freenovelworld Chapter 283 Shameful
Chapter 283 Shameful
"What idea?" Duanmu Chuze was drawn to the fleeting glint in her eyes and pressed for an answer.
“We all thought Mu Xinyao was Ming Wang’s person, and that she wanted to use Ming Wang’s power to break free from the Mu family’s control. It started with her marriage, and then other things. But she didn’t expect her mother to act so quickly and directly agree to the marriage for her. Moreover, it was a marriage that no one could say was bad.”
"Mu Xinyao may seem innocent and kind, but she is extremely cunning. She's not truly one of Ming Wang's people; she's clearly trying to climb over him to get ahead!"
"What do you mean?" Duanmu Chuze's brow twitched suddenly.
"She appears respectful and courteous to me and my mother in the mansion, but deep down she is an extremely proud person who refuses to admit defeat in both her personal conduct and her work! Given her personality, what kind of person do you think would be most suitable to be her match?"
"Naturally, he's an exceptional individual." As soon as he finished speaking, Duanmu Chuze's eyes narrowed slightly. "You mean...?"
"At today's banquet, the Crown Princess was clearly helping to find suitable wives and concubines for Prince Changsun. Besides the Crown Princess, who else of marriageable age is unmarried?"
Duanmu Chuze raised a cold eyebrow slightly. "These people are really bold! They actually dare to set their sights on me!"
"What wouldn't they dare to do?"
Mu Xin Nuan saw that he was annoyed, but she just chuckled.
“A chess piece should naturally be placed on a chessboard that suits her. And today, if it weren’t for the matter of the tribute shimmering brocade, she would undoubtedly be a girl who would easily attract attention. At her age, both Duanmu Chen and you, Duanmu Chuze, could wait two or three years before marrying her.”
"Hmph! You're right, Mu Xinyao's mind is indeed deep!"
"Mu Xinyao's original intention was nothing more than to use their power or background to step on others and climb up the social ladder. However, she completely overlooked the fact that while she could step on some people, there were others she couldn't even touch!"
Duanmu Chuze immediately came to his senses. "You're right. It seems I need to find a way to add fuel to the fire with the Ming King. Maybe I can get him to force Mu Xinyao to reveal her trump card sooner rather than later."
Seeing the somewhat eager look in his eyes, Mu Xin Nuan was slightly taken aback, "Have you already guessed something?"
"It's just a little bit! No rush, we can talk about it later."
"It's getting late. You should have Princess Jing escort me home. If it gets too late, my mother will worry again."
Duanmu Chuze hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's stay a little longer. It won't be long."
"No, that won't do! You've talked to me for a while now, that's enough. I don't want to keep being teased by your little sister."
"Alright, let's go. I'll see you out."
On the carriage back to the city, Mu Xin Nuan sat quietly, while Duanmu Jing kept staring at her face with an ambiguous gaze.
"Anuan, tell me, has my fourth brother done anything to you?"
Mu Xin Nuan blushed and immediately glared at her, "You're talking nonsense again! Don't forget your place! And what do you mean by 'how have you treated me'? When did your fourth brother get with us? I haven't seen him."
Duanmu Jing immediately fell silent, then smiled mysteriously and lowered her voice, saying, "Anuan, if you can become my fourth sister-in-law in the future, I will be very happy."
"You little brat, just because you're a princess, you think I won't dare do anything to you?"
The two chatted and joked in the carriage, and before long they arrived at the gate of the Mu residence.
Duanmu Jing didn't get off the carriage; she just lifted the curtain and shouted that she would come to visit her in a few days.
Mu Xin Nuan knew that Duanmu Chu Ze must have taught her this, so she ignored it and went straight into the mansion.
"Young Miss, you're finally back!" Granny Yu, who had been waiting at the second gate, immediately stepped forward upon seeing Mu Xin Nuan return and said, "As soon as the Second Miss came back, she started crying and making a fuss. It looks like Master is about to leave for his official duties, what do you think?"
"Where's mother?"
"The young master was making a fuss about wanting to see his mother, and here he is, he just returned to Jin Courtyard."
"What's she making a fuss about?" Mu Xin Nuan asked as she walked, not in a hurry.
"They said someone framed her, tampered with her clothes, and made her lose face today. They even implied that it was you, Miss, who had it done."
Mu Xin Nuan just smiled and said, "Fine, since she says I had someone tamper with it, let her make a scene. What about that outfit?"
"Reporting to the eldest young lady, the second young lady changed out of that outfit as soon as she returned to the manor, and I heard that she even stomped on it twice."
"Hmm." Mu Xin Nuan took a deep breath. It seemed that the money was well spent. They even reported details like how she stomped on it twice, which showed that they really cared.
"Have someone take that set of clothes to the laundry to be washed."
Granny Yu was taken aback; she hadn't expected to hear such a thing after waiting for so long.
"Take my blue outfit to be washed as well."
"Yes, Miss." Granny Yu immediately understood the eldest young lady's intention. No wonder the eldest young lady had prepared a set of clothes exactly the same as the second young lady's so early on! So that's how it is!
Mu Xin Nuan went straight back to her Yue Xuan, acting as if she knew nothing about Mu Xin Yao's matter. It wasn't until it was time for dinner that she got up and went to the flower hall.
As expected, Mu Xinyao was already kneeling in the hall, tearfully recounting what had happened that day.
At first glance, everything she said seemed to be true, but upon closer listening, it was not hard to discover that most of her words were implying that Li Shi and Mu Xin Nuan were deliberately framing her!
Mu Chang'an naturally didn't believe it!
In his eyes, his wife was virtuous and his daughter was filial, so why would he want to frame her?
The old man was even less inclined to believe it! But as he disbelieved it, he couldn't just ignore his granddaughter's tears and sobs.
Jin was a clever woman, and she kept her mouth shut, not uttering a single word. She was afraid that if she said the wrong thing, she would offend the whole family.
“What are you doing, sister? There’s nothing wrong with what happened today. You just wore clothes that were different from theirs. How is that shameful? Do you think you have to dress inappropriately to be proper? Let those people outside say what they want! They said that Mother and I mistreated you, but we didn’t say anything, did we?”
Li then coughed lightly, "Anuan is right, Xinyao, it's just a piece of clothing. Besides, I know your sister gave you two kinds of fabric to choose from before. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?"