diskusbooks Chapter 837: Designing Chu Yan?
Chapter 837: Designing Chu Yan?
Unfortunately, Xie Si Gongzi couldn't hear anything Chu Yan said.
Or rather, they can't understand it or comprehend it.
Soon, someone came to invite her to the front to speak. They said that an aunt from the East Palace had been ordered to deliver a reward to Madam Xie. The aunt was originally an old servant of the East Palace and had served the former Crown Princess. Therefore, she wanted to see who was serving by the side of Young Master Xie.
Although Chu Yan was disheartened, she still dressed herself up carefully and went along with them.
"So you are the Fourth Young Master's newly acquired concubine?"
"Yes, Aunt, it is I."
The palace maid glanced at Madam Yu, then sighed softly, "Speaking of that Fourth Young Master, I held him when he was little, but I never expected something like this to happen. Well, the Third Madam is currently in a delicate state and should not move around, so this servant will go with Madam Chu to see the Fourth Young Master. It can also be considered as visiting him on behalf of the late Crown Princess."
Yu nodded and instructed someone to follow.
The aunt walked ahead of Chu Yan and asked in a low voice, "Do you know if the Fourth Young Master is really mentally impaired?"
"Yes, Auntie, it's true. He can't even take care of his own bodily functions. He wets countless pairs of pants every day."
As Chu Yan spoke, she could not hide her dissatisfaction and disgust towards Xie Si.
Her aunt's lips curved slightly, and she lowered her voice even further, "Mrs. Chu, do you want to leave here? Do you want to live a normal life?"
Chu Yan was taken aback when she saw the aunt in front of her. Although she had never dealt with people from the palace before, seeing that the aunt was sitting in the hall and that she was not at all humble in her words and attitude, she immediately felt that her chance to escape her misery had come.
"Please, Auntie, save me."
"Alright, we'll talk about it when we go inside."
In just a quarter of an hour, everyone from the Eastern Palace had left.
Chu Yan's attitude seemed to have calmed down considerably; at least, the resentment on her face was no longer so obvious.
A few days later, Chu Yan personally washed Xie Si's urinated clothes in the yard, cursing him as she did so.
"You cowardly and weak-willed wretches, just you wait. The day I get my chance, I'll definitely go and speak to Madam Mu, and then you'll all be in for a world of hurt!"
At first, she naturally didn't have to wash these clothes herself.
Later, when no powerful master from the mansion came to the courtyard, the servants naturally stopped treating Chu Yan as some kind of mistress.
In their view, Chu Yan was brought to the Xie family to take care of the fourth young master, so naturally she should do this job herself!
Some of the maids who had previously admired the Fourth Young Master now harbored even deeper hatred for Chu Yan!
She was convinced that Chu Yan was responsible for the Fourth Young Master's predicament, so she often tried to trip her up, both openly and secretly.
Chu Yan's mutterings soon reached the ears of a nanny in the madam's courtyard.
Madam Xie has passed away, not long ago. Her courtyard is still inhabited by the same old people who were part of Madam Xie's dowry.
Upon hearing this, the old woman felt a chill run down her spine and knew something was wrong.
That afternoon, he found an opportunity and quietly left the mansion.
He left the mansion in a great hurry, only to return disappointed.
Little did she know that Xie San's men had already set their sights on her.
To avoid alerting her, Xie San specially dispatched his own bodyguards to follow her, and to record everyone who had contact with her.
Two days later, the results were finally in.
The old woman went to the Ming Prince's mansion twice, but Xie San's secret guards could not find out who she met after entering the mansion.
After all, the Ming Prince's residence was a prince's residence, heavily guarded. Even if he could get in, he wouldn't dare take the risk. If he aroused the Ming Prince's suspicion again and caused trouble for his master, it wouldn't be something he could atone for with his death.
Upon learning that this matter was related to the Ming Prince's Mansion, Duanmu Chuze naturally became even more cautious.
In his view, such a sordid thing could not possibly have been done by the Ming King, so it must have been done by the women in the Ming King's harem.
The matter is not yet clear, so Duanmu Chuze will keep it from Mu Xinnuan for the time being, and will tell her when the investigation is almost complete, so as not to make her worry.
"You go back first. Don't touch that old woman for now. Just pretend you know nothing. Also, see if you can create an opportunity for Chu Yan to leave the manor."
"Yes, Your Highness. Then, how about we say that her mother is ill, and the Xie family, understanding her filial piety, has allowed her to leave the manor for a visit?"
"Hmm, that's a better reason."
"Yes, then I will arrange it as soon as possible."
"No rush! We can't go too fast. If we go too fast, I'm afraid that person will notice. She just received the news, and Chu Yan already has a chance to leave the manor. Wouldn't that seem too fake?"
Xie San was taken aback, but upon reflection, he realized that given Chu Yan's status, it was indeed impossible for her to freely enter and leave the Xie residence.
"Let's do it in ten days. By then, I will have everything arranged. We must not disturb the Mu family for the time being, lest we implicate my mother-in-law."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Duanmu Chuze made meticulous arrangements here, while on Mu Xinnuan's side, Duanmu Qing often came to the palace to keep her company and talk to her, and the two of them got along better and better.
"Qing'er is here?"
"Greetings to the royal sister-in-law."
"Alright, what a coincidence. I just received Ah Xuan's letter last night, so why are you here today? Could it be that a bluebird flew out of my Eastern Palace and landed in your boudoir?"
Duanmu Qing blushed. "Sister-in-law, are you teasing me again?"
"Speaking of which, when you get married in the future, shouldn't you call me sister? Qing'er, come, call me sister and let me hear it."
Even with her thick skin, Duanmu Qing couldn't tolerate such teasing and remained unfazed.
"Sister-in-law, if you keep doing this, I won't come anymore."
Mu Xin Nuan chuckled to herself, "That won't do! If you don't come, do you expect me to deliver the letter to Prince Su's residence? Aren't you afraid your father will find out and scold you again?"
Duanmu Qing pouted, somewhat disdainfully, and said, "Don't mention my father. He's recently become completely infatuated with a courtesan. My mother is heartbroken over this."
"Alright, Uncle has shown some respect to Aunt, otherwise, there would be far more illegitimate sons in your Prince Su's mansion than just those few!"
Duanmu Qing thought about it and realized that it made sense; in recent years, she hadn't heard of any concubine getting pregnant.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. They are all elders, and we shouldn't criticize them. Here, this is the letter. Do you want to read it or not?"