After entering the book, the cold prince begs for favor

Chapter 411 Old Lady Lu is causing trouble again.

Next, tea was served to Zhou Fang, who only gave him a pair of shabby silver bracelets as a gift, nothing more.

Yunxiu saw this and a bitter feeling welled up in her heart.

These pieces of jewelry, which she didn't even like, were actually given to their own daughters!

How can you treat people with such contempt?

Just as Liang Yuhua was about to leave, Granny Cao arrived in a grand procession with a group of maids.

"Aunt Liang, please wait!"

Granny Cao smiled broadly, "The old lady specially ordered me to bring you some things."

Wang Min and Zhou Fang exchanged a glance, their eyes blazing with anger—that troublemaking old woman, after only a few days of quiet, was up to her old tricks again!

"Wow--"

With a wave of her hand, Granny Cao sent in a line of maids carrying dazzling gifts.

The room was instantly filled with fine silks, satins, and jewelry.

These items are all more valuable than those used by the principal wife of an ordinary family, and should not have been given to a concubine at all.

Wang Min dug her fingertips into her palm, her chest heaving violently.

Madam Lu, this is a blatant slap in the face to Yuan Wanru!

"this……"

Liang Yuhua was startled and took a half step back, her back bumping against the carved screen. "This concubine dares not accept such praise."

Granny Cao's triangular eyes narrowed, and her voice was shrill and piercing: "Oh my, you're a concubine bestowed by the Emperor!"

She deliberately raised her voice, "The old lady said that your status is special, representing the Emperor's grace!"

These words pierced Wang Min's heart like a knife.

She suddenly stood up, her sleeve knocking over the teacup, shards of porcelain scattering all over the floor.

"Madam, please be careful."

Granny Cao pretended to help him up, but continued to stir up trouble, "Our Marquis often says, without the Emperor's boundless grace, how could the Lu family be where we are today? The most important thing in life is to be grateful—"

"enough!"

Wang Min flung her away, her fingernails nearly scratching Granny Cao's old face.

That old scoundrel is using imperial power to intimidate people with every word he says!

Thinking of everything Yuan Wanru had done for the Lu family, and the grievances she had suffered, Wang Min trembled with anger.

"Since you've given it to me, just keep it."

She stared at Liang Yuhua, each word seemingly squeezed out through clenched teeth, "It's over."

Isn't the old woman going to challenge me to a duel?

OK!

She immediately went to open her private vault and took out all her treasured possessions, including luminous pearls, calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, and sent them all to Yuan Wanru!

Zhou Fang slipped away as fast as she could.

Ever since she witnessed Yuan Wanru's methods, she now has only one thought in her mind: to appease this living ancestor so that the whole family can live in peace!

"Quick! Go find the pair of jade bracelets my mother sent me a while ago!"

Zhou Fang, lifting her skirt, jogged along, repeatedly urging her personal maid, "We want the pair with the best water content!"

The servants of the second wife looked at each other in bewilderment. What was wrong with the second mistress? Had she changed her mind?

On the other side, Wang Min had already led his men to unlock the warehouse.

"Bring out the floor-to-ceiling screen that was presented as tribute from Sichuan!"

This screen was a gift from the Emperor to Lu Song, but she had never been willing to use it.

With reddened eyes, Wang Min pointed to the sandalwood chest in the innermost room, "And that twelve-piece mutton-fat jade tea set—send them all to the eldest young mistress!"

The servants were so frightened that they fell silent.

In all these years, I have never seen the First Madam so enraged.

Before long, gifts from Wang Min and Zhou Fang were delivered to Lingshui Residence in a continuous stream.

-

Liang Yuhua took the gifts that were too much for Old Madam Lu to handle and returned to the small courtyard first.

She didn't dare to look closely and silently locked those things into the bottommost box.

When her fingertips touched the pair of gilded lotus hairpins, she abruptly pulled her hand back, as if she had been burned.

She was silent for a moment before saying to Yunxiu, "Let's go to Lingshui Residence to serve tea to the Crown Prince's wife."

Yunxiu's eyes lit up, and she leaned closer and whispered, "Miss, the old lady values ​​you so much. You should visit Rongshou Hall more often in the future; it will give you a powerful backer..."

"shut up!"

Liang Yuhua suddenly shouted to stop her.

She grabbed Yunxiu's wrist tightly, so hard that the maid's face turned pale with pain: "The old lady is clearly trying to suppress the young master's wife, using me as a scapegoat. I absolutely cannot go against the young master's wife."

Outside, the shadows of the trees swayed gently, and Liang Yuhua felt as if there were shadowy figures moving about.

Her heart skipped a beat, her eyes sharp as knives: "Yunxiu, you remember this! The Crown Prince's wife is my mistress, and I, Liang Yuhua, will never betray her in this lifetime!"

She stared intently into Yunxiu's terrified eyes and said, enunciating each word clearly, "If you harbor such thoughts again, I will send you back to the Liang family immediately!"

"Miss!" Yunxiu knelt down abruptly, tears streaming down her face. "Miss, please don't send me away! I won't give you any more bad advice!"

Liang Yuhua closed her eyes briefly and reached out to help the person up.

She didn't know whether the Emperor had sent anyone to monitor her.

Besides, there are many things I can't tell Yun Xiuming. I just hope she'll be smart and not get involved in the Lu family's struggles.

The old lady's performance today was clearly intended to force her to become a thorn in Yuan Wanru's side in the Lu family!

She said weakly, "Let's go."

Stepping out of the courtyard, she felt as if she were walking on a knife's edge; one wrong move and she would be doomed.

Finally, it's time to meet the Crown Prince's wife.

Will the Crown Prince's wife dislike her now?

-

Listening to the Water Residence.

The couple were deeply in love last night. Lu Jiangnian knew that Yuan Wanru wanted to see Liang Yuhua today, and fearing that she would be unhappy, he spent the whole morning circling around her.

Yuan Wanru looked at him with amusement: "I know the specifics of this matter."

Am I an unreasonable person?

Lu Jiangnian frowned: "Why do you have to see her? She's always in the way."

Yuan Wanru glared at him reproachfully: "Didn't we agree to meet her together and ask her carefully what happened?"

Lu Jiangnian picked up his teacup, his eyes filled with a dark look: "She may not be willing to tell the truth."

Yuan Wanru thought of the description of Liang Yuhua in the book and her several conversations with her, and she did have some confidence in this person.

"Whether it's true or not, we can find out by listening, right?"

"We need to find out her purpose in coming to the mansion."

Since we're going to deal with the Emperor, we have to make sure there's no mistake.

Unexpectedly, before Liang Yuhua even arrived, news of Old Madam Lu sending her a generous gift reached them first.

Yuan Wanru lazily propped her chin up and asked, "What exactly did you give them?"

"I heard that Aunt Liang was rewarded with ten bolts of cloud brocade, a set of red-gold headdress, and..."

Liu Zhi's voice trailed off, "A pair of gilded twin lotus hairpins."

The room fell silent.

The teacup in Lu Jiangnian's hand cracked with a "crack," and tea dripped onto the ground through his fingers.

His handsome face was terribly grim: "Grandmother, you're getting more and more confused."

Yuan Wanru, however, smiled broadly. She reached out and poked her husband's tense face: "What's the rush? I'd love for her to send more."

A sly glint flashed in her eyes. "We were saying we'd give gifts to the second branch of the Liang family, but now Grandmother's been so generous; she's given the gifts for us, saving me money."

"My wife!"

Lu Jiangnian grabbed her mischievous fingers and said, "Grandmother clearly did it on purpose, don't be sad."

Yuan Wanru calmly withdrew her hand: "She's not qualified to cause me any trouble."

"I don't even approve of her clownish behavior. Give her whatever she wants; I'd love for her to empty her pockets and give it all away."

No matter what Old Madam Lu does, she can't harm the person she doesn't care about.

Just treat it as a joke.

But Lu Jiangnian wouldn't allow it.

He remembered that breath.