freenovelworld Chapter 851 Intention to Promote Him!
Chapter 851 Intention to Promote Him!
Even if Lady Mu was slow-witted, she understood what the Crown Princess meant.
Mu Qingye is now quite well-educated, and both the Marquis's Mansion and the Crown Princess are keen to promote him, which is an extremely rare opportunity for their branch of the family.
"Yes, Your Highness, when he returns, I will certainly question him properly. However, I often hear him praising Your Highness at home how virtuous and intelligent you are. I'm afraid that ten of my words will not be as effective as one of Your Highness's."
This was a clever remark; it pleased Mu Xin Nuan while also conveying his own meaning.
As long as Mu Xin Nuan gives the order, she, as Mu Qing Ye's mother, will absolutely not interfere with Mu Qing Ye's path.
Mu Xin Nuan was quite relieved about this.
Mu Xin Nuan has an extremely accurate understanding of people's hearts.
After years of silence, Mu Liushi must also be thinking about making her son stand out and bring honor to their branch of the family!
They wanted to make everyone who looked down on and mocked their family back then regret their misjudgment.
Since Mu Liu had the backbone to move away from the capital back then, she naturally harbored a grudge in her heart.
"Are there enough servants in the manor? If there is any shortage, just ask my mother. Now that you've moved back, it's quite close to the Marquis's manor. When you have free time, go over and visit more often, and keep my mother and second aunt company."
"Yes, as long as my sister-in-law doesn't find it troublesome."
"How could that be? I've been looking forward to your arrival for a long time. But when I told you before, you wouldn't listen. If the master hadn't come to the city gates himself this time, I'm afraid you still wouldn't have agreed."
"Thank you for your trouble, brother and sister-in-law," said Mu Liushi, somewhat flattered.
"Now that you've moved to a new house, we should still celebrate. Mother should help with the arrangements."
"Don't worry. Now that I have someone to talk to, who knows, we might end up playing cards together someday."
Not long after Lady Liu returned to her residence that day, a palace eunuch came over.
"Greetings to Madam Mu."
"No, you are...?"
"Reporting to Madam Mu, my family is the head steward of the Eastern Palace, and is currently temporarily in charge of affairs at the Chang Le Prince's residence. This was sent by the Crown Princess. This box is to congratulate you on your housewarming. This is a set of jewelry for you, and this is for Miss Mu. The Crown Princess said that we were originally family, and now that we are in the capital, she would like to invite Miss Mu to visit us more often when she has nothing to do."
"Yes, please convey my gratitude to the Crown Princess on my behalf, sir."
Seeing that this young lady was also generous, poised, and well-mannered, Steward De's eyes flashed with a hint of admiration.
"In that case, we've left the things here, so we'll take our leave now."
Madam Mu was still a little confused, but Mu Xinhong immediately had someone bring over a heavy purse, and Steward De left with a happy expression.
"Mother, what's going on?"
Mu Liu was also stunned, and shook her head, "Let's see what's inside first."
When the servants opened it, Mu Liu was stunned; inside were all silver ingots.
One ingot weighs ten taels.
Mu Xinhong was also startled. She opened the chests one by one and saw some jewelry that was dazzling.
"She truly is the Crown Princess; her generosity is truly exceptional. Any one of these items could probably be exchanged for a small house in the capital."
"Mother, why did the Crown Princess send us so many things?"
That one sentence served as a reminder to Mu Liu Shi.
The news of their return to the capital was bound to be known by everyone.
Now they are relatives of the Marquis's family, which means they are relatives of the Crown Princess.
"Judging from what you said today, your aunt is probably going to arrange a banquet for us. The Crown Princess is very thoughtful; she knows what we lack most. What can we do without money? These pieces of jewelry are probably meant to give us a more respectable appearance."
“Mother, without Aunt’s help, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have been able to hold any banquet at all.”
Since they are not officials and have been away from the capital for many years, who would still remember them?
Besides, how much money would it cost to host a banquet?
They used to live in the countryside and had always relied on Mu Chang'an's help to make ends meet.
But that was only a temporary relief. Mu Liu was thinking far ahead, knowing that her son would need money in the future, so she was always extra frugal. But no matter how thrifty she was, she couldn't even save a hundred taels of silver.
For more than a year, Mu Qingye traveled and studied abroad, and all the money he spent was from the Marquis's mansion.
"Over the years, only my eldest brother's branch of the family still remembers us. Your eldest brother was able to stay in the clan school for so long thanks to him. As brothers, this cousin is even closer to us than our biological brothers."
Mu Xinhong also sighed with emotion, "Yes, back then my brother was not very old and had not studied much. I heard that it was my eldest sister who accidentally found out about my brother's situation. After that, our uncle actually exempted all the students in the clan from tuition fees, and all expenses were paid by our uncle."
"Well, now that the things have been delivered, we can't refuse the Crown Princess's kindness. Your brother will surely become an official in the court in the future. I just hope that he can be less cunning like your uncle."
"Mother, don't worry. My brother despises hypocrites, and his arrogance is just like our uncle's."
The mother and daughter exchanged a knowing smile and had the items carried to the storeroom.
Soon, the Mu family received a letter informing them that Mu Qingye and Mu Qingyuan were on their way back to the capital and would arrive in three to five days.
After discussing it with Mu Xin Nuan, Li decided to set the date for the banquet after Mu Qing Ye and the others returned to the capital. They decided to make the banquet more lively and invite some young masters and scholars from the capital to attend, which would also serve as a warm-up for Mu Qing Ye.
With the help of the Marquis's mansion, it was naturally not a difficult task to hold a small banquet.
When Mu Xin Nuan learned that the two had returned to the capital, she pestered Duanmu Chu Ze for a long time. In the end, Duanmu Chu Ze had no choice but to agree to go to the Mu residence with her to wait. He refused to let her go to the city gate to pick them up.
When Mu Xin Nuan heard this, although she was a little unhappy, it was still better than not being able to go out, right?
He secretly sent a message to Li.
That morning, Madam Li had someone bring Mu Liushi and Mu Xinhong to the Marquis's residence, and also had the servants guarding the city gate bring them directly to the residence.
At this time, Mu Qingye was unaware that their family had already moved to the capital.
The whole family was sitting in the front hall. When they heard that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess had also arrived, Mu Liu was naturally shocked. She never expected that the Crown Princess would really value this half-brother.