Chapter 57: Masquerade
Cen Muning deliberately chose to go back at the time when Cen Yun was preparing to leave the house.
The two sedan chairs blocked in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion almost at the same time. It's just that one top has to go in, and one top has to go out.
The housekeeper Yuan Long was excited when he saw that it was the eldest lady who came back, and his voice was full of joy: "Xiangye, it's the eldest lady who is back." β
Cen Yun opened the curtain of the sedan chair, and sure enough, he saw the sedan chair of Ruiming Wangfu stopped in front of the door, as if he was deliberately stuck at this hour to block him.
Although he felt uncomfortable, he still frowned and got off the sedan chair, and respectfully walked outside the door to greet him: "Minister, please say hello to Princess Ruiming." β
Hearing this, Cen Muning laughed crisply, opened the sedan curtain and walked down with Bingling's hand. "How can a daughter afford such a courtesy from her father. I thought that I should have returned to my hometown to save my relatives a long time ago, and I have dragged it on until today, and I hope my father will not mind. β
When Cen Muning spoke, the expression on her face was very gentle, no different from before.
Even if someone else is there, seeing her so gentle and decent, they definitely won't know the non-resentment in her heart.
Just like Cen Yun. He is also trying to play the role of a good father, so that people can't find fault. "Where's the butler?"
"Xiangye, the minion is here." Yuan Long stepped forward neatly.
"It's rare for the eldest lady to go home, you go and take care of it. Let the kitchen make the eldest lady's favorite dishes, clean up the eldest lady's wing, and live more comfortably. β
"Yes, the minion will do it with all his heart." Yuan Long was overjoyed. He watched the eldest lady grow up, and he has always remembered her since she got married.
"For my father, I have to go to the court, and Yecheng's affairs are extremely tricky, so I won't leave to accompany the princess to say more." Cen Yun was slightly empty, and there was coldness in his eyes.
"Naturally, it is important for the government to be important." Cen Muning hooked her lips slightly: "The daughter will wait for her father to return home, and then talk about family affairs." β
Cen Muning stepped into the threshold of the Prime Minister's Mansion with Bingling's hand.
Cen Yun only noticed at this time that the maid beside her turned out to be Bingling. "Bingling, why are you here?"
"If you go back to Xiangye, the slave is ......"
"The father forgot that his daughter is already Princess Ruiming. It is not too difficult for Ruiming Wangfu to find someone. Cen Muning interrupted Bingling's words, and just smiled at Cen Yun. Father, hurry up and go to court, it's not good if it's late. β
The top was a little depressed, and Cen Yun got into the sedan chair, looking unhappy.
Cen Muning watched her leave the mansion, and then let her sedan chair stop inside the mansion gate.
Bingling sighed faintly: "The slave maid has not come back after a few years of hard work, how can Xiangye treat you with such an attitude now." I think that at the beginning, you were the pearl of the palm of the master and his wife. β
"That was a long time ago." Although Cen Muning's nose was sour, her face was well controlled. "Actually, I'm used to his face, and it's even more terrifying, you haven't seen it yet."
"Mu Ning, you're back!"
After a long distance, I heard the voice of the fourth aunt and wife, Sui Miao. Cen Muning turned her face away happily, and there was warmth in her eyes: "Fourth aunt, are you okay?" β
This voice of the fourth aunt made Qiu Ling, the maid next to Sui Miao, very unhappy.
"Say hello to the princess." Qiu Ling pursed her lips and said, "It's just that you haven't come back for a long time, and the things in the house are still unclear." Our lady is now an upright lady of Xiangguo. I'm afraid you'll have to call your mother too. β
"Qiu Ling, mouthy." Sui Miao stopped her with some embarrassment. turned to Cen Mu Ning with a smile on his face: "How Mu Ning called me in the past is still the same." I promised Madame to take good care of you. At first, I was worried that you would marry the palace...... Now seeing that your clothes are so gorgeous and your face is so delicate, instead of being bad, it is even better, and my heart is steady. β
As she spoke, she wiped her tears from her eyes, as if she were watching her own daughter return.
Cen Muning's troubled heart was soothed by Sui Miao again. But the father was too ruthless after all. Not long after his mother went, he couldn't wait to let Guo take the throne. This is good, Guo has not been gone for long, and now it is the turn of the fourth aunt and wife to continue the strings.
In his heart, I'm afraid it doesn't matter who is a lady, as long as everything is safe in this prime minister's mansion.
"Mu Ning, how can we stand and speak. Let's go back to our room. After you leave, everything in your room is the same. Not the slightest change has passed. In fact, I have people clean every day, and everything is clean. It's just that Yuan Long still feels sorry for you, and has already asked people to change the bed. Make sure you sleep soundly. I just don't know how long you can stay when you go back home? β
"Then I'll have to ask my father." Cen Muning walked side by side with her: "If my father allows, I can naturally stay for a few more days." If not, I would have to go back early. β
"Your father will, of course." Sui Miao couldn't close her mouth with a smile: "Qiu Ling, why don't you go and get the eldest lady's favorite pastry." β
"Let the slave go." Bingling looked at Qiu Ling's unconvinced face, and was really afraid that she would wipe saliva on the pastry and disgusting people.
"Isn't this Bingling......" Sui Miao also showed a surprised expression. When Mrs. had an accident, Guo drove her and several maidservants who served Mrs. away. I heard that those girls are pitiful in the end. But you have what it takes to get the ice back. β
"It's this girl who has a relationship with me." Cen Mu Ning smiled a little pale.
"In this way, His Royal Highness King Ruiming should love you very much." Sui Miao seemed to be a little uneasy and asked: "Could it be that the rumors in the outside world are just rumors?" β
Cen Muning couldn't forget the first time she entered the mansion and stepped on those sticky blood waters. She couldn't forget the first time she saw him, the indifference of rejecting people from thousands of miles away. She still remembers these days, and she did many, many things she didn't bother to do before in order to please her. She has always regarded Zhuang Chenchen as a life-saving straw and a barrier for revenge.
"How?" Sui Miao saw that she was silent, and her heart was cold: "Mo is not ......"
"Your Highness is indeed as rumored outside. But he treated me very well. Cen Mu smiled faintly: "I want to go to my mother's room to see." β
"This ......" Sui Miao said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid this ......"
"How?" Cen Muning couldn't help but wonder.
"One day, when the old man returned home, he was so angry that he had his wife throw all his things into a room in the lower courtyard." Sui Miao's face was a little bad: "I also persuaded the master, but to no avail, do you know his temper ......?"
"Then I'll go to the lower courtyard and have a look." Cen Mu Ning smiled at her with warm eyes: "I know my father's temper, it's hard to be the fourth aunt." If you have something to do, go ahead and I'll take care of it myself. β
"Okay then." Sui Miao said worriedly: "Mu Yuan doesn't know what's going on these days, she always has a high fever that doesn't go away, which makes people worry." I'll go see her first, and I'll talk to you later. β
"Okay." Cen Mu stared at her and left, turned around and saw Qingli coming from behind, and asked, "What's the matter, is there anything wrong?" β
Qing Lirao shook his head: "I haven't found anything wrong yet." After all, the Prime Minister's Mansion is also garrisoned by government soldiers, and not everyone can come to make trouble. Rest assured, the princess will definitely protect you. β
"Then come with me to the lower house. I wanted to see the relics left by my mother. Cen Muning was a little sad, when she was in the house in the past, no matter how domineering the Guo family was, her father still kept her mother's things as they were. Although Guo occupied his mother's room, he finally left a side hall for her to remember. But now it'......
In the wing room of the lower courtyard, there was a strong musty smell. Everything was thrown all over the place. There is no such thing as placement.
Bingling was sad and hid aside to wipe her tears.
Qingli accompanied Cen Muning to carefully inspect these things, but he never found anything wrong.
"I'm naΓ―ve too." Cen Mooning said regretfully: "My father must have thoroughly investigated me several times before, how could he still leave evidence to this day." β
"I know that if you don't check this time, you won't be reconciled, princess." Qingli sighed: "So many people know something, but no one is willing to tell it, then this matter, the slave maid always thinks that it may be better if you don't know the truth." β
"I probably won't." Cen Muning checked it and didn't find any valuables. Thinking about his father's indifference, he nourished a bunch of moths in the house. They must have secretly taken their mother's relics, or no one kept them, so what was there to regret about those things outside their bodies.
"Miss." Yuan Long came in with red eyes, and said with a guilty face: "It's all useless slaves, and I don't even take care of my wife's things." β
"Uncle Yuan, don't say that." Cen Muning smiled lightly: "You treat me and my mother very well. If you hadn't found such a place to store my mother's things, I'm afraid I wouldn't have seen anything. When I got back, I let the ice cream take it with me one or two for a thought. β
"It's fine." Yuan Long wanted to speak and stopped, but after all, he didn't say anything else. "The eldest lady's room is cleaned up, you can go and rest at any time."
"Thank you, Uncle Yuan." Cen Muning smiled warmly: "I'll go back to the room first." β
Passing by the wing where her mother used to live, Cen Muning wanted to go in but hesitated.
The Guo family has lived here, and now the fourth aunt is living, and things are not human, which makes people feel uncomfortable when they look at it.
She was thinking about it, and Sui Miao happened to come out of it. "Hey, Mu Ning, why are you here?"
"Just passing by." Cen Muning smiled slightly: "I was about to go back to the room to rest." β
"Then you go back first, I have someone send you some locust nectar to moisten your throat." Sui Miao's face was a little bad.
"Hasn't Mu Yuan's sister's fever subsided?" Cen Muning had to ask more.
"yes." Sui Miao sighed faintly: "Her illness is also strange, since you got married, she has been sick intermittently, and she is always unlucky." β
"Then I'll go see her." Cen Muning was just about to go inside, but was stopped by Sui Miao.
"I've vomited out all the porridge I've just fed, and I'm about to find someone to get some clean bedding to replace it. It's too dirty inside, so you'd better go back to your room and rest first. When that's done, can I call you to see her? β
"It's fine." Cen Mooning nodded: "I'll come back later." β
She turned and walked away, not far away.
Qiu Ling hurriedly whispered, "It's all ready, do you want to use it?" After all, that medicine hurts the body......"
"Yes." Sui Miao glanced at Cen Muning's back vigilantly, and said in a low voice: "It must be used." β