~ THE RESTLESS EAST COURTYARD ~
Mu Yunyao had just finished eating and was about to rest when she heard Jin Qiao say that the East Courtyard was in an uproar.
“Do you know the reason for the ruckus?”
“In reply to Miss, it sounded like the Eldest Young Miss was very ill and had been burning in a daze. When she goes back, the Eldest Madam saw this scene. She felt distressed and blamed the Second Madam for purposely treating the Eldest Young Miss harshly when she was in charge of the house. Naturally, the Second Madam refused to comply. She even took out a list of the medicinal ingredients and recited the details of the meal that had been sent to the East Courtyard during this period of time to the Eldest Madam… The Eldest Madam did not believe her, saying that she wanted to seek the Old Madam to seek justice. Now, they are in Ning He Garden.”
Mu Yunyao chuckled, “Don’t worry about it. Just close the courtyard gate and rest well.”
“Yes, Miss.”
Jiyue Pavilion was completely silent, but the other places were in an uproar.
The Eldest Madam spoke aggressively while the Second Madam wiped tears of grievance from her eyes. It wasn't until the second half of the night that Old Madame gave each of them a beating and was temporarily calmed down.
The next day, Mu Yunyao stood up early and paid her respects to the Old Madam with Su Qing. When she arrived at Ning He Garden, she found out that the Old Madam had a headache. She couldn’t get up from her bed, and she didn’t want to see anyone.
Mu Yunyao raised her head to look at the courtyard gate and worriedly said, “Wen Mama, you all must take good care of Grandmother. This headache is quite serious. You can’t let her take it on her own. If it’s always bad, you might as well ask an Imperial Physician to come over and take a look.”
“Yes, this servant will definitely pass on the message to the Old Madam.”
Mu Yunyao smiled and held onto Su Qing’s arm as she walked back.
When Wen Mama returned to the courtyard, she relayed these words to the Old Madam.
The Old Madam, who had been resting with her eyes closed, slowly opened them. Anger flared up in her eyes as she said, “Get someone to call Wenyuan over.”
Very soon, Su Wenyuan arrived. When he saw the Old Madam, his face was full of guilt. “Greetings to Mother. It’s all because This Son is not good and made Mother furious. It was so late, and we even caused a ruckus last night.”
“There’s no need to talk about pleasantries between Mother and Son. Right now, the most important thing is to settle Mu Yunyao’s matter first.” Mu Yunyao had actually gotten involved with Yue Wang and Grand Princess Yi De in the hunting grounds. Such a development made her feel uneasy and fearful from the bottom of her heart. She shouldn’t have a bright future. Because the more brilliant she was, the more dangerous the Su family would face.
Su Wenyuan couldn’t help but fall silent. After a long while, he finally said, “Things are getting more and more complicated. Even if we want to control it, we might not be able to to control.”
The Old Madam let out a deep breath. “Who would have thought that a young lady raised in the countryside would have the power to enter the eyes of the Emperor and even make Grand Princess Yi De look at her in a different light?”
Su Wenyuan sighed as well, “Currently, Grand Princess Yi De treats Mu Yunyao extremely well. She might even recognize her as her granddaughter. In that case, we can’t touch her even more. If we knew earlier, even if we had to take the risk at the beginning, we should have sent people to deal with them secretly.”
At first, they thought once Su Qing and Mu Yunyao arrived in the Capital and entered the Su family, even if they were sheep entering a tiger’s den, they would have no chance of escaping. However, no one expected that once they returned, they would cause chaos in the Su family as soon as they came back. Especially, Mu Yunyao was like a stone. They thought that she didn’t have great ability, but they didn’t expect that as long as she dared to speak her mind, she would be able to destroy a mouthful of their teeth.
The Old Madam twirled the Buddhist beads in her hands and creased her eyebrows in a headache: “Currently, Mu Yunyao has an overwhelming presence. In addition, the Fourth Prince expressing his affection for her, we absolutely cannot face her head on. We can only think of a way to deal with her slowly in the dark.”
“Mother, I thought that my wife would get rid of her, but who would have thought that they would not get even the slightest bit of advantage? Even Yuyi had suffered greatly. I wonder if Mother has any ingenious plan to solve this problem in her heart?”
“The Eldest Daughter-in-law has always been smooth sailing the entire way. She normally wouldn’t have much to show for it, but now she gradually loses her sense of propriety. You have to give her a good beating. If she continues like this, it will destroy Yuyi and Qingwu. As for Mu Yunyao, I have an idea....”
The Old Madam slightly closed her eyes, and the Buddhist beads in her hands moved even faster and faster, “October fifteenth is Mu Yunyao’s birthday. On that day, she will has a coming of age ceremony, and I will prepare to start a big event for her. It just so happens that Su You hasn’t done it because Su You’s body isn’t has good health, so let the two sisters do it together.”
“Mother, it’s not a problem for you to made coming of age ceremony event for them. It’s just that Su You’s body is too weak. Do you think Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law would agree?”
“Is it up to her whether she agrees or not, but we still have the final say?” The Old Madam opened her eyes and looked even calmer, “I will take care of this matter, so you don’t need to worry about it. As for Qingwu … had the Sixth Princess taken a fancy to him?”
Su Wenyuan nodded his head, “Yes, and it caused a huge disturbance. Zhang Wan from the Great Scholar’s residence is heavily injured and still unconscious by now.”