the Ming Prince's Mansion.
"Greetings to the princess."
"No gifts."
"Thank you, Princess."
Princess Ming did not get out of the carriage, but merely peeked out from behind the curtain, then said to the man on the other side, "Xing'er, why don't you hurry up and pay your respects to your mother-in-law?"
"Yes, concubine."
Duanmu Xing dismounted and went to Madam Sun, bowing deeply. "Your son-in-law greets Mother-in-law."
Madam Sun was taken aback. Why was the young master bowing so deeply to her?
When Sun Ruomei saw Duanmu Xing approaching, she was first intimidated by his heroic spirit, and then, noticing his gaze sweeping over her, she immediately lowered her head, feeling her cheeks burning and wishing she could leave as soon as possible.
This was the first time Duanmu Xingyi had met Sun Ruomei.
He already knew he had a marriage, and he had heard that this Miss Sun was very much favored by the Empress Dowager and the Empress.
Seeing her today, it's true that she's beautiful, and her big eyes seem to speak volumes.
Madam Sun understood that Princess Ming had sent someone to help her out of the predicament, and quickly asked, "Is the young master going to the palace?"
"Yes, Mother-in-law. I just returned to the capital and brought back some local products from Yanzhou to deliver to my uncle and aunt in the palace."
"That's quite a coincidence. We're also here today on orders to enter the palace."
Lady Sun now understood why the Empress had allowed them to enter the palace today. It was to give these two young people a chance to get to know each other.
"Your Highness's arrival is quite timely. We were just discussing the dowry for Ruomei." Madam Xu was truly shameless, repeating these words again at the main gate, in front of the Princess and the Prince.
Duanmu Xing's expression remained unchanged as he smiled and asked, "May I ask who this gentleman is?"
Madam Sun glanced at her. "Oh, she's just one of Ruomei's cousins. It's nothing. Young Master, why don't we go together?"
"Alright, please, Mother-in-law."
Madam Xu was so angry at Madam Sun's slap in the face that she was about to jump up and down. Such a good opportunity was going to be missed.
Madam Xu glanced at the two nieces she had painstakingly chosen from her maternal family. They were no less beautiful than Sun Ruomei, so why couldn't the young master see them?
Just as Madam Xu was thinking about how to bring the topic back, she saw the Crown Prince turn around and look at her.
"Thank you for your trouble, Madam. Actually, it doesn't matter what kind of dowry the Sun family provides. My Prince Ming's Mansion is not unable to support a Crown Prince's wife. However, if the dowry includes some concubine, such a thing is really a bit ridiculous."
Duanmu Xing was already giving Xu Shi some face by saying this.
If it weren't for the fact that she was also a member of the Sun family, they probably would have kicked her twice.
Who is this person?!
He's not even married yet, and he's already coming here to cause trouble. Isn't he just asking for trouble?
Madam Sun suppressed a laugh and boarded the carriage with Sun Ruomei, following behind Princess Ming's carriage as they slowly entered the palace.
Before they even reached the palace gates, every single thing that had happened there reached Mu Xin Nuan's ears.
"Oh? So that's what the Crown Prince Ming really said?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"It seems that my judgment is still quite good."